Same buck, approximate age?

[UpStateRedNeck]

Hey guys, I'm curious as to what you guys think.

Pics 1 and 2 are last years, do you think this is the same buck as pic 3 & 4? I have a frontal shot of his head ( I will upload it from home later, sorry I thought it was in my library! ), and the rack symmetry is almost exactly the same, just a little smaller. The picture from last year is in almost the exact same pose which really drives it home.

And secondly, how old would you say? I would say he's got to be at least 2.5 in the first two, 3.5 this year? Has a body on him like

Look at the body on him this year.

[bigbuckhunter]

i think those are two comppleately different buck

[Steve7]

I agree with BBH...the on ehtis year seems different from last. 3 1/2 y/o 8 point.

Take him for sure if you get a shot. Nice deer

[nyantler]

it would be only a guess... both deer have great body size... racks are similar.. hard to tell because the angles are different. I would probably take the 2011 buck because of his body size...

[bigbuckhunter]

the bottom one looks a bit more wide as well

[nyantler]

the bottom one looks a bit more wide as well

definitely

[UpStateRedNeck]

Sorry this took so long, I've been trying to get ALL my firewood done this week so I have no distractions for next weekend :

These are from last year, same time as the other ones. The shape of the rack looks real similiar to the ones from this year.

[UpStateRedNeck]

And this one pulled 3 days ago. The date/time is wrong I keep forgetting to reset it. It was taken on Sept 30th I believe!

Now that HAS to be the same one as the last year pictures, look at his neck!

But I do think the big wide one is a different buck now that I have these, he looks almost identical to last year.

Edited October 9, 2011 by UpStateRedNeck

[WNYBuckHunter]

That might be the same deer as the pics from last year. Looks like a year of difference to me. No more points, but the increase in mass and tine length is there, and the body looks older than the ones in the pics from last year.

[nyantler]

After seeing those pics ... that might just be the same deer.. he has really good body size too

[dave6x6]

Sure looks like it could be the same. Good luck huntin' him.