It is illegal for a person taking or attempting to take game to carry or possess afield a centerfire or muzzleloading rifle, a bow and arrow, a centerfire or black powder handgun, or a shotgun with buckshot, slug or ball loads or cut shells, unless you have in your possession a 2007 firearm deer, combination deer or antlerless deer license for the appropriate DMU, with an unused kill tag issued in your name, or a 2007 firearm deer, combination deer or antlerless deer license for the appropriate DMU issued in your name with an unused deer management assistance permit (DMA) kill tag or an unused managed deer hunt permit.
If you did not see it then read slower because it does state ball loads can be used if you have the proper kill tag.
Different state, different law. You might think it aint no good for hunting. I think alot of stuff and keep most of it to myself. I have seen deer shot with way too short super dooper whizzer banger mags, only to run a quarter of a mile. I hereby proclaim them not worth a hoot for hunting, and is only good for wounding. In other words I don't think my mind or ways will be changed by any opinion.
As for it being a great caliber for military use, you got that right, but of the people I have seen shot with 9x19mm NATO ball, not a one lived and only a few were wounded for a short time. Yep some had to be shot more than once, but my reality of what I have seen and done far outweigh "feelings" or "opinions".
Just my observations of what I have seen and experienced, nothing more......