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
1861147 6/8 Andy Hamilton2011WorthFound
1862147 6/8 Joshua McDaniel2011BarrowMuzzleloader
1863147 6/8 Andy Hamilton2013WorthGun
1864147 6/8 Stanley Manus1989BartowGunView 
1865147 6/8 Mark Hanna1998SeminoleGunView 
1866147 6/8 Byron Gleaton2003UpsonGunView 
1867147 6/8 Joe Masak2007MarionGunView 
1868147 6/8 Jason Poole2011GilmerGunView 
1869147 6/8 Marty Ellis2017MeriwetherGunView 
1870147 6/8 Cam Newmans2020AtkinsonGunView