FirstFreedom
Moderator
.22 revolver nearly always in a fanny pack. For finishing shots and perhaps an opportunistic squirrel shot.
If in an area where there are hogs, or in a public hunting area where whoknowswhat yahoos might be around, then either a 5-shot, 4", .45 colt revolver - Taurus, or less commonly, a Glock model 20 in 10mm. I also might carry one of the latter two when I am rifle hunting for deer or hogs from a stand, for the unlikely scenario that one walks directly under my stand, in such a way that it is awkward or impossible to train the rifle onto them. But in truth, I usally have only the .22. Don't need the extra weight & bulk of a big handgun.
In my state, if one has a CCW license (I do), then one can carry while hunting, under the same rules (concealed, no drinking, etc.)
If in an area where there are hogs, or in a public hunting area where whoknowswhat yahoos might be around, then either a 5-shot, 4", .45 colt revolver - Taurus, or less commonly, a Glock model 20 in 10mm. I also might carry one of the latter two when I am rifle hunting for deer or hogs from a stand, for the unlikely scenario that one walks directly under my stand, in such a way that it is awkward or impossible to train the rifle onto them. But in truth, I usally have only the .22. Don't need the extra weight & bulk of a big handgun.
In my state, if one has a CCW license (I do), then one can carry while hunting, under the same rules (concealed, no drinking, etc.)