There are no "bad" bows built nowadays. Check out as many as you can. Have you considered a used bow? Ask around at some shops, a lot of times the owners know some guys looking to unload a bow and you may stumble on a killer deal......and the shop owner will be still work on it for you if it was a bow he originally sold. If you can do your own bow work, thereare usually some decent deals on archerytalk.com. I landed afew there myself, and was very pleased with my purchases.

Mission bows are nice, nothing wrong with them for a hunting rig.I fired one and thought it was good enought to shoot deer with. Hoyt just released a "mid priced" '09 pair of bows, the Hawk series I believe. They go for 499, and 599 each.

Most importantly, buy from a good shop that can actually help you set it up and assist you with future tune ups and repairs. Stay away from the department store bow counters.