I was in the same postion as you and I found a used parker hunter on e-bay an 03 model for 300 and that was set up and ready to hunt. Parker makes great bows mine was awesome, but then i let a friend shoot it and he liked it more than me so I ended up with a 03 Bowtech Patriot Dually and probably will have it for a long time(or be divorced and broke) buying last years model is a good way to stretch your dollars and get into a bow you may not be able to afford otherwise.