Philos, your best strategy, by far ,is to either join or visit by permission a local archery club on a traditional shoot night or weekend and see what other folks are shooting. Most Trad hunters are very willing to talk about their bows , why they shoot what they shoot and even let you shoot a few arrows into a bale with their bow to see how it feels. Some folks swear by 48" bows and others want 66" and everything in between. Be thinking about what and where you'll be doing most of your hunting, as a short, light bow can be a nice thing when youre doing a lot of walking to hunt in a tree stand, a longer bow, especially a heavier recurve with a lot of mass in the riser, may be easier to develop confidence in. If you're not dead set on a new bow, you can buy a whole bunch of really good used bows for $300. A good rule of thumb is that 30 minutes more practice each week will be far more advantageous than spending $30 more on equipment. If you're not familiar with the make or the model, just ask..odds are you'll find lots of folks here who have shot that model.
Good luck!