Amazing the number of guys that I see carrying a pistol while archery hunting elk in Colorado.
This year I asked one of the guys what he carried a pistol for, and he said mountain lions, bears and meth heads. I chuckled and said I have only seen a couple of those on the mountain, but I always did want to see a Colorado lion. lol We had a good laugh at that.
I see black bears all the time, a few lions and one meth head. I never felt the need to carry here in Colorado until the experience with the meth dude.