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Re: Why do you carry a sidearm while hunting?
« Reply #15 on: March 27, 2020, 01:22:43 AM »
I carry because most predators like cougar try to get you from behind,If i get jumped on from behind by 2 or 4 legged predators the rifle wont be of much good.If i'm fighting something off while on my back on the ground i want to be able to fit that handgun into the scenario some how.  :twocents:

I carry a SOG combat knife in my turkey vest as well as my side arm after a cougar ruined a day of turkey hunting a few years back. I figure same scenario, on my back and can't draw my pistol I have another option.
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Re: Why do you carry a sidearm while hunting?
« Reply #16 on: March 27, 2020, 02:28:07 AM »
I carry because most predators like cougar try to get you from behind,If i get jumped on from behind by 2 or 4 legged predators the rifle wont be of much good.If i'm fighting something off while on my back on the ground i want to be able to fit that handgun into the scenario some how.  :twocents:

I carry a SOG combat knife in my turkey vest as well as my side arm after a cougar ruined a day of turkey hunting a few years back. I figure same scenario, on my back and can't draw my pistol I have another option.
Never hurts to have a plan b or c.  :tup:
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Re: Why do you carry a sidearm while hunting?
« Reply #17 on: March 27, 2020, 03:04:08 AM »
I saw this movie......   :yike:

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Re: Why do you carry a sidearm while hunting?
« Reply #18 on: March 27, 2020, 05:03:16 AM »
If I may be so forward - Top 3 answers on the board:

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Re: Why do you carry a sidearm while hunting?
« Reply #19 on: March 27, 2020, 06:31:09 AM »
I don't carry one.If I'm hunting I already have a firearm.
The only way I would carry a side arm is if they brought back bear baiting and I was just checking baits before season.
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Re: Why do you carry a sidearm while hunting?
« Reply #20 on: March 27, 2020, 06:55:01 AM »
I carry because I don't want to need it and not have it. I carry a G19 pretty much everywhere because I'm comfortable with it and shoot it well. I do have a couple of spots I carry a .22 with sub Sonic's for grouse and rabbit when I'm out in the woods but in all reality I figure the .22 and the 9mm will both get my point across in all but the most dire scenarios, four legs, two legs, or no legs.

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Re: Why do you carry a sidearm while hunting?
« Reply #21 on: March 27, 2020, 07:22:44 AM »
Honestly because I carry all the time. The woods are no different for me.

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Re: Why do you carry a sidearm while hunting?
« Reply #22 on: March 27, 2020, 07:48:51 AM »
Why ?
Because I can


 :yeah:

You beat me to it!
But seriously it is usually because I can and to be prepared for anything that may go wrong while in the outdoors vermin or other wise.
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Re: Why do you carry a sidearm while hunting?
« Reply #23 on: March 27, 2020, 08:02:48 AM »
Why would the woods be different than anywhere else?
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Re: Why do you carry a sidearm while hunting?
« Reply #24 on: March 27, 2020, 08:08:36 AM »
After run in's with cats and bears both, never head to the woods un armed. Around town either more and more lately.
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Re: Why do you carry a sidearm while hunting?
« Reply #25 on: March 27, 2020, 08:22:16 AM »
My side arm has saved me twice from a cougar attack.  Both times it was less than 5 yards away.  First time it was in thick cover where you could not have maneuvered a rifle fast enough.  I have also harvested many grouse and rabbit and coyote with my pistol.  Multipurpose I suppose but you won’t find me without it.
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Re: Why do you carry a sidearm while hunting?
« Reply #26 on: March 27, 2020, 08:43:39 AM »
I bird hunt in Grizzly country. I want something heavier than a load of #6's

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Re: Why do you carry a sidearm while hunting?
« Reply #27 on: March 27, 2020, 08:49:37 AM »
I honesty think here in newa youd be a fool not to.

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Re: Why do you carry a sidearm while hunting?
« Reply #28 on: March 27, 2020, 08:55:22 AM »
Honestly because I carry all the time. The woods are no different for me.

:yeah:


That and with small children and the increased threat of pack predators.  Have you ever encountered a pack of teen girls?

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Re: Why do you carry a sidearm while hunting?
« Reply #29 on: March 27, 2020, 09:08:53 AM »
I used to carry a .22 revolver because I had this pipe dream of shooting a grouse.  It somehow emitted a force field with a 100 yard radius that prevented any grouse from getting near me.  Surprisingly, when I added archery hunting to my bag of tricks, a $10 small game arrow had the same effect, but not a $30 hunting arrow.

Most of the time I carry a .357 for the same reason I carry it around town.

 


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