Ear parasites.

[TimeOnTarget]

I found these bugs in the ears of the mule deer I shot this weekend. Both ear canals were almost completely blocked with them. Prob 8-10-12 in each ear with wax.

Anyone know what they are and how they affect deer?

 

[waspocrew]

Damn, that’s crazy. Never seen that before. They almost look like ticks, but maybe it’s a type of ear mite?

 

[S.Clancy]

I've seen them in bucks we've shot here in MT, pretty sure they are mites.