Hope its HIM!!

[at1010]

that deer is a freakin stud! Kill him !

 

[joejoe8]

Thanks everybody, he is one of the bigger/older bucks I've ever hunted in Nc. We have about 5 bucks on camera that I would gladly put a tag on.

 

[Boarhead]

Nice looking buck.

 

[bowhunter1023]

Hell of a deer man! We drove past some great looking beans fields at day break coming to Ocean Isle and was shocked I didn't see a single deer. Finally saw 2 standing in the water disposal area near where we are staying last night.

 

[DJK Frank 16]

Very nice! That has to get you pumped for season to start!

 

[joejoe8]

Hope the weather holds for ya'll. Thats a nice area, not sure about the hunting. I live an hunt in NE corner of the state. We are headed to Hatteras for a long weekend to fish with my brother.

Hell of a deer man! We drove past some great looking beans fields at day break coming to Ocean Isle and was shocked I didn't see a single deer. Finally saw 2 standing in the water disposal area near where we are staying last night.

 

[motorbreaker]

Nice buck, Good luck.

 

[joejoe8]

Finally found him again on another farm. We have about 2400acers an he has been on all of it in the past 3 years.

 

[Strother23]

That's a heck of a buck. Cool pic too.

 

[Big_Holla]

Great catch on the velvet coming off of him!!

 

[Outdoorsfellar]

Awsome pic !

 

[finelyshedded]

Doesn't look like the same buck your buddy sent you a pic of on velvet you posted on the first page half way down IMO. Still a great looking 8 though.

Good luck with him regardless!

 

[Hortontoter]

I'm thinking you are right Ric. Maybe just a different angle or the velvet made him look different. Either way a good shooter.

 

[bowhunter1023]

I agree with Ric. That first deer is bigger. He has more mass, tighter and higher rack, and the G3 on his left side is much longer than the G2. Both are damn fine deer for your area. So good news, you have two slungers to chase!

 

[finelyshedded]

The frames are different. Even though this last buck is a nice deer the frame and size of the other buck is much bigger and unique. The beams go up at a neat angle and the beam tips curl clear back in to within 4" of touching each other. That buck is a STUD!

 

[joejoe8]

Hope you guys are right but I've looked at it 100 different ways. I think the first pic makes him look bigger. The right g1 has a littler curve in it on both bucks.

 

[NEOhunter]

Hope you get a chance at him he looks nice. Good luck

 

[Spencie]

Same deer in my opinion. The shedding pic is as cool as they get.

 

[finelyshedded]

Hope you guys are right but I've looked at it 100 different ways. I think the first pic makes him look bigger. The right g1 has a littler curve in it on both bucks.View attachment 23932View attachment 23933View attachment 23934

I see what you mean! I just wish I could see what his left side look like in these latest pics to see if he has a g4. Whether its his head positioning,my old age or me being stubborn the angles to which the first pic shows how angled up his beams are I'm hoping for you it's two different deer.....if I saw a pic showing him being a 4x5 in this last sequence it'd sway me more thinking its the same deer.
The left brow having the same little squiggle helps your argument no doubt about that!

 

[bowhunter1023]

The head on view makes it look like the same deer.