It's good to see that I'm not the only one who would prefer not to be hunted. Has anyone ever heard of coy-dogs (coyote/dog mix)? I'm not sure if they exist or not but i've heard stories of them treeing hunters in the area where I hunt. One of my hunting buddies told me that several years ago, while bowhunting, he saw 7 or 8 dogs all around his tree after the sun started to come up. He had no idea they were there. I'm a former police officer and always carried my off duty weapon while gun hunting, just in case. Tomorrow morning will be my first bow hunt and I'm drawn as to whether I should carry a handgun. I have a state concealled carry permit but I'm not sure how that applies to Bowhunting. Thanks for your replies. I wasn't sure if I was just being paranoid.