darting

New to all this just looking for some advice. In Texas, just curious as to what you give your deer when you dart them? Meaning since you have them down and hands on, what meds do you give them, like wormer, antibiotic, ect...? Thanks

Looking for the mixing ratio for xylazine and ketamine to dart deer, Has anyone used this combination?

Just wondering if anyone uses straight zxylazine when darting there deer? And if so how does it work for you?

Just checking to see how many people dart with just Xylazine no telozal. What does the telozal actually do if you can dart with out it?

This will be our first go at Darting our deer. We made a chute to tag them. We are having a hard time getting them in the chute. Then keeping them in the V part to work on them. We have 12 deer to tag Whitetail 1 3 year old Buck around 170 pounds 1 2 year old Buck around 150 1 1...

Just read an article.saying they are considering darting deer outside New York City with a contraceptive to control the population..It would prevent them from breeding for three years.. Anyone else heard this and what are you thoughts?

Looking for help and advice on darting a buck that even given 5 cc of a darting mixture seems as if he "sleepwalking" not to go down. buck has gone down once and or twice before, but this last three times i have tried he seems to smart to not want to let this work! any advice PLEASE! thanks all!

I was wondering the dosage for putting down this years fawns to move to another location, they are to wild to catch without hurting them. also what would be a close dosage for putting an adult doe but not knocking her completely out for a long period of time. thanks in advance.

I was wondering how the guys that darted with Ivomec Plus made out.The directions say sq but i know some have darted with it.I wormed the whole herd awhile back and then had each deer sampled again one at a time.13 came back negitive for worm or coccida. 1 came back positive!!!!

I need to move a few doe's, they are due to fawn late May. Is it still ok to dart and move them without any risk to the unborn fawn's.

How close to fawning can a doe safely be tranquilized? We still have a couple to move this spring.

Is a dartgun essential when just starting? I plan on trying to find a class for it so I dont kill anything by mistake. Funds are a bit tight since I am just starting and want to go as cheap as possible for now. Also, I am not sure what I am going to start with, either bred doe or fawns. Is there...

Has anyone noticed malformation to an antler due to an injury on the opposite rear leg?In particular from darting?It is something I have observed a few times,& something I consider when deciding if & where to dart a stag.You guys do so much more with a dart gun & I haven't seen any threads on...

I am wanting to dart a red stag to tag him. He is very gentle so I can use a syringe instead of a dart gun. What would be a good medication to make him "drunk" that would also be safe? And where would I get this medication? Thanks!

Hello again, I have put down around 10-15 deer total this past year that I have been raising whitetails. I have noticed that the 1inch needle on the 2cc darts are pretty unforgiving when it comes to tissue damage and bruising.(compared to 3/4inch needle) Does anyone have a reccomendation on the...

Well just as every usually goes I have to move a buck sunday and as of about 5 min ago I have no drugs. My friend that does my darting just called and I found out he doesnt have enough drugs to dart my buck. Worst part is we called vet and he is not in and the ladies at the vet cant place an...

Hi Guys: I posted a thread a couple of days ago in the Antler's Lounge section asking for help with a fawn that I am having problems with. The fawn was observed foaming from the mouth, whole face and chin is always wet and it does a constant licking with the tongue. It appeared that the...

I usually wait a little longer to move fawns, but i have some buck fawns born early May that are sold and going home tomorrow night. I was just wondering if anyone would know the approximate weight of one at weaning. I notice the already look like they are 2/3 the size of the mother, they are...

How soon after birth can you safely dart momma does?

My doe was pregnant with two fawns. First fawn born yesterday and is doing great. Second fawn only got front hooves out and stopped. We darted the doe this morning and pulled the fawn and it was not alive. Will the medication from the darting hurt the milk that the live fawn gets today or should...