Round chambered while hunting?

[maintguy47]

Always while stocking. I remove the round from the chamber when I climb trees though.

[primal215]

I keep it locked and loaded, you never now whats what you may need to shoot and how fast, specailly now days with all the griz and wolves not to mention PETA

[crunch14]

HAHA A friend of mine had a run-in with the PETA folks while on an Elk hun near Chehalis about 10 years ago. Believe it or not they got all camo'ed up and would follow the hunters around blowing airhorns and ringing bells to scare the Elk away.

[Der Aulte Jaeger]

Count me in as a no most of the time. Chambered rounds are for when game is likely close or when actually spotted. I used to carry chambered but over the years wisdom and planning replaced enthusiasm and spur of the moment happenings.

[Huge29]

HAHA A friend of mine had a run-in with the PETA folks while on an Elk hun near Chehalis about 10 years ago. Believe it or not they got all camo'ed up and would follow the hunters around blowing airhorns and ringing bells to scare the Elk away.

That is illegal in Utah and in most other states too, call the DWR or county Sheriff if it happens.

[MTWillie]

No, because I never hunt alone. And I would never want to be THAT guy that cracks one off in his partner's skull.

I keep 3 in the magazine and I'm awfully fast loading so I never worry about having one in the chamber. Scares the crap out of me.

[Muley Shed Freak]

Absolutly not anymore. At least not after I heard of the Model 700 Remingtons and there need to fire without pulling the trigger. I wait till I'm ready to shoot to put a round in, for safety sake.

[Tyewire]

When hunting alone my family hunts with one in the chamber on safe. We always remove the shell from the chamber when we are around people or hit the road.

[Coloradobuck]

always from when my foot hits the ground getn out of the truck im loaded and ready and before i get back in im unloaded but i leave my bolt open a bit makes it faster and easer if i see somethin moveing to another spot but thats just me

[shmobag]

I always have a round chambered while hunting, unless on dangerous ground so it would be unsafe to have one chambered. especially after elk hunting this past year ive learned to appreciate it too. thick timber gives the elk an advantage, ill take any leg up i can get.