Hal Shockey

{{Short description|Canadian hunter}}

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| name = Hal Shockey

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| birth_date = 1927
Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, Canada

| death_date = October 1, 2013

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| occupation = Hunter, star guest on TV, road worker

| known_for = Hunting skills

| television = Outdoor Channel

| spouse = Lil Shockey

| children = Jim Shockey

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| relatives = Eva Shockey, Louise Shockey, Branlin Shockey, Len Johann

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Hal Shockey (1927 – October 1, 2013) was a Canadian outdoorsman. He was born on a homestead near Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, but he spent most of his adult life in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.Hamilton, Charles.[http://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/local/story.html?id=2f673465-053e-4c19-8ab4-ecbc6524fd72 "Saskatoon TV hunter recalled after death at 86"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726150822/http://www2.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/local/story.html?id=2f673465-053e-4c19-8ab4-ecbc6524fd72 |date=2014-07-26 }}, The Star Phoenix, October 04, 2013. After retiring from his job in road construction at the age of sixty-six, his son, Jim Shockey, invited him to work for his outfitting show and company. From that point, Hal Shockey became an important character on his son's hunting TV show, Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures, which aired on the Outdoor Channel in America and Wild TV in Canada.

Hal Shockey married Lil Shockey.[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestarphoenix/obituary.aspx?pid=167342654 "HAL SHOCKEY Obituary"], [http://www.legacy.com Legacy], Oct. 5, 2013. He is related to Jim Shockey, Eva Shockey, Len Johann, and Branlin Shockey.[https://montrealgazette.com/Shockey+wife+Shockey+Shockey+daughter+Louise+Shockey+grandson+Branlin+Shockey+Johann+hunting+buddy+Louise+father/8997886/story.html "L-R: Hal Shockey, wife Lil Shockey, son Jim Shockey, daughter-in-law Louise Shockey, grandson Branlin Shockey and Len Johann."], The Gazette, October 4, 2013.

Death

Shockey died of natural causes at the age of 86 on October 1, 2013.[https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatoon/Photos+Saskatoon+hunter+Shockey+remembered/8997911/story.html "Saskatoon TV hunter Hal Shockey remembered"], Leader Post, October 4, 2013. On January 9, 2014, an episode of Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures entitled "My Father, My Daddy, My Hero" aired in his memory.{{Cite web |date=2014-01-10 |title=My Father, My Daddy, My Hero - Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures (Season 12, Episode 2) |url=https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/my-father-my-daddy-my-hero/umc.cmc.359kia3yzx1kre230t54kktqp?showId=umc.cmc.1j9ivk1qlhftzqm3ti2tvprhj |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=Apple TV |language=en-US}}

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