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
2321145 3/8 Christopher Stripling2015IrwinGun
2322145 3/8 Tye Cottle2016TiftBowView 
2323145 3/8 Ashley Cowart2021EmanuelGunView 
2324145 3/8 Carly Patterson Brooks2022TiftBowView 
2325145 3/8 Stephen Cross2023JenkinsGunView 
2326166 6/8 (NT)Casey Weldon2022Ben HillGunView 
2327166 5/8 (NT)Tim Hathcock1995WorthGun
2328166 5/8 (NT)Matt Gentry2016HenryGunView 
2329166 5/8 (NT)Nathan Crowder2017DeKalbBowView 
2330166 5/8 (NT)Chad Slaughter2020LowndesBowView