+1 to the Chesty Puller, as long as you're somewhere cool.
Warm weather hiking though, the chest straps will cause you to sweat like a pig.
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Now, I bought this thing exclusively for wildlife protection while I’m bowhunting, backpacking, hiking, and fishing. So the hip thing won’t work,
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Assumption. Bad assumption.
I've got a 4" Redhawk that I carry for the same reasons.
I wear a Wilderness Instructor Belt and an Uncle Mike's Sidekick nylon holster. This puts the gun strong-side, under the waist belt of my backpack. The wilderness belt is slung low, almost gunslinger style, to aid in draw.
Another choice is this, from Blade-Tech.
http://www.blade-tech.com/DOH-Droppe...p-pr-1163.html
They make it for S&W N-frames as well as the Redhawk, right or left handed. The dropped and offset feature keeps it away from your belt line. But it isn't annoying like one of the ninja tactical thigh holsters.