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Old 09-21-2007 | 09:11 PM
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when you shot your deer how much meat do you end up with i understand that depends on size doe or buck but when you had one done what was there after butcher got done
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Old 09-21-2007 | 09:31 PM
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Butcher? We don't need no stinkin' butcher!

But anywho, I have never measured how much meat I got.
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Old 09-21-2007 | 11:38 PM
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usually about 60 pounds have had alot more,depends whoyou let do it
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Old 09-22-2007 | 12:34 AM
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I usually get just over 50% of the dressed weight in boneless, edible meat.
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Old 09-22-2007 | 12:44 AM
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I usually get just over 50% of the dressed weight in boneless, edible meat
Sounds about right!
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Old 09-22-2007 | 04:00 AM
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The deer in NWFL ain't all that big but I used to get 2 brown paper pokes full!!Then when they started selling deer meat upnorth somwheres in resturants our takehome dropped to little over a bag--If I remember right one local butcher got some jail time--After that started processing myself--Not counting the backstraps,inner loins,or front shoulders I get about8/12 quart freezer bags or boneless meat, out of the hams!!
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Old 09-22-2007 | 04:14 AM
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I would say it is 1/3 . 1/3 live weight . 1/3 of it dressed out and 1/3 meat .there was some one here that had a chart on this i think it was daffodil but I'm sure some one will come up with it on here
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Old 09-22-2007 | 08:36 AM
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Here's a formula for whitetail deer. Take the live weight X 78% = Field dressed weight X 75% = Hanging weight X 75% = edible meat.

In other words the formula for a 200# deer would look like this.

200# X .78= 156#
156# X .75= 117#
117# X .75= 87.75#

Each species will vary slightly. For instance, a pronghorn has a higher internal organ percentage of body weight when compared to the whitetail.
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Old 09-22-2007 | 09:02 AM
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ORIGINAL: Howler

Here's a formula for whitetail deer. Take the live weight X 78% = Field dressed weight X 75% = Hanging weight X 75% = edible meat.

In other words the formula for a 200# deer would look like this.

200# X .78= 156#
156# X .75= 117#
117# X .75= 87.75#

Each species will vary slightly. For instance, a pronghorn has a higher internal organ percentage of body weight when compared to the whitetail.
Whats the difference between hanging weight and field dressed weight?
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Old 09-22-2007 | 09:07 AM
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hanging is once the blod and liquids and excess stuff is gone
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