the same deer ??
 

Little help please.. The shed on the left was found 2 years after the right one. Do deer
lose or gain stickers like the one on the G2. Is this the same deer.

Thanks Eric....

RE: the same deer ??
 

That doesn't look like enough growth over 2 yrs to be the same deer, although I'm not sure what typical growth would be for your area. Could easily be related though.

RE: the same deer ??
 

Doubt that its the same deer, but very much the same gene pool.

RE: the same deer ??
 

Brothers Maybe? I'm not really an expert in sheds but I think the differences are a bit to much conparint the amount of growth that should take place over two years and the mass. The simularities make me think its in the same gene pool though.

RE: the same deer ??
 

I don't think it is the same deer.

RE: the same deer ??
 

that may be the same deer ,if that deer is old enough to be going down hill his antler will get smaller and sometimes he'll start growing stickers like the second shed has.

RE: the same deer ??
 

theres def. a chance
if not than they are closely related:D

RE: the same deer ??
 

Different.

RE: the same deer ??
 

I would say different. Take a pic of the bottom of the bases and see how the shape compares....that's usually a pretty good indicator.

RE: the same deer ??
 

doesn't look like the same one to me

RE: the same deer ??
 

i would agree with everyone else and say its not the same deer

RE: the same deer ??
 

agreed, but I can see why you'd wonder.

RE: the same deer ??
 

Thanks for the imput.. But can a deer have a sticker one year and none the next year.In this case the sticker on the G2. ???

RE: the same deer ??
 

The G2s and G3s do look similar...but the browtines and main beam look different

I think is a different deer

RE: the same deer ??
 

Not the same deer - really the only similarity is G2 & G3 Proximity. What's the beam legth? Less than 20"?

Sure are related looking though.

FH

RE: the same deer ??
 

I have picked the shedsup on this buck since 05 i believe he was around 6 years old the first time i found them side by side he was a 3 x 4 the second year (also right on top of each other) he grew 1 extra point on his left side 4x4withsame look as year before when i shot him this year he still had 4 on each side but grew a kicker off of his g2. You got 2 different sheds there but they can grow extra points but not usually the case i think that if the deer is a 4x4 he will stay that way but may grow stickers as he gets older but keep his main frame.

RE: the same deer ??
 

Yes they can gain and lose stickers from year to year. I know a guy who has picks of the same deer for 3 years in a row and in this case the sticker switched side from left to right and then the next after that it went from bein a main frame 4x5 to a 5x4 the next year with the stickers still there. Some may question if its the same buck but we are sure of it because the buck had other real distinct charactoristics that made him stand out.

Also with the sheds I think this could easily be the same buck but the years differnece would really make ya htink otherwise as many do. Looking at the sheds both have the same spacing between all tines and shapes, brows are shaped alike, g2 and 3 continue the same shape and lenghts, g4s both curve slightly forward. Though the buck didnt change much in two years its very possible considering food and breeding and the fact this buck could have been at his peek in the year between where you are missing a shed. I would say same buck but ya never know. If those two are brothers or suchthat is one heck of a close match for the bucks to be 2 years diff in age (saying they are 2 years apart in age due to similar masses and when the sheds were found) and have that close of a breeding so IMO I doubt it but like I said ya never know. WCL