Weight of a Bull Moose Backstrap?

[Johnboy]

Have any of you recorded actual weight measurements of an average bull moose backstrap? I have a "situation" that isn't worth detailing here, but some firsthand actual weight measurements of a pair of 50" AK Yukon bull moose backstraps would be appreciated. Thanks for any info you can offer.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Never weighed one but cut up a bunch and if you want to PM me I’d be happy to chat.

 

[Catchfish]

I feel bad just thinking about where this is going. I’ve never weighed one either.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I feel bad just thinking about where this is going. I’ve never weighed one either.

Same, and I hate to say it but I’ve been in a situation where it was fairly obvious (to me) that the amount of meat I had was not what I should have had.

Luckily though I recognized the issue and hunt with a dude who wouldn’t dream of ripping some body of of meat (although he gets sketchy when it comes to moose racks).

 

[Bambistew]

Depends on where you cut it, but i would say 25lbs tops probably closer to 20.

 

[Johnboy]

You can see the backstraps in this photo as I'm tidying up the meat. I recall them being more than 4 ft long and at least 25 lbs each, but I can't say for sure.

I'm trying to find some way to place a value per pound on the straps, but I can't find a good reference. I'm thinking it should at least be equal to choice cuts of beef. But I'm biased. I went to the end of the earth the bring it back home.

 

[bgbuck153]

We just got back from Newfoundland and my buddies got the ones they harvested cut up from a local butcher. I elected to do my own. All I can say is I got a lot more backstrap cuts than they did. They got 8 packs of 2 in each. I got 17 packs with 2 in each cut 1 1/2” thick. I prefer more steaks than burger and I can’t even accurately guess how many 1 1/2” thick steaks I got but 4 times more than they got. They also averaged 85 pounds of burger. I ended up cubing all my extra junk meat in order to can it and I’d guess 30 pounds or so.

 

[VernAK]

I try to pack our boned moose meat for Supercub transport with a goal of 40 pounds per pack and definitely not more that 50 pounds. From a 60" bull, I can put both backstraps in one bag and consider it full. So 20-25 seems right to me also.

 

[Panhandler80]

Never even put my hands on a moose, but I was going to say 25# before any neatening up.

Having cleaned 60 or so whitetail and dropped off 20 or more for processing at various places, I can say with confidence that processing my own yields at LEAST 20% more. Maybe even as much as a third sometimes.