Stop guessing your deer's weight. This useful chart will help you determine your deer's estimated live weight, field dressed weight and edible meat 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 |
