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A Hunter Was Out Looking for Deer in West Texas. He Found a Rare Mammoth Tusk Instead
A hunter was out looking for deer at a private ranch in West Texas when he spotted something unusual sticking out of the ...
A Man Went Deer Hunting and Accidentally Stumbled Upon the Tusk of a Mammoth
A hunter on a former 272,000-acre West Texas cattle ranch stumbled upon a fossilized mammoth tusk. The ranch manager was ...
Hunting considered ‘backbone’ of wildlife conservation in America. It’s not a new practice.
People from all over the world travel to Texas for hunting. Kevin Mote, Texas Park and Wildlife’s private lands and public ...
Texas hunter’s ‘old stump’ find was actually a rare mammoth tusk
Researchers worked over two days to create a protective cast around the tusk for transport. After covering the fossil in ...
Mammoth tusk found in West Texas
The hunter – whose name has not been released – found the tusk in the drainage area of the O2 ranch, near Big Bend National ...
‘I Couldn’t Believe It.’ Deer Hunter Finds Prehistoric Mammoth Tusk on West Texas Ranch
A deer hunter found a mammoth tusk on a West Texas ranch, and the discovery is being analyzed by researchers at a local university.
‘Old Stump’ in Texas Turns Out to Be Incredibly Rare Mammoth Tusk
While the statement doesn’t name a specific mammoth species, the tusk might have belonged to a Columbian mammoth, a distant cousin of the more familiar woolly mammoth. The shaggy elephantine animal ...
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West Texas deer hunter uncovers rare mammoth fossil
In January, a mammoth skull was unearthed at a sand and gravel quarry in Central Texas, marking the largest find to date from the ancient graveyard.
Texas Lawmaker Who Breeds Deer Wants to Abolish the State Wildlife Agency That Regulates Deer Breeders
A Texas lawmaker who breeds deer wants to abolish Texas Parks and Wildlife, which helps regulate deer breeders in the state.