Never doubted what you did at all Reb, but I may have questioned why. LOL!
That's the wayyou do it when hunting with dogs. You can hog tie it to bring them back alive, oryou can castrate and ear notchthe small onesand turn them loose.
I did this for over 50yrs with minor cuts. All I used was a side arm.
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