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
2571144 3/8 Jim Boswell2023GreeneGunView 
2572144 3/8 Jonathan House2023GwinnettBowView 
2573165 4/8 (NT)Kristen Oliver2009MaconGunView 
2574165 4/8 (NT)Dena Barkley2010DoughertyGunView 
2575165 4/8 (NT)Jared Rodriguez2015StewartBowView 
2576165 4/8 (NT)Patrick Kelley2017CobbCrossbowView 
2577165 4/8 (NT)Nolan Floyd2019PulaskiGunView 
2578144 2/8 Lynn Stanford1968PutnamGun
2579144 2/8 Lyn Bagby1970PutnamGun
2580144 2/8 William Gunn1973JenkinsGun