RE: Bowhunter looking for the best out there !
For 1k you should be able to get a pretty nice bow package.
A small warning, if you do not have anything, there is a whole lot to buy,
arrows (80-120 for a dozen fletched), a release (40-70), a stabilizer (25-75), a sight (50-150), a rest (40-90), a quiver (30-40), small things like peep, field points, sling, hex tool ($20), target (50-90). So, just the extras can run you about $335 - 655 (and more), and will quickly eat up your budget.
This is not intended to be discouraging, b/c it is a lot of fun to get all this stuff and get started, but just to help you budget.
The bare bow I shoot (Tribute) is great and is about $700 at most pro shops. The Drenalin (Matthews), Vectrix (Hoyt), and Guardian (Bowtech) will probably run you about $750.00 bare bow (give or take $30). Cheaper bows sometimes come with packages, like the Bowtech Tomkat package, which is a good one. Sometimes pro shops will have trade in bows from last year's models that you can get a good deal on. It's definitely worth going to a pro shop, most will size you, help you decide between 60 or 70 lbs., and let you shoot the bows, and there usually is not a lot of sales pressure. They want you to like the bow you buy.