I always carry a pistol while hunting. 44 mag while rifle hunting and a cap and ball 44 cal while black powder hunting.

The only time my G23 is not on my side is when I am in bed.

Never. Only thing that bothers me is the cows and a pistol or cannon ain't going to matter against them. I have had a rattlebug slither an inch from my and a pistol ain't going to help as he would have already bit me. I love interacting with yotes and stuff and leave them alone until I am in the stand. Then it is fair game. Guess if I expected to run into a pack of hogs I would but I don't. Rancher traps them to keep in check.

Amen brother!!

my beretta 9mm is always on my side.. squirrel huntin', deer huntin', hog huntin'.. whatever.. i do have my chl.. i don't bow hunt yet.. just never know when 15 quick rounds are needed..

I carry either a glock 17 or and h&k usp in 45 acp. I'm eyeing a s&w 357 mag, hopefully it can work out next year.

Glock 23, 40 cal is always at my side!!!! If it's not, the Glock 27, 40 cal is hidden on me somewhere!

I needed one yesterday evening , I was hunting right at dark coyotes started howling about 50 teds away in the woods so I backed up and started squeaking with my mouth needless to say 5 minutes later I had to stand up so mr coyote didn't run me over. He was only about 15 ft away when I stood up he took off the opposite way n I shot any way but I couldn't see through the scope anymore so I missed but If I were to have a pistol with me I woulda had a dead coyote

I didn't see my option available. I would vote for "It depends on WHERE I'm hunting." Some of my stands have great areas for pistol shots, some are strictly rifle. If I'm in an area known for transients or MJ plots, then yes, always, for two-legged varmints.

I always carry a pistol all the time, whether I'm hunting or not!

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The only place I don't carry is in the controlled section of an airport. Glock 20 10mm will take care of any thing I run in to zero, two, or 4 legged. Its also my duty pistol. Your native predators shouldn't bother you unless they have rabies which is not unheard of in our yote population. Feral dogs have and will kill people just because they can. And as far as hogs go if you have never seen a sow trying to protect her piglets well...

Every law abiding citizen of this great state (that passes the required back ground check) should take a CHL course and carry all the time. It' our duty to protect our friends, families and our own lives.

well motown, i would, but the guberment says im too young to defend myself.....

Used to carry all the time but the older i get the less i take it and never shot anything that i couldnt have shot with the rifle just as fast. Now the only predators i worry about are the 2 legged kind.

1911 is on my hip everywhere I can legally take it.

Same here. With all the geegaws the hunting industry tells us we have to have in order to bag a buck (proprietary camo, cover scent, body wash, 4-wheeler, range finder, etc.....and handgun), a guy has to rent a moving van every time he wants to go hunting. And, you gotta get up at least 2 hours early to get dressed for the occasion.

After 40+ years of chasing my tail, its now down to a rifle, bino, and spotting scope (mounted on a gunstock to score them on the hoof). My single action Ruger hasn't been out of the gunsafe in at least a decade, and the only time I even shoot a pistol is once every 4 years when I re-qualify for my CHL. The CHL may be the next geegaw I drop......

Its with me all the time...

+1, Springfield 1911 in .45

BETTER TO HAVE IT AND NOT NEED IT THAN TO NEED IT AND NOT HAVE IT.

Well that sucks bro. Don't worry, the older you get the faster time goes by.

Winner winner chicken dinner. You hit the nail on the head with that statement.

44 mag S&W just in case a enraged grizzly bear gets after me in Sonora Texas . Havent seen one yet but its the ones u dont that kill ya.