I was just telling my son the other night that we need to get ourselves a cheap, used, single shot shotgun with a sling to carry on our back when we are rifling...I do have a NEF 10 gauge single shot with a sling and I have used that when rifling...I'm more or less talking about everyone in the hunting party have both shotgun and rifle with them...I do like the NEF 10 gauge and use it usually when I'm taking other hunters predator calling... I call they get the shots but there are times when the predator breaks through the set up and I get to shoot it close.. I remember I took two guys hunting once.. The fox passed them they didn't even see it and here I am shooting at the fox with NEF 22 LR double action pistol.. Of course you can always get a combo gun....I have a Savage Model 24V . 223/12. I actually have missed more coyotes with that gun then other firearms.. Thing is like a club not a firearm.. I did use it in Texas and I did drop a coyote with the shotgun since it took off and I nailed it..See problem with that is you have the scope on top and that can hurt you more for finding them in the scope and firing.. Hence why a good old Pardner or old J C Higgins, Savage, single shot with a good shotgun sling might be just what you need. I know I like the 10 gauge configuration.. Might even be better that it's a 10 instead of a 12 since I now have Deadcoyote #4 Buckshot ammo for it...