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Quote from: syoungs on September 26, 2017, 03:41:38 PMNot much time to pack and get squared away!Gun. Ammo. Knee pads. Coolers. That shouldn't take long.
Quote from: Bob33 on September 26, 2017, 03:45:31 PMQuote from: syoungs on September 26, 2017, 03:41:38 PMNot much time to pack and get squared away!Gun. Ammo. Knee pads. Coolers. That shouldn't take long. Debit card and cash too
I've got pretty similar results as Bob's from 50+ pronghorn, averaged 22lbs from does and 36lbs from bucks. A cubic foot is actually almost 30 quarts (29.9). A cubic foot of lean meat weighs about 40 pounds (guideline for freezer space (cut and wrapped) is 30lbs/cubic foot, and I think is a good assumption for space needs including packaging and ice to transport boned out meat). Assuming 12 adult bucks as your upper limit for tags, and no waste from bad shooting, you need a maximum of 36lbs/buck x 12bucks x 1 ft3/40 lbs x 30 qt/ft3 = 324 quarts of meat. You will need additional capacity for ice and packaging and air, I'd add another third = 108 quarts for a grand total maximum of 432 quarts. I suspect you will have a mix of buck and doe tags, so plug in [(36lbs/buck x __ bucks + 22lbs/doe x ___ does) x 1 ft3/40lbs x 30qt/ft3] x 1.33 for your total, which simplifies to (36lbs/buck x __ bucks + 22lbs/doe x ___ does) quarts. Estimate your meat yield in pounds and that will be the estimated amount of quarts cooler space you will need with allowance for airspace, packaging and ice. Easy peasy!
Make sure you have a conservation stamp for each hunter, and that all hunters born after 1966 are carrying their hunter safety card.
Quote from: DOUBLELUNG on September 26, 2017, 02:57:16 PMI've got pretty similar results as Bob's from 50+ pronghorn, averaged 22lbs from does and 36lbs from bucks. A cubic foot is actually almost 30 quarts (29.9). A cubic foot of lean meat weighs about 40 pounds (guideline for freezer space (cut and wrapped) is 30lbs/cubic foot, and I think is a good assumption for space needs including packaging and ice to transport boned out meat). Assuming 12 adult bucks as your upper limit for tags, and no waste from bad shooting, you need a maximum of 36lbs/buck x 12bucks x 1 ft3/40 lbs x 30 qt/ft3 = 324 quarts of meat. You will need additional capacity for ice and packaging and air, I'd add another third = 108 quarts for a grand total maximum of 432 quarts. I suspect you will have a mix of buck and doe tags, so plug in [(36lbs/buck x __ bucks + 22lbs/doe x ___ does) x 1 ft3/40lbs x 30qt/ft3] x 1.33 for your total, which simplifies to (36lbs/buck x __ bucks + 22lbs/doe x ___ does) quarts. Estimate your meat yield in pounds and that will be the estimated amount of quarts cooler space you will need with allowance for airspace, packaging and ice. Easy peasy! When are we going to punch some tags on a few speed goats!!?? Bucket list critter!
Quote from: GurrCentral on September 26, 2017, 07:49:07 PMQuote from: DOUBLELUNG on September 26, 2017, 02:57:16 PMI've got pretty similar results as Bob's from 50+ pronghorn, averaged 22lbs from does and 36lbs from bucks. A cubic foot is actually almost 30 quarts (29.9). A cubic foot of lean meat weighs about 40 pounds (guideline for freezer space (cut and wrapped) is 30lbs/cubic foot, and I think is a good assumption for space needs including packaging and ice to transport boned out meat). Assuming 12 adult bucks as your upper limit for tags, and no waste from bad shooting, you need a maximum of 36lbs/buck x 12bucks x 1 ft3/40 lbs x 30 qt/ft3 = 324 quarts of meat. You will need additional capacity for ice and packaging and air, I'd add another third = 108 quarts for a grand total maximum of 432 quarts. I suspect you will have a mix of buck and doe tags, so plug in [(36lbs/buck x __ bucks + 22lbs/doe x ___ does) x 1 ft3/40lbs x 30qt/ft3] x 1.33 for your total, which simplifies to (36lbs/buck x __ bucks + 22lbs/doe x ___ does) quarts. Estimate your meat yield in pounds and that will be the estimated amount of quarts cooler space you will need with allowance for airspace, packaging and ice. Easy peasy! When are we going to punch some tags on a few speed goats!!?? Bucket list critter!We have to get serious about that. Have you been buying points? Still time to get 2017 points.