I've killed a Texas whitetail stone dead with one shot from one of my Glock 19s. If it won't work on a whitetail, it sure won't work on a turd. My favorite deer pistol is a S&W 625-6 Mountain Gun in .45 ACP. It has taken many whitetails for me with the Federal 230 HST +P load and a .45 Auto Rim load with a 250 Keith and 6.5 Unique. I'd bet that Buffalo Bore .44 Special load would be just the ticket for your deer there.