Ghost man, You must be one patient dude cause I would have given up long time ago. I am wondering how you it took you 18 years of bow hunting to get your first deer with a bow. Did you not hunt much, hunt a good bit and not see much or missed what you shot at? I haven't hunted with a bow that much but I am not sure I would have the patience to stick at it that long without killing anything. Congrats.
Very nice and congrats on your first bow kill. What a way to start the season!