I have a spike buck that I shot this season and the top edges of both ears appear to be worn off (symmetrically), giving the ears a smaller, narrower look. Do any of you know what this may be caused from. I will be mounting this deer for myself since the rest of the cape is near perfect. Just wondering.
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Deer, like people are all different. This past Nov. I saw a yearling doe whos ears were funny looking. One ear folded forward about 2 inches down from the tip and the other ear folded backwards about 2 inches down from the tip. Both looked like they were folded and ironed to stay that way. It will be neet to see if she hangs around for the next couple of years. If so, she will be easily identified.
My buddy and I have a video of a doe we call the German Shephard deer. Both ears stick straight up and pointed just like a German Shephard. She was extremely smart and weary. I finally got a shot and missed, on video.
What part of the country are you in? I know animals sometimes actually sustain frostbite. Could als be insect damage. We have nasty little biting flies, the kind found near water, usually. Some people around here call them midge flies, but I don't know if that is their correct name. They will cluster on the edges of cattle ears and sometimes chew on them enough to wear the edges down, over time, so that the ears are rounded off. They remind me of a dog who has had his ears trimmed.
That is possible although I've never seen this before on a deer. I split and turned the cape last night and I noticed that part of the lower edges were missing too. Thanks for your responses.