guns or no guns? and why?

If Im hunting solo and shooting hogs I have a gun. A big one. A 44 magnum or a 45-70 lever gun usually. Its a great way to hunt hogs and I have always enjoyed it!
If Im hunting solo and catching hogs, I may have a side arm with me but its because I have coyotes in mind. I never thought I needed one for protection for me or my dogs though.
When Im hunting with friends we only catch and tie or stick the hogs depending on where we are hunting and there wont be a gun in the field with us usually.

I prefer to catch and tie hogs when I can but there aint a dang thing wrong with having a gun handy on a hog hunt as long as the MIC and everone else is ok with it and clear on why its there. Thank God we still have that choice!