How many meals

[Dom]

Never really took notice myself but the average deer taken is about 140lbs,when butchered cleaned and frozen how many meals do you get from 1 deer?As a single person you will have more meals than a family of say 4.

[turkeyfeathers]

 Depends on the size of the deer of course. I like to shoot big bodied deer regardless of horns. I pay $70 to get it processed if its a fawn or a beast. I generally get 45-50 pounds of meat per deer back from processor. Not sure how many meals that equals. Trying a different processor this year per suggestion of a friend.

[mlammerhirt]

Who you trying in the wny area?

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[turkeyfeathers]

Who you trying in the wny area?

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Was Buck N Doe. Dropped two off at The Deer Shop I believe it's called on Genesee  Was never sure I got "MY" deer back from B n D and always seemed light. I would shoot a big doe and get less than a slightly smaller one. They sometimes have way too many sitting outside and it's during a warm streak which concerns me too.

[Lawdwaz]

You wouldn't want to know how much my deer yield after my butchering...............I trim heavily.

 

 

[Red]

a few weeks ago I got a 4pt and I got back 52lb of venison 21lb of it was ground im.not sure how many meals we will get out of that I tend to eat a lot more then the average person.

[turkeyfeathers]

a few weeks ago I got a 4pt and I got back 52lb of venison 21lb of it was ground im.not sure how many meals we will get out of that I tend to eat a lot more then the average person.

where'd you take it ?

[Lawdwaz]

Hey Red......how much pork did they add to the ground?  (If they did)

[mlammerhirt]

I take mine to the deer shop...love the way they package and care for the meat too...I always hoped I got mostly my deer from them but after last weekend I dropped off a huge ole doe and 1.5 year old buck...well i ended up with close to the same amount of meat back from both....I will post a pic and you can clearly see the doe should have yielded way more....but I like say to other guys looking for a processor I can't complain because the only way to know what i truely should get back if I do it myself.

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[mlammerhirt]

These are the deer I dropped off...and basically got the same amount back from each one.

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[turkeyfeathers]

I take mine to the deer shop...love the way they package and care for the meat too...I always hoped I got mostly my deer from them but after last weekend I dropped off a huge ole doe and 1.5 year old buck...well i ended up with close to the same amount of meat back from both....I will post a pic and you can clearly see the doe should have yielded way more....but I like say to other guys looking for a processor I can't complain because the only way to know what i truely should get back if I do it myself.

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Yes , you would think more from that doe for sure. She's part heffer. I'll let you know how I do as my doe was quite big and the buck fair.

[Dom]

We have butchered them our self and still do.I had a bad exp with a local butcher/processor and the money we payed was not worth it.My question was aprox how many meals would you expect to get from 1 deer

[turkeyfeathers]

We have butchered them our self and still do.I had a bad exp with a local butcher/processor and the money we payed was not worth it.My question was aprox how many meals would you expect to get from 1 deer

I don't think there is a formula . You could guess I suppose. 50 pounds = 50 pound servings ?!  Although most servings aren't going to be a pound I don't think. Are you sure you didn't make that cigar a blunt ?!    Just kidding

[Dom]

Tf I cook bigger meals than most was just thinking about what or how many meals from a single deer.For me about 20-30 maybe.I have had some deer only enough to feed 5 for afew meals

[Red]

where'd you take it ?

I had it done at the buck and doe shop

[Red]

Hey Red......how much pork did they add to the ground? (If they did)

I.didn't have any pork added to it and my wife want to halt about that. she loves venison but no way she will eat grind venison with out pork added

[RoadKill44]

Would this chart help. Deer to Venison Weight Estimates.pdf

[turkeyfeathers]

Not sure this chart is spot on. Last doe I got back was 51 pounds of edible meat . That would make her 146 pounds live weight. She was big but not that big. Guessing this chart is fairly close but not a perfect science.

[ncountry]

Chart seems pretty close to me. I average around 70#s of meat.

[turkeyfeathers]

Chart seems pretty close to me. I average around 70#s of meat.

Edible meat or bone in ? Edible would mean you routinely shoot +- 212 pound deer

[stoneam2006]

The doe I shot was my biggest (eyeball wise) and got 65 pounds back with pork added....not sure how much and entire deer was smoked meats

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[ncountry]

Edible meat or bone in ? Edible would mean you routinely shoot +- 212 pound deer

We always bone everything out.separate by muscle groups,etc..

In reality I have only weighed the total take from a deer a couple times out of curiosity.. Both times it was around 70#s ( I don't really remember exact #)

On the other hand, very few of my deer get weighed either.lol.. I have had them weight from a 100 to over 200# dressed.. I would have guessed my average deer weighed 140#. I reread chart and i see i missed the difference between dressed and hanging. Chart does seem a little optomistic..I think my average has probably gone down though , now that I take most of my deer downstate..ha,ha

[Red]

Hey Red......how much pork did they add to the ground? (If they did)

I just find my slip from when.I had the deer.butchered I guess I did have them add pork to it im not sure how much they add though