Same buck,or same gene pool

[rut]

Night time shot is from the other day.Daytime picture is from last season.I'm still trying to determine if it is the same deer,or just from the same gene pool.If it is the same buck,it looks like it may have lost some size this year.There are enough similarities in the racks to really make me wonder if it is the same deer or not.

[Gator eye]

Looks like the same deer, if not atleast he's a close relative

[Ohansolo]

I'm no expert but I would say same gene pool not same buck. main reason being that the brow tine is much larger this year but the g2 is much smaller. I don't know if that means anything or not but my line of thinking is that if one got larger the other would have dome the same or at least stayed the same as last year. I may be way off base but like i said, I'm no expert.

[rut]

Originally Posted by Ohansolo

I'm no expert but I would say same gene pool not same buck. main reason being that the brow tine is much larger this year but the g2 is much smaller. I don't know if that means anything or not but my line of thinking is that if one got larger the other would have dome the same or at least stayed the same as last year. I may be way off base but like i said, I'm no expert.

I'd say two different deer also the more I look at it.I really like your observation also.

[Westy]

Originally Posted by rut

I'd say two different deer also the more I look at it.I really like your observation also.

Well how lucky are you now you have 2 great bucks wondering around your yard?????

[rut]

Originally Posted by Westy

Well how lucky are you now you have 2 great bucks wondering around your yard?????

Not my yard,my friends.His yard is surrounded by a nature preserve......perfect.This is urban hunting at its' finest!

[dbdcougar]

I'm no expert but I would say same gene pool not same buck.

Agreed - have to be related.