Originally Posted by
Oldtimr
What your license to carry in PA allows you to carry is not a license to use any firearm to hunt. It is not legal to use a semi auto handgun to shoot most game animals in PA. You can carry them for self defense but not for hunting most game animals. I usually carry my S&W 40 while hunting but is for self defense only, if I am hunting with a handgun it will be a .357 revolver or a .45 Colt handgun, and I will leave the semi auto at home. Your .44 mag and your M&P 40 are not legal to shoot bear during the muzzleloader season or the archery season to take game. The question was have you ever used your CCW to hunt, the answer needs to be specific with the legal firearms to hunt with under the Game and wildlife code in PA.
Oldtimr I never said that. What I said was my CC license states I can carry any registered firearm. I did say I carry my M&P40 during archery and my 4" 44 during muzzleloader season. Both of these are carried for self defense. My normal carry firearm is a S&W Shield in 9mm. If I am going to use a handgun for hunting it will either be my S&W 29 with its 8 3/8" bbl or my T/C Encore in .243. Neither of these are suited for concealed carry. And PA is an open carry state.
I need to edit because of my last statement: If I were in a vehicle I could probably get by with my S&W29 being loaded. However it would be hard to convince a WCO that my Encore is being used for self defense.. : )