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I live in SW Montana during the summers. I carry on the road during the road trip to and from ( I can't imagine not being armed at some of the rest stops we use). Depending on the weather; when no major winter storm I go - Texas, (tiny piece of OK) Colorado, Wyoming; when there is a major storm I go - Texas, New Mexico (through tribal land, no problem with CHL), Colorado, Utah, Idaho.

My favorite 'gun law app' is Legal Heat for the iPod Touch.

When living in Montana I carry everyday. The laws allow open carry or concealed WITHOUT a license except in towns & a few usual places so there are lots of people carrying. Even with Montana's Open Carry option, I prefer to conceal although I do use a pancake style OWB rather than my usual urban IWB.

Although in the backcountry when I pull an overnight hike or carry a frame pack, I wear open with a nylon tactical holster strapped to my leg (keeps the pack waistband from interfering and puts the gun at my fingertips).

I also gun-up here switching from 9mm to 40 cal (higher likelihood of confronting a beast than a human).