Hello to all ya'll using the forum, my name is Mike, I recently ran across the forum and have really enjoyed some of the discussion topics i've seen on it so far! I just thought i'd take a quick minute to introduce myself...a few of the basics for starters...I'm 35, I live just outside of Houston, Texas, i've been hunting most of my life but have only recently started handgun hunting, so bear with me if my knowledge base isn't as varied as some of the more veteran handgunners here! I see that quite a few here are faithful to the contender/encore platforms, i've yet to invest in one but maybe someday in the future (what a money pit that would be, so many barrel/scope combos available i'd stay in debt i'm sure!) Anyways, that's just a little about me, hope to get the chance to chat with others on down the line and maybe pick a few hints and tips along the way! I recently took my first deer, a doe, with my S & W 500, I ranged her at 76 yards, I was impressed! I'll be headed out west to deer country as soon as I get off in the morning, i'll be out for at least a week, hoping to get the chance to take a decent buck this time, we'll see how things go!
P.S. I've got a few homepages posted on the web,
www.hometown.aol.com/texastomcatt is the address, just scroll down to the bottom and there are links to my other pages, ya'll feel free to check 'em out and let me know what ya think!!
good luck on the deer hunt. i start tomorrow mornin n got several days of vacation plus regular scheduled off days to make some deer live pretty dang rough. 
