What should a bowhunter be allowed to carry for self-defense?

[quiksilver]

Simple, what should a bowhunter be allowed to carry in the woods, while bowhuntingfor self-defense?

Check all that apply:


1. Bow and Knife only.




2. Bow, Knife & Pepper Spray




3. Snub-nosed handgun



4. Long-barreled multi-round pistol



5. Single-Shotsub-6" MOA Hunting pistol.



6. Standard Deer Rifle



7. Tactical Rifle


8. Semi-Auto Rifle



9. Fully Automatic Weapons




10. You should be able to bowhunt with anything you damn well please.




Where do you draw the line, and why?

[Austin/WI]

A snub nose is all most people would need in the woods for protection. To protect yourself from people it would do the trick, most critters as well.

[txjourneyman]

What? no this poll is gay option?!?!?

[gutshot]

Where I hunt I don't feel the need to pack anything for self defense.

[Splitear_Leland]

I always carry razor-wire with me.

[Germ]

Quick what am I defending myself from?

Meth heads in Iowa?
Bears in Canada?
Elusive 3.5 deer in your hunting area?

[quiksilver]

You'll be defending yourself from me if you keep it up. I'll come at you like a spider-monkey old man. [>:][>:][>:]

[GMMAT]

Doesn't really matter to me what I'm allowed to carry. I won't let some lines on a piece of paper stop me from protecting myself if I feel the need to do so.

[Planter]

Defense from what?? I feel safer in the deer woods than I do on the street. I know guys who carry in the woods but they are basically afraid of the dark. Bears?? The only ones I have seen were heading the other way as fast as they could go.
I do believe I would carry if mountain lions or grizzly bears were a threat but east of the old miss the boogy man is the only thing I fear. BOO.....
Like I don't lug enough crap..

[mobow]

That's a tough one. I think if an archer were allowed to carry a firearm into the woods, the temptation to shoot that buck that's JUST out of bow range with the firearm would be great......In MO, we are not allowed to carry a firearm of any type into the woods while bow hunting, and that's a law I agree with. But at the same time, we have the God given right to protect ourselves, so what do you do.......