I've seen my share of good lookin' wimminfolks on the trail.
Oh, yes: Armed?
Don't ask, don't tell. Concealed means nobody knows you have it.
I’ve had friends encounter drunken louts on the A-T in spots where it intersects with favorite rural “drinking spots”.
I personally encountered some guys - one with a Remington bolt action rifle - way deep in the White Mountains and they weren’t hunters or hikers, not dressed for it (cowboy boots!). No packs, no water, nothing. That’s when I decided to pack discreetly while hiking (I was with my girlfriend).
Just outside Dolly Sodds in WV, we were chased off private property by some psychotic hillbilly with a rifle, after the owner had already given us permission to camp there for just the night. He fired several shots at us as we were leaving.
In Abiqui, NM I was compelled to display my loaded and cocked Marlin 1894s to some dudes in a van who were brazenly checking out every campsite in this small Forest Service campground. They finally got the message and left post haste.
Bears? Don’t ask. But some friends were stuck on the top of a large boulder for a good 30 minutes while keeping a black bear at bay.
It’s legal to open carry in most National **Forests**, and where it isn’t I’ll make my own decision.