Whitetail Deer Meat Yields

[MallardSX2]

25%

 

[ResearchinStuff]

I butcher myself, lightly trim silver skin and keep all bones. Here’s my last buck of the year, which was a monster, my best guess 250# live.

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Some bone in cuts?

 

[huntcookwrite]

Some bone in cuts?

Yeah — should have been more clear. Front and rear legs, shanks, neck, and ribs were all bone in. I’ll either defrost and breakdown the legs into roasts and steaks later or just do a bone-in leg for a party and then use the leftovers for sandwiches or stews.

All other bones are saved and used for stock (and are included in that total). These are beautiful animals — and with all the time I spend hunting them, I want to use as much of them as I can.