Estimating A Deer's Live Weight | Things to remember:
Measure the animal just behind the front legs (girth) Field dressed = body cavity cleaned out (no heart, lungs, ect..) |
Girth/Inches | Live Weight (in pounds) | Field Dressed (in pounds) | Edible Meat (in pounds) | 24 | 55 | 38 | 28 | 25 | 61 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 66 | 49 | 30 | 27 | 71 | 53 | 31 | 28 | 77 | 59 | 34 | 29 | 82 | 64 | 36 | 30 | 90 | 70 | 39 | 31 | 98 | 74 | 42 | 32 | 102 | 80 | 45 | 33 | 110 | 87 | 50 | 34 | 118 | 91 | 54 | 35 | 126 | 99 | 57 | 36 | 135 | 104 | 61 | 37 | 146 | 115 | 66 | 38 | 157 | 126 | 71 | 39 | 169 | 135 | 74 | 40 | 182 | 144 | 80 | 41 | 195 | 156 | 88 | 42 | 210 | 170 | 94 | 43 | 228 | 182 | 103 | 44 | 244 | 198 | 110 | 45 | 267 | 214 | 120 | 46 | 290 | 233 | 130 | 47 | 310 | 251 | 139 | 48 | 340 | 272 | 153 | |
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