Wolves Watch Me Planting a 100 Acre Food Forest for Wildlife and People

Wolves Watch Me Planting a 100 Acre Food Forest for Wildlife and People - Bear, Moose, Deer, Turkey

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27 күн бұрын

Wolves 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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@GrumpaLoz 24 күн 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 24 күн бұрын

I’m sorry to hear that she passed but happy that she got some pleasure from my videos.

@dorothymatthews6690 17 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 10 күн бұрын

Sorry for your loss!❤

@TheAkvamarin8 10 күн бұрын

@dorothymatthews660 Not Callie passed, but the poster's wife.

@rusticmechanic9932 25 күн 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 25 күн бұрын

Yep my grandfather did everything with a wheelbarrow and shovel. He even farmed with a horse until 1938

@R_B62 25 күн 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 25 күн бұрын

Right, had their own sawmill, 4 wheel tractors, chain saws and ordered all their plants and trees from online merchants… Not!

@whatname4613 24 күн бұрын

No they didn't.

@ws775 24 күн бұрын

Mine didn’t have any trees. They lived on the prairie.

@vincentvega9466 25 күн бұрын

Greetings from the Bieszczady Mountains - Polish wild forests

@rickreese5794 25 күн бұрын

Back at ya, 😊 North Rocky Mountains UssA

@damogranheart5521 25 күн бұрын

Hello there, from the Minnesota Sawtooth Mountains!

@vonHannersdorf 25 күн бұрын

Bieszczady? Beskydy?

@gogyoo 24 күн бұрын

👋Odenwald, Germany

@ollifriedrich8422 24 күн бұрын

Fuck yeah, Which Town?

@paulbrowning1758 25 күн 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 25 күн бұрын

No one is like Shawn James.

@cheyennenuelle6711 25 күн бұрын

Just be you and make a happy life 😊

@derrickp 25 күн бұрын

Well it is his full time job

@nitabourne3042 4 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 🙏 ❤️

@armandzottola1626 25 күн 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 25 күн бұрын

Love hearing wolves out when I'm camping.

@HoangThiSenhg 23 күн бұрын

Hello❤

@margaretgood580 25 күн 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 22 күн бұрын

FYI the golden retriever's name is Kelly, just so you know, not trying to, well you know...sorry❤

@margaretgood580 22 күн бұрын

@@leegoldman7491..." REALLY " everyone else calls this retriever CALI including her OWNER... so stop criticizing me and my message 😠

@Wfwi 22 күн бұрын

@leegoldman7491 ya you are wrong on that

@timepasses3380 21 күн бұрын

@@leegoldman7491 Cali's name appears in the video description, about half way down.

@tm-cv3qt 24 күн 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.

@oxfordshirepanda3548 25 күн 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 25 күн бұрын

Waiting until your "service" is finished may be too late my friend.

@oxfordshirepanda3548 24 күн бұрын

@@fgb3126 starting to think that I must admit!

@Smalfry47 25 күн бұрын

I started tomatoes from seed, 18 seeds….. figured half would germinate, nope they all grew!

@joyfullrecipesjoyfullrecip6009 25 күн 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 25 күн бұрын

We've had a very wet, cold spring here in the Puget Sound/Samish Sea area.

@mildredmorine745 25 күн 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 23 күн бұрын

I'm watching at night in West Virginia and all I can hear are the noisy frogs and crickets outside my window 😂

@armidaperez5360 25 күн бұрын

Your video's are very soothing views sounds and weather sunsets thanks 🙋‍♀️

@RC-ku8pr 25 күн бұрын

LOVE THE SOUND OF THE BIRDS AND ITS SO PEACEFUL AT THE SAME TIME ... I LOVE MY PEACE AND QUITE TOO.

@fgb3126 25 күн бұрын

@2:00 in - a White-throated Sparrow.

@01splitpea 25 күн бұрын

As always, well done and much appreciated, Shawn James. You're an inspiration!

@Wfwi 22 күн бұрын

Protect Cali at all cost!! That dog has an amazing life!

@maryanna4430 25 күн бұрын

Málo ľudí na svete, má srdce a dušu k prírode,ako vy, dlho sledujem vaše videa,patrí vám moja vďaka 💗

@vonHannersdorf 25 күн бұрын

Pozdravuji na Slovensko.

@nick.caffrey 25 күн бұрын

To je resnica brat! Lep pozdrav iz Irske.

@truduni2216 25 күн бұрын

You live the way everybody wants to live. To be honest with you. It's an amazing way to live.

@geraldharkness8830 25 күн бұрын

love all that you are doing now and for future generations shawn!

@kaboom-zf2bl 25 күн бұрын

i do so miss the sights sounds and smells of being out in the boonies ... there is something so relaxing about it

@lorrainehernandez4002 25 күн бұрын

So cool! Teaching Cali the different bird sounds, she’s one smart dog

@djjamison6548 25 күн бұрын

I learn so much from you. Thank you!!

@davecrable1356 25 күн бұрын

Spreading the ashes from the woodstoves around the fruit trees will help raise the soil Ph.

@jimstephens9491 25 күн 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.

@bobobrien8968 25 күн бұрын

Another great video. I love watching these. It’s like everything I would do if I were young and healthy.

@jeffebinger1218 25 күн бұрын

The sandhill cranes are the true winter birders here in Florida.

@randybryant9936 25 күн бұрын

The cranes echoing in the forest sounds so cool

@user-mm4hh8xf9p 22 күн бұрын

Великий труженик и ценитель природы, благодарю тебя🙏. Thank you, mr James🙏

@greenlanternseven 25 күн бұрын

Shawn!...pee in a jug and use it to make a barrier around the garden works incredibly well

@DavidWvu 25 күн бұрын

Another awesome video. Thank you, Mr James for all the hard work that goes into producing these high quality and very informative videos.

@jhonisibayang364 17 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 👍

@dcranch4820 25 күн 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!

@LiveAlohaOhana 25 күн 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 ! 🐕 🌲 🦌

@halinawiecek2297 25 күн бұрын

Shawn is nice to see you, you going to have a great garden.

@ThomasofAkron 23 күн бұрын

Nice to have you continuing your journey

@lindsaylittle6535 25 күн бұрын

When I heard that white throated sparrow, I thought it was our trees out the window. But it was in your video. LOL!

@heavymetalhomesteading 25 күн бұрын

So jealous, we only have coywolves left here, wishing for the return of our wolves.

@rmojo23 24 күн бұрын

Plant some comfrey next to the tree. It will bring the nutrients from deep in the soil to the trees

@MySelfReliance 24 күн бұрын

Ya, I have a few dozen plants emerging now and I’m starting to divide them already for more plants

@karl-7782 25 күн бұрын

it is very useful to plant blackcurrant bushes. cook jam in winter with tea and it is delicious and healthy instead of sugar.

@arielphf 25 күн 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 25 күн бұрын

Ha, I never thought of that! Should make for good trail camera video! :)

@timkeagy4094 25 күн бұрын

Love what you are doing to the forest. Sounds of the wildlife and nature. Nature music is the best music.

@lindapetersen1800 25 күн бұрын

Rain has been falling Shawn that you can say for all of us it is something out there right now !!!

@laurajackson6860 25 күн бұрын

I watched the whole video and now I'm exhausted!

@truduni2216 25 күн 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.

@pauldixon7680 25 күн 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

@lauriesteely8681 25 күн бұрын

I'm jealous you've got to hear wolves in the wild right on

@utebellasteinweg3976 25 күн бұрын

Watching from Germany

@Botoburst 25 күн бұрын

Those were sandhill cranes to be exact.

@barbaracarlson1331 25 күн 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.

@limnancy5146 13 күн бұрын

I am very impressed by your carpentry skills. Great job on the vegetable and poultry/turley farm

@juliekeys1880 25 күн бұрын

Hi from. Yorkshire England. Love to Cali. .🐕

@goodguy6352 25 күн бұрын

I’ve found using 2x4 weld wire fence works well with deer. They just don’t like wire fencing.

@HHilge 22 күн 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!

@Legendary-lp5dg 25 күн бұрын

I enjoy watching your vlog. I love nature, have a wonderful and blessed day. Take care.😊

@sandratweedale2579 25 күн 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 25 күн 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.

@mchaelmontaudouin484 25 күн бұрын

Vous prenez tellement soin de votre nature c'est juste magnifique 🤩👍🙏👏

@JJ-hx8eo 25 күн бұрын

How fun. Good Luck!!

@joebacarella2829 25 күн 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 25 күн бұрын

He decided to do the carnivore diet. So, none of that. I know dumb in my opinion.

@fgb3126 25 күн бұрын

@2:00 White-throated Sparrow singing...LOUDLY! @20:00 Barred Owl!

@pbonniejean 25 күн 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.

@ricksigman3241 25 күн 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

@iris1501 25 күн 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

@Barbarra63297 25 күн 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 25 күн бұрын

I’ve planted 200 hazelnuts so far, starting 3 years ago and some of them are flowering right now

@damogranheart5521 25 күн бұрын

@@MySelfRelianceFantastic!

@charlesmartel6103 25 күн бұрын

@@MySelfRelianceHello from the Netherlands👋 Beautifull woods and nature. Is this on Vancouver Island?

@darrellm9150 25 күн бұрын

This is in Ontario not British Columbia

@charlesmartel6103 25 күн 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.

@papajeff5486 9 күн бұрын

Acid soil yields great blueberries…good for birds, deer, bear

@deehooper1025 23 күн бұрын

Really enjoyed being back at the cabin for a wee bit. Haven’t been there in ages.

@kensearle4892 24 күн 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 23 күн бұрын

Much better plan

@kaboom-zf2bl 25 күн 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 ...

@sergec.2014 24 күн бұрын

Looking Good Shawn... I am anxious to see the coop & the chickens. You and Cali take care.

@papajeff5486 9 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing….from East Tennessee.

@karenolson5556 4 күн бұрын

Greetings from Albert Lea, Minnesota..

@Heyyoo921 25 күн бұрын

Greetings from sweden .

@mightandbelightnr2290 25 күн бұрын

Same here

@rickreese5794 25 күн бұрын

Right On 😊

@mattymo3086 24 күн 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.

@rosearnold1220 15 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

@MedeniFilm 21 күн бұрын

Impresivno...

@neiffyeugeniavictoria3418 19 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 🇨🇴

@rebeccamercer4160 25 күн 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 25 күн бұрын

Silver absinthe

@damogranheart5521 25 күн бұрын

@MySelfReliance I will endeavor to remember that one. In Minnesota, one is always close to water!

@leekent3325 24 күн бұрын

Great video! I live a similar life, I can’t imagine living any other way, it’s hard work but so peaceful!❤

@tommychew6544 25 күн бұрын

Love your content, hope to be able to see the coming years of growth!

@TaigaTurf 25 күн бұрын

The deep woods part of property is quite nice.. working the land are my favorite videos

@sharnale 25 күн бұрын

Thanks for letting me watch you work and wish....

@cindyredenius9857 25 күн бұрын

I think 🤔 I heard a bigfoot ! Have a great day 🤗 everyone!

@JulieDEhomesteader 24 күн 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 (?)

@georgesvak5332 25 күн бұрын

Love watching your videos in the woods. It is relaxing to watch. Thank you Shawn.

@CaoTrungDuc 22 күн 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

@papoderocaoficial 7 күн бұрын

Muito bom Parabéns pelo seu lindo trabalho amigo. From Brasil.

@harrygr218 25 күн бұрын

that drone footage on this one is epic

@robertcaudwell2240 25 күн бұрын

That is a really good 👍 job and it will be a good crop of tree for some family at some time 😊

@marygordon3032 25 күн 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! 👏👏👏🤩🤩🤩🌱🌱🌱💯💯💯

@vilmasoaresruiz2416 21 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.

@carolynjoiner1602 24 күн бұрын

Beautiful process.... thanks for sharing. Stay safe. Hugs for 🐕 Cali.

@tinacombee8072 24 күн бұрын

You've come along way property looking so great 😊

@robertdonaldson6584 25 күн бұрын

I am fiddling "Swinging on a Gate" on my Violin... The Owl who Liked Sitting on Caesar, by Martin Windrow, is a good book. I read it. Agent Wormwood was sanctioned Hello from rocky mid-coast of Maine, US. May 3rd, 2024

@Linda-jk2qu 23 күн бұрын

Loved the video, I too enjoy planting stuff it makes me feel good improving my space. The wolves make me nervous around Callie I know they will kill dogs when they can so when she jumped up and looked behind you I was afraid they were coming in for her.