Sweet ... congrats on a beauty..... especially with the bow.
I was in Allegany County in SW NY and the guy across the street from us shot a monster 11 point .... scored 150ish or so. It was a similar situation with numerous trail cam sightings and they even found sheds from him but had never seen him live. I have pics but have been sick as a dog and havent felt like dealing with posting them but will soon.
My only thought when i saw it was what a shame it wasn't a bow kill ........ the guy shot it on the run, broke its back or spine or something and then had to put it down.
Every year around this time after a couple days with the gun i realize how much i like bow hunting