Neck Knives for hunting and wilderness skills

[woodchucker]

Well Ray, Now that's why I don't wear binoculars..... They interfere with my neck knife.

[pdk25]

I don't like sharp things near my neck.

[elknutz]

I keep mine down by my heart, stays away from the jugular that way    

[Steve G]

A Blade Smith named Murry Carter, has a video on you tube where he talks and reccomends a neck knife, even over a larger belt knife, He even has about 10-12 free emails on knife sharpening tips the old school way. I found the video's very interesting and helpful.

[Lamey]

Originally posted by Ray Hammond:
I don't really understand neck knives for bowhunters.

They swing out when you bend, they interfere with your binoculars, hit your bowstring, and a pocketknife will do all the things a neckknife will.

I guess that's why we love America-- to each his own.

My thoughts exactly,  a pocket knife and a big Bowie cover all bases.

[Ray Hammond]

Woodchucker,

Now I never thought of that!

Give up being able to see things you can shoot, so you can cut it when you don't shoot it!  

[frank bullitt]

Yeah, what he said,....no wait what he said.


Boy, if the Indians had only had binos!  :D

[frank bullitt]

Oh, I forgot to say, if somone wants to "give" me a necker, I will wear it.

[Stiks-n-Strings]

Sound like I'm gonna have to give it a go.
 You guys kinda got me pumped about it LOL

[JSimon]

I would like to try one as well. Makes me a little nervous wearing anything around my neck, especially when I'm climbing trees, but I need an easily accessible knife in case I find myself helplessly dangling from my safety harness. A belt knife always seems to get pinched between me and my safety harness straps or is always buried under an outer layer.

Pocket knives can also be difficult to get to in a hurry, or they get twisted in my pocket and poke me  :eek: . I don't want to be fumbling with a folding knife if I find myself hanging from my tree harness. A neck knife sounds like a good way to go.

[2treks]

Woodchucker: that was funny.
Ray, We are traditional bow hunters, we get close man, we don't need binos.
Thanks
Chuck; owner of the worlds finest austrian crystal and ZERO neck knives, but lots of folders,belt blades. And yes Matt, they are sharp and don't look like screw drivers.
P.S. did you see that guy cut down a 3-4" tree in about 5min with his mora nife? That was cool

[Frank V]

I don't know if I'll like them or not, I have a Buck neck knife on order from Bass Pro Shop, it should be here tomorrow.
Frank

[Ray Hammond]

Two Tracks,

How do you get close?

If you hunt on the ground, and don't use binos, you're really hurting your chances.

I'm just sayin'.....YO.

[Killdeer]

I never really liked them.Thought they were impractical and regarded them as jewelry. Then somebody gave me this:

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Well, it was made from tool steel, and sharpened by a fella who makes his living using sharp things. It was also made from a really hard wood that grows near my birthplace in southern CA. The kicker is that it was made by a guy who commands the highest respect from me on a number of levels. And I have never met him, nor even heard his voice. Maybe he sounds like Don Knotts or Mortimer Snerd, but probably not. At any rate, he's a tremendously talented craftsman, a horseman, and a hunter who treads far from the beaten path and into true wilderness, and if he says "Try this" I jolly well jump.

So, yeah, I put it on and out I went for three weeks. Under the shirt, under the bino strap and the quiver strap. I really hate things around my neck. I never noticed it until I wanted a blade. There it was, handy and quick, and wicked sharp. You know what really bugged me about it?

When I came back, I couldn't wear it to work.
 Post Office frowns on sharp stuff.

Killdeer  

[Gray Buffalo]

Has anyone tryed one of G Fred's neck knives? I like the looks of one of them and was just wanting to know what others thought of them

[woodchucker]

Ray, I DO hunt on the ground,and SEEING things is the LEAST of my problems LOL!!!

You see, years ago I had Lazic surgery done on my eyes. Before the surgery,the Dr. told me that like every "40 something" year old guy,I was going to need reading glasses. Well, OK... What I didn't know,was over the progession of time that I was going to get even more FARSIGHTED!!! Now, I can see spikes on a buck 100 yards off and tell if they're the legal limit.(3") but I can't see the food in my plate right in front of me. Now seeing things is one thing, HITTING them is another.....

I couldn't hit water if I fell out of a boat!!!!!

[Gary Logsdon]

I visited with Fred Asbell over the weekend at the Nashville PBS Gathering. He was apparently looking for a new hat:^) and had lots of questions about the Akubra Bushman I was wearing.  On the other hand I couldn't take my eyes off the neck knife he had on each day.  After two days of fighting the urge, I finally broke down and asked him for a demonstration.  I bought two of his neck knives and sheaths and must say that I have no regrets.  The ones I have are pretty simple, functional, and easy to sharpen.  The curly maple handles and "antiqued" blades have lots of character - each one is unique.  Did I mention that they're inexpensive?  I think I'm hooked.

[frank bullitt]

And woodchucker inspects rail cars!  

[Ray Hammond]

Yikes, frank!!!!

At least its not passenger trains!!!

Woodchucker, is that for real?? Maybe I should get that surgery!!! I can't see food on my plate OR bucks at 100 yards and tell anythign about them except that they are not hogs.

[lpcjon2]

I never got into neck knives,But after being in the Marines I never go in the field without my K-bar IMO A good solid knife that you can use for everything from a hammer to a pry bar to skinning an animal.My K-bar worked great in the jungle,desert,and the mountains.Just can't think of that dangling around my neck.But I may try a small neck knife.