Size of a mule deer?
Specifically the distant from back-line to brisket, your best guess is fine.
I'm trying this ranging method out at the weekend. http://www.deerhuntersclub.com/tips/...g-range-shots/ |
Geeze... I really don't know... Most mulies that I have seen were about the size of the whitetails I have seen here in NY.. A big buck might dress out 200 lb or so... The EARS are a lot wider, as are the the racks, but the size of the deer's body isn't a whole lot different..
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What would you estimate that to be in inches? This is the measurement I'm after.
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Ok... I just measured the shoulder mount of a 5x5 28" wide mulie that I killed in Colorado in 2000.... It is 17" from shoulder to brisket..
Hope this helps... |
Nice one, thanks Pygmy. That'll get me started.
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This mule deer buck, although not a great rack is massive in body size. He measured just over 18" brisket to hairline.
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It will depend on the individual deer, but I agree that 18" is a good start.
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I have always figured 18 for a mature deer, and 15 or so for a year and a half old deer.
Elk - I have never measured, but I think the standard is 24" 36" is just plain huge, lol. Later, Marcial |
Originally Posted by Pygmy
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Geeze... I really don't know... Most mulies that I have seen were about the size of the whitetails I have seen here in NY.. A big buck might dress out 200 lb or so... The EARS are a lot wider, as are the the racks, but the size of the deer's body isn't a whole lot different..
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Geeze, Mac, you must have some pretty small whitetails there in Colorado..
So.... Where I come from, whitetail bucks average 150 to 200 pounds live weight... So if Colorado whitetails are appx the same size as NY whitetails, according to your estimate, ( mule deer are 1.5 to 2 times bigger) Colorado mule deer bucks would average from 225 to 400 pounds.... Are you sure you're not talking about cow elk..??... I've only hunted out west 7 or 8 times, but the mule deer I have seen in New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado have been nowhere near that big.. Maybe I've only seen small ones... |
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