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WyomingRancher
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| Shortgrass wrote: |
| I don't have that testy of stock, but that tranquilizer gun has me thinkin. What a handy way to treat a foot rot or anything else even with quiet cattle. A good way to keep em that way. Are they pretty pricey? Where do you get one? |
Yep, there's a reason I'm able to doctor all of my cattle by myself... cows, bulls, calves at any age  . I like it since it doesn't stir the other cattle up, unlike roping one can do at times. They just drop and go to sleep, and the other cattle go about their business.
I got my pistol from Nasco, and the whole set-up was around $300 I believe.
http://www.enasco.com/Search?catalog=farmandranch&quick=&q=cap+chur
It has certainly paid for itself many times over. I'd be happy to look up all that I ordered with it, if interested. I know you want collared needles, and make sure you get Vedco brand xylazine from your vet. The other xylazines don't seem to work as well. I want them out like a light, not just groggy  .
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kolanuraven
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| Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:47 am Post subject: |
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Be careful with all these ' tranq's' on cattle.....you can kill'em in heart beat, literally!!
Anything we've EVER had on ANY ranch on EITHER side of the Mississippi....if it acted the least bit ' wonky'.....it was G-O-N-E!!! No matter the pedigree or not....OUT!
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WyomingRancher
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| Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:51 am Post subject: |
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| kolanuraven wrote: |
Be careful with all these ' tranq's' on cattle.....you can kill'em in heart beat, literally!!
Anything we've EVER had on ANY ranch on EITHER side of the Mississippi....if it acted the least bit ' wonky'.....it was G-O-N-E!!! No matter the pedigree or not....OUT! |
I've doctored several head over the years and have yet to kill one... I'm not saying it can't happen, just that it hasn't happened to me.
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ezeranch
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| Just curious, which Vertical Limits is the sire to that bull? We have a calf out of Vertical Limits so I was just wondering.
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WyomingRancher
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| Just curious, which Vertical Limits is the sire to that bull? We have a calf out of Vertical Limits so I was just wondering. |
I believe this is his sire in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT9awmHx2UU
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