Dry Dog Food Cutting at Rampart Rapids - Stan Zuray

For as long as anyone can remember people have been cutting and drying fish on the Yukon River and multitudes of other rivers everywhere. While still common in Alaska the large scale practice of it is becoming a thing of the past elsewhere. Drying fish is necessary to reduce the weight for traveling and preservation in warmer weather. The weight of food needed to feed dogs makes up most of the load when a trapper heads out on the trail for multiple nights. Whole frozen fish is not an option so it must be dried. I have cut an average 1000 fish each year since 1973. Everyone cuts it different but results are pretty much the same. The much prized King salmon are used for people food only, but species such as Chum and Coho salmon and many whitefish types are used for both dog and people food.
Also "Carry On: Stan Zuray's Journey from Boston Greaser to Alaskan Homesteader" is now available on Amazon in paperback, eBook, and audiobook. Amazon reviews always appreciated. www.amazon.com...
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[@antonhuman8446]

Quite revealing for someone in the Southern hemisphere. Thanks.

[@Outdoorswithmike]

Awesome truck the old trucks are built to last and another fun video to watch 👍🏽

[@vegazalldae625]

I admire how hardworking you are 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@Nattyrute]

No intro straight to it! Thats what i like.

[@kestonlal9794]

Stan you are a Soldier of the wild you are blessed talented in everything you do blessing king 🤴

[@krhe2775]

Nice way of life you have there. Seems very peaceful

[@rafaellopez2765]

Great video and thanks for sharing with us how is the tough life in Tanana. My respect to you and all of you. Regards from Caracas, Venezuela.

[@johnsurginor]

Respect Stan,just love the wilderness and the way you have to respect and work with the environment you live in.

[@griffm5]

thanks for sharing your life

[@mandykal]

Thanks for sharing!!! I can hear you haven't lost that Boston accent despite you have been in Alaska for decades. Great show (Yucon..)

[@mattlindley6899]

Thanks for putting this stuff on KZbin Stan. I really enjoy Yukon Men, because it is not so hyped and dramatized like a lot of other "reality" shows. Thank you for sharing some of your life. God bless.

[@stanzuray]

It has some added drama to keep it on the air all these years but all of us really live here and we all do these things whether the camera is on us or not. They are not filming this season and my son Joe and I are still out running our traplines and hunting caribou etc. Thanks

[@kabalieaswaran3775]

Stan , it's amazing watching the Alaskan scenario around you when you were slicing the bone less fish like a 🍞. Lonely and lucky.

[@marioerntogarcia5117]

Much respect to you SIR👏👏👏It shows the appreciation you have for your dogs whom take you on your hunting or any chores you have to do.thank you for the education None of us have👏👏👏👏👏

[@rickanderson7557]

Your a pro, man that's a lot of fish, the dogs work hard for it too. Good job Stan. Thx.

[@devonharach367]

its nice to see a uncut version of you on youtube rather then tv

[@brianterceira3075]

Would love to be there to help you have so much to do

[@everettmenard8250]

devon harach VERY TRUE. INTRIGUEING STUFF.

[@naomibeery478]

Stan, Im a huge fan...glad to find you on KZbin

[@davidjamison3917]

It’s always good to check in on you Stan. I talked to Mike a couple weeks ago. Cotton

[@stanzuray]

Need to check in on him myself. Thanks for the hello. Stan

[@foiegras-centre]

I never thought I'd see Sten Zurey's blog!

[@rrmerlin3402]

Wow, incredible knife skills.

[@toddlabrador3477]

Thanks Stan and Joe

[@TnHeadHunter556]

That’s an amazing life you live Stan.

[@MrGoosePit]

Great video Stan. Looking forward to seeing you and family on the next season of Yukon Men!

[@TheTraveler2222]

Sir, I love your tv show, and miss it so much. Wish Yukon Men will be back with a new season.

[@Harris4465]

Much better than what flatanders feed their dogs. Not easier, but better.

[@lalitkumarshah3512]

Stan,Thanks and remember you as the fireman and all the best regards to your Joe.

[@Enc00]

HI Stan from Kazakhstan! Wish you good hunt and god bless you. And please upload more video!!

[@fritzschwanserhauser2266]

Man those roe sacks make great trout bait!

[@Radeno33]

Absolutely understood that dogs must to eat especially in the winter. I want to say only that in my country each fish which u cutting for drying cost lots of money. Yes, they are very expensive. Beautifull piece of fish and they are delicious taste. I love it. Dogs are very lucky 😉 I know they are necesary for living on Yukon river, Alaska. U are real Yukon men. Many greetings from Europe, Slovakia 🇸🇰

[@charliepeters7122]

Radeno 33 it is very expensive in england too my problem is not the money because I still buy salmon for my dog to eat however our salmon isn’t anything compared to that fresh fished salmon I bet it’s not half as good ?

[@Radeno33]

@@charliepeters7122 Of course because i can buy here in 🇸🇰 salomon which grows up in farm in Scotland maybe 🤔

[@charliepeters7122]

Radeno 33 that’s right

[@James-yp5dn]

Stan you have a great work ethic 👍🏻👍🏻

[@nedlewis9715]

Love you cutting skills great style!

[@fightinglady52]

Really like your educational video Thanks

[@quintonpaterson8361]

That fish looks to good for the dogs!! Lol..at least he looks after them!

[@df4480]

Beautiful landscape background..

[@moheka30]

Thank you Stan, all the best for the New Year

[@desireefagan9264]

thanks for sharing you ways of life on youtube!!

[@dirtysouth7274]

Awesome video Stan.

[@cpdoody76]

Very good , very good video

[@arabianknight47]

Man I can't imagine working or living somewhere like that, everything is just beautiful.

[@stanzuray]

It is but sometimes life is so busy I hardly have time to appreciate it. When I'm behind on the chores and it's rainy and the dog food on the fish racks are not drying well and the flies are getting on it and on and on - well you get the picture. It ain't a Princess tour of Alaska.

[@franciscojavierburgoincort2505]

Hi Stan i am firefigther from the airport los cabos México, i see in the Discovery channel. You working in the Alaska.

[@mrrickr]

That’s one hell of a knife you got there Stan.doing up a fish like your doing would that me half an hour or more lol

[@7.62shawn7]

Sorry asked you a question about what you feed the dogs on facebook... but this video just told me! Great vid! What a back ground! Amazing landscape and good vid on how to cut and dry dog food fish :)

[@bandit7519]

stan great job on the show and videos I'm from ma too I'm 20 min from boston and would love to do what you did pack up and leave for a life of trapping

[@martingoodef811]

Thank you

[@R0RDOG]

awesome video

[@07wrx530]

Awsome vid I wish you would make. Videos more injoy watching them and your way of life ) great job

[@rubenangeles4663]

Very nice video

[@MrF3nox]

goddamnit those dogs are eating better than me

[@mtmagoon1329]

MrF3nox those fish unless prepared right have an incredible fish flavor , it's pretty shit eating unless ya cook it right and take out all bloodlines

[@charliepeters7122]

mt magoon I know what your saying but dogs don’t have taste buds like us, but I have eaten fresh fished tuna and it is nothing like canned lol

[@horaceneal7515]

Watch your nasty mouth

[@hurricanemike4084]

That's very good and I love your knife!!!!! A few years ago I could fillet a fish in 15 seconds! Well truth be told , that was with an electric fillet knife. I could not hold a candle to you !!! Lol !!! That was awesome!!! Thanks Stan! Let me know if I can send you anything!!!!!

[@darellsunderlin4670]

We'll you do a fine job , & your camp looked the cleanest & neatest , well done & very interesting thanks .

[@OleRustyTractor]

Just found your channel.. loving it

[@davidknesovichsr7647]

Thank you, live and learn.

[@ajandnik1]

I wish I could just hang out with u allday and just learn u have the best life

[@Bcityboy608]

Beautiful back ground

[@prestonking5736]

Nice job on making the dog food I wish I was there to help you

[@giannimartinelli364]

stan you are the number 1

[@leonardovosper8550]

Your dogs eat better than a lot of people.

[@stanzuray]

They certainly eat a healthier diet. No sugar, no chemicals.

[@leonardovosper8550]

@@stanzuray And most importantly, no Virus.

[@earthdog1961]

You have skills brother. Good on you!!

[@user-wh3zd6om1h]

Всегда с удовольствием смотрю Парней с Юкона.Очень рад видеть знакомое лицо в Ютубе.Всего Вам самого доброго.

[@toanleuc1953]

bê đê Việt thả bao cao su lây nhiễm bệnh cho trẻ con

[@edilson1800]

Stan parabéns pelo seu vídeo assisto muito seu programa no discove que Deus abençoe a sua vida valeu aqui do Brasil

[@kevinclavey1163]

Big fan of yours so i Liked/sub and commented. Great video, thanks for sharing. 👍👍

[@mitchell314]

Awesome lifestyle. Greeting from the Netherlands

[@maxkallio]

Lots of salmon!!!))

[@dartarkana4279]

Thanks for sharing

[@josefamariadeoliveira9333]

Mister zuray parabéns !

[@EricaBaker2023]

great video

[@Art-ki8xp]

this is beautiful

[@Bcityboy608]

Its good to learn something

[@me__and__luna]

Amazing video greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 Hamburg

[@chrisbrug7924]

oh.. i was in Hamburg few years ago. lot's of hookers in port area. beer is low cost and great

[@me__and__luna]

Lamba Kari wow that is cool, now Hamburg have not a hookers team this is not so great. I will make holidays in America Alaska that is my dream sorry when I not riding perfect in English greetings from Germany Hamburg

[@debraking8651]

i love it, wish I could come up one summer or fall

[@markigomez]

Very interesting

[@muratsubakan8939]

Fan of yours from discovery channel . Great MAN . Wish İ was there and help for fishing

[@sassysalis1741]

Stan,avrei voluto vivere le tue esperienze e vivere soprattutto la tua vita.

[@wellsyu7812]

Good knife!

[@kubanczyk2302]

Nice experience.

[@davidavi6329]

Legal!!! Assisto você na TV Á cabo

[@Mr6438paul]

Lovely office that

[@ramondominguez3136]

Hermoso gracias bella es llevar esa vida .🤗

[@troymoody116]

I love watching this I wished I could come and help one season

[@user-cy7ik2kf1e]

Каждый народ делает по своему. Интересно.

[@user-jh6zg5ls8l]

Молодцы! Люди труда.

[@g41thomas]

Interesting video

[@themoneyclub6008]

What do you feed your dogs for a full diet? Can I feed dogs just with deer meet?

[@stanzuray]

95% fish. not the best but it works. My later life has allowed for a better diet but only talking about a couple of 5 gal. buckets of fat and 5 bags of commercial for the whole kennel per year so it's still mostly fish. Imagine deer meat would be better than fish

[@KuskoUA]

Love Tanana. Very pretty. Greetings from Ukraine!

[@xxlalbatross3287]

Thank you for sharing sir. :)

[@JaysPHJourney]

Great video and im a new subscriber

[@DM-hw4cr]

That DOG Food is about 12 bucks a pound where I live

[@urielsanchez110]

Hola Stan saludos desde Chihuahua México

[@tomm2812]

Good video. Best

[@haroldh6678]

How long does that table last for typically?

[@stanzuray]

Must be 20 years old and it's rotting away. It has seen better days but is onlt for heading and gutting and dog food.

[@wrybread]

Any tips on what that knife sharpener is that you use at the start of the video? Looks like you get great results with it. And thanks for your vids, love them.

[@stanzuray]

It's a cheap one. Basically a v notch made of two carbide strips and you run the knife through. Every now and then I use a stone to take the thickness out of the edge (or a grinder) but this thing smooths out the cutting edge and puts that razor edge back on real fast and saves on using the stone all the time. I use and try all sorts of things and not stuck on any one even after 45 years of fish cutting.

[@johndemeen5575]

Salmon is about 20 dollars per pound here. From St.Paul,Minnesota.

[@PaulSmith-tf9bn]

Interesting video looks like the good life to me

[@albertovenegas2072]

I'm a new subscriber to you chanel i love your videos 😁😁😁😁👍

[@karinecristianedevargas3090]

Adoro seus vídeos 🇧🇷

[@roxyroller8492]

I'd love to meet this home grown g

[@payjhun3197]

Nice vid.

[@BlueOx2277]

That’s some good eatin right there..👍🏻

[@fasx56]

Stan How far from the nearest town do you live and can you get to a doctor if you get sick. You mentioned the salmon are for the dogs in the winter, do you trap for animals in the winter.?

[@stanzuray]

The salmon being cut in the video are for dogs but they are also used for people food but cut differently somewhat. I trap using the dogs each and every winter for 45 years now. Now I live on the outskirts of a village of 225 people which is far from any other village and 150 air miles from the nearest city of Fairbanks. There is a small health clinic here but hospital is Fairbanks.

[@Cichlids23]

Id give anything to go to Alaska and have Stan teach me the Alaskan ways......so sick of this shitty city life!!!

[@stanzuray]

Sometimes just regularly getting out of the city to some country place or going fishing and eating your catch and enjoying it might help. Many states have access to wilderness areas where one can clear their mind. I think one of the struggles is finding a way to get yourself away from the city stuff and into the more slower paced country stuff. Step at a time. What you put your energy on will be furthered.

[@MrEltiger13]

All the comments complaining about overfishing are wrong. A person can't overfish a fishing boat does.

[@joaocorreia3794]

God!!!, luky dogs