Ha, ha, ha! Yeah it sure is tough hunting around here, Tupper Lake and has gotten much tougher in recent years. So much so, that I can't even get excited about hunting around here anymore. One of my friends told me years ago that if I started bowhunting the southern tier I wouldn't want to hunt the Adirondacks anymore. Turns out, he was right!
That being said though, yes I have killed deer here with a bow. In 1998 I killed a Pope & Young buck here with my recurve. That was the first year I hunted with a recurve and as it turned out, it was the biggest deer I EVER killed! I got it the tag end of rifle season. The next day was the end of the season. It can be done, but you need luck and perseverence to do it.
Mike