I know an older topic but I believe it was John Taffin who wrote about a pair and a spare. Meaning you need a pair and the spare is for when one if the pair needs repaired. I have also read folks saying one can be none and two is one. Be prepared.

I agree. Our squirrel season opened today and I have three handguns in my truck for this evenings hunt.

If I am traveling to hunt, I always bring at least two handguns.

Everyone says bring 2 guns so in case one fails you can salvage your hunt. I carry my Raging judge Scoped in a cross shoulder holster, and I carry my Ruger SR1911 .45 acp in my belt holster. I don't carry my .45 in case my Judge fails, I carry it so in case I get jumped or ambushed by a predator, it is easier to draw a smaller gun from belt holster and rapidly unload 7 shots, then it is to swing the 7 inch barrel scoped from a shoulder holster and pull the 10 pound trigger 6 times.

Two guns are better than one. Always be prepared.

I carry a Contender in 22lr for the squirrels when I am deer hunting.

My daily routine involves strapping on a "defensive" handgun. The specifics vary by the day, but it might be anything from a pocket 9mm to a .44M revolver. It is a tool that has one primary use---to protect my life should things get ugly.

To that I add my hunting gun. Whether it is a handgun or long gun, it's a tool that generally has one task---to harvest game.

If I travel more than a short distance to hunt (as in, it's longer than a single-day hunt), I'll take a spare hunting gun along in the case, just to have as a back-up should something happen to the main gun.

Always carry two handguns while hunting- even squirrel hunting!