only 35 feet up ? I'd have been loking for 60 !!! LOL

Great pics ! and I'm glad to hear everything worked out safely for you.

As for pistols, we're not legally permitted to have one when bowhunting in NC, and fortunately there aren't any predators (at least not the man-eating kind) where I hunt. If there were, I'd probably take a chance on getting caught and take my Kimber .45 CDP. Small enough to not be in the way and enough power for just about anything.

When gun season rolls around, my Ruger Super Redhawk is always on my hip.