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
1391150 4/8 Johnny Meeks1998CarrollGun
1392150 4/8 Don Laing2000TerrellGun
1393150 4/8 Ken O’Neal2003ThomasGunView 
1394150 4/8 Chandler Tillman2005ColquittGun
1395150 4/8 Don Strength2005GlascockGunView 
1396150 4/8 Mike Bentley2006WarrenGunView 
1397150 4/8 Jack Baker Jr.2007RichmondBowView 
1398150 4/8 Tim Cowart2007FultonGunView 
1399150 4/8 Chancellor Randall2016TattnallGunView 
1400150 4/8 Dave Williams2019MorganGun