Immobilization of White-Tailed Deer with Succinylcholine Chloride: Success Rate, Reactions of Deer and Some Physiological Effects
A total of 276 attempts was made to immobilize white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) using succinylcholine chloride (SC). SC was injected in powder form by dart in 256 deer (mostly free-ranging) and in solution in 20 deer (all captive). Details of dose levels, age, sex, bodyweight, whether immobilized, time interval injection to immobilization and survival rates were recorded. For the SC solution injected animals, packed cell volumes (PCV) were recorded prior to and at several intervals after injection. Among those deer injected with powdered SC, a 64.1 percent capture rate was...
