Vampire Buck: Deer With Fangs - Big Deer
Dec 8, 2020 · I just saw on Twitter where an Indiana hunter shot a buck with fangs. I have been hunting whitetails for more than 40 years, and blogging about deer for 2 decades. The Indiana deer is only the third “Vampire Buck” I’ve heard about (the others were in Texas and Oklahoma). Here’s the scoop on deer w/fangs.
This Strange Buck Was a Throwback to Extinct Whitetail Ancestors
Jun 12, 2019 · Dremotherium was a small deer-like animal, and the “bucks” had vampire-like fangs but no antlers. Evidence in the fossil record suggests this species branched into several types of deer that grew both fangs and antlers, including the ancestors of muntjacs and other Eurasian deer, elk and caribou.
Why Some Whitetails Grow Fangs | MeatEater Wired To Hunt
Jun 30, 2022 · If you only opt for shoulder mounts, you could’ve unknowingly killed a fanged buck at some point. Upper canines can skip a generation, so if you’re hunting the son of last year’s fangless buck, you could still end up with a vampire whitetail.
Deer With Fangs: Genetic Throwback or Modern Crossbreed?
Dec 18, 2020 · This Louisiana buck deer with fangs had the markings and canine teeth of a muntjac. Genetic echoes, or crossbreed with an escaped exotic deer?
Georgia Hunter Shoots Rare Fanged Whitetail
Oct 28, 2023 · Did you know that white-tailed deer once had fangs? A doe killed in Morgan County still exhibited this throwback. Georgia hunter Trey Claus accomplished something on opening morning of firearms season that few deer hunters ever will—and it’s not taking a Boone and Crockett buck.
Have You Ever Seen A Mule Deer With Fangs Before?
Nov 22, 2017 · Kenny Stoll had no idea that he'd harvested a mule deer with fangs when he shot a really nice 5x5 buck in Nebraska. Keep reading to see what it looked like.
Whitetail Deer Fangs?! What Are They & How Do They Occur?…
Feb 29, 2024 · Hidden from plain view underneath the gums of that buck were upper canine teeth. Whitetail deer with front canine teeth sound like an urban legend, but once in a while anomalies occur. Some people refer to this rare occurrence as whitetail deer fangs.
My Birthday Buck Had Upper Canine Teeth. Yes, Deer Fangs!
Sep 13, 2023 · Yes, both whitetails and mule deer can sometimes grow small, upper canine teeth. I was aware of this rare phenomenon in deer, but I got some hands-on experience in fall 2022 when I killed a buck with canine fangs.
“Fangs” on a Whitetail Deer? - Montana Hunting and Fishing …
Oct 29, 2012 · Richard Demler, a taxidermist in Michigan’s upper peninsula, was doing work on a whitetail buck (pictured above) and noticed it had upper canines. “I did two [bucks] a couple years ago with upper canines and found out later they were killed less than a …
The Fanged Whitetail - Sporting Classics Daily
May 22, 2020 · Depending upon who is asked, such “fangs” occurs at a rate of one in possibly 10,000 to 20,000 whitetails. When it does occur it is more prevalent in bucks than whitetail does. Generally too, such teeth occurs more frequently in southern whitetail rather than those found in the northern climes.