I quit Facebook sometime ago and never joined any other social platforms. They are the worst part of the Internet.

Some people just don't have a life and are down right jealous of others. Family first always!

Haters are always going to hate Shaun, particularly when they don’t understand. You can’t let that dissuade what you’re doing. As you say, the majority of us get it. 99% of us would love to do what you’re doing. So, keep on trucking. 🇨🇦

@jonothandoeser

2 ай бұрын

Sometimes the prblem is that they DO understand.

@andyevans9118

2 ай бұрын

👍👍

@aspendell209

Ай бұрын

ytah, thats it call them all haters, dont even try to understand what they are passionate bout. Loser!

@bobobrien8968

Ай бұрын

Exactly right!

@bobobrien8968

Ай бұрын

I don’t know why anything you post woukd be controversial. You do all your research and everything you do seems to be above reproach.

Be safe protect your family and yourself and your property sorry this is going on

Creating sunlight is a good thing!!the cycle continues remove the dead and let the new grow. It’s common sense people.

This world has gone totally crazy! So sad. Thank goodness there are a few left like you who pass your valuable knowledge on to people who still care❤

I totally understand. It’s a different world. I have enjoyed your content totally. A Real Man, I will follow you Thank you.

There is a way to live and then there is the Shawn James way to live....kudos to the man's independence, hard work & resilience.

So sorry you have had so many privacy problems. Safety for your ladies are the most important. You are a good man. Enjoy your channel, hoping you will always continue YT

Shawn, Isn't it something that in this day and age we have to defend our beliefs from people who don't take the time to educate themselves first before trashing people's way of life. It tells us a lot about where our social structure is headed. We have been thinning out our trees and am amazed and how much regeneration has begun already. Very heathy for the land. Keep up the good work! Greetings from the Arrowhead.

@deblarsen8528

2 ай бұрын

Hey Lindsay! I read your post and thought exactly the same thing, in those exact words. Then I saw Arrowhead and your name! It makes me sad and mad that Shawn, and his family, have to endure crap from others who know nothing of his lifestyle and assume they can do and say whatever they want. We do the same with our grove..... clean out the old, dead and dying trees to allow the new trees to thrive. It's the intelligent thing to do for our environment! All my best...❤ Your "little" sister from Minnesota!

@dharmaslife

2 ай бұрын

===> communism 😰🤦🏼‍♀️

@GlitterCreek260

Ай бұрын

Wonder where you were at

I understand Shawn. Security becomes more and more important. Take care and stay safe both you and your family. I wish you the best.💝

What is wrong with people? Are they that screwed up that posting other peoples details makes them happy 🤷‍♀️. Sorry you have to go through this.

@karl-7782

2 ай бұрын

there are people who make content counting how much they earned, such as Sean or another successful blogger in the USA, there is a guy named Kamaratа about him, too, who released several videos trying to find something forbidden

@CoryG1981

2 ай бұрын

if you need to ask that , you are living under a rock , sorry but data thieves have been going strong for years

@phantomapprentice6749

2 ай бұрын

its called doxxing , its a form of illegal cyber-bullying people engage in. Shaun should have reported that guy.

@beaumarty405

2 ай бұрын

Yep. They are sick & cruel.

@Trina30064

2 ай бұрын

I am so sorry there are people today that love to cause problems and live on the bad side of things. I have so loved, my husband as well, watching you and learning from you things that we could never experience but would love to. Where you live is certainly a piece of heaven and you love taking care of it and sharing it with us. Once more it’s a shame we have people on such a negative side that want to complain about anything and everything especially things they don’t begin to understand. Last want to expose your private side of life that can be dangerous to your family. So not necessary. Our world has become such an unpleasant, unfriendly place to be but I’m so happy to get a little time with you to see another side. Plus sweet Callie!❤❤❤. Glad you’re still here!

Shame you’re going to have to scale back your talks with us. Always so educational and have learned a lot from them. Do what you have to do to keep the family and homestead safe though. God bless and keep you and yours Shawn

The best way to deal with social media is to never start them. I have never had a FB account, for instance. All they do is turn people into narcissists.

@deacondavidviscount7579

2 ай бұрын

From what I’ve seen from FB, as I don’t have an account either, is people advertising their egos. That is 99% of FB. Ego-grandisement!

@Mrs.LadeyBug

2 ай бұрын

If you’ve never had it, perhaps you aren’t sure exactly how the average person uses it? The nasty ones are loud, just like in real life, unfortunately. The scammers/fake accounts/spam garbage/identity theft is also a problem, and one of those usually affects a wide swath of people at once, unfortunately. None of these are reasons to sign up for FB, of course, but I’m saying the most people on it are nice and just want social interaction with their actual friends and relatives. That is also becoming difficult because FB itself has been doing social experiments on the FB population, and it has changed to become more ads and sponsored videos than friend updates. It’s pretty hard to navigate. I’d never sign up at this point, and I would leave if I didn’t message a few long distance friends that I don’t have access to anywhere else. And, you are both absolutely right about social media; the stats are out and basically people have become the star of their own show with all of their accounts… Especially those that they share videos of their life with the world, people have come to believe they are actually the centre of the universe and are truly self-absorbed in a way that has never before seen. It is tragic, and we (as a collective society) have done this to our kids who have never been without it. It’s terrifying.

@sandyjuntunen4088

2 ай бұрын

KZread is not much different than other platforms. Saying you're not on social media isn't true if you are on YT.

@suemitchell1354

2 ай бұрын

I hope you never leave YT, It is like you were teaching a class, we can learn so much and everyone would miss Callie!

@_vlad420

2 ай бұрын

As someone who's on FB, I can personally tell you that no, you're wrong. If you are a narcissist, you are a narcissist no matter what social media you're using. It's not the app's fault, it's the people. Me and my family/friends, for example, are only there for communication and occasionally sharing things we like or find funny. Sure I have some relative/friends who are narcissists, but it's not because of the app. That's just who they are.

I will never understand why people seem to feel they can make negative comments about someone else's journey. You have a right to pursue the quality of life that is most expedient for you and your family. Frankly, I am not a great lover of chopping down too many trees, however, I understand the value in what you are doing and it would seem to me you are being proactive and ecologically friendly!

@tonyz6421

2 ай бұрын

Good grief

@R_B62

2 ай бұрын

Those fruit trees he is planting will provide a lot more food for his family and the wildlife than some of they trees being removed. Deer love fruit.

@dlcarbonneau3750

2 ай бұрын

I live in Shawn's area and you wouldn't believe how many trees are here, they take over everything if you leave them. Most land is trees, then water, then rocks. It's crazy, but beautiful in the autumn.

@suemitchell1354

2 ай бұрын

He eats a little of the wildlife bu does so much more for them. He was just talked by about the things he plants for them. In past times when he planted a garden, to the side he plants a garden for the wildlife. He is a good Stewart of the land!

@Sheepwillbesheep

Ай бұрын

Bill Gates says we don’t need trees 😂😂😂

I have reported twice a channel that has been posting your videos, if they go that far they'll go even further sadly. I learned a long time ago how cutting down a tree isn't a bad thing especially in a forest setting, how it gives space and life to the saplings. How some trees are diseased and cutting them down to utilize their wood is a good thing or leaving them to fall back into the earth. Another channel said their forest was a regrowth from logging. This info is super educational. We rub elbows daily with clueless people (I'm being nice)

Shawn you do what you have to do. We all love your family and want you all to be safe! If you never post again l want to say thanks for all these years. You have been my hero. God bless and see you down the road.

Quail love brush piles. We never burn our wood piles till the babies are born. Now we have over 50 quail that come up at night to eat some feed I put out. We love them!

Shawn I love your channel and listening to you educate me. It's why I watch it!!! Some people are just nuts. It ruins it for the rest of us. It only takes a few. Makes me want to start a company that tracks down and prosecutes people who harass anyone who is a digital creator. Why would they do that? What is their end game? I'm very sorry that is happening to you. Keep up the good work. Your videos are more important than you think.

I am so sorry that people are dishonest! It makes me sad for you and your family . I and all learn so much from your channel! I hope you start writing books and don’t give the enemy his dues! God bless you and your family ! Praying for your Guardian Angel to protect you and family!! 🧚🏻🧚🏻🧚🏻❤️

I have always enjoyed watching you and all you do. There are way to much of the nasty stuff going on. I am 82 and would like for you to be able to continue your work and post it.

Do whatever you need to Shawn…sick people out there..bored..Jealous?..who knows..Keep all your family safe.. Been here for a very long time from the start….I don’t understand people who can’t just enjoy your videos..I’ve learnt so much.. Take care..- South Africa

Sorry to hear what you are going through. I am a backwoodsman and living in the woods is very peaceful and you become one with nature. People from urban areas don't seem to understand that. And some are even trying to make everyone live like them. Stay safe my friend

Where I live, we don’t get as much rainfall as you do, and what people sometimes don’t understand is that an unmanaged forest can become (in a sense) rather sterile because the trees shade out everything else. And because we live in a more arid place, the forest here especially can devolve into a kind of barren place with aging and dying trees everywhere. What you are doing is making room for more diversity which makes for a healthier forest over time. It will be exciting to see what this area looks like in five years. ☺

I quit FB 3 years ago and never went on IG. Twitter etc. have never been on my radar. Life was better pre social media. Should be called anti social media.

So sorry to hear this Shawn. I don't know what is wrong with people . I would do the same if I were in your shoes. You are so calm,so relaxing to watch and there is no drama on your channel. We do know thought that our Uni Government is gone absolutely crazy! I have followed you almost from the beginning and I always enjoy your videos. Best of luck to you and your Family. I personally think people like that should be charged. They are putting ppls lives in danger.

I find your journey fascinating and think you don't talk enough sometimes. Thanks for letting us tag along as you create your little slice of heaven.

In 1964 I helped my friend build a brush pile for small critters. He earned a merit badge from the Boy Scouts for that project. That was in Concord, Massachusetts, US. Hello from the rocky mid-coast of Maine, US. Saturday, May 4th, 2024

Hey Shawn, thx for the update. I’m sure most of your viewers and subscribers completely understand backing away from Facebook and Instagram. Glad you’re staying on KZread for now. I’ve been following you since you started My Self Reliance, and have greatly enjoyed your content. All the best.

My grandfather was a forest ranger in the Black Forest for 50 years, and he used to come to visit us in Chicago when I was growing up. No matter where we went in the US, walking in various forests, he wouls say "Americans don't know how to care for a forest These are not healthy forests." You are being a good steward of the land an of the forests.

Hi it’s definitely risky out there today! Our censorship here in Canada is only going to get worse. I have started a KZread channel and have taken down a few videos that pinpoint my location! Keep up the great work, I love watching your videos, very informative and motivational! ❤

Good for you

Good decision. I also dont have a FB or Instagram account anymore. I don't miss it. It is crazy what those tech companies are doing with our data. Your property development is awesome to watch. 👍

Those folks are why the entire West coast has been a complete inferno the last decade. We no longer let nature manage, so we need to do so - for the health of the forest ❤

Thank you for continuing to share content with those of us who do respect and appreciate what you are doing! Praying for your safety and security.

Watched you for years sir, and I will do my best to watch you for years to come! Your privacy has always been a part of the respect I feel for you and your family! God bless from a fellow Canadian! God help us with this "Gov't " of ours! 🙏🌎🇨🇦

Have you considered planting High Bush Cranberries?The grouse love them as well as many other animals and song birds. They are very beautiful in the fall and winter. I have planted many on my Wisconsin farm. A great way to get more Oak trees growing on your property is to collect the acorns after they drop from areas where they are abundant. Then just drop them in piles around your property. The squirrels will do the planting for you! I really respect the hard work your doing now to assure a very food rich environment for wild life for future! Ive been trying to do the same over the years. Im considering putting my property into a conservation easement before i die. I dont want my property to ever be subdivided and filled with homes or have my bluffs mined for Fracking sand!

Please don't allow the haters to impact your messages. Most rational people understand and admire what you are doing because it is authentic to the human condition for long-term survival. Keep up the excellent work! Thank you for all you do; I learn so much!

ALL THE BEST SHAWN

You all have a right to your privacy.

I will be so sorry to see you scale back on this channel.... but I totally understand why you are doing it. I am recovering an old plot of land that used to be my grandparent's here in Portugal, its overgrown with sweet chestnut trees, walnut, oaks and cork oaks, and I have got so many transferable tips off you for solving issues that keep turning up in my tree management. I'm grateful for that but I also enjoy your videos immensely as they transport me away into an ideal realm I wish I lived in. People who have never experienced life close to the earth (literally) might think they know it all by following all the fundamentalist hype out there about planting trees and not cutting them, not eating meat, etc etc... but they are far from reality. Just carry on living the way you enjoy doing, if anything you supply us with the reality check about what living off grid and off nature really means. I for one think young people should learn the fundamental skills you show us. I hadn't a clue about how to build a log cabin before you showed me! Not that I will do it myself, but there are so many small details about hand tool management that come in so useful for what I'm trying to do now! Never thought I would need to use a saw, but here I am now! 😄Thanks for everything and I will keep watching and loving it.

Shawn. I found your channel at your very beginning, been enjoying it ever since. Thanks for sharing and teaching us. Do whatever you need to do to stay private and safe.

Thank you for your interest, efforts and ideals you share. Your truer than blue intent and actions support our interest and we enjoy learning and growing... yes, not only are you planting seeds on your property, but all over the world, we are your human plants! And we need your "sunshine", your fresh , nutrient rich "water" to cleanse our needy souls 😉, so again THANK YOU, we learn as you learn, and wish you and your family best thoughts and safe feelings. If we could, we'd form a unified ring about you all, telling those who would approach unfriendly, "You shall not pass", a little throw back to older video games 😂 best thoughts always, all ways...

I am sorry that people are stealing your content! That is outrageous! Best wishes always!

@FoxMan777

2 ай бұрын

Reported this one channel to youtube, and they haven't done scat about it. Guy's still posting stolen Sean James vids to his fake channel.

You do right 👍 stay as private as possible. The Trolls will always try to make your life a misery. Keep safe.👍😘🇬🇧

Those troubled souls are well misinformed. Forgive them for they know not what they do. They mean well but... Bless their hearts. Keep doing it up right. The outside world is the toughest.

@rosehavenfarm2969

2 ай бұрын

I must disagree with you. They DO NOT mean well.

@mikenuyen4441

2 ай бұрын

@@rosehavenfarm2969 We all know, just being facetious, bless their heart ya'll.

So sorry these things happened. I love seeing you and Cali. God bless.

I'm really sorry you're going through this. I lost everything in a wildfire. If the forest has been managed properly it wouldn't have been so bad. I've cut down trees, rebuilt and about to cut down some more for fire management.

Sending best wishes from Cornwall UK. I love your video's. You touch on our need to connect with our environment and nature. Im a gardener and grow my own fruit and vegetables. I went to India and loved the chaos. Came back to 'Toyland'. A land so sterile and full of rules. Don't give up and never give in.

Shawn ----- smart move in quitting both Facebook and Instagram. Thank you for sharing your life.

If you feel safer not posting on KZread then you have to do what you have to do. I found you on KZread after I retired. I have really enjoyed watching your channel. It’s very informative. I’ve learned a lot from you about how to survive in the woods, etc. A lot of people these days are total jerks! They get their kicks from making another person’s life more difficult and miserable. I can’t afford patron privileges. My social security is the only income I have and it’s considered to be below poverty level. You will be seriously missed if you decide to stop sharing on KZread publicly. My prayers will continue for you and your family. May you all be safe in the Lord’s hands. God bless.

How do you have haters? Jealousy? What do you say that irks anyone EVER? I support you 100%

@stevenparr1618

2 ай бұрын

Exactly if someone has negative thoughts on how somebody else lives it’s because they’re jealous and not happy with their lives.

@ljc0177

2 ай бұрын

I wouldn't be surprised if some of the haters are actually gov actors as it is censoring him already. What a world.

I have watched your channel from the beginning when you built your first Cabin, I enjoy watching what your trying to improve the forest make things better, planting new trees is a good to do, replace old rotten trees.

Keep your family safe.

Altho I will miss you, I understand what’s happening to your family and dislike the thieves and their vulgar ways. I have a small woodlot on an island in the Bay of Fundy and have had it illegally attacked by a clear cutting local who pretends to be good person and since he hires locals, the islanders support him. That makes me supposedly a bad person because I call him on his illegal thievery of my trees. Best of luck to you and I’ll still search you out on KZread.

Good looking out and speaking out👍

Everything you do helps the Forrest and its inhabitants. Nobody should complain about that. People don’t think.

i'm a fan. Your channel and thought processes are an inspiration. I can not express to you how frigg'n ill it makes me to hear and see videos from those that are jealous of your sucess or lack a basic understanding of forestry or wildlife management

We're with you, Shawn and family. 👍😎🇨🇦🙏✌ I'm really enjoying your forest and animal planning and content. Thank you for sharing all you do. ❤ 🐾

It sucks, but good on you for taking steps you've determined are needed.

Good morning Shawn I'm doing the same thing on my hunting property in the southern tier of NY I've been doing timber management for the last 5 years. I had a forester come through and his suggestion was to replace trees with hazelnut bushes as they will start nut production in 5 years . Good luck with your management.

I think it is terrible that people feel they have to find the exact location where you live. I can not believe people do this, it is your privacy and what you share to us on you tube is just that. As for sharing your location that is not right. I am so sorry, though I enjoy your content have followed you for years since you built the old pad and started this one. Your privacy and family safety comes first Shawn. Good idea to thin out the trees. Look forward to see what your adventures hold this year.

Thanks for sharing. This has been very informative. It appears to be a sign of the times that some people are acting the way that they do. It is amazing that you were able to actually see a turkey nest.

I love your content and look forward to Fridays with you and Callie. Good luck in stopping the crazies. God bless you and all your family.

you and your family--stay safe -please-- Henning Olsen

Good Luck & God bless you & your family.

I, for one enjoy your content. Even at my advanced age I learn so much. Keep up your great work.

I don't post much...but... My 2 cents...I appreciate all that you share on both channels. Thank you for being you. Your family is very blessed to have you in their life Thanks again for what you share

Good for you ..,. may all your days be happier for now on

We quit facebook for same reasons. Never did instagram. Our family is most important! So glad your still doing these post, I enjoy them immensely! Retired in the eastern hills of Tennessee! Lifting you and your family up in our prayers 🙏

I found a channel quite by accident, on youtube yesterday called "Life the jungle" which was obviously taken from your Self Reliance channel because I have seen them before.

Good Luck for you and your Family!Greetings from Berlin (Germany)

Be safe out there🙏

Great work & knowledge; thanks for sharing! Observing nature will help move us forward in a wholesome way! Blessings to all 🤗🇨🇦

You made a good choice .

Sorry for what you are going through. I have been watching you since you started building the other cabin.

Bom dia Shawn James,um feliz e abençoado final de semana pra vc.🙏😘

Take care Shawn, from Quebec! We understand you!

I understand why. Sorry your going through that. Good work on the property. God bless. Praying for yuns!

Great video Shawn. It’s frustrating when people form an opinion strictly on emotion and with no facts to support their fear. You have proven to be a fantastic steward of the land and have based what you decide to do on knowledge and fact. Looking forward to see these improvements and changes mature. Thanks for sharing. Love Cali.

Its a shame some people just cant enjoy what you do, without putting their own wants first. You do you, end of story.

Thank you , Sean. Stay safe

Shawn, I've watched your videos for quite a few years and was/am enthralled by your talent, intelligence, and abilities. Thank you for all that information and the endless entertainment you've provided me. I am truly grateful for what you are doing and all that you present to us. THANK YOU a million fold.

Prayers and blessings

Thanks for the update brother 🐇

Sorry that you're going through that. Family first always. I've been a follower for years and really enjoy the content.

I understand where you are coming from. It's sad, because I enjoy this Shawn James channel. If you take it away, I may not be able to follow... You gotta do what you gotta do!! I've loved your journey!!

When you become a "public figure", whether that's due to being a singer, actor, etc. or even exposure on KZread, you risk loosing your privacy and anonymity. It's one of the reason why I stay off all those "social" (really gossip would be more accurate) media. They are a breeding ground for hatred.

I did that 5 years ago and I have never looked back, stay safe Shawn and keep on trucking

I enjoy your channels. I like what you and Mrs James are doing for your family.

So sorry to hear about this happening to you and your family.

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" - Leonardo da Vinci. Your way of living is wonderful - Thank you for sharing Shawn! Grazie mille from Italy.

Good luck to you and your family. I agree with you 1 000 percent

Hello Shawn, just another comment of support. Been watching your channel (s) for years off and on when time permits. I appreciate the work the lifestyle takes and the extra effort it takes to film and share it. Keep doing what you’re doing but make whatever changes you need to, to keep family safe and feel good bout things. Real fans will still follow. Good luck, best wishes!

Shawn government records is how people find where you live, and these pay sites that you pay to remove your information from the web,mare the ones who own these site that publish your data from public records, on the sites that sell your data. Canada like the USA the government land records generally is public online for all to search ownership, and all you need is a person to find. The government public records is the number one threat to privacy.

@CarolGasses

Ай бұрын

Good information. It’s the exact case in SC.

So sorry you must deal with people like that. I watch every video and really appreciate your content and lifestyle. If “they” don’t agree they should just not watch, no one is forcing them too! Some people just stir discontent. They should listen and learn something. Peace and love from N Georgia.

Seriously? Professional forester here. You are the kind of landowner I dream of. I've yet to hear you say anything incorrect in regards to forest management. Your understanding of the ecosystem makes me hope that the private landowners I work with one day get to the level you are already at. It's too bad ignorant people post on your channels, but I can confirm, militantly stupid people are impossible to educate. I deal with them, too (been a forester for 28 years and I still get guys saying 'what would a woman know about forestry?'). Good luck with the white oak - they are the preferred browse species and the acorns mature over a single season rather than two. As long as you aren't outside of their range, and they don't get browsed down to nothing! Lol!

Oh no , your Shawn James channel is my favorite because you do more talking . I’m sorry people give you a hard time when you try to talk to us. If it’s any consolation, “haters” are on every channel

Shawn I like it when you talk about issues that are important to you. It's a different perspective for me and I find that important to seek out. I disagree with you plenty but agree more often than not. we need more of that I think!

I appreciate your honesty and insight. Keep up the great content.