I am 19 and was in the same situation about 3 years ago. I wanted a good starter bow, but something that allowed me to still hunt seriously. I went with a new PSE Stinger, I have killed 6 deer with it. It is a great bow and I am still using it. I bought the bare bow for 300 then put almost 200 into accesories, sounds like your price range. If you get on BassPro or Cabelas you can check them out. You can get the ready to shoot package for about 420. GREAT BOW