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
1741148 4/8 William A. Pryor2020ChattahoocheeGunView 
1742148 4/8 Nathan Lightner2023SumterGunView 
1743148 4/8 Patrick Ballant2023TerrellCrossbowView 
1744170 2/8 (NT)Kevin Dodson2013DecaturGun
1745148 3/8 Max Falls1973FanninGunView 
1746148 3/8 Ned Morris1973MorganGun
1747148 3/8 Charles Wildes1989BaconGun
1748148 3/8 Wesley Trammell1989MeriwetherGun
1749148 3/8 Ancil Chambers Jr.1991SchleyGun
1750148 3/8 Gary Pritchett1993DoolyGun