I' m with you CRC. Last Tuesday morning I was heading in from the mornings hunt and walked up on 3 HUGE boars. All I had was a bow in my hand I walked to with 15 yards of them. One of them just stood there looking at me. I just started walking backward to put some distance between us. My buddy carries a pistol with him while bow hunting and now I know why. I know it' s not legal but after that experience I' m going to seriously think about it.