All you guys, here is a handy dandy chart you can use for a quick guesstimate of you deer's weight.

Deer Weight Tape
Instructions: Measure around deer chest behind front leg elbow. Read weight from chart below.
Accurately Calculate Deer Weight by the Heart Girth Measurement Method.
By using a tape measue you can determine the weight of your deer. The girth of the deer is measured in inches, just behind the forelegs.
The heart girth measure measurment is converted to pounds in the chart below. If you do not have a tape measure, use a string. Draw the string tightly around the deer's chest, then measure the string with a ruler.

[blockquote]Heart Girth: Distance around the chest just behind the forlegs, in inches.
Live Weight: In pounds; the weight of the animal on-the-hoof-before bleeding.
Dressed Weight: In pounds; the weight of the carcass with all entrails removed.
Edible Lean Meat: Bonless edible venison. What you take home in the box.
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This chart was produced with data collected by the Pennsylvania State University-Department of Science,
and the Pennsylvania Game Commission-Division of Research.

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Heart
Girth
Live
Wt
Dressed
Wt
Edible
Lean
Meat

20
49
32
23

21
53
35
24

22
56
38
26

23
60
42
28

24
65
45
30

25
69
49
31

26
74
53
34

27
79
58
36

28
85
62
39

29
91
68
41

30
97
73
44

31
104
79
47

32
111
85
50

33
119
92
53

34
127
99
57

35
136
106
61

36
145
114
65

37
156
123
69

38
166
132
74

39
178
142
79

40
191
153
85

41
204
164
90

42
218
177
97

43
234
190
103

44
250
204
110

45
267
219
118

46
286
234
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