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Fab 40: Best Bucks Of The 2022-2023 Georgia Deer Season
The 2022-2023 season was better than average, highlighted by three Booners—two killed with crossbows.
GON Staff | July 29, 2023
The Fab 40 is GON’s annual compilation of Georgia’s best bucks from the previous season. This exclusive list includes only bucks measured by certified scorers. The Fab 40 provides a great way to compare our deer seasons. The chart on page 47 includes a 20-year average of how many bucks cracked the 150-class benchmark, the 160-mark, and how many scored high enough to qualify for the all-time Boone & Crockett record book. Last season hit above average on all three marks.
The top buck of the 2022-23 season was a true Georgia giant—a Wilcox County typical 12-pointer that netted 182 6/8, killed by Wade Severson. Like many of the best bucks from last season that appear in Fab 40, the story of Wade’s buck is available at GON.com.
• Year Of The Crossbow Bucks: It may be forever before Georgia again sees two state-record bucks killed in one season. Levi Sullens broke the Georgia crossbow record with a Booner from Hall County that netted 173 1/8. Then, just before this issue went to press, we got the official score on a south Fulton County crossbow buck killed by Trevor Ray that netted 177 even.
No. 1, Wade Severson, Wilcox Co., 182 6/8 Typical
No. 2, Trevor Ray, Fulton Co., 177 0/8 Typical, Crossbow
No. 3, Levi Sullens, Hall Co., 173 1/8 Typical, Crossbow
No. 5, Lindell Richey, Greene Co., 193 7/8 Non-typical
No. 6, Josh Jones, Tift Co., 167 7/8 Typical
No. 7 , Carly Jane Jordan, Carroll Co., 164 1/8 Typical
No. 8, Terry Dooley, Stephens Co., 161 2/8 Typical
No. 9, Bryce Spillers, Upson Co., 184 6/8 Non-typical Bow-kill
No. 11, Jody Swearingen, Crisp Co., 158 6/8 Typical
No. 12, John Donalson, Mitchell Co., 158 1/8 Typical
No. 13, Mike Smith, Hancock Co., 181 0/8 Non-typical
No. 14, Garrett Jones, Dougherty Co., 180 6/8 Non-typical Bow-kill
No. 15, Terry Hollis, Gwinnett Co., 180 1/8 Non-typical
No. 16, Jimmy High, Sumter Co., 179 7/8 Non-typical
No. 17, Jason White, DeKalb Co., 155 4/8 Typical Bow-kill
No. 18, Zachary Hartzog, Houston Co., 154 0/8 Typical Bow-kill
No. 19, Rob Rozar, Worth Co., 153 1/8 Typical Bow-kill
No. 20, Bryson Edwards, Jackson Co., 153 0/8 Typical
No. 21, Sy Crumley, Tift Co., 152 5/8 Typical
No. 22, Billy Murray, Candler Co., 152 3/8 Typical
No. 24, Roger Hall Jr., Dougherty Co., 151 7/8 Typical Bow-kill
No. 23, Briggs Daniel, Thomas Co., 152 2/8 Typical
No. 25, Jeremy Doss, Tift Co., 151 0/8 Typical
No. 26, Jon Wynn, Brooks Co., 150 5/8 Typical Bow-kill
No. 27, Cayden Mathews, Brooks Co., 172 6/8 Non-typical
No. 28, Lance Ramsey, Worth Co., 150 4/8 Typical
No. 29, Glenn Paschal, Dougherty Co., 150 2/8 Typical Crossbow
No. 30, Adam Childers, Colquitt Co., 149 6/8 Typical
No. 31, Terry Stuart, Troup Co., 149 2/8 Typical
No. 32, EJ Mullis, Worth Co., 148 5/8 Typical
No. 33, Kevin Griner, Candler Co., 148 3/8 Typical
No. 34, Sumner Powell, Tift Co., 170 1/8 Non-typical
No. 35, Josh Howell, Taliaferro Co., 148 2/8 Typical
No. 36, Lindsay Paul, Jasper Co., 168 4/8 Non-typical
No. 37 , Wilton Stephens, Baker Co., 168 3/8 Non-typical Bow-kill
No. 38 (tie), Danny Bishop, Lee Co., 146 5/8 Typical Bow-kill
No. 38 (tie), Brian Wise, Sumter Co., 146 5/8 Typical
No. 40, Larry Payton, Spalding Co., 146 3/8 Typical
Editor’s Note: To be eligible for GON’s Truck-Buck Contest, make sure to subscribe before deer season, and if you kill a big buck, enter it in the contest. Even if you’re not a subscriber, make sure you contact GON right away if you kill a big buck. Call us at 800.438.4663, or email [email protected]. You might just make next year’s Fab 40, or even have a chance to be featured on the GON cover.
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