Deer Weight Tape

Instructions: Measure around deer chest behind front leg elbow. Read weight from chart below.

Accurately Calculate Deer Weight by the Heart Girth Measurement Method.
By using a tape measue you can determine the weight of your deer. The girth of the deer is measured in inches, just behind the forelegs.
The heart girth measure measurment is converted to pounds in the chart below. If you do not have a tape measure, use a string. Draw the string tightly around the deer's chest, then measure the string with a ruler.

Heart Girth: Distance around the chest just behind the forlegs, in inches.
Live Weight: In pounds; the weight of the animal on-the-hoof-before bleeding.
Dressed Weight: In pounds; the weight of the carcass with all entrails removed.
Edible Lean Meat: Bonless edible venison. What you take home in the box.

This chart was produced with data collected by the Pennsylvania State University-Department of Science,
and the Pennsylvania Game Commission-Division of Research.

Heart
Girth Live
Wt Dressed
Wt Edible
Lean
Meat

20 49 32 23

21 53 35 24

22 56 38 26

23 60 42 28

24 65 45 30

25 69 49 31

26 74 53 34

27 79 58 36

28 85 62 39

29 91 68 41

30 97 73 44

31 104 79 47

32 111 85 50

33 119 92 53

34 127 99 57

35 136 106 61

36 145 114 65

37 156 123 69

38 166 132 74

39 178 142 79

40 191 153 85

41 204 164 90

42 218 177 97

43 234 190 103

44 250 204 110

45 267 219 118

46 286 234 126

Heart Girth	Live Wt	Dressed Wt	Edible Lean Meat
20	49	32	23
21	53	35	24
22	56	38	26
23	60	42	28
24	65	45	30
25	69	49	31
26	74	53	34
27	79	58	36
28	85	62	39
29	91	68	41
30	97	73	44
31	104	79	47
32	111	85	50
33	119	92	53
34	127	99	57
35	136	106	61
36	145	114	65
37	156	123	69
38	166	132	74
39	178	142	79
40	191	153	85
41	204	164	90
42	218	177	97
43	234	190	103
44	250	204	110
45	267	219	118
46	286	234	126