JIM SHOCKEY TED NUGENT SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2020 GRANGER SMITH DONALD TRUMP JR.DONALD TRUMP JR.DONALD TRUMP JR. KKeeeeppss tthhee OOuuttddoooorrss GGrreeaatt..Keeps the Outdoors Great. Bow Hunt Like A Pro PG. 56 JIM SHOCKEY The Motor City Madman Gets Wild PG. 36 TED NUGENT The Rise of Yee-Yee Nation PG. 26 GRANGER SMITH FULLY LOADED A Hunter’s Best Friend PG. 46 PULSAR’S PULSAR’S AXION AXION PULSAR’S AXION48 THE MENTOR His grandfather taught Donald Trump Jr. how to appreciate the Great Outdoors. Now Trump’s working to pass those lessons on. by glenn hunter 56 BOWHUNTING 101: TRADITION, TIPS, AND TACTICS Meet your professor, Jim Shockey. by kevin reese 62 THE ART OF TAXIDERMY Douglas Cockcroft and his artists separate themselves from the herd. by patti verbanas TABLE OF CONTENTS SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2020VOLUME THREE, ISSUE FIVE WISDOM The great outdoors. THE WILD LIFE Ted Nugent is a primitive man. GIVING BACK Hunters don’t vote! HOW TO Scouting School. 08 36 GEAR Pnuma, Cuddeback, and Garmin will help deliver success this season. CELEBRATE National Hunting and Fishing Day. FULLY LOADED Pulsar’s Axion is a bowhunter’s walk, wait, and recovery problem solver. FOR SALE Woods Valley Farm: A unique history of land stewarship. HAPPY HOUR Lone Elm Texas Whiskey uses local, red winter wheat to craft exceptional whiskey. JAMMING OUT Cruising the back roads with Granger Smith and Earl Dibbles, Jr. 10 45 46 40 22 26 06 32 EDITOR’S NOTE 04 16 69 72 GOOD GRUB Delicious venison dishes bring fall to your table. TROPHY ROOM Kristen Ottea, model turned taxidermist LAST LAUGH The three degrees of lostness explained. CAN YOU SPOT THE HOOK & BARREL CRITTER? Each issue, the Critter is hiding somewhere in the table of contents picture. Happy hunting!02 @HOOKANDBARRELMAG | HOOKANDBARREL.COM @HOOKANDBARRELMAG 03 48 THE MENTOR His grandfather taught Donald Trump Jr. how to appreciate the Great Outdoors. Now Trump’s working to pass those lessons on. by glenn hunter 56 BOWHUNTING 101: TRADITION, TIPS, AND TACTICS Meet your professor, Jim Shockey. by kevin reese 62 THE ART OF TAXIDERMY Douglas Cockcroft and his artists separate themselves from the herd. by patti verbanas TABLE OF CONTENTS SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2020VOLUME THREE, ISSUE FIVE All material is strictly copyright protected and all rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission of the copyright holder. All prices and data are correct at the time of publication. The views and opinions expressed in Hook & Barrel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the advertisers. Any images supplied are at the owner’s risk and are the property of the Hook & Barrel Magazine. All content is owned in full by Hook & Barrel Magazine. Proudly Printed in America Hook & Barrel is a proud partner in the PrintReleaf program. 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Not responsible for the loss of unsolicited manuscripts, photographs, or other materials. Returns only when accompanied by return postage. We do not recommend sending original photography or artwork. SUBSCRIPTIONS To subscribe or manage your subscription to Hook & Barrel Magazine, visit www.hookandbarrel.com. WISDOM The great outdoors. THE WILD LIFE Ted Nugent is a primitive man. GIVING BACK Hunters don’t vote! HOW TO Scouting School. 08 36 GEAR Pnuma, Cuddeback, and Garmin will help deliver success this season. CELEBRATE National Hunting and Fishing Day. FULLY LOADED Pulsar’s Axion is a bowhunter’s walk, wait, and recovery problem solver. FOR SALE Woods Valley Farm: A unique history of land stewarship. HAPPY HOUR Lone Elm Texas Whiskey uses local, red winter wheat to craft exceptional whiskey. JAMMING OUT Cruising the back roads with Granger Smith and Earl Dibbles, Jr. 10 45 46 40 22 26 06 32 EDITOR’S NOTE 04 16 69 72 GOOD GRUB Delicious venison dishes bring fall to your table. TROPHY ROOM Kristen Ottea, model turned taxidermist LAST LAUGH The three degrees of lostness explained. CAN YOU SPOT THE HOOK & BARREL CRITTER? Each issue, the Critter is hiding somewhere in the table of contents picture. Happy hunting! DEER UNCLE TED ell HALLELUJAH my friend! Nothing makes me happier than knowing my contagious passions for the great outdoors continue to recruit new sporters like you! God bless you Jeremy! Believe me when I tell you that it is never too late to plunge spirit first into the effervescent Mystical Flight of the Arrow! It will surely cleanse your soul! The most important thing to remember is that the incredible joys and highs of bowhunting are a direct result of the very difficult and often frustrating challenges inherent to penetrating the incredible defense mechanisms of big game, especially the mighty whitetails of North America! It will not come easy, and I urge you to go slow and easy and never give up. It is critical that you get advice from an experienced archer and bowhunter at your nearby archery shop and state bowhunting organization so that you discover the natural archery hand-eye coordination that proper archery form demands. Be sure you get a bow-and-arrow rig that fits you perfectly and is absolutely effortless to draw gracefully. Develop your bow-and-arrow connection at real close range for starters, like five to 10 yards, while carefully imprinting an exact shot sequence proce- dure that you religiously stick with. The shot must be not only muscle memory imprinted, but spirit imprinted as well. Hard earned backstraps are not a result of velocity or kinetic energy; they are a result of stealth, gracefulness, and a oneness with the Great Spirit! You will have to practice diligently until you are absolutely comfortable with your shot procedure and that essential higher level of awareness of your natural relationship with the wild. Good luck, aim small, miss small, and may The Great Spirit be forever at your side! Godspeed, Uncle Ted W I started my hunting life just a few years ago after hearing so many of your interviews about how exciting it is and watching you have the time of your life on Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild on Outdoor Channel! And you were right! I have only killed one deer so far with a shotgun, but I love my small game hunting just as much At 65 do you think I am too old to start bowhunting? jeremy, ne To ask Ted Nugent your question, simply email him at UncleTed@hookandbarrel.com. Maybe you’ll see his response in a future issue! Ted Nugent is an award-winning musician and writer, with numerous best-selling books including Ted, White and Blue: The Nugent Manifesto, God, Guns and Rock ‘n Roll, and Kill It and Grill It. Also, his popular television show, Spirit of the Wild, has aired over 500 episodes. PHOTO BY CHRIS IRWIN04 @HOOKANDBARRELMAG | HOOKANDBARREL.COM entorship comes in many forms. This bond can be personal with someone who cares about you or from afar, where you study the actions of someone you may never meet. I have had the privilege to experience both in my life. In this issue you will find great stories of mentorship. I could not be more honored to deliver our cover story with Donald Trump Jr. to you. All politics aside, I have found value in the Trump Organi- zation since I was a young boy. I can distinctly remember in first grade, our teacher asked us to draw images of what we wanted to be when we grew up. Some kids drew firemen, some drew doctors; I drew buildings. When asked if I wanted to be an architect, I responded “No, I want to be Donald Trump.” This had nothing to do with politics (it was well before he became President), and every- thing to do with success. Probably should have stuck with buildings and not magazines, but hey, God had other plans… Trump was one of those mentors that I have never met (I hope to one day) but who made a huge impact in my development as a busi- nessman and entrepreneur. Learning more about his son, Don Jr., has impacted me as well. His article in this issue is truly inspiring. Don has stepped well outside of his father’s shadow, an impressive feat alone, and has become quite the conservationist, business leader, and mentor to his children and others. Even while in the public eye like never before, you will still see him at hunting trade- shows, sharing campfire stories, and enjoying hunts with everyday folks like you and me. A friend told me a story about Don before our interview took place. One day while on a hunt, Don Jr. stopped into a local shop early in the morning while the shopkeeper was stocking shelves. She dropped a box of granola bars, and they spilled all over the floor. Don, without hesitation, bent over and helped the woman collect the spilled goods. She thanked him, never realizing who he was, nor did Trump make it known. The world needs more men like this. No job is too small for great leaders nor should we disregard plain ol’, down-to-earth, kindness. It doesn’t matter if you’re a multi-millionaire like Trump or a minimum-wage, paycheck-to-paycheck employee. Speaking of the outdoors though, another impactful article for you to read in this issue is our Giving Back section on Hunt the Vote. Did you know that a surprising number of hunters don’t vote? That’s right—they don’t. Of all the registered hunters out there, roughly 30 percent aren’t registered to vote. Of the remain- ing balance, just over half actually exercise that right. In my home state of Texas, during the 2016 and 2018 elections, nearly 300,000 of the 1.2 million registered hunters in the state sat it out at the ballot box. Blows my mind. Why are we doing all of this if we don’t vote our values and protect our rights as outdoorsmen? This year, please do the right thing and vote. Our lifestyle depends on it. On a personal level, a man who did have a huge impact on my life, was my Uncle Rick. Like Don Jr.’s grandfather (who we dive into with our cover story), Uncle Rick was my outdoors mentor. He would take me to remote parts of the country, and we would essentially disappear into the woods too, learning to be self- sufficient in the wild. He taught me how to cast and catch trout in remote parts of Maine, so far into the wilderness that a logging road was considered a highway. We would cook those fish on a stick over the fire like we were roasting marshmallows—best darn fish I ever ate and some of my favorite childhood memories. Uncle Rick knew the importance of the outdoors and the importance of mentorship. Also, he knew that I lost my father at a young age, and he stepped up to be that role model I needed in the woods. He taught me about conservation, gave me confidence in the wild, and most importantly instilled a passion for nature and adventure that still lives on. Though Uncle Rick has passed away, his mentorship has led me to have a passion to help others new to the great outdoors. Quickly thinking, I can say with confidence, that I have guided/given up more whitetail bucks to young hunters and/or adults who have never hunted before, than I have shot myself. Each time, I often wonder if I will ever get to harvest a buck I have fed, patterned, and watched on game cameras for months, but the thrill of that congratulatory high-five and the smile on their face is worth more than any trophy on my wall. I want to wish you all, first and foremost, a safe season. If you are in a tree stand, please wear a safety harness—gravity doesn’t discriminate. May you all be blessed with success, great memo- ries from deer camp, campfire belly laughs, and abundantly filled freezers after it is all said and done. Lastly, be a mentor. Take a kid or even an adult hunting. You never know who would love to be there with you but may not be speaking up. It can change their life—Uncle Rick surely changed mine. Happy Hunting, M John J. Radzwilla editor-in-chief EDITOR’S NOTE Planting a Seed Uncle Rick poses on the banks of the Penobscot River in Maine just outside of Baxter State Park—a favorite fishing area for the both of us. A harvest for seasons to come. 04 @HOOKANDBARRELMAG | HOOKANDBARREL.COM entorship comes in many forms. This bond can be personal with someone who cares about you or from afar, where you study the actions of someone you may never meet. I have had the privilege to experience both in my life. In this issue you will find great stories of mentorship. I could not be more honored to deliver our cover story with Donald Trump Jr. to you. All politics aside, I have found value in the Trump Organi- zation since I was a young boy. I can distinctly remember in first grade, our teacher asked us to draw images of what we wanted to be when we grew up. Some kids drew firemen, some drew doctors; I drew buildings. When asked if I wanted to be an architect, I responded “No, I want to be Donald Trump.” This had nothing to do with politics (it was well before he became President), and every- thing to do with success. Probably should have stuck with buildings and not magazines, but hey, God had other plans… Trump was one of those mentors that I have never met (I hope to one day) but who made a huge impact in my development as a busi- nessman and entrepreneur. Learning more about his son, Don Jr., has impacted me as well. His article in this issue is truly inspiring. Don has stepped well outside of his father’s shadow, an impressive feat alone, and has become quite the conservationist, business leader, and mentor to his children and others. Even while in the public eye like never before, you will still see him at hunting trade- shows, sharing campfire stories, and enjoying hunts with everyday folks like you and me. A friend told me a story about Don before our interview took place. One day while on a hunt, Don Jr. stopped into a local shop early in the morning while the shopkeeper was stocking shelves. She dropped a box of granola bars, and they spilled all over the floor. Don, without hesitation, bent over and helped the woman collect the spilled goods. She thanked him, never realizing who he was, nor did Trump make it known. The world needs more men like this. No job is too small for great leaders nor should we disregard plain ol’, down-to-earth, kindness. It doesn’t matter if you’re a multi-millionaire like Trump or a minimum-wage, paycheck-to-paycheck employee. Speaking of the outdoors though, another impactful article for you to read in this issue is our Giving Back section on Hunt the Vote. Did you know that a surprising number of hunters don’t vote? That’s right—they don’t. Of all the registered hunters out there, roughly 30 percent aren’t registered to vote. Of the remain- ing balance, just over half actually exercise that right. In my home state of Texas, during the 2016 and 2018 elections, nearly 300,000 of the 1.2 million registered hunters in the state sat it out at the ballot box. Blows my mind. Why are we doing all of this if we don’t vote our values and protect our rights as outdoorsmen? This year, please do the right thing and vote. Our lifestyle depends on it. On a personal level, a man who did have a huge impact on my life, was my Uncle Rick. Like Don Jr.’s grandfather (who we dive into with our cover story), Uncle Rick was my outdoors mentor. He would take me to remote parts of the country, and we would essentially disappear into the woods too, learning to be self- sufficient in the wild. He taught me how to cast and catch trout in remote parts of Maine, so far into the wilderness that a logging road was considered a highway. We would cook those fish on a stick over the fire like we were roasting marshmallows—best darn fish I ever ate and some of my favorite childhood memories. Uncle Rick knew the importance of the outdoors and the importance of mentorship. Also, he knew that I lost my father at a young age, and he stepped up to be that role model I needed in the woods. He taught me about conservation, gave me confidence in the wild, and most importantly instilled a passion for nature and adventure that still lives on. Though Uncle Rick has passed away, his mentorship has led me to have a passion to help others new to the great outdoors. Quickly thinking, I can say with confidence, that I have guided/given up more whitetail bucks to young hunters and/or adults who have never hunted before, than I have shot myself. Each time, I often wonder if I will ever get to harvest a buck I have fed, patterned, and watched on game cameras for months, but the thrill of that congratulatory high-five and the smile on their face is worth more than any trophy on my wall. I want to wish you all, first and foremost, a safe season. If you are in a tree stand, please wear a safety harness—gravity doesn’t discriminate. May you all be blessed with success, great memo- ries from deer camp, campfire belly laughs, and abundantly filled freezers after it is all said and done. Lastly, be a mentor. Take a kid or even an adult hunting. You never know who would love to be there with you but may not be speaking up. It can change their life—Uncle Rick surely changed mine. Happy Hunting, M John J. Radzwilla editor-in-chief EDITOR’S NOTE Planting a Seed Uncle Rick poses on the banks of the Penobscot River in Maine just outside of Baxter State Park—a favorite fishing area for the both of us. A harvest for seasons to come. 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These campfires include men and women, young and old, hunters of all ethnicities, all religions, rich and poor, and every background you can imagine. I’m impressed with how well-versed hunters are on current events and political topics. Although we don’t agree on every issue, we do agree on the core values of God, family, country, and the importance of preserving our hunting lifestyle. So, by the time the fire turns to embers, we have solved all of the world’s problems. If we can get those hunters to vote, they will be the difference makers who elect those actually charged with solving our nation’s problems. By voting their values, our hunting lifestyle will be preserved. Recently, I was with Ted Nugent, an advisor to Hunter Nation, and we were talking about how November 2020 is the most critical election of our lifetime. We also discussed the important role that hunters have played since God created the world and how it would be up to hunters to step forward and be the difference makers again. Somewhere in that conversation, we composed: “God Made A Hunter.” “God Made A Hunter” is part prayer, part song, part poem, and 100 percent from the heart. It is a powerful tribute to the American hunter that was inspired by the timeless work of Paul Harvey and his ode to the American farmer, “God Made A Farmer.” With space being limited here I cannot share “God Made a Hunter” in its entirety. But here is one powerful part of the prayer: “So, today in this most critical time, with the future of our great Nation in the balance, what has God done? God made you, the Hunter!” Please go to HuntTheVote.org to experience “God Made a Hunter.” While there, sign the pledge! Pledge that you will not remain on the sidelines while our traditional American values are being destroyed, but instead, you can be a difference maker by voting your values in November! Then, when the conversation comes up in the future, people will announce: “Hunters Do Vote!” God Bless! n today’s world, nothing shocks me. Yet, I was blind- sided by one man’s statement that, “Hunters don’t vote.” When I first heard it, I remember thinking this guy had been given some bad information or had no clue what he was talking about. As a life- long hunter, I vote and “knew” my fellow hunters did the same. Boy, was I wrong. Hosting the television show, MacMillan River Adventures on Outdoor Channel has given me the opportunity to hunt with many celebrities, politicians, and other professional hunters. It was as a result of one of those relationships that in January 2016, I found myself at the event where I heard those shocking words. The words, “Hunters don’t vote” were spoken by then-candidate, now President Donald J. Trump. So, I did a little research, which has turned into a lot of research, and I learned two things. First, hunters don’t vote. At least not in numbers we have all assumed for years. And second, non-voting hunters represent a significant enough percentage that if they voted, hunters could be a voting block that would impact election results. I was stunned. It was clear, depending on the state, 30 to 50 percent of licensed hunters don’t vote regularly. More than 35 percent skipped the 2016 and 2018 elections completely. Sadly, a third of licensed hunters aren’t even registered to vote. I realized that many of the problems that have put hunters on the Endangered Species List are of our own doing. By hunters not voting our values, anti-hunting voters are selecting the elected officials who are making laws and regulations that directly impact our hunting lifestyle and all of our traditional American values. This includes the dangerously rapid reduction of Americans who hunt, which can be traced to the anti-hunting regulations that make it harder to retain and recruit hunters. A couple of years ago, while sitting around a campfire with a friend, we discussed what a tragedy it was that hunters are sit- ting on the sidelines in the voting process while anti-hunters are voting-in politicians who are legislating away our lifestyle. Some- how, we needed to help hunters realize that if they continued to be apathetic, hunting could be legislated away in one election cycle. Yet, if engaged, hunters could be the difference makers in protecting all of our traditional American values. We concluded that as bad as the problem is, the solution is simple. The solution is Hunter Nation and its non-profit, the Hunt the Vote Foundation. Hunt the Vote’s initiative is straightforward: I Hunters Don’t Vote! At Hook & Barrel, we are firm believers in giving back to the greater good. In each issue, we showcase a business, group, or organization that gives back. Conservation is a team effort and takes many forms: from habitat and species conservation to preserving hunting and fishing rights or growing the sports by introducing new folks to the joys of the outdoors. Some of our key focuses are kids in the outdoors, habitat and wildlife, and veterans who protect our rights as Americans to live the lifestyle we all enjoy. Keith Mark Co-Founder, Hunter Nation GIVING BACK06 @HOOKANDBARRELMAG | HOOKANDBARREL.COM inform hunters about critical issues that impact them, get them registered to vote, and motivate them to go vote their values. “Hunt the Vote” does not tell hunters who to vote for, only to vote their values. If hunters do that, the men and women who will win in November will be those who work to protect those same values. My confidence is based on the fact that I have been blessed to share campfires with thousands of American hunters. These campfires include men and women, young and old, hunters of all ethnicities, all religions, rich and poor, and every background you can imagine. I’m impressed with how well-versed hunters are on current events and political topics. Although we don’t agree on every issue, we do agree on the core values of God, family, country, and the importance of preserving our hunting lifestyle. So, by the time the fire turns to embers, we have solved all of the world’s problems. If we can get those hunters to vote, they will be the difference makers who elect those actually charged with solving our nation’s problems. By voting their values, our hunting lifestyle will be preserved. Recently, I was with Ted Nugent, an advisor to Hunter Nation, and we were talking about how November 2020 is the most critical election of our lifetime. We also discussed the important role that hunters have played since God created the world and how it would be up to hunters to step forward and be the difference makers again. Somewhere in that conversation, we composed: “God Made A Hunter.” “God Made A Hunter” is part prayer, part song, part poem, and 100 percent from the heart. It is a powerful tribute to the American hunter that was inspired by the timeless work of Paul Harvey and his ode to the American farmer, “God Made A Farmer.” With space being limited here I cannot share “God Made a Hunter” in its entirety. But here is one powerful part of the prayer: “So, today in this most critical time, with the future of our great Nation in the balance, what has God done? God made you, the Hunter!” Please go to HuntTheVote.org to experience “God Made a Hunter.” While there, sign the pledge! Pledge that you will not remain on the sidelines while our traditional American values are being destroyed, but instead, you can be a difference maker by voting your values in November! Then, when the conversation comes up in the future, people will announce: “Hunters Do Vote!” God Bless! n today’s world, nothing shocks me. Yet, I was blind- sided by one man’s statement that, “Hunters don’t vote.” When I first heard it, I remember thinking this guy had been given some bad information or had no clue what he was talking about. As a life- long hunter, I vote and “knew” my fellow hunters did the same. Boy, was I wrong. Hosting the television show, MacMillan River Adventures on Outdoor Channel has given me the opportunity to hunt with many celebrities, politicians, and other professional hunters. It was as a result of one of those relationships that in January 2016, I found myself at the event where I heard those shocking words. The words, “Hunters don’t vote” were spoken by then-candidate, now President Donald J. Trump. So, I did a little research, which has turned into a lot of research, and I learned two things. First, hunters don’t vote. At least not in numbers we have all assumed for years. And second, non-voting hunters represent a significant enough percentage that if they voted, hunters could be a voting block that would impact election results. I was stunned. It was clear, depending on the state, 30 to 50 percent of licensed hunters don’t vote regularly. More than 35 percent skipped the 2016 and 2018 elections completely. Sadly, a third of licensed hunters aren’t even registered to vote. I realized that many of the problems that have put hunters on the Endangered Species List are of our own doing. By hunters not voting our values, anti-hunting voters are selecting the elected officials who are making laws and regulations that directly impact our hunting lifestyle and all of our traditional American values. This includes the dangerously rapid reduction of Americans who hunt, which can be traced to the anti-hunting regulations that make it harder to retain and recruit hunters. A couple of years ago, while sitting around a campfire with a friend, we discussed what a tragedy it was that hunters are sit- ting on the sidelines in the voting process while anti-hunters are voting-in politicians who are legislating away our lifestyle. Some- how, we needed to help hunters realize that if they continued to be apathetic, hunting could be legislated away in one election cycle. Yet, if engaged, hunters could be the difference makers in protecting all of our traditional American values. We concluded that as bad as the problem is, the solution is simple. The solution is Hunter Nation and its non-profit, the Hunt the Vote Foundation. Hunt the Vote’s initiative is straightforward: I Hunters Don’t Vote! At Hook & Barrel, we are firm believers in giving back to the greater good. In each issue, we showcase a business, group, or organization that gives back. Conservation is a team effort and takes many forms: from habitat and species conservation to preserving hunting and fishing rights or growing the sports by introducing new folks to the joys of the outdoors. Some of our key focuses are kids in the outdoors, habitat and wildlife, and veterans who protect our rights as Americans to live the lifestyle we all enjoy. 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