deers ears?

When a deer cuts his ear or gets a chunk bit off by a coyote. Does it heal back to a regular looking ear? Think we have a deer on cam this year that showed up late season last year. Last year he had a chink missing from his left ear and this year it looks normal. Almost positive it is the same buck. Any thoughts

I've never seen them grow back. Once split always split is my experience. I would bet its a different deer.

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I have the pics on my phone if someone could text me I would text them to you if someone would kindly load them. Y'all be the judge. Has to be the same deer. pm me a number

I would love to see the photos, but I agree with Therancher and STX. same with most animals from my experience

Here is the deer from last year. He was passed on three times

This deer looks like the same deer with a years growth. What y'all think? Does he meet ars and dang it looks like the same deer but the ear is heeled? We know most of these bucks pretty well and this is on 50 acres

Deer don't grow ears, legs or tails back.

Doesn't look like the same deer to me. The deer with the ripped ear has a more roman nose than the other and the rack looks wider to me. And the brow tines are different. But, that's just my $.02, Ive been wrong before.

I agree, the 1st one looks much older IMO, same genetics more than likely.

Obviously different, you'll never find that first one unless you say the magic password to access Mickey's Clubhouse.

I think your seeing the same genetics, not the same deer.

We've had a split-eared doe that has shown up for the past three years. She has had twin fawns as long as we've been watching her, plus she is a big bodied doe.

As Payne would say...nyet. This is a much better buck than the one from last year.

We def agree he is a much better deer than the one last year now do we agree that he meets ars and should see the south end of a muzzy unless something bigger shows? 50 acres up north of Decatur

Those genetics are not common around there is why we thought it was the same deer that had grown. Our 8s are usually wider and not as tall. Would be cool to smoke a big tall mature 8 though ..... Btw we have named this deer tips for his tips touching or Timmy not sure why but tall tight Timmy sounded fitting. What y'all think tips or Timmy?

As already pointed out, ears don't grow back. That "notch" was probably from an infected tick bite or a b'd wire fence. I wouldn't take the chance on either one in an AR county. It's a shame, too, because those tall and narrow genetics are gonna' get a foothold and it's tough identifying them as spikes. I wish they'd let kids take this kind of deer during youth season.

I agree with everyone, once cut, always cut. I've never seen an animal grow a notch back! Probably same genetics but a different buck.

ear or no ear nice buck looks like the mickey mouse in the back ground of the first pic

Or not

I'd be he doesn't make the AR's.

Mammals are very limited with their regeneration ability... now if he was a reptile that would be possible.

Or if you caught him and put stiches in it

It doesn't look like the same deer to me...not at all....and as stated above, the ear would not grow back to normal. Mammals do nor regenerate tissue in that manner (like salamanders or some lizards). Different deer and different ear!