Jim Shockey was born on 1957 and is a Canadian outdoor writer, a professional big game outfitter and television producer and host for many hunting shows.
13 Facts About Jim Shockey
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Jim Shockey is a retired member of the Canadian Armed Forces, serving the rank Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of the 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group.
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Jim Shockey's hunting adventures have spanned six continents and 50 countries.
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Jim Shockey spent his early years living in a trailer park, but then left his parents' home at 17 to attend Simon Fraser University.
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Jim Shockey participated in both the 1978 and 1982 world championships but did not attend the 1980 Olympics because of the international boycott against Russia.
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Jim Shockey is considered to be one of the world's foremost experts on the Ethnocentric Folk Art forms from Western Canada and is an avid collector of Tribal art and artifacts from around the world.
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Jim Shockey's collections have appeared several times in publications such as Country Living and Century Home.
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In May 2016, Jim Shockey become the co-founding partner of BookYourHunt.
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Between 2009 and 2015, Jim Shockey won 15 awards at the annual Outdoor Channel "Golden Moose" Awards and won one award at Sportsman Channel's "Sportsman Choice" Awards of 2014.
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In 2016, the two networks joined forces and hosted the "Outdoor Sportsman Awards" ceremony, and in 2017 Jim Shockey won the "Outdoor Sportsman Awards" for Best Overall TV Series.
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In 2019, Jim Shockey was honored with an award for Best Sound Design for Hunting Adventures and Fan Favorite Best Big Game Hunting Series for Uncharted.
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In 2018, Jim Shockey created and curated the 15,500 square foot Hand of Man Museum of Natural History, Cultural Arts and Conservation in Maple Bay, British Columbia to store his collections.
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On September 21,2023, Louise Jim Shockey passed away after a two-year battle with cancer.