JAKE JOHNSON

JOURNEYMAN WATERFOWL HUNTER

UWC ID: WF-003-008 | INDIANA

OFFICIAL START DATE: JUNE 5, 2026

COMPLETION DATE:

TOTAL SPECIES HARVESTED TO DATE: 3

BONUS BIRDS INCLUDE:

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ACHIEVEMENTS

OFFICAL CHALLENGE SPECIES HARVESTED

BONUS SPECIES HARVESTED

INTERNATIONAL REGIONS HUNTED

NORTH AMERICAN CHALLENGE

PUDDLE DUCK DIVISION

BW-1

5-B&W-NORTHERN SHOVELER

BW-2

6-B&W-GWT

3-B&W-AMERICAN WIGEON

7-B&W-BLUE-WINGED-TEAL

4-B&W-GADWALL

8-B&W-Cinnamon Teal

9-B&W-Wood Duck

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11-B&W-Mottled DUCK

12-B&W-Black-Bellied

13-C-Fulvous

DIVER DUCK & MERGANSER DIVISION

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14-B&W-CANVASBACK

15-B&W-REDHEAD

16-B&W-GREATER SCAUP

17-B&W-Lesser Scaup copy

18-B&W-Common Goldeneye

19-B&W-Barrow's Goldeneye copy

20-B&W-Ruddy Duck

21-B&W-Bufflehead

22-B&W-Ringneck

23-B&W-Hooded Merganser

24-B&W-Common Merganser

25-B&W-RB Merganser

SEA DUCK DIVISION

26-B&W-Common Eider

27-B&W-Old Squaw

28-B&W-Harlequin

29-B&W-Common Scoter

30-B&W-Surf Scoter

31-B&W-WW SCOTER

GEESE, SWANS & CRANE DIVISION

32-B&W-Tundra Swan

33-C-SANDHILL-CRANE

34-B&W-Canada Goose

35-B&W-Canada Goose

37-B&W-Snoww Goose

37-B&W-Blue Goose

38-B&W-Ross's Goose

39-B&W-Greater White Front

40-B&W-Brant Goose

BW-41

INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE

SOUTH AMERICA

ASIA

SOUTH PACIFIC

EUROPE

SOUTH AFRICA

Q & A with Nathanial Talich

Your Favorite Waterfowl Gun?

SX4 – I have used others but always go back to my trusty SX4!

Preferred Waterfowl Ammo?

I mainly shoot Boss and Hevi-Bismuth. Just depends on what box that I through into my blind bag that morning.

Current Duck Call?

I mostly use my 15 year old R-N-T. Occasionally I will mix in my Lynch Mob Calls D.O.D

Current Goose Call?

A 20 year old goose flute. Every so often I’ll mix in a Lynch Mob Calls Executioner.

Your Choice of Waders?

SITKA

Favorite Brand of Decoys?

AvianX for puddle ducks and Higdon for divers.

What is Your Go-To Camo Pattern for Waterfowl Hunting?

Sitka Waterfowl Marsh

Who Took You on Your First Waterfowl Hunt?

My cousin got me started waterfowl hunting when I was 10 years old on a youth hunt. It was a 20 minute hunt with a 2 man limit of blue wing teal and wood ducks and I was addicted after that.

What Species of Dog do You Hunt Waterfowl With?

As of now I don’t have a dog, I bring a kayak with me and paddle out to retrieve birds.

What has been your favorite waterfowl hunt to date?

Sandhill crane hunt in Lubbock, Texas with Joe Wesner and Ultimate Veteran Adventures.

Dream Waterfowl Trip?

Going to Alaska to get my King. But my true dream hunt is waiting for the day that I get to take my daughter and son with me and they get their first ducks.