How do you catch month old fawns to medicate them?

OlusteeCreekPlantation · Jul 1, 2020

We have some 3-5 week old fawns with swollen mouths (lumpy-jaw?) in the pens and they’re just too fast to catch to medicate.

I don’t think it wise to dart them at this age.

How do y’all catch these fast little things?

Thanks!
God Bless!

Svotang85 · Jul 19, 2020

Has anyone considered using the handheld net gun with 2" mesh squares by 8x8 coverage to go out into pen and capture a specific fawn rather then disturb entire herd or try to run that one fawn through alley way? This is what I have been considering doing rather then taking a big chance on harming the fawn by making a bad shot with air gun, or by having a bad reaction to xylazine which does work at a 1/2cc to 50lb ratio. Interested to hear answers also.

XtremeKY · Jul 23, 2020

I’m curious as well!

Lazy N · Aug 2, 2020

Stretch a gill fishing net from fence line out about 25 ft or more. Have it about 3 ft from ground up. Push deer around big deer will jump it fawns wills tangle up.

How do you catch month old fawns to medicate them?

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