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
391161 Earl Fain2012WhiteFoundView 
392161 Garrett Jones2019BakerBowView 
393184 5/8 (NT)Danny Martin1972UpsonGun
394160 7/8 Joseph J. Freeman1976BrooksGun
395160 7/8 Joe Logan1986WorthGun
396160 7/8 Gary Peterson1987MaconFound
397160 7/8 Neal Hager2000ColquittGun
398160 7/8 James Woodall2002WorthGun
399160 7/8 J.E. Logan1986WorthGun
400160 7/8 Bonnie Harrison2001HallGunView