shotgun with shot. in this survival scenario, you'll see hunders or thousands of crows, bluejays, robins, squirrels and rabbits for each deer, elk or bear, and you could still defend yourself decently, as the fact is, very rarely do you need to shoot a predator to avoid being attacked. in a situation where i'd need to kill and eat the closest thing possible, I'd want to be able to hit birds, because I think they'd be among the first things to come by.