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<blockquote data-quote="Oklahoma_47" data-source="post: 1799415" data-attributes="member: 43135"><p>Honestly, two things bear mentioning here - the first one is that the VetGun aint for that, they've got it worked to where the fly control, etc balls and the CO2 tubes are proprietary sizes - or at least oddball sizes - and don't just swap out with the paintball supplies at the local Wal Mart, etc. But... you should definitely get one. I made fun of em for like 4 years, finally read an academic research paper on efficacy of control products and applications, and damn if they aren't getting the same results with a ball or two at the Chuck and Round (basically you are trying to approximate a drench, so as close as you can drop em in to the spine/topline the better. They have two types of applications available so you can cycle one on one off each year, or follow the more modern vet protocol of hittin em with both each time. </p><p>I can vouch for the results. At 4 or so in the afternoon here in NE Oklahoma, its usually hot as hell's parking lot and the face flies are an almost visible little cloud a foot or so above the cattle bunch at 15 or 20 yards. Take a couple of beers out in the Can Am, pop open the windshield, and hit every animal you can. You'll get most of em in the first 20 shots on a group of 30-40, after that your ratio of "treated" to "untreated" individuals is no longer in your favor, so tag a couple more and get back to ranchin - or if you are a perfectionist like me... crack that first beer, get comfortable, and snipe at the remaining unmarked bulls until you are certain each one has been treated, or you need to run back to the fridge.</p><p>As far as the dart gun, I use a Cap Chur 1300 CO2 mid length for doctoring in the pasture or if I just need to worm a group of a dozen or less and it aint worth the time or stress to gather em up and squeeze em. Once one has been treated it gets a dye mark...</p><p>I'm basically just ranching out of the Truck or the Side by Side at this point!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oklahoma_47, post: 1799415, member: 43135"] Honestly, two things bear mentioning here - the first one is that the VetGun aint for that, they've got it worked to where the fly control, etc balls and the CO2 tubes are proprietary sizes - or at least oddball sizes - and don't just swap out with the paintball supplies at the local Wal Mart, etc. But... you should definitely get one. I made fun of em for like 4 years, finally read an academic research paper on efficacy of control products and applications, and damn if they aren't getting the same results with a ball or two at the Chuck and Round (basically you are trying to approximate a drench, so as close as you can drop em in to the spine/topline the better. They have two types of applications available so you can cycle one on one off each year, or follow the more modern vet protocol of hittin em with both each time. I can vouch for the results. At 4 or so in the afternoon here in NE Oklahoma, its usually hot as hell's parking lot and the face flies are an almost visible little cloud a foot or so above the cattle bunch at 15 or 20 yards. Take a couple of beers out in the Can Am, pop open the windshield, and hit every animal you can. You'll get most of em in the first 20 shots on a group of 30-40, after that your ratio of "treated" to "untreated" individuals is no longer in your favor, so tag a couple more and get back to ranchin - or if you are a perfectionist like me... crack that first beer, get comfortable, and snipe at the remaining unmarked bulls until you are certain each one has been treated, or you need to run back to the fridge. As far as the dart gun, I use a Cap Chur 1300 CO2 mid length for doctoring in the pasture or if I just need to worm a group of a dozen or less and it aint worth the time or stress to gather em up and squeeze em. Once one has been treated it gets a dye mark... I'm basically just ranching out of the Truck or the Side by Side at this point!! [/QUOTE]
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