collapse

Advertisement


Author Topic: Live weight VS hanging weight  (Read 7065 times)

Offline Bigtime

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Pilgrim
  • *
  • Join Date: Jan 2011
  • Posts: 13
Live weight VS hanging weight
« on: January 24, 2012, 01:13:59 AM »
I'm curious what everyones opinion is on the percentage of weight you need to ad back on to a bear after it is gutted to estimate a live weight.  Any info would be greatly appreciated

Offline JJB11B

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+5)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Sep 2010
  • Posts: 4496
Re: Live weight VS hanging weight
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2012, 01:56:01 AM »
Why dont you weigh them before you kill em. Then they have all the blood and stuff in them. At least this way you wont have to do any of that stupid math stuff
"Pain heals, chicks dig scars, glory lasts forever."
Shane Falco

Offline BULLBLASTER

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+15)
  • Old Salt
  • ******
  • Join Date: Oct 2008
  • Posts: 8103
Re: Live weight VS hanging weight
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2012, 08:37:46 AM »
Since bait was banned itnis very hard to get them to stand still on the scale to get an accurate live weight. Bring back baitingnso we can know live weight of our bears!

Online pianoman9701

  • Mushroom Man
  • Business Sponsor
  • Trade Count: (+5)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2011
  • Posts: 44687
  • Location: Vancouver USA
  • WWC, NRA Life, WFW, NAGR, RMEF, WSB, NMLS #2014743
    • www.facebook.com/johnwallacemortgage
    • John Wallace Mortgage
Re: Live weight VS hanging weight
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2012, 08:55:42 AM »
Hanging weight is actual and live weight is the lies we tell our hunting buddies about the "1K lb bull, 10x10 that was so close I saw his sphincter clamp shut when I breathed".
"Restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens based on the actions of criminals and madmen will have no positive effect on the future acts of criminals and madmen. It will only serve to reduce individual rights and the very security of our republic." - Pianoman https://linktr.ee/johnlwallace

Offline Fowlweather25

  • Washington For Wildlife
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Dec 2011
  • Posts: 1622
  • Location: Rochester, wa
Re: Live weight VS hanging weight
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2012, 09:34:07 AM »
Generally as a rule of thumb you lose about 50 percent when you remove guts, hide, legs and head. That's with any animal. Deer, elk, pigs, bear, etc...

Example, if you put meat and skeleton on a hanging scale and your animal is 150 lbs. Then it was right around 300 live. Ish! :tup:
What would life be without the thrill of the hunt?

Offline Rufous

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Longhunter
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jul 2007
  • Posts: 523
  • Location: Arkansas
Re: Live weight VS hanging weight
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2012, 10:47:26 AM »
A gutted bear would be about 85% of its live weight, or so I have heard.

Offline Fowlweather25

  • Washington For Wildlife
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Dec 2011
  • Posts: 1622
  • Location: Rochester, wa
Re: Live weight VS hanging weight
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2012, 10:52:26 AM »
Ish, remove the head legs and hide and you have hanging weight, roughly 50%
What would life be without the thrill of the hunt?

Offline deadyote

  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Scout
  • ****
  • Join Date: Jan 2010
  • Posts: 296
  • Location: Puyallup, WA
Re: Live weight VS hanging weight
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2012, 12:22:25 AM »
I have heard the 50% thing for deer and bears before, but I have my questions about it.  Three years ago I shot a super old buck and the hanging weight was 187lbs.  That would make a 350+ lb mule deer?  Not sure about that one.  I just look at how much meat I get and that's enough for me.

Offline Fowlweather25

  • Washington For Wildlife
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Dec 2011
  • Posts: 1622
  • Location: Rochester, wa
Re: Live weight VS hanging weight
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2012, 11:54:26 AM »
Wouldn't surprise me to see an old mature mule deer over 350 on the hoof. My buddy shot a whitetail this year that was 324 on the hoof. We weighed him whole on a slaughter truck that a rancher friend of mine had
What would life be without the thrill of the hunt?

Offline deadyote

  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Scout
  • ****
  • Join Date: Jan 2010
  • Posts: 296
  • Location: Puyallup, WA
Re: Live weight VS hanging weight
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2012, 04:10:30 PM »
I didn't think mule deer got that big, but I stand corrected!!  That old sucker was turned into all burger and peperoni.

Offline Fowlweather25

  • Washington For Wildlife
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Dec 2011
  • Posts: 1622
  • Location: Rochester, wa
Re: Live weight VS hanging weight
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2012, 05:55:44 PM »
Haha I bet!
What would life be without the thrill of the hunt?

 


* Advertisement

* Recent Topics

Anterless 1334 muzzle loader by Bendejo
[Today at 07:17:52 AM]


Cowiche Quality Buck by buglebuster
[Today at 07:10:20 AM]


2025 Draw Results by Elkaholic daWg
[Today at 07:02:27 AM]


Son drawn - Silver Dollar Youth Any Elk - Help? by Rugergunsite308
[Today at 06:27:17 AM]


Bow mount trolling motors by CP
[Today at 06:03:13 AM]


SE raffle tags holder by HntnFsh
[Today at 05:39:57 AM]


11th Annual 'Pull For Scouting' Clay Crushing Classic by high_hunter
[Today at 12:27:18 AM]


AKC lab puppies! Born 06/10/2025 follow as they grow!!! by high_hunter
[Today at 12:21:33 AM]


Ritzville Rifle Buck - GMU 284 by high_hunter
[Yesterday at 11:49:16 PM]


Antlerless Moose more than once? by shootem
[Yesterday at 11:25:51 PM]


Nooksack Muzzleloader Bull Tag by high_hunter
[Yesterday at 10:42:24 PM]


My wife drew quality deer DESERT rifle 10/18-10/26!!!!! by high_hunter
[Yesterday at 10:17:15 PM]


Palouse buck deer by blumtnelkndeer
[Yesterday at 10:14:00 PM]


Drew Quality by Jimmer
[Yesterday at 09:34:00 PM]


Nevada guide draw Mule Deer by Beastmonger1987
[Yesterday at 09:33:34 PM]


Quality Swakane by Rainier10
[Yesterday at 09:09:17 PM]


Observatory quality bull rifle by buglebuster
[Yesterday at 09:00:02 PM]


A little Martini Cadet varmint rifle I have been working on by JDHasty
[Yesterday at 08:43:33 PM]


Pogue Quality by geauxtigers
[Yesterday at 08:38:35 PM]


2025 OILS! by HUNTNORTHWEST
[Yesterday at 07:46:27 PM]

SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2025, SimplePortal