# How much useful table meat will an averge deer yield? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 1, 2005, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-useful-table-meat-will-an-averge-deer-yield/282575 "2005-01-01T18:56:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![justwannano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@justwannano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justwannano)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-useful-table-meat-will-an-averge-deer-yield/282575/21 "2005-01-03T03:00:57Z")
Chronic wasting is a form of Spongiform encephal(hell I can’t spell it) info can be found at Wisconsin DNR web site. ---
**Author:** ![threemae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@threemae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threemae)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-useful-table-meat-will-an-averge-deer-yield/282575/22 "2005-01-03T03:16:19Z")
> [@justwannano](#): > > Chronic wasting disease is being watched carefully here in Iowa. The last I heard there has been no cases here but some have shown up in Wisconsin. > I’m not a deer hunter ,too lazy I guess, but I’ve heard that it is best to avoid the internal organs of deer. > There are 3 diseases currently being watched in the deer herd. > Bovine TB > Chronic wasting disease > Cranial Abcession Syndrome. Right, but we don’t know is if CWD produces nvCJD in humans yet, do we? Anyway, if you really feel compelled to eat dear-brains that badly, you likely have bigger issues to deal with. ---
**Author:** ![Gulo\_gulo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@Gulo\_gulo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gulo_gulo)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-useful-table-meat-will-an-averge-deer-yield/282575/23 "2005-01-03T04:56:40Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > Now I’m curious about something. Obviously, venison is referring to muscle meat. But what about deer organ meats? People eat liver, stomachs, brains and other strange animal bits from cows, pigs, sheep, etc. Is there much call for similar deer organs? I ask because I’ve never heard anyone (and I know or knew quite a few hunters) say “Y’know, I’ve got a real hankering for some deer liver tonight!” In my experience, the liver and heart is treasured and eaten right away, usually at elk/deer camp as soon as the beastie is brought in and being butchered. I haven’t heard any demand for the other bits you mentioned, other than the rangers requesting elk kidneys for research purposes. ---
**Author:** ![gbrohman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3be4f8/32.png) [@gbrohman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gbrohman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-useful-table-meat-will-an-averge-deer-yield/282575/24 "2005-01-13T01:28:06Z")
You just have to stop by the Finland (hyway 169 north-east of Ely MN) during Moose season, There is a Conservation officer reported to collect the “STONES” from the bulls, He allegedly cooked them there for all to sample. Got to check it out! ---
**Author:** ![gbrohman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3be4f8/32.png) [@gbrohman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gbrohman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-useful-table-meat-will-an-averge-deer-yield/282575/25 "2005-01-13T01:32:53Z")
> [@Gorsnak](#): > > There generally isn’t any nervous system tissue in head cheese - at least, not the head cheese I’m familiar . Now how do you plan on boiling the head of the beast w/out the spinal cord and assosiated tissues from yada yada yada… Head cheese should go into the Norton Protect along with Lutefisk!!! ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-useful-table-meat-will-an-averge-deer-yield/282575/26 "2005-01-13T01:39:17Z")
Do you midwesterners _really_ eat all that stuff, or are you just big kidders. **gbrohman** ’s Lutefisk for example. :eek: :rolleyes: :wally :dubious: 😕 :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-useful-table-meat-will-an-averge-deer-yield/282575/27 "2005-01-13T12:24:06Z")
Probably if you shoot an Average Deer, you will get about 125 or so pounds of meat. However, you will only be able to cary 100 pounds of it back to your wagon. 😉 And now that I’ve shown my age, Virtually every other doper is scratching their head. It references the Classic edutainment game for the Apple lle “Oregon Trail”. Sheesh Nothing to make you feel ““old”” than to mention a 15 year computer program. Nothing to make you feel “young” than to mention a 15 year old computer program. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2005, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-useful-table-meat-will-an-averge-deer-yield/282575/28 "2005-01-13T22:11:43Z")
No, no, no… Bison and bear were the only animals which gave you more than 100 pounds per beast. Deer always gave you between 60 and 70, consistent with what earlier posters have said. Of course, on a typical hunting outing (if you were any good with a gun) you’d bag two, so “125 but you can only carry 100” is reasonable for _two_ dear. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-useful-table-meat-will-an-averge-deer-yield/282575/29 "2005-01-14T00:14:02Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > Now I’m curious about something. Obviously, venison is referring to muscle meat. But what about deer organ meats? People eat liver, stomachs, brains and other strange animal bits from cows, pigs, sheep, etc. Is there much call for similar deer organs? I ask because I’ve never heard anyone (and I know or knew quite a few hunters) say “Y’know, I’ve got a real hankering for some deer liver tonight!” The butcher that my husband takes his deer to only gives us back the muscle meat, no organ meats. Since the deer has to be field-dressed before it’s taken in, the liver and stomach are already gone. I never even thought to ask about getting the brain or tongue back - but I don’t think I’d eat those anyway. ---
**Author:** ![justwannano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@justwannano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justwannano)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-useful-table-meat-will-an-averge-deer-yield/282575/30 "2005-01-14T05:46:38Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > No, no, no… Bison and bear were the only animals which gave you more than 100 pounds per beast. Deer always gave you between 60 and 70, consistent with what earlier posters have said. Of course, on a typical hunting outing (if you were any good with a gun) you’d bag two, so “125 but you can only carry 100” is reasonable for _two_ dear. Shouldn’t that be “is reasonable for _two_ deer.” Or maybe “is reasonable for _two_ deer, dear.” ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-useful-table-meat-will-an-averge-deer-yield/282575/31 "2005-01-14T05:58:18Z")
> [@gbrohman](#): > > Now how do you plan on boiling the head of the beast w/out the spinal cord and assosiated tissues from yada yada yada… It’s dead. It doesn’t resist having parts removed, you know. What, you think the braincase is impenetrable? ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-useful-table-meat-will-an-averge-deer-yield/282575/32 "2005-01-14T16:59:11Z")
> [@gbrohman](#): > > Now how do you plan on boiling the head of the beast w/out the spinal cord and assosiated tissues from yada yada yada… > [@Gorsnak](#): > > It’s dead. It doesn’t resist having parts removed, you know. What, you think the braincase is impenetrable? Now there’s an exchange I don’t understand at _all_. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-useful-table-meat-will-an-averge-deer-yield/282575/33 "2005-01-14T17:18:45Z")
Sheesh. I found and corrected that same typo in another sentence in that post, and thought I was done with it. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-useful-table-meat-will-an-averge-deer-yield/282575/34 "2005-01-14T19:42:32Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Sheesh. I found and corrected that same typo in another sentence in that post, and thought I was done with it. Bah, that’s alright. **justwannano** emphasized (using italics) the wrong word anyway. Sometimes the nit jumps from the head of the pickee straight to the head of the picker. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-useful-table-meat-will-an-averge-deer-yield/282575.md?page=1)