I Love hunting with a handgun but on many occasions it is just not feasible. Legality in some places limits me, and with a 100 yard limit I often pick up the rifle.
Scenario: cull hunts when the landowner wants many animals taken and you are in a blind. Haven't tried it yet but to push the blind closer to the animal to get in range could be a challenge.
Scenario2: 4 day whitetail hunt and unable to get inside 100 yards on a trophy...
I always try to use the handgun, but sometimes i just can't get close enough to what I want to shoot.
However, if it is shooting a couple of does for meat, I will keep trying and not bother with the rifle. Same for hogs.
SnT