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Jim Shockey

Jim Shockey (born 1957) is a Canadian outdoor writer, a professional big game outfitter and television producer and host for many hunting shows. Shockey is the producer and host of Jim Shockey’s Hunting Adventures and Jim Shockey’s Uncharted on Outdoor Channel and Jim Shockey’s The Professionals on Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel. He is an active member of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), serving the rank Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel (HLCol) of the 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group. Shockey has been called by Outdoor Life magazine “the most accomplished big-game hunter of the modern era, having taken arguably the most free-range big game species by any living hunter.” They also noted that he is “the most influential celebrity in big-game hunting.”

Jim was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Shockey was formerly an All-American swimmer in university and later played on the National waterpolo team for six years. Shockey participated in both the 1978 and 1982 world championships but did not attend the 1980 Olympics because of the international boycott against Russia. 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. His collections have appeared several times in publications such as Country Living and Century Home. Shockey got married in the early 1980’s to Louise, who was an actress, and the couple have two children. Branlin and Eva Shockey have both joined Shockey in his hunting and entertainment business.

He is a member of the Pro Staff or a brand ambassador for Stealth Cam, Nosler, Crosman/Benjamin, Yeti Coolers, and a partner of Bowtech. He currently has three TV series that appear on outdoor lifestyle TV networks Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel, Jim Shockey’s Hunting Adventures, Jim Shockey’s UNCHARTED, and Jim Shockey’s The Professionals. His daughter, Eva Shockey, joins him as co-host on Jim Shockey’s Hunting Adventures.

Between 2009-2015, 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.

In 2016, the two networks joined forces and hosted the “Outdoor Sportsman Awards” ceremony, and in 2017 Shockey won the “Outdoor Sportsman Awards” for Best Overall TV Series. In 2018, he was bestowed two Fan Favorite awards for Best Big Game Hunting Series and Best Education/Entertainment Series.

His series are sponsored by Nosler, Leupold, Site-Lite, Havalon Knives, Cabela’s, Stealth Cam, Primos, Yeti Coolers, The Heater Body Suit, Bowtech, Rage, and ARGO.

He has received numerous accolades for his work in the outdoors. From Safari Club International he won the Fourth Pinnacle of Achievement Award in 2008; the Zenith Award, Crowning Achievement Award, Professional Hunter Award and the C.J. McElroy Award in 2009; the World Hunting Award in 2010; and was named International Hunter of the Year and received the World Conservation & Hunting Award in 2012. In 2016 he received the Conklin Award, which recognizes the world’s greatest active hunter who pursues game in the most difficult terrain and conditions while abiding by the highest standards of ethics and fair chase.

In August 2015, Shockey and his daughter Eva appeared on the cover of USA Today Hunt + Fish. The article within the Summer/Fall 2015 edition touches on the strength of their relationship, the importance of the outdoors and how Eva has become the new face of hunting. And, in November 2017, Outdoor Life featured Shockey on the cover of their “The Influencers” edition. The article within the December 2017/January 2018 issue tackled the legacy of modern hunting’s most influential celebrity — from Shockey’s humble beginnings, his 30-plus year career, his hunting philosophy (Shockey argues the “trophy hunting” terminology needs to be changed to “selective hunting.”), his thoughts on conservation (which boil down to supply-and-demand economics), and the balance he strikes in portraying hunting on TV and serving as a brand ambassador to the biggest names in the industry.

He is the real deal, and a genuinely nice guy to boot. Couldn’t go to a more deserving person, and one who promotes our industry and ethic as well.

Great news.

There we go again
Cow towing to radicals
Trophy is description for Pete,s sake
They will hammer us no matter what we do or say
Can anyone of these “celebrities “ ever get it?

I think selective is a better term than trophy.

Bullshit
It’s been trophy for eternity
I’ll be god damned if I subscribe to “ selective or harvest “
That’ll be the day
Out of my cold dead hands...

And BTW, he makes money off of hunting so he can call it selective harvest
I just lost all the respect for him

Selective Harvest?
More politically correct bullshit.
I have no respect for anyone who publically hunts for money. They are the whores of the industry.
Pretty soon they bring their kids and wives into the picture.
Then they praise all the products they are paid to endorse/use.
In the end, they sell their soiled clothing.

I love the hunt reports here on AR as they tell of a man or woman's experiences in pursuit of their passion. They are not trying to tell me the best binocular or binoc strap, sling, ammo, etc...
This is why I stopped going to SCI, reading the Hunt Report, and ended my subscriptions to any and all hunting mags (except African Hunter).
My two pennies.
Cal

What a load of negativity, congratulations to Mr.Shockey, I have always admired his hunts and he deserves the award, good for him!

I have no problem calling it trophy hunting, selective harvest, or whatever. Why does whatever you choose to call it reflect in the winning of the Weatherby Award? That it a great and well deserved honor.
Remember, Steve Jobs made a fortune selling Apples.

Why don't we just call it hunting?

That is what is supposed to be anyway.

Congratulations to him.

Hunting doesn't have commercials.

Congrats to him

Well done and kudos to Mr. Shockey. He has, in my humble opinion, the best shows on hunting on all the sporting networks...

Jim is an awesome Hunter and guide .He's the real deal not just a Hunter but a good role
Model and it's awesome his kids follow in his footsteps! His adventures on his shows are some of the best
Ones on earth His show uncharted is awesome friends who don't hunting at all love that show .Glad he won.It it's about time .I hate when people try to trash good people .It makes me think of them way less than I did before ! Jim Is tough as nails friends have hunted with him in.the Yukon and said it was the adventure of a lifetime !

Tough crowd! Only met him once, but Jim seems like a heck of a nice guy. And as hunting shows go, his is one of the best. Congratulations to him.

Didn't realize he was such an athlete.

Congratulations to a person well deserving what he has earned. He's one of the few on television that shows hunting is more than whack & stack. His shows are as much an adventure series as just good hunting in some pretty interesting locations.

"He is an active member of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), serving the rank Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel (HLCol) of the 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group"

Don't know much about him but wondered what is his connection with the CAF, what is the honorary rank for? Just a question out of curiosity.

Congrats!! He is the only one I watch on TV or would hunt with....

I do not care one way or another if he “won an award”. Good for him.

I finally could not take his hunting shows anymore. Half of it (the show) is spent justifying the hunt.

It’s hunting, not harvesting! “Harvest”? One of the dumbest words used in order to appease the anti’s.

I'm confused fellas. Help me out here.

So just trying to get it straight, with Jim receiving the Weatherby award, and the list of SCI awards he also has received (described in Kathi's post above", we are now FOR hunting awards programs?

Do I have that right?

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Originally posted by Jason P:
I do not care one way or another if he “won an award”. Good for him.

I finally could not take his hunting shows anymore. Half of it (the show) is spent justifying the hunt.

It’s hunting, not harvesting! “Harvest”? One of the dumbest words used in order to appease the anti’s.

Thanks for saying that.

As far as I know, Weatherby has just one award, given very selectively.

SCI, on the other hand, gives away about half a million awards to every Tom, Dick and Harry who has enough money to buy captured animals and shot as wild to get their name in the SCI record book.

Actually, a more apt name for that book would be THE RECORD OF TROPHY BUYERS BOOK!

Commercialization at its finest.

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Originally posted by Saeed:
As far as I know, Weatherby has just one award, given very selectively.

SCI, on the other hand, gives away about half a million awards to every Tom, Dick and Harry who has enough money to buy captured animals and shot as wild to get their name in the SCI record book.

Actually, a more apt name for that book would be THE RECORD OF TROPHY BUYERS BOOK!

First, I'd ask if you think the antis differentiate the nuance between the Weatherby and SCI awards? I mean, isn't that one of the primary reasons the forum members here disagree with awards programs, because the antis use them against us?

Second, I'd say, you didn't read my post or Kathi's very closely. I specifically referred to the the following quote in her post regarding Jim's SCI awards:

"He has received numerous accolades for his work in the outdoors. From Safari Club International he won the Fourth Pinnacle of Achievement Award in 2008; the Zenith Award, Crowning Achievement Award, Professional Hunter Award and the C.J. McElroy Award in 2009; the World Hunting Award in 2010; and was named International Hunter of the Year and received the World Conservation & Hunting Award in 2012. In 2016 he received the Conklin Award, which recognizes the world’s greatest active hunter who pursues game in the most difficult terrain and conditions while abiding by the highest standards of ethics and fair chase."

So I guess it depends on who is receiving the award as to whether or not awards programs are ok with the forum members. Got it now!

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Originally posted by Todd Williams:

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Originally posted by Saeed:
As far as I know, Weatherby has just one award, given very selectively.

SCI, on the other hand, gives away about half a million awards to every Tom, Dick and Harry who has enough money to buy captured animals and shot as wild to get their name in the SCI record book.

Actually, a more apt name for that book would be THE RECORD OF TROPHY BUYERS BOOK!

First, I'd ask if you think the antis differentiate the nuance between the Weatherby and SCI awards? I mean, isn't that one of the primary reasons the forum members here disagree with awards programs, because the antis use them against us?

Second, I'd say, you didn't read my post or Kathi's very closely. I specifically referred to the the following quote in her post regarding Jim's SCI awards:

"He has received numerous accolades for his work in the outdoors. From Safari Club International he won the Fourth Pinnacle of Achievement Award in 2008; the Zenith Award, Crowning Achievement Award, Professional Hunter Award and the C.J. McElroy Award in 2009; the World Hunting Award in 2010; and was named International Hunter of the Year and received the World Conservation & Hunting Award in 2012. In 2016 he received the Conklin Award, which recognizes the world’s greatest active hunter who pursues game in the most difficult terrain and conditions while abiding by the highest standards of ethics and fair chase."

So I guess it depends on who is receiving the award as to whether or not awards programs are ok with the forum members. Got it now!

Yes.

I got it years ago that SCI only gives awards to those who buy them.

They started a whole industry in South Africa who specialize in buying and transporting captured animals so some selfish idiot can have his name in a silly record book.

Got it?

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Originally posted by Saeed:

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Originally posted by Todd Williams:

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Originally posted by Saeed:
As far as I know, Weatherby has just one award, given very selectively.

SCI, on the other hand, gives away about half a million awards to every Tom, Dick and Harry who has enough money to buy captured animals and shot as wild to get their name in the SCI record book.

Actually, a more apt name for that book would be THE RECORD OF TROPHY BUYERS BOOK!

First, I'd ask if you think the antis differentiate the nuance between the Weatherby and SCI awards? I mean, isn't that one of the primary reasons the forum members here disagree with awards programs, because the antis use them against us?

Second, I'd say, you didn't read my post or Kathi's very closely. I specifically referred to the the following quote in her post regarding Jim's SCI awards:

"He has received numerous accolades for his work in the outdoors. From Safari Club International he won the Fourth Pinnacle of Achievement Award in 2008; the Zenith Award, Crowning Achievement Award, Professional Hunter Award and the C.J. McElroy Award in 2009; the World Hunting Award in 2010; and was named International Hunter of the Year and received the World Conservation & Hunting Award in 2012. In 2016 he received the Conklin Award, which recognizes the world’s greatest active hunter who pursues game in the most difficult terrain and conditions while abiding by the highest standards of ethics and fair chase."

So I guess it depends on who is receiving the award as to whether or not awards programs are ok with the forum members. Got it now!

Yes.

I got years ago that SCI only gives awards to those who buy them.

They started a whole industry inSouth Africa who specialize in buying and transporting captured animals so som selfish idiot can have his name in a silly record book.

Got it?

I still don't think YOU are getting it Saeed. The last line of my post above is about who is RECEIVING the award, not who is AWARDING the award.

Generally speaking, this forum rips the SCI award programs. It appears to me the objection is based on guys pumping up their egos with purchasing awards, and the antis using the face value of that program against us. Lost in all of the ego chest thumping is the argument that the awards program encourages hunters to travel to less popular locations for less popular species, in an effort to get the Conservation Through Hunting model into areas that do not normally benefit from safari dollars spent. In my opinion, that's the only remotely legitimate argument for the awards programs. But, it's a nuance lost on even most hunters so forget about getting a fair explanation of the program in media circles.

From what I understand, the Weatherby Award is focused on a similar motive. To reward those who have spread the Conservation Through Hunting model far and wide by putting hunting dollars into less "popular" hunting destinations.

But here is the hypocrisy ... don't tell me the Weatherby isn't also motivated by Ego. All one needs to do is review some of this forum's posts on last year's Weatherby winner and the lengths he went to achieve it - Boddington. I walked up to my now recently deceased friend, Mark Proudfoot (MaximusBrutus here) several years back out in Vegas at the annual SCI show. He was speaking to a fellow whose name many here would know. I'll not name him but suffice it to say, the conversation was oriented around this fellow's desire to win the Weatherby and how much money he had spent at the time to achieve it and how much more he was prepared to spend to get his name on the trophy. BTW, he has since achieved his goal. He even had a hunting show on TV for awhile. Maybe still does, I haven't followed him.

For the record, I don't have a dog in this fight and have generally enjoyed Jim's shows in the past. I just found this thread interesting from the standpoint of all the congratulations being extended to Jim when Jim has also been one of the top participants in the SCI award programs as well.

Receiving an award from Weatherby is great.

Receiving - sorry, BUYING an award from SCI is not the same either.

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(Shockey argues the “trophy hunting” terminology needs to be changed to “selective hunting.”)

Lost me there...

I thought all licensed hunting today is selective hunting!!??

Awards aside...Jim's a friend and a damn good ambassador for our hunting heritage IMO!

15+ years ago Jim and I tried to put together a "partnership" in the hunt consulting biz...I learned quickly he was an astute business man. It didn't work out in the end, but I always respected him for his blatant honesty. Jim never lies, or BS's anyone!

He's tough on cameramen, and tough on guides too (I've seen that first hand) but that's because he always wants to be the best, and represent the best for himself and the sport.

We originally booked Jim on his first two African safaris ever, and again in 2008 we booked him into Zambia, and then into Botswana for his first elephant with his muzzleloader. I was with Jim on that hunt, we both took nice bulls, shared a tent together for 12 days (no funny biz of course) and talked a lot about hunting, the industry, tv, etc. He encouraged me numerous times back then to get my own tv show, but I was more into the hunting than anything else I suppose?

One thing about Jim...he always paid his way, period! He never asked for "deals" or discounts, just the best hunt, with the best people possible. We no longer do biz together, but we all move on at some point to bigger / better things I reckon.

I vividly remember asking him about his end goal in camp one night....he stated clearly he wants to go down as the greatest hunter to ever live! I'm not sure how one really classifies that, but for sure....there will never be another one like him!

He dreamed of winning the Weatherby, so to him I do in fact say....congratulations!!!

I have never heard a PH or guide say anything negative about Shockey. I can't say the same about others.

And I have heard the same thing: he pays his own way.

The pool of suitable nominees is rapidly shrinking.

Getting the big five, the spiral nine, a polar bear, 20 goats and 20 sheep that include a couple of argalis, a markhor, and a NA grand slam ain't as easy as it used to be.

The award is wide open if you have the time and about $2M to burn.

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The award is wide open if you have the time and about $2M to burn.

Or spend and declare BK.

+1

I have had the pleasure to meet Mr Shockey on a couple of occasions and was proud to shake his hand.

I met Jim's dad once and thanked him for teaching Jim everything he knew. He got a good laugh out of that!
shane

He is a great advocate and ambassador for our sport!

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Originally posted by Cougarz:
Congratulations to a person well deserving what he has earned. He's one of the few on television that shows hunting is more than whack & stack. His shows are as much an adventure series as just good hunting in some pretty interesting locations.

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Originally posted by AnotherAZWriter:
I have never heard a PH or guide say anything negative about Shockey. I can't say the same about others.

And I have heard the same thing: he pays his own way.

Sounds like he is a gentleman we should all be proud of being part of our community, and well deserving of this award.

Congrats! The Real Deal, that from friends who know him.

I’ve always like Jim’s programs. He delves into the various cultures in the locales where he hunts, and shows some interesting tourist attractions in obscure areas. His daughter Eva is fast becoming an accomplished hunter, and is a positive role model for young huntress. I wish he’d cut his 1980’s mullet, but that’s the only negative I can think of regarding jim and his programs.

Class act all the way ,,Congrats !!!

I have watched Jim's shows and African DVDs going way back.
Always enjoyed the production and got good ideas on places to hunt. Appreciate the humor that he throws in.
His African safaris with Mike Fell, I have the DVD and watch it every year or so. Very entertaining.
I'm glad he's getting the Weatherby.

There’s a lot of jealousy about him getting the award. He deserves the award. I’m jealous of his adventures, but only because I wish I could’ve been the “fly on the wall.”

My only issue with him or for that matter with others in hunting industry is when they become politically correct and announce it to the world
That’s when you become “ Lap dog of the industry “
Hunting is not sport, it’s passion and DNA trait