Yeah, I was kind of helpless up there with nothing but a bow. I had made up my mind that this year i was going to go and buy a pistol because of all the bears up there, and because there are now wolves in the area [:@], but then i never got around to it and i figured i was worying to much and I wouldn't ever need it. Well, let me tell you, at 9:45 wednesday morning i was REALLY regretting that decision! For most of the time i felt helpless, but then I fond an escape route if needed. There was a tree about 8 feet in front of me that was only about 4 inches in diameter up by me so if she started climbing, i figured i could jump to that tree before she got all the way up by me. That tree would have been too small for her to climb, and too big for her to push over. (I think)

What type of pistols do you have? I didn't know if i should just buy a small one to serve strictly as self defense and won't be in the way, or if i should buy one that is big enough to hunt deer with right away.