Bow for a beginner

If I had to do it over, I'd look for a used one that was tricked out already, at a reputable bow shop.

I bought one with a package, setup to go, but I've slowly upgraded a lot of the parts (rest, site, cable slide).

I got a mission as well about 2 months ago. It's my first and I've really enjoyed it.

I bought a PSE Brute X a while back and i like it. It may have been discontinued though.

any recommendations on either climber or hanging stands?

It is in a place where i can leave it all season..and my stands are only .25-1 mile walk depending on location

Buy a midline new bow from Bear or PSE before you buy a used bow. Being new to archery you won't be able to work on the bow yourself and you may regret buying used and not having a warranty.

As far as stands/sticks, for a mile walk I'd recommend Hawk Helium sticks paired with a Millennium lock on. You can't beat Millennium stands for comfort.

My setup is a M100U with 4 Hawk Heliums and I can get 20' pretty easily.

My girlfriend just got into bow hunting and she got a diamond edge sb-1. It's a badass little bow for anyone. It's adjustable from I think 7-70 pounds and 13-30" draw length. You can adjust it yourself at home. The ibo speed is 310fps if I remember correctly. They're made by bowtech. The package was $400 from Cabelas and came with a good sight, but the rest isn't my favorite. I would change the rest to a drop away and leave everything else the same. I would look into it. It's a bow that you can start with and adjust the weight up with an Allen wrench as you progress.