What is this deer?

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This doe comes out every night, my lens can't get a great pic of her. Wondering what she is? Her face looks a little weird from the whitetails I'm used to seeing elsewhere and the deer I've seen on the other side of the mountain.
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That's a garden variety whitetail deer. Muzzle is a little elongated, but whitetail nonetheless.
 

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It's hard to tell because of the fuzziness. But some whitetail deer have a "Roman nose". I really can't explain what it looks like, other than a "higher" bridge to the nose. That could be what this deer has going on here. Either way, what a nice looking doe. So much fun to watch. :D
 

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I think as a deer ages the nose gets longer. She may just be a well aged doe.
 

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Whitetail deer, as they age, have a change in the appearance of their noses...that is one way you can estimate their ages from a distance. Fawns and yearlings have a concave nose appearance and as they mature they develop the Roman-looking nose. The picture looks like a mature doe!!
 

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Updating, she had twins a day or two after I posted the OP. She's not so keen on being out there anymore, haven't been able to get pics of the family. Can only hope she doesn't cross the road.
 

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