Wolves Watch Me Planting a 100 Acre Food Forest for Wildlife and People - Bear, Moose, Deer, Turkey
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Ай бұрынWolves howl at my dog and me while I plant fruit trees and shrubs in my enclosed food forest and then clear thick forest to plant more fruit, nuts and herbs for deer, moose, bear, turkeys, grouse and other wildlife in the Canadian wilderness.
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Hi, I'm Shawn James. I am a passionate outdoorsman living the life of my dreams in a log cabin that I built by myself in the Canadian wilderness. Join me and my golden retriever, Cali and listen to the sounds of the forest in this relaxing wilderness setting. I prefer to keep my talking to a minimum and let the natural sounds of nature make you feel as though you are there with me.
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@GrumpaLoz Ай бұрын
First Post: my wife and I have watched you since the early days. Your channel was her favourite and we sat together watching you and Callie for many happy hours together. She sadly passed away last year, but the opening banjo music and the nature sounds and your talk over never failed to raise a smile. Heartfelt thanks.
@MySelfReliance Ай бұрын
I’m sorry to hear that she passed but happy that she got some pleasure from my videos.
@dorothymatthews6690 25 күн бұрын
Oh. So sorry to hear about Callies passing. She was a staple in all of the videos! Thank you Callie. You were loved by millions!
@jodymooney255 18 күн бұрын
Sorry for your loss!❤
@TheAkvamarin8 17 күн бұрын
@dorothymatthews660 Not Callie passed, but the poster's wife.
@vincentvega9466 Ай бұрын
Greetings from the Bieszczady Mountains - Polish wild forests
@rickreese5794 Ай бұрын
Back at ya, 😊 North Rocky Mountains UssA
@damogranheart5521 Ай бұрын
Hello there, from the Minnesota Sawtooth Mountains!
@vonHannersdorf Ай бұрын
Bieszczady? Beskydy?
@gogyoo Ай бұрын
👋Odenwald, Germany
@ollifriedrich8422 Ай бұрын
Fuck yeah, Which Town?
@nitabourne3042 11 күн бұрын
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AND CALLIE MAKES ME SMILE AND LOVE THE BANJO MUSIC AND THE BIRDS SING. YOUR A HARD WORKER AND LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT TIME. THANKS AGAIN FOR SHARING AND PLEASE STAY SAFE 🙏 ❤️
@rusticmechanic9932 Ай бұрын
Remember most of our great great grandpa and grandmas lived this way. Some still do, but we applaud you Shawn for keeping the past alive so we can return to the better days.
@goodguy6352 Ай бұрын
Yep my grandfather did everything with a wheelbarrow and shovel. He even farmed with a horse until 1938
@R_B62 Ай бұрын
I must be a little younger, my great grand parents farmed with a team of mules but we are in Missouri. We still own a piece of the land, been in our family since 1857 and it will be my inheritance. Just below our hill they are buried on our land next to the creek on a high bank and the foundation of the log cabin my grand father was born in.
@jeanettefrancisco6990 Ай бұрын
Right, had their own sawmill, 4 wheel tractors, chain saws and ordered all their plants and trees from online merchants… Not!
@whatname4613 Ай бұрын
No they didn't.
@ws775 Ай бұрын
Mine didn’t have any trees. They lived on the prairie.
@paulbrowning1758 Ай бұрын
Shawn's work pace is incredible. I'm 58 and retired (only five years older than Shawn), and do keep up a decent pace of work gardening and building stuff on my property, but it would be hard to accomplish what Shawn has over the years in the same amount of time.
@fgb3126 Ай бұрын
No one is like Shawn James.
@cheyennenuelle6711 Ай бұрын
Just be you and make a happy life 😊
@derrickp Ай бұрын
Well it is his full time job
@armandzottola1626 Ай бұрын
Yes. The wind, the forest sounds…I can feel Mother Nature. I just cut the grass so the smell adds to my enjoyment.
@rusticmechanic9932 Ай бұрын
Love hearing wolves out when I'm camping.
@HoangThiSenhg Ай бұрын
Hello❤
@armidaperez5360 Ай бұрын
Your video's are very soothing views sounds and weather sunsets thanks 🙋♀️
@margaretgood580 Ай бұрын
It's so relaxing watching this man and his sweet pup Cali 🐕❤ Living the old fashion ways brings back memories.. those wolves 🐺 would be a little SCARY for me so close .. stay close to daddy Cali 🐕❤
@leegoldman7491 Ай бұрын
FYI the golden retriever's name is Kelly, just so you know, not trying to, well you know...sorry❤
@margaretgood580 Ай бұрын
@@leegoldman7491..." REALLY " everyone else calls this retriever CALI including her OWNER... so stop criticizing me and my message 😠
@Wfwi 29 күн бұрын
@leegoldman7491 ya you are wrong on that
@timepasses3380 29 күн бұрын
@@leegoldman7491 Cali's name appears in the video description, about half way down.
@mildredmorine745 Ай бұрын
Enjoyed this video Shawn, hearing all the beautiful relaxing sounds of nature so relaxing enjoyable to hear. The very best therapy we can receive its free for the enjoyment. I live it love it, so grateful. Cali seems to pick up on your vibes is staying close, she could smell them as they could smell her. There is always lots of work come spring. I love it, enjoy the wonderful fresh air. Cali is on guard taking it all in, she is so beautiful healthy looking. Thank you Shawn for sharing , that in itself takes time is a lot of work. You do an outstanding job at it. We appreciate you.
@shellbell3443 Ай бұрын
I'm watching at night in West Virginia and all I can hear are the noisy frogs and crickets outside my window 😂
@01splitpea Ай бұрын
As always, well done and much appreciated, Shawn James. You're an inspiration!
@truduni2216 Ай бұрын
You live the way everybody wants to live. To be honest with you. It's an amazing way to live.
@maryanna4430 Ай бұрын
Málo ľudí na svete, má srdce a dušu k prírode,ako vy, dlho sledujem vaše videa,patrí vám moja vďaka 💗
@vonHannersdorf Ай бұрын
Pozdravuji na Slovensko.
@nick.caffrey Ай бұрын
To je resnica brat! Lep pozdrav iz Irske.
@tm-cv3qt Ай бұрын
Thank you for allowing us to see your world, Shawn. We've been watching for years. Your videos are must see TV, and you are appreciated in NW Wisconsin.
@Smalfry47 Ай бұрын
I started tomatoes from seed, 18 seeds….. figured half would germinate, nope they all grew!
@oxfordshirepanda3548 Ай бұрын
I can’t put into words how much I enjoy your work and videos. I absolutely thrive in the fresh air and really hope to retire into an area even a fraction of such natural beauty you have around you. Once my service is finished I will be striving for such a life with such tremendous tranquility as yours.
@fgb3126 Ай бұрын
Waiting until your "service" is finished may be too late my friend.
@oxfordshirepanda3548 Ай бұрын
@@fgb3126 starting to think that I must admit!
@joyfullrecipesjoyfullrecip6009 Ай бұрын
It's a very rainy and wet spring this year... even in Italy (I live in Sanremo). It was not possible to prune, to prepare the soil and more...and weeds are really growing wild! But after a time of drought...rain/water is welcomed blessed! Congratulation for your projects, and the trees planting. i really appreciate what you said at a certain point : "may be I won't be able to see some harvest from the trees that I am planting, but it will be for the future generations." Your spirit matches my own one...I too do similar things in my garden for the next generations. It means for me to take care of Life. Grazie Shawn!
@fgb3126 Ай бұрын
We've had a very wet, cold spring here in the Puget Sound/Samish Sea area.
@RC-ku8pr Ай бұрын
LOVE THE SOUND OF THE BIRDS AND ITS SO PEACEFUL AT THE SAME TIME ... I LOVE MY PEACE AND QUITE TOO.
@fgb3126 Ай бұрын
@2:00 in - a White-throated Sparrow.
@lorrainehernandez4002 Ай бұрын
So cool! Teaching Cali the different bird sounds, she’s one smart dog
@geraldharkness8830 Ай бұрын
love all that you are doing now and for future generations shawn!
@kaboom-zf2bl Ай бұрын
i do so miss the sights sounds and smells of being out in the boonies ... there is something so relaxing about it
@djjamison6548 Ай бұрын
I learn so much from you. Thank you!!
@Wfwi 29 күн бұрын
Protect Cali at all cost!! That dog has an amazing life!
@angelawebb6987 5 күн бұрын
Yes sir, we could hear the wolf howling
@davecrable1356 Ай бұрын
Spreading the ashes from the woodstoves around the fruit trees will help raise the soil Ph.
@randybryant9936 Ай бұрын
The cranes echoing in the forest sounds so cool
@limnancy5146 21 күн бұрын
I am very impressed by your carpentry skills. Great job on the vegetable and poultry/turley farm
@DavidWvu Ай бұрын
Another awesome video. Thank you, Mr James for all the hard work that goes into producing these high quality and very informative videos.
@bobobrien8968 Ай бұрын
Another great video. I love watching these. It’s like everything I would do if I were young and healthy.
@halinawiecek2297 Ай бұрын
Shawn is nice to see you, you going to have a great garden.
@greenlanternseven Ай бұрын
Shawn!...pee in a jug and use it to make a barrier around the garden works incredibly well
@jimstephens9491 Ай бұрын
Your work in the forest energizes me to get busy in my home with some container gardening which is all I can do in Phoenix, AZ. I really miss my tress and perennials that I planted in homes that I have lived in for the past 65 years. New families are enjoying my plantings. I am planting citrus trees here for the next owner.
@juliekeys1880 Ай бұрын
Hi from. Yorkshire England. Love to Cali. .🐕
@dcranch4820 Ай бұрын
Have done simular with my property in Wi. Planted over 50 fruit trees on my farm and lots of High Bush Cranberries? My farm is full of mature White Oak , Red Oak, Hickory, Cherry and Hackberry trees. Plus there are many wild Apple trees ,Plumb trees and Chokecherry bushes. The wild life have abundant food in my area even in hard winters!
@jeffebinger1218 Ай бұрын
The sandhill cranes are the true winter birders here in Florida.
@utebellasteinweg3976 Ай бұрын
Watching from Germany
@karl-7782 Ай бұрын
it is very useful to plant blackcurrant bushes. cook jam in winter with tea and it is delicious and healthy instead of sugar.
@ThomasofAkron Ай бұрын
Nice to have you continuing your journey
@mchaelmontaudouin484 Ай бұрын
Vous prenez tellement soin de votre nature c'est juste magnifique 🤩👍🙏👏
@LiveAlohaOhana Ай бұрын
🐺🐻 Another great show Shawn 💪 I really enjoyed listening to all the birds and the wolves ! Funny thing my dad did when I got my first farm Is he took my son and dUghter out to the perimeters and peed all over the place . Asked what my kids did for the day with my wife up in arms said they were out marking the territory with grandpa to keep the cougars,Coyotes and bears away 🤣 My dad was definitely old school 😆 Have a fun weekend and hope you get some fishing in soon ! 🐕 🌲 🦌
@JJ-hx8eo Ай бұрын
How fun. Good Luck!!
@user-mm4hh8xf9p Ай бұрын
Великий труженик и ценитель природы, благодарю тебя🙏. Thank you, mr James🙏
@rickreese5794 Ай бұрын
Right On 😊
@rmojo23 Ай бұрын
Plant some comfrey next to the tree. It will bring the nutrients from deep in the soil to the trees
@MySelfReliance Ай бұрын
Ya, I have a few dozen plants emerging now and I’m starting to divide them already for more plants
@laurajackson6860 Ай бұрын
I watched the whole video and now I'm exhausted!
@timkeagy4094 Ай бұрын
Love what you are doing to the forest. Sounds of the wildlife and nature. Nature music is the best music.
@lindsaylittle6535 Ай бұрын
When I heard that white throated sparrow, I thought it was our trees out the window. But it was in your video. LOL!
@neiffyeugeniavictoria3418 27 күн бұрын
Gracias, Shawn disfrute mucho su video son de mucha paz hermosa la naturaleza el trino de las aves siempre admiro lo que hace saludo desde 🇨🇴
@lindapetersen1800 Ай бұрын
Rain has been falling Shawn that you can say for all of us it is something out there right now !!!
@Legendary-lp5dg Ай бұрын
I enjoy watching your vlog. I love nature, have a wonderful and blessed day. Take care.😊
@pbonniejean Ай бұрын
"You may already know this, but to keep deer away from your fenced enclosures, cut some 24" x 3" strips of white rags and tie them at intervals to the top wire of the fence. When the wind blows and the strips flutter, deer take it for a white tail alarm and flee. No use with moose, but every little bit helps.
@arielphf Ай бұрын
Bear toys! Lol! Around here, tree tubes are a bear's favorite toy. We can't use them unless it's right by a cabin where we can keep an eye on them and keep the maintenance up. I think they like the sound they make when you hit them.
@MySelfReliance Ай бұрын
Ha, I never thought of that! Should make for good trail camera video! :)
@papajeff5486 17 күн бұрын
Acid soil yields great blueberries…good for birds, deer, bear
@pauldixon7680 Ай бұрын
We planted nine apple trees 3 years ago, got our first 30 honey crisp apples in year 3 on one of the nine. Hopefully more this year
@karenolson5556 11 күн бұрын
Greetings from Albert Lea, Minnesota..
@sandratweedale2579 Ай бұрын
Your beautiful property…..absolute perfection. Everything you need right on your doorstep. And speaking of doorstep the only thing I can think of to complete this utopia is a rocking chair for the porch. 👵🐶 me and my old friend would enjoy sitting there and enjoying the sights and sounds. We’re big admirers Ottawa 👋😉👍
@johnwinner8511 Ай бұрын
Some people dig the center out of stumps add soil and plant another tree . Also some people add flagging to their fences to keep deer from getting hung up. You could just dump foliage from the garden or leaves on the fruit tree bases. It's a lot work to live that way , steady as she goes.
@MedeniFilm 29 күн бұрын
Impresivno...
@goodguy6352 Ай бұрын
I’ve found using 2x4 weld wire fence works well with deer. They just don’t like wire fencing.
@kaboom-zf2bl Ай бұрын
the best part of all the fruit tree's ... is you can save the seeds and grow more for the animals an yourself ... a lot of these types of trees take a few years to start fruiting .. so planting a few extra every year makes for more crops every year .... as it staggers when the various plantings fruit ... also scything a few dozen stooks of the grass from the meadow would make for great over winter bedding in the garden ... even keep a few aside to place out for the animals to bed in and eat on the far side of the meadow ...
@Heyyoo921 Ай бұрын
Greetings from sweden .
@mightandbelightnr2290 Ай бұрын
Same here
@sergec.2014 Ай бұрын
Looking Good Shawn... I am anxious to see the coop & the chickens. You and Cali take care.
@papajeff5486 17 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing….from East Tennessee.
@iris1501 Ай бұрын
HELLO JAMES,....WE need a capwell years to understand what it is in your had now....kuting and planting...but we have the patiance and i hope time to see....WE LOVE YOU
@truduni2216 Ай бұрын
What we did with all the apple trees. As well as my chestnut tree. That's right. We actually put the chicken wire around it. It stopped deer from biting on it. They may also put a fence around them like maybe 3 foot away from the tree and diameter.
@deehooper1025 Ай бұрын
Really enjoyed being back at the cabin for a wee bit. Haven’t been there in ages.
@HHilge Ай бұрын
Здравствуйте,Шон!Сделайте скважину и у вас будет своя чистая питьевая вода...или колодец...бегать к ручью с вёдрами'-это не вариант. Огород большой получился😉😘!!!А вообще вы молодец!
@kensearle4892 Ай бұрын
This year I ordered trees in smaller batches only when I had the holes ready first. It gave me time to recoup in between and no extras when it was time to concentrate on the garden.
@MySelfReliance Ай бұрын
Much better plan
@heavymetalhomesteading Ай бұрын
So jealous, we only have coywolves left here, wishing for the return of our wolves.
@Botoburst Ай бұрын
Those were sandhill cranes to be exact.
@barbaracarlson1331 Ай бұрын
The cranes come to our state of Nebraska. People come from all over the world to see them in the spring. Platte River Valley in Nebraska.
@lauriesteely8681 Ай бұрын
I'm jealous you've got to hear wolves in the wild right on
@mattymo3086 Ай бұрын
I look forward to visiting your beautiful place every week in these awesome videos. Just exactly the kind of lifestyle I would love to lead. Great work.
@ricksigman3241 Ай бұрын
You need a couple of extra bodies to help you! I know you said it’s hard not to feel overwhelmed. That is an understatement. For me I would feel so, so overwhelmed that it would crush my spirit. I don’t know how you stay sane. Been watching you for a long time, stay strong……..yeah. Joy S from Northern Indiana
@joebacarella2829 Ай бұрын
One day Shawn you are gonna have berries, nuts and all the fruit you will need, that will really help with your diet, be well.
@jeffmiller7277 Ай бұрын
He decided to do the carnivore diet. So, none of that. I know dumb in my opinion.
@leekent3325 Ай бұрын
Great video! I live a similar life, I can’t imagine living any other way, it’s hard work but so peaceful!❤
@vilmasoaresruiz2416 28 күн бұрын
Como eu gostaria de plantar, colher, construir viver na natureza. Pena que as condições financeiras não ajudam. Assisto vários canais assim como o seu mesmo se entender inglês, so de ver ja fico feliz pois morei em fazendas até meus 10 anos. Não perdi as esperanças em ter um cantinho para isso. Adoro ver Cali, seu jeitinho de andar, correr e abanar o rabinho... fofinha.
@TaigaTurf Ай бұрын
The deep woods part of property is quite nice.. working the land are my favorite videos
@tommychew6544 Ай бұрын
Love your content, hope to be able to see the coming years of growth!
@carolynjoiner1602 Ай бұрын
Beautiful process.... thanks for sharing. Stay safe. Hugs for 🐕 Cali.
@rosearnold1220 23 күн бұрын
A Man, A Dog and Nature….Life is good❤❤ Love your videos. I cannot afford patreon so I truly appreciate your u tube videos
@papoderocaoficial 15 күн бұрын
Muito bom Parabéns pelo seu lindo trabalho amigo. From Brasil.
@georgesvak5332 Ай бұрын
Love watching your videos in the woods. It is relaxing to watch. Thank you Shawn.
@sharnale Ай бұрын
Thanks for letting me watch you work and wish....
@marygordon3032 Ай бұрын
Hey Shawn I’m inspired by the way you’re planning things out for future and I truly believe that it’s gonna be awesome. Blessings! 👏👏👏🤩🤩🤩🌱🌱🌱💯💯💯
@tinacombee8072 Ай бұрын
You've come along way property looking so great 😊
@Barbarra63297 Ай бұрын
If you and your family like Hazelnuts you might want to grow them, fruition in 4 years from planting. First harvest will be light but after that you'll have Hazelnuts coming out your ears. Also fast growing and a very good harvest wood for fencing, posts, strong wood, takes years to rot. When I cut back some of the branches on ours I usually take the larger ones out about 3 to 5 inches in diameter and use them for firewood, great smelling and slow burn.
@MySelfReliance Ай бұрын
I’ve planted 200 hazelnuts so far, starting 3 years ago and some of them are flowering right now
@damogranheart5521 Ай бұрын
@@MySelfRelianceFantastic!
@charlesmartel6103 Ай бұрын
@@MySelfRelianceHello from the Netherlands👋 Beautifull woods and nature. Is this on Vancouver Island?
@darrellm9150 Ай бұрын
This is in Ontario not British Columbia
@charlesmartel6103 Ай бұрын
@@darrellm9150 Oh. Wow. Ok. The Netherlands is getting too denselly populated. I am looking for a peacefull place with beautifull nature. So I was thinking of BC. But I don't know anything about Ontario. Maybe I should check that out too.
@JulieDEhomesteader Ай бұрын
REALLY enjoyed your video Shawn 🤠. Glad you decided to raise chickens. Looking forward to the coop & run build. Maybe get some Muscovy ducks down the road (?)
@Baniem-xd8fr 19 күн бұрын
I have been following you for many years (almost from the beginning) so I don't know if you were advised by someone or if it was your idea, but you are good at giving verbal explanations. In the past you were much quieter, the viewer being forced to anticipate your actions. But wait: isn't that just a brilliant marketing idea? I have no idea, but the current format is three times more interesting than what you were doing before (although the early clips are collectible). Congratulations, good health and strength in everything you do, you're brilliant man!
@rosecarabout8625 Ай бұрын
Vos vidéos me ravissent toujours. La nature sauvage chez vous est magnifique, les sons des animaux y participent. Un moment relaxant pour nous tout en vous voyant oeuvré pour élaborer votre rêve. Merci de partager votre univers.
@rebeccamercer4160 Ай бұрын
Always look forward to your videos! Can you share the name of the bush that keeps away mosquitoes? Than you! God bless you Shawn!🧚🏻🧚🏻🧚🏻❤️
@MySelfReliance Ай бұрын
Silver absinthe
@damogranheart5521 Ай бұрын
@MySelfReliance I will endeavor to remember that one. In Minnesota, one is always close to water!
@sharonpodorski4687 27 күн бұрын
I get like that come spring. I see I buy
@CaoTrungDuc Ай бұрын
Your dog is very obedient, it always accompanies you, love the dog and consider it a member of the house, wish you good health
@deeterry580 Ай бұрын
I love your videos. I can hardly wait for the chickens! I was raised on afarm. Years ago!
@fgb3126 Ай бұрын
@2:00 White-throated Sparrow singing...LOUDLY! @20:00 Barred Owl!
@131dyana Ай бұрын
Love the video and seeing you both out and about. thanks.
@robertcaudwell2240 Ай бұрын
That is a really good 👍 job and it will be a good crop of tree for some family at some time 😊
@remystraub6990 Ай бұрын
merci JAMES
@aieisovimikaan Ай бұрын
Really interesting to watch and you to explain why you do things to cultivate your property. Nice video again :)
@jhonisibayang364 25 күн бұрын
Trimaks pak shawn , betapa bahagiannya di tempatmu tingal tenang damai tanpa polusi dan inilah menurut saya hidup yg sebenarnya tidak banyak bicara tapi banyak berbuat dan hidup sangat berharga tanpa menunjukan ke orang apa yg kita kerjakan dan apa yg kita nikmati dan saya sangat menikmati vidio yg bpk buat, semoga canel ini mangkin lebih di sukai manusia dunia ini 👍
@jerrystout3032 Ай бұрын
Outstanding job Shawn!😇
@user-kr5ir5tb5o Ай бұрын
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