whitetail with incisor teeth

I received a whitetail deer skull to boil&bleach after boiling i discovered there was 2 incisor teeth ,1/4 inch long.I would like to know if anyone has come across this.I've been doing taxidermy for 20 years ,this is the first time i've seen it. thanks fran

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Do you mean canine teeth?

They all have bottom incisors.

Some do have canines

I have come across one before. A very few whitetail deer do have canine teeth. It's rare but it happens.

I've seen them several times

I have come across them a few times doing skulls here in northern Wi. I don't know if they are more common here than other places.

Have seen them here

I just caped out a 140 class Texas Hill Country buck today with a nice set of "buglers".
Had three in one year from South Texas - kinda cool.
Anybody deal in Whitetail ivory jewelry? lol

canine

seen it before on acouple deer. i read an article about it, said its rare but not uncommon. its because whitetails are ancestors of some kinda chinese water deer, they have big tusk type teeth. well, thats what the article said.

here's one for ya

customer called me on the phone and said he killed a six legged deer!
asked me how preserve it but had already cut the legs off of the deer.
the hind legs had extra legs growing out at the heal or ankle joint- and was actually walking on them. what would you suggest to him?