Family Life at Fish Camp on the Yukon River - Summer 2018 - Stan Zuray
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Salmon and other species of fish here migrate well over 1000 miles each summer to spawn. The Yukon River once had numerous fish camps that ran from the mouth to well into Canada full of families cutting a winters supply of fish for countless generations. Elders can still remember those days. While modern commercial overfishing and wild salmon food competition from huge hatchery operations have severely hurt some of these runs and the people and camps that relied on them, a significant number of families still raise their kids this way. Here's our camp 2018 style.
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I am from cowichan valley on Vancouver island. I lived in dease lake for a bit with the thaltan. I wish to visit the Yukon before I pass away.
HEY STAN. AND JOE. MY FATHER IS ABOUT 77 I GUESS. HE WATCHES RERUN AFTER RERUN. MUST SAY, ITS AWESOME. EVER SEEN A BIGFOOT UP THERE YOU GUYS?
No but a number of friends swear they have seen a version of Bigfoot they call by a number of other names. Don't think they are out and about in the winter as I never see their tracks. Must hibernate. Would love to meet one and some aliens also.
Very nice channel, I wish I liked salmon I've tried it so many ways. I once had white salmon Italian man cooked it on the grill with Italian bread I liked it. Can't find any recipes though. Thanks for sharing
Outstanding to still see you guys kicking ass. Way to live right
Aho Stan, this is better then any TV show thanks keep them coming.
Russell Karnes yes , this is better then any reality show that is on !
So nice to get a new video. Love seeing the family. Your wife is so pretty. Please try to share more often. Such a great way to learn how to preserve our food. Love seeing the children..
Morning Stan - Looks like you have the best life No Ratrace ,Nice family too Smoked Salmon Yummy .
Awesome! loved seeing the kids netting the kings.
Mouth was watering as soon as I saw the smoked salmon. Mmmmm
new sub
OMG smoked salmon is so good! Especially when brown sugar and terriyaki and well done almost to point of a jerky then smoked fish, omg it's so good! U can live on it every day if need to to survive the winter it's so tasty you wouldn't get sick of it some smoked salmon and bit of deer caribou moose goat bear, just about any type of red meat like those and salmon everyday is not only aaamazingly delicious but it's most PERFECT healthy diet a human being could live on.
What a wonderful set up! So happy for you and your family.
Hi । Where you from ? What's your country name ?
This is better than Yukon Men, because we can actually see how daily life is there for your family. Nat Geo just wanted ratings.
More of these videos please stan . You have an awesome family
You guys work like beavers Stan. Thanks for the work put into your videos. 2 quick question's if I may. I noticed you are facing the river, are you worried about apex predators taking your 6?. And have you ever had anything like that happen?
Usually they stay away. They have plenty of food in the spawning creeks and washing up on the beaches. My dogs let me know when they are around and passing by. Sometimes we get a bad bear and if he comes back 2x he's hanging in the smokehouse. They know that and that is what is different up here - the bears and wolves have that knowledge passed down and they stay away usually. Not like Yellowstone and the non shy bears.
Stan Zuray Thanks for your reply and time Stan. Do u think that is because there is more human interaction in the Yellowstone area than where you are?
She speaks of REAL freedom that this lifestyle brings. Amen! Also real home schooling for the kids also.
I hope you chose the homeschooling path for your kids especially now!
Beautiful family; thanks for sharing fish camp with us, Stan!
Great stuff Stan. Sure miss watching Joe and you hunting and trapping the most. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Wow another great update!..I wish you made daily vlogs showing your incredible lifestyle...I think you could make a nice little side income if you have your videos monetized..Just a suggestion and PLEASE keep the videos coming!
Videos monetized (see the ads). I get a small check each month - maybe someday bigger. Fun to watch it go up and down.
Joe the fish ladder ;) I love how the whole family has their own little part, and everyone helps out. I hope your preservation goes perfectly, and the bears stay away from the drying racks!
wonderful. i hope alaska mining, and oil don't ruin that run. I worry about alaska so many people depending on the wild for there food.
Actually it is a dying lifestyle but the danger is commercialization of the resource is way more harvest (and often too much) than the subsistence aspect.
I think if there was better outreach maybe it wouldn't be dying everywhere. A lot of my hunting and fishing culture I grew up with is so caught up with the gun dumbest who leave whole carcasses except for the head they don't want to pack out. Wave their stupid gun around and leave beer cans everywhere. Out there with super expensive guns and like 2 or three of them randomly on their trucks like trophies. They don't understand that people subsistence hunting, gardening, all that jazz. Caught up with that gun prepper bullshit. If you can get half your food budget of 15,000 a year in 2 or 3 week weekends Everyone who is able body should be doing it as long as the resources can handle it. Giving the extras to those who don't hunt and finish helping out. Makes me so sad because the harvest is important for the wild. We are a part of the ecosystem and it's shaping. We killed off a lot of the large carnvors who would have been harvesting these anamils.
Nice to see you and your family again Stan!!
You are beautiful people.
Regards.
Fred. (From Chicago)
Thanks Again Stan For Streaming Your Life Here On RUclips.
How long does it spend in the smokehouse? I’m getting hangry 🤠
2 weeks in dry or 4 weeks in damp weather
Stan Zuray thank you sir and great video 👍
I wish i could visit Stan everything looks so beautiful
Would be such an honor to spend time with him and his family
Good Day once more Mr. Zuray and Family Too . While you were on Yukon Men , You did not say if you ever Harvested Bears . In the U S l'm sure there is different hunting rules for First People ( Native ) as in Seasons and so on . In Ontario , Fall is Black Bear Season . That I have eaten it kind of taists like Gamey Pork I like it , What about you ? If you don"t ask you don't Learn. Take Care Eh!
I used to harvest bears (grizzly and black) when before I was married to my native wife but now because the women in my household do not eat bear meat it makes no sense. In Tanana village most women were raised to believe it was not good for women particularly ones of childbearing age. Something like that.
Is there any land for sale on the river? If so how much
Very little of river land is open at all. I know of none.
Good morning Stan
Christ Stan what if a grizz shows up all them kids around!
My son was that age when he shot his first bear that came into camp while all the adults were gone
I suppose you learn to live with such dangers, fascinating!
Hi Stan thank you for sharing a little piece of your world with us.. we really enjoy your videos it's all about tradition and Families and passing it down to Generations amazing beautiful out there! We missed Grandma I'm sure she might have had a story or two to tell 😊 Oh the fish Joe/Sam caught was huge 53.2lbs!! They will never forget that the stories they will share 🙂
Great Vid Stan, kids having a great time lol. Good fishing season hey..!!
Great Video Stan!! You do not need the UnDiscovery Channel. They need you! You and your family and friends in Tanana have a great following!!
🐟 I caught a 1800 pound yellow perch last week off the coast Of Arizona with a five Pound test line. Biggest yellow Perch I caught in 2019
Hey Stan!. Just wanna wish you a great productive and fun Summer. Lots of fires around here, new life. Hey, do you ever see Jessy Holmes from below zero? Dig the turbine, great idea. Peace, Wheelchair John in Idaho :)
I do see Jesse every now and then - usually in the city when I go there in winter.
Appreciate you keeping all of us fans of Yukon Men informed of the goings-on around Tanana and area. Sure do wish I could take a trip and help you out. Would love to learn all of this stuff first hand. Take care Stan, and again Thank You!
Wow, just loved this video-- missed seeing you all on the show!! Keep these going!!👍
Familie make a perfekt Salomon i have water in my mouth mmmmm greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 your big fan Simon I looking all your videos on Dmax or discovery channel god bless you all
I know this may be a dumb question but I have always wondered why the flies don't contaminate the fish just drying out side in the open air? I know fish drying has been done for thousands of years but I always wanted to know why it can be done there while it can't be done here were I live in California. Thanks love your videos.
Insects and things like birds and rodents spread disease on food everywhere but only thing I might add is all those things are probably a heck of a lot more healthy, less contaminated and disease free than in the cities where I grew up. We all go to trouble to keep that stuff off food but it's not perfect.
@@stanzuray I get that, I do. I have been to Alaska many times with my Pop fishing and never had the stones to ask that question. I assumed it was because the right wind, time of year and such allows the fish to dry and protect it some while in the city it's just too hot and flies just ruin the meat so fast. Thanks and keep up the great work. Love the inspiration to DIY as I have always prided myself on doing my own work. Live well and free my friend.
I miss fish camp, thanks for sharing yours with us!! Brings back many fond memories
Great to see your family. Very nice to see your son Joe. Such a great and peaceful life you have. Wishing you a long and prosperous life. Say hi to Joe!
my oh my that dried fish LOOKS so GOOD how I would LOVE SOME OF THAT do you sell and send to Ontario Canada My Brother used to do that but he is not with us anymore
Nice upload,thanks again Stan.These are gr8 gems in addition to the show.
You sir are living a great life looks like a lot of fun to be at Fish Camp
Boy i would keep buckets underneath those smoking pieces of salmon...that fish oil is worth some money
Them King's are like candy to me. Also nice to see Joe with a smile on his face. Still a man of few words but his face say's it all.
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Really cool to see, times are changing fast tho as we see iPhones mixed with tradition and and more. Good to show the next generation. Great video love to help.
Great experience for the kids and to good to see them pitching in to help as well.
Necessity is the mother of invention, your hot tub and water generator are beautiful examples of that. Combine that with a tight family unit...you must be unstoppable!! thanks.
I also watched YukonMen I live in the mountains of VIRGINIA
Hello Stan, I used to watch you on cable TV, I think it was on Discovery channel.
Congratulations to your and your family hard work on keeping up your tradition and passing it to your kids.
This is real life, harvesting the land and surviving from it.
You should be very proud of yourself.
Best regards!
Salmon strips look beautiful ! Thanks for sharing!
In california you would be going up jail allowing 3 minors to go near water without a state approved lifeguard and flotation devices. Live free stan!
The kids are not allowed to swim up here without a lifejacket even. They always have one in the boats.
Stan, you certainly have a great family to be proud of. You really deserve to be in front of the camera more. You are who people are wanting to see more!
Ate my fair share of strips. Lived in Dawson City for 12 years.
Hi Stan, Ron and Carolyn from Alabama. Good pictures of the fish camp rekindles fond memories of our visit with you and the lovely salmon patties that you made for us. Keep the videos coming of you and the family. This is as close as we can get for now. Hope to see you soon. Say hi to Joe. God bless. Ron and Carolyn
Good to hear from you. At fish camp of course as usual. Glad I can rekindle those good memories of your time here. Best, Stan
I am Montagnard jarai tribe love smoke salmon
I garrentee these are some of the healthiest people you'll ever see.
Watching all the way from Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬
I miss the Yukon.....Ill be back next year!Claims to work
Love your channel Stan, great to see your family keeping, and sharing traditional family life. Bless you , please keep posting...
my big dream is to visit Aliaska once, it's a beautiful country. I'm also a fisherman and a hunter. I don't know English so I'm trying to translate it.
You did perfect
glad the fish is being caught for human consumption, I hate when they fish wheel for dog food.... ive been on the Yukon and seen up to 500 fish per day , all for dog food...
That's over 150,000 fish a year. That is about what ADF&G considers to be the entire Alaska Yukon River drainage subsistence take was in some past years. It is a little high for now though mainly because of the severe decline in dog team use and dependence on snow machines now. That 150,000 figure is also the dog use and people food use combined. All that info is available each year from ADF&G surveys.
Hi Stan my whitefish turned out great except some strips did not dry right through. They have a thick skin but when I squeeze them they are soft inside. Is that ok? Most of the fish dried nothing soft about them when I squeeze them. They taste so g😊😊d
Strips dryatn different rates and are done atn different times. Some dry in half the time depending on thickness and oil content. For instance belly strips full of oil are slow drying next to back strips of the same thickness. Many like soft strips as they say they are more succulent. They do not keep like that and must be frozen of course.
It is a real shame that we the people of Alaska cannot catch king salmon! Yet it is OK for that commercial fisherman to catch fish(king salmons)W.T.F?
Depends on where and run strength. For instance on the Yukon here 2007 was the last year fishermen could sell a king commercially because the run crashed. Since there have been some years the run is fully protected and no king fishing and some years limited fishing is allowed for subsistence only. This year and in the video you see some fishing taking place. We had no fishing in the beginning and then went to two 24 hr periods per week of fishing most of the season. Kings are all past now and it's open 7 days week now but most fishermen don't take much this time of the fall. Haven't fished myself for a week or more now.
I can't believe I found you guys on RUclips I enjoy watching your show on TV I just knew that voice behind the camera and then you had Joe cleaning fish I'm new to your Channel can't wait to see more vlogs
Stan you can get cooler hinges made out of fire hose that won't break on ebay ..low cost.. I see some of your coolers are missing them. I really enjoy your life style buddy.
Good idea - lots missing.
Stan I apologize for this question is there a way you can get everybody from the show on your RUclips channel just like say Hey we are fine and not cause a legal issue if possible that would be great big fan of the show big fan of your Channel have a good one
Nothing illegal or bad about that. I usually am careful about using Yukon Men or Discovery's name but fans can and do go to my RUclips channel. Issue is how to let them know as I only reach out to so many here or on my Facebook. Facebook's reach is getting less and less.
Hello from Texas! New sub here. I found your channel about a week ago and I just gotta say how cool it is to find you here and was surprised at how old your channel is. Older than ym i believed. Did you buy or build that water generator? Yt is awesome for this reason right here!!! Thanks for what you do.
Good to see the videos Stan. Love to see just what going on.
not a good video to watch while i'm already hungry and waiting on dinner! Ill take a rack of those ASAP please!
Love this show, if my health were better i would go live up there
Great to see you all.Best wishes from Germany. I realy miss the Yukon Men and your kind of Life. I enjoy every video on your RUclips Channel!
As much as I like the show you're on these video's that you shoot are a lot more interesting. It's a more intimate view of your lives up there and work you do to prepare for winter (seems like all the work you do is preparing for winter). Love the bush mechanics as I'm a plumbing contractor and appreciate the common thread of having to make things work no matter what. Just found you and looking forward to viewing your other videos. Good luck fishing.
The fish camp is looking good and busy. Don't know how I missed this when it first came out
Thumbs up and enjoyed!!!!
This is what i love about Tanana and there nothing more better then having the Zuray show what thy do..Much Aroha from New Zealand Stan
Dry meat in Nepal we call sukuti 🤤🤤🤤🤤😍
No cholesterol , blood psi. and sugar, water pills. At 89 works like she;s 35. Off the grid. The land of milk and honey.
It"s Great to get more Knowledge from you Mr.Zuray . So , being that far North do you get much Harvestable Hardwood . And I was wondering are you or your family able to harvest much Muskoxen from your neck of the woods . Take Care & Good Day eh !
We have paper birch here and use it for firewood and sled making. It's considered a hardwood I believe.
Have seen a muskoxen on the Yukon before but very rare and this on was straying far from his normal turf up north.
Mr. Zuray, I would love to see more, please sir thank u
Hi Stan and family. Everyone is doing a great job and spending quality time together, wish more families were like that. You are very blessed Stan.
Nice Video Stan good to see the kids out working just finished up our Chitina Dip netting trip did real well 200 red salmon from delta buffalo ranch 😉 best of luck
I enjoyed watching you guys on tv. Glad you're doing these online videos. Keep up the good filming work. 👍
Could you kindly make a video about that water turbine generator? Thanks so much Stan.
Good idea. Have some videos that show a little but need to show the whole thing intake pipes to the generator end. . Just talked to the developer in Canada that designed them. So carefree.
I I want to come to Yukon. Please give me a visa
Everything looks so good! Sgi dv (thanks so much in NC Cherokee dialect) for sharing this.
Were them girls going down to play in the river? You KNOW that water is cold!
Seen my kids many times floating down the river with the breakup ice - after it thinned out of coarse.
Reep the rewards. Warm temperatures Family together for a work be. Hey Joey. Thanks Stan. Jerome.
This is so cool! I have bought every season of your show. Happy you have your own channel as well as the seasons. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing time at fish camp with us, the salmon are looking great. All this hard work pays off during the winter when its -40 and the Smoked salmon fills you up.
Could you catch that oil that drips off and use it for cooking or other things? It has to be powerful
Tried to hang tarps to collect it in the smokehouse but it's hard enough to move fish strips around in there as it is. Every time gave up on the idea. Most of the oil stays with the done product anyway.
Great video Stan . You're living the life man . I know it can be a rough one but you make it look so easy . Don't worry , I'm not fooled LOL . Thanks for the video . Loved it .
very nice sir. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful no flies in the smoke house, Family and friends, Joe is always working his ass off , I’ll love to try that Salmon Yummy
Can we also see your vegetable and fruit gardens? Loved your show and your vlogs!
Don't grow as much stuff as I use to being at a fish camp all summer where the soil is shallow and rocky and on a hill side but got some great salad gardens here. The new film project (Stan Project) will show then.
CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS ..HE WAS BURIED AND ON THE THIRD DAY HE WAS RAISED FROM THE DEAD IN THE FLESH AND SEEN OF OVER 500 EYEWITNESSES AT ONCE..THIS SAME RISEN SAVIOR COMMANDS EVERYONE EVERYWHERE TO REPENT AND BE BORN AGAIN TO ESCAPE THE FIRES OF HELL...."JESUS CHRIST IS COMING BACK IN FLAMING FIRE TAKING VENGEANCE ON THOSE THAT KNOW NOT GOD . " MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES FOREVER IN CHRIST JESUS
My family is pretty religious also. Me not so much but pray for me.
@@stanzuray IT WOULD BE AN HONOR TO PRAY FOR YOU AND YOUR LOVELY FAMILY.......EXPECT A BLESSING....MAY OUR LORD AND SAVIOR KEEP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY SAFE AND HEALTHY.......STAN YOU ARE ONE OF THE ULTIMATE SURVIVORS...LIVING IN SUCH HASH CONDITIONS...I AM HERE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK... NOW WATCHING YOUR VIDEO..IT IS 42 DEGREES F. AND AS I SEE THE WIND BLOW IN YOUR VIDEO I HAD TO GET UP AND PUT A JACKET ON TO STAY WARM...WOW....YOU HAVE BEEN BLESSED BY GOD......STAN NOW IS THE ACCEPTED TIME FOR SALVATION.....YOU HAVE SURVIVED IN ICY COLD WEATHER AND HAVE PREPARED FOR ALL SORTS OF WEATHER...NOW IT IS TIME TO PREPARE FOR ETERNAL LIFE...BECAUSE DEAR STAN WE ARE ALL A HEARTBEAT AWAY FROM ETERNITY...IT IS 1;56 AM HERE....HOPE YOU ARE DOING GREAT SEND MY BEST WISHES AND LOVE TO YOUR FAMILY...JIMMIE KING FROM SYRACUSE. NEW YORK..THANKS FOR FOR YOUR POST.......KEEP IN MIND STAN YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION TO MANY OF US ARMCHAIR TRAVELERS
Wow! Such a great experience for the whole family. Love your videos Stan. Thanks for sharing.
I wonder how long those natives have smoked fish there! The landscape looks tiered and flattened near those smoking prep pads and sheds, like it’s been used for centuries!
your videos are super awesome, really makes me miss alaska. I really hope you keep posting videos because they kick ass. Greetings from portland oregon usa
Your family are so lovely and you live such a wonderful life really enjoyed watching this video thank you so much for sharing.
Alot of fun with alot of work. Your the Man Stan!!! Beautiful family truly blessed man!😁👍
keep up the good work you are blessed to be able to be with family have a good time and get your own food that you know where it comes from. you and your son were my favorites to see what you would do, thanks for sharing
Nice. Bet those dried salmon taste good