Jim Shockey Biography
Jim Shockey is a Canadian outdoor writer, professional big game outfitter, TV producer, and host of numerous hunting shows. Shockey is the former producer and host of Outdoor Channel’s Jim Shockey’s Hunting Adventures and Jim Shockey’s Uncharted, as well as Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel’s Jim Shockey’s The Professionals.
Jim Shockey Age
He is 65 years old as of 20 December 2022. He was born in 1957 in Saskatoon, Canada.
Jim Shockey Wife
Shockey married actress Louise in the early 1980s, and the couple has two daughters; Eva Shockey and Branlin Shockey.
Jim Shockey Uncharted
Uncharted received two Fan Favorite awards in 2018: Best Big Game Hunting Series and Best Education/Entertainment Series. Shockey was awarded Best Sound Design for Hunting Adventures and Fan Favorite Best Big Game Hunting Series for Uncharted in 2019.
Jim Shockey Hunting
His hunting expeditions have taken him to six continents and 50 nations. Outdoor Life magazine declared Shockey “the most accomplished big-game hunter of the modern era, having taken arguably the most free-range big game species by any living hunter.” He is also described as “the most influential celebrity in big-game hunting.” Both Branlin and Eva Shockey have joined Shockey’s hunting and entertainment company.
Shockey co-founded BookYourHunt.com, an online marketplace for hunting trips, in May 2016, claiming that the company’s “focus on transparency and ethical hunting” and novel approach to connecting outfitters with hunters was “something that will benefit the hunting industry for years to come.”
Jim Shockey Health
Louise Shockey, the wife of well-known hunting figure Shockey, was fighting late-stage lung cancer in 2023. In November 2021, she was given this difficult diagnosis. Her path will be arduous because lung cancer is a very aggressive type of disease.
Throughout her battle, Louise has demonstrated remarkable strength. She has been enduring intensive treatments such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy, which employ drugs to combat cancer. Despite her difficulties, Louise continues to treasure unique times with her family and friends, showing us the value of cherishing our time with loved ones. The Shockey family is still together, supporting each other through this difficult period, demonstrating the strength of love and togetherness.
Jim Shockey Net Worth
His estimated net worth stands at an impressive $2 million.
Jim Shockey Career
Shockey competed in both the 1978 and 1982 world championships, but did not compete in the 1980 Olympics due to an international boycott of Russia. Shockey is regarded as one of the world’s greatest authorities on Western Canadian ethnocentric folk art forms, as well as a passionate collector of tribal art and artifacts from throughout the world. His work has appeared in numerous journals, including Country Living and Century Home. Shockey married actress Louise in the early 1980s, and the couple has two daughters. Both Branlin and Eva Shockey have joined Shockey’s hunting and entertainment company.
Shockey is a member of the Pro Staff for Leupold Optics, Stealth Cam, Nosler, Crosman/Benjamin, Yeti Coolers, Christensen Arms, and a Bowtech partner. Jim Shockey’s Hunting Adventures, Jim Shockey’s UNCHARTED, Jim Shockey’s The Professionals, Jim Shockey’s Shock Therapy, and Jim Shockey’s Rogue River Men are three TV shows that aired on Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel. Jim Shockey’s Hunting Adventures was co-hosted by his daughter, Eva Shockey.
Shockey earned 15 Outdoor Channel “Golden Moose” Awards between 2009 and 2015, as well as one Sportsman Channel “Sportsman Choice” Award in 2014. In 2016, the two networks collaborated to organize the “Outdoor Sportsman Awards,” and Shockey won the “Outdoor Sportsman Awards” for Best Overall TV Series in 2017. Shockey founded and curates the 17,000-square-foot Hand of Man Museum of Natural History, Cultural Art, and Conservation, where he is an avid and active collector of tribal and ethnocentric folk art styles. It houses his diverse and large collections.
