on one hand, i think it's the same buck. he's deinitely older, and the rack is a bit smaller. look at his left g-4's...thecrab-clawed look is the same. the white outline around his left eye...follow that outline, it looks the same. tough to say for sure, but i think it might be...but then look at his browtines. last years pic his brows look almost twisty, this year they are straight up and down.
his white throat patch looks very similar, and his right side looks very similar. i can't decide. i've come back to these pic's a few times. got any of the other ones? i remember that buck's pic's from last year...he's a stud for sure.