No and No.

When hunting think if the animal you are after can be taken with a handgun. If no like a turkey,duck,phesant,grouse or deer durring a muzzle loader or bow season then you can't have a pistol with you.

When I checked into it I was told that it didn't matter if the pistol was your primary weapong or secondary. Think about this. Your squirrel hunting with a shotgun. You see a turkey which is open season now and shoot it. You get stopped and they see a pistol on your side. You can still recieve a ticket even though you didn't use it.