Georgia Deer Records

GON began the effort to compile records of Georgia bucks more than 30 years ago. The County-by-County records were first published in the early 1990s after years of traveling the state going through old boxes of score sheets, measuring racks, and following up on rumors of legendary bucks. Only racks measured by certified Boone & Crockett or Pope & Young scorers are included. All scores are net. Once a rack is measured by a certified scorer, that is the buck’s official score. The rack cannot be measured again by a different scorer.

To be included in the GON Georgia Deer Records, email a digital photo of the score sheet that includes the signature and certification number of the scorer to [email protected], and please include a photo of the hunter with the buck. To have a photo added to an existing listing, simply email the image.

Visit this page to find a certified measurer.

Search Tips: To see the all-time County-by-County rankings, only select the county and no other search criteria. If you search for your name, it’s going to display you with a No. 1 ranking. The search will display and rank listings based on the search criteria that’s inputted. If you select a county, and also select a year, and also select a method (gun, bow, muzzleloader or crossbow), you are going to see listings ranked for that county, killed that year, by the method you chose in the search.

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Biggest Bucks in Georgia - GON’s Top 10

RankScoreNameYearCountyMethodPhoto
1249 5/8 (NT)Billy Joe Padgett1998TelfairGunView 
2240 3/8 (NT)John Hatton Jr.1973MonroeGunView 
3236 1/8 (NT)Benny Overholt2021MaconBowView 
4234 6/8 (NT)Fletcher Culpepper2012WorthGunView 
5231 2/8 (NT)Blake Voltz1997MuscogeeGunView 
6223 6/8 (NT)Mikell Fries2013EvansBowView 
7191 4/8 Buck Ashe1961MonroeGunView 
8216 2/8 (NT)Bob Gillespie1978WilkesMuzzleloaderView 
9215 7/8 (NT)Thomas Cooper1974PutnamGunView 
10186 2/8 Roger Price2018BrooksGunView