Curious ????

BUCKSHOT · Post by **BUCKSHOT** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:47 pm

What is the average percentage of meat to hide and bone on a Deer?
Is there a fair # to go by?
For example if you were to butcher a Deer fairly clean and ended up with about 50 pounds of meat, how much do you think the Deer would have weighed?

Digger · Post by **Digger** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 12:15 am

you'llget about 43 lbs of meat from 100lbs live weight.

http://www.askthemeatman.com/estimate_deer_weight.htm

crooksight · Post by **crooksight** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 7:47 am

Roughly 1/3 dressed weight / useable meat..depends on who's doing the job & how clean the meat. i always debone from the gambril. the backstraps are sliced and vac. packed & the rest is left in primal cuts(whole boneless round ) etc. & placed in large ziplocks until the end of season. this gives me time to decide how much is going to jerky,bologna,pepperoni & grind. definately agree with the premis not to save any unclean,shotup,bruised or silver.do it yourself if possible, you will surely take more care than someone who has many to wade through.

BUCKSHOT · Post by **BUCKSHOT** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:04 am

I appreciate the info, I guess my little buck was about 130 lb., I ended up with about 47lb. of good clean meat!
Thanks again!