Posted January 11, 2017 6:17 pm by Comments

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(AmmoLand.com) SCI has named Shane Black as the recipient of their North American Professional Hunter of the Year Award for 2017. Shane will be presented the award during the 45th Annual Hunters’ Convention February 1-4, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

As a young boy, Shane began hunting and trapping with his father in northern British Columbia. When he was eleven, his passion for the outdoors was awakened and he has never looked back. At thirteen, Shane would accompany his father, who bought wild furs from First Nations and trappers throughout BC, the Yukon and NWT. Many of these trappers guided in the off-season. During these formative years, Shane learned much about the history of guiding, and how to hunt various game animals from these people, who also shared their experiences through stories and photographs.

The images of pack trains and the mountains solidified his passion for the great outdoors and Shane knew then that he would one day pursue a career in the hunting, guiding and the outfitting industry. In the early 1990s, Shane began guiding for Dennis Smith, a local outfitter out of Prince George, British Columbia. With his background as a sport hunter and having accompanied …Read the Rest

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