i hate to admit it, but when political stuff circulates I'm embarrassingly lazy. I wait until I see Matt sign off on something then I get behind it....
Buy an ILF platform if you plan on keeping using it, options galore for risers and limbs. If you're over 29" draw get a bow as long as you think you...
For spotters and binos, the problem are not so much the sticks as the head. Most heads in your price range will be ballheads. A lot of people, myself...