Anybody know the dressed weight/live weight ratio's for whitetails? I think it might be dressed weight plus 20% for live weight.
Sound about right?
Anyone interested can take a look at the Biggest Bucks in Maine Club. They keep close tabs on the size of bucks killed in Maine,where the emphasis is on body size.
The difference is that in Maine (and NH and VT) there is no guessing body weights....by law every deer killed must be tagged and weighed (field dressed)at a certified check station that reports to the state F&G,and all checked deer are recorded and become a record of the State.
Just cruised an article on the 2004 season and something like 600+ bucks were killed in Maine that field dressed in excess of 200 pounds. IIRC the largest that year weighed 277 pounds,dressed.
Last edited by BobinNH; 01/14/14.
