Plodder,

In 1996 my brother and I started weighing bucks with a certified 300lb scale. We have never weighed a doe but our bucks over that past 7 season (counting this one) have field dressed any where from 160lbs to 220 lbs. Whitetails only. We live in Northern Idaho. Our deer put on good weight if they get passed 3 1/2. Especially in the agricultural areas. The Mountain/Forest Land bucks tend to weigh less based on my observations versus others bucks from the farm country. My uncle owns a butcher shop and he keeps track of all the weights. We see the tendancies there. Most of our harvests come from the Mountain/Forest Habitat. I tried to attach a bunch of photos of those bucks to this post, but I couldnt get it to work. The bucks over the past seven years are all at least 3 1/2 years old and score on a gross scale from 115 to 140 class.

Good post, I often think "estimated" weights are overexaggerated. That's why we bought the scale.

Good Luck
Shed33