RIP WaCenturion

[Machias]

Thank you Yelp for that, much appreciated.

[Rainier10]

He was a very generous guy and very passionate about the outdoors.  Always willing to help someone out.

RIP and prayers to his family.

[Elkaholic daWg]

 Rest in Peace WaCenturion. Seems you were one of the best at DFW! (which needs many more like you) Condolences to his Family and friends.

[huntnphool]

Thank you to everyone for your well wishes. 

Dan Blatt Sr. "Wacenturian" started his career then the Wa Game Dept. in Eastern Washington late 1960's working in the basin (Ephrata) on upland birds, waterfowl ,etc. He then worked as a control agent dealing with animal damage in region two. He then became a district Biologist setting seasons a d was one of the reasons we have Waterfowl reserves in Eastern Washington which added to hunt quality. He loved hunting. He then worked his way up the chain and ended up in Olympia in the 1980's. He work for Washingtons wild turkey population and with three huntable subspecies known as the Washington slam took a lot of work and he was proud of this effort for sportsman. He then ran the Upland Restoration Program across Washington State training 21 field biologists statewide on how to work with private landowners in a positive way while establishing habitat. Thousands of trees and shrubs were planted in the last 2 decades. He retired after a rewarding career and spent time chasing whitetails, wild turkeys, fishing and bought a piece of land to call his own down in Blue Mountains. He was a great person and always gave an ear. He taught me a lot over the years. He will be missed. Dan and I and my son with a nice longbeard taken on his property a few years ago. That was a great day. Thanks again. I will share comments well wishes with his family. Thanks @jackelope for the thread.   Thanks again.

Eric aka Yelp

 Great recap Eric!

  I've waited to reply because I knew it would mean my last regarding a friend. Dan was a caring man, a good friend and a great man. We chatted often about the outdoors and his passion for Boise State Football.

 My daughter and I met him for lunch a few years ago as she was finishing up her senior year in high school, and among the outdoors discussion, we chatted about college. She listened intently to his thoughts on BSU, and after visiting the campus she had made up her mind that she wanted to pursue her college education there.

 Dan regularly checked in with her progress and was as proud as I was with her grades, that's the type of guy he was!

 The last time we chatted, end of April, he was very excited to hear she would be graduating early with a pre med degree, a health science degree and a psychology minor. He honestly took an interest in her schooling and she knew it, which pushed her even harder. He would let me know he saw her on TV in the student section during the football games.

 Again, a good friend, a great man and someone that truly will be missed!

 

[JWEBB]

Dang  . RIP Buddy

[csaaphill]

I remember the handle some but not sure If it's the right one I remember. Was he one of the ones to post legislation updates in the hunter and gun advocate thread?
If so and regardless if not RIP.
Someone who can go out of their way to help notify the public as to threats to our sport and way of life and go the extra mile to make sure its as easy as possible to react to such threats will be a missed asset.
Even If we've disagreed RIP man!

[Boss .300 winmag]

Thank you to everyone for your well wishes. 

Dan Blatt Sr. "Wacenturian" started his career then the Wa Game Dept. in Eastern Washington late 1960's working in the basin (Ephrata) on upland birds, waterfowl ,etc. He then worked as a control agent dealing with animal damage in region two. He then became a district Biologist setting seasons a d was one of the reasons we have Waterfowl reserves in Eastern Washington which added to hunt quality. He loved hunting. He then worked his way up the chain and ended up in Olympia in the 1980's. He work for Washingtons wild turkey population and with three huntable subspecies known as the Washington slam took a lot of work and he was proud of this effort for sportsman. He then ran the Upland Restoration Program across Washington State training 21 field biologists statewide on how to work with private landowners in a positive way while establishing habitat. Thousands of trees and shrubs were planted in the last 2 decades. He retired after a rewarding career and spent time chasing whitetails, wild turkeys, fishing and bought a piece of land to call his own down in Blue Mountains. He was a great person and always gave an ear. He taught me a lot over the years. He will be missed. Dan and I and my son with a nice longbeard taken on his property a few years ago. That was a great day. Thanks again. I will share comments well wishes with his family. Thanks @jackelope for the thread.   Thanks again.

Eric aka Yelp

 Great recap Eric!

  I've waited to reply because I knew it would mean my last regarding a friend. Dan was a caring man, a good friend and a great man. We chatted often about the outdoors and his passion for Boise State Football.

 My daughter and I met him for lunch a few years ago as she was finishing up her senior year in high school, and among the outdoors discussion, we chatted about college. She listened intently to his thoughts on BSU, and after visiting the campus she had made up her mind that she wanted to pursue her college education there.

 Dan regularly checked in with her progress and was as proud as I was with her grades, that's the type of guy he was!

 The last time we chatted, end of April, he was very excited to hear she would be graduating early with a pre med degree, a health science degree and a psychology minor. He honestly took an interest in her schooling and she knew it, which pushed her even harder. He would let me know he saw her on TV in the student section during the football games.

 Again, a good friend, a great man and someone that truly will be missed!

If only more people took time to be a great mentor like this man the world would be much better off.

[h2ofowlr]

Sorry to hear.  RIP.  I read a lot of his comments over the years.

[ELKBURGER]

RIP Sir

[AL WORRELLS KID]

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 eastern, Merriam’s, and Rio Grande subspecies of wild turkey currently inhabit Washington State. For the purposes of the “Washington Slam,” subspecies are defined by county of kill. The taking of one of each of these subspecies constitutes a “Washington Slam.” This achievement will be verified by successful hunters returning their game harvest report cards to WDFW and these forms will also be used for submission of information to establish Washington State turkey records
Washington Slam Award Winners Single Season Pin (all 3 subspecies taken in spring season) Multiple Season Pin (all 3 subspecies taken in 2 or more seasons) ....(Like Father, Like Son)
1996 Dan Blatt, Sr., 1997 Dan Blatt, Sr., and 1999 Dan Blatt, Jr.

You have run a good race WaCenturion and made it to the End Zone. We will walk softly in your footprints through the Blue Mountains you loved so well. Praying for your Family.
Doug

[Dan-o]

RIP sir. 

He was truly a great contributor here.

[huntnphool]

RIP sir. 

He was truly a great contributor here.

 Interesting you just posted this, was reading some our texts earlier today.

[huntnfmly]

Very sad RIP