darting with fawns

[ekljr]

Can anyone tell me when is a safe time or the soonest you can dart a doe that is feeding fawns, or should it not be done. Will it affect the fawns thanks Ed

[Arrowhead Whitetails]

Ed, what are you needing to dart her for? Whay meds are you planning to use? That will help answer question better.

[ekljr]

tranquilizer, I have about 10 does that i will have to move in the next few weeks. i was going to move them before they fawned but there was no rush so i did not want to press my luck.Now that a lot of them have fawned i would like to move them as soon as possible with out hurting the doe or fawns

[Scott Heinrich]

My rule of thumb is no darting of a doe 30 days prior to giving birth and 4 weeks after (when the fawns began eating feed, just in case there is a catastrophy) but that's my rule, I have had to dart several days prior to fawning on an emergency basis and the fawns were born just fine. I think the dosage rate, type of drug, stress induced, temperature, etc. are extremely important if you have to dart close to fawning.

[ekljr]

perfrect thank you

[ekljr]

woops perfect thank you