I carried a model 17 smith .22 when I was in my Boat,land otter can get a bit spicy when in a mink set,or caught back by the hips in a snare.when I worked the streams I carried my marlin lever gun until 1 thanksgiving morning I had huge Brown Bear tracks following my tracks and working my mink cubby sets,I switch to my .338.
When I ran Snowmachine for marten,wolf and wolverine, I carried a 30-06. I also had a Bear tracks following my snow shoe tracks when I was checking wolf snares one year,luckily I viewed the sets from a distance. Bear in a snare not cricket.
