8 or so years back I met (now retired) WYF&G officer Bill Long. He had a long and storied history with F&G. We were hunting the Gros Ventre area and he was adamant that we carry bear spray as the bears were in the midst of a huge comeback in the area. He carried as his sidearm, a Glock 10mm. Mine will be loaded with 200gr Double Tap hardcast flat noses while we hunt Alaska in 6 weeks time. I sure don't expect it'll be needed but there's nothing else I'd rather carry.

I think it's hard to beat that combo of power, firing speed, bore size and number of rounds available from a magazine.