RE: Any information on the Illinois 38 pt?
Brian Robeza of Staunton, Illinois. shot a 23 to 25 point (not exactly sure). The Chief and Group Editors of North American Whitetail green scored the deer at around 194". There is a picture of it in our local paper but I don't have it.
I think the dollar amount that people are putting on some of these deer are way overblown. I shot a 212" NT that just missed being scored as a 210 1/8" Typical. If people are getting offered 10's of thousands of dollars for World Class Deer, I'm sure not seeing any of it.
There were 52 deer that Scored B & C last year. I saw at least 5 deer that were over 200" at the Illinois Deer and Turkey Classic last year. A 200" deer is just not as rare as it used to be. The deer has to be really something special to get lots of money. And I think $100,000 would probably be around the max for even a World Record Deer.
If people are really getting that kind of cash for there deer, then more power to them. A deer is really only worth what somebody is willing to pay for them.
I'll try to find pics of the Robeza's deer and post them.