Quote Originally Posted by bsol View Post
Everytime I go herping/hiking I bring my 9mm. Every single time. I also like to drag someone with me. I hike on state game lands, not private property, so there's no telling who I may run in to. The Pa Game Commission enforces laws for hunters hunting out of season. The reason these laws exsist... because hunters hunt out of season. I sometimes cross paths with people out in the middle of no where. The bad reality is not everyone has good intentions. I atleast like to level the playing field. Give myself a chance God forbid anything bad goes down...

HOWEVER - a 9mm wont protect your knuckles/hands or calves from a rattlesnake defending itself. Walk carefully. When I flip rocks I like to double check where I place my vulnerable hands.
your wrong theyre not hunters if they hunt out of season ur talking about pochers! we hunters are only concerned about preservation of wildlife...we hunt to fill our quota for herd managment...the #1 eason deer die in texas is by starvation by limiting food due to over population