A hunter was looking for deer on a West Texas ranch last season when he came across an unusual object sticking out of a dry creek bed.⁠ ⁠ The hunter told the ranch owner, Will Juett, that he thought it was some sort of fossil. Juett had his doubts, so he reached out to two people who might know more, Dr. Bryon Schroeder and archaeologist Erika Blecher with the Center for Big Bend Studies at nearby Sul Ros University. The two researchers recruited a few more experts and headed to Juett’s property, the O2 Ranch, where they verified the hunter’s find as a prehistoric mammoth tusk. The discovery adds to our understanding of Columbian mammoths and their natural history in the Lone Star State.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in profile for the full story 🔗⁠ ⁠ #hunting #deerhunting #texas #lonestar #mammoth #mammothtusk #westtexas #outdoors #wildlife #nature #outdoorlife⁠ 📷: centerforbigbendstudies⁠ Story by: dac.collins