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If you can't get  to your scale, but want to get an approximation of field dressed weight, measure her chest girth just behind the front legs.  If it is 38", that would equal a fresh dressed weight of 126 pounds, a live weight of 157 pounds, and 71 pounds of edible meat.  37" would be 115 pounds field dressed and 66 pounds of edible meat.   The full chart is available on the pgc.pa website.   I like chest girth measurements better than fresh weight, because when you place a fresh killed deer on a scale, most of that weight is made up of water.   Water has no nutritional value.  "Volume" is the important measurement - How many pint, quart or gallon-sized freezer bags will the deer yield ?  Chest girth works better than weight for estimating volume because it is less dependent on how dried out the carcass is.           
Can't you just drink the water ?

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Wake up boys! Time to hunt The rain and wind!

 

729am sunrise in 3N. Should be in my spot by 640am. 58 degrees. Wind isn’t jumping to 20+mph until 1pm so maybe the bucks will move around 9-10am when the rain stops.

 

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Still on the fence , unsure of wind at my spot ,plus I’ll be out all week starting tomorrow afternoon .

Back to bed ,light rain and wind , ill be out every nice day from Sunday through gun .

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13 hours ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

That’s cool!

I’ve thought about carrying xbow and shotgun in gun season but never did it. For those close shots, I could use xbow


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My dad's last bear harvest was with an xbow in PA bear rifle season.

Good luck Moog and David score a double.

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Almost ran into a real nice 8 point on my way back from a coffee run. Just around the corner from my house and the two does he was chasing ran down into the creek bottom that leads to the field I’m sitting on. Was awesome to see some rut action.

Looks like a lot of wind coming this afternoon. I think I’ll ride it out and sit the blind anyways.

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9 minutes ago, chefhunter86 said:

Just got in, worst walk in. I’m in a stand I haven’t sat in a year up on the ridge top. Got turned around had to walk back to logging road and start over.@jmp5008 is in my orchard stand


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Sounds like the kind of start that results in a harvest...atleast your are in now, lots of time til legal.

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2 minutes ago, WNYBuckHunter said:

As soon as I turned Off my phone after I posted, I realized How dark it is. Can’t see my hand 6” in front of my face lol

I was saying wow he's in early, I'm still sitting in my truck, pitch black still

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Sounds like the kind of start that results in a harvest...atleast your are in now, lots of time til legal.

I’m really hoping jmp gets one I’m just out for moral support today and maybe maybe to get a doe


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7 minutes ago, Lawdwaz said:

I’m on the can......

I've said it before my most valuable, crucial piece of hunting equipment is the roll of toilet paper I keep in my hunting bag. And I mean it.

Good luck all I expect a deer-down picture by Xbow within 60 minutes.

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