I'm humble about most things in life, but I am sure it was the same buck.

I've seen him on the stand three times so far during the season. Twice in the afternoon, once up closer than I care to admit since I didn't connect cleanly, and in the morning, with a clear view for 3-4 minutes.

He's also got almost a 5 inch track, easily identifiable. I hunt in broken farmland, with woodlots. Tracks are everywhere, and you learn to associate the tracks with certain bucks as the season moves along. I'd venture to say a very low single-digit % of bucks grow to the age/body size that allows a 5 inch track. I'd love to be wrong, cause that'd mean I've got more than one monster on my hunting grounds.

Seriously though, it's the same buck. I'm not hellen keller in the stand.