I am a huge Hoyt fan so if it were me I would go with the Hawk series bows.  great entry level price, and then when you are completely sure you like it and you will you can always up grade to a high end bow.  But the Hawk series bows would give you many years of servive.  Another bow I would look at is the Diamond bow which are another entry level bow and they are made by Bowtech.

Best thing you can do is go to a bow shop and shoot all the bows you can to see what fits you best.

have fun!!

What I would do is go down to a local archery pro shop and look over what they have.  They will also get you set up right instead of you haveing to go through trial and err along with buying equipment that you don't need or will never use. 

...Well if your a kid ( which I doubt ) you should go to your local retailer and shoot the mission menace and the diamond razors edge.  The menace comes with really good stuff and shoots ( in my opinion ) really smooth.  A lot smoother than the razor edge but the razor edge goes up to 60# draw weight so it will last you a while.  The menace ( at least where I live ) only goes up to 50# at my local retailer.

...I just read up on the hoyt hawk series and I think that would be a better choice.  But I would go and shoot a couple bows and see what ones best for you.

Like someone said already go to your local archery shop and see what he carries. That way when your bow breaks the opening morning of the season you don't have to order a new part.

After buying an Alpine Frontier last year, I had problems with a screw loosening up on my cam that controls the draw length. First day of archery I manage to lose that screw and had to drive an hour and a half for a replacement. Don't get me wrong I love my Alpine bow, but it would have been alot easier to find a local guy with a decent bow.

IMO most bows on the market today are going do shoot great and stand up to alot of wear and tare. so brand isn't really that important.