nice job . I dont oppose feeders thats an awesome deer to harvest with a bow anywhere.

That is a great buck!

In response to the baiting comment. I see baiting as a means to slow an animal down and get them into a range that is a little more manageable. I personally don't see much difference in baiting to calling, rattling or even using a urine and scent control. These are all used to give us that edge.
Unless you are out there hunting bare naked, covered in mud and carrying a stick that you sharpened on a rock; I don't want to discuss the ethics of baiting with you!

~Never met anyone that had a good recipe for cooking antlers.~

In response to the"if baiting was ethical we could bait ducks squirrels turkeys". Just because soemthng isn't legal doesn't mak it unethical. Some areas around here don't allow rifles for deer hunting. Then some "city hunter" sees a huge buck and tries a hundred yard shot with buckshot and wounds the thing. If you have deer densities that can withstand being hunted under feeders, and its legal, go for it. By the way, nice buck.

I want one! Awesome!

Great deer Chris, congrats!!!

Chris 20 years of trail cams please tell me what brand do you use? Have tried several with good and bad results. You have knowledge we could all use.And by the way congrats on a buck the rest of only dream about WELL DONE

Great buck. I'm not going to tell somebody that they are wrong for hunting over a feeder, or tell them it is unethical. Yeah, it may make it easier, but as far as I'm concerned that stuff is about knowing right from wrong, and tradition. If you were to use a feeder where I live in Indiana, you would be called a poacher. But I also know people that are from out west, that say that the majority of their hunting was from the cab of a truck, when they saw an animal, they got out and shot. To me that is not hunting, but to them, that is how you hunt. They think that setting in a tree stand is crazy.
Again, congrats on the buck.

Great buck, be proud. I have been blessed with the ability to hunt the same ground for 4 years, know this land well, main trails, bedding and escape routes. Have taken 2 nice 150 class bucks. A year ago I started using game cameras over small pile of corn, for all my scouting efforts I would have never guessed there were 13+ bucks 3 maybe 160/170 class. This was the best decision I ever made. If you think deer run to these like a saving grace your sadly mistaken, the best you can hope for is a short stop and in a good shooting position. Haven't had a shot over one of these piles yet but will not hesitate. After all, it not like you just pick a spot in the wood, drop some "HUNTERS"

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When in Rome, do as the romans do.
I can look at the pic. and tell, you paid your dues".
Congratulations man.

Trail cams and bait,, not my idea of hunting. You pattern your deer with a camera that sits over a bait pile. What happened to the challenge of scouting a area and figuring out where he runs and what times he runs them? Try outsmarting them instead of just feeding them,,to me this is just the luck of having a big deer in your area and YOU putting him in the spot you want him to be put in. Should of just used your truck,, less time dragging him to the road.

it really is a bummer to see such an incredible buck taken under a feeder. Find a run or a real feeding area, but the cracked corn gig is lame