Is this the same buck?

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November 11th, 2015, 10:19 AM
irocdyou

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Is this the same buck?

Hey guys,

I was looking through my old trail camera photos and came across one that I had to put side by side with the buck I harvested this year.

The one on the left is from Nov 14 2011 and the one on the right is from Nov 9 2015.

What do you all think?

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November 11th, 2015, 10:28 AM
Hunter John

Same genetics for sure but I doubt its the same buck.
November 11th, 2015, 11:04 AM
fishfood

The one from the trial cam has an extra piont on the right side. Near the end of the rack it spits off and has an extra point.
November 11th, 2015, 11:05 AM
fishfood

Nice bucks though
November 11th, 2015, 11:20 AM
irocdyou

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Originally Posted by fishfood

The one from the trial cam has an extra piont on the right side. Near the end of the rack it spits off and has an extra point.

here is another shot of him leaving. the point you are talking about in the first picture might be a blur from the cameraAttachment 31387
November 11th, 2015, 11:55 AM
bcxextreme

Wow both are fantastic bucks.But looking closely I would say no. Couple miner things stand out on the deers left(or right when viewed from pic)
November 11th, 2015, 12:15 PM
Horridfiber101

The G2 on the left of the left picture seems to have a slight slant to the left- the same G2 on the deer on the right picture seems to have a straighter left G2
November 11th, 2015, 03:23 PM
werner.reiche

Nice bucks, both, but not the same one.
Get back out and get the other one (if you have a buddy with a tag left)
November 11th, 2015, 03:52 PM
relic38

I'd say no, because in 2015 that buck should have a larger rack than it did in 2011. Right?
The older pic he has an extra point on the left side, it's missing four years later. I dunno that much about antlers, but I thought they grew old points back each year and added more with age.
November 11th, 2015, 06:28 PM
bushcannon

Pretty Close!
November 11th, 2015, 07:01 PM
irocdyou

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Originally Posted by relic38

I'd say no, because in 2015 that buck should have a larger rack than it did in 2011. Right?
The older pic he has an extra point on the left side, it's missing four years later. I dunno that much about antlers, but I thought they grew old points back each year and added more with age.

Thats what I'm thinking but its really close
November 11th, 2015, 09:08 PM
gbk

You may try-if it is not late(if you make a mount, it is not)to take a picture of the mount at an exact same head posture as on the picture of your trail camera-then compare.
It may be the same buck(first picture like 2.5 years old-this one 6.5 years old)yet the antlers "could-should"have a bigger mass(maybe..?)
Maybe offspring of the first one?
Nevertheless-great bucks.Congratulation.
November 11th, 2015, 11:19 PM
irocdyou

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Originally Posted by gbk

You may try-if it is not late(if you make a mount, it is not)to take a picture of the mount at an exact same head posture as on the picture of your trail camera-then compare.
It may be the same buck(first picture like 2.5 years old-this one 6.5 years old)yet the antlers "could-should"have a bigger mass(maybe..?)
Maybe offspring of the first one?
Nevertheless-great bucks.Congratulation.

I am having it shoulder mounted so when I get it back I will definitely take that advice. Thanks for the tip
November 13th, 2015, 10:01 AM
bigtedd

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Originally Posted by relic38

I'd say no, because in 2015 that buck should have a larger rack than it did in 2011. Right?
The older pic he has an extra point on the left side, it's missing four years later. I dunno that much about antlers, but I thought they grew old points back each year and added more with age.

Great buck man!

I would agree with the rest of the boys and say no, its not the same tho.

Although antler size is not always the best indicator to age a buck, i would say thats probably a 3.5 to 4.5 year old deer in the 2011 pic. That would make your buck 7.5 to 8.5 when you killed it. Have you checked the lower jaw? If it is the same buck, his teeth would be just about worn right down to the gums.

Also, when bucks reach an age class of 7,8, 9 years, sometimes you will start to see their racks start to regress a little bit. Occasionally they lose some of their points, but increase in mass a little bit.

Anyways, congrats. Nice buck
November 13th, 2015, 02:16 PM
irocdyou

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Originally Posted by bigtedd

Great buck man!

I would agree with the rest of the boys and say no, its not the same tho.

Although antler size is not always the best indicator to age a buck, i would say thats probably a 3.5 to 4.5 year old deer in the 2011 pic. That would make your buck 7.5 to 8.5 when you killed it. Have you checked the lower jaw? If it is the same buck, his teeth would be just about worn right down to the gums.

Also, when bucks reach an age class of 7,8, 9 years, sometimes you will start to see their racks start to regress a little bit. Occasionally they lose some of their points, but increase in mass a little bit.

Anyways, congrats. Nice buck

I asked the taxidermist to age it for me so We will see