I think we have this argument about every six months and nobody changes their mind on the subject.
Me, I try to hunt the west every year and when I'm out there it's an empty chamber until it's time to shoot. You do a lot more walking and climbing than back home and the shots are usually taken after a stalk.
At home (mississippi) a round goes in the chamber as soon as I start walking to my stand, the rifle is unloaded to climb into the stand, and it's loaded again as soon as I'm in the stand. I've killed multiple deer where the first time I saw them they were staring straight at me inside 50 yards.
I get that safety is important, but if you can't manage to not shoot yourself sitting in a shooting house overlooking a food plot then you probably shouldn't be hunting.
