I have to jump in on this. I carry a concealed Glock for the two legged creatures I might come accross when hunting. And I too have met a few creepy creatures out there.
On a lighter note, a female deer hunter I know here in California layed her rifle against a tree before answering the call of nature, when a four point buck caught her with her pants down. She dropped it with a lung shot with the four inch 357 she had holstered in those pants . <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
I say hunting is all for fun. If it makes you happy to have a handgun with you, by all means Do it. If the weight wears you out to the point you wish you hadn't brought it along, well you will know better next season!
