For those of you that are weighing your pigs, do you use a spring-type or digital scale? Most of the digital scales I have seen have some reviews saying they don't work so well when it is cold.

It might be nice to weigh some of these pigs instead of estimating based on the weight at the processor.

Edit: Please feel free to recommend a specific model.

Thanks.

We use a spring scale and it seems to do a good job.

On the deer/pigs and even wild turkeys our clients shoot, the hunting areas are close enough to our camp that we don't field dress anything.

We load them up and take them to camp so we can get basically a live weight and then a carcass weight after skinning and gutting.

For years and until just recently, I used a spring-loaded scale. I have no idea how old it was but know that as a kid, it was always hung in the barn. A couple of times, we double-checked it by using a fish scale to weigh a bobcat or coyote and then compared -- and it seemed to be right on with these smaller creatures. So I always figured it was accurate within maybe 3-4 pounds on something as large as a deer or hog. But some jackass decided he (or she) needed it more than we did -- and likely the same low-life who siphoned gas out of our vehicles.

I need to replace it one day.

Thanks gentlemen.

I have this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod...ilpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks! I was wondering how much a replacement would run, but this is very reasonable. Do the S hooks ever slip? Our old one had what looked like a modified gambrel with a couple of "u"s, which allowed you to weigh something like a bucket as well.

That is the exact same scale or type scale we use. Instead of using the "S" hook at the top, I picked up a clip that is similar to a "carabiner" and just use the "S" hook at the bottom for weighing the animal.

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Originally posted by analog_peninsula:
I have this:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod...ilpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks. I added it to my wish list.