Carrying a pistol
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I don't live in Pa. I do hunt with my 1860 Army .44 for deer & hogs.
I always carry a pistol when deer hunting. Usually my .50 percussion Mountain Pistol. It's not for protection or for a finishing shot. I've been blessed and lucky enough so far to never need a finisher. I carry it because I do enjoy handgun hunting so, if one gets close enough I'm comfortable with the pistol, I'm ready for that. And my woods are very thick and dense. Sometimes a ten inch pistol is easier to work with than a 33 inch rifle barrel.
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Not during MZ season
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not matter what others do just do what you want to do if you are interested in a pistol get one and enjoy it also I am always armed with a handgun of some sort
longcruise
70 Cal.
I often oprn carry a very small unmentionable. I used to carry bigger ones but they are unnecessary weight in the high country. One year I did carry my 1860 Army. A couple shots at a grouse about ten feet away. Missed!! In Colorado it's unlawful to do a finishing shot with anything other than the weapon that is legal for the specific license and hunt.
I've finished two deer with balls to the back of the head. They weren't necessary but neither was it necessary to stand by and watch them die.
I've finished two deer with balls to the back of the head. They weren't necessary but neither was it necessary to stand by and watch them die.
IronHand
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I have carried a back up pistol when deer hunting ever since I could legally do so. {44 years}
Carried a wide array of different guns. Nowadays I often carry a cap and ball revolver. Either a stainless 1858 or a Colt metropolitan police.
As to why : you don't carry because you know that you will need a pistol, you carry because you don't know that you won't. In my time I have needed my pistol four times. Three times because of the failure of the primary weapon and once when some idiot tried to run me off my own land. {Didn't draw but was mighty glad I had it.)
Those are the times I needed a pistol, but there are a lot of times when it's just handier. If you have ever tried to track your deer through a Michigan cedar swamp you can see the advantage of a pistol. Same goes for standing corn. In a pinch it is also a signaling device.
If you want to carry, do so. If not, don't. For me it makes sense.
IronHand
P. S. For safety and convenience I prefer a full flap, cross draw holster. It keeps the gun cleaner and cuts down on the "hammer snagged on brush" problem.
Carried a wide array of different guns. Nowadays I often carry a cap and ball revolver. Either a stainless 1858 or a Colt metropolitan police.
As to why : you don't carry because you know that you will need a pistol, you carry because you don't know that you won't. In my time I have needed my pistol four times. Three times because of the failure of the primary weapon and once when some idiot tried to run me off my own land. {Didn't draw but was mighty glad I had it.)
Those are the times I needed a pistol, but there are a lot of times when it's just handier. If you have ever tried to track your deer through a Michigan cedar swamp you can see the advantage of a pistol. Same goes for standing corn. In a pinch it is also a signaling device.
If you want to carry, do so. If not, don't. For me it makes sense.
IronHand
P. S. For safety and convenience I prefer a full flap, cross draw holster. It keeps the gun cleaner and cuts down on the "hammer snagged on brush" problem.
That would depend on state..
Correct. No ccw permits in Indiana anymore. I carry a semi auto pistol when I'm hunting. This year will be a 10mm custom pistol I built.
I have a .50 cal. flinter that I use to carry with me, don't hunt any more, too old (sniff)! But I had one deer years ago that needed a follow up shot and it came in handy. I do have a CCP and to be honest, never even considered that I would need it but that was awhile ago!
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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
According to North Carolina Wildlife a hunter may use a .22 caliber rimfire pistol or a handgun otherwise legal for that hunting season to dispatch a wounded big game animal, including during the archery and muzzleloader seasons.
longcruise
70 Cal.
I have an FIE 45 caliber pistol. I'm thinking about having it bored to a smoothie to carry along for grouse.
Patocazador
54 Cal.
I used to carry a Ruger Old Army for a back-up shot when muzzleloading but don't now due to the weight. It came in handy when I misjudged and shot a small buck low and broke a front leg. He hobbled closer to my tree stand and I used my revolver to deliver a killing shot from ~40 yards. He took off and dropped about 50 yards away.
I've also used it if I saw a small hog or two and didn't want to reload my rifle in a climbing stand.
I've also used it if I saw a small hog or two and didn't want to reload my rifle in a climbing stand.
longcruise
70 Cal.
This is from the Colorado Parks &Wildlife website
I took this screenshot a few years ago and thereafter was carrying a pocket pistol whenever I hunted. I can no longer find it on their site and therefore no longer cc when hunting. It might still be there but in today's political climate I'd not trust in it.
I took this screenshot a few years ago and thereafter was carrying a pocket pistol whenever I hunted. I can no longer find it on their site and therefore no longer cc when hunting. It might still be there but in today's political climate I'd not trust in it.
Wherever I might be I'm packing. An armed society is a polite society.
Piquant
50 Cal.
Same here brother.!Wherever I might be I'm packing. An armed society is a polite society.
Dave Dworshak
40 Cal
I d rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it. What the heck,? Just another gun to clean after season is done.
Well, I figure it's better to have one and not need it than need one and not have it. Missouri's "Primitive Weapons Season" has morphed from a sporting chance to anything short of flame throwers. Early days, an unpleasant encounter in the deer woods meant two people armed with front-stuffers.
Today, it's literally AR's with bump stock pistol brace infrared bayonet .50 BMG poison dart jet pack hunter orange dope smoking illegal alien child molesting in-laws of the guy that used to know that old man in the log cabin up the road season ..and it SUCKS !! Carry a pistol. I do now a days.
Today, it's literally AR's with bump stock pistol brace infrared bayonet .50 BMG poison dart jet pack hunter orange dope smoking illegal alien child molesting in-laws of the guy that used to know that old man in the log cabin up the road season ..and it SUCKS !! Carry a pistol. I do now a days.
