OK, new angle... what about backpacking in Kisatchie? Would it be better to have a takedown rifle than a pistol (since I have no CHP) stuffed inside my pack? Guess if I'm hiking on a WMA, then I have to keep hunting regulations in mind as well. Damn, this **** is complicated!
Yeah those WMA's are fun. I'm trying to organize a camping hog hunting weekend in Richard Yancy, but I'm struggling with all the if's and but's. I'm just gonna call them later today and take good notes and make a plan based on that. If I'm stopped and the agent in the field takes exception to my equipment (selected based on conversation) I will provide him with name, date and time, and whatever additional information I'm given in the conversation. I have found most game wardens to be hunters with a good nature who happened to find away to make a living at running around in the woods.