Georgia Deer Records

The Billy Joe Padgett record book buck from Georgia.

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
1381150 6/8 Heath Spires2009LaurensGunView 
1382150 6/8 Brent Yawn2010ApplingGunView 
1383172 7/8 (NT)Edward Harden1999CookFound
1384172 7/8 (NT)Donald Davis2020ThomasGunView 
1385172 7/8 (NT)Jimmy Grubbs2020TiftGunView 
1386172 7/8 (NT)Colton Jordan2022HarrisGunView 
1387172 7/8 (NT)Wesley Tyus2023HarrisGunView 
1388150 5/8 Danny McCurdy1978MeriwetherGun
1389150 5/8 Elliot Fann1980CookGun
1390150 5/8 Harold LeCroy1980FranklinGun