Is this right for meat?

[coastie]

Shot a doe on Mon in RI. She weighed 120 lbs dressed. Got it back from the processors. 27 lbs of meat. Does that sound right? I was thinking between 40 and 50.

 

[Migmojo]

It sounds low to me, 40% of dressed weght is what I usually get.

 

[doobie]

sounds VERY low to me... I'm sure the processor will sell you a good amount of venison jerky... I'd have thought it would be at least 50%...then again, I'd want 90+%. No waste, give it to me all after you process it.... you can drain the blood and fluids though.

 

[SAV]

Too Little

Chest/Girth (in.) Live Weight Field Dressed Edible Meat
20 37 26 18
21 41 29 20
22 45 32 22
23 50 35 24
24 55 38 27
25 61 43 29
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
Chest/Girth (in.) Live Weight Field Dressed Edible Meat
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


Looks garbled but still readible like this:
42 in chest is a 210 lb deer live weight, dressing out at 170 lbs., and yielding 94 lbs of edible meat.

 

[Ham Slam]

where did you shoot it? sometimes you lose a lot of meat if you shoot it in the hind quarters. Also I would say that it sounds a little low, but there is a lot of people throwing away meat that has bullet or slug fragments in it due to the lead issues that have came about this past year.

 

[RB101]

Not only where did you shoot it, but what cuts (if any) did you ask for?
If you said something like roasts and steaks only, there might be considerably less meat. I usually end up with about 10 lbs. of stew/hamburger "leftovers" with deer? Some people want nothing other than steaks?
Sounds like your butcher may be filling his freezer..little by little though...

 

[Admin]

43% of live weight is about avg.

 

[K1MIZ/USMC0311]

sounds like he took some of your catch and filled his fridge at home.