Very nice Buck-having lived in Illinois & Iowa all my life there is a very SMALL percent that would pass on that Buck no matter what you read. Those that would must have a special little PRIVATE honey hole for sure. I been doing this 48 years now & have Bowhunted some of the MOST prime spots around. You have a Buck to be proud of-especially where you are from. Oh, I doubt if you would get any laughs from anyone in Ill. , Iowa or Ws. either. Congrats. I have shot smaller for sure & having run a pro archery shop & lanes for 15 years (in the past) have seen tons of Bowshot deer from Prime Ill., Iowa areas. I have had Deer score gross 140, 125, 130, 115,151,153 to name a few that won our Big Buck contests. those over 140 just don't come around that much.
I passed on one buck that size last year at 20 yards because I KNEW 2 larger ones were in the area-I MISSED one (guess 160) at 32 yards.
This is a pic of one of my better bucks & I don't have that many for living in the GIANT DEER BELT (haha). good Luck to all this season.