My wife and I have concealed carry permits from Oklahoma. I was surprised when we took the course that concealed means CONCEALED. If you show your weapon you are no longer in compliance. In Okla I have carried openly on occasion when going to and from the range or hunting and no one said a word. I'm not sure of the legal status. I would like to be carrying openly. I really believe that an armed populace increases civility.
Here in the People's Republic of Connecticut, the Concealed part is enforced militantly! I heard of people getting their liscenses revoked for life for somethings simple as for reaching for the top shelf at a supermarket and allowing their shirt move upward revealing thier holster (and then some anti-gun soccermom type calls the cops)
Check your legal status at http://www.packing.org.
"I would like to be carrying openly."
You might want to read section 21-1272 regarding unlawful carry. Your guess is as good as mine as to what "the proper use of guns and knives for hunting, fishing, educational or recreational purposes" means. I'm not a lawyer and I don't play one on TV.