Is this the same buck and just on the decline?

[baller_9]

The more I compare the more I second guess myself. I could believe that it is the same buck just as much as it being a different buck. If I had to choose I would say it is a different buck with very similar attributes due to the same mother or father maybe one year apart. Either way both are fine animals.

 

[spitndrum]

Different buck he was not but 4.5 the 1st pic he shouldn't have lost that much bone at 5.5 he should still be gaining at that age IMO

 

[easy45]

Heck of a deer either way

 

[ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER]

same deer,and a brute

 

[Bow Hunter]

Looks like a different buck to me but can't tell for sure. Great buck any way

 

[ferg]

Looks like different deer to me.

Yep - different buck -

 

[BSK]

Different buck he was not but 4.5 the 1st pic he shouldn't have lost that much bone at 5.5 he should still be gaining at that age IMO

I would say 3 1/2 in ther first pic, 4 1/2 in the second.

 

[Bucket]

Would have a greater expectation of more "junk"

You sound like my wife!

 

[Winchester]

Same buck, look at the markings, brow tines. Look at the lower right front leg!

 

[varminthunter123]

Definitely a different buck. Good genetics on that farm though.

 

[Jarred525]

Scratches head...

 

[catman529]

That first one would scare me if I saw it in person while in the woods... that's a very fine rack on that deer

 

[mark II]

same

 

[Canonman]

same deer noticed his white patches above eyes not normal to see them shaped like that...def same deer.

 

[Tide]

The rack characteristics are too close....same

 

[slagtown_dfa]

i believe they are the same deer but i would still put this deer 145to 155 imo

 

[Ryan]

I saw this buck a few days ago driving my truck on the farm, nearly hit a dang tree because his big rack distracted me!

 

[mathews338]

i would say different but doesn't really matter cause either way i'm shooting bucks that size/age if they come by me.

 

[num1medic]

The browtines are the giveaway. Way too matched for it not to be the same buck. Either that or they are biological identical twins.

same thing I was looking at

 

[stryker]

Same but a Dandy!!!!!