??Carry a Pistol hunting ??

I like to run two cds but haven't been able to lately, especially when hunting by myself. And running only one has cost me five cds this year. I used to never carry a gun, but after getting dogs cut down I can see where one might need it. Ex. Last night I hunted and had a nice boar bayed, 275 and nice teeth nothing to big. Using a brand new cd who has caught 3 hogs four days before. I turn cd loose in a bad thicket, cause my yellers are getting impatient and trying to catch. Well that was the last time I seen the cd. I was able to get up to the pig 3 times within 15 feet, and put 5 shots from a .45 in him. The point is I needed the gun in the thicket cause my normally loose baying dogs got a little gritty and this pig was slicing and dicin. Did I get the pig, no. He bolted and ran into a sounder and pigs busted. Dogs caught a couple small ones. The down side I absolutely HATE shooting over my dogs. Sometimes you gotta do whatca gotta do.