Sorry Whitworth. I should have added "Or a handgun chambered in a more capable cartridge." I am not against deer hunting with a handgun, but I do think the minimum caliber requirements are there for a good reason. North dakota requires at least a 357 magnum for deer hunting. The cartridge length requirements even disqualify the 45acp.
Shows how little the law maker knew that drafted the requirement. I have taken deer and hogs with both a 357 mag and a 45 ACP when loaded properly both are perfectly adequate and do an excellent job in the terminal department. I prefer the 45, but when I started in the late 60's I thought that the 357 was head and shoulders above the 45 ACP because of FPE advantage of the 357. Over several decades of taking game with a handgun I came to realize that they 45 ACP does not take a back seat to the 357
