This Spike showed up last year following around the cows on our Deer Lease. We saw him right at camp and the kids have fed it out of their hands. It has a cut in the right ear, possibly from a tag. This past weekend my buddy was filling his feeders with his kids (8&11) and a deer walks up behind him (20ft) and just mills around for 15 minutes. We think it could be the same deer, what do yall think.
Taken with Blackberry last year at 5feet

Taken with Iphone last weekend at 20 ft

Her's aanother pic at a different angle.

Possible

This is why we have ARs. Pay attention, East Texans.

I see the same....I say " Its the same buck "

Well that spike is legal in AR counties so you better talk to TPWD to get spikes protected...lol

Seen alot of yearling 'spike's' have more points in following years. Moral of the story, DON'T SHOOT REALLY YOUNG BUCKS!!! AR's would do nothing for him in the first pic!

He's legal in AR county in second pick also!

Gotta love AR threads

I vote for same deer due to the notch in the right ear for the second pic. Unless you have two escaped breeder bucks on your lease, which wouldn't be a bad thing.

not the same deer.......in my opinion. and chances of the notch being from a tag doubtful, most all deer on my ranch have rips in one or both ears....

BMD, just be glad you dont have to deal with them!!! Most of our older bucks in ETx. wont meet the AR's.

That's alot of difference in one year.

No doubt about the AR crap, just damn shame hunters don't have self control and knowledge so the state didn't come in and arse it up

yep

probably a late born. We have a bunch of spikes every year.. 99% of them will jump to 6-8.

It looks like the same deer to me Frank.

I have some more pics, I will put them up shortly to compare. I see vast differences from the 2 but the behavior has me convinced that its the same deer.

Probably is then.

Hmm...I know I wouldn't take that small a deer in picture one but can't say the same for some other guys. Not so sure about the second during bow season. Could be a tough decision especially if it's getting late and I have a pocket full of tags..lol. Tough to call though I can see differences but behavior is suspicious.

i say differnt because the rip in the second pic seems a lot bigger than the first.

If I were to follow the belief that this is the same deer;

I'd say the deer in the first pick was an early fawn, and possibly that picture was taken very late in the season.......

yielding a super fawn.......which at a 1.5yoa (second picture) has produced a solid up and come'r

but even I am having a hard time justifying that one

I noticed that too, it may be coincidence but look at the back feet, the right foot is forward in both pics

Low Fence? Pet/tame deer? hhhhuuuummmmm

Hard to tell if they are the same deer. I doubt the rip in ear on the yearling buck was from a tag. When deer are tagged, they are tagged in the center of the ear and not on the edges.

If is the same deer, thats why we don't shoot spikes. Just because the State says you can shoot it, doesn't mean you have too.

I agree, the tear in the 2nd pic is bigger but that could happen. I think if the 8 pt let you feed him by hand then that would confirm it's the same deer. Very rare for a wild deer to be so comfortable around people.

Low Fence..there's a high fence place 5 miles away. Here's a another pick from last year. Need to get the other pictures from my buddy's phone. Also check above, added another pic from a better angle. I am still looking for more pics from last year.

Haha I know. I was confused for a second...