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First Turkey Program & Washington Slam

Did you harvest your first turkey this year?

Send us your info and receive an official Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) First Turkey Certificate.

First Turkey Pin

Certificate requirements:

  1. Hunt and harvest your first turkey
  2. Report your harvest online at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/login or by calling 360-902-2464.
  3. Email the following information to: [email protected]
    • First and last name
    • Date of harvest
    • Subspecies
    • Mailing address

    And ONE of the following:

    • Email address associated with your WILD account
    • Turkey report confirmation number

To receive your NWTF First Turkey pin:

  1. Contact the Washington State Chapter of the NWTF
  2. When registering your First Turkey in the Washington state NWTF records, provide a copy of your WDFW First Turkey certificate.
  3. NWTF will then send you your First Turkey pin.

NWTF WA State Chapter

Rich Reathaford

509-990-5599

Washington Slam

Single Season Award Winners (all 3 subspecies taken in a single season)

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Jason Bye

David Hoel

Gerry Loney

Jason Bye

Robert Morgan

Gerry Loney

Christopher Locke

Bob Shaw

Travis Arnott

Justin Door

Sean Kiniston

Bob Shaw

Jason Bye (black powder shotgun)

Jason Bye (black powder shotgun)

David Hoel (archery)

Harold Holste

Sean Kiniston

Brad Richard

Bob Shaw

Blake Westman

Ross Sharp

Jack Arnold

Jason Bye (black powder shotgun)

Estaban Calderon

Alex Chaney

Bonnie Loney

The Washington Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) in cooperation with the Department of Fish and Wildlife is sponsoring brass pins in recognition of achieving the “Washington Slam.”

The Challenge:

Harvest all 3 subspecies – Eastern, Merriam’s, and Rio Grande. For the purposes of the “Washington Slam,” subspecies are defined by county of harvest. See the list of subspecies by county at the beginning of the spring turkey regulations.

To receive your Washington Slam pin:

  1. Report your harvest online at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/login or by calling 360-902-2464.
  2. Contact the Washington State Chapter of NWTF to complete and submit record forms.

NWTF WA State Chapter

Rich Reathaford

509-990-5599

Multiple Season Award Winners (all 3 subspecies taken in 2 or more seasons)

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Joseph Lipczynski

Travis Arnott

Kelsey Byrd

Alan Poe

No winners

Gerry Loney

Alan Poe