You really need to try shooting as many different bows as you can to determine which one fits you best. There are so many factors to consider: How you hunt, what you'll hunt, how far you intend to shoot, if you intend to use the bow to shoot targets, your physical limitations, your arm strength (even your reach) how much support you'll be needing to maintain your bow, etc,etc,etc.
Then too there is the support of the company that makes the bows. For instance Excal, Parker and Ten Point have a lifetime warranty policy...and live by them. I did my research and settled on one of each: Parker and Excal. But that matters not the least. It's what's best for YOU that's important...regardless of what someone likes or dislikes.
Generally speaking, recurve bows are easier to maintain, more accurate, but wider and heavier. Compounds are smaller, easier to cock but more maintenance intensive. But you gotta try before you buy to get the best match.