Not just green growies either. Roots and nuts and fruits too. Anyone serious about such things needs a good basic education in foraging. I like
http://www.paladin-press.com/product/256/82 , an old friend and now retired Special Forces survival instructor wrote it. I've been out in the woods with his classes and like Art said above- everyone is walking along grazing on stuff as they go. And no- he isn't kidding about the road kill either.
Active hunting for large or small game for food in a survival situation as a single purpose activity is a poor use of time. Traps, snares, trotlines or set hooks for fishing, etc. allow you to maximize your productivity- and you can hunt while you run your snare and trap lines every day. That way instead of just one opportunity at the time to gather protein, you can have several working for you all the time. And you can gather other food (plant based) and fuel while you are working your lines as well.
Guns are only a small part of the solution to most problems. IMHO there's a lot more room to argue 'which knives' for this situation than 'which guns.' For that matter more time might be more productively spent on 'which boots.' 8^)
But in keeping with the play of the problem, I'd settle for a Stevens Model 24 in .22LR over 20 gauge. I have a couple of them already, one regular Model 24 and one 24C, the "Camper" model that comes with shorter barrels in a packable soft case- see
http://www.gunsamerica.com/96794904...ns/Savage_M_24_ser_S_22lr_20ga_O_U_walnut.htm for pictures of the regular 24C. And I'd like to have one of my Beretta 70 series .22 pistols (Jaguar or 70S) too. With a box of birdshot (25 rounds), 25 rounds of 20 gauge Brenneke slugs, 15 rounds of 20 gauge Federal Premium buckshot, and 300 rounds of CCI 40 grain SGB (
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=73998 ), all should go reasonably well.
Depending on where you go in the region there may be a goodly number of black bears and the occasional mountain lion as well. More dangerous are likely to be feral humans, which is the case most anywhere. But there are trout in the streams, small game and plenty of plant food in the woods, and lots to keep one gainfully employed in staying alive and well- and well fed.
lpl (whose in-laws live in the area)