Hello Lloyd: the last time I fished the Bighorn a sidearm would have been useful only to blast a few holes in the fish that wouldn't take my perfectly presented nymph (hour after hour). It is an SOB to fish unless you have perfect technique with size 24 micro-scuds. Tribal members are the least of your worries, as few of them really envy a #5 split bamboo rod or fresh waders (they tend to avoid water). Occasionally Dick Cheney will still float the river, usually with a body-double in the dory ahead of him. You might have your sidearm handy then if you want to defend him, or die under a light trigger from his lifetime secret service detail. Take 'yer pick.
