Boneless Meat Calculator

[WapitiTalk1]

Dug this up somewhere a while back. Looks like it was originally from a Wyoming Game and Fish Department study on harvest rates with bonus columns on dressed out, vs. boned out weight. Forumula works as follows: determine approximate weight of field dressed bull, multiple that total weight by .50 which gives you the boneless meat weight (as seen in chart). So, if you shoot a bull that field dresses out to 500 lbs (6ish year old bull), multiple 500 X .50 which should yield 250 lbs of boned out meat. Seems pretty close to me 

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

That's good info! Thanks for posting!

[kentrek]

Cool info, it'd be cool to get a chart for each state an see how they differ

I know the western wa bulls are a tad bigger ! And some western idaho bulls are somewhere in between

On the average of coarse

[xXLojackXx]

i wonder what the chart would say for my buddies cow he shot that was 19 years old. No chit... Collared elk that was 19 years old and still nursing.

[Firedogg]

Where is the extra chart for the amount of meat lost from multiple bad shots to the body and not the vitals? 

 Saw an elk that only yielded about 60# after the hunter hit it 9 times, 8 of them in all the good solid meaty parts ruining a lot of good meat. Guy was shaking so bad after shooting it that we would not let him handle his knife, probably would have lost the rest of the meat and four of his fingers.

[Boss .300 winmag]

i wonder what the chart would say for my buddies cow he shot that was 19 years old. No chit... Collared elk that was 19 years old and still nursing.

Good genetics right there! 

[superdown]

Is there a similar chart for deer anywhere?

[Nice Racks]

I'd love to show tis to my friend who text me last night about his moose meat he just got back.  800 lbs of hanging weight and he only got about 60lbs back from the guy who cut it up. I called him up. He was so mad he was hyperventilating.  Asked him who the butcher was...he said his friend.    The deal was they would split the meat.  I guess the butcher isn't very good at math.   

[WapitiTalk1]

I'd love to show tis to my friend who text me last night about his moose meat he just got back.  800 lbs of hanging weight and he only got about 60lbs back from the guy who cut it up. I called him up. He was so mad he was hyperventilating.  Asked him who the butcher was...he said his friend.    The deal was they would split the meat.  I guess the butcher isn't very good at math. 

That's just crazy...

[kentrek]

I'd love to show tis to my friend who text me last night about his moose meat he just got back.  800 lbs of hanging weight and he only got about 60lbs back from the guy who cut it up. I called him up. He was so mad he was hyperventilating.  Asked him who the butcher was...he said his friend.    The deal was they would split the meat.  I guess the butcher isn't very good at math. 

I'd almost consider calling the games over that...serious waste there

[Nice Racks]

I'd love to show tis to my friend who text me last night about his moose meat he just got back.  800 lbs of hanging weight and he only got about 60lbs back from the guy who cut it up. I called him up. He was so mad he was hyperventilating.  Asked him who the butcher was...he said his friend.    The deal was they would split the meat.  I guess the butcher isn't very good at math. 

I'd almost consider calling the games over that...serious waste there

It wasn't wasted; he just didn't get all of it.  Rumor has it alot of other people were getting some.  I know both of them, I'm sure I'll hear the other side of the story at some point.

[DOUBLELUNG]

I'd love to show tis to my friend who text me last night about his moose meat he just got back.  800 lbs of hanging weight and he only got about 60lbs back from the guy who cut it up. I called him up. He was so mad he was hyperventilating.  Asked him who the butcher was...he said his friend.    The deal was they would split the meat.  I guess the butcher isn't very good at math.   

FWIW, I got 470lbs from a 6.5 year old bull.  Don't recall quarters weight.

[MtnMuley]

I'd love to show tis to my friend who text me last night about his moose meat he just got back.  800 lbs of hanging weight and he only got about 60lbs back from the guy who cut it up. I called him up. He was so mad he was hyperventilating.  Asked him who the butcher was...he said his friend.    The deal was they would split the meat.  I guess the butcher isn't very good at math.   

FWIW, I got 470lbs from a 6.5 year old bull.  Don't recall quarters weight.

470lbs of boneless meat?

[DOUBLELUNG]

I'd love to show tis to my friend who text me last night about his moose meat he just got back.  800 lbs of hanging weight and he only got about 60lbs back from the guy who cut it up. I called him up. He was so mad he was hyperventilating.  Asked him who the butcher was...he said his friend.    The deal was they would split the meat.  I guess the butcher isn't very good at math.   

FWIW, I got 470lbs from a 6.5 year old bull.  Don't recall quarters weight.

470lbs of boneless meat?

Yes.  Moose.

[elkfins]

I'd love to show tis to my friend who text me last night about his moose meat he just got back.  800 lbs of hanging weight and he only got about 60lbs back from the guy who cut it up. I called him up. He was so mad he was hyperventilating.  Asked him who the butcher was...he said his friend.    The deal was they would split the meat.  I guess the butcher isn't very good at math. 

This is the perfect reason to cut it up yourself.

[TylerMulie]

This is cool, but this is for Rocky, not Roosevelt. My 2 1/2-3 1/2 year bull was heavier than the 7-8 year bull on this chart.

[WapitiTalk1]

This is cool, but this is for Rocky, not Roosevelt. My 2 1/2-3 1/2 year bull was heavier than the 7-8 year bull on this chart.

Yes sir.. I bet you could add up to 20% or so for Rooseys 

[Bean Counter]

Helpful, but probably won't match what most put into their freezer due to trimming. I often wonder whether I cut away more connective tissue than most b

[kentrek]

Helpful, but probably won't match what most put into their freezer due to trimming. I often wonder whether I cut away more connective tissue than most b

I've cut up meat with a ton of different people and it's always interesting how people vary in how they take care of there meat...I think as long as you get the majority an try not to waste your doing good