Neophyte, if you'll recheck the regs you'll see that they are even screwier than you think. It's actually a minimum .24 caliber handgun. Meaning you could potentially deer hunt with a .25ACP?
From ncwildlife.org
Quote:
Pistols
During the open hunting season for rabbits, squirrels, opossums,
raccoons, furbearing animals and legal nongame animals and
birds, these species may be taken with a pistol of .22-caliber
with a barrel not less than 5.5 inches in length.
A hunter or trapper lawfully taking wildlife by another method
may use a pistol to dispatch the animal or bird taken, except as
noted below.
Pistols may not be carried during the bow-and-arrow and
muzzleloader deer hunting seasons.
Deer, bear and wild boar may be taken with a handgun during the
established gun hunting season provided that the handgun is not
less than .24-caliber.Muzzleloading pistols are not legal for hunting.
It is unlawful to hunt or take wild turkeys with pistols.
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Funky huh?