I don't carry one because I don't see any reason to if you're carrying a rifle already. However, I have no problem whatsoever with someone who chooses to carry one. I just don't personally see where it does me any good while hunting. I never unload my rifle until I get back to the truck so my rifle would have been loaded when the aboved mentioned deer came into view. Really it boils down to I don't want to tote the extra weight.