What rifle do you carry? What is your sidearm?
 

I will limit this to hunting only deer/elk and feral boars.
For Deer .308 ruger, sidearm is 9mm beretta.
For elk .30-06 ruger, sidearm is .44mag blackhawk
Same for boars, except the .44mag will have buffalo bore bullets, instead of standard federal.

Deer (muleys) 30.06 Sidearm 45ACP
Elk 325 WSM Sidearm 45ACP
Hogs 30.06 Sidearm 45ACP

For elk will use .300 Win Mag sidearm .45ACP
For deer .308 Rem 700 or M21 sidearm .45ACP
For S Ga feral hawgs .308 Rem 700 or M21 sidearm .45ACP

Deer-Browning A-bolt in .284
Elk-Ruger M77 in 300 win mag
No sidearms unless I'm hunting with 1 of my Ruger magnum revolvers

deer 7mm rem mag
elk 338 win mag
45 acp under pillow 357 under truck seat

Deer 30-30 and a 44mag
elk 30-06 and a 44mag
small game .22lr and 44mag
turkey 12 ga and a 44mag
Seeing a trend lol?

I have none of these things to hunt. I carry a .338 Win mag and a .22 sidearm in case signal shots are needed. I carry a folding slingshot for small game. 44mag under head at night.

Here in Ohio, hunters are limited to the possession of one legal firearm for hunting deer. It is also a shotgun state, no high powered rifles.

So, I use my 12 ga pump or .50 cal muzzleloader. No sidearm

Please check your local laws in terms of legality for your stituation.

Whitetail deer I use a Rem700 in 7mm stw if i plan to hunt large fields or gas/powerlines. Rem 7600 in 35 Whelen usually in the woods. Unless I get nostalgic and take out my G'paps old Rem 141 Gamemaster in 35 Rem.

Same rifles for black bear. Haven't got after Elk/Boars etc.......yet

Don't usually carry a sidearm when rifle hunting, but do carry my 45acp when Archery or Flintlock hunting

.458 socom 350grn hornady roundnose softpoint. (used to use a winchester model 70 458winmag with similar load to the socom.)
in heavy brush pig stalking i like to use my ruger 44mag carbine with soft points.
springfield armory 1911 45acp 230grn fmj.