I main a hunter and just now decided to make ret pally my main. When compare the two I am willing to bet that with same ilvl and right gear ret dps blows my hunter anyday. Both class feels alright but whe MM you don't really have a lot of mobility and you have to stand still to shot. Ret fills more mobile to me. And if you get bored you can also go heals and tank if needed.
Overall Ret is a lot better stats then hunter. Also try a furry warrior before while is fun but dps is no where ret and is not looking blizzard will change that. Also you take more damage as furry than any other class/spec is BS lol.