2007-12-01 05:10:56 · 4 answers · asked by Tanner B 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Other - Outdoor Recreation
NO......Sorry Ohio State laws requires that any handgun LEGALLY used to hunt Deer must have a 5" minimum length barrel and be of 357 Magnum Caliber or larger...... 38 Special caliber is NOT legal
www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/dow/
regulations/default.aspx
2007-12-01 06:06:26 · answer #1 · answered by JD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not with any level of success, you can't.
Handguns are not really like rifles and shotguns-good at a distance. Most hunting is done at greater distances than the effective range of a .38 pistol.
2007-12-01 13:16:37 · answer #2 · answered by omnisource 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Even if it were legal, a .38 spl. is very impotent in hunting anything bigger than bobcats.
2007-12-01 14:57:25 · answer #3 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't really know for sure but why would you want to? i would not use anything less than a .357 mag
2007-12-01 13:15:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋