This is Why I Need to Cut Down More Trees | Managing for Wildlife Habitat

[@markrtoffeeman]

Managing your woodland increases biodiversity as youve said many times Shawn That means cutting trees down which creates areas to allow the forest floor to see light Youve explained many times that taking trees imprives the health of your land. Due to the age of the woodland

[@kylekruger4500]

I'm just south of you. I'm just about finished building my cabin. The last 5 years I have been seeing it change. When I started developing my 100 acres there was wolf sign, scat, audible howling the first season. Deer sign was rare to non existent. Little moose as well. The last two seasons no wolf sign and deer and moose are more abundant. I know there's a natural range and cycle. I feel for you. It's discouraging. Build it and They will come. I heard that somewhere before :)

[@MyLevelheaded]

the deck is bowing at the top step so you may have to release the support columns about 1/2 inch! Check the shot at 47 seconds

[@louiswhitehead5938]

There’s a small acorn crop this year here in Arkansas where I live too . We’ve been in a drought since July and the trees have gone dormant early this year . We haven’t had any rain the whole month of October . We’re supposed to get some rain tomorrow the 31st of October . It seems we have a good acorn crop every other year . We had an abundant crop of them last year . You might try fertilizing your big oak trees on your property next spring . We fertilize our fruit trees to make more fruit so it stands to resin that it might work on the oak trees too . I use a corn feeder to attract deer on my place when there’s no acorns . A bag of corn will last a couple of weeks . You might try that on your place . Acorns are higher in protein than corn but if there’s no acorns they’ll come to the corn . I enjoy your videos .

[@ShawnJames1]

Interestingly, they don’t touch corn until the carrots are gone, even in the winter.

[@AWayfaringstranger180]

​@@ShawnJames1GMO??

[@shartne]

We used to plant alfalfa and the deer just loved it. They stayed on that field 24/7

[@mkllove]

Shawn, I like the forestry management plan for improving oaks production. Are you cutting down competitive species, or girdling them to make removal later easier ? Can you see plot rearing any sapling oaks to largest manageable sizes you could suitably replant ? Perhaps transfer using ATV / skidding or carrying with 2-3 people to suitable areas nearer cabin ?

[@tommychew6544]

This shows what you should do, what you could do, and what you might have to do all at once. If it hits the fan, you survive no matter what, knowing how to survive is what it comes down to. If we get to that level of needing it, it's good to know the skills!

[@justo1]

I've been watching every single video and got to say I love them all, I'm from the UK and love Calli your dog

[@sunrisesidesnowdogs5920]

We are having a large amount of acorns this year here by Saginaw bay. Last year there were not as many. I take care of a few “lake house” lawns and I have 2 garbage cans full of acorns we take out to the property. We haven’t got a deer yet…many on the cameras though

[@William-ui5dj]

Shaun, you'll always have your chickens, chicken soup, chicken pot pie, chicken, and vegetables, you get what I'm saying.

[@Terraceview]

Good on you Shawn. Here in Victoria Australia we're not even allowed to cut down trees on our own property.

[@elizabethash4720]

More homes for our beautiful native species, koalas are happy.😊🎉❤

[@sandyjuntunen4088]

That's awful! I'm so sorry.

[@Terraceview]

@@elizabethash4720 Actually they're not happy and the reason why you can't cut trees here isn't to protect Koala's but all to keep the bureaucratic nightmare system lubed for the normal Aussie. Corporations can clear thousands of acres with impunity.

[@MichelleTech]

Last year my oak tree had zero acorns, this year was a bumper year but it was BLUE JAYS that totally cleaned up all the acorns! The deer haven't gotten over my fenced area where the oak tree is.

[@lindapetersen1800]

SHAWN & OUR CALI !!! It is going to be tougher now days for meat !!! Time to plant beans for protein for yourselves !!! That is what I have started in the house now growing on up !!!

[@scottshultz8443]

I agree. It's hard to overemphasize the importance of the Oak tree mast crop to the health of those species you talked about. And also important non-game species.

[@askumdogdog5283]

Well we been at our place for 10years. We only had a couple deer running around and lots of elk and moose . Now we have everything out by the stand and don't have to really go any where. Lot of clover willows . And many other thing . Well worth it

[@jasmusic100]

Shawn another great video!! As you know I've been following Over 5 years . Really enjoy your dialog and video footage. Such progress Over the years. Take care and stay safe .

[@patriciabeyer8029]

That's great. Congratulations. Enjoy

[@DorisGronewold]

Way to go Shawn. Young bucks are better eating. Had a dandy buck just outside my kitchen. A storm moved in and a flock of turkies moved into the apple trees. Raining after a long dry period. I have never had my rhubarb eaten down to the crown ever before, either.

[@stuartsullenbarger2023]

Time to buy a few bags of corn feed...I have 2 deer blinds and that's the way I get deer here in ohio and my brother in norther florida...there everywhere down there..

[@Pelley4560]

I love it when you talk land management

[@raymondheckard234]

the late freeze or frost can cause the lack of acorns on the spring flowering oaks (White Oak), and a hot dry summer affects the acorns on the summer flowering oaks (Red Oak). The weather patterns have a great impact on the acorns in the fall, so you need to look for the warm pocket in your area that was not impacted by the late freeze for white oaks and an area that is extremely wet for Red oaks to find acorns.

[@ShawnJames1]

Such as my vegetable garden and orchard. The oaks there produced a decent crop but nothing like last year.

[@donaldhofman5257]

Yes last year was a huge harvest of acorns, I think the highest ever that I've seen in 70 years!

[@claire_A-T]

Hazelnut is easy to plant and they spread fast

[@ShawnJames1]

I’ve planted a couple hundred so far with more on the way

[@susanableton8647]

Come to think of it Shawn, here in Aurora, I have not noticed the usual amount of acorns on our community's property. (it is also close to a small forest) I wonder why that is?

[@ShawnJames1]

It’s a natural cycle. They’ll likely be plentiful next year.

[@jeremiahgroves3708]

Here in Maine we have had bumper crop of acorns this year we’ll southern Maine anyway

[@4422q]

Love your channel.

[@peperetuque7744]

thank you for sharing

[@remystraub6990]

merci JAMES

[@michaelmartt8899]

That will be good eating this winter

[@danielluma2948]

Growing corn in woods is OK for deer even moose even more fruit trees are helpful raspberries and blackberries are a good idea too. Nice buck Shawn

[@FabiWann]

I had no idea bears ate acorns. It makes sense as I know people can make acorn flour as well.

[@jilbertb]

Grow sweet potatoes for the deer. They love them, I suppose the bears would too but... My apple tree seems to have a bumper crop every three years. Followed by a very sparse year, then a medium one. Its about 50 years old now so, maybe it's just age?

[@wilsonwilson8086]

Makes hunting sense. Didn't know acorns were so popular..,

[@philipatoz]

It's truly strange the difference between the acorn fall, from year to year. I'm in the Southeast US. Last year, my acreage had a very small fall. This year, a massive fall of acorns and so many deer it's unbelievable!

[@videodistro]

True. This year in Central East Illinois we have almost no acorns. They seem to be opposite of the black walnuts. One busts, the other booms.

[@shaneroper5470]

Acorns and pine cones. They don't just magically appear 500 feet away from the source tree. Wind didn't blow them there. Systems did. Squirrels and chipmunks did. Nature at its finest. It's a self regulating system. We just need to observe and learn.

[@sytdoc3218]

I hunt whitetails in south Alabama, and this year has almost no acorns falling at all.

[@cliffscales703]

strange, I live in middle GA and we have a bumper crop of acorns this year. seems like the red oaks are producing more than normal.

[@tamarasself-sufficientlife7539]

Mild winters last two years and we have a ton of deer this year on Tug Hill (northern NY). We also have logging in this area.

[@ShawnJames1]

Our population should be up too, with the mild winters we’ve had

[@nikolajtpoint]

Hi Shawn. Thanks for the great update. Your hat doesn’t look like one of the regular filson hats. Would you mind sharing the manufacturer? Have a great hunt. Keep up the great content.

[@darrellm9150]

His hat is a Tilley i Believe they're made in Canada

[@nikolajtpoint]

@ hey buddy. Thanks for your reply. Much appreciated.

[@darrellm9150]

@@nikolajtpoint your welcome

[@scottlangille9900]

Congratulations Shawn , beautiful buck , you'll enjoy it very much. Best regards Scott from Nova Scotia Canada 🇨🇦

[@AWayfaringstranger180]

Bahaha, your dog is looking sad at the prospect of winter coming in. So cute.

[@videodistro]

In North East area of Illinois we have no acorns from our burr oaks. Wierd. Almost not a single one! Also, no pears from our pear tree. These usually follow each other and are opposite of black walnuts. Sure enough, we have plenty of black walnuts.

[@bhringer]

Great trail cam footage at end. When where was Mr. Bear when the Moose showed up???

[@zackbean2149]

Please Let No one Hinder Your Growth Brother. You are a Fine Gentleman of Great Thinking that Must Even Please God. Hard Working Family Man with I believe a Divine Stature, Presence, Skills That will help you get All Your Hearts Desire. Your Family is Blessed. Thank You I have learned Much. Can't wait Till the Next Show.

[@athollmcnicoll1028]

Good to see bears are not the threat to wildlife they once were but that bear on camera looks to be a last years cub, so not a real threat to deer or moose.

[@ShawnJames1]

He’s three years old

[@scottshultz8443]

He DID become possessive of that area. Must've been some food there, still. That was a rather large raccoon!

[@bobhaire3039]

Here in North Texas we are having a'mast' fall of acorns this season, although my red oak has not begun. According to Accuweather our first freeze is likely Dec 9th,,,, good luck on your hunt.

[@DeniseWilliams-n7n]

I have red oaks here I. Texas. Acorns by the millions this year! So much wildlife come to feed on them

[@mariamatos9792]

Magnificent place! Congratulations on your performance and dedication. Many congratulations🍀🇵🇹🇨🇦

[@HH-li5xl]

Congrats !

[@marianfrances4959]

Cali's taking notes! Interesting to see how things are going. Nature is the boss!😅 Great video, Shawn.👍😎🇨🇦✨️

[@GuyCaron-r9t]

nice buck

[@fabricebeuriot7852]

Bonjour Shawn bonjour Kali prenez soin de vous et merci pour cette vidéo un grand bonjour également à Emilie, comment se porte t'elle ? 🙂

[@ronthacker211]

Getting ready for a hunt and loading the truck. Drove about 35 miles to my stand. Getting my gear out of the truck and FROZE with my eyebrows up and mouth open... Left my gun on the kitchen table. Worse thing was.... it was the 2nd time. Getting old, I guess.

[@jennifersawyer8207]

Arrrrghhh, yes! I know how this goes!

[@scottshultz8443]

I've had similar luck this fall. Went 30 years without breaking a fishing rod, then broke two in one week recently. Stuff happens.

[@todstrucks2919]

I feel for you. I usually get about 100 miles away from home and remember what I forgot. Getting old is for the tough.

[@Chris_natour]

Hi. Here in Germany I have an oak-tree, that produces EVERY Year masses of acorns. May be you can plant one of those. Do not know what exact species of oak that is, but I can make closeup-pics. Greetings from Germany, Chris

[@sandyjuntunen4088]

Takes forever for an oak to grow doesn't it?

[@Chris_natour]

@@sandyjuntunen4088 Well - yes, trees need time.. but a bit it depends on the hight you are going to plant, the climate and the way you treat the young plant. As far as I know from the channel of an "ontario - of gridder" a little red oak was growing about a foot or so with lots of water during the warmer months. Planting a 3m oak might bring acorns in 8-12 years or so? What do you think? Would like to try one of our oaks 🙂But as far as I know, our oaks here have more - what do do call it? Acid? Greetings from Germany, Chris

[@tjtran1987]

Nicely done Shawn 👍🏻

[@bcltoys]

I live on Maryland's eastern shore and have 10 oaks on my property none of them produced this year and neither have the walnut trees. I have lived here for 25 years first year that I remember with no mast.

[@marygordon3032]

Thanks Shawn, it’s always good knowing the cycle of how things are developing, great knowledge. Blessings! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👏👏👏🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯

[@c.rogers____]

Are you drinking the powdered protein Drink and taking a g one at the same time?

[@jeepjeep128]

I would like to know what's the spine number on your arrows on ur long bow🤠🤠

[@Keep_It_Real_Ministry]

So much to learn...maybe one day you could Teach a class of bushcrafting/homesteading/survival Shawn.

[@sandyjuntunen4088]

That's what this is...lol

[@bruceasans6608]

Giday Shawn from Ottawa. Can you use your drone to search for oak tree's in the area. Better chance with the fall colors.Good luck with the rest of the hunt.🦌☕🇨🇦

[@donaldtank]

Can you get some acorns to plant them on your land or a sampling?

[@ShawnJames1]

I am planting different species of oak here but there is plenty of natural regeneration of red oak

[@andersmartensson1851]

Är det för mycket rovdjur i markerna ?

[@juliussigurorsson3509]

I think it is something they do based on some trigger. There is the same this fall in SW Poland. I am not finding any acorns around here. I checked in several places. No acorn year here.

[@sofy38455]

Hello i am from Indonesia ..i like this video

[@John-by6jw]

Wolves keeping the deer away? I'm in east central Massachusetts and there are a TON of acorns in my area

[@bonilsson3161]

Just now heard you about beech trees

[@alroy43]

The bear is like "get lost, this is my podcast!" Until the moose showed up.

[@Caareenkm6726]

You don’t HAVE to fill all the tags! Take a little leave for others!

[@jlooseround]

What about your smaller critters like squirrels and such, what do they eat?

[@ShawnJames1]

Acorns, conifer seeds…. The key to maximize wildlife populations of all sizes and shapes is diversity. Most wildlife prefer early successional habitat but for those that prefer old growth, sections of my property will remain untouched along with the thousands of acres of surrounding public land.

[@elenamariarothenquijada71]

Hola. Muy hermoso tus videos. Abrazos cuidate mucho. Chile 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱

[@ianorourke6320]

Turkey is great protein

[@claudeclawsonne4510]

Your bow looks a lot like mine. What's your draw weight? Is it a brand name or did you make it? Fr the deer, plant white oaks. They make tastier acorns and the deer keep one eye on them all year long waiting for the mast to fall. Red/black acorn have a ton more tannin in. You pro'lly already know all this but just in case, thought Id share. Like anything else, if last year was a heavy mast year this year will be light. Did you have drought conditions where you are? We were painfully dry this year. You can poke white oak acorns into the ground and they'll sprout up an oak saplings the same year.

[@ShawnJames1]

This bow is a 40# Byron Ferguson Sherwood longbow. I’ve been planting white oaks for the last three years. Should be good in 20 or 30 years! :)

[@danielkarcher9574]

That bear at the end was running things there..ha

[@JoeJenner-o1j]

What kinda bow is that Friend

[@Outdoorswithmikey]

The moose in your area are pushing the deer away. It’s difficult to find deer but there obviously around.

[@HamSandwich277]

Do you have any plans to dam that swamp and turn it onto a pond, like you wanted to with the old property?

[@jeepjeep128]

I was just wondering how many pounds is that long bow you shot the deer with😊

[@ShawnJames1]

It’s a 40# bow.

[@jeepjeep128]

@ShawnJames1 do you think it's much of a difference between a 45

[@bonilsson3161]

Do the deer eat beech nuts? Do you have beech trees? I think you did have some

[@johnwasula5907]

Shawn, are you worried about poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the harvested meat? The state of Maine in the U.S. has raised alarms in some hunting areas.

[@ShawnJames1]

I’m far more worried about the contamination in food from the industrial food system.

[@НадеждаДмитриева-ы1з]

Благодарю вас за видео.❤

[@stephenabril7084]

What about deer corn?

[@tommychew6544]

Do the purple paint rules apply in Canada apply like it does in the US? I wonder how the rules apply and how someone would know if they were on your property.

[@ShawnJames1]

Red circles

[@shawndonohoe2789]

Any settling issues with the cabin?

[@ShawnJames1]

No

[@gilbertrand6528]

Is kafeer like buttermilk?

[@elizabethjohnson475]

Kefir, a fermented drink

[@rogermook418]

We let those young bucks walk by where Im from. Take a doe ( Freezer Filler), Let those small ones grow up to be bigger.

[@ShawnJames1]

That’s the difference between regions. Here the population is so low that it’s usually illegal to shoot a doe - you need to apply for a limited number of antlerless deer tags. We’re trying to build the population so we don’t shoot the prime breeders.

[@rogermook418]

@@ShawnJames1 Makes sense.

[@andersmartensson1851]

Här i Sverige har vi problem med våra rådjur , Dom kommer väldigt nära villor och lägenhets komplex , Våra rådjur vill inte va i skogen utan på våra tomter 😞

[@ianorourke6320]

What about planting black walnut?

[@videodistro]

They do seem to be opposite in nut production than acorns. We either have a surplus of one when the other is scarce. They seem to be opposite.

[@tonandmarc]

Shawn is the products you promote true..?.

[@ilhankaragoz59]

👋

[@Famrmy]

❤

[@deepwood4]

That bear is keeping the deer out. Seen it before. Get rid of the bear. Get more deer.

[@malarie11]

Nice Bull! how large is that rack? thats at leat 48-50 close to 850 pounds

[@ShawnJames1]

48-1/2”

[@malarie11]

@ShawnJames1 thanks for the reply. Do you have videos of your hunts? I'd pay to see them. I'm a hunter myself. In Quebec

[@andyevans9118]

👍👍🏝

[@glenn65]

Is an ultra light plane an idea? ( will give you so much more data about your land ).

[@ShawnJames1]

Drone

[@glenn65]

@@ShawnJames1 For a small area, yes , but 100 acres...that is huge. It will take so much time, to map your land, and for traveling on your land, an ultra light , is way faster. I do not know if your dog can be alone for 4 hours.

[@kentonsmith2399]

your amazon link is broken at least for me

[@waltergottschalk9878]

Hi Shawn, I'm wondering how you know you're on your land or crown land. Are there special markings or boundary stones that tell you whose land you are on? Do you have to report it to the authorities if you kill something outside of your land and what about the hunting authorities or the game wardens? How do you wish for a successful hunt? In Germany you say Petri Heil at the beginning and at the end of the hunt you say Petri Dank! Ok, continued success and greetings from Germany - Walter 👍🏻

[@ShawnJames1]

I’ve mapped out the area and the property using online mapping tools and I’ve marked my boundaries. It doesn’t matter where you harvest the animal, the game laws apply equally to private and public lands.

[@GoTfan108]

I wish I could do what you did. Unfortunately I don't have the money 😔

[@ianorourke6320]

Pheasant and grouse?

[@ShawnJames1]

Lots of grouse but pheasants have all but disappeared from Ontario. I don’t think they were ever introduced into this area

[@downeastprimitiveskills7688]

Shawn, are you a follower of Dr, Gabrielle Lyon?

[@kevinscudamore2711]

👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@justinfinke9249]

What is your wolf population in the area?

[@ShawnJames1]

High