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Title: Lbs of meat?
Post by: Dbax129 on April 09, 2013, 09:24:24 AM: How many pounds of meat are on a typical blacktail doe? And buck?
Just curious on what to expect if I draw a 2nd deer tag since they are all antlerless.
My friend ended up getting 103 lbs of meat back from the butcher off of his blacktail buck. Butcher said that was on the larger end for this area (kitsap).
Thanks!
Title: Re: Lbs of meat?
Post by: DoubleJ on April 09, 2013, 09:26:09 AM: I'd say 50-70 from a mature doe, depending on location. Most of the 2nd deer tags for blacktail are on the islands though. Those deer are MUCH smaller. I think I remember lokidog saying they run 20-40lbs of meat on the islands
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Post by: jkhbuchanan on April 09, 2013, 08:19:33 PM: my buck came from the kitsap area last year and I got around 100lb bach as well. All the does we seen out there In that area looked pretty small though.
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Post by: bear hunter on April 09, 2013, 08:30:19 PM: We have taken lots of does of the islands. The does average 56 to 65 pounds after the head and hide are removed. I would say you get about 35 to 40 pounds of meat out of a average Lopez BLk tail deer. Bucks we have taken average around 80 to 100 pounds. Don't get me wrong I have seen big a-s-s one come off Private property's. After butchering the bucks we get about 50 to 65lbs of meat. The deer run smaller on the islands. Vashon gets pretty big deer.
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Post by: dreamunelk on April 09, 2013, 08:35:44 PM: Was your friends deer boned out or butchered bone in?
Title: Re: Lbs of meat?
Post by: Dbax129 on April 09, 2013, 08:57:53 PM: I think bone in... I'm not re familiar with what cuts have bone left in them though. He just got roasts, steaks, and ground. I know the roasts he gave me had no bone, same with the 2 steaks, but I think he had a roast with a bone in, and some steak that way... lots of ground meat. love that deer spaghetti!
Title: Re: Lbs of meat?
Post by: Old Man Yager on May 01, 2013, 06:51:08 AM: Depends on where you hit the deer with your shot. Right through the lungs, and you won't waste any meat. If you hit it on the shoulder or in the neck, then you got to trim some of that shot up meat when you butcher it.
Title: Lbs of meat?
Post by: sirmissalot on May 01, 2013, 07:05:19 AM: There must be some fat does running around. I'd say I average 40 or 50 off an average blacktail buck. 50 would be if I don't hit a shoulder. Can't say on a doe I've never shot a blacktail doe.
Title: Re: Lbs of meat?
Post by: fishngamereaper on May 01, 2013, 07:53:53 AM: I assume your trying to get a second deer tag kitsap..as am I. Thus some decent does running around. Since its a doe that equats to a head shot, no wasted meat. Maybe 50lbs off the bone. Even the biggest bucks only yield on average 70-75 lbs of bone off meat. Its like the 1/3 rule. 200lb deer, 1/3 is usable meat.
Title: Re: Lbs of meat?
Post by: Dbax129 on May 01, 2013, 09:17:58 AM: Quote from: fishngamereaper on May 01, 2013, 07:53:53 AM
I assume your trying to get a second deer tag kitsap..as am I. Thus some decent does running around. Since its a doe that equats to a head shot, no wasted meat. Maybe 50lbs off the bone. Even the biggest bucks only yield on average 70-75 lbs of bone off meat. Its like the 1/3 rule. 200lb deer, 1/3 is usable meat.

Yeah, me and a bunch of buddies. Have you seen the success rate on those? Its only like 25% or something. And several people don't hunt it even if they draw. That's crazy to me. But yeah, me and most of my buddies are going to put in for it. This is all of our first year though, so its just going to be 1 point each for us. You never know, one of us might get lucky. If so I have a private land spot or 2 that should work out nicely. 2nch choice will be vashon-murray, because I think that's much more of a sure bet, and I'll just start knocking on doors of little 5 acre farms! :)
Title: Re: Lbs of meat?
Post by: coachcw on May 01, 2013, 09:42:57 PM: 40 -50 or $20.00 per pound
Title: Lbs of meat?
Post by: slim9300 on May 02, 2013, 06:32:25 PM: Quote from: fishngamereaper on May 01, 2013, 07:53:53 AM
Even the biggest bucks only yield on average 70-75 lbs of bone off meat. Its like the 1/3 rule. 200lb deer, 1/3 is usable meat.

Exactly.

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Title: Re: Lbs of meat?
Post by: Mudman on May 02, 2013, 06:48:46 PM: If you get burger/sausage etc there is fat added to consider. 70lb of pure meat is a good deer imop. :dunno:
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Post by: johnr060 on May 03, 2013, 09:55:04 PM: My buck had 73 pounds of meat this year. He was about a three year old.
Title: Re: Lbs of meat?
Post by: nocklehead on May 06, 2013, 12:30:06 PM: my button buck (yearling) blacktail last year had 38 lbs of boneless meat

my girlfriends 2x2 blacktail had 78lbs of boneless meat. about 3lbs were bloodshot.
I do all the butchering.

81 lbs on that deer, only 12 or so on that dog... :chuckle: I kid, I kid