Certified Master Elite Waterfowl Hunter
Master Elite Waterfowl
The second level above the Certified Journeyman Waterfowl Hunter is becoming a Certified Master Elite Waterfowl Hunter. To achieve this certification level a member must successfully harvest and become certified for a minimum of 30 of the 41 Official Certified UWC Species.
Once a member successfully certifies a minimum of 30 species, the status of Certified Master Elite Waterfowl Hunter has been achieved. The member will receive a custom 14” x 17” Master Elite Waterfowl Hunter wall plaque with their full certified waterfowl species list included on the plaque, as well as their favorite hunting photo. (see adjacent image for choice of 3 different plaque options).
The member’s upgraded bio will also be added to the Master Elite Waterfowl Hunter page of the UWC website and they will have the ability to add their upgraded bio and three favorite photos added to the page for fellow waterfowl hunters to read.
(All photos and bios can be emailed directly to: entries@waterfowlerschallenege.com)
Members are updated every Monday by 5 PM CST.
UWC MEMBERS WHO HIT THE MASTER ELITE WATERFOWL
CERTIFICATION LEVEL IN 2023



Evan Bowers
CERTIFIED MASTER ELITE WATERFOWL HUNTER
WF-00-363
04/29/2023
UWC CERTIFIED SPECIES LIST (34)
- Mallard
- Northern PIntail
- American Wigeon
- Gadwall
- Northern Shoveler
- Green-Winged Teal
- Blue-Winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Wood Duck
- Black Duck
- Black Bellied Whistling Duck
- Fulvous Tree Duck
- Mottled Duck
- Redhead
- Lessor Scaup
- Common Goldeneye
- Ruddy Duck
- Bufflehead
- Common Merganser
- Barrow's Goldeneye
- King Eider
- Old Squaw
- Surf Scoter
- Common Eider
- Harlequin
- White-Whinged Scoter
- Tundra Swan
- Sandhill Crane
- Canada Goose
- Brant Goose
- Snow Goose
- Blue Goose
- Ross Goose
- Mexican Mallard



Tucker Perkerson
CERTIFIED MASTER ELITE WATERFOWL HUNTER
WF-00-393 (Gold Member)
04/12/2023
UWC CERTIFIED SPECIES LIST (30)
- Cackling Goose
- Mallard
- Wood Duck
- Green Winged Teal
- White Fronted Goose
- Gadwall
- Snow Goose
- Blue Goose
- Ross Goose
- Hooded Merganser
- Black Duck
- Old Squaw
- Common Eider
- Surf Scoter
- White Winged Scoter
- Canvasback
- Northern Pintail
- Canada Goose
- Blue Winged Teal
- Bufflehead
- Redhead
- Lesser Scaup
- Ring Necked Duck
- American Wigeon
- Common Scoter
- Barrows Goldeneye
- Common Goldeneye
- Common Merganser
- Greater Scaup
- Black Bellied Whistling Duck



Nicklaus Sime
CERTIFIED MASTER ELITE WATERFOWL HUNTER
WF-01-376
04/11/2023
UWC CERTIFIED SPECIES LIST (38)
- Mallard
- Pintail
- Wigeon
- Gadwall
- Northern Shoveler
- Green Wing Teal
- Blue Wing Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Wood Duck
- Mottled Duck
- Black Bellied Whistling Duck
- Fulvous Whistling Tree Duck
- Canvasback
- Redhead
- Lesser Scaup
- Common Golden Eye
- Barrows Golden Eye
- Bufflehead
- Ringneck Duck
- Hooded Merganser
- Red Breasted Merganser
- King Eider
- Old Squaw
- Harlaquin Duck
- Common (Black) Scoter
- White Winged Scoter
- Tundra Swan
- Brant Goose
- Greater Canada Goose
- Cackling Goose
- Snow Goose
- Blue Goose
- Ross's Goose
- White Fronted Goose
- Mexican Mallard
- Emperor Goose
- Common Eider
- Surf Scoter



Demitri Kritzas
CERTIFIED MASTER ELITE WATERFOWL HUNTER
WF-01-372
03/20/2023
UWC CERTIFIED SPECIES LIST (34)
- Harlequin
- Greater Scaup
- American Wigeon
- Gadwall
- Redhead
- Surf Scoter
- Barrows Goldeneye
- Ring Necked Duck
- Northern Shoveler
- Blue Winged Teal
- Mottled Duck
- Brant Goose
- Ruddy Duck
- Red Breasted Merganser
- Hybrid Duck
- Snow Goose
- Black Duck
- Old Squaw
- Lesser Scaup
- Mallard
- Bufflehead
- Canvasback
- White Winged Scoter
- Common Goldeneye
- Northern Pintail
- Green Winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Common Merganser
- Canada Goose
- Tundra Swan
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Black Bellied Whistling Duck
- Common Eider
- Ross Goose



Bruce Maurer
CERTIFIED MASTER ELITE WATERFOWL HUNTER
WF-00-519
03/02/2023
UWC CERTIFIED SPECIES LIST (30)
- Northern Pintail
- American Wigeon
- White Winged Scoter
- Mottled Duck
- Blue Winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Black Bellied Whistling Duck
- Bufflehead
- Lesser Scaup
- Common Eider
- Common Merganser
- Snow Goose
- Barrows Goldeneye
- Hybrid Duck
- Brant Goose
- Mallard
- Old Squaw
- Common Goldeneye
- Canada Goose
- Green Winged Teal
- Fulvous Whistling Duck
- Northern Shoveler
- Redhead
- Black Duck
- Surf Scoter
- Blue Goose
- Greater Scaup
- Mexican Mallard
- Gadwall
- King Eider



Court Vantassell
CERTIFIED MASTER ELITE WATERFOWL HUNTER
WF-00-615
02/23/2023
UWC CERTIFIED SPECIES LIST (30)
- American Wigeon
- Cackling Goose
- Gadwall
- Lesser Scaup
- Northern Pintail
- Ring Necked Duck
- Sandhill Crane
- Wood Duck
- Harlequin
- Snow Goose
- Common Scoter
- Common Eider
- Surf Scoter
- Fulvous Whistling Duck
- Cinnamon Teal
- Blue Winged Teal
- Canvasback
- Green Winged Teal
- Mottled Duck
- Redhead
- Ross Goose
- White Fronted Goose
- Northern Shoveler
- Mallard
- White Winged Scoter
- Bufflehead
- Old Squaw
- Canada Goose
- Black Bellied Whistling Duck
- Ruddy Duck



Remington Rowe
CERTIFIED MASTER ELITE WATERFOWL HUNTER
WF-00-703
02/19/2023
UWC CERTIFIED SPECIES LIST (31)
- Gadwall
- Cinnamon Teal
- Blue Winged Teal
- Green Winged Teal
- Canvasback
- Greater Scaup
- Bufflehead
- Northern Pintail
- American Wigeon
- Black Duck
- Common Merganser
- Common Goldeneye
- Northern Shoveler
- Mallard
- Wood Duck
- Redhead
- Lesser Scaup
- Ring Necked Duck
- Old Squaw
- Tundra Swan
- Canada Goose
- Cackling Goose
- Blue Goose
- Snow Goose
- Ross Goose
- White Fronted Goose
- Common Scoter
- Surf Scoter
- White Winged Scoter
- Brant Goose
- Common Eider



Jeff Adcock
CERTIFIED MASTER ELITE WATERFOWL HUNTER
WF-01-473
02/07/2023
UWC CERTIFIED SPECIES LIST (31)
- Black Bellied Whistling Duck
- Canada Goose
- Snow Goose
- Ross Goose
- Tundra Swan
- Green Winged Teal
- Gadwall
- Wood Duck
- Mallard
- Hooded Merganser
- Bufflehead
- Lesser Scaup
- Redhead
- Ring Necked Duck
- Black Duck
- Common Scoter
- Harlequin
- Brant Goose
- Greater Scaup
- Old Squaw
- Common Eider
- Northern Shoveler
- White Fronted Goose
- Canvasback
- American Wigeon
- Northern Pintail
- Cinnamon Teal
- Blue Winged Teal
- Ruddy Duck
- Mexican Mallard
- Blue Goose



Ryan O’Connor
CERTIFIED MASTER ELITE WATERFOWL HUNTER
WF-01-305
01/30/2023
UWC CERTIFIED SPECIES LIST (32)
- Cinnamon Teal
- White Winged Scoter
- Brant Goose
- White Fronted Goose
- Ruddy Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Hooded Merganser
- Black Duck
- American Wigeon
- Canvasback
- Green Winged Teal
- Lesser Scaup
- Redhead
- Gadwall
- Northern Pintail
- Cackling Goose
- Mallard
- Canada Goose
- Wood Duck
- Old Squaw
- RIng Necked Duck
- Bufflehead
- King Eider
- Harlequin
- Common Scoter
- Common Eider
- Surf Scoter
- Common Goldeneye
- Barrows Goldeneye
- Northern Shoveler
- Red Breasted Merganser
- Common Merganser



Danny Smith
CERTIFIED MASTER ELITE WATERFOWL HUNTER
WF-01-353
01/29/2023
UWC CERTIFIED SPECIES LIST (34)
- Wood Duck
- Bufflehead
- Common Scoter
- Common Eider
- Old Squaw
- White Winged Scoter
- Green Winged Teal
- Lesser Scaup
- Hooded Merganser
- Gadwall
- White Fronted Goose
- Ruddy Duck
- Sandhill Crane
- Mallard
- Ring Necked Duck
- Redhead
- Northern Shoveler
- American Wigeon
- Northern Pintail
- Blue Winged Teal
- Blue Goose
- Snow Goose
- Ross Goose
- Barrows Goldeneye
- Surf Scoter
- Harlequin
- Greater Scaup
- Black Bellied Whistling Duck
- Cinnamon Teal
- Mottled Duck
- Canvasback
- Canada Goose
- Brant Goose
- Red Breasted Merganser



Ryan Schultz
CERTIFIED MASTER ELITE WATERFOWL HUNTER
WF-01-120
01/20/2023
UWC CERTIFIED SPECIES LIST (32)
- Ruddy Duck
- Old Squaw
- Bufflehead
- Ring Necked Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- White Fronted Goose
- Cackling Goose
- Blue Goose
- Ross Goose
- Snow Goose
- Hooded Merganser
- Common Merganser
- Redhead
- Canada Goose
- American Wigeon
- Canvasback
- Lesser Scaup
- Northern Shoveler
- Blue Winged Teal
- Wood Duck
- Common Goldeneye
- Gadwall
- Common Eider
- White Winged Scoter
- Black Duck
- Green Winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Common Scoter
- Brant Goose
- Surf Scoter



Gary Arnold
CERTIFIED MASTER ELITE WATERFOWL HUNTER
WF-01-423
01/18/2023
UWC CERTIFIED SPECIES LIST (31)
- Surf Scoter
- White Winged Scoter
- Barrows Goldeneye
- American Wigeon
- Lesser Scaup
- Gadwall
- Ring Necked Duck
- Mallard
- Hooded Merganser
- Canvasback
- Common Goldeneye
- Bufflehead
- Wood Duck
- Redhead
- Canada goose
- Old Squaw
- Kind Eider
- Common Merganser
- Common Scoter
- Common Eider
- Harlequin
- Snow Goose
- Blue Goose
- Ross Goose
- Cinnamon Teal
- Ruddy Duck
- Sandhill Crane
- Mottled Duck
- Tundra Swan
- Brant Goose
- Greater Scaup

TUNDRA SWAN

CINNAMON TEAL
