Blackfoot Taxidermy
806 Hwy 31     909 HWY 25B .N
Romance,Ar      Heber Springs,Ar
        72136                      72543
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    Ed Mascarenas
Licensed Taxidermist
        20 years
      Experience
   While in the field carry a cloth measuring tape with  you to estimate a
harvested white-tailed deer's weight.      By measuring the circumference of the
deer's chest ( this is the girth behind the front legs )      
                           You can closely determine its ''live weight.''
                   A 28-inch girth is equivalent to approximately 85 pounds.
                   A 32-inch girth is approximately 110 pounds.
                   A 36-inch girth is around 145 pounds.
 And when you get to 40 inches get some help to drag him out. He's a brute in
the 180 pound class.
               This method of ''taping a weight'' is use in the livestock industry.
                          You can also use it to measure a buck's antlers
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