Buck with canine teeth

[TCRanch]

Woah! Neighbor got this buck a couple miles west of us. Evidently, there's something like a 0.08% chance of a deer with canines.

 

[GoWyo]

Saber tooth deer

 

[TCRanch]

He just sent me the pic after he shot it. Older buck with a nice, thick rack.

 

[coachg]

We , my sons and I , have 3 skull mounts /European mounts with those . 2 came from Illinois and 1 from Bama

 

[M.Magis]

I shot one 25 or so years ago that had them, I didn't realize at the time it was uncommon. I don't think I've seen one with them since then, even while doing some part time taxidermy for many years.

 

[greybeard]

Dracula deer.........

 

[Silver]

That's a new one on me. Crazy.

 

[Named'em Tamed'em]

Did you check for the over bite or underbite?

 

[Walking W]

My wife claimed that an elk she nearly hit one night near Los Alamos, NM had fangs. She also claimed it had red eyes and was breathing fire.
I discounted her version of things since she was a little shook up by the event but, then again, it was Los Alamos where people claim they glow in the dark.

 

[Lucky_P]

I've seen 'ivories' (canines) in bull elk, but never noticed them in a WTD, but I don't often look in their mouth...may have just missed them.

 

[BFE]

We , my sons and I , have 3 skull mounts /European mounts with those . 2 came from Illinois and 1 from Bama

Where you hunt in Illinois?

 

[coachg]

Southern, close to Anna

 

[J Hoy]

Did you check for the over bite or underbite?

Actually, the premaxillary bone appears to be normal in length, so no underbite. Anyone who thinks that underbite is that funny doesn't appear to care much about animals, including children.

 

[J Hoy]

Woah! Neighbor got this buck a couple miles west of us. Evidently, there's something like a 0.08% chance of a deer with canines.
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A white-tailed deer with canine teeth is not at all common, but has been happening on occasion, likely since there were white-tailed deer, unlike underbite, which was only reported in 2 case studies of white-tailed deer prior to 1995. Nearly all male elk have canine teeth. Based on the photos, the deer did not have underbite or overbite.

 

[J Hoy]

Woah! Neighbor got this buck a couple miles west of us. Evidently, there's something like a 0.08% chance of a deer with canines.
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[J Hoy]

Actually the chance of a deer with canines is much higher in southern states than in northern states according to several studies.

 

[TCRanch]

Another neighbor got this freak of nature a few years ago, couple miles south of us. Yikes!!

 

[TCRanch]

Actually the chance of a deer with canines is much higher in southern states than in northern states according to several studies.

Why is that? Kansas is smack dab in the middle but we're located in the southern region, not far from OK.

 

[tex452]

I've seen 'ivories' (canines) in bull elk, but never noticed them in a WTD, but I don't often look in their mouth...may have just missed them.

Red deer have them also.

 

[tex452]

Red deer stag.
Thousands of years ago they were long, supposedly.