Nope. I tend to hunt light and cover a lot of ground glassing and stalking and never saw the reason to carry the extra weight. If I can't seal the deal on anything I come across with my rifle then the handgun isn't going to do me any good. However I have been known to carry one if I am packing out deer or elk in bear country. I have never had to use it on a bear but I have taken a couple deer and a couple cow elk with a 41 Mag when packing meat.