Whitetail With Ivory

[JMDavies]

I've heard of this but haven't seen it for myself until now. Does anyone see this as a common trait in their area?

 

[Northpark]

Well that’s new.

 

[Billy Goat]

Not common.

I shot one this year with it. I'll post a pic later.

 

[Patton]

I’ve heard of it occasionally on whitetail but never seen it in person. Sika deer have the remnants of ivories as well; they are more closely related to elk than whitetail.

 

[Fitzwho]

I euro'd one this past fall that had them, well only one by the time I realized it. They didn't even stack out of the gum line. Had heard of it and seen pictures, but that was definitely the first one I had seen in person.

 

[Btaylor]

Never checked one for them.

 

[william schmaltz]

I got a couple cleaned skulls in my boxes of deer at my parents house with upper canines.

When I used to do CWD surveillance, we would see several a year with canines. Probably between 2-4%.

 

[OXN939]

Not common.

I shot one this year with it. I'll post a pic later.

In western VA? Interesting thread here. Guessing it's a vestigial genetic anomaly.

 

[Billy Goat]

In western VA? Interesting thread here. Guessing it's a vestigial genetic anomaly.

Killed in Western VA. Taxidermist has only seen 2, he said he hasn't seen it on a caped skull, only after it's cleaned (of the 2). Thinking they don't puncture the tissue, so a little hard to tell how many actually have it.

Pretty certain it's enamel like a tooth, not an ivory.



After getting it out I see one is missing now. I thought they had both been glued into place so they wouldn't be lost. Little disappointing. Hopefully it turns up but I doubt it at this point.

 

[Montucky]

Those are awesome! I have never heard of such a thing....thanks for sharing

 

[Dcoryn]

I found a deadhead this weekend here in Wyoming with some pretty good ones! It's a first for me, im taking it to be beetle cleaned to keep as a conversation piece

 

[JMDavies]

cool

 

[Gen273]

I have never seen a whitetail with an ivory, very cool!

 

[livefromthetree]

Never seen in person, but it shows up from time to time on the web

 

[Jetboy]

Whoa that’s a first for me


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[rcb2000]

This one was shot in Virginia, I've read they're more common in Southern states

 

[280Ackley]

My son got this one a few years ago.