Weight Estimation

Deer Weight Estimating Chart The chart below will help you estimate your deer's live weight, field dressed weight and also edible meat weight. How to use this chart: 1. Chest/Girth = Measure the chest just behind the front legs 2. Live Weight = Live deer on the hoof 3. Field Dressed = body cavity cleaned out (no entrails) 4. Edible Meat = Boneless edible venison 5. Weight is in...

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Age Determination

The only way to truly tell the age of a deer, is to examine the teeth. Deer are born with four teeth on their lower jaw. These four front teeth are called incisors. After a few weeks, sixteen more teeth grow in, giving it eight front incisors, six premolars on the bottom jaw, and six premolars on the upper jaw. When the deer is one year old, six more molars...

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Antler Scoring

Deer Antler Scoring Charts * For personal use only, see note below. Boone and Crockett Score Charts Species Type Download Score Sheets - Click PDF link below Mule Deer

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Trophy Preparation

Caping a game head Skinning is the process of removing the hide from a game animal. Using a sharp knife make initial cut 4

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Field Dressing

After you have shot your game, approach it from the rear carefully, making sure it is dead. Validate your tag and attach it to the carcass immediately. Start field dressing it at once with a good, strong bladed knife. Be sure your knife is sharp, maintain a fine edge blade as you work. If you plan on mounting your trophy see Trophy preparation before you cut its throat. Some...

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Deer Tracks

Use deer tracks to determine what type of deer you are tracking. Deer tracks can be best analyzed on flat level ground. The size of a deer track will help you to determine the size of the deer. As a deer grows, their feet will grow accordingly. Big mature bucks will leave big and deep tracks. In soft ground the dew claws will show on both bucks and does....

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Deer Anatomy

Digestive System Deer are ruminants, meaning they are equipped with a four chambered stomach. An interesting characteristic about the ruminant's stomach is that it allows the animal to gather a lot of food at once and then chew and digest it later. The four chambered stomach is needed to process the large quantities of low nutrient food that deer eat. Depending on the type and abundance of food, the...

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Deer Information Articles

Weight Estimation

Age Determination

Antler Scoring

Trophy Preparation

Field Dressing

Deer Tracks

Deer Anatomy

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