Kmcmichael
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I do try to carry often and think everyone should. I got paid to do it 30 years, but I am lazy. I have a very small easy to carry unmentionable but in the summer I do it less.
Thanks Notchy Bob, I have gone over that gun in the past to bring it up to snuff!That’s a nice looking pistol, my friend. A lot of people would be reluctant to carry such a fine piece into the deer woods. However, beauty is as beauty does, and it sounds as if your pistol did the job when needed.
Thanks for showing it!
Notchy Bob
Montana does allow you to carry a center fire pistol for self-defense during archery season. I'm not aware of any restrictions in muzzle loader season either, but I don't know if you should use it to finish off a wounded animal. Might be questionable.That would depend on state..
I agree. I don't think a sidearm should be carried to finish off an animal. Especially when that weapon or caliber is not legal for hunting that animal during the season. I couldn't shoot a deer with a 9mm in Indiana. But I can with a 10mm 357, 44, etc. Just not during archery or ML seasons. I carry a 9mm or 10mm for 2 legged animals. Or possibly the elusive mt lion and black bears seen in Indiana.Montana does allow you to carry a center fire pistol for self-defense during archery season. I'm not aware of any restrictions in muzzle loader season either, but I don't know if you should use it to finish off a wounded animal. Might be questionable
Very true. I was referring to Bigfoots state.That would depend on state..
I've carried a pistol nearly every day for nearly 40 years. The idea of going anywhere without one doesn't set well. When out with the muzzle loader I've got a Cimarron .44, a knock off of the Army 1864 model. I've never needed it but I like having it.Dare I ask who might carry a pistol as a finishing shot on large game? As a hunter with bow or modern arms, I do not, but I've thought about it for my state's (Pennsylvania) muzzleloader season. Perhaps a romantic notion, but I've thought that a small .45 or .50 caliber flintlock pistol might be the perfect dispatch weapon. Yes, I've finished animals with a knife to the throat, but in full disclosure I don't care for it. The smell of blood on my hands takes me to unpleasant memories that I'm willing to put behind me. I'm aware it doesn't make much sense as killing is killing, but my mind does not need to go certain places.
So who uses a dispatch pistol? In my state the regulations look like they require.45 and above in caliber, and flintlock in function. What if anything do you use?
Right after I bought a Queen Anne Flintlock pistol I carried it a few times with my rifle. But never used it, always loaded my rifle after shooting. I always carried my duty everytime I hunted public land, but for different reasons.Dare I ask who might carry a pistol as a finishing shot on large game? As a hunter with bow or modern arms, I do not, but I've thought about it for my state's (Pennsylvania) muzzleloader season. Perhaps a romantic notion, but I've thought that a small .45 or .50 caliber flintlock pistol might be the perfect dispatch weapon. Yes, I've finished animals with a knife to the throat, but in full disclosure I don't care for it. The smell of blood on my hands takes me to unpleasant memories that I'm willing to put behind me. I'm aware it doesn't make much sense as killing is killing, but my mind does not need to go certain places.
So who uses a dispatch pistol? In my state the regulations look like they require.45 and above in caliber, and flintlock in function. What if anything do you use?
Same here in NH. I continue to renew my concealed carry permit with the local police even though NH is a constitutional carry state. My sidearm is for vermin not game.I agreed with Loyalist Dave about giving a deer time to bleed out. But I live in Indiana and I have a lifetime carry permit and I have carried everwhere some 50 years. But Indiana is now a Constitutional Carry state. In Indiana you are not required to have a permit to carry concealed or open. But IMHO carrying while hunting of any type makes sense because you never know when you might come up against a two legged critter that has other ideas than hunting game. Just an opinion.
I had to go to a semi annual VA clinic for checkup this morning. It goes without saying I had to leave my pocket knife at home.I do try to carry often and think everyone should. I got paid to do it 30 years, but I am lazy. I have a very small easy to carry unmentionable but in the summer I do it less.
I had a similar incident happen to me during archery season. This was a pit bull. I was surprised to see anyone's pet (he had a collar) where I hunt as it's fairly remote. I carry a S&W 357, 7-shot AirLite in a holster. The AirLite weighs only 18oz empty so it's really not noticeable.I used to carry a handgun every time I went hunting. Then it became obvious that that additional weight (especially if carried on the waist/hip) was simply too much for the big mountains. Changed over to a shoulder holdster and that helped but was still more weight than I wanted to deal with. It became painfully clear that as long as I had my rifle or scatter gun, no more be needed. However, that was with CF arms.
Only one time during a muzzleloader hunt I wished I had a sidearm. There were two Dobermans that came running up to me and began slowly circling me while growling, but they remained on opposite sides of me. I couldn’t keep both of them in sight at the same time even though I kept turning around. Knowing that if just one of them leapt at me, I would have been lucky to hit just one at such close distance and how quickly it most likely would have happened. So, I reached down and grabbed my hunting knife and held onto it tightly.
After about 3 minutes of that incident, and after I was loudly yelling at them, they finally headed out. After that, I gave the situation more thought of carrying a pistol during Muzzleloader season.
Since then, I decided that if I’m going to pack a pistol with me during a muzzleloader hunt, it’s going to be small and light. I did continue to pack a larger caliber pistol with me in a sidekick holdster every time I was up in the mountains, but only if I’m not carrying a rifle or scattergun.
In terms of finishing off a wounded critter, I can, and have, reloaded and did it right. I have also cut several deer's throats with my hunting knife but caution must be used. It can be dangerous especially if it has antlers.
By far the main reason why I’d want to pack a backup tool would be to protect myself from a couple of whacked out, two-legged creatures that might be insistent on doing me great bodily harm. I figure a small, light gut-buster will suffice.
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