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Title: Elk packaged weight
Post by: TopOfTheFoodChain on October 14, 2015, 12:51:07 AM

Never really have weighed finished product as we process our own meat. I kept track of the totals on my cow elk this year and thought I would share.
Elk was quartered in field, neck, ribs boned out.

66 lbs burger
113 lbs steak
8 lbs liver
3 lbs heart
25 lbs bones
30 lbs trimmed scrap

Total packaged in freezer of 190 lbs.

Title: Re: Elk packaged weight
Post by: huntingbaldguy on October 14, 2015, 01:26:48 AM

Nice, good size cow.  I'm hoping to put one in the freezer in late season.  That's more meat than my buddy got off his 4x4 bull last year.

Title: Re: Elk packaged weight
Post by: sagewalker on October 14, 2015, 07:45:46 AM

Mind asking what unit?

Title: Re: Elk packaged weight
Post by: scottcrb on October 14, 2015, 07:58:55 AM

My spike last year I got 165lb of processed meat minus the back strap and tenderloins which i kept. This year we had a spike go in to butcher at 182 lb on the hook minus blackstrap and loins.  Will be interesting to see the final processed weight.

Title: Re: Elk packaged weight
Post by: TopOfTheFoodChain on October 14, 2015, 12:24:24 PM

Quote from: sagewalker on October 14, 2015, 07:45:46 AM

Mind asking what unit?

340 - had a cow permit

Title: Re: Elk packaged weight
Post by: cooltimber on October 14, 2015, 12:46:27 PM

what time of day was the kill

Title: Re: Elk packaged weight
Post by: TopOfTheFoodChain on October 14, 2015, 03:38:45 PM

Quote from: cooltimber on October 14, 2015, 12:46:27 PM

what time of day was the kill

About 10 AM. I actually was packing my daughters deer out when I shot it. Shot it 5 minutes after she took this picture.

Title: Re: Elk packaged weight
Post by: Blacklab on October 15, 2015, 05:06:29 AM

Awesome congrats.  :)

Title: Re: Elk packaged weight
Post by: Watimberghost on October 15, 2015, 06:10:26 AM

That's cool! Sounds like it was a meat packing day :tup: