First deer on the Season
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: New Brunswick
Posts: 358
First deer on the Season
here is the deer my father got on Saturday. Not much of a rack on him but good body size and plenty of fat.........should be very good eating. about 125lbs meat
http://s96.photobucket.com/albums/l199/NBDeerHunter/hunting%202007/
http://s96.photobucket.com/albums/l199/NBDeerHunter/hunting%202007/
#3
RE: First deer on the Season
125 lbs of meat huh? I doubt you will get 125 lbs of meat out of a deer, when live weight they weigh anywhere from 100-250 lbs, I have shot a few that field dressed around 200 lbs, and was able to get about 80 lbs of meat out of it....but anyways....yeah the rack is strange, looks like he either has had it hard or just wasnt genetically gifted....the bottom line however, venison!!! so here is an atta boy!!!
#5
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: New Brunswick
Posts: 358
RE: First deer on the Season
i like how you guys debat the weight of an animal by a picture. Funny now the scale is wrong and you guys are right.
he has a lot of grey on his face and head.........do you think he is older and just didn't produce much of a rack...
he has a lot of grey on his face and head.........do you think he is older and just didn't produce much of a rack...
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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RE: First deer on the Season
I would have to agree with some of the above. My experience has been to expect 40 to 60 pounds of meat with a deer that size. Depends on what's ruined with the shotand how much you try to salvage off the neck. It would be interesting to checkhis teeth for age. By looking atthe overall bodysizehe appears to be a younger deerbut thenlooking atthe width/length of his head &with all the grey hairheappears to be old deer. I'm guessing poor genetics & a deer on the decline. Congrats none the less.I'm sure thevension willbe as good as always.