I've gotten into this debate many times on other forums, but I'm curious what some of you guys have to say.
How much de boned meat do you think a 500-600 lb elk will yield?
I've talked to the local meat processors and they all gave me pretty close to the same answer (30-35 percent of the total elks weight on the hoof) and that seems to be real close to what I've figured.
So a 600 lb bull will give you around 200 lbs of useable meat.
We usually come out in 1 trip (2 guys) and 80-110 pounds is usually turned in from each person (for rocky mountains), but I've shot a couple bulls in Western Oregon that seemed like they weighed as much as a moose....those take more trips![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
How much de boned meat do you think a 500-600 lb elk will yield?
I've talked to the local meat processors and they all gave me pretty close to the same answer (30-35 percent of the total elks weight on the hoof) and that seems to be real close to what I've figured.
So a 600 lb bull will give you around 200 lbs of useable meat.
We usually come out in 1 trip (2 guys) and 80-110 pounds is usually turned in from each person (for rocky mountains), but I've shot a couple bulls in Western Oregon that seemed like they weighed as much as a moose....those take more trips