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So I'm wondering when you are deer hunting or any other hunting do you like a neck knife, sheath knife or possibly just keep a knife in your hunting pack.
Or something else I haven't mentioned.
Love to hear your presence. :archer:
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If I am hunting with a pack, it's in the pack. I don't need quick deployment to skin and quarter my game and putting it away means less to snag on brush, slow me down, make noise, or get in the way.
If I don't have a pack that day, I want it on my non bow hand when bowhunting or non-trigger finger hand when using a gun so that its out of the way of my weapon.
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I've been using my neck knife more the last couple years. When I wear a harness or tree saddle the sheath knife is not comfortable. But I made a kit like my friend kopfjagers so I am going to be carrying that when I'm hunting deeper in the game land's.
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Yes. When hunting I wear an ESEE Izula II as a neck knife in a Kevlar sheath. I carry a pair of folding CRKT Homefront and Homefront Hunter knives in my coat pockets. (I like that I can dress out a deer and toss the Hunter in the organ bag and disassemble and clean it up at home). I also have a Izula (v1.0) attached to the inside of my day-pack so I NEVER forget to have or misplace a knife so long as I have that pack. And, because I like knives, I usually also have a sheath knife on my belt. Long, long ago (1980?) I put together a knife based on a 4-1/2" Norwegian laminated steel "Camper" blade (via Dixie Gun Works), red deer antler handle with iron pins through the tang, brass bolster I ground down and polished, and made the sheath from heavy pig leather, and it is kind of a lucky charm for me. Oh, and there will be a Victorinox Huntsman knife beside my wallet in my hip pocket . . .because . . . always.
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These days I always wear a neck knife, it's always there when I need it, and I only take it off when I hit the sack. I wear a Buck 105 on the hip belt of my backpack, and my trusty Helle Trofe is in the backpack.
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I just use a pocketknife. I carry one all of the time, hunting or otherwise. I have a whole drawer full of sheath knives that set unused.
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I actually use both while treestand hunting
I use a very small neck knife just as an emergency tool if I need to cut myself out of a harness... or any small job.
A larger knife is in my pack for field dressing or larger task.
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I've had a knife on me every day, since I was 8, unless flying, then it's in my toiletries bag. When hunting, I prefer a small Schrade Sharpfinger on my side, for gutting and skinning. And in my pack, always is my Dad's KA-Bar, dried stacked leather handle and all, but still shaving sharp.
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I have a good pocket knife that I can open one handed, in my pocket. I also carry a sheathed knife in my daypack or side quiver.
I like a good traditional knife as much as anybody but have to say a Havalon Piranta is very handy for field dressing. I learned that from watching guides in Canada, who could be skinning and deboning multiple bear in a single day.
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If you use a neck knife with paracord, I recommend you have a pop bead in the paracord.
That way if you happen to get hung up while you are in a tree, you won't hang yourself. Paracord won't break...tippit
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I always have at least 3 hunting. Leatherman and Grossman in my pack/side quiver. I have a swiss army hunter knife I wear around my neck on Paracord for main deer dressing or emergency.
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Tippet: is that a magnetic clasp? where can I purchase one?
thanks in advance!
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I use a sheath knife on my belt or on my fanny pack belt I dont like gutting or skinning with a small knife .
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Streamguy,
It is a two piece pressure fitted snap. Get it on Amazon.
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I always carry a pack of some sort and this knife and saw combo has been in whatever pack I have on for about 25 or so years.
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Sometimes I carry three, a neck knife and a sheath knife, plus a Mora knife in my day pack.
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I carry a CRKT Persian neck knife EDC
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I always carry a Buck 110 on my belt, plus a fixed blade on my pack. I have also a couple of knives inside the car
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Just a standard Case trapper with CV blades here.
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Whenever I'm out and about, out of town, I always have a sheathed fixed blade on my belt. I've needed a knife quickly a few times in the past, and I know at my waist, its to hand in a hurry, using only ONE hand.
Lately, mostly, its been an M95 Peltonen. Light, great sheath, and sharp as hell. Great design, as is the shorter version.
Neck knives are a no for me, saw a guy nearly hang himself with one years ago, going steep downhill in thick brush. The advice up top is good, or wear it on something breakable.
In town, I always have a carbon opinel folder in a jacket pocket. light, unobtrusive, sharp, and I like the lock system.
When I was hunting bigger stuff, I usually had a Grohman skinner, in the pack. Quite a few of the hardcore guys here, guides and ex-guides, use Havalons.
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A no to neck knives, for stated reasons. I carry a small fixed blade on my pack strap, and a one handed folder in my pants pocket.
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I wear a neck knife but not when I'm hunting. I superstitiously intentionally do not take a knife with me. Weird I know. I have gutted many deer with my broadheads.
I did buy a Orange knife this year. Lost a knife last year after a kill gut job on a muzzleloader deer. That makes 2 lost over the years
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I wear a neck knife but not when I'm hunting. I superstitiously intentionally do not take a knife with me. Weird I know. I have gutted many deer with my broadheads.
I did buy a Orange knife this year. Lost a knife last year after a kill gut job on a muzzleloader deer. That makes 2 lost over the years
Doug I had to do the job with a broadhead one time. I remember my knife now :goldtooth:
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Twice I almost lost my hunting knives. Both times I field dressed a buck and laid the knife down and forgot about the knife and started dragging the buck out. After a couple hundred yards I remembered I forgot my knife and went back to get it. I had a heck of a time finding them because both knives had a matt finish on them. The one knife was my U.S. Airforce Survival Knife (pictured) that I carried the 8 years I served in the U.S Army. I went into panic mode until I found it because it had sentimental value to me. I fixed the problem by buying an orange Mora Light My Fire Knife (pictured). Have had no trouble spotting it in the woods. :goldtooth:
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I always hunt with a backpack, fanny pack or Cat Quiver with either an Enzo Trapper or Benchmade Puukko in it. Also carry a folding knife of some kind in my pocket or on my belt
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I keep two sheath knives in my pack, a smaller Western that was my dad’s and really holds an edge and a cheaper Mora knife. I use both for field dressing. I really don’t like anything hanging off my belt, catching on brush. In my pocket I keep a Swiss Army super tinker pocket knife that I carry every day.
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I also keep one of the little RADA sharpeners in my pack with my knives to touch up the blades if necessary.
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I usually wear a neck knife while in the woods. When hunting I also carry at least one sheath knife, for hogs I'll carry a larger sheath knife worn scout style across the back of my belt. For longer multi day hunts I'll have a couple sheath knives in my pack, as well.
:campfire: :coffee: :archer2: :campfire:
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If I could have only one knife it would be an assisted opening folder clipped in my front pocket. It’s out of the way but easily accessible in emergencies and opens with one hand. I do carry a sheath knife in my pack for dressings game. An assisted opening would need a very good cleaning after.my hunting is mostly tree stand or the Waldrop PAC Seat and sheath knives are prone to rub or bump on things while sitting. If I
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I prefer a medium sized fixed blade. I frequently pick a different spot to sit and wait m, so it’s handy to have an easy access knot with enough mass to clip those little branches and multifloral rose vines what love to catch when your turning for a shot.
Kyle
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All the above and then some.
Knives are my weakness so I have every option and then some so I’ll just say hi my name is Tim and I have a problem :biglaugh:
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Problem? Pshaw!
You can never have too many knives ;)
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Neck knife round the neck, sheath knife or folder (or both) in the pack. Always have 2 knives when I'm toting any sort of pack. On the rare occasion I'm traveling super light and do not have any sort of pack, I'd probably have just the folder. I'll forego the neck knife if I'm only wearing 1 layer up top in hotter weather, shooting the bow. I don't like the necker tucked under my shirt if it ends up being against bare skin. If I can have it between 2 layers, good to go. Lots of considerations depending on the situation and several favorite blades to accommodate each. Good thing I like knives :biglaugh:
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I carry a buck 110 in my pack and a knife in my harness in case of an emergency
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Problem? Pshaw!
You can never have too many knives ;)
I agree 100%. Some of mine.
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I have a couple of knives that could be carried as a neck knife but I don't ever carry one that way. With binoculars and different quivers and packs the neck just seems too busy.
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Using my lockblade Remington pocket knife more these days
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Most of my knives are ESEE or custom jobs. I'm getting to be a knife snob. Have one more coming from a fellow TG member and that will be my last. Several of my herd will never see field use again, just hang on to them for sentimental reasons.
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Almost always in my pack. Smaller the better. Even knives that are intended as neck knives annoy me, especially if I am running binoculars. If I don't have a pack, I almost always have a knife in my pocket in a kydex sheath that is attached to a belt loop with paracord, just like my normal edc.
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This is what I'm waiting for.
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I keep a Buck Vanguard in my pack, and in a small holster or pack pocket is a high carbon no-name folder with a clip, pen and spey. I carry a pocket clip heavy-bladed Kershaw all the time.
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My little guy, Everready, is in my pack in storage. Folded up, it might be 3” long. It makes the first cut. That being said, it hasn’t cut anything in a loooong time.
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Well hello there, Miss Catherine!! :wavey:
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I also like my Spyerco Bow River fixed blade neck knife. Pic is distorted, blade is almost 4".
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Todays carry