Killing Out %

[Devon Stalker]

Hi All

does anyone know the average killing out percentage of reds, fallow &/or roe? And of the finished meat, what quantity of trimmings would you expect as a percentage of dead weight?

cheers
Ash

 

[deerstalker.308]

80kg larder weight hind I’d expect circa 50-60kg meat off the bone. Live weight I’d hazard at 110kg

 

[Freeforester]

It's higher than eg sheep, I was told this at the Rowett 30 years ago, but I'm afraid I'd not pass the memory test now!

Typical remnants off a single roe deer below:


NB bones not shown, or here only one foreshank bone is in the bucket.

 

[Roestalker39]

It's higher than eg sheep, I was told this at the Rowett 30 years ago, but I'm afraid I'd not pass the memory test now!

Typical remnants off a single roe deer below:

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NB bones not shown, or here only one foreshank bone is in the bucket.

Am I right in thinking this was head / neck shot and no shoulders hit ?

 

[Freeforester]

Died in its sleep, honestly m'lud

 

[deerstalker.308]

Died in its sleep, honestly m'lud

Probably not one for the food chain then....

 

[Roestalker39]

Died in its sleep, honestly m'lud

I’m all seriousness that’s very little waste I strive for the same , and bloodshot or waste goes to the dogs / ferrets so fair play to you My terrier was happily munching his way through a roe bucks rib cage yesterday

 

[lochty]

Depends on where the shot was. I reckon on s fallow, you get, in pounds, what the carcass weighed in kilos for a shoulder shot. Head or neck, add 10 per cent.

 

[Freeforester]

# 70

Well’ what you been doing BRO’

Some nice soft nickel rods to fill in the drill rash? Gotta love a drill with a smile. :)

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[10.9]

For reds I recon a carcass in kg game dealer weight will yield about the the same In lbs actual meat , eg 30 kg carcass with skin on gives 30 lb meat .

 

[Loler UK]

50-60% meat (50-40%waste) on roe including trim for sausage etc
Higher on red, sika & fallow
Make some cuts like bone in haunch to roast and some sexy loin cutlets or guard of honour etc and you can get waste down but it eats time (at the speed i butcher anyway) some people will pay top ££££ for pre prepped cuts like that though
There's money in the ears, lower legs, bones and damaged meat to the raw dog food nutters these days which is nice

 

[Freeforester]

36% was the leftover percentage in red IIRC, but butchery skills and m.o's vary.

 

[John_R]

# 70

Well’ what you been doing BRO’

Some nice soft nickel rods to fill in the drill rash? Gotta love a drill with a smile. :)

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That looks very good. What do you do with heads and skins?

 

[Freeforester]

Heads with antlers get sold, heads without get eaten by various animals and birds here, skins are used by a lady to make things out of deerskin. Not too much waste.