Sorry about the chickens, I've had the same thing happen and used my ole truck gun same as you did.
My truck gun is used mostly for dealing with varments, strays, crow's in the corn and such and if I'm on the tractor my truck gun goes with me and becomes a tractor gun. I carry a sidearm on me...
I agree with you on that.
DNR has done a very bad job on the deer management on John`s Mtn. Way way to many either sex hunt days over the past 8 or 10 years and they just keep on having them year after year, I don't understand it.