Jim Shockey (outdoor writer)

Shockey was bornin Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He spent his early years living in a trailer park, but then left his parents’ home at 17 to attend Simon Fraser University.[1] While at Simon Fraser and Carleton University, he was an All-American swimmer, and later played on the National waterpolo team for six years.[2] 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 debuted in modeling and was featured in Vogue Magazine in 1984.

Television series

Shockey hosted four TV series that appear on outdoor lifestyle TV networks Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel, Shock Therapy, Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures, Jim Shockey's UNCHARTED, and Jim Shockey's The Professionals. His daughter, Eva Shockey, co-hosts Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures.[3][4]

Between 2009 and 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,[1] Shockey won the "Outdoor Sportsman Awards" for Best Overall TV Series. In 2018, he received two Fan Favorite awards for Uncharted: Best Big Game Hunting Series and Best Education/Entertainment Series. In 2019, Shockey was honored with an award for Best Sound Design for Hunting Adventures and Fan Favorite Best Big Game Hunting Series for Uncharted.

Shockey has created and curated the 15,500 square foot, critically acclaimed "Hand of Man" Museum of Natural History, Cultural Arts, and Conservation to store his collections. He founded the museum in 2018.[1][5] Shockey has been featured in several magazines, including Country Living and Century Home.

Shockey has received several awards for his work in the outdoors. From Safari Club International, he won the Fourth Pinnacle of Achievement Award in 2008. In the following year, he received the Zenith Award, Crowning Achievement Award, Professional Hunter Award, and the C.J. McElroy Award. Shockey then acquired the World Hunting Award in 2010, was named International Hunter of the Year in 2012, and received the World Conservation & Hunting Award in 2012.

He received the Conklin Award in 2016, and in the same, he was also awarded the Ovis Award from the GSCO. In addition, Shockey was the winner of the 2018 Weatherby Hunting and Conservation Award

Shockey married Louise Shockey in 1984. The couple has two children, Branlin and Eva Shockey/[3]