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Cy Curtis Program

 

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Silhouettes of a deer, elk, pronghorn and black bear.

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A portrait of Cy Curtis.

 

Recognizing Trophy Game and Hunters

The Cy Curtis Award celebrates Oklahoma's trophy animals and the hunters who harvest them. Established in 1972, the award honors Cy Curtis, a former Wildlife Department biologist widely credited with successfully restoring white-tailed deer populations in Oklahoma. Today, the program extends its recognition to all of Oklahoma’s trophy big game species, including white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, pronghorn, and black bears.

Oklahoma has produced numerous remarkable entries into the Cy Curtis Program in recent years. These trophy harvests are meticulously documented in the Cy Curtis Awards Online Database, which enables users to explore thousands of record-breaking animals harvested within the state. 

If you need to request a correction to a record, please contact heather.delmoral@odwc.ok.gov and include your harvest details along with your Go Outdoors Oklahoma Customer ID.

 


 

How Scoring Works

Measurements must be taken by a qualified employee of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation or by a measurer certified by Boone & Crockett or Pope & Young. Animals that meet minimum requirements receive entry into the state’s Cy Curtis Record Database along with the hunter, who also receives a certificate of recognition. 

Score sheets for each species are available below for information and rough scoring purposes. To be eligible for entry, the trophy must be officially scored as outlined above.

Program Scoring Criteria

  • Species eligible for scoring and entry include legally harvested white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, antelope, and black bear.
  • Official scoring must take place anytime following a 60-day mandatory drying period.
  • Harvest, check-in, and license information are required at the time of scoring/submission.
  • Hunters must sign and submit the Cy Curtis Fair Chase Statement with their entry. Digital signatures are accepted.

Rank Score Hunter Name Left Points Right Points County Method

#41

172 7/8

Jesse James

9

6

Woods

G

#42

172 6/8

Lester Reich

7

6

Seminole

G

#43

172 3/8

John Mccollum

6

7

Coal

M

#44

172 1/8

Ben Walkingstick

5

5

Harper

G

#45

171 6/8

Don Gaddis

4

5

Osage

A

#46

171 4/8

Jamie Rush

5

6

Ottawa

G

#47

171 3/8

Johnny Gibson

6

6

Pittsburg

G

#48

171 2/8

Dennis Hilton

7

6

Osage

G

#49

171 2/8

Donald Wood

7

7

Delaware

A

#50

171 1/8

Keith Compton

6

7

Mccurtain

M

#51

171

Jeffrey Newbold

5

5

Osage

G

#52

170 7/8

James Lee

4

5

Latimer

A

#53

170 7/8

Cody Goodnight

6

5

Seminole

A

#54

170 6/8

Theresa Hendrix

6

7

Osage

G

#55

170 6/8

Mike Thornberry

6

6

Okmulgee

A

#56

170 5/8

Jayson Davison

7

7

Logan

A

#57

170 3/8

Loyd Long

7

6

Haskell

G

#58

170 3/8

Frank Bullard

5

5

Beckham

G

#59

170 2/8

Michael Hartwig

5

5

Woods

G

#60

170 1/8

Justin Thomas

7

7

Adair

M

Rank Score Hunter Name Left Points Right Points County Method

#41

212 4/8

Donald Townsend

7

15

Lincoln

G

#42

212 2/8

Matthew Jared

20

11

Caddo

M

#43

212

Stevie Morgan

10

9

Mccurtain

G

#44

211 5/8

Ralph Mays

20

19

Pottawatomie

A

#45

211 5/8

Bert Tickel

5

15

Marshall

G

#46

211 1/8

Bon Lentz

6

11

Grady

G

#47

210 4/8

David Woods

6

14

Osage

G

#48

210 2/8

Brian Amiott

13

13

Atoka

M

#49

210 1/8

Christopher Stricklin

16

14

Haskell

A

#50

209 5/8

George Malone

15

15

Pottawatomie

G

#51

209 4/8

Terry Davis

7

9

Seminole

G

#52

209 2/8

Grey Franklin

11

10

Logan

A

#53

209

Lane Grimes

9

11

Hughes

G

#54

208 5/8

Chris Snell

10

16

Pontotoc

G

#55

208 2/8

Rick Jenkins

9

10

Grady

G

#56

208 2/8

A. Steve Abbott

15

11

Grady

G

#57

207 6/8

John Underwood

11

12

Johnston

M

#58

207 4/8

Michael Vail

4

10

Haskell

M

#59

206 6/8

Danny Kyle

13

10

Seminole

G

#60

206 2/8

William Hann

7

11

Garvin

G

Rank Score Hunter Name Left Points Right Points County Method

#41

276 3/8

Ray Penny

7

8

Comanche

G

#42

275 1/8

Jason Underwood

6

6

Comanche

G

#43

274 5/8

Emily Megee

6

6

Comanche

G

#44

273 7/8

Jesse Mitchell

6

7

Comanche

G

#45

273 7/8

Jason Mitchell

6

7

Comanche

G

#46

271 4/8

Coy Bishop

6

6

Comanche

A

#47

137 3/8

Chris Walker

4

4

McClain

G

#48

271 3/8

Michael Browning

6

6

COMANCHE

A






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A collage of photos, from left to right, an American elk, mule deer, whitetail deer, pronghorn and black bear.
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A banner of text saying "OK SLAM!"

The Slam program recognizes sportsmen who've harvested a bear, a whitetail deer, a mule deer, an elk, and a pronghorn in Oklahoma over the course of their hunting career.

If you have completed an Oklahoma SLAM and you would like to enter the program, please email heather.delmoral@odwc.ok.gov.

 

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Brand Adams is seen smiling with his harvested elk.

Brandon Adams

2018–2019

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James Allen is seen with his harvested mule deer.

James Allen

2022–2023

Sam Pharr

2001–2020

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Colton Mayberry is posing with a large grin behind his harvested whitetail buck.

Colton Mayberry

2011–2025

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