Ivories on a yearling

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WKR
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I was fortunate enough to take a young cow last weekend and fill the freezer, which is great as that is some delicious meat!

But I have a question for you all, do they not grow their ivories until they are a little older? When I went to pull them she only had two tiny teeth in her upper jaw, barely poking through her gums. There was hardly anything to remove so I just left them. Or perhaps it was just a calf from this spring and not a yearling? She was decent sized, probably 250+ on the hoof. I'm 5'10" and 215 lb for reference.

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