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
2171146 1/8 Josh Thompson2022PulaskiGunView 
2172167 4/8 (NT)Gary McDuffie2008PutnamGun
2173167 4/8 (NT)Kevin Marshall2017WilkesMuzzleloaderView 
2174167 4/8 (NT)Chad Law2019PeachFoundView 
2175146 Tal Roberts1988PikeGun
2176146 Ray Hand1990HeardBow
2177146 Jamie Hall1992BrooksGun
2178146 Alice Royal 1994HeardGun
2179146 Allen Nolf1995BakerGun
2180146 Luis Izquierdo1996WorthGun