1 00:00:08,108 --> 00:00:09,908 {\an1}ANDY: Holy mackerel. DENISE: Wow! 2 00:00:09,943 --> 00:00:11,613 {\an1}(laughter) 3 00:00:11,645 --> 00:00:13,685 {\an1}ANDY: Yeah, that’s a lot of ice. 4 00:00:13,714 --> 00:00:17,124 {\an1}DENISE: Well, now what was the thought about getting the boat in early? 5 00:00:17,150 --> 00:00:18,220 {\an1}(laughs) 6 00:00:18,252 --> 00:00:19,192 {\an1}ANDY: Well, that’s not too bad. 7 00:00:19,219 --> 00:00:21,119 {\an1}It’s really super low water. 8 00:00:21,154 --> 00:00:24,364 {\an1}Yeah, I mean, normally we’re packed in the ice all the way up to here. 9 00:00:24,391 --> 00:00:25,361 {\an1}Right? 10 00:00:25,392 --> 00:00:26,392 {\an1}DENISE: Yeah. That’s true. 11 00:00:26,426 --> 00:00:29,226 {\an1}ANDY: So, this will melt out fairly quick. 12 00:00:30,697 --> 00:00:33,927 {\an1}Breakup signals the time of our super busy time of year, 13 00:00:33,967 --> 00:00:37,367 {\an1}where we’re gardening, we’re fishing, we’re hunting. 14 00:00:37,404 --> 00:00:40,714 {\an1}DENISE: Breakup is also wakeup for the bear time. 15 00:00:40,741 --> 00:00:43,881 {\an1}ANDY: Yeah, I was kind of hoping we’d be able to slide a boat in 16 00:00:43,911 --> 00:00:45,411 {\an1}over this ice or something and 17 00:00:45,445 --> 00:00:47,745 {\an1}do some boating around on the Yukon. 18 00:00:47,781 --> 00:00:49,481 {\an1}Then if we want to get out and bear hunt, 19 00:00:49,516 --> 00:00:51,946 {\an1}we have a lot more access than just being stuck on 20 00:00:51,985 --> 00:00:54,245 {\an1}our little peninsula of land here, right? 21 00:00:54,288 --> 00:00:55,918 {\an1}DENISE: Right. 22 00:00:56,256 --> 00:00:57,856 {\an1}ANDY: The Yukon River is unpredictable. 23 00:00:57,891 --> 00:00:59,631 {\an1}You never know what it’s gonna do. 24 00:00:59,660 --> 00:01:00,990 {\an1}But we’re kind of hoping that maybe we can 25 00:01:01,028 --> 00:01:03,398 {\an1}just see what’s out there for wildlife. 26 00:01:03,430 --> 00:01:05,570 {\an1}I think we need to go scout for some bears. 27 00:01:05,599 --> 00:01:07,799 {\an1}DENISE: Sounds good. 28 00:01:14,775 --> 00:01:17,485 {\an1}ANDY: Let’s go stick this baby in the river! 29 00:01:17,511 --> 00:01:20,951 {\an1}DENISE: Ready or not, here we go. 30 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:29,991 {\an1}ANDY: Good. 31 00:01:30,023 --> 00:01:32,493 {\an1}There’s a lot of ice coming down the river, 32 00:01:32,526 --> 00:01:34,926 {\an1}it’d be a little bit tricky navigating right now. 33 00:01:34,962 --> 00:01:37,732 {\an1}But I think it’s doable considering how much country 34 00:01:37,764 --> 00:01:41,404 {\an1}it’s gonna open up to us to go explore, hunt. 35 00:01:42,669 --> 00:01:45,239 {\an1}Look around for some bears and check out some eddies and 36 00:01:45,271 --> 00:01:47,612 {\an1}just go see what’s out there, you know? 37 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:51,541 {\an1}DENISE: All right. Good? ANDY: Yeah. Hop in. 38 00:01:51,912 --> 00:01:53,482 {\an1}Let’s go see if we can find them. 39 00:01:53,513 --> 00:01:54,783 {\an1}DENISE: Yup. 40 00:01:57,951 --> 00:02:01,051 {\an1}JESSIE: Every small step is what got me to where I already am. 41 00:02:01,088 --> 00:02:03,918 {\an1}It’s the small steps that make the big things happen. 42 00:02:12,065 --> 00:02:13,365 {\an1}JESSIE: Chick, chick, chicks. 43 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,540 {\an1}(chirping) 44 00:02:16,570 --> 00:02:18,510 {\an1}Come on. Chick, chick, chicks. 45 00:02:18,538 --> 00:02:20,738 {\an1}Hey, you guys got some water still. 46 00:02:20,774 --> 00:02:22,084 {\an1}You guys are looking better already. 47 00:02:22,109 --> 00:02:23,679 {\an1}You’re growing quick. 48 00:02:23,710 --> 00:02:27,280 {\an1}I’m working on getting a little bit of a farm setup going on here. 49 00:02:27,314 --> 00:02:30,524 {\an1}So my small step towards that is I’ve acquired 20 chicks, 50 00:02:30,550 --> 00:02:32,390 {\an1}and they are for meat. 51 00:02:32,418 --> 00:02:34,319 {\an1}These are, uh, Cornish-crossed chickens. 52 00:02:34,353 --> 00:02:36,924 {\an1}They’re bred to grow super-fast. 53 00:02:36,957 --> 00:02:39,057 {\an1}Eight weeks and they grow to maturity. 54 00:02:39,091 --> 00:02:43,002 {\an1}They’re three weeks old now, so another six, seven weeks and 55 00:02:43,030 --> 00:02:45,570 {\an1}these are gonna be some big, fat chickens. 56 00:02:45,599 --> 00:02:49,599 {\an1}Get these guys fed, then I’m gonna go and get their permanent coop built. 57 00:02:49,636 --> 00:02:52,666 {\an1}I have them in a little pen right now that I’ve raised puppies in. 58 00:02:52,706 --> 00:02:54,466 {\an1}And the chickens are pretty small and 59 00:02:54,508 --> 00:02:56,108 {\an1}they can get through some of these spots. 60 00:02:56,143 --> 00:02:57,543 {\an1}It’s not meant to be a chicken pen. 61 00:02:57,577 --> 00:03:00,477 {\an1}I need to build something that’s gonna be permanent for these guys. 62 00:03:00,514 --> 00:03:02,084 {\an1}I gotta, you know, get this done. 63 00:03:02,115 --> 00:03:03,275 {\an1}I’ve gotta get this done today. 64 00:03:03,316 --> 00:03:04,416 {\an1}They need space. 65 00:03:04,451 --> 00:03:07,451 {\an1}Good safe place, you know, to be able to grow up fast. 66 00:03:08,722 --> 00:03:11,592 {\an1}Okay, and one of the biggest deals is gonna be 67 00:03:11,625 --> 00:03:15,305 {\an1}how hard is this soil to work. 68 00:03:15,328 --> 00:03:17,128 {\an1}Not too bad. 69 00:03:17,164 --> 00:03:20,974 {\an1}That way I’m gonna have to be filling in some of these holes. 70 00:03:21,001 --> 00:03:22,901 {\an1}This is why I brought you down here, Neil. 71 00:03:22,936 --> 00:03:24,466 {\an1}You’re good to work. 72 00:03:24,504 --> 00:03:26,114 {\an1}Dig. 73 00:03:27,140 --> 00:03:28,740 {\an1}Got myself a new, uh, buddy here. 74 00:03:28,775 --> 00:03:32,245 {\an1}He’s gonna be my companion dog and go everywhere with me. 75 00:03:32,279 --> 00:03:35,579 {\an1}He’s a Jack Russell terrier and, uh, his name is Neil. 76 00:03:35,615 --> 00:03:38,415 {\an1}This gal I was dating, she ended up taking Rosie with her 77 00:03:38,452 --> 00:03:39,722 {\an1}when we split up. 78 00:03:39,753 --> 00:03:41,093 {\an1}And, uh, she’s living a good life. 79 00:03:41,121 --> 00:03:42,991 {\an1}But, you know, it kind of has been a bummer for me. 80 00:03:43,023 --> 00:03:45,692 {\an1}So I finally found another Jack Russell. 81 00:03:45,726 --> 00:03:47,526 {\an1}Nothing really replaces Rosie. 82 00:03:47,561 --> 00:03:49,661 {\an1}But just having a dog that’s like always with you, 83 00:03:49,696 --> 00:03:51,096 {\an1}a companion dog. 84 00:03:51,131 --> 00:03:53,001 {\an1}Just kind of makes like the life around here to stay, 85 00:03:53,033 --> 00:03:55,173 {\an1}it enriches it for me. 86 00:03:57,003 --> 00:03:58,873 {\an1}Yeah, so one of the big things I want to do is like, 87 00:03:58,905 --> 00:04:00,435 {\an1}cultivate this ground. 88 00:04:00,474 --> 00:04:02,184 {\an1}It’s not just about a place for my chickens. 89 00:04:02,209 --> 00:04:04,139 {\an1}It’s putting the chickens in the right place where 90 00:04:04,177 --> 00:04:07,047 {\an1}I’m gonna benefit from it in the future. 91 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:10,820 {\an1}This whole little island area, now that the dogs aren’t here, 92 00:04:10,851 --> 00:04:14,021 {\an1}first thing is rake all these sticks up. 93 00:04:14,955 --> 00:04:17,065 {\an1}Then I’m gonna fill in all these holes in this area 94 00:04:17,089 --> 00:04:19,029 {\an1}where I’m gonna put the chickens. 95 00:04:19,059 --> 00:04:20,889 {\an1}And then I’m gonna build my pens here, 96 00:04:20,927 --> 00:04:24,827 {\an1}where all the scat from the chickens is gonna be fertilizing 97 00:04:24,865 --> 00:04:27,005 {\an1}this ground and making this ground richer. 98 00:04:27,033 --> 00:04:29,343 {\an1}And then as I continue to add more animals, 99 00:04:29,369 --> 00:04:32,139 {\an1}I’m gonna end up with more and more growing space here. 100 00:04:33,907 --> 00:04:36,407 {\an1}It’s really important to have a vision and a strategy, 101 00:04:36,443 --> 00:04:39,113 {\an1}over a long term and the short term. 102 00:04:39,146 --> 00:04:41,976 {\an1}So short term, get this chickens here. 103 00:04:42,015 --> 00:04:43,645 {\an1}Get this ground tuned up a little bit. 104 00:04:43,683 --> 00:04:47,623 {\an1}Long term, tons of potatoes growing right here. 105 00:04:51,391 --> 00:04:53,191 {\an1}AGNES: We have very good hunters here, 106 00:04:53,226 --> 00:04:55,456 {\an1}and what it takes is knowing your land, 107 00:04:55,495 --> 00:04:57,555 {\an1}knowing the waters, the weather. 108 00:04:57,597 --> 00:05:00,297 {\an1}And knowing that the animals are out there. 109 00:05:08,675 --> 00:05:10,635 {\an1}CHIP: Well hello, Carol. 110 00:05:10,677 --> 00:05:13,577 {\an1}I got these guys pretty well stocked up on everything. 111 00:05:13,613 --> 00:05:15,053 {\an1}We made sure the gas was clean. 112 00:05:15,081 --> 00:05:16,281 {\an1}We’ve got good water. 113 00:05:16,316 --> 00:05:18,046 {\an1}You got your GPS. 114 00:05:18,084 --> 00:05:20,494 {\an1}Everything you could possibly need. 115 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,520 {\an1}NARRATOR: For the Hailstones, the spring breakup of ocean ice 116 00:05:23,557 --> 00:05:26,127 {\an1}is time for the family’s hunt for ugruk, 117 00:05:26,159 --> 00:05:27,959 {\an1}or bearded seals. 118 00:05:27,994 --> 00:05:31,034 {\an1}The annual event is a Inupiaq tradition that 119 00:05:31,064 --> 00:05:33,504 {\an1}only Natives can participate in. 120 00:05:33,867 --> 00:05:35,397 {\an1}CHIP: Yup, lots of animals in there too for you. 121 00:05:35,435 --> 00:05:36,595 {\an1}CAROL: Okay. 122 00:05:36,636 --> 00:05:39,106 {\an1}NARRATOR: This year, Chip and Agnes’s daughter, Carol, 123 00:05:39,139 --> 00:05:42,109 {\an1}will lead a hunting party with her boyfriend, Skyler. 124 00:05:42,142 --> 00:05:46,652 {\an1}And extended family members, Edward and Preston. 125 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,880 {\an1}AGNES: Carol, you need this? Your hooded jacket? 126 00:05:49,916 --> 00:05:51,716 {\an1}Carolyn and her crew are heading out 127 00:05:51,751 --> 00:05:54,351 {\an1}and hopefully they’ll score an ugruk. 128 00:05:54,387 --> 00:05:56,587 {\an1}We depend on the oils and the, um, 129 00:05:56,623 --> 00:06:00,433 {\an1}fat to help us throughout the cold, dark winters. 130 00:06:00,460 --> 00:06:03,430 {\an1}The kids are still getting used of going on their own. 131 00:06:03,463 --> 00:06:06,073 {\an1}It’s kind of a dangerous hunt. 132 00:06:06,099 --> 00:06:08,899 {\an1}There’s guns involved, there’s water, there’s ice. 133 00:06:08,935 --> 00:06:13,205 {\an1}Tide changing, winds change directions really quickly around here. 134 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,940 {\an1}Very important to be a good captain if you’re gonna take 135 00:06:15,976 --> 00:06:17,976 {\an1}people out on your boat. 136 00:06:18,011 --> 00:06:19,551 {\an1}Carol, is your life jacket too big? 137 00:06:19,579 --> 00:06:20,949 {\an1}You need a smaller one? 138 00:06:20,981 --> 00:06:22,151 {\an1}CAROL: Uh-huh. 139 00:06:22,182 --> 00:06:24,882 {\an1}These can tighten if I have to, like this. 140 00:06:26,019 --> 00:06:29,389 {\an1}AGNES: Carol has grown up down here pretty much all her life. 141 00:06:29,422 --> 00:06:31,562 {\an1}She knows what she’s doing. 142 00:06:31,591 --> 00:06:34,391 {\an1}For me, I always tell myself I don’t have to worry 143 00:06:34,427 --> 00:06:36,257 {\an1}’cause she knows better. 144 00:06:37,163 --> 00:06:39,103 {\an1}Be careful sweetheart, love you with all my heart. 145 00:06:39,132 --> 00:06:41,102 {\an1}CHIP: Good luck. SKYLER: See you guys later. 146 00:06:41,134 --> 00:06:42,804 {\an1}CHIP: Yup, good luck you guys. CAROL: Yeah. 147 00:06:42,836 --> 00:06:44,136 {\an1}CHIP: Have fun, whatever you do. 148 00:06:44,170 --> 00:06:45,409 {\an1}CAROL: Love you guys. AGNES: Love you guys. 149 00:06:45,438 --> 00:06:47,538 {\an1}CHIP: Love you. CAROL: Bye, Wade. 150 00:06:47,574 --> 00:06:48,784 {\an1}AGNES: Yeehay. Yeehay. 151 00:06:48,808 --> 00:06:50,778 {\an1}Good luck, guys! 152 00:07:08,662 --> 00:07:09,862 {\an1}CAROL: This is part of our culture. 153 00:07:09,896 --> 00:07:12,566 {\an1}Everyone goes out and goes ugruk hunting this time of the year. 154 00:07:12,599 --> 00:07:13,999 {\an1}Skyler will be driving. 155 00:07:14,034 --> 00:07:16,874 {\an1}Preston and Edward, they’ll probably be shooting for now. 156 00:07:16,903 --> 00:07:19,073 {\an1}And since I know this place really well, the coast, 157 00:07:19,105 --> 00:07:20,905 {\an1}I could tell them where to go or what to do. 158 00:07:20,941 --> 00:07:22,681 {\an1}I don’t think they’ve really been out there ugruk hunting 159 00:07:22,709 --> 00:07:24,439 {\an1}as much as I have. 160 00:07:43,229 --> 00:07:44,959 {\an1}CAROL: It’s good to see that these boys are learning too, 161 00:07:44,998 --> 00:07:46,098 {\an1}’cause there’s not much, um, 162 00:07:46,132 --> 00:07:48,602 {\an1}young people out there anymore hunting ugruk. 163 00:07:48,635 --> 00:07:50,205 {\an1}So right now, learning when I’m young and 164 00:07:50,236 --> 00:07:52,336 {\an1}showing these boys how is pretty good. 165 00:07:52,372 --> 00:07:54,412 {\an1}They’ll learn how to hunt for my sisters when they’re older, 166 00:07:54,441 --> 00:07:57,011 {\an1}and good learning process right now. 167 00:07:57,043 --> 00:07:58,443 {\an1}We’ll probably check out the ice, 168 00:07:58,478 --> 00:08:01,708 {\an1}follow the edge a bit and hopefully catch something. 169 00:08:06,753 --> 00:08:08,123 {\an1}RICKO: Your senses are going wild when 170 00:08:08,154 --> 00:08:10,164 {\an1}the springtime comes around here. 171 00:08:10,190 --> 00:08:11,520 {\an1}Your smell, your taste, 172 00:08:11,558 --> 00:08:14,128 {\an1}what you hear, the birds singing. 173 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:16,930 {\an1}Springtime come along, the whole Earth wakes up again. 174 00:08:32,011 --> 00:08:34,412 {\an1}RICKO: The ice coming out. 175 00:08:34,447 --> 00:08:36,876 {\an1}I don’t want to see that. 176 00:08:37,851 --> 00:08:40,390 {\an1}I think we’ll be okay though. 177 00:08:40,419 --> 00:08:42,620 {\an1}That’s a showstopper. 178 00:08:42,655 --> 00:08:43,815 {\an1}See, you hit something like that, 179 00:08:43,857 --> 00:08:45,857 {\an1}you could wreck your boat. 180 00:08:48,128 --> 00:08:49,728 {\an1}So we’re traveling up to the family cabin, 181 00:08:49,763 --> 00:08:51,403 {\an1}we’re on the Huslia River. 182 00:08:51,431 --> 00:08:54,231 {\an1}Right now it’s breakup time, and we’re traveling the river 183 00:08:54,267 --> 00:08:55,427 {\an1}for the first time. 184 00:08:55,468 --> 00:08:56,938 {\an1}Really enjoy it this time of year, 185 00:08:56,970 --> 00:08:59,470 {\an1}but there’s also dangers to traveling this time of the year. 186 00:08:59,506 --> 00:09:02,536 {\an1}And all that ice is coming down the river still. 187 00:09:02,575 --> 00:09:05,135 {\an1}And you got to keep your guard up. 188 00:09:05,178 --> 00:09:08,648 {\an1}Dangers are always hidden everywhere out here in Alaska. 189 00:09:11,151 --> 00:09:13,791 {\an1}We’re gonna duck into this little slough and take a shortcut. 190 00:09:13,820 --> 00:09:17,260 {\an1}High water right now so we can take a lot of shortcuts, but... 191 00:09:17,290 --> 00:09:18,760 {\an1}It forks. 192 00:09:18,792 --> 00:09:20,892 {\an1}One’s called South Fork, one’s called North Fork. 193 00:09:20,927 --> 00:09:22,327 {\an1}Which one are we on? 194 00:09:22,362 --> 00:09:24,602 {\an1}SKYLER: Hold up. 195 00:09:26,032 --> 00:09:27,002 {\an1}North Fork, right? 196 00:09:27,033 --> 00:09:28,403 {\an1}RICKO: Yeah. 197 00:09:28,435 --> 00:09:29,845 {\an1}SKYLER: Remember how I said when I was little, 198 00:09:29,869 --> 00:09:32,199 {\an1}I said that I would never figure out where to go. 199 00:09:32,238 --> 00:09:34,238 {\an1}I’m actually remembering places now. 200 00:09:34,274 --> 00:09:36,044 {\an1}RICKO: That’s good. 201 00:09:36,076 --> 00:09:38,676 {\an1}Now you go on it enough times, you start to figure it out. 202 00:09:38,711 --> 00:09:40,951 {\an1}Man, you’ve been all over this country, haven’t you Sky? 203 00:09:40,980 --> 00:09:43,320 {\an1}SKYLER: Yeah. I remember now. 204 00:09:44,117 --> 00:09:45,417 {\an1}RICKO: You too, pretty soon. 205 00:09:45,452 --> 00:09:47,322 {\an1}Huh, Keenan? 206 00:09:54,594 --> 00:09:55,804 {\an1}(thuds) 207 00:09:55,829 --> 00:09:58,699 {\an1}Oh, ice. 208 00:09:59,966 --> 00:10:02,126 {\an1}Don’t want to hit none of that. 209 00:10:02,168 --> 00:10:04,838 {\an1}It’s real narrow, hard to get by them. 210 00:10:04,871 --> 00:10:06,341 {\an1}That’s some hard ice right there, too. 211 00:10:06,372 --> 00:10:08,712 {\an1}You don’t want to hit that. 212 00:10:08,741 --> 00:10:11,611 {\an1}It’s gonna get real twisty up here. 213 00:10:15,482 --> 00:10:17,452 {\an1}Oh, sharp turn here. 214 00:10:17,484 --> 00:10:18,954 {\an1}We might have to come off step. 215 00:10:18,985 --> 00:10:21,115 {\an1}Watching for ice, same time. 216 00:10:21,154 --> 00:10:23,494 {\an1}SKYLER: Aw. You’re crazy. 217 00:10:24,791 --> 00:10:27,561 {\an1}RICKO: Oh, we got it, we got a little opening right here. 218 00:10:27,594 --> 00:10:30,204 {\an1}Oh, we got an opening over here. 219 00:10:30,230 --> 00:10:34,130 {\an1}SKYLER: Oh. RICKO: You’re good. 220 00:10:34,167 --> 00:10:37,897 {\an1}Okay. 221 00:10:39,372 --> 00:10:40,772 {\an1}Okay, ice right there. 222 00:10:40,807 --> 00:10:44,037 {\an1}Can’t see over the bob, but I think we’re good right here. 223 00:10:44,077 --> 00:10:45,137 {\an1}Look over here. 224 00:10:45,178 --> 00:10:46,448 {\an1}SKYLER: There’s an ice right there. 225 00:10:46,479 --> 00:10:49,319 {\an1}RICKO: I know, go like this, and then turn. 226 00:10:52,152 --> 00:10:54,752 {\an1}Okay, now we’re gonna go left. 227 00:10:54,787 --> 00:10:57,217 {\an1}Oh, is that ice all the way across? 228 00:10:57,257 --> 00:11:00,957 {\an1}Ice jam. That’s an ice jam. 229 00:11:00,994 --> 00:11:02,434 {\an1}Uh-oh. 230 00:11:09,719 --> 00:11:12,119 {\an1}RICKO: I hate to turn around. 231 00:11:12,155 --> 00:11:13,095 {\an1}Unless we could break through this. 232 00:11:13,122 --> 00:11:15,292 {\an1}SKYLER: No. RICKO: Might be able to. 233 00:11:15,325 --> 00:11:17,735 {\an1}SKYLER: Heck no, you’re crazy. 234 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:21,300 {\an1}RICKO: Sure. We we’ll get up on this end. 235 00:11:21,331 --> 00:11:23,701 {\an1}And push it out. 236 00:11:23,733 --> 00:11:27,843 {\an1}SKYLER: I have a big regret this is not gonna work. 237 00:11:27,871 --> 00:11:30,341 {\an1}RICKO: I got to break that ice loose. 238 00:11:31,541 --> 00:11:34,441 {\an1}KEENAN: You’re crazy. RICKO: I’m crazy? 239 00:11:34,477 --> 00:11:36,847 {\an1}KEENAN: Mm-hmm. RICKO: Okay, hold on. 240 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,010 {\an1}This is part of the journey. 241 00:11:39,048 --> 00:11:41,278 {\an1}It’s what we get for trying to take a shortcut. 242 00:11:43,953 --> 00:11:46,223 {\an1}Okay, we got to get this ice moving, Sky. 243 00:11:46,256 --> 00:11:48,616 {\an1}Hold that boat. 244 00:11:50,593 --> 00:11:51,993 {\an1}(grunts) 245 00:11:52,028 --> 00:11:54,528 {\an1}We’re coming up this little North Fork slough here, 246 00:11:54,564 --> 00:11:56,874 {\an1}heading up to the family cabin and, um, 247 00:11:56,900 --> 00:11:59,100 {\an1}ended up running into an ice jam. 248 00:11:59,135 --> 00:12:00,695 {\an1}When you hit that thing, it’s like hitting concrete, 249 00:12:00,737 --> 00:12:02,237 {\an1}like floating concrete out there. 250 00:12:02,272 --> 00:12:05,342 {\an1}So, got to stay really vigilant this time of the year, 251 00:12:05,375 --> 00:12:08,615 {\an1}’cause I don’t want to get in no trouble with my kids in the boat. 252 00:12:09,946 --> 00:12:12,576 {\an1}Oh, that’s a big chunk coming down. 253 00:12:12,615 --> 00:12:15,445 {\an1}Okay, we’ll let this ice go by us. 254 00:12:15,485 --> 00:12:18,155 {\an1}We’ve got some chunks of ice about to hit the boat. 255 00:12:18,187 --> 00:12:20,257 {\an1}(thuds) 256 00:12:20,290 --> 00:12:22,760 {\an1}You okay, Keenan? 257 00:12:23,660 --> 00:12:24,630 {\an1}KEENAN: Come out there? 258 00:12:24,661 --> 00:12:25,591 {\an1}RICKO: You can stand right there. 259 00:12:25,628 --> 00:12:28,398 {\an1}You’re good. You got scared? 260 00:12:28,431 --> 00:12:30,771 {\an1}KEENAN: Huh? RICKO: You ain’t scared, huh? 261 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:34,870 {\an1}KEENAN: Mm-hmm. I’m not scared of nothing. 262 00:12:37,340 --> 00:12:40,410 {\an1}RICKO: It’s good my kids got to witness something like that. 263 00:12:40,443 --> 00:12:42,813 {\an1}So it’s really important that I bring them out here. 264 00:12:42,845 --> 00:12:44,445 {\an1}Let them gain the knowledge that I gained when 265 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,650 {\an1}I was out here ’cause this is knowledge of survival out here. 266 00:12:51,888 --> 00:12:54,218 {\an1}KEENAN: How did you move all that ice? 267 00:12:54,257 --> 00:12:55,757 {\an1}RICKO: Powerful, man. 268 00:12:55,792 --> 00:12:57,592 {\an1}Just kidding. 269 00:12:57,627 --> 00:12:59,457 {\an1}We’re lucky that we’re able to break this dam. 270 00:12:59,495 --> 00:13:01,025 {\an1}SKYLER: Yeah, that was pretty lucky. 271 00:13:01,064 --> 00:13:03,604 {\an1}RICKO: Yeah. Okay, let’s roll. 272 00:13:03,633 --> 00:13:05,073 {\an1}You can jump in. 273 00:13:05,101 --> 00:13:07,101 {\an1}Okay. 274 00:13:10,606 --> 00:13:12,776 {\an1}Yeah, a little more ice than I thought back here. 275 00:13:12,809 --> 00:13:14,639 {\an1}That’s why it’s dangerous this time of the year, 276 00:13:14,677 --> 00:13:17,207 {\an1}you’ve got to be careful when you travel. 277 00:13:17,246 --> 00:13:19,476 {\an1}We’re lucky. 278 00:13:22,919 --> 00:13:24,549 {\an1}DENISE: I think about what it would be like to be 279 00:13:24,587 --> 00:13:27,587 {\an1}completely free out there. 280 00:13:27,623 --> 00:13:28,823 {\an1}And with this new season, 281 00:13:28,858 --> 00:13:31,558 {\an1}it’s like a whole new world has just opened up. 282 00:13:45,241 --> 00:13:47,381 {\an1}DENISE: Oh, we’re coming up to some big old stuff here, Andy. 283 00:13:47,410 --> 00:13:49,450 {\an1}Look at that. 284 00:13:49,479 --> 00:13:51,109 {\an1}ANDY: Lot of Piña Coladas. 285 00:13:51,147 --> 00:13:52,207 {\an1}DENISE: Ooh. 286 00:13:52,248 --> 00:13:54,518 {\an1}You wouldn’t want one of those to drop off on us. 287 00:13:54,550 --> 00:13:56,090 {\an1}(laughs) 288 00:13:56,119 --> 00:13:57,989 {\an1}Wow, look at that. 289 00:13:58,021 --> 00:13:59,961 {\an1}We’re scouting for bears today. 290 00:13:59,989 --> 00:14:03,659 {\an1}And hopefully stalking and hunting for bears. 291 00:14:03,693 --> 00:14:08,363 {\an1}I can’t wait to get out and look at what the wildlife is doing. 292 00:14:09,632 --> 00:14:11,772 {\an1}Andy, do you see them? There’s two moose over there. 293 00:14:11,801 --> 00:14:14,771 {\an1}ANDY: Yeah. 294 00:14:14,804 --> 00:14:16,344 {\an1}DENISE: Oh, look at ’em. 295 00:14:16,372 --> 00:14:20,012 {\an1}Beautiful. That’s a young one, eh? 296 00:14:20,043 --> 00:14:23,013 {\an1}ANDY: Two of ’em. That’s a mom and a calf. 297 00:14:23,046 --> 00:14:26,616 {\an1}DENISE: Perfect. Beautiful sighting of spring. 298 00:14:26,649 --> 00:14:30,649 {\an1}A cow, moose and a yearling calf with her. 299 00:14:30,686 --> 00:14:34,256 {\an1}They are out enjoying those fresh spring buds. 300 00:14:34,290 --> 00:14:36,490 {\an1}It’s a sign of so much life here. 301 00:14:36,526 --> 00:14:39,326 {\an1}Oh, there he goes. 302 00:14:41,831 --> 00:14:43,371 {\an1}That was a good spotting... 303 00:14:43,399 --> 00:14:45,099 {\an1}ANDY: Yeah. DENISE: It’s a good sight. 304 00:14:45,134 --> 00:14:48,344 {\an1}ANDY: Next year’s dinner. 305 00:14:48,371 --> 00:14:50,811 {\an1}DENISE: And today’s beauty. 306 00:15:14,297 --> 00:15:16,497 {\an1}ANDY: Right there. 307 00:15:17,100 --> 00:15:18,970 {\an1}DENISE: I can’t tell. 308 00:15:19,001 --> 00:15:20,271 {\an1}Slow down so I can see. 309 00:15:20,303 --> 00:15:22,103 {\an1}I think it’s moving. 310 00:15:22,138 --> 00:15:25,808 {\an1}Oh, it might just be shrubs. 311 00:15:37,053 --> 00:15:39,923 {\an1}Oh, I think it is there, Andy! 312 00:15:46,028 --> 00:15:48,358 {\an1}Hang on now, I lost sight of it. 313 00:15:49,699 --> 00:15:51,229 {\an1}Let me just see, it looks like him. 314 00:15:51,267 --> 00:15:53,237 {\an1}Let me see if he moves. 315 00:15:54,137 --> 00:15:57,337 {\an1}Oh yeah, yeah. That’s definitely him. 316 00:15:57,373 --> 00:16:01,343 {\an1}ANDY: It’s gonna be a tough one to stalk him where he’s at right now. 317 00:16:01,377 --> 00:16:03,377 {\an1}Let’s just sit and watch him for a few minutes, 318 00:16:03,412 --> 00:16:04,882 {\an1}and just see what he does. 319 00:16:04,914 --> 00:16:07,324 {\an1}He, he might give us an indication of, you know, 320 00:16:07,350 --> 00:16:09,820 {\an1}what direction he’s gonna go in. 321 00:16:14,457 --> 00:16:16,887 {\an1}AGNES: We depend on that oil and that meat. 322 00:16:16,926 --> 00:16:20,056 {\an1}So it’s very important that they’re brave enough to go out 323 00:16:20,096 --> 00:16:23,666 {\an1}there to do the hunt, and also bring their kill home. 324 00:16:38,714 --> 00:16:41,254 {\an1}SKYLER: More seals right here. 325 00:16:41,651 --> 00:16:45,121 {\an1}CAROL: We’ve seen a lot of, um, young seals coming close to us. 326 00:16:45,154 --> 00:16:46,764 {\an1}But we’re not after the seals right now, 327 00:16:46,789 --> 00:16:48,719 {\an1}we’re trying to find an ugruk which is bigger than a seal, 328 00:16:48,758 --> 00:16:51,088 {\an1}it has a lot of blubber. 329 00:16:51,127 --> 00:16:52,427 {\an1}It’s what we need right now. 330 00:17:07,042 --> 00:17:08,343 {\an1}PRESTON: Oh that’s a big one out there, you see him? 331 00:17:08,377 --> 00:17:09,406 {\an1}On the other side of the ice. 332 00:17:09,444 --> 00:17:11,645 {\an1}SKYLER: Yeah. EDWARD: Yeah, that is one, bro. 333 00:17:33,002 --> 00:17:35,042 {\an1}EDWARD: Use your shotgun. 334 00:17:44,113 --> 00:17:45,053 {\an1}SKYLER: Woah, right there, right there! 335 00:17:45,081 --> 00:17:48,051 {\an1}Right there! Shotgun! 336 00:17:48,818 --> 00:17:50,018 {\an1}(gunshot) 337 00:17:50,052 --> 00:17:51,322 {\an1}CAROL: Go, go, go, go. 338 00:18:01,030 --> 00:18:04,130 {\an1}SKYLER: Harpoon! CAROL: Harpoon! 339 00:18:06,402 --> 00:18:07,342 {\an1}No blood? 340 00:18:07,370 --> 00:18:09,140 {\an1}Or is there blood? 341 00:18:48,010 --> 00:18:49,650 {\an1}SKYLER: Yup. 342 00:19:08,097 --> 00:19:10,567 {\an1}CAROL: I believe Preston’s having trouble shooting one 343 00:19:10,599 --> 00:19:12,329 {\an1}right now because he’s probably not used to 344 00:19:12,368 --> 00:19:14,038 {\an1}being in a boat that’s moving. 345 00:19:14,070 --> 00:19:16,710 {\an1}And they tried to shoot ugruk that were in the water. 346 00:19:16,739 --> 00:19:19,579 {\an1}Usually that’s like the last resort. 347 00:19:19,608 --> 00:19:22,738 {\an1}To shoot an ugruk on the ice is way much more easier. 348 00:19:35,591 --> 00:19:37,391 {\an1}JESSIE: The beautiful thing about living out here for me is 349 00:19:37,426 --> 00:19:39,726 {\an1}that I’m, I’m just working for myself, you know? 350 00:19:39,762 --> 00:19:42,162 {\an1}I’m working for my own vision, my own plan. 351 00:19:46,135 --> 00:19:48,445 {\an1}JESSIE: Okay, I’ve got everything I need here to get started. 352 00:19:48,471 --> 00:19:51,841 {\an1}I’m working on getting a permanent housing built for my chickens. 353 00:19:51,874 --> 00:19:54,144 {\an1}What I’m gonna be using for this chicken coop is, uh, 354 00:19:54,176 --> 00:19:58,646 {\an1}pallets that I’ve brought my dog food in here on. 355 00:19:58,681 --> 00:20:01,021 {\an1}This is a great way to use something that’s just 356 00:20:01,050 --> 00:20:02,780 {\an1}junking up the yard, you know. 357 00:20:02,818 --> 00:20:04,188 {\an1}All these pallets. 358 00:20:04,220 --> 00:20:06,560 {\an1}I’m not gonna let go of them or burn them because I know 359 00:20:06,589 --> 00:20:08,489 {\an1}they’re gonna be useful for something at some point, 360 00:20:08,524 --> 00:20:11,294 {\an1}but I’m also happy to see ’em go to use now, 361 00:20:11,327 --> 00:20:13,757 {\an1}because I hate junking the place up. 362 00:20:15,364 --> 00:20:17,434 {\an1}I’m not just trying to build a temporary pen here, 363 00:20:17,466 --> 00:20:19,836 {\an1}that’s gonna keep these chickens in for six weeks and, 364 00:20:19,869 --> 00:20:22,909 {\an1}you know, deteriorate and fall apart. 365 00:20:24,607 --> 00:20:28,877 {\an1}I envision this whole area eventually being a lot of 366 00:20:28,911 --> 00:20:30,811 {\an1}different pens with a lot of different animals and 367 00:20:30,846 --> 00:20:33,516 {\an1}a lot of little crops growing. 368 00:20:35,551 --> 00:20:38,591 {\an1}So, you know, what started as just a little bit of an idea is 369 00:20:38,621 --> 00:20:42,421 {\an1}now taking full swing into what’s gonna really be something. 370 00:20:42,458 --> 00:20:44,728 {\an1}If you ain’t growing food, you ain’t doing nothing. 371 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:45,790 {\an1}That’s the way I look at it. 372 00:20:45,828 --> 00:20:47,698 {\an1}If you ain’t cultivating the soil for the future, 373 00:20:47,730 --> 00:20:50,470 {\an1}then you ain’t thinking about the future. 374 00:20:50,499 --> 00:20:52,569 {\an1}Like my forefathers, like my grandfather, 375 00:20:52,601 --> 00:20:54,071 {\an1}like his father. 376 00:20:54,103 --> 00:20:55,143 {\an1}You want food? 377 00:20:55,171 --> 00:20:56,641 {\an1}You grow food, you make food, 378 00:20:56,672 --> 00:20:59,172 {\an1}you cultivate the land, you know. 379 00:20:59,208 --> 00:21:01,208 {\an1}You work the land that God gave you. 380 00:21:01,243 --> 00:21:03,553 {\an1}Because that’s a fulfilling life. 381 00:21:03,579 --> 00:21:05,409 {\an1}That’s a healthy life. 382 00:21:05,448 --> 00:21:07,278 {\an1}And that’s what I’m trying to achieve out here, you know. 383 00:21:07,316 --> 00:21:08,346 {\an1}(kisses) 384 00:21:08,384 --> 00:21:09,324 {\an1}Neil. Let’s go buddy. 385 00:21:09,351 --> 00:21:10,751 {\an1}We’re gonna go cool down. 386 00:21:10,786 --> 00:21:13,416 {\an1}I’m gonna go take a nice bath in the river. 387 00:21:16,292 --> 00:21:17,992 {\an1}All right, this is one of my favorite little spots on 388 00:21:18,027 --> 00:21:19,857 {\an1}my land right here. 389 00:21:19,895 --> 00:21:21,255 {\an1}You know, the water’s cold, 390 00:21:21,297 --> 00:21:24,767 {\an1}I know it’s cold, but I’ve been using, you know, the river as therapy. 391 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:25,970 {\an1}It’s really good for my leg, 392 00:21:26,001 --> 00:21:27,601 {\an1}my ankles, my joints. 393 00:21:27,636 --> 00:21:28,766 {\an1}Cold water is therapy. 394 00:21:28,804 --> 00:21:30,374 {\an1}It’s good to go shock your system. 395 00:21:30,406 --> 00:21:31,966 {\an1}Woo! 396 00:21:32,007 --> 00:21:33,177 {\an1}That’s the thing about living out here. 397 00:21:33,209 --> 00:21:35,179 {\an1}You know, like I’m on my own time schedule out here. 398 00:21:35,211 --> 00:21:37,411 {\an1}I’m my own boss, and I just take a walk down to the river 399 00:21:37,446 --> 00:21:41,016 {\an1}and go take a break, and take a swim and enjoy nature. 400 00:21:41,550 --> 00:21:43,720 {\an1}End of the day, you live at your own pace. 401 00:21:43,752 --> 00:21:45,852 {\an1}You do what you want to do every day when you wake up. 402 00:21:45,888 --> 00:21:47,088 {\an1}So if you’re doing something, 403 00:21:47,122 --> 00:21:48,722 {\an1}you better want it. 404 00:21:48,757 --> 00:21:51,057 {\an1}All right, that was awesome. 405 00:21:51,093 --> 00:21:52,393 {\an1}It was nice to get a good cool off. 406 00:21:52,428 --> 00:21:54,498 {\an1}I’m gonna get dressed and get back to work. 407 00:21:59,835 --> 00:22:02,165 {\an1}ANDY: The reason why a lot of people don’t make it up here is 408 00:22:02,204 --> 00:22:05,274 {\an1}they don’t learn the skills that it takes to thrive. 409 00:22:05,307 --> 00:22:07,777 {\an1}You can survive, but there’s a big difference 410 00:22:07,810 --> 00:22:09,980 {\an1}between thriving and surviving. 411 00:22:10,012 --> 00:22:11,312 {\an1}(gunshot) 412 00:22:19,989 --> 00:22:22,719 {\an1}ANDY: Well it kind of looks like he’s moving to the left. 413 00:22:22,758 --> 00:22:24,458 {\an1}We might be able to get the boat in down here and 414 00:22:24,493 --> 00:22:27,403 {\an1}just walk through the spruce this way, and then if anything, 415 00:22:27,429 --> 00:22:29,629 {\an1}we push him out, more out into the open. 416 00:22:29,665 --> 00:22:31,305 {\an1}DENISE: Yup, that makes sense. 417 00:22:31,333 --> 00:22:32,803 {\an1}ANDY: Let’s go over to the other side and 418 00:22:32,835 --> 00:22:35,075 {\an1}see if we can’t park the boat. 419 00:22:36,105 --> 00:22:40,015 {\an1}Denise and I stumbled upon a really nice bear up on a hillside. 420 00:22:40,042 --> 00:22:43,552 {\an1}They can move a lot of distance in a very short period of time. 421 00:22:43,579 --> 00:22:45,749 {\an1}So, you really have to watch them, 422 00:22:45,781 --> 00:22:47,521 {\an1}kind of get a feel for where they’re gonna go, 423 00:22:47,550 --> 00:22:50,690 {\an1}what their habit’s gonna be and then plan your stalk depending 424 00:22:50,719 --> 00:22:53,389 {\an1}on what you’ve observed. 425 00:22:54,757 --> 00:22:57,987 {\an1}Oh, we’ve got a bit of a hike ahead of us here. 426 00:23:01,730 --> 00:23:03,930 {\an1}Careful, you got to stalk out of sight and then you’ve got to 427 00:23:03,966 --> 00:23:05,826 {\an1}hope that they don’t move too much. 428 00:23:05,868 --> 00:23:09,138 {\an1}So, it’s a great big chess game right now. 429 00:23:09,171 --> 00:23:11,441 {\an1}DENISE: This is the first Crocus’ I’ve seen. 430 00:23:11,473 --> 00:23:14,843 {\an1}ANDY: Yeah. That’s why he’s on the hill. 431 00:23:14,877 --> 00:23:16,577 {\an1}That’s what he’s eating. 432 00:23:16,612 --> 00:23:18,652 {\an1}But I want to go up through the aspens, 433 00:23:18,681 --> 00:23:20,851 {\an1}and then we’ll pop up over that hill. 434 00:23:20,883 --> 00:23:23,223 {\an1}And then hopefully we’ll get an eyeball on him. 435 00:23:23,252 --> 00:23:27,122 {\an1}Ideally, I’d like to get about 75 yards from him for you. 436 00:23:27,156 --> 00:23:28,486 {\an1}DENISE: Yeah, the closer the better. 437 00:23:28,524 --> 00:23:30,194 {\an1}ANDY: If it’s gonna be much over 100 yards, 438 00:23:30,225 --> 00:23:32,125 {\an1}I don’t think you should take the shot. 439 00:23:32,161 --> 00:23:34,631 {\an1}So we’ll just see how close we can get. 440 00:23:35,898 --> 00:23:37,328 {\an1}DENISE: Last fall, a bear came out, 441 00:23:37,366 --> 00:23:41,196 {\an1}and I didn’t take a shot because it didn’t feel like a good shot. 442 00:23:41,236 --> 00:23:44,366 {\an1}And I keep replaying that bear hunt from last fall 443 00:23:44,406 --> 00:23:46,366 {\an1}in my mind over and over. 444 00:23:46,408 --> 00:23:47,438 {\an1}Could I have done it differently? 445 00:23:47,476 --> 00:23:49,306 {\an1}Could I have gotten off a good shot? 446 00:23:49,345 --> 00:23:54,185 {\an1}And since then, I’ve been practicing and rehearsing it. 447 00:23:54,216 --> 00:23:58,116 {\an1}So that I’m ready for the moments that matter. 448 00:24:03,826 --> 00:24:05,926 {\an1}Big. 449 00:24:09,965 --> 00:24:12,295 {\an1}It looked big. 450 00:24:21,043 --> 00:24:23,353 {\an1}ANDY: That’s him. DENISE: I wanna see. 451 00:24:23,379 --> 00:24:25,609 {\an1}ANDY: That’s a big bear. 452 00:24:25,648 --> 00:24:29,548 {\an1}We’re probably 200 yards right now. 453 00:24:29,585 --> 00:24:30,855 {\an1}Go up here. 454 00:24:30,886 --> 00:24:32,046 {\an1}DENISE: Okay. 455 00:24:32,087 --> 00:24:35,187 {\an1}ANDY: Maybe we’ll be able to come out and get a closer shot. 456 00:24:35,224 --> 00:24:38,134 {\an1}Why don’t you just keep an eye on him while I’m walking, 457 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,500 {\an1}and then I’ll keep an eye on him while you’re walking, okay? 458 00:24:40,529 --> 00:24:41,699 {\an1}DENISE: Okay. 459 00:24:41,730 --> 00:24:44,600 {\an1}ANDY: So we don’t lose him if he starts to go somewhere. 460 00:25:07,122 --> 00:25:08,492 {\an1}(clicks) 461 00:25:08,524 --> 00:25:10,634 {\an1}DENISE: Okay. 462 00:25:17,299 --> 00:25:19,129 {\an1}(sighs) 463 00:25:19,168 --> 00:25:23,038 {\an1}ANDY: So, that bear was right there like 50 yards away. 464 00:25:23,072 --> 00:25:25,142 {\an1}He went around that hill right there. 465 00:25:25,174 --> 00:25:28,684 {\an1}So I’m thinking, if we go up this way and follow those rocks, 466 00:25:28,711 --> 00:25:31,651 {\an1}we’ll probably come out into a clearing where that bear is. 467 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:34,150 {\an1}DENISE: Andy. (bleep). 468 00:25:34,183 --> 00:25:36,053 {\an1}ANDY: Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh. 469 00:25:36,085 --> 00:25:39,025 {\an1}Go right there. 470 00:25:41,156 --> 00:25:42,256 {\an1}Just take your time. 471 00:25:42,291 --> 00:25:44,691 {\an1}Squeeze off when you’re ready. 472 00:25:44,727 --> 00:25:47,197 {\an1}We used to train for this. 473 00:25:47,229 --> 00:25:52,069 {\an1}DENISE: Okay. Okay. 474 00:26:03,996 --> 00:26:05,826 {\an1}(gunshot) 475 00:26:05,864 --> 00:26:07,674 {\an1}DENISE: Here he comes. 476 00:26:07,699 --> 00:26:09,969 {\an1}Oh my God! Whoa! 477 00:26:10,002 --> 00:26:11,502 {\an1}Oh, look at him. 478 00:26:11,537 --> 00:26:13,437 {\an1}(gasps) 479 00:26:13,472 --> 00:26:16,612 {\an1}Oh, make sure he’s dead Andy, 480 00:26:16,642 --> 00:26:18,042 {\an1}make sure he’s dead. 481 00:26:18,077 --> 00:26:20,647 {\an1}ANDY: Yeah, you’re good, you’re good. 482 00:26:21,814 --> 00:26:23,254 {\an1}Nice job. 483 00:26:23,282 --> 00:26:27,092 {\an1}DENISE: Okay. ANDY: Good shot, hell of a shot. 484 00:26:28,454 --> 00:26:29,924 {\an1}(sighs) 485 00:26:29,955 --> 00:26:31,885 {\an1}DENISE: I was not expecting that, 486 00:26:31,924 --> 00:26:33,894 {\an1}that was a surprise bear behind us. 487 00:26:33,926 --> 00:26:35,826 {\an1}Oh my gosh. 488 00:26:35,861 --> 00:26:37,431 {\an1}ANDY: It’s an adrenaline rush isn’t it? 489 00:26:37,463 --> 00:26:39,703 {\an1}DENISE: Yeah especially when it wasn’t the bear we were stalking. 490 00:26:39,731 --> 00:26:42,701 {\an1}It’s the bear that was behind us right there. 491 00:26:45,370 --> 00:26:48,610 {\an1}It’s my first bear kill and 492 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:52,110 {\an1}it’s just a flood of emotions 493 00:26:52,144 --> 00:26:57,124 {\an1}and oh that’s just a real relief, 494 00:26:57,149 --> 00:26:58,949 {\an1}the bear is dead. 495 00:26:58,984 --> 00:27:00,624 {\an1}Oh. 496 00:27:00,652 --> 00:27:03,492 {\an1}One shot and it’s over. 497 00:27:03,522 --> 00:27:06,832 {\an1}Oh wow. 498 00:27:06,859 --> 00:27:08,989 {\an1}ANDY: Nice bear. 499 00:27:09,027 --> 00:27:10,697 {\an1}Actually, that’s a pretty good size bear, Denise, 500 00:27:10,729 --> 00:27:13,029 {\an1}for around here in this country. 501 00:27:13,065 --> 00:27:16,275 {\an1}This guy probably weighs 250 pounds. 502 00:27:16,301 --> 00:27:18,001 {\an1}Look at the size of his paws. 503 00:27:18,036 --> 00:27:21,766 {\an1}DENISE: Wow, big guy. Aw. ANDY: Yeah that’s a big bear. 504 00:27:23,242 --> 00:27:24,582 {\an1}She’s been practicing. 505 00:27:24,610 --> 00:27:25,840 {\an1}DENISE: You’ve been teaching. 506 00:27:25,878 --> 00:27:27,808 {\an1}ANDY: She’s got herself a caribou now and 507 00:27:27,846 --> 00:27:30,616 {\an1}she’s gotten herself her first bear, big deal. 508 00:27:30,649 --> 00:27:32,079 {\an1}DENISE: Yeah. 509 00:27:32,117 --> 00:27:33,247 {\an1}ANDY: Now the big chore begins, 510 00:27:33,285 --> 00:27:35,895 {\an1}how the hell do we get him down to the boat? 511 00:27:37,189 --> 00:27:39,519 {\an1}This is a really cool thing for Denise and I to be able to share 512 00:27:39,558 --> 00:27:42,588 {\an1}together and to see her progression from 513 00:27:42,628 --> 00:27:45,958 {\an1}a year and a half ago, she had never even fired a rifle. 514 00:27:45,998 --> 00:27:50,268 {\an1}Seeing her grow and develop and seeing her gain those skills and 515 00:27:50,302 --> 00:27:54,442 {\an1}gain that confidence, I was really proud ’cause that’s how 516 00:27:54,473 --> 00:27:57,483 {\an1}she’s gonna be successful living out here. 517 00:27:57,509 --> 00:27:59,979 {\an1}Good, stop, that’s it. 518 00:28:00,012 --> 00:28:05,122 {\an1}DENISE: You can rehearse something a million times but 519 00:28:05,150 --> 00:28:09,320 {\an1}until it’s go-time you don’t know what you’re gonna do. 520 00:28:09,354 --> 00:28:12,294 {\an1}It’s good to know that when it matters, 521 00:28:12,324 --> 00:28:15,494 {\an1}I can take a shot and make it count. 522 00:28:20,365 --> 00:28:21,765 {\an1}JESSIE: I ain’t carving this land out, 523 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:23,700 {\an1}this land’s carving me out. 524 00:28:27,573 --> 00:28:29,713 {\an1}JESSIE: All right Neil, time to get back to work. 525 00:28:29,741 --> 00:28:33,041 {\an1}Had a nice dip in the river, cooled down, feeling refreshed. 526 00:28:33,078 --> 00:28:34,408 {\an1}I don’t know about Neil. 527 00:28:34,446 --> 00:28:37,016 {\an1}He’s looking a little tired from the walk down there but 528 00:28:37,049 --> 00:28:39,549 {\an1}luckily I think I got this without him. 529 00:28:39,585 --> 00:28:42,025 {\an1}One thing for me is that I try to do everything and be 530 00:28:42,054 --> 00:28:44,764 {\an1}successful at it, so you know getting all 20 of these chicks 531 00:28:44,790 --> 00:28:47,190 {\an1}all the way through their lifespan to where 532 00:28:47,226 --> 00:28:50,126 {\an1}they’re getting put in my freezer is the goal. 533 00:28:51,430 --> 00:28:53,030 {\an1}Before I get too carried away with the top, 534 00:28:53,065 --> 00:28:56,235 {\an1}I’m gonna wanna get the chicken housing in there. 535 00:28:56,268 --> 00:28:59,198 {\an1}I got this, uh, puppy whelping box here. 536 00:29:01,173 --> 00:29:03,313 {\an1}So, it’s great to be able to be repurpose this, 537 00:29:03,342 --> 00:29:05,112 {\an1}this will give plenty of room for them, 538 00:29:05,143 --> 00:29:06,443 {\an1}even once they get bigger. 539 00:29:06,478 --> 00:29:08,548 {\an1}I’m gonna keep straw in there, so that they have nice bedding 540 00:29:08,580 --> 00:29:11,380 {\an1}to sleep in, out of the weather. 541 00:29:14,786 --> 00:29:16,586 {\an1}This is my next step in life is, uh, 542 00:29:16,622 --> 00:29:19,422 {\an1}cultivating this whole area here, 543 00:29:19,458 --> 00:29:22,328 {\an1}being somewhere that food can be grown and raised. 544 00:29:23,495 --> 00:29:25,055 {\an1}My vision’s everything for me, you know, 545 00:29:25,097 --> 00:29:26,657 {\an1}that’s what keeps me moving forward. 546 00:29:26,698 --> 00:29:30,638 {\an1}You know I, I set goals, I set plans and I stick to them, 547 00:29:30,669 --> 00:29:33,399 {\an1}you know, and that’s just the kind of person I am, 548 00:29:33,438 --> 00:29:36,238 {\an1}that’s the structure that works well for me. 549 00:29:37,109 --> 00:29:41,009 {\an1}I didn’t move out here to live a life where I’m reliant on 550 00:29:41,046 --> 00:29:42,146 {\an1}something else, you know. 551 00:29:42,180 --> 00:29:44,320 {\an1}I’m trying to build a life of self-reliance out here, 552 00:29:44,349 --> 00:29:47,649 {\an1}self-sufficiency and this is a big step. 553 00:29:50,222 --> 00:29:52,892 {\an1}Okay guys. 554 00:29:54,526 --> 00:29:58,996 {\an1}All right guys, welcome to the Dirty Bird Inn, 555 00:29:59,031 --> 00:30:01,301 {\an1}this is your nice, new home here. 556 00:30:01,333 --> 00:30:03,103 {\an1}All right. Hey, guys. 557 00:30:03,135 --> 00:30:04,405 {\an1}Yeah, this is so awesome. 558 00:30:04,436 --> 00:30:06,966 {\an1}I mean, this is just, uh, this makes Brushkana come 559 00:30:07,005 --> 00:30:08,105 {\an1}full circle for me. 560 00:30:08,140 --> 00:30:09,410 {\an1}This is the life I wanna be living, 561 00:30:09,441 --> 00:30:12,711 {\an1}raising food, everything I do in the summer should be, 562 00:30:12,744 --> 00:30:15,854 {\an1}you know, to make more food, make this land more sustainable 563 00:30:15,881 --> 00:30:18,051 {\an1}for me and, uh, it makes me really proud because 564 00:30:18,083 --> 00:30:19,883 {\an1}I feel like I’m living like my grandfather did. 565 00:30:19,918 --> 00:30:24,288 {\an1}He had a farm, he had chickens, ducks, turkeys, goats. 566 00:30:24,323 --> 00:30:26,263 {\an1}So that I know that he’s looking down upon me, 567 00:30:26,291 --> 00:30:28,931 {\an1}proud right now of the, you know, 568 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,130 {\an1}man that I’ve become and being able to live the way that 569 00:30:31,163 --> 00:30:33,833 {\an1}I wanted to live, that’s the way that he wanted to live. 570 00:30:34,599 --> 00:30:37,469 {\an1}Every year being out here this place has changed me and 571 00:30:37,502 --> 00:30:40,572 {\an1}molded me into the person I wanna be, you know, 572 00:30:40,605 --> 00:30:42,505 {\an1}that’s what I came out here for, 573 00:30:42,541 --> 00:30:45,041 {\an1}let the land dictate who I become. 574 00:30:50,082 --> 00:30:51,952 {\an1}RICKO: I think it’s just in my heart to connect my kids with 575 00:30:51,983 --> 00:30:54,623 {\an1}nature because no matter what happens in society, 576 00:30:54,653 --> 00:30:56,423 {\an1}the woods will always take care of me, 577 00:30:56,455 --> 00:30:59,095 {\an1}and I want that for my kids too. 578 00:31:12,137 --> 00:31:14,267 {\an1}RICKO: Whole bunch of ravens, look at that. 579 00:31:14,306 --> 00:31:16,436 {\an1}Something is killed around there. 580 00:31:17,809 --> 00:31:20,709 {\an1}It’s almost like, um, their air support, you know, 581 00:31:20,746 --> 00:31:23,746 {\an1}like they have the ability to see from the sky and, 582 00:31:23,782 --> 00:31:25,752 {\an1}and we’re able to work off of them, 583 00:31:25,784 --> 00:31:29,494 {\an1}so there’s probably a dead moose in the water or something. 584 00:31:33,892 --> 00:31:35,762 {\an1}We’re going to the family cabin for the first time, 585 00:31:35,794 --> 00:31:37,464 {\an1}hoping we have a safe journey and 586 00:31:37,496 --> 00:31:40,496 {\an1}I hope we have food when we get there. 587 00:31:41,500 --> 00:31:43,200 {\an1}Springtime is the time of year when we’re able to get 588 00:31:43,235 --> 00:31:46,405 {\an1}in our boats and navigate these waterways and also, 589 00:31:46,438 --> 00:31:50,168 {\an1}it’s a time that we can get fresh meat to eat because right now, 590 00:31:50,208 --> 00:31:52,508 {\an1}a lot of the animals are fat from last winter 591 00:31:52,544 --> 00:31:54,054 {\an1}like geese or ducks. 592 00:31:54,079 --> 00:31:55,849 {\an1}Especially geese is good eating right now. 593 00:31:55,881 --> 00:31:57,381 {\an1}Those geese are coming from the barley, 594 00:31:57,416 --> 00:31:59,076 {\an1}corn fields of the southern states, 595 00:31:59,117 --> 00:32:02,417 {\an1}I know they bringing new flavor into our land. 596 00:32:08,093 --> 00:32:11,033 {\an1}Probably start to see a lot of geese up here. 597 00:32:11,062 --> 00:32:12,362 {\an1}So, you gotta be ready. 598 00:32:12,397 --> 00:32:14,127 {\an1}You know how to use that gun you’ve used it before. 599 00:32:14,166 --> 00:32:15,826 {\an1}SKYLER: Yeah. 600 00:32:16,968 --> 00:32:18,468 {\an1}RICKO: When I was a kid growing up out here, 601 00:32:18,503 --> 00:32:21,643 {\an1}to get food on the table you had to learn to hunt. 602 00:32:21,673 --> 00:32:23,043 {\an1}Skyler’s a good shooter. 603 00:32:23,074 --> 00:32:24,684 {\an1}He’s gonna be using the shotgun or a rifle if 604 00:32:24,709 --> 00:32:27,249 {\an1}he sees some big game and it’s a good chance for me to bring 605 00:32:27,279 --> 00:32:29,209 {\an1}the kids out and let them kind of soak up some of 606 00:32:29,247 --> 00:32:32,117 {\an1}the knowledge I have of living in the woods. 607 00:32:33,418 --> 00:32:35,288 {\an1}Keenan check out them swans. 608 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:37,790 {\an1}KEENAN: Wow. 609 00:32:39,024 --> 00:32:41,164 {\an1}RICKO: Big birds. 610 00:32:41,460 --> 00:32:44,730 {\an1}Man, it’s good to look around right now. 611 00:32:50,402 --> 00:32:52,272 {\an1}Real good moose hunting around here, 612 00:32:52,304 --> 00:32:54,114 {\an1}lot of black bear and grizzly too. 613 00:32:54,139 --> 00:32:56,209 {\an1}I seen grizzly around here. 614 00:32:56,241 --> 00:32:57,611 {\an1}SKYLER: What’d you think it’s more chances with 615 00:32:57,642 --> 00:33:00,652 {\an1}a black bear or a grizzly bear? 616 00:33:00,679 --> 00:33:03,719 {\an1}RICKO: Probably a black bear, a grizzly run pretty fast, 617 00:33:03,748 --> 00:33:06,848 {\an1}sometime he catch, oh there’s geese right there. 618 00:33:06,885 --> 00:33:08,495 {\an1}Right there, get the gun, 619 00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:10,660 {\an1}get the shotgun, get the shotgun. 620 00:33:13,892 --> 00:33:15,492 {\an1}Big kick. 621 00:33:16,728 --> 00:33:17,728 {\an1}(gunshot) 622 00:33:23,568 --> 00:33:25,838 {\an1}RICKO: Keep shooting. 623 00:33:25,871 --> 00:33:27,141 {\an1}(gunshot) 624 00:33:27,172 --> 00:33:30,112 {\an1}Oh good shot! 625 00:33:32,077 --> 00:33:33,947 {\an1}(gunshot) 626 00:33:33,979 --> 00:33:35,679 {\an1}Good job. 627 00:33:35,714 --> 00:33:37,484 {\an1}SKYLER: I can’t hear anything right now. 628 00:33:37,516 --> 00:33:40,216 {\an1}RICKO: Oh you got it though, good job Sky. 629 00:33:40,252 --> 00:33:41,922 {\an1}You go grab it? 630 00:33:41,953 --> 00:33:44,723 {\an1}Keenan you wanna go out there and look at it? 631 00:33:48,493 --> 00:33:50,063 {\an1}(laughs) 632 00:33:50,095 --> 00:33:51,365 {\an1}Awesome. 633 00:33:51,396 --> 00:33:53,556 {\an1}Keenan check it out, try hold it Keenan, 634 00:33:53,598 --> 00:33:55,428 {\an1}feel how heavy it is. 635 00:33:55,467 --> 00:33:58,367 {\an1}KEENAN: Ah! Ew. 636 00:33:58,403 --> 00:33:59,943 {\an1}(laughs) 637 00:33:59,971 --> 00:34:01,471 {\an1}RICKO: It’s not ew. 638 00:34:01,506 --> 00:34:03,166 {\an1}Alaskan spring goose, we’ll pluck it and 639 00:34:03,208 --> 00:34:04,708 {\an1}we’ll cook it and we’ll eat it. 640 00:34:04,743 --> 00:34:05,813 {\an1}We’ll eat it at the family cabin, 641 00:34:05,844 --> 00:34:07,114 {\an1}we’re almost there. 642 00:34:07,145 --> 00:34:08,405 {\an1}What you supposed to say Sky? 643 00:34:08,446 --> 00:34:09,906 {\an1}SKYLER: Anaa Basee. 644 00:34:09,947 --> 00:34:12,748 {\an1}RICKO: Good job, good eating food right there. 645 00:34:14,119 --> 00:34:15,619 {\an1}When Skyler first started shooting, 646 00:34:15,654 --> 00:34:17,594 {\an1}I really honed in safety, safety, 647 00:34:17,621 --> 00:34:21,562 {\an1}safety and sometimes the animal would go by and he wasn’t ready, 648 00:34:21,592 --> 00:34:24,933 {\an1}because he was just scared to be in that moment. 649 00:34:24,963 --> 00:34:28,603 {\an1}And today, he shot and missed but he racked that 650 00:34:28,632 --> 00:34:31,172 {\an1}12 gauge again and got it with the second shot. 651 00:34:31,202 --> 00:34:32,601 {\an1}And that’s what I really like to see, 652 00:34:32,637 --> 00:34:34,306 {\an1}really proud of my boy. 653 00:34:34,339 --> 00:34:37,539 {\an1}I see that he’s ready to embrace that moment to 654 00:34:37,576 --> 00:34:39,306 {\an1}put meat on the table, to me, 655 00:34:39,344 --> 00:34:42,114 {\an1}that’s the sign of growing into a man right there. 656 00:34:46,818 --> 00:34:49,748 {\an1}Okay we’re here. 657 00:34:52,958 --> 00:34:54,388 {\an1}Okay time to pluck. 658 00:34:54,426 --> 00:34:55,556 {\an1}KEENAN: Can I pluck this right now? 659 00:34:55,594 --> 00:34:57,704 {\an1}RICKO: Yeah you wanna pluck it? 660 00:34:57,729 --> 00:34:59,459 {\an1}Here I, I’ll help you. 661 00:34:59,497 --> 00:35:01,527 {\an1}Just like that. 662 00:35:01,566 --> 00:35:04,466 {\an1}Try not to grab too much, just a little at a time. 663 00:35:04,502 --> 00:35:06,842 {\an1}KEENAN: Why? RICKO: So you don’t tear it. 664 00:35:06,871 --> 00:35:08,611 {\an1}See how it’s coming out? 665 00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:10,370 {\an1}KEENAN: Yeah. 666 00:35:12,978 --> 00:35:16,208 {\an1}RICKO: My mom and my dad, they taught me everything I know out here. 667 00:35:16,247 --> 00:35:19,177 {\an1}So, it’s important I teach my kids that you can survive 668 00:35:19,217 --> 00:35:21,317 {\an1}through anything if you’re strong-minded and 669 00:35:21,353 --> 00:35:23,453 {\an1}you have the will to work. 670 00:35:23,488 --> 00:35:26,518 {\an1}Okay. The fire’s burning. 671 00:35:26,558 --> 00:35:28,858 {\an1}It was the brightest times of life for me growing up out here, 672 00:35:28,893 --> 00:35:31,033 {\an1}so it’s really important I come out with my kids and 673 00:35:31,062 --> 00:35:32,432 {\an1}let them experience this. 674 00:35:32,464 --> 00:35:34,504 {\an1}They might not be coming from the world I came from, 675 00:35:34,532 --> 00:35:36,772 {\an1}but I want them to remember all those noise, 676 00:35:36,801 --> 00:35:38,901 {\an1}those sounds, and the flavors of spring time, 677 00:35:38,937 --> 00:35:41,337 {\an1}breakup season. 678 00:35:41,373 --> 00:35:43,143 {\an1}Okay you guys ready to eat? 679 00:35:43,174 --> 00:35:44,244 {\an1}KEENAN: Yup. RICKO: Okay. 680 00:35:44,275 --> 00:35:48,575 {\an1}I’m ready to eat too. Whew, it looks good. 681 00:35:50,348 --> 00:35:52,818 {\an1}Mm, mm, so good. 682 00:35:52,851 --> 00:35:55,291 {\an1}Yeah, you can hold it like that and eat it. 683 00:35:56,187 --> 00:35:57,487 {\an1}Good? 684 00:35:57,522 --> 00:35:58,622 {\an1}KEENAN: Mm-hmm. 685 00:35:58,657 --> 00:35:59,857 {\an1}RICKO: Not to sound corny or nothing, 686 00:35:59,891 --> 00:36:01,591 {\an1}but you know what’s great about being able to 687 00:36:01,626 --> 00:36:02,926 {\an1}catch something like this? 688 00:36:02,961 --> 00:36:04,331 {\an1}KEENAN: What? 689 00:36:04,362 --> 00:36:07,102 {\an1}RICKO: It brings us all together. 690 00:36:11,403 --> 00:36:14,143 {\an1}AGNES: Once the ice is gone and the tide and the wind blows it 691 00:36:14,172 --> 00:36:17,112 {\an1}away and there’s just no more ice up here in the Arctic, 692 00:36:17,142 --> 00:36:19,312 {\an1}that was our last chance and that was it. 693 00:36:22,814 --> 00:36:24,424 {\an1}EDWARD: Okay guys we’ll see you guys later. 694 00:36:24,449 --> 00:36:26,649 {\an1}CAROL: All right, later. We’ll be good. 695 00:36:26,685 --> 00:36:27,895 {\an1}CHIP: Be smart. CAROL: Yeah later. 696 00:36:27,919 --> 00:36:29,949 {\an1}CHIP: See you guys. 697 00:36:29,988 --> 00:36:32,358 {\an1}CAROL: So today we’re gonna go out ugruk hunting. 698 00:36:32,390 --> 00:36:35,030 {\an1}Preston’s not gonna follow us today Skyler could shoot 699 00:36:35,060 --> 00:36:36,730 {\an1}the right side, I could shoot the left side. 700 00:36:36,761 --> 00:36:38,601 {\an1}Seems like it’s gonna be a pretty good day out there, 701 00:36:38,630 --> 00:36:41,030 {\an1}they said the ice is still out there. 702 00:36:41,066 --> 00:36:44,096 {\an1}We’re just gonna go out there and try our best to get one. 703 00:36:59,150 --> 00:37:01,420 {\an1}CAROL: Oh yeah, ice under, ice right there. 704 00:37:02,187 --> 00:37:03,487 {\an1}(thudding) 705 00:37:14,499 --> 00:37:15,769 {\an1}EDWARD: Yeah. 706 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:18,270 {\an1}(thudding) 707 00:37:19,938 --> 00:37:21,768 {\an1}CAROL: You have to be careful out there, 708 00:37:21,806 --> 00:37:23,706 {\an1}there’s a lot of things you have to worry about. 709 00:37:23,742 --> 00:37:25,912 {\an1}Number one is ice coming up from the bottom, 710 00:37:25,944 --> 00:37:28,514 {\an1}so just ramming ice and breaking your motor. 711 00:37:28,546 --> 00:37:30,376 {\an1}SKYLER: Turn it this way, other way, 712 00:37:30,415 --> 00:37:32,555 {\an1}other way, turn it other way! 713 00:37:34,452 --> 00:37:36,252 {\an1}CAROL: You have to be really careful ’cause the tide could go 714 00:37:36,287 --> 00:37:38,017 {\an1}in and out, the ice could shift and move, 715 00:37:38,056 --> 00:37:40,786 {\an1}you could get stuck out there ’cause you’re far away from home. 716 00:37:40,825 --> 00:37:42,585 {\an1}We don’t have a way to call the camp from here or 717 00:37:42,627 --> 00:37:46,057 {\an1}any family members and just have to take your time, go slow, 718 00:37:46,097 --> 00:37:49,367 {\an1}don’t try to rush and just try to do a good, clean hunt. 719 00:37:58,810 --> 00:38:01,080 {\an1}CAROL: Right on the edge. 720 00:38:53,565 --> 00:38:54,535 {\an1}(gunshot) 721 00:38:54,566 --> 00:38:55,496 {\an1}CAROL: Again. 722 00:38:55,533 --> 00:38:56,933 {\an1}(gunshots) 723 00:38:56,968 --> 00:38:58,338 {\an1}Yes! You got it babe. 724 00:38:58,369 --> 00:39:02,109 {\an1}You got it! Woo, yee, yee! 725 00:39:03,975 --> 00:39:08,815 {\an1}EDWARD: Oh yeah bro. CAROL: Yee, yee! 726 00:39:15,353 --> 00:39:16,723 {\an1}SKYLER: Oh yeah. 727 00:39:16,754 --> 00:39:19,464 {\an1}CAROL: Now we gotta try to get this thing in the boat. 728 00:39:20,291 --> 00:39:22,091 {\an1}SKYLER: The natives around here have been hunting ugruk for 729 00:39:22,126 --> 00:39:24,926 {\an1}thousands of years and it’s pretty cool when 730 00:39:24,963 --> 00:39:26,603 {\an1}you catch an animal like that. 731 00:39:26,631 --> 00:39:29,571 {\an1}That’ll feed all our family, my family, everybody. 732 00:39:29,601 --> 00:39:31,541 {\an1}We give it away too, to elders. 733 00:39:31,569 --> 00:39:34,039 {\an1}So, they teach us when we’re younger so we can keep it, 734 00:39:34,072 --> 00:39:35,342 {\an1}keep it going. 735 00:39:35,373 --> 00:39:37,513 {\an1}Pretty awesome. 736 00:39:37,942 --> 00:39:39,012 {\an1}(whistles) 737 00:39:39,043 --> 00:39:40,953 {\an1}CAROL: Head shot. 738 00:39:40,979 --> 00:39:42,309 {\an1}I’m proud of Skyler. 739 00:39:42,347 --> 00:39:44,417 {\an1}It’s cool seeing him learn, do new things. 740 00:39:44,449 --> 00:39:46,719 {\an1}It was all worth it, we’ll have energy and 741 00:39:46,751 --> 00:39:48,391 {\an1}stuff to last us through the winter. 742 00:39:48,419 --> 00:39:50,489 {\an1}Fresh river water. 743 00:39:50,521 --> 00:39:52,891 {\an1}We put fresh water into the seal’s mouth to let 744 00:39:52,924 --> 00:39:56,134 {\an1}them know that we got it out of respect and not anger. 745 00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:57,800 {\an1}We did it! 746 00:39:57,829 --> 00:39:58,899 {\an1}EDWARD: Right on guys. 747 00:39:58,930 --> 00:40:00,600 {\an1}CAROL: Now we just need to find our way out of here. 748 00:40:00,632 --> 00:40:02,732 {\an1}SKYLER: Yup, make our way home. 749 00:40:16,547 --> 00:40:17,617 {\an1}CAROL: Yup. 750 00:40:22,453 --> 00:40:24,053 {\an1}CAROL: Yep. We got an ugruk. 751 00:40:24,088 --> 00:40:26,288 {\an1}EDWARD: One, two, three. 752 00:40:26,324 --> 00:40:27,794 {\an1}(grunting) 753 00:40:27,825 --> 00:40:29,785 {\an1}One more, one, two, three. 754 00:40:29,827 --> 00:40:30,997 {\an1}IRIQTAQ: Wow. 755 00:40:31,029 --> 00:40:34,899 {\an1}AGNES: Oh that’s some blubber, wow. 756 00:40:35,533 --> 00:40:39,043 {\an1}For these younger generation hunters to 757 00:40:39,070 --> 00:40:42,440 {\an1}be brave enough to go out there and support us older generation, 758 00:40:42,473 --> 00:40:43,773 {\an1}is very important. 759 00:40:43,808 --> 00:40:45,638 {\an1}Skyler’s been with Carol. 760 00:40:45,677 --> 00:40:49,447 {\an1}To see them grow together and hunt together and build their own family, 761 00:40:49,480 --> 00:40:52,180 {\an1}it gives me great relief to know that my grandchildren, 762 00:40:52,216 --> 00:40:56,546 {\an1}even though they haven’t had any children yet, is gonna be okay. 763 00:41:04,762 --> 00:41:06,362 {\an1}DENISE: It takes a lot of work, 764 00:41:06,397 --> 00:41:09,227 {\an1}but we can work with the environment here in a way 765 00:41:09,267 --> 00:41:12,467 {\an1}that’s sustainable to everything around us. 766 00:41:21,980 --> 00:41:24,580 {\an1}ANDY: Yeah, start at the top and that’ll open it up on ’ya 767 00:41:24,615 --> 00:41:27,645 {\an1}and then you’ll be able to see what you’re doing better. 768 00:41:29,854 --> 00:41:33,194 {\an1}Just cut lightly there and it’ll come off pretty dang clean. 769 00:41:33,224 --> 00:41:35,134 {\an1}DENISE: Man, he’s big. 770 00:41:35,159 --> 00:41:38,999 {\an1}ANDY: Like, this is a really prime, spring hide, so. 771 00:41:39,030 --> 00:41:40,700 {\an1}DENISE: Beautiful, beautiful guy. 772 00:41:40,732 --> 00:41:42,502 {\an1}ANDY: It’s good. 773 00:41:42,533 --> 00:41:45,543 {\an1}DENISE: Yeah I’d like to make something out of it, I think. 774 00:41:45,570 --> 00:41:47,170 {\an1}ANDY: So, yeah well whether you make. 775 00:41:47,205 --> 00:41:49,275 {\an1}DENISE: I like to make something useful. 776 00:41:49,307 --> 00:41:53,177 {\an1}I respect these animals so truly and deeply. 777 00:41:53,211 --> 00:41:54,651 {\an1}How can I kill it? 778 00:41:54,679 --> 00:41:57,249 {\an1}I have to explain that to myself, 779 00:41:57,281 --> 00:41:59,521 {\an1}and I’m learning this. 780 00:41:59,550 --> 00:42:01,820 {\an1}With every kill, with every harvest, 781 00:42:01,853 --> 00:42:04,123 {\an1}my appreciation only grows. 782 00:42:04,155 --> 00:42:06,725 {\an1}There it is. 783 00:42:06,758 --> 00:42:09,488 {\an1}It looks like you’re coming in for surgery. 784 00:42:09,527 --> 00:42:11,257 {\an1}ANDY: Oh yeah. 785 00:42:12,597 --> 00:42:17,597 {\an1}DENISE: The longer I live here the more I really know 786 00:42:17,635 --> 00:42:20,035 {\an1}how hard it is to live here. 787 00:42:20,071 --> 00:42:21,371 {\an1}ANDY: You gotta start practicing here comes the bear! 788 00:42:21,406 --> 00:42:22,406 {\an1}DENISE: Whoa, oh no! 789 00:42:22,440 --> 00:42:23,540 {\an1}(gunshot) 790 00:42:23,574 --> 00:42:26,014 {\an1}ANDY: You just got mauled. DENISE: I’m dead. 791 00:42:27,545 --> 00:42:31,375 {\an1}Andy’s been coaching, he’s an excellent coach, 792 00:42:31,416 --> 00:42:35,186 {\an1}showing me the good ways and also taking a step back 793 00:42:35,219 --> 00:42:36,919 {\an1}and letting me fall. 794 00:42:36,954 --> 00:42:38,524 {\an1}Ah where’d he go? 795 00:42:38,556 --> 00:42:39,686 {\an1}Gone. 796 00:42:39,724 --> 00:42:41,034 {\an1}ANDY: Don’t wait for me to tell you what to do, 797 00:42:41,059 --> 00:42:43,589 {\an1}if you feel comfortable, just do it, okay? 798 00:42:43,628 --> 00:42:45,098 {\an1}DENISE: Yeah. 799 00:42:45,129 --> 00:42:48,969 {\an1}And after days of practicing, planning, and rehearsing, 800 00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:50,800 {\an1}it’s actually happening, 801 00:42:50,835 --> 00:42:55,245 {\an1}right now and I need to call the shots on my own. 802 00:42:55,273 --> 00:42:56,243 {\an1}(gunshot) 803 00:42:56,274 --> 00:42:57,444 {\an1}ANDY: Yeah! 804 00:42:57,475 --> 00:42:58,885 {\an1}DENISE: Oh wow. ANDY: Think we got a kill shot. 805 00:42:58,910 --> 00:43:00,540 {\an1}DENISE: To know that I can pull it together, 806 00:43:00,578 --> 00:43:02,178 {\an1}I can make that kill shot, 807 00:43:02,213 --> 00:43:04,683 {\an1}that’s reassuring to me in this environment. 808 00:43:04,715 --> 00:43:07,275 {\an1}You better know your skills; you better be able to pull it 809 00:43:07,318 --> 00:43:11,718 {\an1}to the table and make it count and that’s life here. 810 00:43:13,424 --> 00:43:18,734 {\an1}What a day, Andy, wow. 811 00:43:21,799 --> 00:43:23,269 {\an1}Captioned by Cotter Media Group.