Deer weight?

[Rich Coyle]

Any guesses on the live weight of a buck with no guts, skin, head and lower legs cut off at 68 pounds hanging in the processor? It is an Oregon I5 corridor blacktail buck.

We've all heard distant rifle shots on opening day. Yesterday I got one. This buck made its last mistake at 8:30AM on opening day. Another Hammer success.

 

[Hand Skills]

Safe guess would be in the 120-140lb range, live weight, congrats!

 

[jebel]

Congratulations!

I'm thinking a carcass weight of 60%-70% of the live weight, but you're talking about a carcass missing the two hind quarters (if I understand you right), which are the meatiest portions. If you assume each of those hindquarters weighed 20 lbs, that puts your carcass weight at 108. That puts your live weight at 155-180 lbs.

 

[Rich Coyle]

Sorry for my communication skills. The upper legs, which include the hindquarters, are still attached.

 

[Deleted member 103481]

My last butcher of cattle averaged right at 60% FYI

 

[J E Custom]

Most deer process out (Nothing but Meat)somewhere around 30 to 35% of the live weight.

J E CUSTOM

 

[jebel]

The upper legs, which include the hindquarters, are still attached.

I think it was more my comprehension skills than your communication skills. The estimate from Hand Skills above looks right.

Congratulations again!

 

[Rich Coyle]

Thanks, gentlemen.

 

[Pulpwood]

120-135

 

[Gwine]

Way to go. 130ish sounds about right.

Coworker was getting snowed on up Evan's Creek (3000') yesterday. Pretty good weather for the rifle opener.

 

[HARPERC]

I'd say 100 lbs plus minus on hoof

Congratulations!

 

[TangoOscarMike]

I got spoiled deer hunting up north where a big buck approached linebacker liveweight. I shot a mature 10 pointer a few years back in GA. I grabbed the front hooves in my left hand and the back hooves in my right hand and threw him up into the bed of my truck...over the tail gate...didn't even drop it LOL.

 

[Rich Coyle]

Looks like I was lucky. It was almost two hours from the road when I shot it. The morning sky started clear but sprinkles started about ten minutes before I got to the pickup. I was hunting at about 1,000 feet elevation.

You must be like one of those linebackers.

 

[TangoOscarMike]

You must be like one of those linebackers.

I'm a pretty big guy, but this mature Georgia buck didn't go 120 pounds on the hoof. It was like lifting up my ex wife. It wasn't exactly like my ex wife though. This thing didn't complain near as much and I couldn't shoot her with my 30-06.