ilhunter1986 Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 my girlfriend shot a turkey fri mourning here in illinois. we didnt have a working scale so i could weigh it. i took it to the locker today to get it smoked and it weighed a lil over 18 lbs. does anybody know what the live weight of this bird would have weighed. thanks nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoyt19 Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 I shot one opening day of first season that was 26lbs, and 19 before I freezed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bachflock Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 The weight of bird to bird can very a lot. Hard telling without pictures. 18 lbs would not be outside the scope of believability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 I have found that when I clean the bird of it's guts, feathers, skin, head/neck and legs/feet, I lose about 5 lbs. I weight before and usually after because my mom wants to know how much it ways for cooking and that always seems to be the case, about 5 pounds less when dressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinguide Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 rule of thumb its about 25% lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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