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
1401150 4/8 Lee Yarbrough2021Ben HillGunView 
1402150 4/8 Lance Ramsey2022WorthGunView 
1403150 4/8 Paula Lewis2024DoughertyGunView 
1404172 4/8 (NT)Earl Johnson2001DoughertyGun
1405172 4/8 (NT)Daniel Norton2017WaltonGunView 
1406172 4/8 (NT)Madison Taylor2021QuitmanGunView 
1407150 3/8 Sid Hester1969JonesBow
1408150 3/8 John Meadows1975HeardGun
1409150 3/8 Steve Putnal1979TwiggsGun
1410150 3/8 Steve Byrd1986MaconGun