Tim, you have some of the worse luck I have ever heard of! I mean, how in the hell do your pants fall down?!?! I am sitting here at work picturing you standing in your tree with your pants bunched around your boots. I think if I were you, I would have just stood there with my pants down and worried about pulling them up once I shot the deer. It might be time to invest in a belt!
As you stated, it could have been a lot worse, but it could have been a lot better. The question is, are you having fun? That is all that is important.
I have a feeling that you are going to connect this year. God knows you deserve a kill.
As you stated, you are seeing the deer, you just have to get luck to swing on your side. Maybe spend a few hours in a clover plot looking for a 4 leafer.
Good luck and I am really looking forward to your next post!