Comments on: An earless buck for Mike Carawan

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 04:21:38 +0000

My boyfriend shot a buck here in central PA that had this same thing going on with it’s ears. I nick named the deer “Teddy” because he had “Teddybear” ears. We often wondered what the story was behind his ears as well.

By: bobby mcsniffer

bobby mcsniffer — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 05:34:59 +0000

“dont smoke in the woods”,let the man enjoy his smoke after his kill. Im sure he disposed of it properly. HAHA,Keith,

By: Keith Myers

Keith Myers — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:37:47 +0000

Don’t smoke in the woods.

By: Walt

Walt — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:09:12 +0000

the ones we saw in NE looked like you had taken a pair of shears and just lopped them off. Email me your address and I’ll drop a slide in the mail. Don’t have a scanner.
Walt

By: The Amatuer

The Amatuer — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:32:25 +0000

looks as if the ear damage was done at the same time to be that even and to have healed in the same manner.

By: Eric Newtson

Eric Newtson — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:32:33 +0000

I like your idea Mark, sounds the most plausable, however frostbite could have damaged them and then they healed a little bit. Also perhaps an encounter with some razor wire or maybe a wire snare?

By: jeff

jeff — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:10:52 +0000

Actually… this young buck spent the summer at Myrtle Beach, and his ears became infected and fell off after a botched attempt at double piercing by some older bucks.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:53:46 +0000

I have seen one other deer exactly like this(a doe). The hay field mower theory was the unanimous decision at that time.

By: Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:23:47 +0000

Those appear to be perfectly even cuts, though. That seems unlikely in a frostbite or freezing situation.

By: Walt

Walt — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:16:21 +0000

Saw a lot of mule deer with this in Nebraska, was explained to me to be the result of biting flies damaging the ears and then them freezing off later in winter. I have some photos of “earless” does from the Sand Hills near Alliance, NE. Never seen it in VA though.