I was more thinking it would be nice to carry a little 22 revolver. Shoot a hare here and there. Dispatch animals caught in snares. Be a nice survival tool if something goes wrong, etc but is light and stays out of the way. I used to carry one trapping in the US all the time. It felt weird when I first moved here, to be canoeing in the middle of nowhere and not have some sort of firearm but now I've gotten used to it.
For bears, I've never relied on a gun either kutenay. We do the bear spray/bangers/horn and good judgement. It has worked so far.
