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Why do you carry a side arm while hunting?
04-25-2006, 06:44 PM
#21
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Anaconda
Posts: 108
RE: Why do you carry a side arm while hunting?
had close encounters with mountain lions two archery seasons in a row and that made it an easy choice to get a .357 mag. and the bear population is increasing quite a bit where i hunt and at least one is a griz.
but if i run into that griz the pistol is probably gonna be more for me than the bear.
but if i run into that griz the pistol is probably gonna be more for me than the bear.
04-26-2006, 11:17 AM
#22
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Florida
Posts: 813
RE: Why do you carry a side arm while hunting?
ORIGINAL: wyotimberghost
I'm surrounded by wolves, grizzlies, and cougars, and I can tell you now I'd much rather have a defender shotgun or my hunting rifle by my side. The only time you have to worry about the bears, other than in camp, is when you're sneaking through the timber, and most guys I know carry their rifles in their hands rather than on their shoulders for than anyways. I have seriously considered buying a defender shotgun or a snub nosed .44 for hiking around in the mountains out of hunting season, though. That is a whole different story, because we all know pepper spray only works part of the time, and its not going to even phase a bear that really wants you. Case in point, a guy here went through two cans on a bear either last year or the year before, and the bear only left after the guy's buddy showed up to help him ward the bear away. Some of my cousins have little kids, so it would be good to carry a weapon while I'm fishing with them in the mountains for mountain lions too.
I'm surrounded by wolves, grizzlies, and cougars, and I can tell you now I'd much rather have a defender shotgun or my hunting rifle by my side. The only time you have to worry about the bears, other than in camp, is when you're sneaking through the timber, and most guys I know carry their rifles in their hands rather than on their shoulders for than anyways. I have seriously considered buying a defender shotgun or a snub nosed .44 for hiking around in the mountains out of hunting season, though. That is a whole different story, because we all know pepper spray only works part of the time, and its not going to even phase a bear that really wants you. Case in point, a guy here went through two cans on a bear either last year or the year before, and the bear only left after the guy's buddy showed up to help him ward the bear away. Some of my cousins have little kids, so it would be good to carry a weapon while I'm fishing with them in the mountains for mountain lions too.
04-27-2006, 02:57 PM
#23
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Inlet, New York
Posts: 640
RE: Why do you carry a side arm while hunting?
Well it depends on what you call sidearm, I always carry a knife, thats good enough to scare anything away. If your a tresspasser on my land and your not scared, you should be, big knife, VERY sharp blade.
04-28-2006, 06:07 PM
#26
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: WYO
Posts: 2,298
RE: Why do you carry a side arm while hunting?
ORIGINAL: Garminator
c'mon but seriously...I've hunted in the Bighorns, which i'm sure is where you hunt & I didn't see any signs of brown bear or cougers.....
ORIGINAL: wyotimberghost
I'm surrounded by wolves, grizzlies, and cougars, and I can tell you now I'd much rather have a defender shotgun or my hunting rifle by my side. The only time you have to worry about the bears, other than in camp, is when you're sneaking through the timber, and most guys I know carry their rifles in their hands rather than on their shoulders for than anyways. I have seriously considered buying a defender shotgun or a snub nosed .44 for hiking around in the mountains out of hunting season, though. That is a whole different story, because we all know pepper spray only works part of the time, and its not going to even phase a bear that really wants you. Case in point, a guy here went through two cans on a bear either last year or the year before, and the bear only left after the guy's buddy showed up to help him ward the bear away. Some of my cousins have little kids, so it would be good to carry a weapon while I'm fishing with them in the mountains for mountain lions too.
I'm surrounded by wolves, grizzlies, and cougars, and I can tell you now I'd much rather have a defender shotgun or my hunting rifle by my side. The only time you have to worry about the bears, other than in camp, is when you're sneaking through the timber, and most guys I know carry their rifles in their hands rather than on their shoulders for than anyways. I have seriously considered buying a defender shotgun or a snub nosed .44 for hiking around in the mountains out of hunting season, though. That is a whole different story, because we all know pepper spray only works part of the time, and its not going to even phase a bear that really wants you. Case in point, a guy here went through two cans on a bear either last year or the year before, and the bear only left after the guy's buddy showed up to help him ward the bear away. Some of my cousins have little kids, so it would be good to carry a weapon while I'm fishing with them in the mountains for mountain lions too.
04-29-2006, 07:15 AM
#28
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location:
Posts: 44
RE: Do you carry a side arm while hunting?
I had a wild hog woof at me coming out of the woods from bowhunting in the dark. Two weeks later I had a .44 mag 6 1/2 in barrel. Now I carry that while walking in the woods. That one night scared the hell out of me especially living in WI and not used to hogs.
