Do you take a pistol or not?
During deer rifle season, do you take a pistol, or only use the long gun? I really only use the 30-06 to shoot deer. I finished a deer with the 44 mag pistol once, when it was feet away from my tree stand. The scope wasn't working well on a moving target at that range. A Ruger SBH is 3 pounds and that's a lot of weight to save at the end of a long day dragging/skidding/wheeling deer back to camp. Do you take it hunting, or leave it at home?