Bow strings and neck knives

[GingivitisKahn]

I'm interested in how many of us longbow / recurve shooters also wear neck knives while hunting.  Do they get in the way?  Do you wear them tucked in?  What kind of neck knife do you wear?

That stuff.  

[rastaman]

 

i wear one.  i usually have my binoculars on top with a harness.  Sometimes i tuck it in, sometimes i don't.  i've never had it get in the way.

[buckeye_hunter]

Jim,

Oldskool wears one while hunting and has it tucked in between his undershirt and outter hunting wear. Rob never had a problem with it that I know of. He bought his from Fred Asbell.

Hope you are doing well,

[buckeye_hunter]

Rastaman,

Sweet knife and sheath! Love the handle on that knife.

[jimmerc]

I wear mine on the out,so I can get at it easy and quick, but if i'm hunting out of a ladder stand,i tuck it in under a shirt!
 
 
This one I made out of a old file blade!!

[rastaman]

Charlie, that's a "Tippit" knife that i was able to trade Doc out of.  The sheath was made by a lady by the name of Rebecca Parker who Tippit hooked me up with. She does beautiful quill work.  Her & her husband used to be sponsors here, but i can't remember the name of their company.

[Lee Robinson .]

WHat advantage does a "neck knife" have over a belt knife?

[bigbadjon]

I carry a BRKT neck knife but I wear it on my belt. I like the small utility type knife but I do not like a knife dangling off my neck. The only advantage I would give them is concealability.

[ron w]

Just started wear'n one .Keep it outside till I get active ,then tuck it in under my wool shirt or sweater!

[Shakes.602]

 I Like the Neck Knives Made from 2 Blade Zwickeys and a Bone Handle!! Nice and Compact, and Will Cut Whatever You Choose!!
  Besides That..... YOU  Can Make It Yourself!!  

[Killdeer]

I thought they would get in the way, too. I'm a female-type and we stick out a little more than some guys, so I am not all that eager to add to the bulk in that area. Binocular harness? No way, binoculars go under an armpit. I don't want any impedance to a bowstring and a broadhead, especially if there is a deer watching. They get too many giggles offa me already.

Then Robin made me this knife. Only thing I could come up with was to wear it as a necker. I wore it all last hunting season, only took it off for showers.

 

 
It did all kinds of chores around camp and in the woods, butchered a bear that ApplePie dragged into camp. It was handier than my Kershaw Leek, which always rides at the lip of my right front pocket. I never wear a belt knife, 'cause I seldom wear a belt. I'll wear this one though. The more clothing the weather makes me wear, the better I like this knife, easy access is worth a fortune when you need something sharp!

Man, I hated taking it off when I came home from the woods. Post Office would take a dim view of my wearing it to work, though.    :(    

Killdeer

[Cyclic-Rivers]

I will have a neck knife  I've seen too many that I have wanted, not to have one.  I have seen a few designs I like. I am still tempted to finish building one also.

[GingivitisKahn]

Great looking knives!  Thanks for the responses too - good info, folks.  I just got this Becker BK-11 for Fathers Day and hope to get it nice and bloody this season.   :D

 

... and I hope to avoid letting it interact with my release - ack!

Charlie - doing great thanks - you?

[Hoyt]

I use this little french knife.


 

[Ron LaClair]

Personally I like a neck knife just because they're so handy. Always close at hand no mater what position you're in.

I have several that are made by various makers but this past weekend I carried a prototype "Shrew" knife in a neck sheath for two days while fishing,(including cleaning the fish), cooking, and doing all kinds of chores from peeling potatoes to cutting the meat on my plate.  

C L Matteo the blacksmith who makes my Shrew Hawks and I have been working on a design for a neck knife, It'll be about 6 3/4" OA and will be called the "Shrew Tooth"

I know a neck knife isn't for everyone so we're also going to have a skinner blade about 7 3/4" OA in a belt sheath.

The prototype "Shrew Tooth"

   

[Bjorn]

Jeremy made this one for me a couple of years ago.
Goes everywhere with me.

 

[Killdeer]

Cool, Ron!        
Remember Sabu, as Mowgli in The Jungle Book, raising high his knife and gazing joyfully upon it?
He crowed, "I have a tooth!"

We say that a lot around the house, anyway.
(We are well-armed.)
Killdeer

[Taiga Recurve]

I carry mine tucked in my shirt unless around camp. I too have a Becker Necker that I like. I just recently bought one from Asbell that is a dandy and will go with me this year. Neck knives are just plain kewl  

[Ron LaClair]

Remember Sabu, as Mowgli in The Jungle Book, raising high his knife and gazing joyfully upon it?
He crowed, "I have a tooth!"  

Yes, I remember...that's where the idea for the name came from...   :D

[brinkwolf]

I usually have several good sharp knives at camp and carry one for field dressing. Never tried a neck knife before but like an old hunter once told me a good sharp pocket knife will clean anything you want. He told me this because he thought I was nuts for bringing so many knifes to camp each year. Well guess he was right because he only used that one good sharp pocket knife(old original Buck I believe)and never needed another. He did have a steel to keep it going if he was  skinning alot of game for people.