Yeaaaaaah my show’s on!

Thank you, Shawn. Stating the obvious, here: you give your heart and soul to everything you do in a way that attracts 2.09M not counting the viewers. Your influence is an extraordinary gift. I am so grateful.

"Wanna go fishing?" ... "Is the sky blue Dad?" 😊

Both of these gentleman must have been at one time in a great position where they have earned big money. And now have decided to turn their back on that hectic life and find pleasure in this simple way of life . But What do they talk about? Do they talk about the conflict in Ukraine ? It needs a lot of money for this kind of life. What would interest me what tools are they wish they had. Many people cannot afford this luxury. I wish they well and thank them for showing this other side to life. Most people are stuck in Citylife.

Seeing Callie laying so peacefully in the canoe, the tranquility!!! I just know she is the happiest dog on earth!!!

I love what the channel has developed into. I haven't missed a single video yet. I still love going back to the older episodes too. Your camera work and editing have seriously improved. That new outdoor kitchen is going to be beautiful!!!!

Shawn it was awesome to get out trout fishing with you and the guys. Appreciate the explanation of the reasons you live with the Wilderness over a farm style homestead for both freedom and necessity. What a great video. 🍻

Nothing better than a gaggle of Canadians in the woods!

Im always amazed at all the work you do alone,and how neat & clean & well groomed you always look. This build is my favorite place its got almost everything already😅

Them dogs don't know how good they got it. Great work.

It must be easy hunting bears when you cook a pound of bacon outside. They can smell from 20 miles away. Leave a piece of bacon on the skillet cooking slow for a couple hours, they'll show up.

I would give anything to give my dog that kind of freedom ❤❤❤❤❤

I hope you, your family and fellow Canadians are ok with the fire in your area. We’re feeling the effects here in NYS so I can’t imagine being in near the fires in Canada, sending prayers the stop soon.

Your pink fleshed trout reminded me of a time when I was 13 or so, I tre trekked about 4 miles down this creak and back with a few worms. I finally came upon a deep spot that yielded me 3 lovely brookies, ( my first). They were about 12-14 inches. When I got them home and proceeded to clean them, I found they had the pinkish flesh, exactly like yours. My dad wondered if they could be salmon but of course there was no way. They were mighty tastey, as I recall. I love your fishing trips. I would love to see the moment they strike though. Maybe next time you can keep in that part, focusing on the whole Rod. After your video, I watched the one by the Robinettes. Fantastic. I can at least watch what I can’t do anymore. Had my 4 th back surgery and it left me worse off. At nearly 72, I can at least, still enjoy your fabulous videos. Thank you, Shawn.

The backhround noise of jim snoring and loons calling while you are having a peaceful morning getting the fire going anf fishing is awesome

That was Awesome mr James!! I’m 48 and I felt like a little kid on that Bear 🐻 hunt. I never saw to pick up a blood trail like that in the bush and in the fading light. And to then see the bear wow. I imagine the delicious bear steaks and berry fat. And the beautiful pelt. Your A MAN !!! Mr James. Thank you 🙏

Hunter/gatherer life. Seams true to our nature.

A life that makes you happy

Cali Got A New Dog Toy :-)

Just a man and his dog, doing things that should take 5 men and a crane to do... impressive as always!!!

Cali is living the greatest life ever!

I am glad you had a break Shawn and I hope you are feeling better.

love the " how to get a one armed pollock out of a tree" reference.....

I remember Cali when she was a puppy now look at her she's grown so much, good luck fishing.

so happy when watching your video contens and relaxing ...all my body become cool feeling cause of your video show when i watching in..😂😂😂😂😂🎉❤

مبدع عالمي ..تحياتي لك من المملكة الشريفة المغربية ❤🇲🇦🗽

Ontario is stunning. Canada Is stunning.

Some amazing scenery footage Shawn. You and Cali looked like you had a great trip with your friends. Can’t wait to see the forest kitchen develop.

Mr. James, I want to thank you and the Calli Girl for taking us a long on your journey. With you many of us get to escape the hustle and bustle of living in the city. We get to relax and see extremely beautiful country. Thank you and have a really great weekend. See you and Calli next time at the cabin.

My friend, you live a beautiful life. Congratulations. Appreciate the fact that you can do it, not everyone would be able to do it, but you got that gift from God! You have a great four-legged friend, devoted and faithful. It's amazing. You have nice friends with whom you share this lifestyle. You are blessed! Cherish every day! Each one, even the one full of work, is rare and will never be repeated. Include your family and people around you with this beauty.

That bear knew you were there.

Callie has a better life than a whole lot of people do!

beautiful acoustic guitar playing. amazing country side for a camping trip. retriever is a brilliant dog. what a life you have.

Já pesquei muito com meu saudoso pai, lembranças boas 🐟lugares de harmonia, barulho das águas, já fiz muitas fogueiras...🔥🍁🥩🍳🇧🇷🏕

It takes a lot of skill to get that close to a bear. 😮

Loved the snoring at 42 minutes and following..

Thank you, Shawn. While I was watching the thought occurred to me that this is what my dad's Mansion in Glory looks like. I can't wait to go canoeing with him again.😭

Your buddies still snoring while your making fire for coffee is so funny, I can relate 100%. I’m always first up on fishing or hunting trips enjoying the great outdoors.

Wonderful country and the right music plus the sound of birds ..perfect!. M gracias.

Things I'm glad I did not see in this video: A big, round, battery-powered clock nailed to a tree. The massasauga rattlesnake of a couple of years ago. Roaring fire and you guys sitting around eating a salad. You have an excellent sense of what to put in a scene and what to leave out. Gracias por tu video. RT sends, envía, Colonia Centro Histórico, Puebla, México.

Always a pleasure to see Mr James doing what he does best ....Building .

Your synopsis of homesteading such as raising pigs or ducks n chickens compared to letting the forest provide for you through forrest mgmnt makes more sense for you than someone else. Great video.

Seeing Kali living her best, happy life is so uplifting! Thanks for sharing hers and your story with us! ✌🏼❤️

The sound of that bacon sizzling, was just as pleasing for me, as listening to a waterfall.

Hi Shawn and Cali! I let out a "YES"! when I looked to see how long the video was. Your videos just make my Friday nights. Now I'm settling in with my Chaga tea and raw honey 🍯 to watch. Thank you for sharing some of yours and Cali's life with us. ❤❤

Unconditional love, unwavering loyalty and complete adoration. You’re lucky to have Callie. She’s pretty lucky to have you too.

The cabin really starts to look like a home. Like it’s always been there. Love your videos! A great inspiration 😃🙌👏

When I was about 13 years old in Texas my uncle took me to Kickapoo Lake to set out trotline at night. He put me out on an island while he and another uncle work in the boat setting out the lines. Loved it. I captured the essence of this story in my book, "Michael's Eyes." An excerpt from the book. "When that job was finished, it was well after midnight. Horace said, “Before we start setting out the snag line, let’s go over to that island that we passed coming out here and make some coffee. We might find a couple of rocks that we can use without having to go all of the way across the lake.” With that, he started the motor and steered the boat to an island that was a few hundred yards further into the lake. As they arrived at the island, Ross, who was riding in the front of the boat, jumped into the shallow water and pulled the boat onto the bank. Michael could see that there were several large rocks lying at the edge of the water on the island. It was obvious that it would not be necessary to go across the lake for the rocks. There was also a lot of drift wood; so, they could build a fire to make the coffee. Michael jumped from the boat and began gathering wood for the fire, as Horace and Ross found two large rocks to use for the snag line and loaded them into the boat. When Michael had made a large pile of wood, Ross used his carbide lantern to light it and the fire was quickly roaring. Horace dipped the coffee pot into the lake to fill it with water and added a couple of handfuls of coffee grounds. He placed a large rock into the firepit and put the pot on it, such that the fire heated it on all sides. After about twenty minutes the coffee was boiling."

Praying that you guys are safe in Canada. May the Lord keep you safe. From Orlando.

I am so glad you are back.

Vous avez des paysages 1:07:41 magnifiques, c'est tellement beau ❤

Your living the life, crackling of a fire, a loon and a beautiful sunset!

The only KZfaqr I follow that packs a cast iron frying pan for a fishing/camping trip. Good to see you getting out in the wilderness for some fishing! The timber frame project looks like it will have some challenges, and will be interesting to follow. All the best!

Man what I wouldn’t give to be just sitting around that fire with such awesome folks! Great job Shawn!

Shawn, heeding a lot of warnings from both your channel and learning about being more frugal and ending up with many homemade items from another channel called Acre homestead, this 76 year old has amassed two years of shelf stable foods. Today I am scoring chicken legs at $.83 a lb! Chicken broth and canned chicken going on the shelf by tomorrow! My sons and their families are profiting from this also….. thank you for making me see the light!

I did it! I am finally here in the Cibola National Forest in New Mexico ! Yeah !!

❤Video, beautiful pictures, I really like fishing vacations. Yours and Cali, thank you.❤

There's that sweet girl !!! Out fishin' with dad. Gettin' the boat all muddy. Always ready to help. Nice eating sized bear too ! Congrats on taking it with your new longbow too! That'll make it taste extra good!

This video left me Speechless.

Being from New York, I can understand the black fly season Yikes, Missing our annual fishing trip to Indian Lake NY and Moose river. Never grow tired of the beauty of nature! Great work you are doing very enjoyable to watch.

That looks like pure Bliss, Shawn and Cali.

As always, well done, Shawn James. Thank you. Now, then. About those pesky mosquitoes. Place burlap, dried rosemary, and dried lavender (herbs in equal amounts) in coffee cans, set alite, and placed around the area you're working. Burlap burns slowly, and the smoke and herb aroma will keep insects at bay. Cans get hot, so best place them where you want them initially and leave them alone.

Медведя жалко. But your chanal is great. From Russia whith love.

I'm about to like your videos more than regular tv shows or movies. Keep up the good work and stay safe :)

SHAWN & OUR CALI it is like I am with you video is so real !!! Jimbo & North !!! TED ALSO !!! Man the fish to fry on up I can taste it smell the smoke from the fire the water and humidity all the same for me I LOVE CANOEING UP IN CANADA !!!

Some Old Bay on a piece of fresh trout or char is pretty hard to beat when you're camping. Your trip reminds me of time I spent in Alaska, four of us got dropped in by jump plane with two inflatable boats and fished char for six days. We had our Old Bay, salt, pepper and some flour and lots of bacon fat to cook in, eggs we cracked into nalgene bottles and some instant coffee. We had mule deer backstrap and some elk roasts. Not a lot of vegetables on that trip. We did manage to bring along some crackers, cheese and dried deer sausage for snacks...and granola bars for something sweet. This was before digital cameras so I got most of it stored in my mental hard drive.

Ohhhh bug-shirt season. Thanks for reminding me why I don't want to come back to Canada.

y was there whit you. adoráble! makes me very happy thank you

Spring has sprung, lot of things to do.

Ciao 😊 Ti sto guardando da l'Italia Roma 🇺🇦🇮🇪 Sei bravissimo a costruire 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Auguri per tutto 😊

I love this video. My father would have totally enjoyed watching your videos. He loved the outdoors and loved fishing, hunting, and all that the outdoors offered. Unfortunately he didn’t live in the current age of KZfaq. Loved this video. Thank you for sharing!!!

A man and his dog, better than a movie..

Très bonne thérapie , se retrouver face à soi . même dans ces lieux magnifiques, avec ses amis, les compagnons à quatre pattes. ..très belle vidéo, l' aube avec la brume sur le lac..wow..pêcher, manger, camper...je ne me suis pas exprimée, depuis votre maladie.'je suis très en colère après moi, ..prenez soin de vous, arrêtez de porter des ' choses' trop lourdes entre autres , continuez à vous ménager des '' interludes'' comme cette sortie. .bon j'arrête, ..c'est tellement beau autour de vous tout va bien maintenant.

İzlediğim en güzel videolardan bir tanesi emeğinize yüreğinize sağlık çok güzel olmuş

Long ago I lived in bad mosquito country for 6 weeks in the summer. Being a bit uncertain about how safe the repellants were long term, I got to putting it on the brim of my hat similar to yours. It works, although the bugs buzzing inches from your face can still be very annoying. There used tobe a Jungle Juice, 90% DEET or something ridiculously hig like that, that worked great. Today I would add a mermthin treated shirt.

Looks like it was a good time for the guys & the dogs. Always good to get away, mostly to nature ! The old ax head was a good find.

I just loved everything about this video. The videography work on the bear hunting was incredible. Thank you for sharing all your fabulous videos of the Canadian wilderness with us. Every bit of it is amazing footage that a lot of us viewers would not otherwise ever get to see.

... extraordinarily amazing footage - W O W ! ! ! 😉🦊

Glad to see you back . 🇨🇦 🍁

Thanks for sharing your wonderful video its been a while and Ive missed your beautiful wilderness and sweet Cali ❤

Some really cool outdoor footage!!! More progress on the outdoor kitchen is encouraging. We’re all glad to see your feeling well again!!! 🙏🏻 Cali obviously en-JOYED the swimming and fishing as well…..

Your videos always make me feel peaceful! Thank you so very much! God bless you and your family!

Man I admire your life style

Great show Shawn n Callie , really enjoyed

What a productive week.

Your wife should be happy to have a man like you. I've been watching you for the past two years and you are amazing. There is very few men like you in this life time.

ha.. just realizing I watch outdoor adventure vidoes from 3 of the 4 campers..

I'd have to have a check list for that backpack or I would have forgotten something. ha. ha. Again it is stunning there.

I didn't realize you were hanging out with Jim Baird (of Alone season 4 fame) until halfway through) world colliding. I love it.

Hey Shawn great seeing you back on the outdoor kitchen? Addition? 😊 I am hearing about those wildfires in Canada hopefully far away from your homestead. We are having Red Flag days with smoke overcasting the sky. It’s a ominous bright orange color. Hope they get control of these fires fast. My brother in law is a firefighter in Iowa who went to help, he actually lives for this type of fire control work. All the very best!

Watching you makes me remember going up to our camp. I miss those days. The scenery is beautiful. Love watching Cali.

I swear I could smell and taste those fish from here in Arizona

You have a very blessed building ability awesome! Very appreciative of your building video s!

I was a bit concerned when you were raising the timber gable. Had images of the famous Buster Keaton scene when the Barn fell 🤣

Thank you Shawn, Cali 🐾Stay safe and take care, appreciate you my friends 🙏🙂

IN THE SPRING we speared suckers (6:28) and chucked them out near our cabin for an orphaned bear to eat. After a few years of fattening, we harvested that same bear. My brother and I hauled it on our little red wagon downhill about a 1/2 mile behind our camp, though it was large and bulky, and kept rolling off. Dad was proud of us boys. Though my sisters were none too happy. That hat is becoming a trademark. Some woodsmen never leave home without it. I noticed you also wear yours inside (54:36). My uncle was never seen without his. He claimed it was the reason why he never went bald. Of course, who could tell otherwise?

I like your philosophy of woodland homesteading. Working with what you got rather than wrestling an incompatible form of managed agriculture. Very wise 👍🏼

The snoring cracked me up lol

OMG! A new friend for Cali? How precious. That would be wonderful!

La tua Cali è speciale! Il mio Blu anche lo era, mi ha lasciato dopo tredici anni di vita insieme 😢 un pastore australiano bellissimo, dolcissimo, anche lui mi amava tanto quanto lo amavo io, ha fatto una vita bellissima piena di avventure di amore di vita, mi manca tantissimo, mi piace vedere Cali perché in tante cose me lo ricorda, buona vita a te e a Cali e grazie per i tuoi video