Live weight vs. dead weight

[five_point_buck]

LAST EDITED ON Oct-17-05 AT 09:55AM (MST)[p]Anyone have a good formula for "guess-timating" the live weight of a dead deer. My buddy killed a buck this weekend that weighed in at 112 on the butchers hook. We always kinda guessed 40 lbs for guts and 40 lbs for hide and head / rack. Any other methods or ways to "ball park" a weight??

five_point_buck
C.B.C.S.

 

[dakotakid]

Larry,

Theres a pretty good read here;

http://www.uwyo.edu/ces/PUBS/B589R.pdf

You'll need acrobat to view it.

Mike

 

[Blanding_Boy]

there was a paper done quiet some time ago looking at wtd and chest measurement to determine weight. It was pretty good and fairly accurate as I recall. I have used it for mule deer and actually done something similar to what they did. If you added about 5-10% to the weights of the wtd to the mulies you ought to be within 10-20 lbs.

See

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/Hunting/deer/deerweight.htm
http://www.nesportsman.com/ri/hunt/deer_weight_table.shtml
http://www.youngbucksoutdoors.com/Deer_Facts/DF031006facts.html

Todd Black
BTO