RE: Grizzly bear? Elk hunt in CO.. Help keep me alive
Better to have a side arm than not. Just be carefull about concealed weapon laws and hunting regs, check if it is legal to be packing while bow hunting, and proper transporting of the side arm (state bulls in some areas lock you up first and sort it out latter when you have a loaded gun in reach). I am usually more worried about stumbling on Joe blows Meth or Pot operation than being attacked by a four legged predator. I do prefer to be on top of the food chain, and without a fire arm man is about 4 links down the chain in this neck of the woods.