The buck I got this year weighed 173 at the locker, dressed. No hide, head, guts or lower legs. What would he have went live?
Huntsman: There are formulas.
A buck with a hanging weight (like yours) of 173 #'s will have an estimated live weight of about 289 pounds...if I did the math right.
I have seen these formulas before but just pulled this one down off the Innanet....so it has to be right