The width and length of the platform can be adjusted to the situation. The trench is important in encouraging the adults to jump. If the separator is left assembled through the winter handling it will take longer to move deer into the holding pockets and could hinder snow removal. The fawn separator has been in limited use on the Seward Peninsula for two years. The larger fawns go over the platform with the adults but they are less likely to be hurt because of their size.
Injuries are fewer and less serious.
The handling is more efficient as there are two chutes working at once, one for adults and one for fawns. Cost savings of handling fawns in this manner are attributed to faster handling time and fewer injuries. Separating the fawns from the adults during the summer handling is a battle won for the herder in the war against excessive stress and injuries to his animals during corralling. Every fawn that is saved from injury or death means better herd health, greater personal satisfaction, and greater profit. The fawn separator should prove to be a great aid to both the reindeer herder and the reindeer herd.