I would look at an 8 round .357 Magnum revolver such as the S&W Nightguard. Reasonably lightweight, no issues with corrosion, reliability and simplicity of a revolver, big enough to handle all predators in this state, yet small enough to go in a jacket pocket if necessary, and 8 rounds of powerful .357 Mag., which to me is better than 9 rounds of .45 in a semiauto, IMHO of course.
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