Age of bucks

[agross]

Well i was going through my trail cam pics over the weekend and started to inventory what deer were i was getting pics of. It turned out to be fairly easy since two of the regular does that were comming in with fawns each had a distinguishing mark on their ears ...one had a right ear rip and another had a left ear tear (close up pics clearly verified it wasnt just camera issues)

The "right ear rip" doe has been in the little woodland plot all summer since it was first planted with buckwheat starting back in June. When she showed up then she was with a little buck that i assumed was a 2010 fawn and then pics later into the summer she showed up with her 2010 fawn ( a little spike buck) and two fawns in spots. I have pics of all four through october when the little spike came out of velvet.

My question is could this little spike be from 2010??? i wouldnt think so if i didnt have trail cam pics of him and the right ear rip doe all summer (even had a few pics of them mutually grooming each others neck. So i assumed it was her 2010 fawn.

Here is his pic along with a fork horn that passed through. I hope both are 1 and 1/2 yr olds because if the big fork is a 2 and a 1/2 then i have horrible genetics.

Thanks.

[sampotter]

I like to think they are both yearlings.

[rock]

_{both 1 1/2 years stubby nose thin in the front end}

[njg0621]

Both deer are 1 1\2

[tughillhunter]

yearlings