About how much meat is on a cow elk? Was wondering if I went on a cow hunt how much I would take home. Thanks
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About this much...
Plastic bag is a cape. Other than maybe 10 lbs of sausage, that's all elk meat minus a backstap and a roast!
Mmmmmmmmm.......backstraps.
Look at the size of the Tenderloins.
And a hind quarter.
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Full size freezer? 150 pounds?Comment
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ShowoffOriginally posted by ShockValue View PostAbout this much...
Plastic bag is a cape. Other than maybe 10 lbs of sausage, that's all elk meat minus a backstap and a roast!
Mmmmmmmmm.......backstraps.
Look at the size of the Tenderloins.
And a hind quarter.
To the OP, I think Shockvalue's elk took up about two of those 150qt (I think) Coleman coolers (that's just quartered). As to actual weight, I'm not sure but it was a two man job to lift those coolers for sure!Comment
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I shot a 2year old bull last year. Total weight was 120lbs. This included cutting the feet off the hams, no ribs, no back straps. This was what I took to get processed. Ribs, and backstraps were kept and processed at home.Comment
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We didn't weight all the meat but I'd say 120-140 is pretty close.Originally posted by Witchgrass View Post
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A cow will weigh from 300 - 500 pounds live weight so 100-175 lbs of meat easy.
My brother shot a big bull last year and we got close to 300 pounds of meat from it. That bull weighed over 700.
The spike I shot last year yielded close to 200 lbs. He weighed about 500.Comment
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look like a lot of MeatComment
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Shockvalue's chart is pretty accurate I would say. My 2.5-3.5 year old Elk yielded right at 200#s and required 2 70 quart ice chests for the deboned meat.Comment
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I wouldn't know.
(5th year in a row being skunked.)Comment
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They are a lot flipping bigger when you are hauling them out.
Finished product would range 120-150 would be a good guess.Comment
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I wouldn't know either......Originally posted by coonazz View PostI wouldn't know.
(5th year in a row being skunked.)
(6th year skunked in Colorado archery elk ...)Comment
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