I had this deer start showing up on camera this past week and he seems to resemble one that I had showing up last year, just added a lot, if it is him. What does everyone think, same deer or different deer?

2013




2014

Doesn't look like same deer to me. One from this year has a notched ear and one from 2013 doesn't have it

The notch doesn't mean much to me since he has it this year and not last year. The thing that has me wondering is the way the main beam come in and up, the g3s look very similar, and the g2 on his right side was starting to split last year and is more pronounced this year. Again not real sure its the same deer, but has a lot of similarities.

I say yes

I think so

Not the same deer IMO. His browtines do not start in the same place on the mainbeams. The buck from this year also appears to be younger than the buck from last year to me.

Looks like 2013 bucks brow tines are further apart than 14 buck, 13 has more if a pronounced Roman than 14. I don't think there the same buck but maybe kin

Side profile from last year

No brows give it away

some similar genes...but brow's don't change that drastically in 4 years, much less 1...

Related, but not same deer

Holy Browtines!

I agree with this, brows are way different. I say not same deer.

I see what everyone is saying about the brow times. Didn't really notice the spacing or location on them until someone else mentioned it. Just curious how old does everyone think he is?

In some pics he looks to be a 3 yr old. So I would think he is a middle-aged buck.

I agree not the same deer. I would guess about 4.5. Nice buck.