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    Yearling buck unable to use back feet

    I have a yearling buck who got his head caught in a wire panel and now cannot use his back feet, he has a strong appetite and drinks good, he does have swelling in his spine, what kind of medicines and treatments should I do
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    Young deer released into our back field...

    Our neighbor has had a young deer, no spots, in his fenced back yard for a couple of months. We all have 5 acre plots around with pretty heavy woods behind us. He ran an electric fence around the top of a 5 ft. regular fence so his goats, etc. can't get out. He also keeps a very big but gentle...
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    Help, Doe with dangling back leg.

    I put her down: Edit thread over
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    Advice Needed for Fawn with 2 Fractured Back Legs

    A neighbor was cutting hay in a big pasture when an approximate 2 day old fawn ran out in front of the hay cutter and he accidentally clipped both back legs. Both legs are fractured. The right leg has 2 breaks. One is above the hoof and one is about an inch below the knee. This was a...
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    Yearling Buck with hunch back

    Early November I went to check on my deer and I found my one yearling buck laying down and had drool coming out of his mouth. (This buck was not bottle fed, and will run away from me). Well I go in there to check him out. He tried to stand and run away but he couldnt get to far and would fall...
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    ~5 mos old white tail not able to use back legs

    Have a ~5mos old white tail foe that is alert and eating and peeing and pooping. I have had her for 2 days. I help her stand.. She can use the front legs but rear ones don't move. She could be injured but i see no obvious injury.. But its possible she's injured but.. No blood no gore. Shes alert...
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    Dart blow back

    I have a question, maybe somebody has an answer. I have not darted many deer yet - maybe 6 or 7 total so I am new to how it should work. But when I see others dart deer, the dart will typically hang in the skin while the gel collar dissolves. On the past 3-4 i have done the dart does not stay in...
  8. Freedom Whitetails

    Deer Farmers Give Back Foundation Benefit Auction

    (0,0,0);;small; 18pxWe are a recently formed 501(c)/508(e) private foundation made up of a group of deer farmers. Our officers are Travis Rhodes(President and CEO) Denny Eubanks (vice-president) (0,0,0);;small; 18px Ezra Lane (secretary) and Wanda Smith (Treasurer). We are a 100% non-profit...
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    Broken back leg

    Hey guys, I'm a fawn rehabber in North Carolina and I could use some advice. I received a young fawn about two weeks ago with a clean break in the back leg. She was unable to stand at all and we were starting to think there was more damage to her back end then we originally thought. We had the...
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    Only Few Hours to Bid on Front and Back Cover for Whitetail Guide Volume 10

    Front and Back cover will be sold on www.whitetailexchange.com <aTonight</a to the highest bidder. Click on links below to bid.   Bid On Front Cover   Bid On Back Cover     Welcome to the Whitetail Guide VOLUME 10 (Hardcover...
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    Whitetail FX back in full swing!

    Hello Everyone! I just want to announce that I am back in full swing with my graphic design & marketing business...Whitetail FX! After taking some time to get organized, I gave Whitetail FX a new image. Check out the new logo and visit my website www.whitetailfx.com   Now that new and...
  12. J

    Fawn with Lump on back of jaw, Need Advice

    We noticed on Saturday a 6 week old buck fawn had some swelling on the back side of his lower jaw and the side of his head. We began treating with antibiotics ( we like Baytril) swelling appeared to go down, however still seems slow with a rough coat. We did observe him nursing last night...
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    Buck has broken back leg.

          Hi, I have read some other post on here about broken legs and heard of some amazing stories of how they healed. I had a buck that will be two this spring. I was darting him and for some reason he took off really fast and when he ran away I could not believe my eyes his back leg about 3...
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    Need a back up buck

    Ok guys..here's my sob story. We are a fairly new farm. Basically we are still paying the feed bill out of our pockets. We lost our 2 biggest bucks to EHD a month ago. One was a yearling and one was a 172" 2 yr which was going to be our back up back. Long story short we need a back up buck...
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    fawn with stiff back legs

    re3ceived a call from another farmer tonight saying he had a doe fawn born breach and now her back legs are stiff... mother didnt have them all cleaned up yet so it was early... anyone ever see this ?? need some info because i plan on buying the fawn ... thanks
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    need help getting back in buisness

    I had to sell out do to personal and financial reasons. I am trying to get back into the business. I have my permit back but only have a very small pen that I am using for my dogs. I am looking for anybody that is down sizing or selling out to make a deal on some fence and gates. I am just...
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    Weak back legs

    All of my bottlefeds were spooked by something & broke the latch. One has a broken front leg (between the knee and hoof) and the other is very weak in the back end. I found her in the buck pen----she might have gotten her back end caught in between the gate & fence. She cannot get up on her...
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    Skinny buck with arched back

    One of my three year old bucks is very thin with an arched back. He has had the arched back for four months and has been thin for over a year. His last rack was smaller than the year before. I gave him 5cc of nuflor three months ago along with 4cc of ivermectin and a week later I gave 5cc of LA...
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    Back up bucks, stay or go.

    Have a question for the group. Does anybody leave their breeder bucks with the does during fawning season? I always pull them and put back in the buck pen and watch nervously as the pecking order is established. I know it would be safer for them with the does but don't want to endanger fawns...
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    Fatal Back Injury

    Has anyone ever seen or heard of anything like this? Cauda Equina Syndrome is what I think this was??? This was a buck that showed signs of a hurt back sometime in July, seemed minor at the time. Stood kind of hunched but acted normal in every other way. In the fall after antlers were...
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