Georgia record book deer by county

Everything you need to know about deer hunting in georgia. The region lies in the foothills of the appalachian mountains, creating rugged and hilly terrain that also features lots of great habitat. Georgia has produced more record book bucks than any other southeastern state, allowing georgia to enter the top 10 best states for deer hunting. Georgia deer registry department of natural resources division. Nwtfs wild turkey records program offers nwtf members a way to register any legally harvested wild turkey, taken anywhere in the world. Its likely the fourth or fifth biggest rack ever scored in georgia and by far the.

A possible world record whitetail deer was killed in sumner county on monday. Hanson shot the deer twice the killing second shot, and a first shot made while the deer was running about 100 yards away. Meriwether county, georgia public records directory quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory. Aug 09, 2019 wisconsin is arguably one of the best states in the nation for chasing big whitetails. View harvest results for the most recent turkey and deer seasons. It also lists the top 50, by bow and gun state wide. Jul 31, 2015 walton county, georgia, is nestled in between atlanta and athens in region 3, better known as the piedmont region, which consists of rolling hills, hardwood drainages, pine plantations, and old grownup farms. I think it is several years old but it contains some good info on deer scores for each county and how they compare to one another. So far, georgia deer hunters have checked in 183,327 deer just 481 more than the previous season. Nov 01, 2019 october 27, 2019 crossbow deer hunt in madison county georgia. Billy joe padgett roared up in his pickup, the monster mount riding shotgun.

Oct 24, 2011 while the gross antler measurements often exceeded record book figures, required measuring deductions always managed to drop final scores just below the minimum entry level. People from around the country are talking about a 22point deer a hunter killed in worth county monday morning. Clayton, cobb, dekalb and fulton north of ga hwy 92. While this is a testament to quality of georgias deer herd and deer. It has consistently produced a steady population of deer and has an estimated 34 deer per square mile, the deer densest region in the state. In order to simplify filing from this record a column has been provided for. With increasing numbers of deer came more interest in trophyclass deer. The list of counties with three or more record book entries of typical deer and nontypical deer in the top200 over the past five seasons is populated with some you may never heard of. Killing a spike back then was cause for celebration and if ya killed a 2. Nov 12, 2012 but culpepper, 27, managed to keep his wits and put a tag on the 230inch nontypical, which could be the third largest whitetail ever taken in georgia. Incredibly, the years 19902001 account for 2,811 or 52 percent of the record book entries during this period.

The hoosier record book does list bucks by county and highest score decending. Jackson county represents some of the best big buck hunting in northeastern alabama. Nevertheless, everyone agreed that it was only a matter of time until red oak produced a book deer. Ohio department of natural resources division of wildlife rack type. Top 10 booner states for deer hunting since 2010 deer. Property records online georgia department of revenue. The stories behind georgias recordbook deer dobie, duncan on. Jerald sholars screven county 10pointer, taken on oct. The disease subsequently spread to surrounding areas of northern colorado and southern wyoming by the 1990s. Even more important, the giant deer is now georgia s new no. Best whitetail states based on the record books field.

More information and faqs regarding the harvest record and georgia game check. The following images were captured on different tracts. The book and page entered will be reformatted to match the indexing standards. Texas buck registry is a central place for all hunters in the state of texas to post pictures of their harvest each season. The georgia department of revenue is automatically extending the 2019 income tax filing and payment deadline to july 15, 2020. Is there a website that i could go to in order to access this information. Around 54 percent of the bucks killed in 20 were yearlings, however, and this combined with low temps and large amounts of snow earn wisconsin a spot on our list. Michael spurlin spotted the trophy buck when it wandered into a food plot to join a grazing doe. If properly kept, the necessary information for filing income taxes may be obtained from this record. Im curious to see our top ten list or even just the record buck for our great state of georgia, does anyone know where i can find this. All of that changed early in the fall of 2004, when parkers uncle, darren giles, an avid deer hunter from georgia, arrived to do some bow hunting. County bucks does unknown gender total public land private land unk.

Deer hunting huge trophy bucks, deer hunt georgia, big buck. Bob gillespies 18 point giant scored 216 28 and wilkes county continues to produce trophy bucks. The weight of woods union county bear is unknown, but you can bet it tipped the scales to somewhere near the heaviest bear on the biggame record books maintained by the georgia wildlife resources division. The record had previously been held by the james jordan buck, shot in wisconsin in 1914. Alabama whitetail records awr is now on your phone. The james martinskyline wma has been expanded over recent years, and provides over 60,000 acres. James smith did the same in 1992 when he shot his giant warren county deer, which sits at no. They for the easternmost portion of the black belt region, where the land transitions from the fertile black belt to the coastal type plains going into georgia. Interestingly, 52 percent of the harvest were bucks and. Georgia boast some of the very best whitetail deer hunting. Nov 26, 2017 the best typical buck added to the pennsylvania record book in 2016 came in at no. Cy curtis oklahoma department of wildlife conservation. Crossbow deer hunt 56 yard shot madison county georgia. He was killed in monroe county by buck ashe in the early 1960sa friend of mine found his shed the year before he was killedthe bucks name was big red.

All i could see was the silhouette of his rack coming through the pine trees, spurlin told walb. The 3,950 entries 74 percent of the record book total come from 41 states and 1,254 counties. Where the biggest booner bucks are coming from now deer. These four neighboring counties in district 4 are always on the list of big deer opportunities. There were far fewer deer and it made for some tough hunting. A georgia hunter killed this 14point buck friday morning in south lee county, reports walb. Georgia whitetail deer records county by county gon forum. What are the biggest bucks ever killed in pennsylvania.

Buffalo county, wisconsin, is there, but farther down the list than we expect. All deer hunters are required to have a harvest record for the current season. However, we dont quite know how the recent finding of chronic wasting disease cwd could affect their ranking in the future. Georgia deer registry department of natural resources. Whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record grand view. Review the go outdoors georgia harvest results for the past 2 seasons, sortable by county. Jerry james made history in 1999 when he took the state record typical buck in buchanan county. Georgia dnr, wildlife resources division hunting deer. The top states for boone and crockett whitetails in the. Since the young hunter knew very little about deer records or record books, the idea of having the antlers measured really never crossed his mind. Whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record grand. The georgia deer registry is a program of the department of natural resources, wildlife resources division wrd, game management section to recognize and maintain records of quality deer taken by hunters in georgia.

Lafayette county buck crushes state archery record. Gon has seen multiple trailcam pictures of the fulton county buck that span five years. Below is a countybycounty breakdown of georgias 20172018 deer harvest todate. Want to know where your fellow hunters are having success hunting turkey and deer.

With a stable deer herd of around 1 million and a 12 deer bag limit, its also not a bad pick for those who enjoy grilled backstrap. Chad scyphers took the state record typical in 2014 in mcdowell county. Vehicle registrations that expire between march 16, 2020 and may 14, 2020 are being extended through may 15, 2020. But culpepper, 27, managed to keep his wits and put a tag on the 230inch nontypical, which could be the third largest whitetail ever taken in georgia. The cherokee county public records shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for any damages in connection with the use of the information contained herein.

This data will provide county level information for hunters and land managers, assists conservation rangers in enforcing game laws, and informs management decisions made by professional biologists. Make sure you know the different requirements for hunting on public land versus private land. These records are stored in a secure location, easily sent to friends and family and will capture valuable data for researchers, wildlife managers and conservationists across the state. Over the years, many record book deer have come from this great state. Georgia hunters 172inch buck may become county record a georgia hunter killed this 14point buck friday morning in south lee county, reports walb. On january 12, 1967, chronic wasting disease was first identified in colorado in a captive deer herd. In 1962, buck ashe killed the georgia staterecord typical buck in monroe county. Deer whopper whitetails the biggest bucks on record. Five undertheradar trophy whitetail counties whitetail.

I was filming a hunt in november 2008 down in georgia. Georgias state record nontypical whitetail is a 248 48inch buck. The biggest typical whitetail bucks ever entered into the. Oct 19, 2016 there are very specific restrictions on where you can hunt deer in georgia. On a big record book deer, five to six inches of deductions isnt considered bad. The georgia deer registry is a program of the department of natural resources, wildlife resources division. There wont be any record this year, the deer population is way down from what i have seen. Meriwether county, georgia public records directory. We have been working on this for a long time and hope you will enjoy scrolling through the record books on your phone. Aug 15, 2018 want to know where your fellow hunters are having success hunting turkey and deer. This office cannot research information about recorded documents by telephone. Find property records, vital records, inmate and court records, professional and business licenses, contractor licenses and much more.

The information maintained is public record, and anyone may come in to research documents. It can be your first buck, your biggest buck, or anything in between. The clerks authority georgia superior court clerks cooperative authority. Muzzleloader hunters stayed consistent taking just 24 more deer this past season. Record keeping systems, such as the boone and crockett clubs, help to retain important information on what states are succeeding at conservation and quality deer management, and which ones arent. Likely the biggest pure kentucky 8pointer ever measured. Culpepper was hunting in worth county near his sylvester, ga. However, this story has yet another quite remarkable twist.

Nwtf wild turkey records national wild turkey federation. The cy curtis award was established in 1972 to recognize trophy deer taken throughout oklahoma. In 2017, the combined total of deer taken from dooly. Wilkes county holds the state record buck for muzzleloader. Phillips three razorback country is also great deer hunting country. A statebystate breakdown of where the best bucks are coming from, with a look at historic record book deer, plus an update on the top trophies from the last five seasons. Today the award also recognizes trophy oklahoma mule deer, elk, antelope and black bear as well as the hunters who harvest them. In 2012 there was one, 20 had two and 2014 produced six. The 47point deer stephen tucker killed in sumner was declared a pending world record monday. In addition to where you can hunt, there are also restrictions on where you can hunt deer with certain types of weapons. I know at the beginning of every deer season there is a section of the gon magazine dedicated to whitetail records by county. Scott hixson, of sunbury, shot the buck, which scored 16278, in northumberland county. Second in georgia hunting popularity is the wild turkey. In terms of quantity, some of georgias best deerproducing counties barely make the cut.

Recordkeeping began in fall 1982 and now we have more than 27,000 records in our database. Firearm deer hunting is not allowed in clayton, cobb, dekalb, parts of fulton and the part of glynn county lying within jekyll island. County listing will list the weapon used but does not seperate scores. Stephen tucker, 26, of gallatin attempted to shoot the trophy buck with a muzzleloader. I think this rack will have less than five inches of deductions. Also notable was that archery hunters harvested 1,587 less deer in 20172018, but.