I would like to Thank everyone for the great comments. It has been a pleasure to share my buck with all of you! Mr. Bell I do not know you, which means you do not know me and being from the same area does not qualify you as a judge. If you would talk to someone who knows me I am sure all your doubts will vanish. I assure you that this article is correct. If you would like swing out to the Ag Center and talk to the guys out there. They know me and were some of the first to see this awesome FRESH and LOCALLY harvested buck while he was still warm.

Mr. Bell and any other none believer- i assure you this is a 100% wild fair game kill. I personally took pictures of this deer and have been following this deer with Jason since the first trail cam pic. The harvest location is correct in the story! Mr. Bell you are way off on your assumption! I have had this deer in my hands after it was havested and it is trully remarkable!

Wow that is a beautiful buck!

He's a beauty.

what. farmers dont have concrete in your area? some of your guys judgemental comments are as poor as an antartic gold miner. i went to school with jason. DID YOU?

wow that's a whitetail??? never seen one that big before, not many mullies that big.

The big 8 in my my Avatar is a set of sheds that we found in our haystack in the winter of 93', and it conservatively scores gross 177" and nets right at 170". This deer was never harvested and we think it died of old age.

Great Illinois monster! Congrats

Show This Buck To Those "DEER FARMERS" Farm corn not Bucks

to hutters comment, "real hunters dont use trail cams"....are you retarded ?? must be!! I lease 400 acres in the best part of Michigan (Jackson co.)I run Feeders and cams appox 12 cams 4 feeders...and shot many 150 + class bucks.....whats on your wall dip s*^T?.....your killing me with this comment lmao

what a great buck nothing better than a big 8... Has anyone heard anything about Mike Kemble's huge Ohio 8 I saw a picture on BC tropny watch and was grossing 189 but havent seen or heard any updates since.

I'm sure taxidermists lined up for the right to do this one for free. No matter where it came from.

hutter. that was a terrible comment.

congrats jason. from and old school buddie.

i hope you allowed someone to make a mold to reproduce this set of antlers,i would pay good money for a reproduction set of these!!!!! beautiful animal,rickey vess

I'm very admire him and Congratulations.

"Great eight" Jason thanks for sharing this deer for all of us to see. I have scored a few giant eights before for a website (namonsterbucks.com), but nothing of this caliper. I read the article but it did not tell any of the circumference measurements? I was just wondering how heavy was he? Congrats on such a special trophy and good luck this year. I would love to add this deer to the site. Sincerely Hank

Ha! I noticed the garage too...and the deck, the stockade fence, concrete driveway and the sneakers...this guy is as much a farmer as I am a ballerina! Heckuva deer though!

The Mossberg 500...for the $$$ you can't buy a better gun....Bowhunting is my favorite but slug hunting is a close 2nd....Congrats....just freaking awesome deer.....

I was surprised to read the headline after the giant MN 8 pt poached last year. There is no question that it is a fabulous deer, and as he owns and works the land, no one better to tag it. So glad it wasn't tagged by a lease holder or someone renting the land. Congrats!

Rod Norman: Maybe you never saw and Elk. Big difference. That was and is a Whitetail.

I am from Atlanta, IL, Jason's hometown. I checked the bios info on the pic I was sent, it came back that the pic was taken in Colorado. I have doubts about the origin of this deer. I'm thinking it came from a high fence farm. It's pretty but I have doubt about it's true harvest location.