Deer Weights

edgecam

Edit: If anyone cares dressed weight is about 78% of live weight

Dressed Weight Whole Weight
50 lbs. 64 lbs.
60 lbs. 76 lbs.
70 lbs. 89 lbs.
80 lbs. 102 lbs
90 lbs. 114 lbs.
100 lbs. 127 lbs.
110 lbs. 140 lbs.
120 lbs. 153 lbs.
130 lbs. 165 lbs.
140 lbs. 178 lbs.
150 lbs. 191 lbs.
160 lbs. 203 lbs.
170 lbs. 216 lbs.
180 lbs. 229 lbs.
190 lbs. 242 lbs.
200 lbs. 254 lbs.
210 lbs. 266 lbs.
220 lbs. 280 lbs.
230 lbs. 292 lbs.
240 lbs. 305 lbs.

bpost

You would think the clothes would add to dressed weight, not take it away. [;)][:o)]

retroxler58

BikerBob

Deer weights are nice. But wheel weights are more effective.

Seriously though, I had always heard the rough rule of thumb to be about 2/3 is left after dressing, skinning, deboning. So your ~80% seems about right if your dressed weight is the equivilant of gutted?

bigoutside

I suspect that the 64 lbs deer was actually a brown cat.

And the 305 pounder was a two pointer that the dairy farmer was very sorry to lose.

montanajoe

http://www.askthemeatman.com/estimate_deer_weight.htm

8000fthi

quote:Originally posted by BikerBob
Deer weights are nice. But wheel weights are more effective.

Seriously though, I had always heard the rough rule of thumb to be about 2/3 is left after dressing, skinning, deboning. So your ~80% seems about right if your dressed weight is the equivilant of gutted?
That is right. About 65% of live weight. Dressed weight, gutted, skinned, head off, legs off at knees and hocks. Boned out weight would be a lot less.