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re: What ya carrying?.....Sidearm while deer hunting?
Posted on 12/30/17 at 10:33 am to JamalSanders
Posted on 12/30/17 at 10:33 am to JamalSanders
Do coyotes attack people down your way?
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Posted on 12/30/17 at 10:45 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
I would rather have it and not need it than vice versa - even though I have a rifle. To each his own. XDS 9 mm.
Posted on 12/30/17 at 10:50 am to Eli Goldfinger
Every coyote I've come across has quickly run away. I'd never be concerned unless I had a small dog with me. Hogs though, I can see carrying a pistol for them alone.
Posted on 12/30/17 at 11:52 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
I just got use to carrying a pistol if I were in the woods/swamp hunting or not.
In the swamp, I use a Hi-Pernt .45...goes in the drink, no problem.
In the woods .40.
In the swamp, I use a Hi-Pernt .45...goes in the drink, no problem.
In the woods .40.
This post was edited on 12/30/17 at 11:54 am
Posted on 12/30/17 at 12:13 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
I don't understand why people can't disagree about something on an internet forum w/o criticizing or making fun of the opposing viewpoint. 
Why can't folks respectfully agree to disagree.
Before this year, I carried a hangun while deer hunting intermittently. This year I carried one all the time, a Kahr CM9 9mm w/ extra 8 round mag.
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On this years' AR doe hunt I shot 3 hogs. I was hunting w/ a 14" barrel bolt action 7-08 pistol w/ a 3-12X scope. One ran 15 yards into a thicket, but left a heavy blood trail. When I found the hog in the thicket, it was obviously hit hard. I put a finishing shot in it w/ my 7-08, but it would've been a whole lot easier to have done so w/ the CM9.
Sounds like your buddy's already got his mind made up so I wouldn't worry to much. The main thing is you have a reason for why YOU do things
Why can't folks respectfully agree to disagree. quote:
Why do you carry a sidearm while deer hunting?
Before this year, I carried a hangun while deer hunting intermittently. This year I carried one all the time, a Kahr CM9 9mm w/ extra 8 round mag.
. On this years' AR doe hunt I shot 3 hogs. I was hunting w/ a 14" barrel bolt action 7-08 pistol w/ a 3-12X scope. One ran 15 yards into a thicket, but left a heavy blood trail. When I found the hog in the thicket, it was obviously hit hard. I put a finishing shot in it w/ my 7-08, but it would've been a whole lot easier to have done so w/ the CM9.
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Trying to prove a point to someone that a sidearm is always good to have.
Sounds like your buddy's already got his mind made up so I wouldn't worry to much. The main thing is you have a reason for why YOU do things
Posted on 12/30/17 at 12:29 pm to SwampBooty
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Dad has been charged by hogs before sunrise walking to one of our stands. I’ll take my chance with a semiauto pistol vs a bolt action rifle especially when light is hard to come by.
Maybe it's just me, I can hit shite at both close and far range much easier with a long gun and one shot, than a pistol with multiple shots. I'm at home with a rifle of either bolt or lever action.
I also trust that my 270 or 30-30 will get the job done far, far better than a pistol caliber bullet.
Posted on 12/30/17 at 12:32 pm to 257WBY
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Just extra weight.
Yeah, that extra 2lbs is a real burden
Posted on 12/30/17 at 2:15 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
Has high-powered rifle over shoulder. Feels undergunned in the Southern woodlands.
Does not compute.
Does not compute.
This post was edited on 12/30/17 at 2:16 pm
Posted on 12/30/17 at 2:24 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
Delta Elite 10mm
Posted on 12/30/17 at 2:37 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
I carry my Glock 40 with me, but I recently got a 9mm, so I may start carrying that instead.
Posted on 12/30/17 at 2:39 pm to Eli Goldfinger
Semi auto pistols fire quicker than a bolt action rifle if charged by hogs. That's my reason.
Posted on 12/30/17 at 3:44 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
I carry a .357 mag during both bow and rifle season specifically for hogs.
Posted on 12/30/17 at 3:48 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
Sling shot baw.
Posted on 12/30/17 at 3:58 pm to TigerOnThe Hill
I agree with others here - I’ve practiced a ton getting my handgun out of the holster quickly and can do it faster than taking a bolt rifle off my shoulder.
When hogs are around - M&P core in 40 or FNS9 in 9 in a bladetech OWB paddle holster.
When hogs are around - M&P core in 40 or FNS9 in 9 in a bladetech OWB paddle holster.
Posted on 12/31/17 at 9:33 am to bapple
Sig P250 in 45
Never go in the woods without it. We are eat up with hogs and we have plenty of black bears. I don't know if I could kill a bear with a 45 but if attacked I could always save the last round for myself.
Never go in the woods without it. We are eat up with hogs and we have plenty of black bears. I don't know if I could kill a bear with a 45 but if attacked I could always save the last round for myself.
Posted on 1/2/18 at 9:05 am to Sea Hoss
Ruger Vaquero 45LC. Always have it on in the woods, hunting or not.
Posted on 1/2/18 at 9:23 am to NatalbanyTigerFan
My .357
To kill raccoon, coyotes and bobcats
To kill raccoon, coyotes and bobcats
Posted on 1/2/18 at 9:32 am to upgrade
A wise man once said, "It's better to have a gun and need it than to not have a gun and not need it."
Posted on 1/2/18 at 9:38 am to biggsc
If one gun is good, two are better? 
Ruger SR1911.
Ruger SR1911.
Posted on 1/2/18 at 2:00 pm to GeauxTigers0107
Yes. I of course carry my rifle too
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