ORIGINAL: oakcreek
Those are two different deer the first deer is old probably 4-5 years old wont ever amount to much more than what he's got right now the second deer is young 3 and he's got some potential way to much growth differance to be the same deer
Not the same buck and agree with the above. 1st buck is not a 2.5 year old. Lookat the mass from the first buck. He has a lot more mass at the base of the main beam then the 2ndbuck evenin velvet. While they cangain or lose points, tine length and gainmore mass from one year to the next... they usually don't lose mass at the base of the beam where you would notice it by looking. Different buckand a nice one to boot.
Best of luck with him this fall.
Tim