Yes he needs to be seen! What a great buck. As another way to honor both the deer and your brother-in-law I think it would be neat to get him scored. He looks like he would do well as a non-typical. Look up a Boone & Crockett scorer in your area and see what they can do. It does not cost to have the animal scored, but there is a minimal fee if you the animal is large enough to make the record book for it to be entered in the book.