Pack pistols for bowhunting?

[Ihuntoldschool]

Get out of the blind.
Hunt where you can see around you and be aware of your surroundings.

Aside from that much ado about nothing.
That bear didn't want you or it would have had you before you would get a shot off inside your tent house.

You don't need a pistol. You need to hunt where you're aware of your surroundings.