Peroxide or bleach with turn them white, and they will not retain any of the color. To take them out of the elk, wrap some paper towel around the some pliers as to not scratch the tooth, then grab ahold of them and turn them sideways. They come right out with very little tissue attached.
My clients have killed 15 bulls this year, and I pulled every ivory out of every bull with this method, and used the coke cola to clean them. You can put a piece of meat in a cup of coke cola and within a few days it will completely dissolve.
Toby Joe
