i would shop at field and stream online

Might have to go used. Make sure it fits your draw length, though. If you are unfamiliar with that then stop by a pro shop and pick their brains. They might actually have a trade in.

Most people would laugh when they first saw my bow, but after they watched me shoot it they would surly cry and have major fits. I bought my bow about 20 years ago from a co-worker who was buying a new one. I paid him a whole $65.00 for his old Bear polarII but her's where the fun beguins- I bought a good quality (Pollington) red dot sight for it, a good quality rest (wisker bisket), a Bear release, and I use Beeman carbon hunter arrows and Muzzy 3 blade 100grain broadheads. The bow is long and heavy but that makes it very accurate. With the red dot I don't have to guess where my arrow is going when I'm in a treestand, wherever the dot is, the arrow goes. Don't get caught up into the short bow fad, any little twitch you make is magnified more so with a short length bow. There are some very good bows out there for next to nothing, all you have to do is add a few quality components to them and you'll have the best "Hunting" bow you could ask for.

The Odyssey II is more of a youth bow. Max draw is only 27". Dont know how old you are.

My 18 yr old son bought a bow in your price range from
Bass Pro because he works their and got a good discount buying their brand. That dang thing shoots good. Better than anything I started out on.