Thankfully Wyoming now allows this. Up until ..last year(I believe, I could be wrong by a year) we could not carry one while bow hunting. Luckily, I don't hunt near Griz, nor wolves. This keeps me out of trouble I'm sure. Unfortunately every G&F officer I have talked to does not like this law.......stupid..... they appear to believe will will decimate the critters during bow season.bow hunted quite a bit in Montana and always carried a 44 Mag