{"id":140966,"date":"2025-03-12T22:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T15:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140966"},"modified":"2025-03-12T22:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T15:42:10","slug":"photos-deer-hunter-stumbles-upon-rare-mammoth-tusk-in-west-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140966","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Deer hunter stumbles upon rare mammoth tusk in West Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Paleontologist Guy Darrough joins to discuss his team&#8217;s discovery of the Parrosaurus Missouriensis fossil in Missouri.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>BREWSTER COUNTY, Texas<\/strong> \u2013 A routine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/animal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deer<\/a> hunting trip in West <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a> took an unexpected turn when a hunter unearthed what experts have confirmed to be a mammoth tusk.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">O2 Ranch Manager Will Juett was skeptical when the hunter showed him a picture of what he thought was a fossil that he had found in the ranch&#8217;s private rugged terrain of Brewster and Presidio counties.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;I figured it was likely just an old stump, but imagined how great it would be if he was right,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Juett contacted researchers at the <a href=\"https:\/\/cbbs.sulross.edu\/mammoth-west-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Center for Big Bend Studies (CBBS)<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sulross.edu\/rare-mammoth-tusk-discovered-at-west-texas-ranch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sul Ross State University (SRSU)<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/texas\/alpine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alpine<\/a>, who were eager to investigate the potential fossil. A team then ventured to the ranch to examine the find under the direction of Dr. Bryon Schroeder, the director of CBBS.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;It paid off big time,&#8221; Juett said of their visit. &#8220;When they confirmed what they had uncovered, I couldn\u2019t believe it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/whale-skull-fossil-maryland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8216;UNUSUAL&#8217; 650-POUND FOSSIL WHALE SKULL FOUND IN MARYLAND ESTIMATED TO BE 12 MILLION YEARS OLD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/288\/162\/plaster-jacketing-the-mammoth-tusk-scaled-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/576\/324\/plaster-jacketing-the-mammoth-tusk-scaled-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/720\/405\/plaster-jacketing-the-mammoth-tusk-scaled-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1440\/810\/plaster-jacketing-the-mammoth-tusk-scaled-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/plaster-jacketing-the-mammoth-tusk-scaled-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1336\/752\/plaster-jacketing-the-mammoth-tusk-scaled-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/plaster-jacketing-the-mammoth-tusk-scaled-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A routine deer hunting trip in West Texas took an unexpected turn when a hunter unearthed what experts have confirmed to be a mammoth tusk.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Team members Erika Blecha, Haley Bjorklund, Justin Garnett and Bryon Schroeder wrap the tusk with strips of plaster-covered burlap that will harden into a cast to protect it during transport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Devin Pettigrew\/CBBS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Schroeder confirmed the find was indeed a mammoth tusk, a rare occurrence in West Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;The tusk was located in the drainage area of a creek bed,&#8221; Schroeder said. &#8220;We realized pretty quickly there was not more to the skeleton, just an isolated tusk that had been separated from the rest of the remains.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The team spent two days plaster-jacketing the tusk, encasing it in protective layers of plaster-covered burlap, and constructing a frame to transport it to the SRSU campus for a further detailed study. Researchers said carbon dating results would be available in the next few months.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/mastodon-jaw-fossil-found-new-york-backyard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SEE IT: COMPLETE FOSSIL OF MASTODON JAW DISCOVERED IN BACKYARD OF NEW YORK HOME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/288\/162\/untitled-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/576\/324\/untitled-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/720\/405\/untitled-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1440\/810\/untitled-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/untitled-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1336\/752\/untitled-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/668\/376\/untitled-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"University of Kansas graduate student Haley Bjorklund and CBBS Archaeologist Erika Blecha work carefully to uncover a mammoth tusk recently discovered in West Texas.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">University of Kansas graduate student Haley Bjorklund and CBBS archaeologist Erika Blecha work carefully to uncover a mammoth tusk recently discovered in West Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Justin Garnett\/CBBS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Juett said the discovery of the mammoth tusk at the O2 Ranch has sparked widespread excitement, bringing the ancient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">world<\/a> to life for those involved.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Now, I can\u2019t help but imagine that huge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">animal<\/a> wandering around the hills on the O2 Ranch,&#8221; he added. &#8220;My next thought is always about the people that faced those huge tusks with only a stone tool in their hand!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/o2-ranch-brewster-presidio-sul-ross-state-research-fossil\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paleontologist Guy Darrough joins to discuss his team&#8217;s discovery of the Parrosaurus Missouriensis fossil in Missouri. 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