Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
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 ...
CBS7 on MSN1d
How tourism is funding the small town of Alpine
The City of Alpine is accepting applications for Hotel Occupancy Tax Funds, these tax grants are a huge contribution to ...
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 skeptical of the claim at first, thinking it was a stump, but brought the ...
'I figured it was likely just an old stump' | Hunter finds rare mammoth tusk at West Texas ranch
I was skeptical when a deer hunter showed me a picture of what he thought was a fossil,” the ranch manager said. “I figured ...
Surprising discovery by deer hunter suggests mammoths once roamed West Texas
Sul Ross University announced its researchers have confirmed an unusual find: a mammoth tusk on a ranch in the Trans Pecos ...
Routine hunt takes prehistoric turn as rare mammoth tusk found in West Texas ranch
A routine hunting trip in West Texas took an unexpected turn when a deer hunter stumbled upon what he believed to be a fossil ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram on MSN7d
‘Old stump’ spotted by deer hunter is actually a mammoth tusk, Texas researchers say
Researchers plan to carbon date the tusk to get an idea of how old it is, Schroeder said. The last time a mammoth tusk was ...
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Sprawling West Texas ranch, once owned by ranching dynasty, lists for $6M
A nearly 5,000-acre West Texas ranch, property that reportedly once belonged to Texas' famous Kokernot ranching family, was put on the market earlier this year for $6.36 million. Located just ...