The rifle had a major malfunction this summer and will not be replaced i will do all of my hunting with handguns this year.Contender will be the go to for everything squirrel,rabbit,deer,bear,turkey and grouse.
30-30 for the big ones .22 and .410 for the rest.

Single six will be my scouting and trapline companion.

Sounds like you have things figured out!

Sounds like a plan to me! But, it won't stop after this year....

I am using my '06 Encore exclusively this year too. Will see what it does Saturday on antelope.

I love my .410 Encore for the bunnies. How's the population up there this year????

7mm-08 Encore for the deer

I also carry a single six for the trapline. Looks like we have great taste in firearms.

Best of luck to you this season.

We have Snow shoe up here if you get in the thick evergreens and afew cottontail in places.I am hopeing my beagle realy picksup on rabbit this year she is only a year old and hasn,t had alot of experience yet,

For a trapline pocket toot, I picked up a stainless bearcat. wher're you located Spencer?

I haven't shot anything with a rifle since 1978. .22 MkIII for squirrels. FA .454 for turkeys (36+ so far), and a gazillion others for everything else. Did a Cape kudu and 6 other s with a 6.5/.284 XP and a hippo with a .375/.284 this year. Who needs a rifle? It all can be done with a handgun.

I still use both --Now I know this sound crazy but with the exception of the big OBJ scopes (that work great in the almost dark) I find a handgun eaiser to shoot than the rifle.

Just to much movement in the rifle

When I hunt with my son I have handgun he has rifle.-- I work pretty good as a back-up

You guys don't know how lucky you are to ba able to use handguns for hunting. Here in Canada you can't hunt with a handgun.
Mike

Yes we do!

I know, it's really unfortunate.

There is NO-WAY that we can't get some kinda permit to hunt Game Animals in Canada with our Handguns??? Just asking, Just curious I have heard this, but wasnt sure?

Not that I know of.

Seems to be a common thread here for trapline handguns.
RUGER!!! (Hello fellow trappers!)
I'll be the odd man here. Mine is still RUGER but it's not a revolver, it's a MK II. Mine is a 6" target model that my wife bought new for me a little over 20yrs ago last April (1st anniversary gift) so it has great sentimental value, but I kinda wish it was a shorter bull barrel. Will never get rid of the gun but may get a 4.5" Pac-Lite or some such barrell for it some day. In the meantime, she's a GREAT firearm as is. Almost hate shooting it because it reminds me how bad my NEOS trigger is.

For you south of the border Canadians (since I live in Alaska you are our brothers to the south),another hobby I have is prospecting, & I know Canadian prospectors that have permits to CARRY a handgun when in remote areas for protection & survival purposes (NOT hunting) that I believe also applies to trappers.
Probably doesn't help the avaerage Canadian much. Probably have to have a "free miner's" permit or a registered trapline to get the bush carry permit I suppose.
I am VERY thankful for our firearms freedoms here & DON'T take them for granted.

cant take handgun in canada my father inlaw took a nice bear in canada and most of the guides wish they could carry handguns.didnt like the laws there at all.

I to will be hunting with my Encore .270 and at a 100 yards would like old mossy to try his luck. Not a problem.

Mike my wife is from Calgary. We were married there 23 years ago. I have been invited by her family to hunt there for the past 23 years. I have boycotted hunting in Canada because of this very reason. I have actually written a letter to your equivalent of our wildlife resources folks complaining of the no handgun hunting. I have never heard back.
Come south and enjoy the freedom!!!!