Most of my hunting is done where a quick unexpected shot is the norm, so yes I carry hot, but I don't carry guns that that make me nervous when carried hot. If it doesn't have a very good and positive safety, I don't use that gun.
Now, if I was hunting where it was dangerous, do to certain circumstances, like riding horseback, or maybe climbing in very rough country, I might take the round out of the chamber, and in very open country where a man usually has plenty of time to plan a shot, then I see no reason to carry hot.
