Originally Posted by
super_hunt54
CB, first off welcome to the site. Secondly, you might be better served by looking for a good used compound. There are many that are just a couple to 3 years old that are still very high quality bows that will serve all of your needs. Your top brands are BowTech (my personal favorite), Hoyt, Mathews, PSE (has come a long way and makes good bows nowadays), and Martin are your top of the line manufacturers. A new compound from any of these will be getting up there in price. A 2 or 3 year old bow that has been taken care of will cost you hundreds less and still be more than adequate to serve your hunting needs.
If you are dead set on new, I would recommend Diamond bows. They are made by BowTech. Great bows for a lower price than the top of the line models.
Good advice. Another bow line to look into is is Mission (Mathews sister company). The Ballistic is a nice bow for the money.
But before you commit you should shoot as many as you can until you find one that feels right to you and don't go solely by name.
You don't need a 350+ fps bow to kill a whitetail. Practice and patience is what will get the job done.
I am a big fan of Martin bows and you can likely find a good used one out there. Once you find a bow you like, go home and check the web sites like Craigslist and such. Maybe you'll find one there at a good price.