Why American Pickers Rarely Travels West For Picks

While picks in the South and West aren't as aplenty as in other regions of the U.S., Mike Wolfe of "American Pickers" said on the flipside that he's had plenty of success in the Northeast. "Everything's out here," Mike Wolfe told Y94. "I mean, the Industrial Age of America — all the ports, all the manufacturing — I mean, everything is on the East Coast. So, I made my own living way before the show."

Wolfe also mentioned a prominent Midwestern city where a friend of his had success making picks of items from decades ago. "There was an old picker in Chicago, [where] they just had an auction, and he was going into areas that were pretty rough and tough back in the '50s. [He] was getting stuff out of garages ... that's how he amassed such a huge collection. So, there's always stuff turning up."

Season 24 of "American Pickers" kicked off on January 4, 2023. The season mainly featured ventures across the Midwest, with the pickers spending a great deal of time in Nebraska and Michigan. The season wrapped up after ten episodes on March 8 with an entry that found Wolfe in Detroit exploring an old and abandoned Packard plant.