deer size percentage

[Rub]

Just wondering if there is a approximate percentage ratio on how to estimate a deers weight, on the hoof when you weight in your deer at the butcher. Ie you bring in a deer dressed out at 185 lbs is he 270 on the hoof?

[spock]

I think it's about sixty percent of life weight.

[JasonH]

A study was done to show that apparently, after being field dressed, a deer loses 18% of it's body weight. Multiply the weight after being dressed by 1.22 and you'll get your weight on hoof.

[hunter1947]

A 185 pound deer dressed out would have weighed alive on the hoof 240..

[hunter1947]

A 185 pound deer dressed out would have roughley weighed alive on the hoof 250..

[325 wsm]

If you can weigh a front quarter then just times it by 10

[finngun]

is deer is 270 on the hoof,,what amount is pure meat,,on the freeser-- no bones..? 10:roll:0? maybe