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
2071146 5/8 Scott King2003Ben HillGun
2072146 5/8 Adam Simpson2004HoustonGun
2073146 5/8 Gerald Goss2004JonesGunView 
2074146 5/8 Darrell Scarbro2014FultonGunView 
2075146 5/8 Jacob Paschal2014DoughertyBowView 
2076146 5/8 Antonio Rodriguez2017ColquittGun
2077146 5/8 Tyler Meeks2017PulaskiGunView 
2078146 5/8 Jackson Blackmon2018LamarGun
2079146 5/8 Reid Diers2020ColquittBowView 
2080146 5/8 Travis Jackson2020CherokeeCrossbowView