BTBowhunter

I'm gonna guess 175 dressed and 215 live. That guy is a brute!


The other thing is that he is most definitely rutted out hard. I wouldn't be surprised if his pre rut weight was 50-60 or more poundshigher. In the first pic, you can see the ridge of his spine through the hide and in the second pic, his hindquarters look slightly disproprtionate to his chest size which I've seen before in mature bucks that were really run down after the rut.

Champlain Islander

Nice looking deer. I guess155 field dressed. The body isn't that long when you compare to the gun. Nice shoulders but pretty light in the rear end.

Pawildman

Guess I'll take a stab at it too....I figure the guy weighs 180 or more...the deer appears to be heavier by some amount. A fair amount. The front shoulders are huge. I'll guess 167 field dressed...

bronko22000

All you guys, here is a handy dandy chart you can use for a quick guesstimate of you deer's weight.

Deer Weight Tape
Instructions: Measure around deer chest behind front leg elbow. Read weight from chart below.
Accurately Calculate Deer Weight by the Heart Girth Measurement Method.
By using a tape measue you can determine the weight of your deer. The girth of the deer is measured in inches, just behind the forelegs.
The heart girth measure measurment is converted to pounds in the chart below. If you do not have a tape measure, use a string. Draw the string tightly around the deer's chest, then measure the string with a ruler.

[blockquote]Heart Girth: Distance around the chest just behind the forlegs, in inches.
Live Weight: In pounds; the weight of the animal on-the-hoof-before bleeding.
Dressed Weight: In pounds; the weight of the carcass with all entrails removed.
Edible Lean Meat: Bonless edible venison. What you take home in the box.
[/blockquote]
This chart was produced with data collected by the Pennsylvania State University-Department of Science,
and the Pennsylvania Game Commission-Division of Research.

[blockquote]



Heart
Girth
Live
Wt
Dressed
Wt
Edible
Lean
Meat

20
49
32
23

21
53
35
24

22
56
38
26

23
60
42
28

24
65
45
30

25
69
49
31

26
74
53
34

27
79
58
36

28
85
62
39

29
91
68
41

30
97
73
44

31
104
79
47

32
111
85
50

33
119
92
53

34
127
99
57

35
136
106
61

36
145
114
65

37
156
123
69

38
166
132
74

39
178
142
79

40
191
153
85

41
204
164
90

42
218
177
97

43
234
190
103

44
250
204
110

45
267
219
118

46
286
234
126[/blockquote]

BTBowhunter

lets try this chart. it might be an easier read

never mind. it came up the same way for me[:'(]

bowtruck

i will guess 168 dressed 208 live

bronko22000

That chart looked good when I posted it. Don't know what happened.

petropedro

i have seen 200lb deer before on a deer farm. what people forget is that they bulk on fat during the winter.1lb of fat compared to 1 lb of muscle in mass = the fat takes up 18% more room than muscle does. them deer are mostly fat and then lighter than actually if they was muscle. also have you ever cut up your own deer?one rear quarter does not go 25 lbs alone. its not hard to figure out if you ever butchered your own animals. fat weighs less than muscle. i do believe we have true 200lb deer here in pa. but they are very rare to see. in my time butchering, i have yet to see a 200lb dressed out buck. 195 was the closest and it was a monster that many would guess 300+.

bowtruck

well guys atleast we have a expert butcher here with us the all knowing pedro

petropedro

actually i done this 7 years ago for 3 years for extra money to help pay for my aviation training. so i should have more knowledge than those who just shoot and send them off to the butcher. but what would i know, i just fly jumbo jets?