1 00:00:07,207 --> 00:00:13,177 {\an1}♪ ♪ 2 00:00:13,213 --> 00:00:15,123 {\an1}RICKO: Early morning right now. 3 00:00:15,148 --> 00:00:17,878 {\an1}Gonna go downriver, look in some meadows and just do some 4 00:00:17,918 --> 00:00:20,288 {\an1}calls and maybe I’ll see something. 5 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:22,390 {\an1}I see something in the water up here. 6 00:00:22,422 --> 00:00:24,822 {\an1}Something swimming across. 7 00:00:24,858 --> 00:00:25,928 {\an1}What is that? 8 00:00:25,959 --> 00:00:28,329 {\an1}Oh, it’s a, it’s a bull. 9 00:00:28,362 --> 00:00:31,162 {\an1}We got a bull in the water swimming across. 10 00:00:32,900 --> 00:00:36,170 {\an1}Okay. It’s gonna wanna run as soon as it gets out. 11 00:00:39,540 --> 00:00:41,880 {\an1}Okay. Shake off. 12 00:00:42,409 --> 00:00:45,749 {\an1}It’s gonna run for it as soon as it gets to the beach. 13 00:00:52,452 --> 00:00:53,252 {\an1}(gunshot) 14 00:00:53,287 --> 00:00:54,247 {\an1}(bleep). 15 00:00:58,258 --> 00:00:59,658 {\an1}(gunshot) 16 00:00:59,693 --> 00:01:01,763 {\an1}RICKO: Ooh, good hit. 17 00:01:01,795 --> 00:01:03,325 {\an1}Phew. 18 00:01:03,363 --> 00:01:04,303 {\an1}Thank you. 19 00:01:04,331 --> 00:01:06,131 {\an1}Anaa Basee, Denaahuto. 20 00:01:06,166 --> 00:01:08,436 {\an1}I just got a moose. 21 00:01:08,468 --> 00:01:11,038 {\an1}I lucked out today. 22 00:01:12,639 --> 00:01:14,139 {\an1}I got a moose for myself. 23 00:01:14,174 --> 00:01:16,584 {\an1}I have good food throughout the winter, but I also want to 24 00:01:16,610 --> 00:01:19,550 {\an1}go out and try to get a moose for my auntie. 25 00:01:19,580 --> 00:01:21,780 {\an1}She’s an elder in the community of Huslia. 26 00:01:21,815 --> 00:01:23,815 {\an1}Her family needs a moose, to put meat away for the winter 27 00:01:23,850 --> 00:01:25,990 {\an1}but they don’t have anyone to do it for them and I’m happy 28 00:01:26,019 --> 00:01:28,819 {\an1}to fill that void, if possible. 29 00:01:29,222 --> 00:01:31,462 {\an1}So I’m gonna go home, put this in the smoke house, and then 30 00:01:31,491 --> 00:01:33,231 {\an1}I’m gonna go out again and hopefully I can get another 31 00:01:33,259 --> 00:01:35,330 {\an1}moose for my auntie. 32 00:01:35,362 --> 00:01:38,232 {\an1}I got one down, and I got one more to go. 33 00:01:38,265 --> 00:01:44,604 {\an1}(theme music plays) 34 00:01:54,047 --> 00:01:57,547 {\an1}All right. Coming right here real quiet as possible. 35 00:01:59,319 --> 00:02:01,689 {\an1}Moose is the number one staple food out here for us 36 00:02:01,722 --> 00:02:04,422 {\an1}Athabascans and that’s where we get all our meat 37 00:02:04,458 --> 00:02:06,758 {\an1}is from the moose. 38 00:02:07,594 --> 00:02:09,564 {\an1}This is the time of the year we hunt them, fall time. 39 00:02:09,596 --> 00:02:11,156 {\an1}This is when they’re in peak condition because they’ve been 40 00:02:11,198 --> 00:02:13,168 {\an1}eating grass and willows all summer 41 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,600 {\an1}and they’re in top shape. 42 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:39,430 {\an1}(imitates moose call) 43 00:02:40,661 --> 00:02:44,461 {\an1}(imitates moose call) 44 00:03:11,258 --> 00:03:13,128 {\an1}DENISE: I don’t wanna get ever to the point where 45 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,090 {\an1}I’m overconfident. 46 00:03:15,128 --> 00:03:18,898 {\an1}And miss the slightest clue that could end it for me. 47 00:03:30,977 --> 00:03:32,607 {\an1}Oh, boy. 48 00:03:32,646 --> 00:03:34,846 {\an1}ANDY: I’ll be surprised if the tractor can pull this. 49 00:03:34,881 --> 00:03:36,881 {\an1}Feels pretty heavy. 50 00:03:37,984 --> 00:03:38,954 {\an1}Alright? 51 00:03:38,985 --> 00:03:40,445 {\an1}DENISE: Yeah, I’m just thinking 52 00:03:40,487 --> 00:03:43,417 {\an1}how it was pulling the skid alone. 53 00:03:44,391 --> 00:03:45,861 {\an1}ANDY: Big day today. 54 00:03:45,892 --> 00:03:48,062 {\an1}It’s been a long time coming. 55 00:03:48,095 --> 00:03:50,635 {\an1}We’re finally gonna put the boat in the water, 56 00:03:50,664 --> 00:03:53,834 {\an1}do some sea trials, some testing of it and see how it performs 57 00:03:53,867 --> 00:03:57,097 {\an1}on the Yukon River before the snow falls. 58 00:03:59,072 --> 00:04:01,242 {\an1}Okay. You ready to go? 59 00:04:01,274 --> 00:04:02,544 {\an1}Let’s see if this thing will pull it. 60 00:04:02,576 --> 00:04:04,976 {\an1}DENISE: Okay. 61 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:10,450 {\an1}Yeah. Oh, kinda. 62 00:04:10,484 --> 00:04:12,824 {\an1}That’s a lot of weight. 63 00:04:13,420 --> 00:04:14,820 {\an1}ANDY: We live off grid. 64 00:04:14,855 --> 00:04:16,894 {\an1}We have solar panels, we have wind turbines. 65 00:04:16,923 --> 00:04:19,692 {\an1}We’re able to utilize those for most of the year. 66 00:04:19,726 --> 00:04:22,756 {\an1}But we still burn gasoline for running the motor boat. 67 00:04:22,796 --> 00:04:25,526 {\an1}And so then an idea popped into my head about a year ago, 68 00:04:25,565 --> 00:04:28,835 {\an1}why not build a solar powered boat? 69 00:04:29,436 --> 00:04:33,006 {\an1}I have spent my entire summer designing, building, and 70 00:04:33,039 --> 00:04:36,339 {\an1}putting together this idea. 71 00:04:36,909 --> 00:04:41,450 {\an1}Basically a house boat set on a trimaran, using the sun to 72 00:04:41,481 --> 00:04:44,581 {\an1}move us around in the wilderness of Alaska. 73 00:04:45,318 --> 00:04:47,648 {\an1}And today is test day. 74 00:04:51,658 --> 00:04:54,058 {\an1}DENISE: Oh, no. 75 00:04:54,094 --> 00:04:58,334 {\an1}Oh, it’s soft here. This is that low, soft spot. 76 00:04:58,365 --> 00:05:01,635 {\an1}Come on, tractor. 77 00:05:02,335 --> 00:05:04,535 {\an1}Digging in. 78 00:05:04,571 --> 00:05:07,141 {\an1}Shoot. 79 00:05:07,174 --> 00:05:08,844 {\an1}ANDY: But I, I’ll just give it a little bit of a push 80 00:05:08,875 --> 00:05:10,605 {\an1}with the bulldozer. 81 00:05:10,644 --> 00:05:12,714 {\an1}Get on the tractor and just hold tension on that, 82 00:05:12,746 --> 00:05:15,316 {\an1}just be ready to go. 83 00:05:17,250 --> 00:05:20,650 {\an1}DENISE: He’s gonna come up behind me and essentially 84 00:05:20,687 --> 00:05:22,917 {\an1}bumper push. 85 00:05:29,296 --> 00:05:32,026 {\an1}Here we go, here we go. 86 00:05:32,065 --> 00:05:33,825 {\an1}There’s no way I can depend on cues from Andy ’cause 87 00:05:33,867 --> 00:05:35,437 {\an1}I can’t see Andy. 88 00:05:35,468 --> 00:05:36,468 {\an1}Go, go, go. 89 00:05:36,503 --> 00:05:38,273 {\an1}Push, Andy, push. 90 00:05:38,305 --> 00:05:40,545 {\an1}I’m trying to watch the corner of the sauna. 91 00:05:40,574 --> 00:05:43,183 {\an1}I’m trying to keep a straight angle so that I can make the 92 00:05:43,210 --> 00:05:45,210 {\an1}wide turn that’s coming ahead. 93 00:05:45,245 --> 00:05:48,485 {\an1}And I’m really trying not to run into our cabin. 94 00:05:49,582 --> 00:05:54,053 {\an1}ANDY: Hey, turn! 95 00:05:54,387 --> 00:05:57,017 {\an1}Stop! 96 00:05:58,391 --> 00:06:00,091 {\an1}It’s binding in there, we’re not pulling straight. 97 00:06:00,126 --> 00:06:01,756 {\an1}DENISE: Yeah. Yeah. 98 00:06:01,795 --> 00:06:04,065 {\an1}ANDY: We gotta pivot now. 99 00:06:04,097 --> 00:06:06,467 {\an1}Get the tractor out of here. 100 00:06:07,434 --> 00:06:10,744 {\an1}DENISE: It’s obvious that the tractor isn’t gonna be able to do it. 101 00:06:10,770 --> 00:06:13,310 {\an1}We’ve gotta finish the job with the bulldozer. 102 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:24,680 {\an1}There’s definitely some anxiety about launching this boat 103 00:06:24,718 --> 00:06:26,748 {\an1}but it’s exciting. 104 00:06:27,187 --> 00:06:28,517 {\an1}Ugh. 105 00:06:28,555 --> 00:06:31,425 {\an1}This is the part where I don’t wanna look. 106 00:06:32,392 --> 00:06:35,732 {\an1}There’s just so much work that we’ve put into it, 107 00:06:35,762 --> 00:06:38,302 {\an1}so much invested in this boat. 108 00:06:38,331 --> 00:06:41,131 {\an1}We’re going, we’re doing it, we’re doing it! 109 00:06:44,671 --> 00:06:45,771 {\an1}ANDY: Good. 110 00:06:45,805 --> 00:06:46,805 {\an1}DENISE: That went well. 111 00:06:46,840 --> 00:06:49,440 {\an1}ANDY: Yeah. So far, we’re doing good. 112 00:06:49,476 --> 00:06:53,006 {\an1}First thing’s first, we gotta undo all the lines, 113 00:06:53,046 --> 00:06:55,776 {\an1}we gotta get a bow line on and a stern line on, 114 00:06:55,815 --> 00:06:58,315 {\an1}and then we can push in, okay? 115 00:06:58,351 --> 00:06:59,891 {\an1}DENISE: Okay. 116 00:06:59,920 --> 00:07:01,950 {\an1}ANDY: We’ll see if this baby floats. 117 00:07:03,990 --> 00:07:05,730 {\an1}JESSIE: All the things that I have to do are the things that 118 00:07:05,759 --> 00:07:07,189 {\an1}I wanna do. 119 00:07:07,227 --> 00:07:10,027 {\an1}I feel like that’s just living your best life. 120 00:07:20,674 --> 00:07:25,214 {\an1}So, yeah, this is my new bedroom that I built here last fall. 121 00:07:25,245 --> 00:07:27,055 {\an1}There’s a lot of things that need to be done around here 122 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,150 {\an1}by the wintertime and this is gonna be number one priority 123 00:07:30,183 --> 00:07:33,623 {\an1}on the list here, is getting this second story built. 124 00:07:33,954 --> 00:07:36,864 {\an1}It really makes me excited to have more space and it’s gonna 125 00:07:36,890 --> 00:07:40,560 {\an1}be more economical for me to build up than to build out 126 00:07:40,593 --> 00:07:42,463 {\an1}and heat rises. 127 00:07:42,495 --> 00:07:43,725 {\an1}I have my wood stove. 128 00:07:43,763 --> 00:07:45,873 {\an1}I’ll get that air circulating right and it’ll be awesome for 129 00:07:45,899 --> 00:07:48,069 {\an1}a second story. 130 00:07:49,402 --> 00:07:52,512 {\an1}What I’m gonna do first off is cut myself a stairway. 131 00:07:57,243 --> 00:08:00,253 {\an1}I love this time of year so much, working outside, 132 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,380 {\an1}that cool crispness in the air. 133 00:08:03,850 --> 00:08:06,790 {\an1}Definitely fall time and out here, the line between 134 00:08:06,820 --> 00:08:10,520 {\an1}fall time and winter time is very thin lines. 135 00:08:11,224 --> 00:08:14,164 {\an1}So now it’s time to get this done. 136 00:08:21,901 --> 00:08:25,001 {\an1}Okay, I got my walkway set. 137 00:08:25,038 --> 00:08:27,668 {\an1}Next, I gotta, you know, lay down the floor. 138 00:08:30,643 --> 00:08:33,683 {\an1}I think this is just awesome to think of how far that I had 139 00:08:33,712 --> 00:08:36,482 {\an1}to overcome just from last year. 140 00:08:36,515 --> 00:08:40,645 {\an1}I did this whole build last fall with a broken collarbone. 141 00:08:41,488 --> 00:08:43,158 {\an1}You know, now I’m feeling really good. 142 00:08:43,188 --> 00:08:45,259 {\an1}I’m feeling stronger and better than ever. 143 00:08:45,290 --> 00:08:47,861 {\an1}Staying strong-minded has brought me like the best 144 00:08:47,894 --> 00:08:49,964 {\an1}health in my life. 145 00:08:51,531 --> 00:08:54,471 {\an1}There’s my first sheet so now it’ll get a lot easier laying 146 00:08:54,501 --> 00:08:57,601 {\an1}it out now that I’ve figured out my walkway here. 147 00:08:57,637 --> 00:08:59,537 {\an1}Are you a good pup, Neil? 148 00:08:59,572 --> 00:09:02,542 {\an1}Oh, yeah? Are you a good pup? 149 00:09:02,575 --> 00:09:03,905 {\an1}Are you sweeping? 150 00:09:03,943 --> 00:09:06,553 {\an1}(laughing) 151 00:09:08,314 --> 00:09:11,184 {\an1}Sometimes I get frustrated and hard on myself that, you know, 152 00:09:11,217 --> 00:09:14,117 {\an1}I got so much going on and I don’t get enough of it done, 153 00:09:14,154 --> 00:09:16,664 {\an1}but then I look at that trail and remember, you know, 154 00:09:16,689 --> 00:09:18,929 {\an1}I just cut my way in here through the black spruce 155 00:09:18,958 --> 00:09:22,398 {\an1}with a chainsaw three years ago today. 156 00:09:25,799 --> 00:09:29,569 {\an1}We’re come a long way, and to add this extra space, 157 00:09:29,602 --> 00:09:32,842 {\an1}it’s not really a cabin anymore, it’s kinda becoming a house. 158 00:09:36,009 --> 00:09:37,139 {\an1}Okay. 159 00:09:37,177 --> 00:09:39,207 {\an1}I’ve got my floor built and I’ve got it all sealed off 160 00:09:39,245 --> 00:09:41,405 {\an1}from the weather until I can get the roof on. 161 00:09:41,448 --> 00:09:44,778 {\an1}Now I’ve set myself up to start on the walls. 162 00:09:45,418 --> 00:09:47,288 {\an1}Quite a bit of work. 163 00:09:50,857 --> 00:09:51,987 {\an1}CHIP: Things are changing. 164 00:09:52,025 --> 00:09:53,365 {\an1}You can’t help it. 165 00:09:53,393 --> 00:09:56,803 {\an1}You can watch it and adapt, go with the flow, or you can die. 166 00:10:06,206 --> 00:10:08,106 {\an1}TINMIAQ: Ugh. 167 00:10:08,608 --> 00:10:10,178 {\an1}AGNES: Nice day for berry picking, eh? 168 00:10:10,210 --> 00:10:11,210 {\an1}TINMIAQ: Yeah. 169 00:10:11,244 --> 00:10:12,954 {\an1}The weather looks like it’ll be good all day. 170 00:10:12,979 --> 00:10:16,479 {\an1}AGNES: Hopefully the berries are just as good as the day. 171 00:10:19,319 --> 00:10:21,019 {\an1}TINMIAQ: Today my mom and I are going out to pick some 172 00:10:21,054 --> 00:10:22,194 {\an1}salmon berries. 173 00:10:22,222 --> 00:10:23,622 {\an1}We call them aqpiks. 174 00:10:23,656 --> 00:10:26,086 {\an1}It helps our hands and it helps our hearts and our minds 175 00:10:26,126 --> 00:10:29,396 {\an1}as we collect them and then we get to eat healthy. 176 00:10:30,730 --> 00:10:32,260 {\an1}AGNES: Oh, here’s a patch. 177 00:10:32,298 --> 00:10:33,428 {\an1}TINMIAQ: Good ones, eh? 178 00:10:33,466 --> 00:10:35,566 {\an1}AGNES: Yeah. 179 00:10:35,602 --> 00:10:38,102 {\an1}TINMIAQ: Half of them are over but there’s still lots of good ones. 180 00:10:38,138 --> 00:10:41,368 {\an1}AGNES: Yeah. There’s so many, half of them is good enough. 181 00:10:43,243 --> 00:10:45,483 {\an1}We’ve been walking for a few days and we’ve been picking 182 00:10:45,512 --> 00:10:48,352 {\an1}salmon berries and we’ve collected quite a few. 183 00:10:48,381 --> 00:10:51,021 {\an1}And today’s actually the last day because most of the 184 00:10:51,050 --> 00:10:54,020 {\an1}berries are overripe. 185 00:10:54,454 --> 00:10:57,594 {\an1}Every two weeks we switch to a different berry. 186 00:10:57,624 --> 00:11:01,294 {\an1}It’s a good change of diet for us. 187 00:11:02,829 --> 00:11:05,029 {\an1}Seems like we picked all the best ones. 188 00:11:05,064 --> 00:11:07,974 {\an1}TINMIAQ: Pretty good. 189 00:11:08,001 --> 00:11:10,741 {\an1}AGNES: Okay. And that’s that. 190 00:11:10,770 --> 00:11:14,870 {\an1}Salmon berry season is officially over. 191 00:11:16,643 --> 00:11:20,653 {\an1}Only enough for us and our berries. 192 00:11:27,153 --> 00:11:29,123 {\an1}SABASTIAN: Taata, look. 193 00:11:29,155 --> 00:11:30,215 {\an1}AGNES: Hi. 194 00:11:30,256 --> 00:11:34,356 {\an1}SABASTIAN: Mommy. Mom! 195 00:11:34,394 --> 00:11:36,464 {\an1}Look, mommy. Look, mommy. 196 00:11:36,496 --> 00:11:37,556 {\an1}AGNES: Wow. 197 00:11:37,597 --> 00:11:38,557 {\an1}SABASTIAN: Look, a duck. 198 00:11:38,598 --> 00:11:40,528 {\an1}Look, a goose. 199 00:11:40,567 --> 00:11:41,667 {\an1}TINMIAQ: You got a goose? 200 00:11:41,701 --> 00:11:46,040 {\an1}(Sabastian babbling) 201 00:11:46,072 --> 00:11:47,442 {\an1}TINMIAQ: Oh. 202 00:11:47,473 --> 00:11:48,543 {\an1}CHIP: I didn’t mind babysitting. 203 00:11:48,575 --> 00:11:50,515 {\an1}Me and the little guy, we had a blast, literally. 204 00:11:50,543 --> 00:11:51,883 {\an1}Blasting geese out of the sky. 205 00:11:51,911 --> 00:11:53,911 {\an1}He just flipped out when he saw it fall out of the sky. 206 00:11:53,947 --> 00:11:55,717 {\an1}SABASTIAN: Do it over there. 207 00:11:56,082 --> 00:11:58,982 {\an1}TINMIAQ: Last three gallons to add to our collection. 208 00:11:59,018 --> 00:12:00,018 {\an1}CHIP: Where are we gonna add them? 209 00:12:00,053 --> 00:12:01,493 {\an1}These are full. 210 00:12:01,521 --> 00:12:04,161 {\an1}Wow, those are full too. 211 00:12:04,190 --> 00:12:06,430 {\an1}I’m thinking we should head to the coast, we’ll call this good. 212 00:12:06,459 --> 00:12:07,559 {\an1}TINMIAQ: That’d be fun. 213 00:12:07,594 --> 00:12:08,764 {\an1}Go pick a bunch of blackberries all around the 214 00:12:08,795 --> 00:12:10,335 {\an1}coast because those blackberries should be 215 00:12:10,363 --> 00:12:11,503 {\an1}perfectly ripe. 216 00:12:11,531 --> 00:12:12,631 {\an1}CHIP: They should be. 217 00:12:12,665 --> 00:12:14,965 {\an1}If you guys pulled up ripe ones, it’s time to switch over. 218 00:12:15,001 --> 00:12:17,401 {\an1}Wow, 36 gallons of berries total in just a few days. 219 00:12:17,437 --> 00:12:18,597 {\an1}I think you ladies done good. 220 00:12:18,638 --> 00:12:19,608 {\an1}All right. 221 00:12:19,639 --> 00:12:21,909 {\an1}Well, let’s make our plans for the coast then. 222 00:12:21,941 --> 00:12:24,441 {\an1}AGNES: From one berry to the other. 223 00:12:27,714 --> 00:12:31,654 {\an1}SUE: I’m against going for door number one when 224 00:12:31,684 --> 00:12:34,094 {\an1}two and three are still unknown. 225 00:12:45,064 --> 00:12:49,274 {\an1}So, earlier in the day, 226 00:12:49,302 --> 00:12:52,302 {\an1}I had some clients get caribou. 227 00:12:52,538 --> 00:12:57,808 {\an1}So there’s four or five bodies laying on the ground 228 00:13:00,346 --> 00:13:03,816 {\an1}and a bear was sighted. 229 00:13:03,850 --> 00:13:06,120 {\an1}Very close to camp. 230 00:13:06,152 --> 00:13:07,692 {\an1}This is beyond my comfort zone. 231 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:08,820 {\an1}This is my camp. 232 00:13:08,855 --> 00:13:11,125 {\an1}This is my ground to keep safe. 233 00:13:11,157 --> 00:13:13,687 {\an1}I have no choice legally, morally, ethically but to 234 00:13:13,726 --> 00:13:15,686 {\an1}try to get him. 235 00:13:15,728 --> 00:13:18,258 {\an1}This is life and death. 236 00:13:23,336 --> 00:13:26,166 {\an1}Where you at? 237 00:13:26,205 --> 00:13:29,675 {\an1}It’s enough time that he could be pretty damn well-hidden. 238 00:13:37,083 --> 00:13:40,453 {\an1}That sun couldn’t be more of a (bleep) if it wanted to. 239 00:13:41,888 --> 00:13:46,528 {\an1}It’s a common bear technique, 240 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:49,199 {\an1}especially for older bears. 241 00:13:49,228 --> 00:13:51,828 {\an1}If they’re gonna come in, they want the sun at their back 242 00:13:51,864 --> 00:13:55,504 {\an1}because anything traveling that way can’t see them. 243 00:14:06,312 --> 00:14:12,692 {\an1}♪ ♪ 244 00:14:12,719 --> 00:14:15,189 {\an1}Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. 245 00:14:16,456 --> 00:14:18,756 {\an1}There he is. 246 00:14:21,694 --> 00:14:24,534 {\an1}And he’s moving away from me as fast as he can. 247 00:14:25,331 --> 00:14:27,601 {\an1}Dammit, I’m gonna lose him. 248 00:14:34,173 --> 00:14:36,713 {\an1}Hoo! Hoo! 249 00:14:37,276 --> 00:14:38,836 {\an1}Nope. 250 00:14:38,878 --> 00:14:41,178 {\an1}Too far. 251 00:14:54,694 --> 00:14:59,164 {\an1}Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! 252 00:15:01,167 --> 00:15:03,397 {\an1}Stop and look, stop and look. 253 00:15:03,436 --> 00:15:06,136 {\an1}Hoo! Hoo! 254 00:15:07,940 --> 00:15:10,440 {\an1}Stop, don’t go, don’t go. 255 00:15:19,635 --> 00:15:21,465 {\an1}SUE: Dammit, he walked back behind. 256 00:15:21,504 --> 00:15:24,574 {\an1}He’s now outta, can’t see him. 257 00:15:27,610 --> 00:15:29,810 {\an1}(bleep)! 258 00:15:36,419 --> 00:15:38,789 {\an1}I think this is all too steep 259 00:15:38,821 --> 00:15:41,061 {\an1}but there’s the caribou he’s after. 260 00:16:05,548 --> 00:16:11,188 {\an1}♪ ♪ 261 00:16:11,220 --> 00:16:16,330 {\an1}SUE: I could not get out of the vehicle, stop, load... 262 00:16:16,359 --> 00:16:20,859 {\an1}sticks, everything, and get a shot. 263 00:16:23,332 --> 00:16:26,072 {\an1}Where you at, psycho? 264 00:16:30,072 --> 00:16:35,482 {\an1}Reminiscent of that bear from last year, crazy bear. 265 00:16:36,746 --> 00:16:40,415 {\an1}The bear was close to camp but I got him. 266 00:16:41,984 --> 00:16:44,994 {\an1}It’s my job and my life to keep the camp safe. 267 00:16:46,722 --> 00:16:49,792 {\an1}So it bears watching, it bears being careful. 268 00:16:52,795 --> 00:16:55,495 {\an1}I don’t recall they’re being a way down from here, 269 00:16:55,531 --> 00:16:58,001 {\an1}I’ll have to go all the way around. 270 00:16:58,301 --> 00:17:01,971 {\an1}The time that might take, I would probably consider this 271 00:17:02,004 --> 00:17:05,013 {\an1}pretty well pooched. 272 00:17:06,474 --> 00:17:09,805 {\an1}Bear chase, bear: zero, Sue: zero. 273 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:12,780 {\an1}The chase is on. 274 00:17:18,087 --> 00:17:20,416 {\an1}JESSIE: I only know one way, that’s 100%, whichever 275 00:17:20,455 --> 00:17:22,786 {\an1}direction I’m going. 276 00:17:32,468 --> 00:17:34,038 {\an1}You got it, huh? 277 00:17:34,070 --> 00:17:37,210 {\an1}Is that your tools for the day, are you gonna help? 278 00:17:38,374 --> 00:17:39,944 {\an1}Now that I got my floor done, it’s time to head 279 00:17:39,976 --> 00:17:41,806 {\an1}into building my walls. 280 00:17:41,844 --> 00:17:44,314 {\an1}I’ve got all my material right here in my trailer, 281 00:17:44,347 --> 00:17:46,947 {\an1}keeping it nice and dry from the rain. 282 00:17:47,783 --> 00:17:50,323 {\an1}This is nice weather right now but there’s a lot of clouds 283 00:17:50,353 --> 00:17:52,723 {\an1}around and, you know, it’s a matter of time before a little 284 00:17:52,755 --> 00:17:54,585 {\an1}storm comes in. 285 00:17:54,624 --> 00:17:58,194 {\an1}Now it’s kind of crunch time so I’m gonna start 286 00:17:58,227 --> 00:18:00,857 {\an1}banging some nails. 287 00:18:04,767 --> 00:18:06,997 {\an1}This is my backwall, it’s my shortest wall since 288 00:18:07,036 --> 00:18:09,506 {\an1}I’m building a shed style roof. 289 00:18:09,538 --> 00:18:11,968 {\an1}I’m gonna be able to have a bunch of windows up there and 290 00:18:12,008 --> 00:18:13,978 {\an1}get a lot of sunlight. 291 00:18:14,010 --> 00:18:15,810 {\an1}One of the biggest reasons I live out here is the aesthetic 292 00:18:15,845 --> 00:18:18,955 {\an1}beauty that I see every day. 293 00:18:24,487 --> 00:18:26,687 {\an1}Got a little bit of rain but a lot of clear sky still 294 00:18:26,722 --> 00:18:28,862 {\an1}out there, and a beautiful rainbow, man. 295 00:18:28,891 --> 00:18:31,361 {\an1}This is just about the most beautiful place in the world 296 00:18:31,394 --> 00:18:34,234 {\an1}a person could be up working. 297 00:18:34,263 --> 00:18:36,873 {\an1}So beautiful 360 degrees. 298 00:18:36,899 --> 00:18:39,599 {\an1}This is a real special place to live. 299 00:18:42,271 --> 00:18:43,841 {\an1}Third year out here, 300 00:18:43,873 --> 00:18:46,813 {\an1}adding on the third addition for the cabin. 301 00:18:47,576 --> 00:18:51,176 {\an1}It means something, you know, something real special. 302 00:18:53,115 --> 00:18:55,015 {\an1}It’s hammer time. 303 00:18:56,952 --> 00:18:59,992 {\an1}And then I’ll be ready to raise the first wall. 304 00:19:02,892 --> 00:19:04,232 {\an1}This is a shorter wall. 305 00:19:04,260 --> 00:19:06,560 {\an1}It’s not gonna be as heavy so this is a good time to get my 306 00:19:06,595 --> 00:19:10,125 {\an1}system down, and practice for the big one because this next 307 00:19:10,166 --> 00:19:13,766 {\an1}wall is gonna be a big, heavy wall, eight-foot tall 308 00:19:13,803 --> 00:19:16,873 {\an1}so, you know, kind of sort out my technique 309 00:19:16,906 --> 00:19:18,266 {\an1}with this one. 310 00:19:18,307 --> 00:19:20,307 {\an1}It’s a little safer. 311 00:19:21,977 --> 00:19:24,277 {\an1}All right. 312 00:19:24,313 --> 00:19:26,923 {\an1}(groaning) 313 00:19:29,985 --> 00:19:32,245 {\an1}There we go. 314 00:19:35,624 --> 00:19:37,764 {\an1}Get that wall up. 315 00:19:37,793 --> 00:19:39,163 {\an1}This is like the moment where you can, kind of, 316 00:19:39,195 --> 00:19:42,635 {\an1}just start seeing a project instead of just trying to 317 00:19:42,665 --> 00:19:44,505 {\an1}imagine it in your head. 318 00:19:44,533 --> 00:19:47,743 {\an1}Encouraging to see a quarter of the wall is done. 319 00:19:48,671 --> 00:19:50,711 {\an1}Next wall is gonna be the biggest wall. 320 00:19:50,740 --> 00:19:52,810 {\an1}The hardest one. 321 00:19:55,878 --> 00:19:58,178 {\an1}ANDY: Being a person who’s not afraid to challenge themselves 322 00:19:58,214 --> 00:20:01,524 {\an1}and maybe get kicked in the teeth, every now and then, 323 00:20:01,550 --> 00:20:04,190 {\an1}that’s a good thing for a person. 324 00:20:11,527 --> 00:20:14,157 {\an1}DENISE: Getting down to it, Andy. 325 00:20:14,196 --> 00:20:17,326 {\an1}ANDY: This will be the exciting part, see if it floats. 326 00:20:17,366 --> 00:20:19,226 {\an1}See if it doesn’t go glug-glug-glug. 327 00:20:19,268 --> 00:20:21,738 {\an1}DENISE: Oh, it’s not gonna go glug-glug-glug. 328 00:20:21,771 --> 00:20:23,871 {\an1}It’s not! 329 00:20:23,906 --> 00:20:25,536 {\an1}ANDY: We’ve never pushed the boat in. 330 00:20:25,574 --> 00:20:27,884 {\an1}I don’t know how well it’s gonna drop off. 331 00:20:27,910 --> 00:20:30,880 {\an1}The big thing that I’m concerned about is if the skid floats. 332 00:20:31,347 --> 00:20:33,147 {\an1}If it doesn’t go down in the back end, we’re gonna have a 333 00:20:33,182 --> 00:20:35,922 {\an1}heck of a hard time getting this boat off of it. 334 00:20:35,951 --> 00:20:37,191 {\an1}It’s all bets off. 335 00:20:37,219 --> 00:20:39,319 {\an1}It’s just a matter of you gotta put it in and see what 336 00:20:39,355 --> 00:20:41,795 {\an1}it does and that’s what we’re here to do today. 337 00:20:43,058 --> 00:20:44,888 {\an1}So this is the line I want you to control. 338 00:20:44,927 --> 00:20:46,297 {\an1}I, I’ll push in. 339 00:20:46,328 --> 00:20:48,258 {\an1}This is the most important one right here. 340 00:20:48,297 --> 00:20:49,827 {\an1}DENISE: How hard’s this gonna pull? 341 00:20:49,865 --> 00:20:50,995 {\an1}I mean it’s gonna hit. 342 00:20:51,033 --> 00:20:52,673 {\an1}ANDY: I don’t know, but you gotta be ready with this. 343 00:20:52,701 --> 00:20:53,941 {\an1}DENISE: Yeah. 344 00:20:53,969 --> 00:20:55,869 {\an1}ANDY: This is the surefire way that you’ll be able to control 345 00:20:55,905 --> 00:20:57,645 {\an1}that boat. 346 00:20:58,874 --> 00:21:01,484 {\an1}DENISE: Definitely a moment of truth. 347 00:21:01,510 --> 00:21:03,610 {\an1}ANDY: Okay. 348 00:21:03,646 --> 00:21:06,846 {\an1}Let’s see what happens. 349 00:21:06,882 --> 00:21:09,522 {\an1}Four months’ worth of work. 350 00:21:10,453 --> 00:21:14,223 {\an1}DENISE: Remember, we’re doing our best, Andy. 351 00:21:14,256 --> 00:21:15,686 {\an1}ANDY: Always. 352 00:21:20,496 --> 00:21:22,756 {\an1}Let’s see what we can do. 353 00:21:22,798 --> 00:21:25,498 {\an1}DENISE: These are the moments, man. 354 00:21:26,235 --> 00:21:28,175 {\an1}Okay, she’s moving. 355 00:21:28,204 --> 00:21:31,474 {\an1}She’s moving, straight to the eddy. 356 00:21:35,611 --> 00:21:39,251 {\an1}This is actually the part that I have been dreading. 357 00:21:39,281 --> 00:21:42,781 {\an1}There’s a lot of different things that can go sideways. 358 00:21:44,086 --> 00:21:46,356 {\an1}Back end’s in, pay attention. 359 00:21:47,122 --> 00:21:49,492 {\an1}Here we go. 360 00:21:50,092 --> 00:21:52,092 {\an1}So the skid has to come in, 361 00:21:52,127 --> 00:21:55,657 {\an1}rock, sink, allow the boat to float. 362 00:21:56,966 --> 00:21:59,696 {\an1}At the same time, think about how we’re gonna keep it secure 363 00:21:59,735 --> 00:22:02,065 {\an1}on shore. 364 00:22:04,273 --> 00:22:07,043 {\an1}ANDY: It’s almost there. 365 00:22:09,445 --> 00:22:12,215 {\an1}I’m gonna try just pushing it in by hand at this point. 366 00:22:12,248 --> 00:22:14,548 {\an1}Just don’t let it float away. 367 00:22:14,583 --> 00:22:16,393 {\an1}DENISE: I’ll do my best, Andy. 368 00:22:16,418 --> 00:22:18,688 {\an1}ANDY: You always do. 369 00:22:19,321 --> 00:22:22,961 {\an1}DENISE: My nightmare is to see that boat out of our control 370 00:22:22,992 --> 00:22:26,032 {\an1}and heading off down the river. 371 00:22:28,130 --> 00:22:29,160 {\an1}ANDY: You ready? 372 00:22:29,198 --> 00:22:31,528 {\an1}DENISE: Okay. Here she goes, Andy! 373 00:22:31,567 --> 00:22:32,827 {\an1}ANDY: Pull that tight. 374 00:22:38,624 --> 00:22:40,564 {\an1}ANDY: Really close here. 375 00:22:40,593 --> 00:22:42,993 {\an1}DENISE: Almost. 376 00:22:43,028 --> 00:22:45,528 {\an1}Oh, I can hardly look. 377 00:22:49,101 --> 00:22:50,641 {\an1}Yes! 378 00:22:50,669 --> 00:22:53,239 {\an1}ANDY: Don’t let it go downstream too much. 379 00:22:53,272 --> 00:22:54,742 {\an1}Pull that tight. 380 00:22:54,773 --> 00:22:58,483 {\an1}DENISE: Oh, look at it, Andy! 381 00:22:59,345 --> 00:23:00,985 {\an1}ANDY: She’s grounded. 382 00:23:01,013 --> 00:23:02,813 {\an1}DENISE: Woo-hoo! 383 00:23:02,848 --> 00:23:05,948 {\an1}ANDY: Yay! 384 00:23:05,985 --> 00:23:07,855 {\an1}DENISE: I know. 385 00:23:07,887 --> 00:23:08,847 {\an1}Come here. 386 00:23:08,888 --> 00:23:10,558 {\an1}ANDY: Finally! 387 00:23:12,491 --> 00:23:15,361 {\an1}I almost didn’t think that day was gonna come. 388 00:23:16,962 --> 00:23:18,102 {\an1}It’s floating pretty high. 389 00:23:18,130 --> 00:23:21,330 {\an1}DENISE: Okay. Tie it off, tie it off, pay attention. 390 00:23:24,169 --> 00:23:26,609 {\an1}ANDY: The boat’s in the water and it’s floating and 391 00:23:26,639 --> 00:23:28,869 {\an1}I’m feeling really good right now. 392 00:23:28,908 --> 00:23:31,178 {\an1}It looks really good sitting in the water. 393 00:23:31,210 --> 00:23:33,350 {\an1}I’ve been waiting a long time to see what this is gonna be 394 00:23:33,379 --> 00:23:36,579 {\an1}like so I’m, I’m really psyched! 395 00:23:36,615 --> 00:23:39,475 {\an1}We’re gonna take this baby out and see what it does. 396 00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:43,120 {\an1}Exciting times! 397 00:23:46,992 --> 00:23:48,792 {\an1}RICKO: To be good in the woods, you have to understand 398 00:23:48,827 --> 00:23:51,727 {\an1}that there’s a million different lives out here happening. 399 00:23:51,764 --> 00:23:55,234 {\an1}All these animals, all these trees, everything has a spirit. 400 00:24:04,543 --> 00:24:07,683 {\an1}Had some luck, I got a moose for myself and my family and 401 00:24:07,713 --> 00:24:09,853 {\an1}now I’m looking around for my auntie. 402 00:24:09,882 --> 00:24:13,322 {\an1}She’s an elder, she’s not able to hunt for herself. 403 00:24:13,786 --> 00:24:15,246 {\an1}Today’s a different day. 404 00:24:15,287 --> 00:24:17,987 {\an1}It’s a lot windier, a little bit of a storm rolled in 405 00:24:18,023 --> 00:24:19,893 {\an1}since the last hunt. 406 00:24:19,925 --> 00:24:22,225 {\an1}As you can see, it’s a lot more of a choppy river and 407 00:24:22,261 --> 00:24:24,031 {\an1}I’m gonna cut in over here. 408 00:24:24,063 --> 00:24:26,433 {\an1}Try to get out of this wind. 409 00:24:30,169 --> 00:24:33,369 {\an1}I’m at the kill site where I got one for myself the other day 410 00:24:33,405 --> 00:24:36,735 {\an1}and I’m just looking at, checking it out because 411 00:24:36,775 --> 00:24:39,875 {\an1}something came around and pulled the skin away. 412 00:24:48,020 --> 00:24:49,520 {\an1}Okay. 413 00:24:49,555 --> 00:24:50,865 {\an1}I’m gonna put a shell in the chamber. 414 00:24:50,889 --> 00:24:52,559 {\an1}I see some bear tracks here. 415 00:24:52,591 --> 00:24:56,561 {\an1}Basically it came in and it drug away the, it drug off the skin 416 00:24:56,595 --> 00:24:57,955 {\an1}and you could see the tracks right here. 417 00:24:57,997 --> 00:24:59,197 {\an1}It’s a black bear. 418 00:24:59,231 --> 00:25:01,731 {\an1}I’m just gonna go poke around a little bit. 419 00:25:03,802 --> 00:25:05,002 {\an1}Oh, yeah. Right here. 420 00:25:05,037 --> 00:25:07,637 {\an1}There’s the skin, cleaned it off as much as he could, 421 00:25:07,673 --> 00:25:10,543 {\an1}then he went over this way. 422 00:25:11,777 --> 00:25:13,977 {\an1}So thick in here. 423 00:25:17,149 --> 00:25:18,679 {\an1}You can see his trail right here. 424 00:25:18,717 --> 00:25:20,647 {\an1}I don’t know the untrained eye might not be able to see it. 425 00:25:20,686 --> 00:25:23,456 {\an1}See that little path right here. 426 00:25:23,489 --> 00:25:26,089 {\an1}Oh, snap. Something else right here. 427 00:25:26,525 --> 00:25:30,495 {\an1}Moose kill. 428 00:25:31,430 --> 00:25:32,700 {\an1}This is a bull moose. 429 00:25:32,731 --> 00:25:34,371 {\an1}You can tell because it has a base right here, 430 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:36,070 {\an1}that’s where the antlers grow out. 431 00:25:36,101 --> 00:25:38,541 {\an1}And obviously, there’s no antler on it so it was killed 432 00:25:38,570 --> 00:25:41,110 {\an1}in the winter when they didn’t have antlers. 433 00:25:41,140 --> 00:25:44,410 {\an1}This was probably a wolf kill, happened in the winter. 434 00:25:44,443 --> 00:25:46,343 {\an1}And bears have cleaned it up a little bit. 435 00:25:46,378 --> 00:25:48,378 {\an1}Walking around here, it’s really important to look for 436 00:25:48,414 --> 00:25:50,724 {\an1}signs of any kind of danger because I’m not the only thing 437 00:25:50,749 --> 00:25:52,049 {\an1}hunting moose out here. 438 00:25:52,084 --> 00:25:54,094 {\an1}The last thing I wanna do is be in an area that’s high 439 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:56,319 {\an1}density for bears and not know it. 440 00:25:56,355 --> 00:25:58,425 {\an1}Because you surprise a bear out here and it jumps up 441 00:25:58,457 --> 00:25:59,887 {\an1}and attacks you? 442 00:25:59,925 --> 00:26:01,425 {\an1}It’s game over. 443 00:26:01,460 --> 00:26:03,760 {\an1}This is kind of normal stuff you see out here in Alaska. 444 00:26:03,796 --> 00:26:07,366 {\an1}You see where big animals kill other big animals and um, 445 00:26:07,399 --> 00:26:10,869 {\an1}all in a day’s life out here. 446 00:26:10,903 --> 00:26:12,973 {\an1}Life and death in Alaska. 447 00:26:13,005 --> 00:26:15,075 {\an1}I’m gonna keep moving. 448 00:26:18,243 --> 00:26:21,113 {\an1}When I’m looking for moose, I look for lake systems that has 449 00:26:21,146 --> 00:26:24,116 {\an1}grass in it and that grass is what the cows eat. 450 00:26:24,149 --> 00:26:26,279 {\an1}And the bulls are hanging out looking for these cows so 451 00:26:26,318 --> 00:26:28,688 {\an1}it’s, the best places for moose is any place along the 452 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:31,720 {\an1}river that has a lake with a nice meadow. 453 00:26:31,757 --> 00:26:34,257 {\an1}I see sign of moose around here. 454 00:26:45,003 --> 00:26:48,643 {\an1}RICKO: Literally hundreds and hundreds of cranes flying over. 455 00:26:50,242 --> 00:26:52,982 {\an1}They’re going south. 456 00:26:53,011 --> 00:26:54,481 {\an1}Probably going to get cold. 457 00:26:54,513 --> 00:26:56,953 {\an1}Maybe snow is coming. 458 00:26:57,583 --> 00:26:59,723 {\an1}(scraping) 459 00:26:59,751 --> 00:27:01,521 {\an1}The bulls rub their antlers on these willows, not only to 460 00:27:01,553 --> 00:27:04,423 {\an1}take the velvet off but also to make that smashing sound to 461 00:27:04,456 --> 00:27:06,116 {\an1}call each other in. 462 00:27:23,675 --> 00:27:29,375 {\an1}(imitates moose call) 463 00:27:57,476 --> 00:27:58,876 {\an1}RICKO: I don’t know where the bull is at. 464 00:27:58,911 --> 00:28:01,781 {\an1}The bull, I would think the bull is over here. 465 00:28:01,813 --> 00:28:04,383 {\an1}’Cause the wind is blowing this way, he’d want to smell 466 00:28:04,416 --> 00:28:06,846 {\an1}if anything is coming in. 467 00:28:30,509 --> 00:28:32,739 {\an1}RICKO: That’s what hunting is about, you gotta be patient 468 00:28:32,778 --> 00:28:34,448 {\an1}especially don’t want to start pushing these cows 469 00:28:34,479 --> 00:28:36,879 {\an1}around wherever I see them, because I know eventually the 470 00:28:36,915 --> 00:28:38,245 {\an1}bull’s gonna be standing there. 471 00:28:38,283 --> 00:28:40,993 {\an1}So for now, I’m gaining good knowledge on where the cows 472 00:28:41,019 --> 00:28:43,559 {\an1}are hanging out, and hopefully one of these mornings, 473 00:28:43,589 --> 00:28:45,619 {\an1}my luck will change. 474 00:28:51,163 --> 00:28:53,773 {\an1}CHIP: In the end, I’d like to leave as little trace as possible. 475 00:28:53,799 --> 00:28:56,369 {\an1}Maybe just some wild stories. 476 00:29:05,611 --> 00:29:07,881 {\an1}You won’t get in my boat without your life vest, little punk. 477 00:29:07,913 --> 00:29:08,953 {\an1}Come on. 478 00:29:08,981 --> 00:29:10,751 {\an1}Get out of the water, grow up and act your age. 479 00:29:10,782 --> 00:29:12,222 {\an1}You act like a two-year-old. 480 00:29:12,251 --> 00:29:14,621 {\an1}(laughing) 481 00:29:14,653 --> 00:29:16,123 {\an1}Not bad for a two-year-old. 482 00:29:16,154 --> 00:29:18,364 {\an1}(laughing) 483 00:29:19,358 --> 00:29:21,628 {\an1}TINMIAQ: You ready to go down to the coast, Sabastian? 484 00:29:21,660 --> 00:29:23,290 {\an1}Let’s go look for some blackberries. 485 00:29:23,328 --> 00:29:24,728 {\an1}CHIP: You wanna go help me stack up some wood? 486 00:29:24,763 --> 00:29:26,873 {\an1}There’s always firewood down there. 487 00:29:27,666 --> 00:29:29,226 {\an1}The coast is the place to go for blackberries and while 488 00:29:29,268 --> 00:29:30,938 {\an1}we’re down there, I’ll get a chance to put up some 489 00:29:30,969 --> 00:29:32,799 {\an1}firewood, get it up off the ground. 490 00:29:32,838 --> 00:29:35,038 {\an1}Make it available this winter so when I pull up, it’ll be 491 00:29:35,073 --> 00:29:38,283 {\an1}nice and dry and it won’t be frozen to the ground. 492 00:29:38,310 --> 00:29:41,080 {\an1}AGNES: Yee! Yee, Yee! 493 00:29:44,316 --> 00:29:46,746 {\an1}Some birds flying over something over there. 494 00:29:49,855 --> 00:29:53,065 {\an1}TINMIAQ: Looks like it’s been there for a while. 495 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:57,260 {\an1}So the birds are picking on it, probably some bears and 496 00:29:57,296 --> 00:29:59,526 {\an1}stuff so we didn’t wanna get too close. 497 00:29:59,564 --> 00:30:01,904 {\an1}We decided that’s not a good spot to pick the berries or 498 00:30:01,933 --> 00:30:04,843 {\an1}stack the wood right now so we went further down the coast. 499 00:30:05,971 --> 00:30:08,441 {\an1}CHIP: Look at all these blackberries. 500 00:30:10,275 --> 00:30:11,975 {\an1}Right here with the wood. 501 00:30:12,010 --> 00:30:13,910 {\an1}SABASTIAN: Tataa, tataa. 502 00:30:13,945 --> 00:30:16,045 {\an1}AGNES: You found the jerry jug? 503 00:30:16,081 --> 00:30:17,721 {\an1}Wow. 504 00:30:17,749 --> 00:30:18,979 {\an1}SABASTIAN: And a pole starter! 505 00:30:19,017 --> 00:30:21,347 {\an1}AGNES: Oh, you even found a pole starter? 506 00:30:21,386 --> 00:30:23,956 {\an1}TINMIAQ: Blackberries everywhere! 507 00:30:23,989 --> 00:30:26,559 {\an1}They’re ripe, eh? 508 00:30:26,591 --> 00:30:28,931 {\an1}Yeah, you fill yours up too, Sabastian. 509 00:30:35,033 --> 00:30:36,733 {\an1}CHIP: There’s a big log right there. 510 00:30:36,768 --> 00:30:39,168 {\an1}That’d be fun to jack up, get it off the ground, and be able 511 00:30:39,204 --> 00:30:41,744 {\an1}to slide a sled under it. 512 00:30:41,773 --> 00:30:44,813 {\an1}This winter will appreciate that dry wood. 513 00:30:45,677 --> 00:30:49,347 {\an1}Once you get past the plant material, something a little firmer. 514 00:30:49,748 --> 00:30:51,478 {\an1}Hi, puppy. 515 00:30:51,516 --> 00:30:52,946 {\an1}Holy (bleep)! 516 00:30:58,173 --> 00:30:59,813 {\an1}you dumb dog. 517 00:30:59,841 --> 00:31:01,141 {\an1}You learned what porcupines were, eh? 518 00:31:01,176 --> 00:31:02,976 {\an1}Look at that, all over your face. 519 00:31:03,011 --> 00:31:04,881 {\an1}Holy cow. I gotta take care of you right now. 520 00:31:04,913 --> 00:31:06,383 {\an1}You’re gonna hate me for this but I’m gonna (bleep) do it 521 00:31:06,415 --> 00:31:08,025 {\an1}anyway, dog. 522 00:31:08,050 --> 00:31:09,680 {\an1}Let’s get you stuck right there. 523 00:31:09,718 --> 00:31:11,648 {\an1}Now don’t (bleep) move. 524 00:31:11,686 --> 00:31:13,286 {\an1}Oh, geez, you poor puppy. 525 00:31:13,321 --> 00:31:15,461 {\an1}Come on, stay right there. 526 00:31:16,858 --> 00:31:19,528 {\an1}Calm down, puppy. Calm down. 527 00:31:20,462 --> 00:31:21,702 {\an1}(whining) 528 00:31:21,730 --> 00:31:23,330 {\an1}There’s another one out. 529 00:31:23,365 --> 00:31:26,075 {\an1}(whining) 530 00:31:26,101 --> 00:31:28,201 {\an1}Almost done. 531 00:31:28,236 --> 00:31:32,136 {\an1}(whining) 532 00:31:33,875 --> 00:31:36,905 {\an1}(sighs) 533 00:31:36,945 --> 00:31:38,675 {\an1}Okay, now I’m the one that’s bleeding. 534 00:31:38,713 --> 00:31:40,953 {\an1}Bit right through my (bleep) hand. 535 00:31:42,084 --> 00:31:44,724 {\an1}I’m trying to make it bleed a little more, and make it stop. 536 00:31:44,753 --> 00:31:46,923 {\an1}I wanna push out any dog blood that might be in there, 537 00:31:46,955 --> 00:31:48,285 {\an1}I don’t wanna get (bleep) going on. 538 00:31:48,323 --> 00:31:50,963 {\an1}I’ll get a (bleep) infection from hell. 539 00:31:50,992 --> 00:31:52,992 {\an1}She’s a lot happier. 540 00:31:53,028 --> 00:31:54,898 {\an1}Sorry about all the pain and (bleep) but you’re the one 541 00:31:54,930 --> 00:31:57,700 {\an1}with the porcupine quill sticking out of your face. 542 00:31:58,366 --> 00:32:01,036 {\an1}Sometimes to get better, it’s gotta hurt. 543 00:32:01,536 --> 00:32:03,066 {\an1}Have you guys seen the dog? 544 00:32:03,105 --> 00:32:05,615 {\an1}That dog met a porcupine. 545 00:32:07,075 --> 00:32:08,175 {\an1}AGNES: You get ’em off? 546 00:32:08,210 --> 00:32:11,350 {\an1}CHIP: Yeah, I had the pliers so I, I used the pliers. 547 00:32:11,379 --> 00:32:12,679 {\an1}AGNES: Oh, good. 548 00:32:12,714 --> 00:32:15,154 {\an1}CHIP: But the damn dog, check it out, bit right here into my hand. 549 00:32:15,183 --> 00:32:16,223 {\an1}TINMIAQ: Comes stuck over the wood. 550 00:32:16,251 --> 00:32:17,421 {\an1}AGNES: Oh, (bleep)! 551 00:32:17,452 --> 00:32:19,152 {\an1}CHIP: Yeah, and then she bled in it so I need to clean it out. 552 00:32:19,187 --> 00:32:20,657 {\an1}AGNES: Sick. 553 00:32:20,689 --> 00:32:22,159 {\an1}TINMIAQ: Dang, I don’t know who got it worse, 554 00:32:22,190 --> 00:32:24,360 {\an1}you or Komuk. 555 00:32:25,894 --> 00:32:28,064 {\an1}CHIP: Well, I got like 21 piles of wood. 556 00:32:28,096 --> 00:32:29,356 {\an1}AGNES: That’s good. 557 00:32:29,397 --> 00:32:30,527 {\an1}CHIP: Yeah, that’s what I thought. 558 00:32:30,565 --> 00:32:32,895 {\an1}AGNES: Yeah. We have five gallon bucket of blackberries. 559 00:32:32,934 --> 00:32:34,404 {\an1}CHIP: Right on. 560 00:32:34,436 --> 00:32:38,006 {\an1}Well I’m gonna abandon hope on getting that log right now, 561 00:32:38,039 --> 00:32:39,639 {\an1}we might think about just heading back now. 562 00:32:39,674 --> 00:32:42,444 {\an1}AGNES: Yeah. This wind is getting pretty strong. 563 00:32:44,646 --> 00:32:47,846 {\an1}CHIP: One, two, three. 564 00:32:50,952 --> 00:32:52,522 {\an1}We’re under power ladies, we’re under power. 565 00:32:52,554 --> 00:32:53,994 {\an1}AGNES: Okay. Yee. 566 00:32:54,022 --> 00:32:55,722 {\an1}I’m glad we came back to the boat, eh? 567 00:32:55,757 --> 00:32:58,057 {\an1}CHIP: Yep. I sure am glad too. 568 00:33:02,030 --> 00:33:05,330 {\an1}SUE: Just cause you want it to work out doesn’t mean it does. 569 00:33:10,605 --> 00:33:15,835 {\an1}♪ ♪ 570 00:33:16,178 --> 00:33:21,548 {\an1}Well, this is the site of the gut piles that I left. 571 00:33:22,484 --> 00:33:24,894 {\an1}Um... 572 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:27,790 {\an1}And I am kinda getting the chills I wanna see if I see 573 00:33:27,822 --> 00:33:31,732 {\an1}any sign of the bear. 574 00:33:35,730 --> 00:33:40,100 {\an1}Not that long ago, opportunity knocked, but it knocked twice. 575 00:33:40,135 --> 00:33:41,845 {\an1}(gunshots) 576 00:33:41,870 --> 00:33:44,310 {\an1}I got two bulls down, 577 00:33:44,339 --> 00:33:46,209 {\an1}what I wanna do today, 578 00:33:46,241 --> 00:33:49,711 {\an1}kinda revisit gut piles that I had left, 579 00:33:49,744 --> 00:33:51,554 {\an1}has there been activity on them, 580 00:33:51,580 --> 00:33:54,350 {\an1}what can I glean from that? 581 00:33:54,716 --> 00:33:56,946 {\an1}Here’s bear poop. 582 00:33:56,985 --> 00:34:00,425 {\an1}I can see bones in there, lots of bones and then the nasty 583 00:34:00,455 --> 00:34:04,585 {\an1}little bits that just, the cling-ons are down here. 584 00:34:04,626 --> 00:34:08,525 {\an1}Probably been chewing on some of the hide. 585 00:34:11,733 --> 00:34:16,003 {\an1}Here is, whew, man it smells terrible. 586 00:34:16,737 --> 00:34:19,268 {\an1}Good lord. 587 00:34:19,306 --> 00:34:21,407 {\an1}There’s still a lot of meat left on this thing that this 588 00:34:21,443 --> 00:34:23,813 {\an1}bear wants. 589 00:34:23,844 --> 00:34:26,205 {\an1}They protect this with everything they’ve got. 590 00:34:26,248 --> 00:34:28,148 {\an1}They’re getting ready to go through winter, they’re not 591 00:34:28,183 --> 00:34:31,152 {\an1}right in the head, alls they think is I’ve gotta eat or 592 00:34:31,186 --> 00:34:32,985 {\an1}I’m gonna die, I’ve gotta kill everything in sight or 593 00:34:33,021 --> 00:34:35,391 {\an1}I’m gonna die, I gotta get the best spot, if I’m not the top 594 00:34:35,422 --> 00:34:37,663 {\an1}alpha, chicks don’t dig me. 595 00:34:37,692 --> 00:34:40,391 {\an1}No procreation I can’t, I can’t survive. 596 00:34:40,428 --> 00:34:43,697 {\an1}It’s a warning to others, this is my territory, GTFO, 597 00:34:43,732 --> 00:34:48,842 {\an1}I will be back and I will mangle anybody that messes with it. 598 00:34:48,870 --> 00:34:52,810 {\an1}And it’s very close, very close to camp. 599 00:34:55,510 --> 00:34:59,080 {\an1}So I’m gonna go ahead and get back in big red. 600 00:35:00,415 --> 00:35:03,285 {\an1}I wanna go check out that island. 601 00:35:12,527 --> 00:35:15,727 {\an1}So I believe this is where the bear went. 602 00:35:16,464 --> 00:35:18,704 {\an1}When I tried to get a shot at him last night I was on the 603 00:35:18,733 --> 00:35:23,913 {\an1}other side of it and he dropped in. 604 00:35:24,673 --> 00:35:27,343 {\an1}And came this way a little. 605 00:35:28,543 --> 00:35:31,513 {\an1}Let’s see what I can find. 606 00:35:36,818 --> 00:35:39,688 {\an1}I got all kinds of prints in here. 607 00:35:40,121 --> 00:35:45,091 {\an1}Got some caribous, this is a mighty fine size wolf print. 608 00:35:46,428 --> 00:35:49,998 {\an1}This is a bear print, it’s bigger than my hand. 609 00:35:52,100 --> 00:35:56,370 {\an1}Whoa Godzilla, bear print, 610 00:35:56,404 --> 00:36:01,114 {\an1}slide, this whole thing is a bear print, that’s a biggun. 611 00:36:03,611 --> 00:36:06,281 {\an1}Definitely big old mama. 612 00:36:08,216 --> 00:36:12,816 {\an1}You got caribou, you’ve got wolf, you’ve got bear, 613 00:36:12,854 --> 00:36:16,294 {\an1}for a predator, this is Valhalla. 614 00:36:17,292 --> 00:36:20,232 {\an1}It definitely went down here, 615 00:36:20,261 --> 00:36:23,501 {\an1}positive that there’s more than one size bear print. 616 00:36:23,531 --> 00:36:27,941 {\an1}Nothing is cub size and now there’s wolves in the mix, 617 00:36:27,969 --> 00:36:30,539 {\an1}so time for me to get back in the vehicle, 618 00:36:30,572 --> 00:36:34,112 {\an1}and keep sweeping the territory. 619 00:36:38,747 --> 00:36:41,647 {\an1}JESSIE: If there’s anything I enjoy the most is perspective, 620 00:36:41,683 --> 00:36:45,793 {\an1}and letting my perspective change and mold by the surroundings. 621 00:36:53,962 --> 00:36:59,132 {\an1}(drilling) 622 00:36:59,467 --> 00:37:03,067 {\an1}Okay, well I left off yesterday with my wall here 623 00:37:03,104 --> 00:37:06,574 {\an1}it’s gonna be quite the task to have to get this wall up. 624 00:37:06,608 --> 00:37:08,638 {\an1}This is eight foot wall you know and it’s got a lot of 625 00:37:08,676 --> 00:37:10,336 {\an1}studs in there because of the window, 626 00:37:10,378 --> 00:37:12,278 {\an1}so it’s just heavy. 627 00:37:12,313 --> 00:37:14,583 {\an1}Rained last night and everything’s a little bit wet, 628 00:37:14,616 --> 00:37:17,686 {\an1}you know, that makes things a little bit slippery and also 629 00:37:17,719 --> 00:37:19,719 {\an1}the wind’s blowing, you know, 630 00:37:19,754 --> 00:37:22,594 {\an1}blowing steady kind of against me. 631 00:37:23,224 --> 00:37:25,534 {\an1}So right now I’m screwing in some bracing, in case things 632 00:37:25,560 --> 00:37:30,160 {\an1}were to go wrong so it has something to land up against. 633 00:37:31,065 --> 00:37:34,465 {\an1}If you mess up and that falls back on you, you’re crushed. 634 00:37:34,502 --> 00:37:36,272 {\an1}If it falls this way? 635 00:37:36,304 --> 00:37:38,314 {\an1}It’s done for. 636 00:37:38,339 --> 00:37:40,779 {\an1}You ain’t getting it back up here. 637 00:37:43,745 --> 00:37:46,485 {\an1}Okay, that’s looking pretty solid, that’ll stop that wall. 638 00:37:48,850 --> 00:37:51,520 {\an1}Now is the time. 639 00:37:51,886 --> 00:37:55,886 {\an1}Time to lift this heavy son of a gun here. 640 00:37:55,924 --> 00:37:58,034 {\an1}Oh, it is heavy. 641 00:38:01,896 --> 00:38:04,096 {\an1}(groaning) 642 00:38:05,166 --> 00:38:07,096 {\an1}A step at a time. 643 00:38:08,069 --> 00:38:10,139 {\an1}Whew, the wind. 644 00:38:10,171 --> 00:38:12,141 {\an1}This is tough (bleep). 645 00:38:12,173 --> 00:38:14,983 {\an1}One, ugh! 646 00:38:20,014 --> 00:38:23,024 {\an1}Take a little break here. 647 00:38:23,051 --> 00:38:25,391 {\an1}Because the wind’s blowing pretty good. 648 00:38:25,420 --> 00:38:26,990 {\an1}Final push. 649 00:38:33,878 --> 00:38:37,518 {\an1}♪ ♪ 650 00:38:37,549 --> 00:38:38,819 {\an1}JESSIE: Here we go. 651 00:38:38,850 --> 00:38:41,890 {\an1}Once it starts getting here, it starts getting a lot easier. 652 00:38:44,189 --> 00:38:46,459 {\an1}There we go. 653 00:38:46,491 --> 00:38:48,531 {\an1}Bump it against the bumper here. 654 00:38:50,595 --> 00:38:53,635 {\an1}Okay, that worked out good right there. 655 00:38:55,066 --> 00:38:57,466 {\an1}Heavy, but set up correctly. 656 00:38:58,570 --> 00:39:00,400 {\an1}But that wind is blowing against this wall. 657 00:39:00,438 --> 00:39:02,708 {\an1}I’m glad I got that brace up there. 658 00:39:02,740 --> 00:39:05,410 {\an1}Feels like a sail right now. 659 00:39:06,578 --> 00:39:08,908 {\an1}The rest should seem easy. 660 00:39:10,481 --> 00:39:12,651 {\an1}This is an exciting stage to get to, because now it’s 661 00:39:12,684 --> 00:39:14,894 {\an1}starting to feel like a room. 662 00:39:14,919 --> 00:39:16,419 {\an1}When you’re really starting to get a feel for it, you get 663 00:39:16,454 --> 00:39:18,894 {\an1}some excitement going. 664 00:39:20,291 --> 00:39:23,031 {\an1}I’m just a couple smaller walls and building my roof 665 00:39:23,061 --> 00:39:26,761 {\an1}away from having closed in my third addition. 666 00:39:26,798 --> 00:39:29,498 {\an1}All the space that I could ever need. 667 00:39:30,602 --> 00:39:33,972 {\an1}Okay, so I got my last wall here assembled. 668 00:39:34,005 --> 00:39:37,175 {\an1}Get this raised up and then I can start looking at laying 669 00:39:37,208 --> 00:39:40,608 {\an1}out my rafters and I got to finish sheeting everything. 670 00:39:42,814 --> 00:39:45,384 {\an1}Having this level of comfort is just something that 671 00:39:45,416 --> 00:39:48,516 {\an1}I’ve really desired for quite a while now. 672 00:39:51,389 --> 00:39:53,319 {\an1}Boo-yah! 673 00:39:55,693 --> 00:39:59,233 {\an1}Damn, I’ve come a long way in three years out here. 674 00:39:59,264 --> 00:40:01,934 {\an1}Looking around at that country, what this all used to look like 675 00:40:01,966 --> 00:40:07,366 {\an1}and looking around 360 degrees now, I’m excited, you know. 676 00:40:09,140 --> 00:40:12,610 {\an1}And it’s all built with my own two hands, so at the end of 677 00:40:12,644 --> 00:40:15,814 {\an1}the day, there’s just such a satisfaction there. 678 00:40:15,847 --> 00:40:18,447 {\an1}Every bit of work that I do and I gain more and more, 679 00:40:18,483 --> 00:40:21,723 {\an1}each day, each week. 680 00:40:21,753 --> 00:40:25,063 {\an1}All right, now, the true test of a wall. 681 00:40:25,723 --> 00:40:28,093 {\an1}How balanced is it? 682 00:40:32,630 --> 00:40:35,630 {\an1}Can you fight on it? 683 00:40:36,434 --> 00:40:38,874 {\an1}Can you run on it? 684 00:40:39,871 --> 00:40:42,841 {\an1}Feels good. 685 00:40:43,207 --> 00:40:45,477 {\an1}Getting close to getting this sheeting done. 686 00:40:45,510 --> 00:40:47,680 {\an1}Sometime tomorrow, I should have this roof on here and 687 00:40:47,712 --> 00:40:51,082 {\an1}that’s pretty exciting thing. 688 00:40:51,115 --> 00:40:52,975 {\an1}Limit’s the sky. 689 00:40:55,687 --> 00:40:57,487 {\an1}RICKO: None of us are perfect out here. 690 00:40:57,522 --> 00:41:01,292 {\an1}But no matter what, you have to try to do good in life. 691 00:41:09,567 --> 00:41:10,967 {\an1}It’s very early in the morning. 692 00:41:11,002 --> 00:41:13,372 {\an1}I know it’s where some cows are at, so I’m coming in low 693 00:41:13,404 --> 00:41:17,944 {\an1}and slow, trying to keep the sound footprint down. 694 00:41:17,976 --> 00:41:20,636 {\an1}No big waves splashing. No roaring motor. 695 00:41:20,678 --> 00:41:22,908 {\an1}Just gonna idle in, park, 696 00:41:22,947 --> 00:41:25,517 {\an1}try to get downwind of where the cows are. 697 00:41:25,550 --> 00:41:26,850 {\an1}You always got to pay attention with the wind when 698 00:41:26,884 --> 00:41:29,994 {\an1}you’re hunting moose, because the wind is the boss. 699 00:41:39,630 --> 00:41:43,700 {\an1}(imitates moose call) 700 00:41:43,735 --> 00:41:48,115 {\an1}If you look at this, you can see a moose print there. 701 00:41:48,873 --> 00:41:51,483 {\an1}There. There. 702 00:41:51,509 --> 00:41:52,979 {\an1}So, I’m just gonna follow it. 703 00:41:53,011 --> 00:41:55,011 {\an1}A lot of times, these lead to a bigger trail, which is 704 00:41:55,046 --> 00:41:57,916 {\an1}quieter than just coming crashing through the willows. 705 00:41:59,584 --> 00:42:01,524 {\an1}On this side, it’s the meadow and I want to get out there as 706 00:42:01,552 --> 00:42:03,522 {\an1}quiet as possible. 707 00:42:03,554 --> 00:42:06,324 {\an1}Hopefully, I have some luck. 708 00:42:13,097 --> 00:42:15,997 {\an1}I smell moose. 709 00:42:16,034 --> 00:42:19,504 {\an1}You can see where a bull tore up this patch. 710 00:42:19,537 --> 00:42:22,167 {\an1}There’s a lot of sign of bull moose in there. 711 00:42:26,811 --> 00:42:29,551 {\an1}It smells like moose. 712 00:42:30,815 --> 00:42:33,755 {\an1}It is a bull. 713 00:42:33,785 --> 00:42:36,255 {\an1}This is where he’s pissing. 714 00:42:36,287 --> 00:42:38,417 {\an1}I’m gonna rake a little bit. 715 00:42:38,623 --> 00:42:44,933 {\an1}(scraping) 716 00:42:48,733 --> 00:42:50,533 {\an1}There’s a bull down there. 717 00:42:50,568 --> 00:42:52,938 {\an1}Out here, we’re good. 718 00:42:52,970 --> 00:42:57,340 {\an1}(imitates moose call) 719 00:42:58,776 --> 00:43:01,276 {\an1}It’s not super big. 720 00:43:01,312 --> 00:43:03,252 {\an1}It’s a fat one though. 721 00:43:03,281 --> 00:43:07,181 {\an1}(imitates moose call) 722 00:43:09,387 --> 00:43:13,417 {\an1}Whenever it stop, I’ll do the cow call and whenever it move, 723 00:43:13,458 --> 00:43:16,558 {\an1}then I shut up. 724 00:43:24,936 --> 00:43:27,566 {\an1}The wind is perfect. 725 00:43:32,443 --> 00:43:35,313 {\an1}(imitates moose call) 726 00:43:42,954 --> 00:43:45,494 {\an1}(imitates moose call) 727 00:43:48,793 --> 00:43:51,733 {\an1}(imitates moose call) 728 00:43:58,469 --> 00:43:59,939 {\an1}(whistles) 729 00:44:05,209 --> 00:44:07,209 {\an1}(gunshot) 730 00:44:07,245 --> 00:44:09,755 {\an1}RICKO: Oh (bleep). 731 00:44:10,214 --> 00:44:12,284 {\an1}Yeah. 732 00:44:12,316 --> 00:44:15,646 {\an1}Anaa basee Denaahuto dineega. 733 00:44:16,454 --> 00:44:19,094 {\an1}Just came in real quiet, followed the cow trails and 734 00:44:19,123 --> 00:44:22,533 {\an1}then did cow, oh, sorry, my choking up. 735 00:44:22,560 --> 00:44:26,300 {\an1}Did cow calls and then got this bull to walk right up to me. 736 00:44:27,131 --> 00:44:30,171 {\an1}A small medium like this is a perfect size bull for my 737 00:44:30,201 --> 00:44:33,471 {\an1}auntie because gives her a lot of meat that has fat on it. 738 00:44:33,504 --> 00:44:38,384 {\an1}So I feel real lucky because I got that moose to come right up 739 00:44:38,409 --> 00:44:41,349 {\an1}and I feel lucky because the moose came right to me. 740 00:44:41,379 --> 00:44:44,479 {\an1}When it come to me like that, you got to take it. 741 00:44:45,550 --> 00:44:47,480 {\an1}It’s really important to be thankful and respectful when 742 00:44:47,518 --> 00:44:49,118 {\an1}I catch an animal like this. 743 00:44:49,153 --> 00:44:50,493 {\an1}That moose gave itself to me. 744 00:44:50,521 --> 00:44:51,691 {\an1}He walked right to me. 745 00:44:51,722 --> 00:44:54,262 {\an1}In our Athabaskan culture, that’s truly what we believe. 746 00:44:54,292 --> 00:44:57,532 {\an1}Without luck, that animal won’t come to you and today, 747 00:44:57,562 --> 00:44:59,962 {\an1}that animal came right to me. 748 00:45:00,865 --> 00:45:04,005 {\an1}Anaa basee Denaahuto dineega. 749 00:45:04,035 --> 00:45:06,475 {\an1}Enaa sebaabe. 750 00:45:06,504 --> 00:45:09,314 {\an1}What I just said is thank you to whoever created us. 751 00:45:09,340 --> 00:45:11,640 {\an1}Thank you to the moose. 752 00:45:11,676 --> 00:45:13,076 {\an1}Enaa sebaabe. 753 00:45:13,110 --> 00:45:15,750 {\an1}Enaa sebaabe means real good food and that’s what this is. 754 00:45:15,780 --> 00:45:17,850 {\an1}This is food, food for the table for a whole winter 755 00:45:17,882 --> 00:45:19,452 {\an1}for one family. 756 00:45:19,483 --> 00:45:21,793 {\an1}And I’m real happy because I got this for my auntie. 757 00:45:21,819 --> 00:45:24,889 {\an1}She depends on people like me and every year, 758 00:45:24,922 --> 00:45:26,922 {\an1}she depends on me to help her get a moose. 759 00:45:26,958 --> 00:45:29,488 {\an1}So, I’m real grateful that I’m able to provide something for 760 00:45:29,527 --> 00:45:31,957 {\an1}her and this is a lot of meat for the winter for her and uh, 761 00:45:31,996 --> 00:45:34,596 {\an1}her, her and her family would be really happy and that makes 762 00:45:34,632 --> 00:45:37,502 {\an1}me happy and so, Anaa basee Denaahuto. 763 00:45:37,535 --> 00:45:39,575 {\an1}Thank you. 764 00:45:39,604 --> 00:45:42,144 {\an1}I’m gonna get back to the boat, grab my knives, game bags, 765 00:45:42,173 --> 00:45:45,143 {\an1}tarp, everything I need and bring this moose back to 766 00:45:45,176 --> 00:45:47,676 {\an1}the boat and bring it home to my auntie. 767 00:45:59,924 --> 00:46:02,564 {\an1}AGNES: Our lives right now are awesome. 768 00:46:02,593 --> 00:46:05,363 {\an1}You know, we chase the berries, chase the fish, 769 00:46:05,396 --> 00:46:08,796 {\an1}chase the caribou, and just live from one season to the other. 770 00:46:20,878 --> 00:46:23,148 {\an1}TINMIAQ: This is the rewarding part of me picking all my berries, 771 00:46:23,180 --> 00:46:26,750 {\an1}I get to come back and make a nice sweet snack. 772 00:46:29,287 --> 00:46:31,217 {\an1}AGNES: How’s it going, Bun? 773 00:46:31,255 --> 00:46:35,625 {\an1}TINMIAQ: I’m just making up some syrup and some tea. 774 00:46:36,761 --> 00:46:39,701 {\an1}AGNES: We take the time to enjoy the berry and its flavor 775 00:46:39,730 --> 00:46:42,830 {\an1}because it’s the first picking of the year. 776 00:46:42,867 --> 00:46:47,537 {\an1}So it’s always awesome to take the time to enjoy the season’s flavor. 777 00:46:48,706 --> 00:46:50,166 {\an1}TINMIAQ: Mmm, good tea. 778 00:46:50,207 --> 00:46:51,477 {\an1}Tastes like jam. 779 00:46:51,509 --> 00:46:53,309 {\an1}AGNES: Oh, puppy. 780 00:46:53,344 --> 00:46:56,554 {\an1}She’s recovering from her porcupine quills. 781 00:46:56,580 --> 00:46:58,720 {\an1}A lot better. 782 00:46:58,749 --> 00:47:01,419 {\an1}TINMIAQ: Here comes Dad with the biscuits. 783 00:47:01,452 --> 00:47:03,092 {\an1}CHIP: I didn’t make them sweet or anything. 784 00:47:03,120 --> 00:47:04,720 {\an1}I just made biscuits. 785 00:47:04,755 --> 00:47:06,315 {\an1}TINMIAQ: Oh, I have plenty of sweet. 786 00:47:06,357 --> 00:47:07,857 {\an1}I put so much sugar into these. 787 00:47:07,892 --> 00:47:09,292 {\an1}CHIP: Okay. 788 00:47:09,327 --> 00:47:12,197 {\an1}TINMIAQ: It tastes pretty good. 789 00:47:13,197 --> 00:47:14,567 {\an1}CHIP: Wow, that’s better than cake. 790 00:47:14,598 --> 00:47:16,228 {\an1}AGNES: So good to have something sweet, eh? 791 00:47:16,267 --> 00:47:18,137 {\an1}CHIP: Uh-hmm. AGNES: Fresh blackberries. 792 00:47:18,169 --> 00:47:19,839 {\an1}TINMIAQ: We have all of our berries and our hearts are 793 00:47:19,870 --> 00:47:23,670 {\an1}happy and our hands have worked and we can sit back and 794 00:47:23,708 --> 00:47:28,248 {\an1}relax and eat something nice and sweet while we enjoy the day. 795 00:47:28,779 --> 00:47:30,179 {\an1}You like the berries Sebastian? 796 00:47:30,214 --> 00:47:33,184 {\an1}(laughing) 797 00:47:33,217 --> 00:47:34,647 {\an1}CHIP: I’m enjoying my grandson, you know? 798 00:47:34,685 --> 00:47:37,285 {\an1}When you see Sabi, man, you can see that Hailstone just 799 00:47:37,321 --> 00:47:39,721 {\an1}jetted right on through that bloodline. 800 00:47:39,757 --> 00:47:42,687 {\an1}(laughing) 801 00:47:43,461 --> 00:47:44,801 {\an1}I’m happy for my kids. 802 00:47:44,829 --> 00:47:46,899 {\an1}My kids have done well. 803 00:47:46,931 --> 00:47:49,371 {\an1}To educate kids and bring them out here and do the things 804 00:47:49,400 --> 00:47:51,670 {\an1}we did, it’s not an easy life. 805 00:47:51,702 --> 00:47:53,272 {\an1}But I enjoyed doing it. 806 00:47:53,304 --> 00:47:55,774 {\an1}I tried to raise my kids into like an adventure lifestyle. 807 00:47:55,806 --> 00:47:58,276 {\an1}If we’re not doing 110 miles-an-hour doing this way, 808 00:47:58,309 --> 00:48:01,109 {\an1}we’ll, then we’re here at 40-below, which is just as dangerous. 809 00:48:01,145 --> 00:48:02,255 {\an1}We’ve got firearms. 810 00:48:02,279 --> 00:48:03,479 {\an1}We kill things. 811 00:48:03,514 --> 00:48:06,324 {\an1}We cut (bleep) up with sharp knives and we eat them. 812 00:48:06,350 --> 00:48:08,150 {\an1}So we’re playing with fire. 813 00:48:09,153 --> 00:48:11,723 {\an1}AGNES: My girls really make me proud. 814 00:48:11,756 --> 00:48:14,456 {\an1}I just love to watch my girls take care of their own 815 00:48:14,492 --> 00:48:18,032 {\an1}children and know that Chip and I did a good job. 816 00:48:19,630 --> 00:48:22,300 {\an1}Hopefully, they’ll continue to walk right in my footsteps, 817 00:48:22,333 --> 00:48:24,773 {\an1}living this kind of lifestyle. 818 00:48:26,871 --> 00:48:28,441 {\an1}TINMIAQ: Now it’s just Sabastian, his mom and 819 00:48:28,472 --> 00:48:30,142 {\an1}his aana and taata. 820 00:48:30,174 --> 00:48:32,884 {\an1}AGNES: And a five-gallon bucket of blackberries. 821 00:48:32,910 --> 00:48:35,180 {\an1}Life is good. 822 00:48:40,751 --> 00:48:42,821 {\an1}ANDY: If you’re really observant, you can tie in 823 00:48:42,853 --> 00:48:45,923 {\an1}nature to, not only the physical skills that you have, 824 00:48:45,956 --> 00:48:48,786 {\an1}but also just an understanding of the world we live in. 825 00:48:56,200 --> 00:48:57,170 {\an1}All right! We’re underway. 826 00:48:57,201 --> 00:48:59,071 {\an1}DENISE: Here we go! 827 00:48:59,103 --> 00:49:00,443 {\an1}That motor is quiet. 828 00:49:00,471 --> 00:49:02,641 {\an1}ANDY: Yeah, it is. 829 00:49:03,040 --> 00:49:04,370 {\an1}DENISE: Nice. ANDY: Wow, looks good. 830 00:49:04,408 --> 00:49:06,108 {\an1}Look at how it’s slicing through the water. 831 00:49:06,143 --> 00:49:07,413 {\an1}DENISE: Look at it. 832 00:49:07,445 --> 00:49:08,555 {\an1}ANDY: Now the fun begins. 833 00:49:08,579 --> 00:49:10,349 {\an1}It’s time to see what this thing’s gonna do. 834 00:49:10,381 --> 00:49:12,421 {\an1}Just testing everything that we kind of put together and 835 00:49:12,450 --> 00:49:14,890 {\an1}seeing how it performs. 836 00:49:14,919 --> 00:49:17,049 {\an1}So yeah, I mean, it’s, it’s working good. 837 00:49:17,087 --> 00:49:19,887 {\an1}The clouds are out but we’re definitely getting some solar power. 838 00:49:19,924 --> 00:49:21,564 {\an1}DENISE: Even with the cloud, bit of cloud cover. 839 00:49:21,592 --> 00:49:22,732 {\an1}ANDY: Yeah. Yeah. 840 00:49:22,760 --> 00:49:24,530 {\an1}DENISE: We’re getting some charging. 841 00:49:24,562 --> 00:49:27,602 {\an1}ANDY: We’ll definitely be sun worshippers in this boat. 842 00:49:27,631 --> 00:49:29,301 {\an1}(laughing) 843 00:49:29,333 --> 00:49:32,003 {\an1}DENISE: I, I can see you trying not to smile. 844 00:49:32,036 --> 00:49:34,706 {\an1}(laughing) 845 00:49:35,172 --> 00:49:36,472 {\an1}ANDY: I’m not a naval engineer. 846 00:49:36,507 --> 00:49:38,277 {\an1}I’m not a naval architect. 847 00:49:38,309 --> 00:49:41,239 {\an1}There’s a lot of insecurity when it’s something new like this. 848 00:49:41,278 --> 00:49:43,548 {\an1}But this boat has met my expectations and maybe even 849 00:49:43,581 --> 00:49:46,121 {\an1}exceeded my expectations. 850 00:49:46,150 --> 00:49:47,320 {\an1}Looks good. 851 00:49:47,351 --> 00:49:49,691 {\an1}It’s pretty, pretty efficient, the way the water’s coming 852 00:49:49,720 --> 00:49:51,120 {\an1}off the sterns. 853 00:49:51,155 --> 00:49:52,425 {\an1}DENISE: Dang. 854 00:49:52,456 --> 00:49:55,126 {\an1}ANDY: Seeing the hulls going through the water beautifully, 855 00:49:55,159 --> 00:49:57,259 {\an1}it’s just a really good feeling when you put that much 856 00:49:57,294 --> 00:50:00,034 {\an1}time and energy into designing and building something 857 00:50:00,064 --> 00:50:01,804 {\an1}and it works. 858 00:50:01,832 --> 00:50:03,132 {\an1}Yeah, it looks good. 859 00:50:03,167 --> 00:50:04,867 {\an1}DENISE: Yeah. ANDY: We’re making headway. 860 00:50:04,902 --> 00:50:07,742 {\an1}It’s not, it’s not a race boat but we’re making steady 861 00:50:07,771 --> 00:50:09,411 {\an1}headway with the boat, you know? 862 00:50:09,440 --> 00:50:11,410 {\an1}DENISE: We’re making leisure way. 863 00:50:11,442 --> 00:50:14,542 {\an1}ANDY: All in all, I’m real super happy with the hull, the way that’s performing. 864 00:50:14,578 --> 00:50:15,578 {\an1}DENISE: Yeah. 865 00:50:15,613 --> 00:50:16,683 {\an1}ANDY: I mean, look at the wake behind us. 866 00:50:16,714 --> 00:50:18,424 {\an1}There’s, there’s no big wave. 867 00:50:18,449 --> 00:50:22,119 {\an1}You know how most boats you see, a great big white plume of water? 868 00:50:22,152 --> 00:50:23,622 {\an1}That’s, that’s inefficiency. 869 00:50:23,654 --> 00:50:24,924 {\an1}DENISE: Yep. 870 00:50:24,955 --> 00:50:26,285 {\an1}ANDY: If you don’t have much of that white water behind the 871 00:50:26,323 --> 00:50:29,263 {\an1}boat, you know your boat hull is really efficient. 872 00:50:29,293 --> 00:50:34,833 {\an1}So, yeah, and I think, the two things I wanted to see in this 873 00:50:34,865 --> 00:50:37,895 {\an1}test is, how are the hulls moving through the water? 874 00:50:37,935 --> 00:50:39,505 {\an1}How high the motor is? 875 00:50:39,537 --> 00:50:42,837 {\an1}And now, the last thing we got to kind of test is, 876 00:50:42,873 --> 00:50:45,383 {\an1}let’s go check out the explore factor of this boat, 877 00:50:45,409 --> 00:50:47,039 {\an1}’cause that’s what it’s made for. Right? 878 00:50:47,077 --> 00:50:48,177 {\an1}DENISE: Yes. Yes! 879 00:50:48,212 --> 00:50:49,282 {\an1}ANDY: Let’s go see what this thing does. 880 00:50:49,313 --> 00:50:50,583 {\an1}DENISE: Yeah. 881 00:50:55,569 --> 00:50:58,339 {\an1}♪ ♪ 882 00:50:58,372 --> 00:51:00,112 {\an1}ANDY: Get around this bluff here and then we’ll pack into 883 00:51:00,140 --> 00:51:03,880 {\an1}one of those back sloughs and see what it’s like back in calmer water. 884 00:51:03,911 --> 00:51:06,951 {\an1}DENISE: Ah, I’ve been wanting to look back there all summer. 885 00:51:10,117 --> 00:51:12,387 {\an1}ANDY: Get up on the hills and go explore. 886 00:51:12,419 --> 00:51:13,789 {\an1}Put a net in the slough. 887 00:51:13,821 --> 00:51:16,521 {\an1}DENISE: You put the net out, I’ll go get berries and 888 00:51:16,557 --> 00:51:18,257 {\an1}goodies from up there. 889 00:51:18,292 --> 00:51:20,292 {\an1}ANDY: All right. That’s a deal. 890 00:51:20,327 --> 00:51:22,897 {\an1}DENISE: Just feeling how it is to get up around the next 891 00:51:22,930 --> 00:51:25,800 {\an1}corner and to see the shores and what’s there, it’s like 892 00:51:25,833 --> 00:51:28,443 {\an1}looking into our future. 893 00:51:29,436 --> 00:51:32,436 {\an1}My hope for the five and ten-year plans, living at 894 00:51:32,473 --> 00:51:36,143 {\an1}Calico Bluff, are that we can have time to enjoy the true 895 00:51:36,176 --> 00:51:39,106 {\an1}beauty of the life here. 896 00:51:39,947 --> 00:51:43,917 {\an1}I feel proud that I have been able to hunt independently on 897 00:51:43,951 --> 00:51:47,491 {\an1}my own, handle firearms and put food on the table. 898 00:51:47,521 --> 00:51:49,921 {\an1}I have to be able to do those things on my own and 899 00:51:49,957 --> 00:51:51,857 {\an1}I know that I can. 900 00:51:52,926 --> 00:51:56,256 {\an1}Most importantly, it benefits both Andy and I. 901 00:51:56,297 --> 00:51:59,327 {\an1}If I can handle the skills and do what needs to be done to 902 00:51:59,366 --> 00:52:04,196 {\an1}survive here, I can have his back 100%, like he’s got mine. 903 00:52:07,908 --> 00:52:09,208 {\an1}Wow. 904 00:52:09,243 --> 00:52:12,713 {\an1}ANDY: Yeah, it’s gonna be a lot of fun, taking this out there. 905 00:52:12,746 --> 00:52:14,776 {\an1}We’re getting to the point where it’s a big list of 906 00:52:14,815 --> 00:52:16,915 {\an1}projects are starting to decline. 907 00:52:16,950 --> 00:52:18,750 {\an1}The list is getting whittled down. 908 00:52:18,786 --> 00:52:21,486 {\an1}We want to just kick back and start enjoying life around here. 909 00:52:21,522 --> 00:52:23,862 {\an1}Go out for floats on the river in the summer. 910 00:52:23,891 --> 00:52:27,031 {\an1}Just kind of get out and take the days at a slower pace. 911 00:52:29,496 --> 00:52:32,296 {\an1}There’s a period of time where I wanted to leave my legacy 912 00:52:32,333 --> 00:52:35,003 {\an1}but what I’ve realized is, when I get involved in things 913 00:52:35,035 --> 00:52:37,335 {\an1}that I want to make changes in the world or I want to make 914 00:52:37,371 --> 00:52:40,641 {\an1}life better for myself or for Denise or for my dogs, 915 00:52:40,674 --> 00:52:42,444 {\an1}I do it for us. 916 00:52:42,476 --> 00:52:46,006 {\an1}I don’t do it so other people can go, Wow, look what you did. 917 00:52:47,147 --> 00:52:49,677 {\an1}I do things so that it’s a world that I want to live in 918 00:52:49,717 --> 00:52:53,547 {\an1}and a world that I want to share with the people close to me. 919 00:52:58,859 --> 00:53:00,189 {\an1}JESSIE: One thing I’ve learned, you know, all this 920 00:53:00,227 --> 00:53:01,997 {\an1}time out here is to live in the moment. 921 00:53:02,029 --> 00:53:05,499 {\an1}It’s about what I can do today that sets me up for tomorrow. 922 00:53:11,872 --> 00:53:17,242 {\an1}♪ ♪ 923 00:53:17,277 --> 00:53:19,877 {\an1}Okay, laying out my rafters. 924 00:53:19,913 --> 00:53:21,683 {\an1}I’ve got them all cut. 925 00:53:21,715 --> 00:53:23,875 {\an1}So once I got this layout here, I’ll be ready to start 926 00:53:23,917 --> 00:53:27,347 {\an1}laying out the structural part of my roof. 927 00:53:29,523 --> 00:53:31,863 {\an1}It’s the finishing touches, you know? 928 00:53:31,892 --> 00:53:34,292 {\an1}Start good, finish good. 929 00:53:35,729 --> 00:53:38,929 {\an1}Looking at these mountains, I’m really dreaming about 930 00:53:38,966 --> 00:53:41,466 {\an1}my next adventures. 931 00:53:41,502 --> 00:53:44,942 {\an1}For me, this opens up a lot of opportunities. 932 00:53:44,972 --> 00:53:47,472 {\an1}Getting towards the end of like, doing all this building 933 00:53:47,508 --> 00:53:50,008 {\an1}and carving my way out in this harsh environment 934 00:53:50,043 --> 00:53:51,683 {\an1}and making my home. 935 00:53:51,712 --> 00:53:53,912 {\an1}Now I can start knocking off all these adventures and 936 00:53:53,947 --> 00:53:56,647 {\an1}getting up into all these mountain valleys and all these 937 00:53:56,683 --> 00:53:59,393 {\an1}places that I want to go with my dogs. 938 00:54:05,459 --> 00:54:07,629 {\an1}Okay, now I got all my structural parts of 939 00:54:07,661 --> 00:54:09,361 {\an1}my roof tied in. 940 00:54:09,396 --> 00:54:11,966 {\an1}I can start covering everything. 941 00:54:12,766 --> 00:54:15,596 {\an1}Having my roots in the ground is just giving me a whole 942 00:54:15,636 --> 00:54:19,166 {\an1}different perspective and experience in life. 943 00:54:19,206 --> 00:54:21,236 {\an1}This is my dream come true, you know, to be able to 944 00:54:21,275 --> 00:54:23,215 {\an1}build this house. 945 00:54:23,243 --> 00:54:27,683 {\an1}I came up here, sleeping under spruce trees at 40, 50-below. 946 00:54:28,482 --> 00:54:31,722 {\an1}You know, now I got my own home and looking around, 947 00:54:31,752 --> 00:54:34,722 {\an1}it’s just amazing what I’ve accomplished in three years. 948 00:54:35,556 --> 00:54:36,886 {\an1}I have three cabins. 949 00:54:36,924 --> 00:54:38,224 {\an1}I have a sauna. 950 00:54:38,258 --> 00:54:39,958 {\an1}I have plenty of places for dogs. 951 00:54:39,993 --> 00:54:42,763 {\an1}I’ve got a little farm started. 952 00:54:42,796 --> 00:54:45,096 {\an1}40 years old, you know, is the first time like I feel like 953 00:54:45,132 --> 00:54:47,872 {\an1}I’m really at home. 954 00:54:52,539 --> 00:54:54,839 {\an1}Last sheet. 955 00:54:57,377 --> 00:54:58,847 {\an1}Right now, I feel kind of emotional, 956 00:54:58,879 --> 00:55:00,079 {\an1}just thinking about it. 957 00:55:00,113 --> 00:55:02,353 {\an1}You know, whenever I can stand up here and look at this place 958 00:55:02,382 --> 00:55:05,292 {\an1}and think about just starting here in a tent three years ago 959 00:55:05,319 --> 00:55:08,289 {\an1}with a dream and a lot of passion. 960 00:55:08,322 --> 00:55:11,492 {\an1}To make this happen and, you know, this is, this is just 961 00:55:11,525 --> 00:55:14,295 {\an1}incredible to be capping this off. 962 00:55:16,029 --> 00:55:17,999 {\an1}My adventurous spirit will never change. 963 00:55:18,799 --> 00:55:21,129 {\an1}(howling) 964 00:55:21,168 --> 00:55:22,638 {\an1}But, you know, coming home, 965 00:55:22,669 --> 00:55:24,599 {\an1}it’s starting to feel pretty nice. 966 00:55:31,445 --> 00:55:35,025 {\an1}SUE: I’m not willing to trade fear off for my future. 967 00:55:35,649 --> 00:55:37,749 {\an1}I have to keep hitting it head on. 968 00:55:48,629 --> 00:55:51,599 {\an1}So, something was in camp last night. 969 00:55:51,632 --> 00:55:55,842 {\an1}And it definitely kept me awake with all the noise it made. 970 00:55:58,238 --> 00:56:04,108 {\an1}And glassing around and I thought I saw the bear 971 00:56:04,144 --> 00:56:06,684 {\an1}across the river, on the hill, 972 00:56:06,713 --> 00:56:10,553 {\an1}just laying low and watching camp. 973 00:56:10,584 --> 00:56:13,824 {\an1}So, I’m gonna go up to the area where I thought I saw it 974 00:56:13,854 --> 00:56:16,794 {\an1}and work my way back. 975 00:56:18,692 --> 00:56:21,692 {\an1}Camp, in a bear’s eyes, no matter how clean I keep it, 976 00:56:21,728 --> 00:56:24,958 {\an1}it always has that underlying scent of food. 977 00:56:24,998 --> 00:56:28,438 {\an1}The tents and the buildings, in a bear’s language, those 978 00:56:28,468 --> 00:56:31,538 {\an1}are dens that you never have to dig, they’re always there. 979 00:56:31,572 --> 00:56:34,142 {\an1}There’s never a shortage of food or water. 980 00:56:34,174 --> 00:56:36,184 {\an1}But they see me as some kind of alpha and if they take me 981 00:56:36,209 --> 00:56:39,949 {\an1}out or take my camp, bingo, it’s theirs. 982 00:56:39,980 --> 00:56:41,980 {\an1}That’s bear language. 983 00:56:45,419 --> 00:56:46,619 {\an1}I feel good though. 984 00:56:46,653 --> 00:56:49,663 {\an1}A sighting of the bear is good. 985 00:56:50,157 --> 00:56:53,387 {\an1}When I almost had him but I did not take those shots, 986 00:56:53,427 --> 00:56:56,557 {\an1}and then I went and checked out bear island to see. 987 00:56:58,498 --> 00:57:04,098 {\an1}It almost felt like that bear was leading me to bear island. 988 00:57:04,671 --> 00:57:06,911 {\an1}That’s spooky. 989 00:57:12,646 --> 00:57:15,246 {\an1}When you’re trying to scout for a bear, you don’t look for 990 00:57:15,282 --> 00:57:17,522 {\an1}a big ol’ body that’s nice. 991 00:57:17,551 --> 00:57:20,221 {\an1}You look for ears. 992 00:57:27,427 --> 00:57:31,627 {\an1}(imitates bear call) 993 00:57:33,567 --> 00:57:37,567 {\an1}Going down into that (bleep) right there, you have no idea. 994 00:57:39,239 --> 00:57:43,409 {\an1}S-A-F, scary as figs. 995 00:57:47,014 --> 00:57:49,654 {\an1}Total upper paw (bleep) there. 996 00:57:52,586 --> 00:57:53,616 {\an1}You already know I’m here. 997 00:57:53,654 --> 00:57:56,594 {\an1}I’m not gonna be quiet. 998 00:57:56,623 --> 00:57:59,663 {\an1}I’m not coming down in those bushes, dude. 999 00:58:02,596 --> 00:58:05,326 {\an1}When you have inland grizzlies, you’re, you’re 1000 00:58:05,365 --> 00:58:08,835 {\an1}looking at, next to the polar bear, 1001 00:58:08,869 --> 00:58:14,069 {\an1}the damn smartest predators over and above man, 1002 00:58:14,107 --> 00:58:16,907 {\an1}that you can deal with. 1003 00:58:22,916 --> 00:58:25,046 {\an1}I got a lot of reasons to pull it back. 1004 00:58:25,085 --> 00:58:26,855 {\an1}Oh (bleep), there (bleep). 1005 00:58:34,227 --> 00:58:36,557 {\an1}SUE: Look at that. 1006 00:58:36,596 --> 00:58:38,666 {\an1}Bam! 1007 00:58:38,699 --> 00:58:40,769 {\an1}You’re a beauty, my friend. 1008 00:58:40,801 --> 00:58:46,741 {\an1}Welcome back to my neighborhood. 1009 00:58:46,773 --> 00:58:49,513 {\an1}I can almost be brought to tears that they’re 1010 00:58:49,543 --> 00:58:52,983 {\an1}coming back to my area. 1011 00:58:53,013 --> 00:58:56,083 {\an1}They’re increasing in numbers. 1012 00:58:56,116 --> 00:58:59,216 {\an1}How amazing is that? 1013 00:58:59,252 --> 00:59:01,452 {\an1}Beautiful bull. 1014 00:59:01,488 --> 00:59:04,058 {\an1}I can’t hunt them on state land 1015 00:59:04,091 --> 00:59:06,131 {\an1}but whether I can hunt them or not, 1016 00:59:06,159 --> 00:59:10,229 {\an1}I have a beauty and a love for my own ecosystem. 1017 00:59:11,098 --> 00:59:14,068 {\an1}Impressive to look at, but that sun is getting lower and 1018 00:59:14,101 --> 00:59:16,401 {\an1}I’m not getting any faster or younger. 1019 00:59:16,436 --> 00:59:19,166 {\an1}I’m gonna take it home. 1020 00:59:24,511 --> 00:59:30,881 {\an1}♪ ♪ 1021 00:59:41,895 --> 00:59:45,065 {\an1}Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 1022 00:59:46,633 --> 00:59:48,773 {\an1}That is him. 1023 00:59:48,802 --> 00:59:51,502 {\an1}Oh my God, he’s huge. 1024 00:59:52,739 --> 00:59:54,739 {\an1}He’s way the (bleep) out there. 1025 00:59:54,775 --> 00:59:57,345 {\an1}He’s a mile away. 1026 01:00:02,449 --> 01:00:04,679 {\an1}He’s gonna go straight and I’m gonna try to get 1027 01:00:04,718 --> 01:00:07,288 {\an1}around the other edge. 1028 01:00:08,221 --> 01:00:10,261 {\an1}Get the sun out of my eyes, ’cause that’s where he’s 1029 01:00:10,290 --> 01:00:12,560 {\an1}trying to put us. 1030 01:00:12,592 --> 01:00:13,832 {\an1}He’s running now. 1031 01:00:13,860 --> 01:00:16,030 {\an1}We’re gonna lose absolute sight of him. 1032 01:00:16,062 --> 01:00:18,502 {\an1}Damn it. 1033 01:00:18,532 --> 01:00:21,472 {\an1}Don’t do it, buddy, you’re tired, you’re tired. 1034 01:00:22,335 --> 01:00:25,035 {\an1}He’s so far away now. 1035 01:00:25,071 --> 01:00:28,011 {\an1}We’re gonna lose him. 1036 01:00:39,019 --> 01:00:42,959 {\an1}Well, that’s one bear that isn’t coming back into camp 1037 01:00:42,989 --> 01:00:46,089 {\an1}anytime real soon. 1038 01:00:46,126 --> 01:00:49,856 {\an1}Yeah, I’m seeing you, buddy. 1039 01:00:50,730 --> 01:00:52,270 {\an1}Man, he’s a beautiful bear. 1040 01:00:52,299 --> 01:00:55,099 {\an1}There’s no doubt about that. 1041 01:00:55,569 --> 01:00:57,669 {\an1}Hell of a good season though, huh? 1042 01:00:57,704 --> 01:01:00,644 {\an1}Wild, wild year. 1043 01:01:00,674 --> 01:01:03,144 {\an1}I said it was gonna be a winter of extremes. 1044 01:01:03,176 --> 01:01:05,946 {\an1}That stretched into a year of extremes. 1045 01:01:05,979 --> 01:01:08,479 {\an1}I have so much more moisture, 1046 01:01:08,515 --> 01:01:11,985 {\an1}rainfall, snow, than I’ve ever seen. 1047 01:01:12,619 --> 01:01:15,519 {\an1}The animals behave differently. 1048 01:01:15,555 --> 01:01:19,855 {\an1}But I was able to read those signs correctly. 1049 01:01:19,893 --> 01:01:21,493 {\an1}(gunshot) 1050 01:01:21,528 --> 01:01:24,458 {\an1}But it is a pretty tough lifestyle. 1051 01:01:24,497 --> 01:01:28,327 {\an1}But you can move mountains if you have the right fulcrum. 1052 01:01:28,368 --> 01:01:31,668 {\an1}As I’m getting weaker in my human form, the machine is 1053 01:01:31,705 --> 01:01:33,815 {\an1}gonna pick up the slack and say, 1054 01:01:33,840 --> 01:01:36,240 {\an1}"Don’t worry, I got your back." 1055 01:01:36,743 --> 01:01:40,483 {\an1}The thing about myself that won’t ever change, 1056 01:01:40,513 --> 01:01:44,523 {\an1}my overall belief in hope. 1057 01:01:45,285 --> 01:01:48,455 {\an1}It’s part of my nature to see the rainbows and unicorns and 1058 01:01:48,488 --> 01:01:51,318 {\an1}ignore the bats and the belfry. 1059 01:01:57,530 --> 01:01:59,800 {\an1}RICKO: With Native culture, elders is the number one key 1060 01:01:59,833 --> 01:02:01,233 {\an1}to our survival. 1061 01:02:01,268 --> 01:02:04,568 {\an1}We cherish our elders and we help elders as much as we can. 1062 01:02:12,212 --> 01:02:13,482 {\an1}What’s up, sis? 1063 01:02:13,513 --> 01:02:14,483 {\an1}SOPHIE: Hello brother. 1064 01:02:14,514 --> 01:02:15,584 {\an1}RICKO: How you doing? 1065 01:02:17,517 --> 01:02:20,687 {\an1}RICKO: Yeah, it was good. How you been? 1066 01:02:20,720 --> 01:02:21,990 {\an1}SOPHIE: I’ve been good. 1067 01:02:22,022 --> 01:02:24,162 {\an1}RICKO: I’ll give you a hug too. 1068 01:02:25,992 --> 01:02:27,732 {\an1}Oh yeah, it wasn’t too bad. 1069 01:02:27,761 --> 01:02:29,831 {\an1}One shot too, so I didn’t bloody up your meat. 1070 01:02:29,863 --> 01:02:32,133 {\an1}SOPHIE: Oh, good. 1071 01:02:32,899 --> 01:02:35,199 {\an1}RICKO: Okay, I’m gonna hang this one. 1072 01:02:35,235 --> 01:02:37,745 {\an1}You could tie off some of the legs, if you want. 1073 01:02:37,771 --> 01:02:40,211 {\an1}SOPHIE: Gonna provide us all winter long. 1074 01:02:42,342 --> 01:02:45,182 {\an1}RICKO: My auntie and her family has helped me a lot in the past. 1075 01:02:45,211 --> 01:02:47,381 {\an1}And I’m more than happy to return the favor. 1076 01:02:47,414 --> 01:02:49,884 {\an1}Through the toughest times of my life, these people and this 1077 01:02:49,916 --> 01:02:52,416 {\an1}family have been there for me. 1078 01:02:52,452 --> 01:02:54,152 {\an1}We all rely on each other out here. 1079 01:02:54,187 --> 01:02:55,417 {\an1}No one’s homeless out here. 1080 01:02:55,455 --> 01:02:56,655 {\an1}No one’s hungry. 1081 01:02:56,690 --> 01:02:59,190 {\an1}We all help each other out and that’s just how it is out here. 1082 01:02:59,225 --> 01:03:01,685 {\an1}We always have been this way. It’s part of our culture. 1083 01:03:01,728 --> 01:03:03,898 {\an1}So that’s why we help elders as much as we can. 1084 01:03:03,930 --> 01:03:07,200 {\an1}And even if we have an elder that might be kind of grumpy, 1085 01:03:07,233 --> 01:03:09,573 {\an1}we still treat them good, no matter what. 1086 01:03:09,602 --> 01:03:10,572 {\an1}That’s all of it. 1087 01:03:10,603 --> 01:03:12,273 {\an1}SOPHIE: Okay. Thank you again, brother. 1088 01:03:12,305 --> 01:03:13,305 {\an1}RICKO: Yeah. Thank you. 1089 01:03:13,340 --> 01:03:15,840 {\an1}SOPHIE: Thank you for everything. 1090 01:03:15,875 --> 01:03:18,535 {\an1}RICKO: Love you. SOPHIE: I love you too. 1091 01:03:18,578 --> 01:03:20,648 {\an1}RICKO: The knowledge of survival is what our culture 1092 01:03:20,680 --> 01:03:21,910 {\an1}is all about. 1093 01:03:21,948 --> 01:03:23,318 {\an1}It’s a torch that just keeps burning. 1094 01:03:23,350 --> 01:03:26,850 {\an1}And it’s, it’s kept alive by the new generation raising children. 1095 01:03:26,886 --> 01:03:29,156 {\an1}So it’s really important that I raise my kids to 1096 01:03:29,189 --> 01:03:30,819 {\an1}embrace this culture. 1097 01:03:30,857 --> 01:03:32,957 {\an1}Know this knowledge that we have. 1098 01:03:32,993 --> 01:03:35,833 {\an1}My proudest moment is being able to get out with my kids. 1099 01:03:35,862 --> 01:03:37,832 {\an1}Passing that knowledge on to them, how to harvest these 1100 01:03:37,864 --> 01:03:41,134 {\an1}animals and how to pay respect to these animals. 1101 01:03:43,236 --> 01:03:45,096 {\an1}I feel really good about my children’s growth 1102 01:03:45,138 --> 01:03:46,708 {\an1}over the past year. 1103 01:03:46,740 --> 01:03:49,540 {\an1}They’re all succeeding so well in everything they do and 1104 01:03:49,576 --> 01:03:52,036 {\an1}I’m really proud of them because they like being out in the woods. 1105 01:03:52,078 --> 01:03:53,878 {\an1}I couldn’t ask for anything better than that. 1106 01:03:53,913 --> 01:03:55,353 {\an1}I love to be in the woods. 1107 01:03:55,382 --> 01:03:57,422 {\an1}And seeing my kids really embrace that lifestyle and 1108 01:03:57,450 --> 01:04:00,490 {\an1}want to learn it, makes me feel proud to be their dad. 1109 01:04:02,222 --> 01:04:04,662 {\an1}Passing the torch of knowledge to my children is the goal in 1110 01:04:04,691 --> 01:04:05,831 {\an1}life for me. 1111 01:04:05,859 --> 01:04:08,029 {\an1}And if I’m able to pass that knowledge on to them, 1112 01:04:08,061 --> 01:04:10,501 {\an1}pass that culture on to them, that’s the most important thing. 1113 01:04:10,530 --> 01:04:13,270 {\an1}And let them carry that torch to the next generation. 1114 01:04:13,299 --> 01:04:15,669 {\an1}Because once that torch goes out, it’s very hard to get 1115 01:04:15,702 --> 01:04:18,202 {\an1}that thing burning again. 1116 01:04:18,238 --> 01:04:20,038 {\an1}That’s how I’m here today. 1117 01:04:20,073 --> 01:04:22,413 {\an1}That’s how I was raised real strong by my mom and dad and 1118 01:04:22,442 --> 01:04:25,612 {\an1}all the people in my whole Athabaskan family. 1119 01:04:25,645 --> 01:04:27,605 {\an1}And we pass on knowledge and that’s the most important 1120 01:04:27,647 --> 01:04:29,347 {\an1}thing in life. 1121 01:04:29,582 --> 01:04:30,782 {\an1}Captioned by Cotter Media Group.