I stepped on a wolverine a while back... Before that was done, that wolverine took 4 of the 6 that Colt had in it (missed with 2) and was still coming - I finally beat it to death with a stump. That particular adventure is when I started carrying a carbine whenever I was in the woods...
Pistols are fine and all, but they aren't as effective a defense as one might think.
Don't do that...