RE: Who as actually taken a deer with a bow?
20+ years of hunting. 17+ years with X number of bow kills. I've slowed in the last several years because I no longer feel like dealing with the kill.
Hang in there and keep trying. It took me three years before I had my first kill with a bow. Keep talking with others and soon you'll find yourself passing up bigger deer then you have killed already waiting for the one.
Good luck