A lot of people will tell you they don't think its enough gun, but I know people that kill plenty of deer with one. However you have to keep it's limitations in mind. I think it would work great for bow ranges and finnishing a deer off if you had to. I wouldn't get a .357 just for that reason though. If you need to carry a side arm to finnish off deer all the time you should learn to shoot better instead. It should be something that rarely happens, not a regular kind of thing.

I don't think it would work all that well for a drive though, the ranges at which you would have to shoot are just not predictable enough. And I'm not reall keen on using a pistol to shoot at moving deer, especially a .357. With the right load at close ranges and proper shot placement they are effective.

I think of a .357 as a really compact bow without arrows.

Just my opinions though. That being said I wouldn't mind having one.

Paul