TB & Brucellosis Testing Tomorrow

Our testing starts tomorrow. Wish us luck.



Will not take long only 4 yearling deer. Been practicing with the dart gun in the pen. They do not even flinch anymore. Will only have to dart the buck. Big difference between shooting the Block and pulling the trigger for the first time on your only buck.



Tina has been walking around poking me and the girls with *** stick. My girls are so use to it that they just stand there wondering what she is doing.

but it's more fun if you practice in the house, because now if you make a sound of a CO2 discharge ... the cat makes three laps of the living room about four feet up the wall

My cat doesnt make any laps around the house.....he'sstill limping from where the dart got him LOL just kidding.

Jeff, just don't push or rush the shot and you'll be fine. It's ok to be off the mark an inch or two. If you stress yourself out it won't help you one bit. Try and be sure to hit him flat. After the first couple of hundred times it gets easier

The worst part for me used to be judging the distance. Now I have the X-Caliber from Pneu Dart and have the green lazer on mine. I use the combination of the lazer and the scope to tell me how far the shot is. The lazer isn't mounted perfectly in-line with the barrel. Instead it is mounted to the left side of the rifle, so at one point the lazer crosses the path from left to right. I have gotten used to knowing how much "juice" to give it depending on the position of the lazer beam painted on the target relative to the vertical line in the scope.

Guys thanks for the idea on where to practice on rainy days.



Day 1 went well. Used 1 dart, 1 *** stick and 2 syringes.



Roger, I waited till the perfect broadside shot presented itself. Let me tell you I had severe butterflies when I pulled the trigger.



Dart hit and within 5 minutes he was resting 15 minutes he was out.



Not sure why the dart came out though. Still can not find it. Not sure if I did not hit him hard enough for the gel collar to hold. The area was pretty clear no trees or anything hanging where he went. Glad I had the tri-port darts.



The girls just poked them from behind. All the deer were within a 20 Ft circle that made it nice to work on and to watch them wake up.



Now the wait begins Friday can't come soon enough.

Dream Hunter said:

Dart hit and within 5 minutes he was resting 15 minutes he was out.



Not sure why the dart came out though. Still can not find it. Not sure if I did not hit him hard enough for the gel collar to hold. The area was pretty clear no trees or anything hanging where he went. Glad I had the tri-port darts.

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If he went down without issue and then woke up nicely the job is a success. Congrats!

The way I look at it the only issue with the dart falling out means it might be lost and the deer can chew on it or you can get it in a tire sometime later.

As long as he went down I would rather have the dart be loose than hit him too hard and have tissue damage.

Jeff:



Just wondering how the second round of testing went? I hope successfully!



Thanks,

Daniel Zola

Hollow Road Whitetails

www.hollowroadwhitetails.com

Daniel,

Well where do we start, the day was a disaster. We sat and watched all the deer waiting for the call to come from out vet. The call came and by that time our buck had settled down quite a bit.



He was 20 ft away and I let one rip. The dart hit the ground half way between us. It was all over at that point in time.



Another gun arrived almost 2 hours later mean while working on mine to get it operational to no avail. Put it this way we are looking for a good used cartridge firing projectile or will get a new one.



While messing with the gun our vet looked at the girls. 2 were fine 1 was suspect, now we are freaking out. We had a very sick feeling for quite a while. We are new to farming and Tinkerbell is our baby girl. In talking with a few other farmers we know they said don't fret a very very good chance that things will be fine.



The buck was finally immobilized gave him the once over and followed up with vaccinations. He was cleared as well.



This past Monday Phase 1 of test 2 was initiated. Which we were told that visual signs will be there but don't worry. Which the signs were there and we are kind of.



In closing Friday was not a good day, one of the lows we as deer farmers will have from time to time. I will post the outcome of the test on Friday when the examination is complete.

Usually a comparative test (avian and Bovine TB innovulant) is administered. This is done because a suspect may have a reaction to the initial bovine innoculant caused by avian TB which deer cannot get, but can carry.

Our Tinkerbell passed No worries now. Tell you what I would not have passed a stress test this morning.

Good news for you, and Tinkerbell. Allen

yah !!!!! though i am not a deer farmer and have no idea but it sounds good !

Great news Jeff, breathe a sigh of relief. One month for the nerves to calm down, then comes breeding season. The excitement never ends.