[PAlimbhanger]

I was looking at some trail camera pics today and I remembered I had this spike on the camera card from last summer. My son shot this spike on opening day this past season. I'm thinking they are the same deer. My son shot the buck about 350yds from where the trail cam pic took place.The black marks on the nose are flies. What do you think, is it the same deer.

 

[jlh42581]

im gonna go with yes

 

[jim stemler]

i would think that.boy is all smiles thats what matters nice job

 

[great white hunter]

I would say yes too!

 

[Over The Hill]

I think probably not the same specific deer, but the same genetics.

 

[MOSSYOAK1957]

I would say no,
The biggest difference that I see is the buck your son shot has the black triangle at the top of it's nose,I don't see that on the one in the cam picture.

 

[4cslabs]

I agree with Mossy
Looks like a different deer to me

 

[jlh42581]

that triangle is there, the coat is a summer coat vs fall

 

[PGHHUNTER]

I am not sure, they look very similar. The winter and summer coats make them look so different. I see the triangle shape on the winter coats nose. I can see that is hair not part of the nose. Question is does a winter coat change the features on a deer? I also would figure that the deer would be about 3 months older so that might contribute to it looking a little different. If I had to guess I would say they were the same, but at the same time I'm not sure.

 

[dyvergreg]

I would say no, one is alive and the other is dead...... sorry could not pass that up, to me they look like the same but what doI know.

 

[Buckeroo]

Same deer, different coats. There is a black triangle there, it just looks different without so much white being present at that time of year!!!

 

[springfreak]

I'm going to stick my neck out and say: a definite maybe!