Butchering Deer in the Outdoor Kitchen has Attracted Wolves to the Cabin

A typical autumn day spent processing firewood and cutting and wrapping meat for the freezer becomes interesting when a pack of wolves starts howling at the end of the meadow in front of the cabin, in broad daylight. Cali the golden retriever is curious but nervous and sticks close to the cabin while the wolves circle downwind of the cabin to see if they can get some venison. Their presence is adding another level of difficulty to the deer hunt this fall.
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[@SlartiMarvinbartfast]

Good to hear that Cali is staying away from the wolves - I remember you once mentioned (a year or two ago) that they could try and tempt her away from you while out and about. Hope you both stay cautious and stay safe.

[@ruthiewilliams3482]

Visiting my son when he was in New Mexico a wolf pack somewhere in the mountains called his dogs all the time.

[@cbass2755]

Do the wolves call dogs to kill and eat them? Or do they call to join a bigger pack? Idk…..

[@Ghostiification]

@@cbass2755 to kill and since they're opportunists they'll eat the dog too. But it's not really about targeting dogs for eating specifically, wolves consider dogs as intruders in their territory and kill them because of that. Packs do that to other lone wolves too all the time and the animals just don't realize a dog is a different thing.

[@cbass2755]

@@Ghostiification Oh wow….I had no idea, just a guess. Oh man…no wonder he got nervous a bit. Cali is smart not to go. I guess many dogs do go to them. How sad…..thank you for answering my question. I learned something. Thank you

[@santiagobenites]

When I was watching the last video of you butchering that deer, all that I could think of was how that surely would attract wolves. When my dad and his friends used to butcher moose, they had a spot to do it about 1/2 a kilometer from our cabin, for that very reason.

[@ianorourke6320]

Glad you are doing well. Keep Cali safe from the wolves

[@CH-jo7wf]

Cali living her best life. ❤

[@janelinley3624]

Yes she is❤

[@jonduthiel7399]

I don’t think Cali ever gets tired of a walk 😂.Hugs for Cali

[@cj9667]

Or fetching her orange toy

[@pamelarichards2393]

The absolutely best living off grid videos,on you tube!

[@lawrencecoffeyjr1300]

What a wonderful life...

[@suezaple4950]

you and your family are truly blessed to be able to live this healthy off grid life style. Love how you explain how you marinade the meat great tip's .Happy Cali stays away from the wolf.

[@cherylroth]

From a city gal here: I wondered while watching the video of the deer hanging in the outdoor kitchen, wouldn't the deer attract unwelcome visitors? I sincerely appreciate all your wonderful videos. Thank you!

[@savage1469]

What a beautiful home

[@sergec.2014]

Hello Shawn; I know it has been a long time since I put in a comment... but I am now back in Canada after 13 years in South Korea. Still religiously watch your channel... WHY? You are on in my opinion one of the best on KZbin. I want to thank you for your videos. They have helped during this very hard and challenging 2023 for my family and I. Thank you Shawn James.

[@HavNCDy]

I pray things improve for you and your family

[@marianfrances4959]

Welcome home! 👍😎🇨🇦

[@sueshu1732]

Such a comfy cozy cabin you built Shawn James ❤

[@janetwithers7427]

You are getting lots of good meat for your freezer. Your cabin looks so nice and cozy. Great video. 💖🦃

[@Acadian.FrenchFry]

I always worry for Cali when you mention wolves coming close. She is such a happy girl, it's never too cold for her to take a dip in the river. lol Your cabin looks amazing! Been watching you since you were in the middle of building the first cabin. You have come such a long way and it's truly paid off, especially considering with all that is happening in the world now. So much instability, it doesn't look promising.

[@SlartiMarvinbartfast]

And, as is always the case, the instability is caused by abhorrent levels of greed, selfishness, ignorance and stupidity.

[@nateauld]

@@SlartiMarvinbartfast 'Surely, the wise are driven mad by corruption and oppression'

[@AgentRafa]

I'm worried about the lovely dog too...

[@crownofhair]

I'm inclined to think he saw the directions things were heading, and that was a big factor in the huge life changes he made to be where he is now.

[@SlartiMarvinbartfast]

@@crownofhair There's quite a lot of us who can see where things are heading but unfortunately most of us aren't in a position where we can get away from the greed and stupidity of the idiot politicians and the brainwashed majority of the public.

[@ddraidex6842]

I love looking at your land and also love when you have cali on walks with you great video

[@FMorgigno1]

I was actually thinking about that when you hoisted that deer in the outdoor kitchen. My immediate fear was that the scent would carry and there was nothing to hold them back.

[@markrtoffeeman]

Good to see you Shawn. I remain in awe. Currently travelling in Germany. Getting an update from you and Cali in my hotel room 🐕

[@guyazbell7844]

Med tourist?

[@TRIPONTHIS]

You ever think about getting a tire over your chopping block so the logs won't fall and you can chop many without having to bend down to pick up the chopped logs.

[@MGCMG980]

Stay safe and healthy!

[@arthurbauman6871]

I love the sound of wood being spilting

[@angiedaoust]

I heard that music on another video once and got thinking; that music belongs to My self Reliance!!😜

[@kalinystazvoruna8702]

Here's a weird story regarding raw milk. Back in the 1970s, while eating blueberry yogurt, it apparently triggered an allergic reaction so that I was no longer able to drink milk (something I love!), or eat cheese, or other milk products. Fast forward to the 2000s. I had access to a grass-only-eating cow and was allowed to milk the cow myself and take the raw milk home. After some trepidation, I drank the non-pasturized raw milk, and lo and behold! I didn't have an allergic reaction! I have concluded that the reason for my allergy is due to the *hormones* and *antibiotics* that commercial farmers put in the cow feed. So now I can have ice cream again!

[@fella704]

That's not how anything you mentioned works.

[@kalinystazvoruna8702]

@@fella704 May be. I've never been able to figure out why I still get extreme pains in my stomach drinking cow's milk from the store, yet cheese and ice cream doesn't bother me. My conclusion was nothing more than mere hypothesis and speculation and not meant to be taken as scientific fact.

[@iiivan9]

🎉🎉🎉

[@kalinystazvoruna8702]

@@AlaskanCarpenterEagle well, this is the first time I've ever heard of a reasonable explanation. Thank you!

[@teresahuckabee6879]

This cabin is the prettiest build. The way the would looks is really nice.

[@young-soonkim6730]

Good Wednesday Shawn & Cali🐕! 👍🌅🌄🏞️️🏡

[@elizabethjoypodesta3827]

Ohh shawn becareful and watch cali stay safe

[@MountainHomeJerrel]

Great cabin. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@ericeverson5956]

Sausage sounds delicious. Thanks.

[@BraxxJuventa]

Thanks for filming Shawn. 😁👍🏼

[@Lupi33z]

always new lessons to be learned

[@TaigaTurf]

That sausage recipe sounded really good

[@ws775]

Thanks Shawn! You got me in the mood for hunting. Deer rifle starts this weekend here in Wisconsin. Good luck to you!

[@JohnSchneidersWildLife]

Good luck to you too! I’m headed out bowhunting whitetails for the next couple of days.

[@raquelhernandez1733]

Sweet Cali, queen of the forest!

[@Terry-lu2dr]

Recommend a slip joint for your stove pipe. As your cabin settles so does the distance from your roof to your stove.

[@douglasgatian1401]

Thanks Shawn! Hope to see and hear more stories from the hunt.

[@josannefromin7750]

Wonderful and happy 😆video..................Namaste

[@StephenBoeker]

I've lost a few dogs in my life and would not like to hear that Cally had a run in w/wolves. :( I'm sure if they came around while y'all were out and about, she'd investigate to the point of danger. Maybe you have her trained to stop and return ? Or , maybe trained to warn you and not geaux off ? I'll be keeping you both in my thoughts and prayers, Sincerely ................

[@chrisblack8390]

Thank you. We had 2 Indian summers in Indiana this year. Hope you did to. It was wonderful!

[@bruceclegg891]

I really love watching your content. Doing it right.

[@MIGHTYRIVERS19]

SUCH A LOVELY HOME

[@timklassen421]

I like your new wood stove and your cabin looks amazing.

[@husky500cr]

Your cabin turned awesome.

[@janelinley3624]

Good Morning to All❤ be safe out there..

[@user-ss9vr4rk1s]

Очень замечательный контент, спасибо!..."❤

[@ep1417]

Extreme happiness right there.

[@joebacarella2829]

Loading up the freezer with meat is always nice, one pound of meat per day is your estimate, with all of your potatoes and veggies left and now good sour dough bread, that`s a pretty darn good diet, the cabin looks amazing, good hunting to ya.

[@bobobrien8968]

Awesome as always.

[@halinawiecek2297]

Thank you for sharing the video.

[@BushcraftQuebec]

We always have good stories to tell

[@elenaleota8236]

Stay in safe sir, and God bless you and your family🙏❤

[@tonyz6421]

Good seeing you again and how things have come along. 👍🏼

[@janisgriffin7278]

Your Camp looks so great- coming along nicely🥰❣️Please give Cali a hug for us🫶🏼

[@marygordon3032]

Thanks and Cali! 👏👏👏🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯

[@virginiajorgensen8614]

Your deer sausage sounds very good. Stay safe.

[@outlawcountry6069]

Nice to get some meat up for winter eh Shawn . I just returned from a few trips as well and got moose and caribou for winter . The woods is the best place on earth . Stay safe

[@catianna1]

HI! from, sunny Greece to your woods....

[@Scorpion.1992]

Damn brother that beard is coming in nice and full” like Grizzly Adams lol

[@josefreck1103]

Pass bitte auf dich auf und bleibt gesund 👋🙋‍♂️🇩🇪

[@clinthenderson3168]

Hey, I mentioned that in the last video. Cool.

[@tontocasimirmary-lou4961]

Love Shawn. All the best for You and Your lovely Cali, family. You make very good way in the life what we have. / Wolf 🐺 is not only poor animal in the world now, and of course never ever so cute like today people make tatoo on this body from and is proud, really wolf 🐺 can in 7 animals attack one little pony or man without be hungry or in danger, with more blinds aggression that today anyone speak about this. Wolf is in nature home like anyone, of course, just today most speak not serious about the truth. ❤🍀

[@beckybroussard2078]

Happy fall & hunting season. Hi from Texas, USA, long time fan.

[@ludvigtande1236]

The excitement of the hunt. Nothing quite like it👍

[@tomdixon7264]

Sure wish we were allowed more than one tag here in Saskatchewan. General whitetail tags are one per person. There are certain years in certain zones they do have second tags, but very seldom. I didn't know it was generally OK now in Ontario to be able to buy/sell raw milk; I thought it was still quite legally frowned upon. The only way I know of is to own a cow yourself, or a herdshare/cow share. Certainly not legal anywhere else in Canada that I know of, anyway. Would be nice to have the choice.

[@frankfritz7389]

Hot banana peppers😂😂.you know you're up north.

[@kalevisorvali3197]

hieno tarina terveiset suomesta

[@larrymaxwell5535]

Better luck next time when you hunt for a big Buck! Thanks for sharing I really enjoyed watching and learning as usual. Although I don't hunt deer, moose sounds good, elk, wild hog, quail, and other birds are good too, I've never had moose or Bear yet, probably won't at my age! 😅 Glad to hear you're doing better health wise!

[@datagrl]

The sausage sounds delicious! Cheers!

[@danielluma2948]

The new cook stove oven is a plus for your family

[@nickmarino2033]

At the old house you cooked outside more is there a reason your not. Also the old outdoor kitchen was small but totally awesome. I enjoy your videos tremendously.

[@cynthiataylor2092]

I finished eating my elk and it was so tasty. Yum Cindy 😋

[@helengerl2878]

Good for you 😁😁

[@SR-gd7vt]

My dad use to get a Moose every year, and there is nothing better than Moose Steaks, and Moose Jerkey!

[@doughershberger4285]

Your place is so cozy, warm & beautiful. Great life right there, but I’d be carrying a sidearm at all times for protection. Never stand a chance with 6-8 wolves having you or the dog surrounded.

[@CATherine001]

Happy Hunting!! Enjoy your harvest this winter Hopefully the wolves stay at a distance from the homestead, Cali’s scent should keep them away

[@eastafrica1020]

You look like Santa Claus 😂😂

[@belindasmart3759]

A great time of the year.

[@user-wq9rx6xi5q]

Down south in Mississippi we call that pepper sauce and we it on vegetables with meals.

[@InDeathOnlyNothing]

Have you ever thought about making a stretching station outside somewhere to help you stretch? I would if I was out there. Cover up the pole you hang on when it's Raining Ice and Freezing Rain if you still want to use it. Something like 4 x 6s or something in the ground vertically tall enough that they stand at a height over your head enough that when you drill holes in them and add a stretch bar/pole horizontally when you reach for the pole and hang off of it your feet won't touch the ground. And then do a smaller one beside it to stretch your legs on like Waist high to grab and stretch out your calf muscles.

[@antasia5569]

Hey Shawn, long time viewer here on both the channels. Think it’s great you cleared up some of the confusion, definitely helps provide some clarity to those who have been keen followers of your progress over the years. Very admirable to hear that your efforts have been stretched across two homesteads over recent years, a real testament to your work ethic. You mentioned in your update to ask any other questions in the comments section but I wasn’t quite sure where you meant so I hope this is a satisfactory place. I remain confused about the distance of this new homestead from your old one. Were you and your family forced to relocate to an entirely new region due to the neighbor issues? Or was this new hunting property relatively close by to the old cabin? God bless you and your family.

[@marlenealvesdasilvaalves9240]

Que Lugar lindo eu amei ❤

[@johanhoon2515]

Quado shutapo!!!

[@marilynlautner2454]

Great footage!

[@Gordonseries385]

👍

[@user-jz7xx3hd7z]

It’s to hear your wife has been mentioned in your conversation you are good 🎉

[@lae52]

I'm always surprised when I see you grabbing hunting wear off of the wall in the cabin. I've always had my best luck when I've made a point of not bringing my outerwear inside.

[@gillie-monger3394]

The idea of Santa Claus telling me he's going hunting is kinda freaking me out...

[@jonellbackman3352]

I make my own sausage too, going to try your ingredients. I usually use salt, black pepper, sage and red pepper flakes.

[@irishcherokee8884]

I made a hoist from telephone poles 600’ ft from my house to keep the coyotes away.

[@MichaelGroenendijk]

Love it, love it. love it 👍

[@l.davesteele3227]

God bless you .

[@LiveAlohaOhana]

Great stuff Shawn ' good morning from Kauai! I really like these surprise updates, so thank you 😊 Nitrates are really bad 👎 I can't have any at all or I get deathly sick so I'm always conscientious of everything I purchase or eat ! I hope the wolves don't bother Cally girl and keep their distance! I lost a big Labrador to a pack of coyotes on my farm ' they sent a female in to indice my pup and he followed her out to the field and the pack attacked 😢. The stove looks absolutely perfect in your place ! Have a great day enjoying what you love and share ❤️ Aloha

[@JohnSchneidersWildLife]

I had the same thing almost happen to my lab! Good thing he was well-trained and I recalled him. I never use pink salt/nitrites/salt Peter in my cured meat projects. I tend to make those to eat, not store indefinitely. I’m still here at 56.

[@LiveAlohaOhana]

@JohnSchneidersWildLife Exactly ! I don't need to be mummified neither 🤣 ! So what I did is to protect my place I got both a stud Donkey 🫏 that's jackass to americans and a high wired Shetland bitch pony and it worked 💪 Great ! The donkey killed a few of them and left the carcasses on the fence to warn the others to never come around ! Bonus is I bred with our Celtic Curlies mountain horses. making Mountain Pack ⛰️ Mules to sell and use for my wife and i . Not to mention the damn alarm clock at 5.00 am every morning 🙄 lol 😆

[@LiveAlohaOhana]

@JohnSchneidersWildLife I'm 57 and a retired Chef du Cuisine and what I learned is we only need a percentage of what we crave in sodium is the doctors secret!

[@stuartkcalvin]

04:20 vinegar is a key ingredient for artisanal jerky as well small commercial enterprises.

[@mrmrswright8250]

Just found your channel good stuff. Stay safe, and God bless Fred from Arizona 🦃🦌

[@dircegouvea451]

Shwan que imagens deslumbrante vc faz homem de Deus te abençoe infinitamente 🙏😘🤗

[@elvisneedsboatsbennett2455]

I love smoked venison sausage with jalapeños and cheese. The cheese adds a good amount of fat and the jalapeños add a nice vegetal heat that i like so much more than red pepper flakes.

[@kathleenmunoz4465]

Good luck on your hunt.

[@ericmiddelbos129]

nice epic, i like this stuff. see you next time

[@williamrhea3535]

Shawn, It would be great if you could post your recipe and measurements of your spices and herbs. I would like to try your style to compare to my style. Thanks

[@joanntucker2742]

Just found your video, good luck hunting.👏🍁🍂🦌🦌

[@user-bi8hs4zb8l]

NO KIDDING!!!!!!

[@janekelly8708]

That's how I do my deer sausage, I also do some with blue berries and the same mix. I am in Maine so I get fresh blueberries.

[@user-oo7fd8yi7r]

Hello I am butcher in UK I deal alot wild game meat I had a log cabin in my garden that my children used and to my butchery