Two boys age 5 and 7 can be noisy. We almost pulled off a kill of a big muley in 2015, but he hung up just a little too far out. Wife wasn't with, so full points not earned.
Well, this is the backpack hunting forum. Most backpack hunters have a rifle at hand, that's kind of the point of backpack hunting. So the need for another firearm is at a minimum debatable.
And I've been backpack hunting since the early 80's. So far I've never seen anyone bring the wife and kids along.
