Hey I don't know about the transportation rules, but I do know about carrying your sidearm. Just last year they changed the law here in WY allowing you to carry your bear chaser while bow hunting. I was relieved to find out that bit of info when I ventured into the forest alone last year west of Dubois chasing elk with my bow. I never saw a bear, but the sign was all over. I had that pistol drawn at every little critter that cracked a stick. Funny now that I think back....... Good luck!