For the money I would go Springfield XD. Mountain lions? Hmm. 40 S&W or 45. dam those cats can get big.

It is every freeborn American's right to purchase somepistol other than the M1911 in .45ACP. But it is no great tribute to that person's intellingence should he/she do so.....

As far as I can determine, the 1911 is still considered the finest combat handgun ever devised (to paraphrase Patton's comment about the M1 rifle....)

i had a ruger p89dc i loved it it was my first gun never jamed never misfired or nothng cost about 300 to 400 new and with the other 200 you can buy some extra mags bullets and a case
if your going to get a ruger for hunting why not get one for a semi and if you go 10mmor 45 or 40 they all cost more then 9mm i bought a 1000 rounds for 100bucks shipped