Whitetail Deer Body Measurement Chart

Given those external body measurements here are some estimated vital area circle diameters that roughly correspond to the approximate heartlung target area. A big midwestern whitetail averages 18 but can be only 14 in many eastern states. Collecting partial data only occasionally during a season or every couple of years may result in land managers making uninformed decisions about deer management.

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You will develop a more effective management plan if you can distinguish a bucks age by assessing it in a photo or by sight.

Whitetail deer body measurement chart. His antlers hardly measure up to his body mass however. Jawbones of fawns and immature deer 1½to 2½. The white tailed deer odocoileus virginianus also known as the whitetail or virginia deer is a medium sized deer native to north america central america ecuador and south america as far south as peru and bolivia. Mule deer can go all the way to 24 inches.

Chestgirth measure the chest just behind the front legs 2. Antler size is one of the details we use to help determine age but only one in a long list of aspects like body size and shape muscle tone the appearance of certain features etc. The size and bulk of this prime 35 to 45 year old buck is clear when compared to the does and fawns hes courting. How to use this chart.

It depends on where you are as the size varies. Weight is in pounds lbs. Conditions or any other factors affecting deer. Chestgirth measure the chest just behind the front legs.

Dressed body weights age and antler measurement data should be collected every year and from every deer harvested. The size of the deer determines the size of the mount. Here are some traits to look for when aging bucks. Field dressed body cavity cleaned out no entrails 4.

Pronghorn antelope 85 9 small deer 85 9 medium size deer 10 11 large deer 11 12 north american wild sheep 12 13 mountain goat 13 145 caribou 145 155. Live weight live deer on the hoof. In the united states mule or whitetail deer mounts are common. With life size deer mounts antlers the head and neck the head and shoulders or the entire body are usually preserved.

Edible meat boneless edible venison 5. Gee 1997 found a similar pattern with a majority 50 percent correctly aging 1½ and 2½year deer table 1. Live weight live deer on the hoof 3. The size of the buck and the antlers depend on the deers age nutrition and genetics.

Whitetails yet one study found deer biologists correctly aged only 72 percent of knownage whitetail jawbones marchinton et al 2010. To identify these mature deer and avoid shooting a too young buck forget the antlers and study the body. The chart below will help you estimate your deers live weight field dressed weight and also edible meat weight. Field dressed body cavity cleaned out no entrails edible meat boneless edible venison.

Weight is in. How to use this chart. Go buy some life size deer paper targets and have her shoot at those to get familiar. It has also been introduced to new zealand cuba jamaica hispaniola puerto rico the bahamas the lesser antilles and some countries in europe such as the czech republic.