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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:23:36 PM EDT
Thinking about putting in for a cow/calf buffalo tag this year.
Odds are roughly 1/3 to draw as a resident. Supposing I do pull and am successful, these buff can weigh around 1,000 pounds. How much meat you think I would yield from an animal that size? trying to figure out how many guys to take if I draw. 
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:25:28 PM EDT
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roughly 650-700 low end
somewhere I am sure a chart exist but lots of factors come into play |
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:25:38 PM EDT
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I have a friend that has a herd. I'll ask.
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:28:02 PM EDT
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1400lb steer usually gets us between 650-750lbs of meat.
Buffalo probably a little different but there's a ballpark. |
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:28:58 PM EDT
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Maybe 400 lbs.
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:29:34 PM EDT
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Hanging weight would be about 660, packaged depends how you cut it up. Bone it out and you would have about 430 lbs. At least thats how it works on beef I am told.
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:29:59 PM EDT
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Packaged weight is usually about 40% of live weight.
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:30:08 PM EDT
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probably 500 boned meat, think about it probably 150 pounds guts, hide and head 150, bones and trimmings another 200
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:30:23 PM EDT
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I have a friend that has a herd. I'll ask. Thanks. I figure it'll be different from cows as they probably don't have as thick a hide as buffalo but a ballpark would be great. |
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:30:27 PM EDT
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on a 1000 pd animal I would expect to see 400-600 pds of processed meat....
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:30:39 PM EDT
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87lbs.
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:31:54 PM EDT
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Depends if you want the pink slime.
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:32:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Packaged weight is usually about 40% of live weight. This is what I have always been told as well. Of course, that all depends on how good of a butcher you are.
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:32:01 PM EDT
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A buffalo will yeild ya 3-5sq ft deep freezers full of wonderfully packaged meat
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:32:03 PM EDT
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Thanks. I figure it'll be different from cows as they probably don't have as thick a hide as buffalo but a ballpark would be great. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I have a friend that has a herd. I'll ask. Thanks. I figure it'll be different from cows as they probably don't have as thick a hide as buffalo but a ballpark would be great. He has a herd of Buffalo. ;) |
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:32:05 PM EDT
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87lbs. Pics of wife/SO 
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:34:31 PM EDT
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not sure how much you can get off this one...
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:34:59 PM EDT
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He has a herd of Buffalo. ;) Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I have a friend that has a herd. I'll ask. Thanks. I figure it'll be different from cows as they probably don't have as thick a hide as buffalo but a ballpark would be great. He has a herd of Buffalo. ;) Sweet. 
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:35:14 PM EDT
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With deer. It's about half the gutted weight in boneless meat.
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:35:53 PM EDT
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50% live weight is a good guess...
750lb Corriente netted us a little over 400lbs hanging weight. |
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:36:36 PM EDT
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Around 50% hanging weight.
Around 30-40% final package weight. |
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:38:16 PM EDT
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The dressing percentage can be calculated (for beef): Dressing Percentage (DP)= (Carcass Weight / Live Weight) x 100. Different species tend to average different DP's. Beef cattle average 62%, steers 59%,
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Posted: 1/20/2015 5:44:52 PM EDT
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45% to 55% or 450lbs to 550lbs of edible tasty meat.
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Posted: 1/20/2015 7:49:02 PM EDT
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I have a friend that has a herd. I'll ask. Thanks. I figure it'll be different from cows as they probably don't have as thick a hide as buffalo but a ballpark would be great. He has a herd of Buffalo. ;) Sweet. He said he gets 600 per 1000 of animal, pasture raised. |
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Posted: 1/20/2015 7:49:54 PM EDT
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200 lbs of meat normal people would eat.
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Posted: 1/20/2015 7:53:21 PM EDT
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Pics of wife/SO Quote HistoryQuoted:
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87lbs. Pics of wife/SO 
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Posted: 1/20/2015 7:56:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: roughly 650-700 low end somewhere I am sure a chart exist but lots of factors come into play 600 is closer.
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Posted: 1/20/2015 7:57:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Packaged weight is usually about 40% of live weight. Sounds about right.
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Posted: 1/20/2015 8:00:13 PM EDT
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1400lb steer usually gets us between 650-750lbs of meat. Buffalo probably a little different but there's a ballpark. IIRC buffalo yield less meat due to heavier hide and bone structure. Don't remember how much less though. Good luck getting a tag, have fun. |
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Posted: 1/20/2015 8:10:45 PM EDT
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roughly 650-700 low end somewhere I am sure a chart exist but lots of factors come into play That's high end. I bet 550-650 |
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Posted: 1/20/2015 9:10:40 PM EDT
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That's high end. I bet 550-650 Quote HistoryQuoted:
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roughly 650-700 low end somewhere I am sure a chart exist but lots of factors come into play That's high end. I bet 550-650 Correct. I was wrong Last steer we did was 1200 not a 1000. |
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Posted: 1/20/2015 9:12:32 PM EDT
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depends how many times you gotta shoot it.
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Posted: 1/20/2015 9:18:26 PM EDT
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If it's a goat, about 5 lbs or so.
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Posted: 1/20/2015 9:22:46 PM EDT
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If it's a goat, about 5 lbs or so. thats 5lbs of good eatin'! |
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Posted: 1/20/2015 9:26:49 PM EDT
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Packaged weight is usually about 40% of live weight. This. I'm voting well under 500... |
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Posted: 1/20/2015 9:33:32 PM EDT
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thats 5lbs of good eatin'! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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If it's a goat, about 5 lbs or so. thats 5lbs of good eatin'! Not arguing that, I like some cabrasos. Damn things fight you even after they're dead though. |
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Posted: 1/20/2015 9:41:49 PM EDT
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I weighed a buck before and after field dressing and he lost 15%. Removing , head, skin, and boning it I would guess 35-40% more, leaving you in the neighborhood of 45-50%.
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Posted: 1/20/2015 9:43:37 PM EDT
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Ive often thought of taking a Buffalo with the .454 just for the meat and the hide.
I'd like a nice young Bull for the eating. Ive taken some decent sized game. Bear, Elk, Moose, African Eland. Of them all my fave was Eland and moose. In Newfoundland the moose eat blueberries and the meat is sweet. Im very fond of Buffalo as well and eat it whenever I can get it. Good luck. |
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Posted: 1/20/2015 9:46:04 PM EDT
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don't forget the marrow bones
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Posted: 1/20/2015 9:48:16 PM EDT
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roughly 650-700 low end somewhere I am sure a chart exist but lots of factors come into play Won't come anywhere close to that. Including fat you may get 400-450 lbs at best out of an 1000 lb animal. |
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