Does size matter for deer?

What's the weight (before any field dressing) of a small, medium, large and extra large doe? What's the weight (before any field dressing) of a small, medium, large and extra large buck? And what do the guts typically weigh for each?Does size matter for deer?
you are from Illinois, i imagine your deer are about the size of ours here in Ohio. Of the deer we have shot our yearlings, (button bucks, yearling does) are usually around 70-80 lbs field dressed, so somewhere around 100 lbs. live weight. After the yearling stage bucks begin to add weight more quickly than a similarly aged doe. A good sized doe in Ohio is around 140 lbs. live weight, (115 lbs. field dressed) A big doe is anything over 150 lbs live weight. Our biggest doe was around 140 field dressed, and she was a very large, old doe. Our bucks will add weight more quickly than does. We shot a 1 1/2 year old small 6-point this year and he was around 150 field dressed (180 live weight). The older 2 1/2 to 4 1/2 year old bucks can approach 200-250 lbs. live weight. I have heard of few deer estimated at 300 lbs. in Ohio, however this in not uncommon in Canada. Also i would like to note that the area the deer live in has a huge impact upon deer weight and growth. We hunt farmland deer, who fatten up rather quickly on corn, soybeans, and winter wheat. Equivalent age woodland deer would exhibit significantly smaller annual growth.Does size matter for deer?
Their is a way to figure out the Shrink(water lost,and weight without its guts)If you call and ask your local processing shop there is a fomula to do it,I am a meat cutter and when I was in school we used it.It is very complicated to type out.
not if you wine and dine them enough. They will overlook your shortcomings and you can have a wonderful experience
LOL....never heard such curiosity for questions before.





As for the size, it depends on what part of the country you hunt in. In FL and other Southern areas...deer do not get as big as ..say for instance, VA, PA, WV...etc......





In VA...if you have a doe that dresses out at 125...that is pretty good. Bucks would be larger.





I really can Honestly say...that I have never weighed the guts...lol.


When you field dress, you remove other things as well...and some people really remove too much...or hack up what could be eaten.
It depends on where you are at. Here in Montana a big doe probly wieghs around 175# not dressed a good buck probly 200#.


Thats whitetails, mule deer are a little larger.
With the drought we have been having down here. I started taking weights. So far I have collected on only 2 does, but here it is: Doe #1... live 87, field dressed... 55 Doe #2.... live 68, field dressed.... 50.
I look for long back length,long legs and a big arss.I figure close to 50% from on the hoof,to the table.Venison,is best aged,between 32 to 40 degree.Not green (fresh kill),if you age it right,its fork tender and sweet as veal.Doe does taste better then buck,bucks have to hang longer too.
If I remember correctly, you will lose 30 percent of the deer after dressing. I can't recall if that includes the hide or not.