Well fattened bucks

[Hem]

Got 2 very old bucks in the garage. I suspect one is a lot lighter than the other.

Bone mass difference?

 

[Nick87]

Same. I should have moved to WY or MT the day I graduated high school

You're still in a better place than most.

 

[MTLabrador]

My well educated guess says about 30 pounds of boneless meat with losing half a shoulder. The entire pack with bone in and skull wasn’t even close to 60.

 

[DFS]

My well educated guess says about 30 pounds of boneless meat with losing half a shoulder. The entire pack with bone in and skull wasn’t even close to 60.

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Great buck

 

[Point Creep]

Reality here.

2 bucks way bigger than average - my daughter’s 80+ on horns for sure if not so busted, mine 83 gross range. Both ancient- mine super old - will send in teeth but I suspect 7+

My daughter did all her butchering herself (I was not home) so I don’t know what the trim factor was. It was a giant buck we quartered and packed 1.6 miles to truck. Tote is slightly over 1 pound.

Mine (second image) lost almost an entire front shoulder due to where I shot him. Still roughly 28lbs finished weight. Had to be packed roughly 2 miles.

Both bucks were in garage 2-5 days so a little trimming on edges needed but these are real numbers.

 

[Mallardsx2]

Having never killed an antelope before, we were surprised how big they actually were. This buck was pretty dang heavy actually.

We got as much meat off of him as any of our GA whitetails. I would guess 25-30# of clean packaged meat. The meat does have a bit of a taste to it….but it’s edible.