1 00:00:05,472 --> 00:00:08,408 [tense music] 2 00:00:08,475 --> 00:00:14,481 ♪ 3 00:00:15,516 --> 00:00:18,018 - Gotta get this stuff done 4 00:00:18,118 --> 00:00:19,987 before the snow comes in. 5 00:00:20,053 --> 00:00:21,655 Would've loved to build a cabin. 6 00:00:21,755 --> 00:00:23,557 But this is what I've started. 7 00:00:23,624 --> 00:00:24,825 This is what I'm doing. 8 00:00:24,892 --> 00:00:26,360 Not going backwards. 9 00:00:26,426 --> 00:00:28,161 - I've decided to build a woodshed. 10 00:00:28,228 --> 00:00:30,097 Having dry tinder is gonna help me 11 00:00:30,197 --> 00:00:32,032 move forward through the winter. 12 00:00:32,099 --> 00:00:34,067 That makes me happy. 13 00:00:34,134 --> 00:00:35,369 - What's going on with the fishing today? 14 00:00:35,435 --> 00:00:36,403 It's so good. 15 00:00:36,470 --> 00:00:38,772 [chuckles] I can't believe it. 16 00:00:38,839 --> 00:00:39,973 Thank you. 17 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,743 - Lost half of a trout. 18 00:00:42,843 --> 00:00:43,744 [bleep]. 19 00:00:43,844 --> 00:00:45,512 This is probably a marten. 20 00:00:45,512 --> 00:00:47,247 I need to build a food cache. 21 00:00:47,314 --> 00:00:48,749 ♪ 22 00:00:48,815 --> 00:00:51,685 Whoo! Done. 23 00:00:51,752 --> 00:00:54,521 - Oh, no, oh, no. 24 00:00:54,588 --> 00:00:56,723 The gold fury is gone. 25 00:00:56,790 --> 00:00:58,525 That is just heartbreaking. 26 00:00:58,592 --> 00:01:03,630 - I'm having these weird flashes of warm and then cold. 27 00:01:03,697 --> 00:01:06,066 ♪ 28 00:01:06,066 --> 00:01:07,234 Passed out. 29 00:01:07,234 --> 00:01:09,069 ♪ 30 00:01:09,069 --> 00:01:11,371 [bleep]. 31 00:01:11,438 --> 00:01:13,840 Sometimes your best is not good enough. 32 00:01:13,907 --> 00:01:15,442 I'm tapping out. 33 00:01:15,509 --> 00:01:19,446 ♪ 34 00:01:19,513 --> 00:01:22,449 [wind whistling] 35 00:01:22,516 --> 00:01:25,786 [tense music] 36 00:01:25,786 --> 00:01:27,087 - I'm gonna do this, man. 37 00:01:27,154 --> 00:01:28,655 I'm gonna do this. 38 00:01:28,755 --> 00:01:31,024 I'm gonna fight this thing out to the last breath. 39 00:01:31,024 --> 00:01:33,994 [dramatic music] 40 00:01:34,061 --> 00:01:35,195 ♪ 41 00:01:35,262 --> 00:01:38,065 - Okay, game on. 42 00:01:38,131 --> 00:01:39,700 [bear growls] 43 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:41,568 - [grunts] - I got him. 44 00:01:41,635 --> 00:01:44,671 narrator: In "Alone's" most remote location yet... 45 00:01:44,671 --> 00:01:46,640 - [screaming] 46 00:01:46,707 --> 00:01:48,108 narrator: Ten participants set out 47 00:01:48,175 --> 00:01:50,110 to survive at all costs... 48 00:01:50,110 --> 00:01:52,212 - [groans] - My goal is to stay alive. 49 00:01:52,279 --> 00:01:53,914 ♪ 50 00:01:53,914 --> 00:01:55,749 - [inhales sharply] Oh... 51 00:01:55,816 --> 00:01:58,385 narrator: Battling extreme isolation... 52 00:01:58,385 --> 00:01:59,820 - There is no camera crews. 53 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:02,022 You are really alone. 54 00:02:02,022 --> 00:02:03,223 - It'll eat at you, tear you up. 55 00:02:03,290 --> 00:02:04,358 - God, why? 56 00:02:04,424 --> 00:02:05,559 - It's a battle. 57 00:02:05,626 --> 00:02:06,793 Nobody ever comes out the same. 58 00:02:06,860 --> 00:02:07,828 - Oh, man. 59 00:02:07,894 --> 00:02:09,396 - It'd be impossible to. 60 00:02:09,463 --> 00:02:11,031 narrator: And fierce predators. 61 00:02:11,098 --> 00:02:12,265 - That's a big bear. 62 00:02:12,332 --> 00:02:15,102 - It was right outside my shelter. 63 00:02:15,202 --> 00:02:17,671 - Predators like that damn sure gonna kill you. 64 00:02:17,738 --> 00:02:19,072 - Please don't rip my face off. 65 00:02:19,072 --> 00:02:20,073 [animal growling] 66 00:02:20,073 --> 00:02:22,109 He bit the hell out of me. 67 00:02:22,175 --> 00:02:23,910 narrator: They'll endure merciless wind... 68 00:02:23,910 --> 00:02:25,412 - Been over 60 hours, 69 00:02:25,479 --> 00:02:26,947 and it has not let up. 70 00:02:27,047 --> 00:02:29,716 - I can hear the trees falling down around me. 71 00:02:29,783 --> 00:02:31,785 narrator: And bitter cold. 72 00:02:31,852 --> 00:02:35,255 - This whole place just turned into a frozen hell. 73 00:02:35,355 --> 00:02:37,024 narrator: Last one standing... 74 00:02:37,024 --> 00:02:37,991 - It's a moose. 75 00:02:38,058 --> 00:02:39,326 - Wow. 76 00:02:39,393 --> 00:02:40,827 - Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! 77 00:02:40,894 --> 00:02:42,829 - No, no. 78 00:02:42,896 --> 00:02:44,231 narrator: Wins. 79 00:02:44,297 --> 00:02:51,271 ♪ 80 00:02:55,575 --> 00:02:58,512 [tense music] 81 00:02:58,578 --> 00:03:05,619 ♪ 82 00:03:21,468 --> 00:03:25,572 You can make the most gigantic moose caller. 83 00:03:27,274 --> 00:03:30,277 [bellowing] 84 00:03:36,716 --> 00:03:41,955 A hot lady moose is just howling for you. 85 00:03:42,022 --> 00:03:44,391 And you guys are not gonna come? 86 00:03:44,458 --> 00:03:45,726 [tense music] 87 00:03:45,792 --> 00:03:48,028 Get it together. 88 00:03:48,095 --> 00:03:50,831 ♪ 89 00:03:50,897 --> 00:03:52,966 Before I put my gill net in the water, 90 00:03:53,033 --> 00:03:55,602 I need to check the food in my food cache 91 00:03:55,669 --> 00:03:58,205 to make sure everything is safe and good. 92 00:03:58,271 --> 00:03:59,606 We have... 93 00:04:05,679 --> 00:04:07,848 Few little maggots here. 94 00:04:07,914 --> 00:04:08,949 ♪ 95 00:04:09,015 --> 00:04:13,220 Just take them off, just tiny ones. 96 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:15,388 ♪ 97 00:04:15,455 --> 00:04:18,725 Good, let's go down now. 98 00:04:18,792 --> 00:04:22,596 Let's take the ladder out of my food cache. 99 00:04:22,662 --> 00:04:25,098 That would be an easy access. 100 00:04:25,198 --> 00:04:27,434 A bear would just, like, go up there 101 00:04:27,501 --> 00:04:29,202 and eat all my food. 102 00:04:29,269 --> 00:04:31,605 ♪ 103 00:04:31,671 --> 00:04:34,841 All right, food cache is working. 104 00:04:34,908 --> 00:04:39,012 ♪ 105 00:04:39,079 --> 00:04:41,548 Gotta set up my gill net. 106 00:04:41,615 --> 00:04:43,150 I lost my gill net that I made. 107 00:04:43,216 --> 00:04:45,552 It was providing me with food. 108 00:04:51,658 --> 00:04:54,227 The monofilament line gill net, 109 00:04:54,294 --> 00:04:59,232 that was my go-to thing that was giving me fish. 110 00:05:05,138 --> 00:05:07,507 The wind, you know, was the biggest factor 111 00:05:07,574 --> 00:05:10,443 because the water just trashed my setup. 112 00:05:20,620 --> 00:05:22,155 The cost is really huge 113 00:05:22,222 --> 00:05:25,025 because now instead of eating well, 114 00:05:25,025 --> 00:05:27,894 I have to start rationing. 115 00:05:27,994 --> 00:05:30,797 Gill net's in the water. 116 00:05:37,904 --> 00:05:39,840 Oh, boy, I'm hungry. 117 00:05:39,906 --> 00:05:42,676 I hope this net works. 118 00:05:42,742 --> 00:05:45,679 [tense music] 119 00:05:45,745 --> 00:05:52,619 ♪ 120 00:05:57,457 --> 00:06:02,762 - Well, let's see if we got a fish or not. 121 00:06:04,864 --> 00:06:06,967 Not looking promising. 122 00:06:07,033 --> 00:06:09,970 It looks like I got a really tangled-up net again. 123 00:06:15,242 --> 00:06:16,476 Oh, I do got a fish. 124 00:06:16,543 --> 00:06:18,111 Got a nice lake trout. 125 00:06:18,111 --> 00:06:21,081 And I'm also snagged. 126 00:06:21,147 --> 00:06:26,620 ♪ 127 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:28,421 [grunts] 128 00:06:28,421 --> 00:06:34,561 ♪ 129 00:06:34,628 --> 00:06:38,031 The fish created a hole there. 130 00:06:38,098 --> 00:06:40,567 Bottom is ripped off. 131 00:06:40,634 --> 00:06:42,269 ♪ 132 00:06:42,335 --> 00:06:47,474 And there we go, another nice trout. 133 00:06:47,540 --> 00:06:50,710 My net is in pretty bad shape. 134 00:06:50,777 --> 00:06:52,879 ♪ 135 00:06:52,946 --> 00:06:54,981 Lake trout there. 136 00:06:55,081 --> 00:06:58,818 Maybe about 5 or 6 pounds, 137 00:06:58,918 --> 00:07:03,857 and it will be very good to eat. 138 00:07:05,258 --> 00:07:06,993 [sighs] 139 00:07:09,296 --> 00:07:10,964 All right. 140 00:07:11,031 --> 00:07:13,066 I gotta tie on a new gill net. 141 00:07:13,066 --> 00:07:19,572 ♪ 142 00:07:19,639 --> 00:07:23,243 I came to this place with a whole pile of plans. 143 00:07:23,310 --> 00:07:26,313 I knew what this part of Saskatchewan was like. 144 00:07:26,379 --> 00:07:28,782 I knew what to expect. 145 00:07:28,882 --> 00:07:31,484 And none of it has been right. 146 00:07:31,551 --> 00:07:33,119 But it's all good, you know. 147 00:07:33,186 --> 00:07:36,856 It's adaptability and, like, go with the flow. 148 00:07:36,956 --> 00:07:41,461 I want to start preserving food a little bit. 149 00:07:41,528 --> 00:07:46,066 And until I've got my quota of fish that I need, 150 00:07:46,132 --> 00:07:48,001 I'm gonna ration a little. 151 00:07:48,068 --> 00:07:49,269 ♪ 152 00:07:49,336 --> 00:07:51,204 One of my dad's favorite sayings was, 153 00:07:51,271 --> 00:07:55,608 "I didn't invent the wheel, but I can make it better." 154 00:07:55,675 --> 00:07:57,677 Just because something's always been done one way 155 00:07:57,744 --> 00:08:00,980 doesn't mean it has to always be done that way. 156 00:08:01,081 --> 00:08:07,954 Last net, I was going four or five rows at a time. 157 00:08:08,021 --> 00:08:14,461 I find this is giving me a lot more uniform net. 158 00:08:14,461 --> 00:08:15,862 ♪ 159 00:08:15,929 --> 00:08:19,032 My brother and I always tried to do something 160 00:08:19,099 --> 00:08:22,402 in different ways to make Dad proud. 161 00:08:22,469 --> 00:08:26,906 Hopefully it catches me a couple big pike, eh, 162 00:08:27,006 --> 00:08:28,641 the dirty bastards. 163 00:08:28,708 --> 00:08:30,110 ♪ 164 00:08:30,110 --> 00:08:32,912 I want revenge on them. 165 00:08:32,912 --> 00:08:39,386 ♪ 166 00:08:39,386 --> 00:08:42,822 All these little strands will work for any repairs 167 00:08:42,822 --> 00:08:47,594 that I have... to do to this one. 168 00:08:50,096 --> 00:08:52,432 I think I am much happier with this net 169 00:08:52,499 --> 00:08:54,567 than I am my first one. 170 00:08:54,634 --> 00:08:56,970 I do. I do. 171 00:08:57,036 --> 00:09:01,074 Not that my first one was not a nice net 172 00:09:01,141 --> 00:09:03,743 and not that it didn't do its job. 173 00:09:03,843 --> 00:09:06,279 I just think this a far nicer net. 174 00:09:08,081 --> 00:09:11,017 [dramatic music] 175 00:09:11,117 --> 00:09:17,924 ♪ 176 00:09:23,129 --> 00:09:24,397 - I'm going to check my gill net, 177 00:09:24,464 --> 00:09:30,270 and really hoping for two things. 178 00:09:30,270 --> 00:09:33,072 One, my gill net's still there, 179 00:09:33,072 --> 00:09:37,877 and two, there's some fish there. 180 00:09:37,944 --> 00:09:44,984 ♪ 181 00:09:50,023 --> 00:09:52,826 Nothing here. 182 00:09:52,826 --> 00:09:54,828 No fish today. 183 00:09:56,096 --> 00:09:59,432 Fishing with a gill net was one of my main strategies. 184 00:09:59,499 --> 00:10:03,002 But it seems like the fish are in deeper water now. 185 00:10:03,069 --> 00:10:05,505 And going to fish in the canoe 186 00:10:05,605 --> 00:10:07,273 is not as productive as I thought. 187 00:10:07,273 --> 00:10:12,679 So I think it's time to push harder to get to the big game. 188 00:10:12,745 --> 00:10:15,114 I'm gonna go hunting. 189 00:10:15,181 --> 00:10:16,116 Let's go. 190 00:10:16,182 --> 00:10:17,550 ♪ 191 00:10:17,617 --> 00:10:19,953 The output of energy to get big game 192 00:10:20,019 --> 00:10:21,855 is very taxing. 193 00:10:21,955 --> 00:10:25,158 But it's the path to a winning ticket. 194 00:10:25,225 --> 00:10:28,094 So it's a big gamble. 195 00:10:28,194 --> 00:10:33,233 ♪ 196 00:10:33,299 --> 00:10:35,268 [wings flapping] 197 00:10:35,335 --> 00:10:37,470 Just heard a bird fly. 198 00:10:37,470 --> 00:10:44,444 ♪ 199 00:10:44,511 --> 00:10:46,112 [bleep]. 200 00:10:56,422 --> 00:10:59,359 [suspenseful music] 201 00:10:59,425 --> 00:11:00,360 ♪ 202 00:11:00,426 --> 00:11:03,563 Oh...damn it. 203 00:11:03,630 --> 00:11:05,298 Lost two arrows. 204 00:11:05,398 --> 00:11:07,066 ♪ 205 00:11:07,066 --> 00:11:08,368 Unbelievable. 206 00:11:08,434 --> 00:11:10,670 ♪ 207 00:11:10,737 --> 00:11:12,505 Got to find my arrows. 208 00:11:12,605 --> 00:11:14,474 ♪ 209 00:11:14,541 --> 00:11:16,509 When you lose that arrow, 210 00:11:16,576 --> 00:11:18,511 you did not just lose the arrow. 211 00:11:18,511 --> 00:11:20,914 You lose some of your hope to win. 212 00:11:20,914 --> 00:11:26,920 And the sad part is there's no one here to comfort me. 213 00:11:26,986 --> 00:11:31,457 ♪ 214 00:11:31,558 --> 00:11:34,360 Oh, found it, right there. 215 00:11:34,427 --> 00:11:36,296 Oh, my God. 216 00:11:46,806 --> 00:11:53,813 ♪ 217 00:12:02,222 --> 00:12:09,228 ♪ 218 00:12:17,437 --> 00:12:19,839 Okay, there we go. Got it. 219 00:12:19,906 --> 00:12:22,141 ♪ 220 00:12:27,947 --> 00:12:29,716 [thud] - Okay. There we go. 221 00:12:29,782 --> 00:12:32,752 [suspenseful music] 222 00:12:32,819 --> 00:12:34,220 ♪ 223 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:35,655 Got it. 224 00:12:35,755 --> 00:12:38,191 Yes. Yes. 225 00:12:45,865 --> 00:12:46,899 [thud] 226 00:12:48,101 --> 00:12:50,770 Yeah, it's dead now. 227 00:12:50,837 --> 00:12:54,641 This was a beautiful, beautiful one. 228 00:12:56,309 --> 00:12:59,245 Oh, man. 229 00:12:59,312 --> 00:13:00,480 I got this, guys. 230 00:13:00,546 --> 00:13:02,315 Got this. 231 00:13:02,382 --> 00:13:06,419 That's a beautiful spruce grouse. 232 00:13:06,519 --> 00:13:09,188 I have to provide to myself. 233 00:13:09,255 --> 00:13:10,957 We're gonna have a good dinner today. 234 00:13:12,091 --> 00:13:13,860 [sighs] 235 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,162 Okay, that was a good shot. 236 00:13:16,229 --> 00:13:18,965 Let's head back home now. 237 00:13:19,032 --> 00:13:22,468 My survival philosophy is just to adapt and adjust 238 00:13:22,535 --> 00:13:25,071 and to be aware of what's around, 239 00:13:25,071 --> 00:13:27,674 taking the opportunities that is given. 240 00:13:27,740 --> 00:13:30,343 So I realized that I need to see the world 241 00:13:30,443 --> 00:13:32,545 through positive lenses 242 00:13:32,645 --> 00:13:35,548 because I increase my chance of getting more food. 243 00:13:35,648 --> 00:13:36,716 [grouse vocalizing] 244 00:13:36,783 --> 00:13:39,352 Holy cow, another grouse. 245 00:13:52,598 --> 00:13:54,567 But here it is. 246 00:13:54,634 --> 00:13:56,436 This is a ruffed grouse. 247 00:13:58,304 --> 00:13:59,672 It's a very good shot. 248 00:13:59,739 --> 00:14:02,075 One arrow, two birds. 249 00:14:02,075 --> 00:14:04,944 So gotta eat well, 250 00:14:05,044 --> 00:14:06,346 stop losing weight. 251 00:14:06,446 --> 00:14:08,114 ♪ 252 00:14:08,181 --> 00:14:11,417 Day like today, I feel content 253 00:14:11,517 --> 00:14:13,786 with food for later. 254 00:14:13,786 --> 00:14:15,488 And I feel I can win this. 255 00:14:15,555 --> 00:14:17,023 [chuckles] 256 00:14:17,090 --> 00:14:24,097 ♪ 257 00:14:42,949 --> 00:14:46,085 - Gill net's all set again. 258 00:14:46,919 --> 00:14:49,789 Let's get at some firewood. 259 00:14:51,624 --> 00:14:55,428 Slow and steady wins the race. 260 00:14:55,495 --> 00:15:00,066 ♪ 261 00:15:00,133 --> 00:15:02,502 That's all we gotta remember. 262 00:15:02,602 --> 00:15:04,771 ♪ 263 00:15:04,837 --> 00:15:09,709 My shelter is adequate, 264 00:15:09,776 --> 00:15:14,514 not elaborate by any stretch. 265 00:15:14,580 --> 00:15:17,350 But I don't need elaborate. 266 00:15:17,416 --> 00:15:20,186 It's not like I have to survive the whole winter. 267 00:15:20,253 --> 00:15:24,023 I just have to survive long enough 268 00:15:24,090 --> 00:15:27,059 and try and tell some stories along the way. 269 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:28,961 ♪ 270 00:15:29,028 --> 00:15:31,364 I was a very passionate... 271 00:15:31,430 --> 00:15:32,832 [chuckles] 272 00:15:32,899 --> 00:15:34,367 Hockey parent. 273 00:15:34,434 --> 00:15:38,271 ♪ 274 00:15:38,337 --> 00:15:40,072 And I'm very loud. 275 00:15:40,139 --> 00:15:42,742 So everybody'd know when I'm in the rink. 276 00:15:42,842 --> 00:15:46,712 And I remember one day, 277 00:15:46,712 --> 00:15:48,448 my oldest boy, 278 00:15:48,514 --> 00:15:51,284 he just wasn't playing hard. 279 00:15:51,350 --> 00:15:52,785 And the whistle blew. 280 00:15:52,785 --> 00:15:56,355 And he skated to the circle over. 281 00:15:56,422 --> 00:15:59,392 And I stood up above the glass, and I went, 282 00:15:59,458 --> 00:16:02,328 "Hey, do you want to split firewood 283 00:16:02,395 --> 00:16:04,263 all day when you get home?" 284 00:16:04,330 --> 00:16:06,866 He looked at me and says, "No." 285 00:16:06,866 --> 00:16:09,368 I said, "Then get to work out there." 286 00:16:09,435 --> 00:16:11,070 [chuckles] 287 00:16:11,070 --> 00:16:12,472 Well, he changed his whole attitude 288 00:16:12,538 --> 00:16:16,642 about working right there on the ice rest of that game. 289 00:16:16,709 --> 00:16:18,478 ♪ 290 00:16:18,544 --> 00:16:21,447 One thing everybody always used to say about my boys, 291 00:16:21,514 --> 00:16:23,282 they couldn't believe they were my kids. 292 00:16:23,349 --> 00:16:24,383 [chuckles] 293 00:16:24,383 --> 00:16:26,152 ♪ 294 00:16:26,219 --> 00:16:27,320 I guess if nothing else, 295 00:16:27,386 --> 00:16:30,056 I've taught them not to be like me. 296 00:16:30,156 --> 00:16:31,524 ♪ 297 00:16:31,591 --> 00:16:34,627 When I was nine years old, 298 00:16:34,694 --> 00:16:36,963 my parents bought a marina. 299 00:16:37,029 --> 00:16:42,268 And my father couldn't afford to own that marina 300 00:16:42,368 --> 00:16:44,103 and not maintain his job. 301 00:16:44,203 --> 00:16:46,606 So from that point on, 302 00:16:46,672 --> 00:16:49,542 I basically had to become an adult. 303 00:16:49,642 --> 00:16:53,145 I cooked dinner for my mom and brother and two sisters. 304 00:16:53,246 --> 00:16:55,248 And we looked after shoveling the snow 305 00:16:55,314 --> 00:16:56,883 and cutting the firewood 306 00:16:56,949 --> 00:17:00,987 and every other thing that had to be done. 307 00:17:00,987 --> 00:17:03,623 I never had a choice in that responsibility. 308 00:17:03,623 --> 00:17:05,992 I just had to do it. 309 00:17:06,058 --> 00:17:08,995 But the way I felt in my father's eyes, 310 00:17:09,061 --> 00:17:11,063 I was never good enough. 311 00:17:11,063 --> 00:17:13,866 And figured, gonna be treated as an adult, 312 00:17:13,933 --> 00:17:16,068 I may as well act like one. 313 00:17:16,135 --> 00:17:19,672 I probably started with the alcohol as a young adult. 314 00:17:19,739 --> 00:17:22,074 And before I knew it, it just seemed to be 315 00:17:22,074 --> 00:17:24,076 an everyday habit. 316 00:17:24,143 --> 00:17:27,313 And most of the problems with my dad 317 00:17:27,313 --> 00:17:29,482 only got worse because of the alcohol. 318 00:17:29,548 --> 00:17:31,517 ♪ 319 00:17:31,584 --> 00:17:34,754 We should always all be better than our parents. 320 00:17:34,820 --> 00:17:36,856 I wish kind of everybody could see me 321 00:17:36,956 --> 00:17:38,724 as the father I am 322 00:17:38,791 --> 00:17:42,528 rather than the person I've been at times. 323 00:17:42,595 --> 00:17:44,997 [groans] 324 00:17:49,936 --> 00:17:52,038 The lazy logger. 325 00:17:55,875 --> 00:17:59,912 I think I've heard of a beer called the Lazy Lager. 326 00:17:59,979 --> 00:18:04,116 But that's L-A-G-E-R instead of L-O-G-G-E-R. 327 00:18:08,254 --> 00:18:09,722 Eh. 328 00:18:14,961 --> 00:18:17,863 [tense music] 329 00:18:17,930 --> 00:18:21,267 ♪ 330 00:18:21,267 --> 00:18:21,734 ♪ 331 00:18:21,734 --> 00:18:22,635 ♪ 332 00:18:22,635 --> 00:18:25,638 [knife scraping] 333 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:29,475 - It's really early. 334 00:18:29,475 --> 00:18:31,143 I can't sleep. 335 00:18:31,243 --> 00:18:33,145 ♪ 336 00:18:33,245 --> 00:18:35,748 I found these two neat little rocks earlier. 337 00:18:35,848 --> 00:18:37,049 ♪ 338 00:18:37,116 --> 00:18:38,417 I got. this one. 339 00:18:38,517 --> 00:18:40,886 It's got some heavy grit on it, 340 00:18:40,953 --> 00:18:42,088 heavy grit. 341 00:18:43,522 --> 00:18:47,626 And then this one, which is just super smooth. 342 00:18:49,695 --> 00:18:56,035 I've been looking for just the perfect sharpening stone 343 00:18:56,102 --> 00:18:59,071 for my knives. 344 00:18:59,071 --> 00:19:02,008 For some reason, I have insomnia. 345 00:19:02,074 --> 00:19:03,743 ♪ 346 00:19:03,843 --> 00:19:05,678 I go to sleep for a little while, and then I get back up. 347 00:19:05,745 --> 00:19:07,646 And I go to sleep for a little while, and I get back up. 348 00:19:07,713 --> 00:19:08,914 And I go to sleep for a little while, 349 00:19:08,914 --> 00:19:11,484 and I get back up. 350 00:19:11,550 --> 00:19:12,985 I've never had insomnia. 351 00:19:13,052 --> 00:19:15,187 I sleep like the dead. 352 00:19:15,187 --> 00:19:22,194 ♪ 353 00:19:30,202 --> 00:19:32,204 Damn thing'll shave you. 354 00:19:37,777 --> 00:19:40,713 [tense music] 355 00:19:40,780 --> 00:19:43,482 ♪ 356 00:19:43,549 --> 00:19:45,718 So I slept really late 357 00:19:45,785 --> 00:19:48,821 'cause I didn't sleep worth a [bleep] last night. 358 00:19:48,921 --> 00:19:51,857 Today, I want to focus on trying to find some food. 359 00:19:51,957 --> 00:19:54,627 I might beef up the shelter a little bit. 360 00:19:54,694 --> 00:19:56,062 I don't know. 361 00:19:56,162 --> 00:19:58,664 So tired, not even thinking straight. 362 00:19:58,731 --> 00:20:00,866 Just playing it by ear right now. 363 00:20:00,933 --> 00:20:02,435 ♪ 364 00:20:02,501 --> 00:20:06,005 I've really become a hunter of opportunity out here. 365 00:20:06,072 --> 00:20:09,809 I'm looking for anything I can use on my walk, anything. 366 00:20:09,875 --> 00:20:11,310 I'm looking for berries. 367 00:20:11,310 --> 00:20:12,878 I'm looking for game sign. 368 00:20:12,945 --> 00:20:14,914 I'm looking for trails. 369 00:20:14,914 --> 00:20:16,348 Looks like there may be a few berries 370 00:20:16,449 --> 00:20:18,517 right here worth picking. 371 00:20:18,584 --> 00:20:21,220 If I have an opportunity at a squirrel, I try to take it. 372 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:23,589 If I have an opportunity at a grouse, I try to take it. 373 00:20:23,656 --> 00:20:25,424 If I have an opportunity to gather 374 00:20:25,491 --> 00:20:28,561 3 pounds of berries, I try to take it. 375 00:20:28,627 --> 00:20:30,863 That is a lot of berries. 376 00:20:30,863 --> 00:20:33,065 Nature provides for us. 377 00:20:33,065 --> 00:20:35,634 But you have to go out there and find it. 378 00:20:35,701 --> 00:20:37,970 You have to have the ability to adapt to it. 379 00:20:38,037 --> 00:20:39,705 You have to be willing to learn from it. 380 00:20:39,805 --> 00:20:42,441 If you can do that, then you can survive anywhere. 381 00:20:42,508 --> 00:20:44,710 You ain't gonna believe this [bleep]. 382 00:20:44,777 --> 00:20:46,812 Some wood with some nails in it. 383 00:20:46,879 --> 00:20:50,449 I'm gonna use these nails to work on my shelter, 384 00:20:50,516 --> 00:20:52,318 finally put a door on that thing. 385 00:20:52,384 --> 00:20:55,788 ♪ 386 00:20:55,855 --> 00:20:58,657 Bushcraft is something that's just ingrained in me. 387 00:20:58,758 --> 00:21:01,160 Since my childhood, not having anything 388 00:21:01,227 --> 00:21:02,862 and having to make it work. 389 00:21:02,962 --> 00:21:04,296 ♪ 390 00:21:04,396 --> 00:21:07,066 Anybody that's ever paid attention to anything 391 00:21:07,133 --> 00:21:08,667 that's ever happened in history, 392 00:21:08,768 --> 00:21:10,603 everybody's heard of the Depression. 393 00:21:10,669 --> 00:21:12,838 I was born in 1990. 394 00:21:12,905 --> 00:21:16,075 I grew up in 1932. 395 00:21:16,142 --> 00:21:18,844 This should work. 396 00:21:18,911 --> 00:21:22,114 Found some plywood at the shoreline. 397 00:21:22,114 --> 00:21:24,150 Didn't have any power. 398 00:21:24,216 --> 00:21:25,918 You know, we hand dug a well 399 00:21:25,985 --> 00:21:28,220 because we had no running water. 400 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:31,323 I've done schoolwork by candle. 401 00:21:31,390 --> 00:21:34,360 I can remember, a good heavy rain would come, 402 00:21:34,426 --> 00:21:36,595 and I would go out in my underwear 403 00:21:36,662 --> 00:21:38,364 and take a shower in the rain 404 00:21:38,430 --> 00:21:41,600 just because I didn't have to work for it. 405 00:21:41,667 --> 00:21:43,636 No kid should have to go through that. 406 00:21:43,702 --> 00:21:47,773 My kids would never live like that, I promise you. 407 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:50,643 I work 28 hours a day, 14 days a week. 408 00:21:50,709 --> 00:21:54,613 And that's to keep everybody comfortable and happy. 409 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:57,283 I've put every callus on my hands. 410 00:21:57,349 --> 00:22:00,119 I bruise my body and break my back. 411 00:22:00,186 --> 00:22:02,555 I suffer so that they won't have to. 412 00:22:02,621 --> 00:22:04,723 And I'll continue to do that. 413 00:22:05,824 --> 00:22:07,626 How do you like that? 414 00:22:09,461 --> 00:22:10,996 It's awesome. 415 00:22:11,063 --> 00:22:12,198 All right, I'm gonna go down here, 416 00:22:12,264 --> 00:22:14,400 get some water, check my fishing line. 417 00:22:16,635 --> 00:22:19,605 [tense music] 418 00:22:19,672 --> 00:22:26,679 ♪ 419 00:22:30,783 --> 00:22:35,988 - Okay, well, what a way to start the day. 420 00:22:36,055 --> 00:22:37,656 I was coming by my gill net, 421 00:22:37,756 --> 00:22:41,527 and I noticed that I had a fish. 422 00:22:41,594 --> 00:22:44,763 And then I noticed him start thrashing. 423 00:22:44,830 --> 00:22:49,068 And then I realized how big the fish was. 424 00:22:49,168 --> 00:22:51,770 Look at this baby, 425 00:22:51,837 --> 00:22:56,675 an absolute giant of a pike. 426 00:22:56,742 --> 00:22:58,611 Look at that. 427 00:22:58,677 --> 00:23:00,946 It's 15 pounds for sure. 428 00:23:01,046 --> 00:23:03,949 It might be-- it might be closer to 20. 429 00:23:04,016 --> 00:23:06,151 It is a pig of a fish. 430 00:23:06,218 --> 00:23:08,320 I am so happy. 431 00:23:08,387 --> 00:23:13,192 It--oh, I can't even describe what this fish means. 432 00:23:13,259 --> 00:23:17,396 This fish is guaranteed 10 more days here, 433 00:23:17,463 --> 00:23:20,566 guaranteed 10 days, as far as food. 434 00:23:20,633 --> 00:23:23,836 The pressure that this fish takes off is just-- 435 00:23:23,836 --> 00:23:28,440 it's incredible. 436 00:23:28,507 --> 00:23:31,243 I am happy with the new gill net. 437 00:23:31,310 --> 00:23:34,213 It's already producing. 438 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:37,449 There is a lot of meat on that baby. 439 00:23:37,516 --> 00:23:39,785 Let's get a measurement. 440 00:23:39,852 --> 00:23:42,755 Just over 42 inches. 441 00:23:42,821 --> 00:23:46,425 Wow, what an awesome fish. 442 00:23:46,492 --> 00:23:49,194 Awesome, awesome, awesome. 443 00:23:49,261 --> 00:23:52,464 I couldn't be more excited. 444 00:23:52,464 --> 00:23:58,270 ♪ 445 00:23:58,270 --> 00:24:00,072 In my life growing up, I've learned 446 00:24:00,072 --> 00:24:02,708 how to preserve things the best way I can. 447 00:24:02,808 --> 00:24:03,809 ♪ 448 00:24:03,876 --> 00:24:05,944 Follow the rib cage. 449 00:24:06,045 --> 00:24:08,647 Study a lot of Native preservation methods, 450 00:24:08,714 --> 00:24:10,916 and using wood ash for flavoring 451 00:24:10,983 --> 00:24:14,987 and berries for flavoring and also for preservation. 452 00:24:15,054 --> 00:24:18,057 But the only way to preserve fish out here 453 00:24:18,157 --> 00:24:19,825 is to smoke them. 454 00:24:19,825 --> 00:24:22,061 Until it gets cold enough that I can freeze them 455 00:24:22,161 --> 00:24:24,163 or keep them on ice, that's it. 456 00:24:24,229 --> 00:24:28,867 ♪ 457 00:24:28,867 --> 00:24:31,970 Look at this. 458 00:24:32,037 --> 00:24:38,510 Oh, our smoked pike head and our smoked fish. 459 00:24:38,577 --> 00:24:40,813 Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho. 460 00:24:40,879 --> 00:24:44,550 Is that not a thing of perfection or what? 461 00:24:45,751 --> 00:24:49,188 That is absolutely beautiful. 462 00:24:49,188 --> 00:24:50,289 Still got time to go. 463 00:24:50,356 --> 00:24:52,024 The tail's all done. 464 00:24:52,091 --> 00:24:54,827 But right now, I don't have to catch a fish 465 00:24:54,827 --> 00:24:58,030 for dinner tonight or for breakfast tomorrow. 466 00:24:59,264 --> 00:25:01,400 I am golden. 467 00:25:04,770 --> 00:25:10,843 ♪ 468 00:25:10,843 --> 00:25:11,777 ♪ 469 00:25:23,956 --> 00:25:26,091 - I made my wind wall. 470 00:25:26,158 --> 00:25:28,327 The wind was coming from this direction. 471 00:25:28,394 --> 00:25:32,831 And today, I've got a gentle breeze coming this way. 472 00:25:32,898 --> 00:25:34,800 It's not like a breeze being out here. 473 00:25:34,900 --> 00:25:36,668 There's always a challenge. 474 00:25:37,703 --> 00:25:39,271 It's amazing. 475 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,276 Looks like a stingray. 476 00:25:44,343 --> 00:25:46,278 When I was doing my diving license, 477 00:25:46,345 --> 00:25:48,814 I did it in the Bahamas. 478 00:25:48,881 --> 00:25:51,216 It's amazing what the world is like under the water. 479 00:25:53,318 --> 00:25:56,088 I want to go to Bimini. 480 00:25:56,088 --> 00:25:58,090 There's a lot of sharks there. 481 00:25:58,090 --> 00:26:00,058 I want to go dive with them. 482 00:26:01,593 --> 00:26:02,961 I can't believe I'm planning more adventures 483 00:26:03,062 --> 00:26:05,330 when I'm sitting here in the middle of Canada. 484 00:26:05,397 --> 00:26:07,332 [laughs] 485 00:26:07,399 --> 00:26:09,468 But I am, 486 00:26:09,535 --> 00:26:12,704 because life is for living, right? 487 00:26:14,740 --> 00:26:17,543 Because you never know when you're gonna die. 488 00:26:17,609 --> 00:26:20,512 [soft music] 489 00:26:20,579 --> 00:26:24,183 I've started to collect reindeer moss. 490 00:26:24,249 --> 00:26:27,252 And right now, I'm going to process it. 491 00:26:27,252 --> 00:26:28,487 ♪ 492 00:26:28,487 --> 00:26:29,655 Reindeer moss is really cool. 493 00:26:29,721 --> 00:26:31,190 And I've eaten it before. 494 00:26:31,256 --> 00:26:32,991 But it doesn't taste good. 495 00:26:33,058 --> 00:26:34,193 So you don't enjoy your food. 496 00:26:34,259 --> 00:26:35,461 And if you can't enjoy your food, 497 00:26:35,527 --> 00:26:38,297 it's actually very demoralizing. 498 00:26:38,363 --> 00:26:44,636 I have to take advantage of weather and energy. 499 00:26:44,703 --> 00:26:47,473 I will regret it if I don't do it. 500 00:26:47,539 --> 00:26:50,509 It's absolutely vital to boil it twice before you cook it. 501 00:26:50,576 --> 00:26:53,779 Otherwise, you're gonna get stomach cramps and diarrhea. 502 00:26:53,779 --> 00:26:56,748 So what I'm gonna do is I'm going to boil it twice. 503 00:26:56,815 --> 00:26:58,417 And then I'm gonna dry it out. 504 00:26:58,484 --> 00:27:00,786 Then I can use it as a thickener 505 00:27:00,853 --> 00:27:03,088 for each and every one of my meals. 506 00:27:03,155 --> 00:27:04,890 On my second boil here. 507 00:27:04,957 --> 00:27:07,092 After this, I'll be done. 508 00:27:07,159 --> 00:27:10,696 It's vitally important to have those carbs and starches. 509 00:27:10,762 --> 00:27:13,031 They are the fuel and the energy 510 00:27:13,098 --> 00:27:15,701 that keeps our bodies going. 511 00:27:15,767 --> 00:27:19,771 ♪ 512 00:27:23,175 --> 00:27:25,377 There we go. There we go. 513 00:27:25,377 --> 00:27:27,346 Let that dry. 514 00:27:27,412 --> 00:27:32,084 So now I need to go for a nice walk 515 00:27:32,184 --> 00:27:33,785 across the other side of the shore. 516 00:27:33,852 --> 00:27:35,888 See if I can forage me some mushrooms 517 00:27:35,888 --> 00:27:38,891 and also get some more berries. 518 00:27:38,957 --> 00:27:41,894 [tense music] 519 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:44,329 ♪ 520 00:27:44,396 --> 00:27:45,697 This is like wild trekking. 521 00:27:45,764 --> 00:27:48,800 This is what I do with Brian. 522 00:27:48,901 --> 00:27:50,702 There is no path. 523 00:27:50,769 --> 00:27:54,039 You make your own path. 524 00:27:54,106 --> 00:27:56,742 As someone who's very interested in living history, 525 00:27:56,808 --> 00:27:58,744 it's absolutely fascinating to me 526 00:27:58,810 --> 00:28:00,679 to go through this experience and see 527 00:28:00,746 --> 00:28:06,251 just how hard our ancestors worked to survive. 528 00:28:06,251 --> 00:28:08,987 Here's a nice-looking mushroom. 529 00:28:09,054 --> 00:28:10,322 You don't really think about it. 530 00:28:10,422 --> 00:28:12,224 You're like, oh, they built their homesteads 531 00:28:12,291 --> 00:28:14,526 and lived off the land from the herbs 532 00:28:14,526 --> 00:28:15,861 and the plants and the fish. 533 00:28:15,928 --> 00:28:18,530 And it's just like, it's work. 534 00:28:18,597 --> 00:28:20,065 Here we go. 535 00:28:20,132 --> 00:28:22,701 These are the berries I like. 536 00:28:22,768 --> 00:28:25,070 They did that every single day. 537 00:28:25,137 --> 00:28:26,305 That's incredible. 538 00:28:26,371 --> 00:28:29,942 ♪ 539 00:28:30,008 --> 00:28:32,144 Wow, look at this. 540 00:28:37,282 --> 00:28:39,451 Which is wonderful. 541 00:28:39,451 --> 00:28:41,420 There's a few more here, even. 542 00:28:41,486 --> 00:28:43,222 How freaking awesome is that? 543 00:28:43,288 --> 00:28:44,723 ♪ 544 00:28:44,823 --> 00:28:46,124 From a teaching aspect, 545 00:28:46,224 --> 00:28:49,328 this is really helping me so much. 546 00:28:49,328 --> 00:28:50,829 ♪ 547 00:28:50,896 --> 00:28:52,464 Especially as a woman, too, 548 00:28:52,531 --> 00:28:54,967 I mean, this is basically what I would be doing. 549 00:28:55,033 --> 00:28:58,704 Tending everything at the homestead, foraging. 550 00:28:58,770 --> 00:29:01,173 That was my role. 551 00:29:01,173 --> 00:29:06,678 To actually live what you teach is amazing opportunity. 552 00:29:06,745 --> 00:29:10,716 This is the furthest away I've gone from my shelter. 553 00:29:10,782 --> 00:29:12,150 I'm glad I came. 554 00:29:12,217 --> 00:29:16,188 I haven't seen this many blueberries anywhere. 555 00:29:16,254 --> 00:29:19,024 It could be a half a million dollar patch of blueberries 556 00:29:19,091 --> 00:29:22,828 because it's, like, 3 acres of blueberries. 557 00:29:22,894 --> 00:29:25,631 Nom, nom, nom. 558 00:29:25,697 --> 00:29:26,698 Oh. 559 00:29:30,135 --> 00:29:32,771 So much sugary sweetness. 560 00:29:32,871 --> 00:29:34,139 Mmm. 561 00:29:34,139 --> 00:29:36,375 It's incredible. 562 00:29:36,375 --> 00:29:39,578 Almost feel like I have to come back again. 563 00:29:39,578 --> 00:29:42,714 I'd be crazy not to. 564 00:29:42,781 --> 00:29:45,751 [tense music] 565 00:29:45,817 --> 00:29:52,624 ♪ 566 00:29:53,325 --> 00:29:54,493 - Yes! 567 00:29:54,559 --> 00:30:00,132 ♪ 568 00:30:00,198 --> 00:30:01,533 Whoo-hoo-hoo! 569 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:06,938 ♪ 570 00:30:06,938 --> 00:30:09,074 Lunch is gonna be a good one. 571 00:30:09,141 --> 00:30:14,780 We have eggs, liver, 572 00:30:14,846 --> 00:30:17,115 um... 573 00:30:17,182 --> 00:30:20,552 I think it's called milt, 574 00:30:20,619 --> 00:30:22,287 heart. 575 00:30:23,488 --> 00:30:24,690 I think that's it. 576 00:30:24,690 --> 00:30:26,658 And there's some other organ in there too, 577 00:30:26,725 --> 00:30:29,428 maybe a kidney. 578 00:30:29,494 --> 00:30:31,363 I always eat the organs first 579 00:30:31,463 --> 00:30:33,732 because they'd be the ones to spoil first. 580 00:30:33,732 --> 00:30:37,836 ♪ 581 00:30:37,903 --> 00:30:40,539 Whatever that little thing was was a gallbladder. 582 00:30:40,605 --> 00:30:41,606 Oh, I shouldn't have eaten that. 583 00:30:41,707 --> 00:30:43,008 That was terrible. 584 00:30:43,108 --> 00:30:45,010 ♪ 585 00:30:45,110 --> 00:30:47,145 I hope I don't get sick from that. 586 00:30:47,212 --> 00:30:54,252 ♪ 587 00:30:58,423 --> 00:30:59,891 Just got her down. 588 00:30:59,891 --> 00:31:01,526 [scraping pan] 589 00:31:01,593 --> 00:31:04,362 Got some organs stuck to the bottom of the pan. 590 00:31:04,463 --> 00:31:06,465 ♪ 591 00:31:11,670 --> 00:31:12,571 [clears throat] 592 00:31:12,671 --> 00:31:15,307 That was actually kind of good. 593 00:31:15,374 --> 00:31:16,908 I must be really hungry 594 00:31:16,975 --> 00:31:19,478 to say fish organs were pretty good. 595 00:31:20,779 --> 00:31:23,115 [tense music] 596 00:31:23,181 --> 00:31:26,551 I've never felt so rich with food as I do right now. 597 00:31:26,618 --> 00:31:28,887 I just keep catching fish. 598 00:31:28,954 --> 00:31:32,257 But I'm eating them as I get them. 599 00:31:32,324 --> 00:31:34,726 We're here for preservation, not pleasure, 600 00:31:34,726 --> 00:31:36,528 in the food department. 601 00:31:36,595 --> 00:31:38,296 I'm just paranoid about spoilage. 602 00:31:38,363 --> 00:31:41,867 So I need to try to preserve as much meat as possible. 603 00:31:41,933 --> 00:31:43,301 I have to smoke those. 604 00:31:43,368 --> 00:31:45,837 I don't have a choice. 605 00:31:45,904 --> 00:31:48,306 It doesn't have to be anything fancy, you know? 606 00:31:48,373 --> 00:31:51,710 Just something to hold the smoke in a little. 607 00:31:51,777 --> 00:31:54,146 To have too much food to keep fresh, 608 00:31:54,212 --> 00:31:56,248 like, that's a really good problem. 609 00:31:56,348 --> 00:31:58,750 And I'm kind of excited to have a project. 610 00:31:58,817 --> 00:32:00,018 I'm planning on using it again. 611 00:32:00,085 --> 00:32:01,686 That's the plan, anyways. 612 00:32:01,686 --> 00:32:04,623 I think we still got some good fishing ahead of us here. 613 00:32:04,689 --> 00:32:07,859 I think it's gonna work out just fine. 614 00:32:07,926 --> 00:32:09,127 I was thinking, like, season eight 615 00:32:09,127 --> 00:32:11,229 when Clay Hayes got that deer, 616 00:32:11,296 --> 00:32:13,632 it was 50 pounds of meat he smoked. 617 00:32:13,698 --> 00:32:17,469 Like, you catch eight 4-pound fish, you know, do the math. 618 00:32:17,536 --> 00:32:19,538 It's not that far off. 619 00:32:19,604 --> 00:32:20,572 So yeah, that's it. 620 00:32:20,672 --> 00:32:21,807 That's the plan. 621 00:32:21,907 --> 00:32:23,975 Get some more fish, do some smoking, 622 00:32:23,975 --> 00:32:27,078 and procure food for the long term. 623 00:32:27,145 --> 00:32:30,615 Just got another little section in the back to do. 624 00:32:30,682 --> 00:32:35,987 But...yeah, it's looking good. 625 00:32:36,054 --> 00:32:37,122 ♪ 626 00:32:37,222 --> 00:32:38,490 Tomorrow morning, I'm gonna cut up 627 00:32:38,557 --> 00:32:41,092 all those fish into smokable sections 628 00:32:41,159 --> 00:32:44,329 and then smoke all day long. 629 00:32:44,396 --> 00:32:47,432 But right now, just hoping to get some more. 630 00:32:47,499 --> 00:32:49,501 It's fishing time. 631 00:32:49,568 --> 00:32:52,938 ♪ 632 00:32:53,004 --> 00:32:55,140 I'm feeling really kind of, like, settled in now. 633 00:32:55,207 --> 00:32:57,742 You know, like, the first couple weeks, I was like, 634 00:32:57,809 --> 00:32:59,277 "Okay, okay, it's only been two weeks. 635 00:32:59,344 --> 00:33:02,814 I gotta be here for so much longer, and--uhh..." 636 00:33:02,881 --> 00:33:05,150 but I'm feeling kind of settled in. 637 00:33:05,217 --> 00:33:10,589 One fish equals three to four more days in the game. 638 00:33:10,655 --> 00:33:13,024 I'm just kind of focused on being here 639 00:33:13,091 --> 00:33:16,328 and enjoying myself and getting food. 640 00:33:16,394 --> 00:33:18,330 That's the big deal. 641 00:33:18,396 --> 00:33:21,032 Food is everything out here. 642 00:33:21,099 --> 00:33:22,734 [sighs] 643 00:33:22,801 --> 00:33:24,336 Tired. 644 00:33:24,402 --> 00:33:26,504 Be nice to have a good sleep tonight. 645 00:33:28,173 --> 00:33:29,207 I was excited today, though. 646 00:33:29,307 --> 00:33:31,776 I was--got one. 647 00:33:31,843 --> 00:33:35,413 Oh, [bleep], that's a big one. 648 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:36,815 Feels big. 649 00:33:36,815 --> 00:33:38,016 I don't care about that. 650 00:33:38,016 --> 00:33:40,785 I don't care about that. I don't care about that. 651 00:33:40,852 --> 00:33:43,054 Oh, [bleep] yeah. 652 00:33:43,121 --> 00:33:46,324 Holy [bleep], that's beautiful. 653 00:33:46,424 --> 00:33:48,760 Now where's my spool? 654 00:33:48,860 --> 00:33:51,463 Oh, [bleep], it's in the water. 655 00:33:51,530 --> 00:33:55,000 Okay, this is not good, boys and girls. 656 00:33:55,100 --> 00:33:57,869 It's right there. [bleep]. 657 00:33:57,936 --> 00:33:59,771 Okay, what am I gonna do here? 658 00:33:59,871 --> 00:34:03,575 Um...I'm going in. 659 00:34:03,575 --> 00:34:06,177 It's gonna be cold. 660 00:34:06,177 --> 00:34:07,178 Don't go--[bleep]. 661 00:34:07,178 --> 00:34:09,748 It's going down even further. 662 00:34:09,814 --> 00:34:11,716 You gotta get it. 663 00:34:11,783 --> 00:34:13,385 I can't lose the spool. 664 00:34:13,451 --> 00:34:15,253 That's all my fishing line. 665 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:18,723 ♪ 666 00:34:23,461 --> 00:34:25,630 - Where's my spool? 667 00:34:25,697 --> 00:34:28,133 [bleep], it's in the water. 668 00:34:28,199 --> 00:34:29,935 Okay, what am I gonna do here? 669 00:34:30,001 --> 00:34:33,171 Um...going in. 670 00:34:33,271 --> 00:34:35,640 ♪ 671 00:34:35,707 --> 00:34:36,775 Don't go--[bleep]. 672 00:34:36,775 --> 00:34:39,177 It's going down even further. 673 00:34:39,177 --> 00:34:41,313 You gotta get it. 674 00:34:41,379 --> 00:34:44,516 That spool is everything, man. Come on. 675 00:34:44,582 --> 00:34:46,451 It's all my fishing line. 676 00:34:46,451 --> 00:34:53,458 ♪ 677 00:34:54,859 --> 00:34:57,329 Okay, good. It's still there. 678 00:34:57,329 --> 00:35:00,665 Going in. 679 00:35:00,732 --> 00:35:03,435 Ooh, that's cold. 680 00:35:08,773 --> 00:35:11,876 [tense music] 681 00:35:11,943 --> 00:35:14,980 That wasn't even exciting. 682 00:35:14,980 --> 00:35:16,982 ♪ 683 00:35:22,654 --> 00:35:23,588 Whoo! 684 00:35:23,655 --> 00:35:25,690 Now I can celebrate! 685 00:35:27,559 --> 00:35:29,060 Man, I would've gone in my undie-pants, 686 00:35:29,127 --> 00:35:31,963 but I'm not wearing any. 687 00:35:33,465 --> 00:35:34,532 [chuckles] 688 00:35:34,599 --> 00:35:37,268 Oh, that's a big one. 689 00:35:37,335 --> 00:35:41,573 Oh, yes. 690 00:35:41,673 --> 00:35:44,275 Okay, now I'm getting cold. 691 00:35:44,342 --> 00:35:46,911 Wow, that was close. 692 00:35:46,978 --> 00:35:48,880 I'm lucky-- really, really lucky-- 693 00:35:48,947 --> 00:35:52,017 I got the spool back. 694 00:35:52,017 --> 00:35:55,020 Tomorrow is a day of fish smoking. 695 00:35:55,086 --> 00:36:00,825 ♪ 696 00:36:00,892 --> 00:36:03,061 I want to feel and experience this adventure 697 00:36:03,128 --> 00:36:05,730 to the fullest extent. 698 00:36:05,797 --> 00:36:09,534 I'm fully expecting to have to suffer. 699 00:36:09,534 --> 00:36:13,538 And it sounds strange, but I want to suffer. 700 00:36:13,538 --> 00:36:15,540 I want to have to suffer to get everything I can 701 00:36:15,540 --> 00:36:17,008 out of this experience. 702 00:36:17,108 --> 00:36:18,476 I want to test myself and see 703 00:36:18,543 --> 00:36:20,545 how far I can push myself through it. 704 00:36:20,612 --> 00:36:23,348 ♪ 705 00:36:23,415 --> 00:36:27,886 You know--you want to know what I think of my smoker? 706 00:36:27,986 --> 00:36:29,854 I think it's smokin'. 707 00:36:32,123 --> 00:36:33,692 Dad joke. [laughs] 708 00:36:33,692 --> 00:36:35,493 Dad joke. 709 00:36:35,493 --> 00:36:37,028 ♪ 710 00:36:37,095 --> 00:36:39,764 The smoker is done. 711 00:36:39,864 --> 00:36:43,268 Come here, you big, beautiful fish. 712 00:36:43,334 --> 00:36:45,537 I've never smoked fish before. 713 00:36:45,603 --> 00:36:48,740 I usually smoke deer meat and elk meat, 714 00:36:48,807 --> 00:36:52,177 but I feel confident. 715 00:36:52,177 --> 00:36:54,212 That's a nice big one. 716 00:36:54,312 --> 00:36:56,047 Perfect. 717 00:36:56,147 --> 00:36:58,983 I'm using alder, birch, and willow 718 00:36:59,050 --> 00:37:00,685 because they're low-resinous woods, 719 00:37:00,785 --> 00:37:02,720 and they create a healthier smoke 720 00:37:02,821 --> 00:37:04,489 without the resin and carcinogens, 721 00:37:04,556 --> 00:37:06,858 and it makes the fish taste better. 722 00:37:06,925 --> 00:37:09,561 Look at that. 723 00:37:09,661 --> 00:37:12,097 Ooh, yeah. 724 00:37:12,163 --> 00:37:13,765 Whoo-hoo! 725 00:37:13,865 --> 00:37:15,066 I'm happy. 726 00:37:15,133 --> 00:37:16,634 It's working good. 727 00:37:16,701 --> 00:37:18,670 So the plan is, 728 00:37:18,736 --> 00:37:20,939 I don't touch those fish for a while, 729 00:37:20,939 --> 00:37:23,007 and I just keep catching fresh fish... 730 00:37:23,108 --> 00:37:25,410 [laughs] And eating that. 731 00:37:25,510 --> 00:37:26,611 That's the plan. 732 00:37:26,711 --> 00:37:30,348 One fresh fish every two or three days. 733 00:37:30,415 --> 00:37:33,218 And I have that as backup. 734 00:37:33,284 --> 00:37:36,287 Made a high-tech door. 735 00:37:36,287 --> 00:37:38,289 Life is good right now. 736 00:37:38,356 --> 00:37:40,792 But I know what's coming: 737 00:37:40,859 --> 00:37:44,262 times when life isn't good. 738 00:37:44,329 --> 00:37:49,067 Weather change and no food and the fish aren't biting. 739 00:37:49,134 --> 00:37:51,736 'Cause I know that's gonna happen eventually. 740 00:37:54,105 --> 00:37:57,008 [tense music] 741 00:37:57,108 --> 00:38:04,115 ♪ 742 00:38:15,560 --> 00:38:18,730 - So we made very good progress today 743 00:38:18,796 --> 00:38:21,266 on the spruce grouse lodge. 744 00:38:21,332 --> 00:38:26,504 And I've been working since this morning. 745 00:38:26,571 --> 00:38:31,142 And I think I'm gonna, you know, just slow it down. 746 00:38:31,209 --> 00:38:33,378 All right, I'm gonna bunker down. 747 00:38:33,444 --> 00:38:34,712 I'll play some chess. 748 00:38:34,779 --> 00:38:35,814 That's what I'm gonna do. 749 00:38:35,914 --> 00:38:38,816 ♪ 750 00:38:38,883 --> 00:38:41,553 I have food for a handful of days, 751 00:38:41,619 --> 00:38:44,822 but man, the prospect of food when you see this weather, 752 00:38:44,889 --> 00:38:48,026 you know, just to worry about the long term, 753 00:38:48,092 --> 00:38:50,662 worry that I'm not eating enough 754 00:38:50,728 --> 00:38:52,697 to keep up the weight, you know? 755 00:38:52,764 --> 00:38:54,933 ♪ 756 00:38:54,933 --> 00:38:56,467 Look at the wind. 757 00:38:56,534 --> 00:38:58,636 [laughs] It's wild. 758 00:38:59,771 --> 00:39:03,141 Next, I'm gonna finish this wall and then put a door. 759 00:39:03,208 --> 00:39:05,543 That'd be cool. 760 00:39:05,610 --> 00:39:08,880 All right, so let's play some chess. 761 00:39:08,947 --> 00:39:15,553 Let's go the classic E4, E5. 762 00:39:15,620 --> 00:39:17,088 ♪ 763 00:39:17,155 --> 00:39:19,324 It's a classic opening. 764 00:39:19,424 --> 00:39:22,927 I made a chess board out of this box that I found. 765 00:39:22,994 --> 00:39:25,930 ♪ 766 00:39:25,997 --> 00:39:29,033 This is the tower, the rook. 767 00:39:29,100 --> 00:39:30,969 This is the knight. 768 00:39:31,069 --> 00:39:33,071 We have now a chess set. 769 00:39:34,539 --> 00:39:36,407 Chess is a game of strategy. 770 00:39:36,507 --> 00:39:37,976 And it's something that allows me 771 00:39:38,042 --> 00:39:40,345 to think about other things 772 00:39:40,411 --> 00:39:43,915 than just the weather and the killing and eating 773 00:39:43,982 --> 00:39:46,251 so I can enjoy my time here. 774 00:39:46,317 --> 00:39:50,388 You want to come with the knight right here, 775 00:39:50,455 --> 00:39:53,191 attacking that pawn. 776 00:39:53,258 --> 00:39:56,661 On days like today, I miss people. 777 00:39:56,728 --> 00:39:59,297 Thinking about everyone. 778 00:39:59,364 --> 00:40:02,433 I wonder how Mikey is doing. 779 00:40:02,500 --> 00:40:03,534 He's a big guy. 780 00:40:03,601 --> 00:40:04,669 It's a lot of weight. 781 00:40:04,736 --> 00:40:07,305 So he has a lot of fuel to burn. 782 00:40:07,372 --> 00:40:12,176 I think he has the personality 100% to go far. 783 00:40:12,176 --> 00:40:16,214 I'll take your queen's gambit. 784 00:40:16,214 --> 00:40:18,916 Melanie, strong woman. 785 00:40:18,983 --> 00:40:20,351 She's so skilled at things. 786 00:40:20,418 --> 00:40:23,655 She has the right mindset, right everything. 787 00:40:23,721 --> 00:40:25,089 ♪ 788 00:40:25,089 --> 00:40:27,926 Yeah, you can move your bishop so you can castle, 789 00:40:28,026 --> 00:40:30,628 which is a very slow move. 790 00:40:30,695 --> 00:40:32,830 Wyatt, quite a hunter. 791 00:40:32,897 --> 00:40:35,300 He could be the guy that would get the moose. 792 00:40:35,366 --> 00:40:37,535 He has that experienced. 793 00:40:42,173 --> 00:40:44,509 You want to come with the knight. 794 00:40:44,575 --> 00:40:48,546 I will protect my knight with my pawn. 795 00:40:48,613 --> 00:40:53,151 Alan, he is a hell of a hunter, good guy. 796 00:40:53,217 --> 00:40:55,053 Not a lot of weight to lose. 797 00:40:55,119 --> 00:40:56,187 We'll see. 798 00:41:25,783 --> 00:41:27,218 [tense music] 799 00:41:27,285 --> 00:41:28,453 ♪ 800 00:41:28,453 --> 00:41:34,292 ♪ 801 00:41:43,234 --> 00:41:45,336 - Welcome to insomnia. 802 00:41:56,114 --> 00:41:57,982 [groans] 803 00:42:00,418 --> 00:42:06,124 I'm tired but just can't go to sleep. 804 00:42:09,160 --> 00:42:12,130 Lay here and stare off into space. 805 00:42:17,502 --> 00:42:19,437 That's about it. 806 00:42:44,128 --> 00:42:45,696 All right. 807 00:42:47,465 --> 00:42:49,901 Save some power on this. 808 00:42:49,967 --> 00:42:56,941 ♪ 809 00:43:01,245 --> 00:43:04,982 - This is the first time since I've been here 810 00:43:05,049 --> 00:43:08,052 that my hat is about to blow off. 811 00:43:08,119 --> 00:43:10,154 And this hat fits well. 812 00:43:12,090 --> 00:43:13,691 Wow. 813 00:43:13,691 --> 00:43:16,427 Those are some waves. 814 00:43:16,494 --> 00:43:20,131 It's literally hard to breathe when you're facing the wind. 815 00:43:35,913 --> 00:43:37,982 - I've probably been awake for an hour, 816 00:43:38,049 --> 00:43:39,984 just laying here listening to the rain. 817 00:43:44,689 --> 00:43:47,291 - Good morning from paradise. 818 00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:51,429 Wow, I mean, this could almost be 819 00:43:51,496 --> 00:43:54,031 considered summer in England. 820 00:43:55,666 --> 00:43:59,337 I got rain whipping at my face. 821 00:43:59,403 --> 00:44:01,372 It's pushing me, the wind. 822 00:44:07,812 --> 00:44:09,947 It's just not smoking properly. 823 00:44:10,014 --> 00:44:12,750 So the wind's being a real [bleep] bastard. 824 00:44:23,961 --> 00:44:24,896 I can't fish. 825 00:44:24,962 --> 00:44:26,430 I can't smoke fish. 826 00:44:30,301 --> 00:44:31,769 - I'll probably just spend the rest of the day 827 00:44:31,869 --> 00:44:35,306 in the shelter, hanging out. 828 00:44:41,212 --> 00:44:42,980 Ain't really a whole hell of a lot 829 00:44:43,047 --> 00:44:45,149 more to do when it's raining. 830 00:44:45,216 --> 00:44:49,287 ♪ 831 00:44:49,387 --> 00:44:51,389 - [groans] 832 00:44:51,455 --> 00:44:53,090 Boredom. 833 00:44:53,090 --> 00:44:55,526 Boredom is the real killer for me. 834 00:44:55,626 --> 00:44:58,362 I can keep my mind off stuff as long as I can keep moving. 835 00:44:58,462 --> 00:45:00,331 ♪ 836 00:45:00,331 --> 00:45:02,533 - Just a fun day, just chilling in the tepee 837 00:45:02,600 --> 00:45:03,901 in the pouring rain. 838 00:45:03,968 --> 00:45:06,571 ♪ 839 00:45:06,671 --> 00:45:09,073 - I don't know what everyone else's shelters are like, 840 00:45:09,140 --> 00:45:13,377 but I can imagine there's one or two people 841 00:45:13,444 --> 00:45:15,880 not having a very good time right now. 842 00:45:15,947 --> 00:45:17,715 Nobody is having a good time. 843 00:45:17,782 --> 00:45:20,952 [laughs] That's for sure. 844 00:45:21,018 --> 00:45:22,153 ♪ 845 00:45:22,220 --> 00:45:24,722 My shelter is gonna need some touch-ups tomorrow, 846 00:45:24,822 --> 00:45:26,691 there's no question about it. 847 00:45:26,757 --> 00:45:28,526 ♪ 848 00:45:28,626 --> 00:45:30,861 - Having a shelter like this always requires 849 00:45:30,928 --> 00:45:34,098 upkeep and attention, especially with the wind. 850 00:45:34,165 --> 00:45:38,669 So I'll be taking all of my spruce off my bed, 851 00:45:38,736 --> 00:45:40,538 shaking it around, getting some air in it, 852 00:45:40,605 --> 00:45:45,476 and then re-laying it just so it's as bouncy as possible. 853 00:45:45,543 --> 00:45:48,179 I have to stay low, keep my energy quiet, 854 00:45:48,179 --> 00:45:50,781 save everything up until I can push again 855 00:45:50,848 --> 00:45:52,783 and go back to those blueberries. 856 00:45:52,850 --> 00:45:56,053 I'm nervous to see what the blueberries are looking like. 857 00:45:56,053 --> 00:45:58,823 ♪ 858 00:45:58,889 --> 00:46:01,192 - [bleep] damn, it's gonna be a long day. 859 00:46:09,800 --> 00:46:13,871 From a young age, I learned how to roll with the punches 860 00:46:13,938 --> 00:46:17,174 and try to make the hard parts more bearable. 861 00:46:17,274 --> 00:46:21,746 Keep my mind occupied, take it off of how cold it is, 862 00:46:21,812 --> 00:46:24,782 take it off of not eating. 863 00:46:24,849 --> 00:46:27,018 That's pretty neat, huh? 864 00:46:27,084 --> 00:46:28,819 I'll just play some dice here. 865 00:46:28,886 --> 00:46:30,388 I call this Five Die. 866 00:46:30,454 --> 00:46:33,391 The goal here is to get to 10,000. 867 00:46:33,457 --> 00:46:36,027 So that's 50. 868 00:46:36,093 --> 00:46:40,064 Keep my hands moving, keep myself busy. 869 00:46:40,131 --> 00:46:41,298 ♪ 870 00:46:41,365 --> 00:46:43,634 - I don't think I've ever been around 871 00:46:43,701 --> 00:46:47,505 wind so strong for so long in my life. 872 00:46:47,571 --> 00:46:49,573 - If I couldn't do this, 873 00:46:49,674 --> 00:46:52,576 then I would probably go crazy. 874 00:46:52,643 --> 00:46:55,012 Can't wait for all this to be over with. 875 00:46:55,112 --> 00:46:57,181 And maybe I can go outside and do something. 876 00:47:07,324 --> 00:47:14,332 ♪ 877 00:47:16,534 --> 00:47:18,336 - It's not pouring down anymore. 878 00:47:18,402 --> 00:47:22,340 But I have been waiting on the wind to stop. 879 00:47:22,406 --> 00:47:24,608 The wind has not stopped. 880 00:47:34,251 --> 00:47:36,620 And I've gotten tired of laying there. 881 00:47:36,687 --> 00:47:39,790 ♪ 882 00:47:39,857 --> 00:47:43,527 I've been stuck in my shelter with no protein. 883 00:47:43,627 --> 00:47:45,463 I'm gonna go for a walk, 884 00:47:45,529 --> 00:47:47,131 see if I can find something to eat. 885 00:47:47,198 --> 00:47:48,232 ♪ 886 00:47:48,299 --> 00:47:50,401 A major part of survival is luck. 887 00:47:50,468 --> 00:47:52,570 It doesn't matter how much skill you have. 888 00:47:52,670 --> 00:47:54,538 It doesn't matter how many animals you've killed. 889 00:47:54,538 --> 00:47:57,108 Doesn't matter how many fish that you've caught. 890 00:47:57,174 --> 00:47:58,943 If the fish don't want the bait that you have, 891 00:47:59,009 --> 00:48:00,411 they're not gonna eat it. 892 00:48:00,511 --> 00:48:01,979 You can hunt your whole life, 893 00:48:01,979 --> 00:48:04,348 but if an animal never walks in front of you, 894 00:48:04,415 --> 00:48:05,983 you're not gonna get it. 895 00:48:06,050 --> 00:48:08,252 It's all about luck. 896 00:48:08,252 --> 00:48:09,453 I'm gonna stop for a second. 897 00:48:09,453 --> 00:48:12,390 Let my presence here die down. 898 00:48:13,157 --> 00:48:15,326 Yeah, I'd like to have something to eat today. 899 00:48:17,061 --> 00:48:18,562 See what's down this way. 900 00:48:18,662 --> 00:48:20,164 ♪ 901 00:48:20,264 --> 00:48:21,966 Not seeing any game sign. 902 00:48:22,066 --> 00:48:24,668 I'm gonna have to expand my ground. 903 00:48:24,735 --> 00:48:26,137 I'm gonna have to explore more. 904 00:48:26,203 --> 00:48:28,539 I'm gonna have to risk walking off into a place 905 00:48:28,606 --> 00:48:31,776 that I've never been to try to find more food. 906 00:48:31,842 --> 00:48:35,212 ♪ 907 00:48:35,312 --> 00:48:36,747 There's a grouse. 908 00:48:36,814 --> 00:48:39,850 [suspenseful music] 909 00:48:39,850 --> 00:48:43,954 ♪ 910 00:48:44,021 --> 00:48:45,689 Just hang out right here. 911 00:48:45,689 --> 00:48:47,091 Gonna be patient. 912 00:48:47,158 --> 00:48:54,165 ♪ 913 00:49:05,109 --> 00:49:06,811 I got him. 914 00:49:06,911 --> 00:49:10,214 [bleep] got him. 915 00:49:10,314 --> 00:49:12,650 Man, I wish I would have had my aim on like this 916 00:49:12,750 --> 00:49:14,685 whenever I first started. 917 00:49:14,785 --> 00:49:16,987 I would have never missed a meal. 918 00:49:17,054 --> 00:49:18,489 We got it. 919 00:49:18,489 --> 00:49:20,858 We got a grouse. 920 00:49:20,925 --> 00:49:23,294 So great. 921 00:49:23,294 --> 00:49:29,166 ♪ 922 00:49:29,266 --> 00:49:33,137 Oh, thank you for that grouse. 923 00:49:33,137 --> 00:49:37,575 Oh, man, nothing like a full belly. 924 00:49:37,675 --> 00:49:42,546 Right now, I may make some ink and write a letter. 925 00:49:42,613 --> 00:49:45,616 Crush up charcoal in my little container here. 926 00:49:45,683 --> 00:49:48,752 ♪ 927 00:49:48,819 --> 00:49:51,088 Add a little bit of water. 928 00:49:51,155 --> 00:49:53,691 I can always add more charcoal. 929 00:49:53,757 --> 00:49:56,527 ♪ 930 00:49:56,627 --> 00:49:58,696 Look how black that is. 931 00:49:58,762 --> 00:50:00,531 ♪ 932 00:50:00,598 --> 00:50:03,133 I'm a rich man for everything but money and time. 933 00:50:03,200 --> 00:50:05,336 ♪ 934 00:50:05,402 --> 00:50:06,537 I have a family that loves me. 935 00:50:06,537 --> 00:50:08,739 And I love them. 936 00:50:08,739 --> 00:50:11,809 And I have the ability to provide for them. 937 00:50:11,909 --> 00:50:14,178 ♪ 938 00:50:14,245 --> 00:50:18,983 I just don't have the money to have time with them. 939 00:50:19,049 --> 00:50:24,054 $500,000, that's a lot of money. 940 00:50:24,054 --> 00:50:25,489 People say you can't buy happiness, 941 00:50:25,556 --> 00:50:29,493 but if I had more time with them, 942 00:50:29,560 --> 00:50:31,629 I'd be a lot happier. 943 00:50:31,695 --> 00:50:37,701 So the first letter I ever wrote on "Alone." 944 00:50:37,701 --> 00:50:43,107 And I know... 945 00:50:43,173 --> 00:50:45,409 that my handwriting is terrible. 946 00:50:45,509 --> 00:50:48,779 ♪ 947 00:50:48,779 --> 00:50:52,049 But I'm gonna let you know what this one says. 948 00:50:52,149 --> 00:50:56,487 The next ones, I won't. 949 00:50:56,587 --> 00:51:00,391 This one says, "Dear Hazel, I am writing this 950 00:51:00,457 --> 00:51:03,327 "on a piece of birch bark with a pen and ink 951 00:51:03,427 --> 00:51:07,498 "that I made from a feather and some charcoal and water 952 00:51:07,564 --> 00:51:11,168 "on a rainy, windy day laying here thinking of home 953 00:51:11,268 --> 00:51:13,237 "and missing y'all so bad. 954 00:51:13,304 --> 00:51:15,940 "If this works, I will write more letters. 955 00:51:16,006 --> 00:51:18,175 Love always, Mikey." 956 00:51:18,242 --> 00:51:20,878 ♪ 957 00:51:20,945 --> 00:51:24,014 Aw. 958 00:51:24,114 --> 00:51:27,651 Aw, I know, it pulls at the heartstrings. 959 00:51:27,718 --> 00:51:30,487 Aw. 960 00:51:30,588 --> 00:51:35,893 So with that being said, 961 00:51:35,893 --> 00:51:37,194 everybody, good night. 962 00:51:37,261 --> 00:51:39,430 I love y'all, and I miss y'all. 963 00:51:39,496 --> 00:51:42,132 ♪ 964 00:51:42,132 --> 00:51:44,501 I'm gonna try to go to sleep. 965 00:51:51,909 --> 00:51:52,977 [tense music] 966 00:51:52,977 --> 00:51:54,378 [tense music] 967 00:51:54,378 --> 00:51:54,812 [tense music] 968 00:51:54,912 --> 00:52:01,952 ♪ 969 00:52:03,721 --> 00:52:07,658 - Wow, crazy. 970 00:52:07,725 --> 00:52:10,861 Last night, I got woken up by a big crash. 971 00:52:10,928 --> 00:52:13,163 The winds were really strong. 972 00:52:13,263 --> 00:52:19,036 And my woodshed is attached to four living trees. 973 00:52:19,103 --> 00:52:21,939 And because of the swaying of the trees, 974 00:52:22,006 --> 00:52:24,842 it's broken through my wool cordage, 975 00:52:24,908 --> 00:52:28,512 which makes total sense, because it's only wool. 976 00:52:28,579 --> 00:52:31,415 Ah, a little bit of devastation here. 977 00:52:31,515 --> 00:52:33,984 Got some work to do. 978 00:52:34,051 --> 00:52:37,154 ♪ 979 00:52:37,221 --> 00:52:41,392 I think what I'll do is I'll deconstruct this 980 00:52:41,458 --> 00:52:45,229 so I can construct it when I'm ready to rebuild. 981 00:52:45,295 --> 00:52:46,730 ♪ 982 00:52:46,730 --> 00:52:49,333 I still might prioritize the berries 983 00:52:49,333 --> 00:52:53,303 because they really do have a limited span. 984 00:52:53,370 --> 00:52:54,938 Yeah, a lot of this is dry. 985 00:52:55,005 --> 00:52:58,375 That moss does its job really well. 986 00:52:58,475 --> 00:53:01,945 Seeing that my woodshed is down, I am so bummed. 987 00:53:02,012 --> 00:53:07,051 I wish I had not tried to build it around live trees. 988 00:53:07,117 --> 00:53:10,087 But you learn by living. 989 00:53:10,187 --> 00:53:12,089 If I put everything into different sections, 990 00:53:12,189 --> 00:53:16,794 I'll know what's what when I rebuild it. 991 00:53:16,860 --> 00:53:19,129 It's an interesting thing doing this 992 00:53:19,196 --> 00:53:21,665 because I definitely have strengths, 993 00:53:21,732 --> 00:53:23,734 and I definitely have weaknesses. 994 00:53:23,734 --> 00:53:26,370 And you have to show your mistakes. 995 00:53:26,470 --> 00:53:29,573 And I'm scared [bleep] that I'll be shown 996 00:53:29,673 --> 00:53:32,509 in a way that doesn't make my son 997 00:53:32,576 --> 00:53:35,579 or my dude proud of me. 998 00:53:35,579 --> 00:53:38,348 Underneath the hay is dry wood. 999 00:53:38,415 --> 00:53:40,884 So that is cool. 1000 00:53:40,984 --> 00:53:44,088 It takes a lot of balls to do this. 1001 00:53:44,188 --> 00:53:47,091 But you just gotta trust in the process 1002 00:53:47,091 --> 00:53:50,227 and hope to God it turns out okay. 1003 00:53:50,294 --> 00:53:51,395 ♪ 1004 00:53:53,530 --> 00:53:56,633 It's definitely better than it was. 1005 00:53:56,700 --> 00:53:58,902 Now I'm gonna go inside. 1006 00:53:58,902 --> 00:54:02,940 And I'm just gonna chill while this wonderful weather 1007 00:54:03,006 --> 00:54:05,943 has its fun and games. 1008 00:54:06,009 --> 00:54:07,311 [tense music] 1009 00:54:07,377 --> 00:54:09,713 For the most part, all I was doing 1010 00:54:09,780 --> 00:54:12,082 for the last two days was just lying in bed. 1011 00:54:12,149 --> 00:54:16,186 So I've had a lot of time with my thoughts. 1012 00:54:16,253 --> 00:54:19,823 I'm gonna need energy to go get those berries. 1013 00:54:19,890 --> 00:54:22,726 I'm gonna need to be feeling good. 1014 00:54:22,826 --> 00:54:24,795 So it's time to eat. 1015 00:54:24,862 --> 00:54:28,365 The longer I'm in my shelter, the more I think of Brian. 1016 00:54:28,465 --> 00:54:29,500 ♪ 1017 00:54:29,566 --> 00:54:31,635 It makes me emotional. 1018 00:54:31,702 --> 00:54:38,442 ♪ 1019 00:54:43,347 --> 00:54:46,884 Oh, Mr. Brian, 1020 00:54:46,984 --> 00:54:48,385 I've been racking my brains 1021 00:54:48,452 --> 00:54:51,655 as to how I can talk to you. 1022 00:54:56,560 --> 00:55:03,066 This is a very secret, secret, secret SD card just for you. 1023 00:55:03,133 --> 00:55:06,103 [crying] 1024 00:55:19,416 --> 00:55:20,984 I love you. 1025 00:55:21,051 --> 00:55:22,586 And I miss you. 1026 00:55:22,653 --> 00:55:25,622 And I miss--not being able to talk to you... 1027 00:55:29,660 --> 00:55:33,263 [sighs] 1028 00:55:33,330 --> 00:55:37,100 I mean, it's cool and everything being out here. 1029 00:55:37,100 --> 00:55:42,739 And if I'm really, really good at foraging, 1030 00:55:42,739 --> 00:55:45,375 I can stay out here for a long, long time 1031 00:55:45,475 --> 00:55:47,711 and win us that money. 1032 00:55:47,778 --> 00:55:50,881 And then we can do all sorts of amazing things, 1033 00:55:50,948 --> 00:55:54,484 have a pond and a tractor and a truck... 1034 00:55:54,585 --> 00:55:57,588 [crying] 1035 00:55:59,156 --> 00:56:05,095 And a working area by the chicken coop. 1036 00:56:05,095 --> 00:56:07,731 And I'm just thinking of that. 1037 00:56:13,103 --> 00:56:14,872 My fishing is [bleep]. 1038 00:56:14,938 --> 00:56:17,507 I cannot catch a [bleep] fish to save my life. 1039 00:56:17,574 --> 00:56:19,977 I think I've caught one. 1040 00:56:19,977 --> 00:56:21,278 But I'm not stopping. 1041 00:56:21,345 --> 00:56:23,146 I'm not giving up. 1042 00:56:28,085 --> 00:56:30,554 I cannot show any sign of weakness on the camera 1043 00:56:30,621 --> 00:56:33,090 because they'll focus on it. 1044 00:56:33,090 --> 00:56:37,861 I just have to be happy Melanie and upbeat. 1045 00:56:42,065 --> 00:56:44,134 Because I don't want them to use anything 1046 00:56:44,234 --> 00:56:46,503 that could make me look weak. 1047 00:56:48,105 --> 00:56:50,540 I just wish you were here. 1048 00:56:52,309 --> 00:56:55,145 I'm gonna be stuck to you like glue when I come home. 1049 00:56:55,212 --> 00:56:59,182 You're gonna be so fed up with it. 1050 00:57:04,855 --> 00:57:08,058 I miss you so much. 1051 00:57:13,230 --> 00:57:16,166 [tense music] 1052 00:57:16,233 --> 00:57:23,206 ♪ 1053 00:57:29,746 --> 00:57:32,649 - Here I am again, smoking fish. 1054 00:57:32,716 --> 00:57:35,385 That seems to be what I do these days. 1055 00:57:35,452 --> 00:57:36,753 This is the second day in a row 1056 00:57:36,820 --> 00:57:38,388 with crappy, rainy weather. 1057 00:57:38,455 --> 00:57:41,525 And I'm going to continue smoking those fish 1058 00:57:41,591 --> 00:57:44,394 because they're still too moist. 1059 00:57:44,461 --> 00:57:47,998 Yeah, I can't screw up this food source. 1060 00:57:48,065 --> 00:57:49,466 I can't let it go bad. 1061 00:57:49,533 --> 00:57:52,169 If I over-smoke it, I over-smoke it. 1062 00:57:52,235 --> 00:57:53,837 I'm really worried about those fish 1063 00:57:53,904 --> 00:57:57,007 getting moldy or rotting or something. 1064 00:57:57,074 --> 00:57:59,443 If I could go back in time, I probably would have 1065 00:57:59,509 --> 00:58:02,512 sliced them into thinner pieces. 1066 00:58:02,512 --> 00:58:04,014 But it's too late. 1067 00:58:04,081 --> 00:58:05,649 More time in the smoker. 1068 00:58:05,716 --> 00:58:08,318 ♪ 1069 00:58:08,385 --> 00:58:09,686 Probably too windy to cast. 1070 00:58:09,753 --> 00:58:12,322 But forgot about an idea I had it for a new lure. 1071 00:58:12,389 --> 00:58:14,458 I'm gonna make that right now. 1072 00:58:14,558 --> 00:58:17,828 So this is Lake Trout Baby number one right here. 1073 00:58:17,894 --> 00:58:19,596 And it's getting kind of tired. 1074 00:58:19,663 --> 00:58:22,966 It's--the parachute cord is all tangled. 1075 00:58:23,033 --> 00:58:24,935 It doesn't have that nice, flowy wave 1076 00:58:25,002 --> 00:58:26,803 like a minnow anymore. 1077 00:58:26,870 --> 00:58:29,673 So I'll probably repair Lake Trout Baby One. 1078 00:58:29,740 --> 00:58:32,376 But right now, I'm making Lake Trout Baby Two. 1079 00:58:32,442 --> 00:58:34,711 And it's gonna be better. 1080 00:58:34,711 --> 00:58:38,415 All right, let's start boring. 1081 00:58:38,482 --> 00:58:40,183 The longer I stay here, I feel, 1082 00:58:40,183 --> 00:58:42,953 the more I am settling here. 1083 00:58:43,020 --> 00:58:47,157 Man, this bark really looks like fish skin. 1084 00:58:47,224 --> 00:58:48,525 ♪ 1085 00:58:48,592 --> 00:58:50,761 That's awesome. 1086 00:58:50,827 --> 00:58:53,797 I'm just thinking more about what I need to do next 1087 00:58:53,864 --> 00:58:56,400 to stay longer. 1088 00:58:56,466 --> 00:58:58,635 That storm sucked. 1089 00:58:58,702 --> 00:59:02,973 Sitting so long in one spot impacts my mind negatively. 1090 00:59:03,040 --> 00:59:04,241 ♪ 1091 00:59:04,307 --> 00:59:07,144 It's getting cold. 1092 00:59:07,244 --> 00:59:10,881 There's this emotion that I feel out here. 1093 00:59:10,947 --> 00:59:13,250 It's hard to explain, but it's almost like 1094 00:59:13,316 --> 00:59:15,919 pain in your chest. 1095 00:59:15,986 --> 00:59:17,020 I want to see my family. 1096 00:59:17,120 --> 00:59:19,523 I miss them a lot. 1097 00:59:19,589 --> 00:59:22,025 I miss my wife right now. 1098 00:59:22,092 --> 00:59:24,127 I like to talk to her and tell her 1099 00:59:24,194 --> 00:59:26,029 about my adventures 1100 00:59:26,029 --> 00:59:29,633 and all the stuff I've been doing, 1101 00:59:29,699 --> 00:59:35,172 my mishaps, my successes. 1102 00:59:35,238 --> 00:59:37,174 Lake Trout Baby Two. 1103 00:59:38,241 --> 00:59:41,745 It's got some huge improvements. 1104 00:59:41,845 --> 00:59:44,314 It's got a stinger hook extraordinaire... 1105 00:59:46,550 --> 00:59:48,952 Both facing in opposite directions. 1106 00:59:51,154 --> 00:59:52,422 So I'm gonna do a couple casts, 1107 00:59:52,522 --> 00:59:55,826 because you can't catch fish if you're not fishing. 1108 00:59:55,826 --> 00:59:58,628 ♪ 1109 00:59:58,628 --> 01:00:00,864 Lots of people are away from their family for times. 1110 01:00:00,931 --> 01:00:04,835 But very rarely you can't talk to them, you know? 1111 01:00:04,901 --> 01:00:07,804 Definitely a little less windy, thank God. 1112 01:00:07,871 --> 01:00:11,174 Lake Trout Baby Two, show me your stuff. 1113 01:00:11,241 --> 01:00:12,709 ♪ 1114 01:00:12,809 --> 01:00:14,444 Oh. 1115 01:00:14,511 --> 01:00:15,745 You can't call them. 1116 01:00:15,846 --> 01:00:19,316 That's the weird thing. 1117 01:00:19,382 --> 01:00:21,017 Come on. 1118 01:00:21,118 --> 01:00:23,687 Not being able to call and say, hey, how's it going? 1119 01:00:23,753 --> 01:00:24,955 Yeah, this is what I did today. 1120 01:00:25,021 --> 01:00:26,790 How are you? Everything okay? 1121 01:00:26,857 --> 01:00:28,158 Can't do that. 1122 01:00:28,225 --> 01:00:30,026 ♪ 1123 01:00:30,026 --> 01:00:31,795 That's what messes with you a bit. 1124 01:00:35,065 --> 01:00:35,999 Got one. 1125 01:00:36,066 --> 01:00:40,270 [dramatic music] 1126 01:00:40,270 --> 01:00:42,606 [bleep]. 1127 01:00:42,672 --> 01:00:44,808 Lost it by the shore. 1128 01:00:44,875 --> 01:00:46,676 [sighs] 1129 01:00:46,743 --> 01:00:49,646 That's really frustrating. 1130 01:00:49,713 --> 01:00:51,348 How did he get off? 1131 01:00:51,448 --> 01:00:53,550 ♪ 1132 01:00:53,550 --> 01:00:57,320 I had constant pressure on him, man, constant pressure. 1133 01:00:57,387 --> 01:00:58,722 ♪ 1134 01:00:58,788 --> 01:01:01,458 [sighs] 1135 01:01:01,558 --> 01:01:04,828 Losing my [bleep] mind, man. 1136 01:01:04,895 --> 01:01:07,030 Maybe they're starting to bite now. 1137 01:01:07,097 --> 01:01:09,065 Let's get another one. 1138 01:01:09,132 --> 01:01:16,039 ♪ 1139 01:01:16,106 --> 01:01:19,109 There's a lot at stake here. 1140 01:01:19,209 --> 01:01:21,311 I need food. 1141 01:01:21,378 --> 01:01:25,115 And my smoker is not smoking. 1142 01:01:25,182 --> 01:01:28,151 ♪ 1143 01:01:28,218 --> 01:01:31,221 I'm burning up inside right now. 1144 01:01:31,321 --> 01:01:32,989 Take a deep breath. 1145 01:01:33,056 --> 01:01:34,958 [sighs] 1146 01:01:35,025 --> 01:01:36,993 Burning up inside. 1147 01:01:37,060 --> 01:01:39,863 ♪ 1148 01:01:39,930 --> 01:01:40,864 Got one. 1149 01:01:40,931 --> 01:01:42,899 No! 1150 01:01:42,999 --> 01:01:46,069 Oh, [bleep]. 1151 01:01:46,169 --> 01:01:49,272 What the [bleep] is going on? 1152 01:01:49,339 --> 01:01:53,610 ♪ 1153 01:01:53,677 --> 01:01:58,515 [bleep], I don't [bleep] believe this [bleep]. 1154 01:01:58,515 --> 01:02:00,884 Holy [bleep]. 1155 01:02:00,951 --> 01:02:02,919 ♪ 1156 01:02:02,986 --> 01:02:05,789 [groans] 1157 01:02:05,789 --> 01:02:07,757 ♪ 1158 01:02:07,824 --> 01:02:11,127 This might be the most frustrated I've felt. 1159 01:02:11,194 --> 01:02:15,498 ♪ 1160 01:02:15,599 --> 01:02:17,067 Let's go. 1161 01:02:17,133 --> 01:02:20,971 ♪ 1162 01:02:21,037 --> 01:02:24,240 Oh, look, there's another fish I just lost. 1163 01:02:24,307 --> 01:02:26,309 ♪ 1164 01:02:26,309 --> 01:02:28,111 Wow. 1165 01:02:28,111 --> 01:02:35,151 ♪ 1166 01:02:43,860 --> 01:02:46,029 Yup, that's the night. 1167 01:02:47,897 --> 01:02:50,000 That's the night tonight. 1168 01:02:52,669 --> 01:02:56,072 That is the night. 1169 01:02:56,072 --> 01:02:59,643 I've never had such bad fishing luck in all my life. 1170 01:02:59,709 --> 01:03:02,612 These strikes today are-- they're gonna haunt me. 1171 01:03:02,679 --> 01:03:06,549 ♪ 1172 01:03:06,616 --> 01:03:08,718 It could be the difference. 1173 01:03:08,785 --> 01:03:10,353 Landing these and not landing these 1174 01:03:10,420 --> 01:03:12,489 could be the difference.