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I am assume that you are wanting to get into bowhunting? If this is the case, the first thing I would do is sign up and take aArchery Education Course, (NBEF course)this coursetakes anywhere from 8 to 12 hours broke up to a couple of nights and maybe half a saturday, depending on the instructor. It covers the basic subjects from bowhunting methods to bowhuntingequipment, shot placement and animal recovery/blood trailing. In additionI would read up and learn all that you could on the subject of bowhunting. There are many good bowhunting mags to select from.Of courseI would continue to hang around here, becausethere are a lot of very well informed bowhuntes on this site.Other good web sites to go to aswell are bowsite, and archery talk. Between these three sites Iknow a fellow could learn all that is needed to start bowhunting. Now to answer your question, mobowhuntr is correct in his statement. I would also add that I wouldn't spend much on a set up just yet, because you realy don't know what you want or are looking for. I would try to stay under the $250 mark and buy used.That PSE for under $200 could be or could not be a good deal depending on how old the bow is and if it even fits you.Do yourself a favor and go to a bow shop and have them find out your draw length.I wouldn't spend a dime until I found out this info. Also I wouldn't buy any older used bow untilthe bow was inspected by someone who knows what their doing. With bowhunting there is so much info to be learned and shared that it takes a lifetime to master all the different areas of the subject. Anexample of this is mostbowhuntes (like myself) are good with compounds, but if you handed us a recurve or longbow we would be introuble, or you could say the game we hunt would be very safe.The good thing is archery is addicting and fun, be it hunting, or target recreation shooting all the way to competition shooting. Good luck and happy hunting.