Thanks for all the info fellas, Im just trying to weigh the pro and cons of getting a handgun ,and decided to poll you guys, since most of the time on the board people post very useful info. Im not the one to be waiving a gun around to clear my fishing hole or anything like that. Just as a last resort type of thing in any encounters, you just never know with all them beasts running around the rivers 2 and 4 legged.