while there hunting?
I plan to carry a Contender carbine in either 358x444, 308Bellm or 250imp. with a contender handgun in either 30-30win, 44mag or 444Marlin.
I have always carried a S&W 629 classic with a 5" barrel as a side arm, but this year i'm going to change to all single shots.
Most of my hunting will be whitetail but I plan on black bear and hog also.

[ 08-09-2002, 01:37: Message edited by: Jules ]

When I first decided to try hunting deer with a handgun I hedged my bets by carrying a scoped TC 10" 44 Mag in a shoulder holster and continued to carry my 30/06 rifle. My plan was to take a deer with a handgun if in range, if not, use the rifle. Well, I had a buck walk right up to my stand and I didn't dare spook him by trying to get the TC out of the holster so I shot him with the rifle. A 10 yd shot! So much for plans.
After that, I brought just the TC and a snub nosed "signal gun" in 22 Mag. Used the 22 to let my hunting buddy know when it was time to help drag my deer out.

Now I carry only one gun in the woods, since I'm hunting alone. I do keep a second in my vehicle in case of a problem with my primary weapon.
Greg

4-wheeling around farm for varmints. A Contender Supe 14 .223 in holster or maybe a 10" 22 K Hornet and a H&R bull 24" 223 in case mount. one shot-one kill.

YUP!! When i was still shootin wheel guns i would sometimes take along a TC. I used to do a lot of fall turkey huntin and would take the TC with 10" 22lr barrel for squirrels and such. I would also carry a Sig Sauer P225 on the strong side under my coat "just in case".....LOL! Shoulda seen the ammo bag i had to carry!

Jules,

Mostly I will be hunting whitetail and carrying the 8" 44mag Bellm barrel w/Brake, with either a Taurus 425 Tracker 4" 41mag or a S&W 66 357mag 3" as backup. Maybe even a 629 Mountain Gun

Hey, maybe I am a T/C Heretic as well?

Do we have to be limited to two? I will be hunting with my T/C Encore 15" 308 with Push/Pull grip, Warne QR mount with SS Aimpoint and Leupold 2.5x8 as alternate/backup sight. Of course I will be carrying my trusty T/C 357 Herrett 14" also with Push/Pull grip and Tasco Pro-Point.

Last year I tied my Encore to my rope to lower it from my tree stand and the rope broke when I held it over the side of the stand to lower it to the ground (groan). I had the Leupold scope on it and was afraid I may have damaged it, but all I had to do was sight it in later. In the mean-time I used the 357 Herrett with the Pro-Point to drop a buck on the move at 80 yards in thick timber. I would have been up the creek without a backup weapon. I also will have a 6.5 JDJ 24" carbine back at the camp along with my 26" 30 Gibbs Encore with a Leupold QR mount with a Leupold VXIII 2.5x8 and a Tasco/Titan 1.5x6, (no paranoia here)

This weekend I will be building a new tree stand. I am using 4x4's screwed to trees with 1/2"x10" lag screws to support a platform of 8' 2x10's. I have been deer hunting longer than I care to think about, but I think I get more excited each year!

For rabbit hunting with beagles, I always take my 10" Contender 45/410 along with a short 22" barreled 12 gauge NEF loaded with Blackpowder loads.

Big game hunting? Well, this year I have my new Encore rifle in 7mm-08. I'll probably pair it up with my Contender in either 10" 45/410 or 10" 44 mag.

I always have two handguns with me while hunting big game. Accidents can happen and things break when you least expect it. I try to be prepared for the worst. I don't carry both with me on my person though. I don't usually hunt alone, especially in the mountains. My other hunting buddies carry specialty pistols too. They are my spare while in the field in the mountains.
xphunter

[ 08-09-2002, 22:22: Message edited by: xp100hunter ]

For deer, Savage MLII muzzleloader also with T/C (has been .357 max, may switch to .45 colt this year.) Hard to say which is the backup, but no doubt it's two single shots.

Also, I may go FA .454 iron sights with scoped .357 Max for long range option. This would be an easy hiking load to tote.

Bunny busting, if I take the t/c .410 I also take my O/U shotgun, because eventually I get tired of missing the bouncing bunny.

Pete

I have a few times, where I "wanted to see" or wanted to try out a cartridge. Like last year I went to sit watch on big open field. Brought my 16" .309JDJ set up for the 150-300 yard hopes.. and the 11" 300 whisper for the 150 and under.... just for the heck of it. Also had a revolver ready for side and behind me shots.
I always have 2 handguns, often 3. 4 is the max so far... but maybe i'll take five along one time this year just to set a new mark.

[ 08-10-2002, 07:44: Message edited by: cas ]

I have carried a T/C Contender and a Lone Eagle on the same hunting trips. Contender in 430 JDJ and the Lone Eagle in 358 Win. Would carry one or the other every other day. Added a little bit of a change from day to day while on a hunting trip because you had to think differently about what tactic you were going to use when you came across game.

grey eagle,posted about push/pull grips ??
ok..i give up ?? what are they ??
buckweet

Buckweet,

I think he means these:

GOSH!! I never even thought about a backup. But then again the last deer I shot was tearing up my bird feeders. Yes sir , had to put my coffee cup down that morning and go down stairs to the bench. The only thing that I had put together was an old .44 magnum octagon barrel, danged if the only load I could find real quick were some 300 grain Sierra's. Twenty yards, knocked her clear off of her feet, never moved after the shot. Oh yeah, got full penetration too.
Another thing, uh, make SURE the end of the barrel is clear out the window if you try this at home.
BTW my coffee was still steaming when I got finished dressing her.
Jeff

Last year I used a T/C 7-30 waters with a Ruger SRH 44 Mag. This year I will be using my T/C in 7mm TCU and 30 Herret and some day's I will use my 357 Herret a long with my 308 Competitor.