Deer hunting I use a western style holster for my unscoped Blackhawk. It was made by the nice fellas that used to run sixguner.com
When I was using a scoped pistol (t/c Contender) those things can get huge so I used a “possibles bag” made from a MadDog insulated carry bag but I also used a side pack I used for school books. Advantage here is you can slide a side pack around to different locations as one sneaks through tight brush and various large pistols can be toted along with rubber gloves, towels, string, all that hunting stuff you might possibly need. (“Possibles” bag)
The insulated one was maybe someone’s idea of keeping adult beverages cold but I liked it because it could insulate my backside from cold or snowy ground when sitting in makeshift blinds, after removing contents.
When it’s not hunting season I throw a Ruger LCRX 3” (.38 special but this would be an adequate “finishing gun” too when long gun hunting.) in the pocket of my field jacket, it’s just the right size although I’d prefer a 4” barrel for extra sight radius.
I found a vintage hand carved and dyed western holster in a floral pattern on EBay for $16 that fits my Bearcat perfectly. That one is a real find, someone put a lot of effort in to that leather and I got it at such a price as the seller didn’t know what gun it was for. I took a chance, thinking it would fit my Lcrx but am pleased as punch it fits the heavier Bearcat.
Deer hunting, the Blackhawk is my primary.
If I was using my shotgun or 30-06 I might have carried in the past but now I’m old and keep the weight I carry to a minimum.
I used to carry a shotgun and a .22 pistol but then my puppy showed he’s relentless at finding, flushing and retrieving his bird while ignoring squirrels and rabbits and I would not confuse him by shooting one now when we are out together.
Of course follow all game and state laws regarding loaded weapons in bags or pockets. Time was, no one cared. Nowadays I prefer to appear as non-threatening as possible as I am hunting public lands and don’t want to upset anyone in the young families I sometimes cross paths with on the main trails. Pistol in the pocket... doesn’t upset anyone. A colorful dyed and carved floral patter holster is about as “non tactical” as you can get and if a chubby old man with an old fashioned rig like that spooks ya, well... my consideration for others does have limits.
One advantage of the possibles bag approach is it took me about 25 years to sample all the hunting handguns out there and settle on the few I like best and buying all those holsters would have been too painful to my wallet. Guns hold value, holsters don’t.