New to bows - Advice needed

[BlackdirtCowboy]

I went to the local “pro shop” today to try out some bows, but it didn’t go as planned. I walked in and he looked at me and said it’s gonna be hard to fit me to a bow. I told him I was new to bow hunting and he said I needed an entry level package bow.

I figured my draw length should be 30.5 to 31”, but the longest draw length he had was 30”. I shot it just to see, and it felt just a tad too short. I told him it was too short and he basically said tough luck, no one makes a bow with a longer draw length. I know this is BS, because I’ve been researching them online and I’ve seen them.

So I asked him about stepping up from the entry level to a higher end bow, if that would get me a 30.5 or longer draw length. He said nope, they don’t exist, have a look at this cross bow, it’s the only bow that’s going to fit you. Needles to say, I left there empty handed and will not be going back.

So now for the advice part. Can someone point me in the direction of some good first bows to look at that might fit me? I don’t want to spend a ton of money, but I don’t want to buy junk either. I don’t necessarily want a package either. I don’t mind putting things together to get me the highest quality I can afford. If it matters, I’m looking to stay around $1k or less, if possible.

Unfortunately, this is the only archery shop local to me. There are others, but they’re at least an hour and a half drive.