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[ominous music]
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♪ ♪
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‐ Oh, my God.
Yeah!
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It's kind of a race now.
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I have got to get
my deer meat dry
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so I can preserve it.
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Now, that's just cool.
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Come on, baby. Come on in.
Yes.
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Caught my first fish.
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‐ Winter is coming, and I want
to have a fireplace
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and a chimney,
and all sealed up.
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Fantastic.
So I can go and move in here.
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‐ Something has been here.
Something big.
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Ate my cranberries.
Hey, bear!
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‐ I'm officially tapping out.
My health is important to me,
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and I'm not interested
in battling
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whatever it is that's going on
in my body right now,
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being on a starvation diet.
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[ominous music]
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[wind howling]
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♪ ♪
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narrator: In "Alone's"
most terrifying location yet,
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ten participants face
the deadliest predator
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in North America.
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‐ There he is right there.
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‐ Grizzly bears.
‐ Hey, bear.
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‐ There are a lot
of grizzly here.
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I'm gonna have to live
with them.
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‐ Go on! Get!
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‐ Every second we're on
the land, we're being hunted.
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‐ Holy [bleep], mountain lion.
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‐ He's circling around
my shelter.
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narrator:
Bone‐chilling cold...
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‐ Winter is coming.
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‐ You combine the wind
with the rain and the cold,
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this place could make
the Arctic look easy.
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‐ Oh, [bleep].
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narrator:
And complete isolation.
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‐ You cannot hide
from yourself
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mentally and emotionally.
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‐ Ah!
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‐ There's no place to go.
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‐ I am suffering
from loneliness.
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narrator: Who will survive?
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‐ Yes! Yes!
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‐ This could be the end.
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‐ I don't want to tap,
but I don't want
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to die either.
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‐ You have to suffer
before you can succeed.
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[gagging]
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narrator:
The last one standing wins.
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‐ At what point
do I push the button?
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♪ ♪
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[ominous music]
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♪ ♪
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[birds singing]
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♪ ♪
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‐ Mmm. Dirt soup.
Delicious.
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Not particularly delicious,
but it's okay.
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We're happy
with what we can get out here.
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It's so weird how I keep
talking like "we're," "we."
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[like Gollum] We's happy
with what we's gets. Precious.
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[normally] I'm freaking turning
into Gollum over here.
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[like Gollum] What
does it taste like, Precious?
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Is it scrumptious?
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[normally] Nope,
it's not very scrumptious.
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[soft dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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All right. I say we go make
a door for the shelter.
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♪ ♪
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I think there was probably
some people who didn't think
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I was gonna last very long.
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[sniffs]
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Of course,
once I started working
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and getting overheated...
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♪ ♪
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I'm Biko, son of Tui.
And I don't give up easy.
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♪ ♪
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Now, I'd like to shovel a bunch
of pine boughs in there,
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to insulate the heck out of it.
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You know, my dad was as Marine
and a sheriff,
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and so he was always wanting
to do outdoor stuff with us.
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And basically,
I just fell in love with it.
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And the award
for most flammable door
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ever made goes to Biko!
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♪ ♪
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How do you want
to accept this award?
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I'll take it in food.
Thank you.
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I hope to have more times
like that with my dad.
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He's a great father.
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I hope to be
a great father one day.
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What a monstrosity this is.
Hello, Frankenstein door.
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♪ ♪
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To think I could have
just made a simple door.
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No. Instead,
I got a [bleep] drawbridge.
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[dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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[birds singing]
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‐ So my bottle
of hot water‐‐
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it's had a couple of rounds
of hot water in it.
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So. Whoo.
I'm soaked.
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[sighs]
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So I'm actually using it
to warm my hands.
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But I'm gonna put rosehips
in it.
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And make some rosehip tea here.
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I mean, I know I get
lots of vitamin C,
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but it's not gonna hurt me
to have some more.
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It's gonna be hard
to mix up, but.
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Just gotta spit out
the seeds again.
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But otherwise, it's nice.
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So I now have a glass bottle
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to put hot tea in.
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That's gonna be so much nicer.
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♪ ♪
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I set snares, but there's
nothing in my snares.
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So I have to get
more snares out.
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♪ ♪
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I'm starting to worry
about food.
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I'm not having
the best luck fishing.
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I can't believe
I cannot catch a fish.
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♪ ♪
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It looks like maybe
some bunnies have chewed
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the bottom of this.
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♪ ♪
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This looks like it would be
a good spot to put a snare.
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Try that.
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This path just kind of looks
like it goes out there.
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♪ ♪
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I have to get some meat.
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I just think about it all night
long now, just waking up
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and trying to think
of different ways to get food.
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If I could get some rabbits,
I could eat more.
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What is that?
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It's right here.
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Let's see if we can't
maybe get it out.
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[suspenseful music]
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♪ ♪
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I got it out. It's heavy.
[metallic thud]
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I found a bear trap, I think.
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♪ ♪
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So this is really cool.
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And a reminder that I have
to be careful out here,
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because these
are old trap lands.
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This is telling me that
this is a bear traffic area.
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All of these trails
are bear trails.
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Actually, it must have been
a long time ago.
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Most places, you haven't
been able to trap bear
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in a long time.
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So you can see‐‐
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see those big teeth on there?
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That's so cool.
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That, I'm gonna take back
to camp.
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And we'll see how it goes
with my snares.
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[dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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‐ I had a dream
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that my family was cooking up
a feast.
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It was pretty cool, man.
But it sucks.
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In all my dreams,
I woke up before I got to eat.
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Like, food was all prepared,
and then I'd wake up,
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and I'd be like, "Damn it."
[chuckles]
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I could have eaten in my dream.
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Open the gate!
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Nice.
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♪ ♪
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Today, I think I'd like
to start bringing rocks up
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to the fireplace.
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Oh yeah, there's some
good rocks down here, for sure.
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♪ ♪
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Some real good ones.
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[grunts]
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I want to build a fireplace
that I can warm my shelter
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on those really cold,
stormy nights.
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I can boil water in there,
if need be, during the storm,
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so I don't have to go out.
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I know it's gonna be
a huge calorie output.
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All the rocks that are in
the area are on the shoreline,
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and they're down a hill,
a steep hill
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that I have to pack them up.
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♪ ♪
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Whoa. Almost fell.
Felt the mud going.
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[panting]
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[grunts]
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[panting]
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It's exhausting.
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Just got to go slow
and careful.
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That's the name
of the game for me.
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Got a lot to lose
by hurting my ankle.
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♪ ♪
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This past March,
I had surgery on my ankle.
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It was supposed to be
a lot shorter recovery time
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than it was.
And it's still sore.
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♪ ♪
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[sighs]
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♪ Oh, I'm just
packing rocks all day ♪
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♪ Packing them up a hill ♪
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♪ Packing rocks
from the morning ♪
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♪ Until the end of day ♪
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♪ I'm packing rocks ♪
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♪ So that I can have
a warm fire ♪
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♪ In my troll cave cabin
that I built with my hands ♪
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Oh! [bleep].
Oh!
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Oh! [bleep].
Oh, hell.
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[bleep].
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[bleep] damn it.
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♪ ♪
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[groans]
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♪ ♪
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Gonna have to be
really careful.
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That could have been bad.
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That's what I slipped on,
right there.
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That's full‐on clay.
I need that.
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Clay is great news.
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That's gonna make
everything easier.
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[soft dramatic music]
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My fireplace is gonna be
so much better now.
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I can really do the fireplace
I want to do now.
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♪ ♪
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Check out what I found
washed up on shore.
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A Ziploc bag
with some holes in it.
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But what I can use it
for is moving clay.
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♪ ♪
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My ankle's sore from today.
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♪ ♪
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I gotta be so careful
with that ankle.
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It's the one thing
that'll take me out of the game
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before I want to go.
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♪ ♪
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I've never made
a fireplace before.
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I'm hoping that,
as I have some fires in here,
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some of this clay
will kind of bake in.
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♪ ♪
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It's coming along well.
I'm pretty proud of it.
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What a strange,
crazy life I've led.
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I'm in British Columbia,
in the Chilcotin Mountains,
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competing for $500,000.
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♪ ♪
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What a crazy life.
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♪ ♪
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See, when you build a shelter
like I've built here,
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there's really no point
in tapping out early,
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when you put so much time
and effort into this.
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[scraping]
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♪ ♪
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It's working. Yes.
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♪ ♪
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[dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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‐ Golly. Beautiful.
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Mushrooms are fun to find.
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Hope I can find
a few more up there today.
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Sweet.
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Whoops.
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Well, so far,
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it's gonna keep me alive until
gill net time.
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I think we have enough of them
to last 14 days.
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♪ ♪
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You're collecting
everything you can see
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and find along the way.
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Thank God
I have all these plants,
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and they all carry me
till I get to fish.
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♪ ♪
263
00:15:08,174 --> 00:15:09,542
I can't let
the mushrooms go bad.
264
00:15:09,675 --> 00:15:13,846
I'm worried about it
being cold and damp.
265
00:15:13,980 --> 00:15:15,915
They don't like
being stored in a hole.
266
00:15:16,048 --> 00:15:18,351
They're not like cranberries.
267
00:15:20,386 --> 00:15:24,023
Yeah, food preservation is one
of my favorite things to do.
268
00:15:24,157 --> 00:15:26,692
One of my faves.
269
00:15:26,826 --> 00:15:30,530
I love salting,
fermenting,
270
00:15:30,663 --> 00:15:34,333
drying, canning,
271
00:15:34,467 --> 00:15:35,868
boiling and pressure.
272
00:15:38,938 --> 00:15:40,440
[soft dramatic music]
273
00:15:40,573 --> 00:15:43,476
I do this in schools
all the time.
274
00:15:43,609 --> 00:15:47,480
We did a lot
of food preservation.
275
00:15:47,613 --> 00:15:49,916
We made cream of mushroom
soup from wild boletes,
276
00:15:50,049 --> 00:15:54,253
and sold it to the public.
[chuckles and sighs]
277
00:15:54,387 --> 00:15:56,022
♪ ♪
278
00:15:56,155 --> 00:15:59,158
Man, the kids just loved it.
279
00:15:59,292 --> 00:16:03,729
Loved it.
They'll do it on their own.
280
00:16:03,863 --> 00:16:05,832
Any activity that
revolves around food,
281
00:16:05,965 --> 00:16:07,333
they're probably gonna jump
on it.
282
00:16:07,467 --> 00:16:09,035
♪ ♪
283
00:16:09,168 --> 00:16:12,538
And it's a bunch of wonderful
people in education, man.
284
00:16:12,672 --> 00:16:15,007
The best.
I loved it.
285
00:16:15,141 --> 00:16:17,343
Part of my new
mushroom‐picking attire...
286
00:16:19,879 --> 00:16:24,383
is a smoked bolete necklace.
287
00:16:28,488 --> 00:16:33,025
We are done.
Holy [bleep].
288
00:16:33,159 --> 00:16:36,028
So we have our lines up here.
289
00:16:36,162 --> 00:16:37,263
♪ ♪
290
00:16:37,396 --> 00:16:41,100
This one here
is our red slimeballs.
291
00:16:42,201 --> 00:16:45,338
The one back here is our pines.
They're feeling nice.
292
00:16:45,471 --> 00:16:46,839
♪ ♪
293
00:16:46,973 --> 00:16:50,142
I processed about
30‐plus pounds today.
294
00:16:50,276 --> 00:16:52,278
Mushrooms are nice.
295
00:16:52,411 --> 00:16:55,014
[dramatic music]
296
00:16:55,147 --> 00:17:02,255
♪ ♪
297
00:17:12,798 --> 00:17:15,968
[wind howling]
298
00:17:16,102 --> 00:17:19,572
♪ ♪
299
00:17:20,873 --> 00:17:22,842
‐ We got some snow
on the ground.
300
00:17:25,478 --> 00:17:29,181
So it was a rough night.
301
00:17:31,817 --> 00:17:36,255
Thought about home a lot
last night and this morning.
302
00:17:36,389 --> 00:17:38,424
Really missing my kids.
303
00:17:41,627 --> 00:17:42,795
I miss LeeLee's little feet
304
00:17:42,929 --> 00:17:44,597
running across the floor
in the morning.
305
00:17:49,068 --> 00:17:51,604
I'm feeling very hungry
this morning.
306
00:17:56,809 --> 00:18:00,546
Maybe something warm to eat
will
307
00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,416
lift my spirts
a little bit.
308
00:18:03,549 --> 00:18:05,384
♪ ♪
309
00:18:05,518 --> 00:18:08,020
This morning, when I was just
kind of laying there,
310
00:18:08,154 --> 00:18:09,188
waiting for it
to get light out,
311
00:18:09,322 --> 00:18:12,224
I heard something
outside my tent.
312
00:18:12,358 --> 00:18:17,330
♪ ♪
313
00:18:17,463 --> 00:18:20,666
All right, let's go
check out the beach.
314
00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:23,235
♪ ♪
315
00:18:25,571 --> 00:18:29,809
So right there's the bear.
And there's my tracks.
316
00:18:29,942 --> 00:18:33,546
And those are pretty fresh.
317
00:18:35,081 --> 00:18:37,350
[howling]
318
00:18:37,483 --> 00:18:39,452
So he is in the area.
319
00:18:39,585 --> 00:18:46,359
♪ ♪
320
00:18:46,492 --> 00:18:49,795
Must have just been coming down
through this trail right here.
321
00:18:49,929 --> 00:18:56,636
♪ ♪
322
00:18:56,769 --> 00:18:58,337
Hmm.
323
00:18:58,471 --> 00:19:04,243
♪ ♪
324
00:19:04,377 --> 00:19:08,347
Oh, there he is,
right there. [bleep].
325
00:19:08,481 --> 00:19:10,016
Right there.
326
00:19:10,149 --> 00:19:12,018
♪ ♪
327
00:19:12,151 --> 00:19:14,387
[bleep].
328
00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:19,258
Hey! Get! Get!
329
00:19:19,392 --> 00:19:21,861
Go on. Go on.
330
00:19:21,994 --> 00:19:24,430
♪ ♪
331
00:19:24,563 --> 00:19:29,235
Been following me.
Get out of here!
332
00:19:29,368 --> 00:19:33,706
He's right there.
He's coming.
333
00:19:33,839 --> 00:19:35,141
[air horn blasts]
334
00:19:35,274 --> 00:19:39,145
[bleep].
Get! You get!
335
00:19:39,278 --> 00:19:41,280
♪ ♪
336
00:19:49,088 --> 00:19:51,957
[dramatic music]
337
00:19:52,091 --> 00:19:57,596
♪ ♪
338
00:20:01,500 --> 00:20:03,869
‐ You get!
[air horn blasts]
339
00:20:04,003 --> 00:20:05,237
[bleep].
340
00:20:05,371 --> 00:20:08,874
♪ ♪
341
00:20:09,008 --> 00:20:10,242
There he is.
342
00:20:10,376 --> 00:20:13,079
♪ ♪
343
00:20:13,212 --> 00:20:15,981
Oh, my God.
344
00:20:16,115 --> 00:20:17,316
Oh, my God.
345
00:20:17,450 --> 00:20:19,618
♪ ♪
346
00:20:19,752 --> 00:20:21,120
He's just circling me.
347
00:20:21,253 --> 00:20:23,289
♪ ♪
348
00:20:23,422 --> 00:20:25,591
I just don't even know
where to stand.
349
00:20:25,725 --> 00:20:30,029
So afraid he's gonna charge me.
He can come from any direction.
350
00:20:30,162 --> 00:20:31,597
He's just out there.
351
00:20:31,731 --> 00:20:33,999
[suspenseful music]
352
00:20:34,133 --> 00:20:35,568
Oh, my God.
353
00:20:35,701 --> 00:20:40,005
♪ ♪
354
00:20:40,139 --> 00:20:42,641
Oh, God. I don't know.
355
00:20:42,775 --> 00:20:44,910
♪ ♪
356
00:20:45,044 --> 00:20:47,780
I feel like there's a point
that this is not worth it.
357
00:20:47,913 --> 00:20:51,584
♪ ♪
358
00:20:51,717 --> 00:20:54,120
I just don't know
if I should‐‐
359
00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:56,188
[shakily takes deep breath]
360
00:21:05,464 --> 00:21:09,735
At what point‐‐
361
00:21:09,869 --> 00:21:11,637
at what point
do I push the button?
362
00:21:12,972 --> 00:21:19,745
♪ ♪
363
00:21:24,083 --> 00:21:26,418
I feel like I'm being
such a baby about this.
364
00:21:26,552 --> 00:21:28,821
[sniffles]
365
00:21:28,954 --> 00:21:34,760
♪ ♪
366
00:21:34,894 --> 00:21:37,563
All right.
Just have to get it together.
367
00:21:39,999 --> 00:21:41,734
Let me see where he went.
368
00:21:44,270 --> 00:21:49,175
I can't let this bear be the
reason that I can't do this.
369
00:21:49,308 --> 00:21:53,579
I don't know‐‐I don't know
what to do in the after.
370
00:21:56,048 --> 00:21:58,484
♪ ♪
371
00:21:58,617 --> 00:22:00,653
All the safety training
in the world
372
00:22:00,786 --> 00:22:03,222
cannot predict
what that bear is gonna do.
373
00:22:03,355 --> 00:22:05,157
♪ ♪
374
00:22:05,291 --> 00:22:08,327
I am alone with a grizzly bear
that is hunting me,
375
00:22:08,460 --> 00:22:13,199
and there is nothing that is
gonna save me except myself.
376
00:22:13,332 --> 00:22:15,134
Every shadow...
377
00:22:15,267 --> 00:22:17,403
[suspenseful music]
378
00:22:17,536 --> 00:22:22,141
Every noise.
I'm jumpy right now.
379
00:22:22,274 --> 00:22:26,178
It's about time for me to be
okay and get some stuff done.
380
00:22:32,117 --> 00:22:34,720
Hmm.
I don't know.
381
00:22:36,121 --> 00:22:38,991
[dramatic music]
382
00:22:39,124 --> 00:22:45,531
♪ ♪
383
00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:02,982
‐ I'm thinking about making
a decoy hat.
384
00:23:05,951 --> 00:23:08,621
I bet it would work great
on these deer.
385
00:23:09,955 --> 00:23:13,092
[soft dramatic music]
386
00:23:13,225 --> 00:23:17,930
♪ ♪
387
00:23:18,063 --> 00:23:19,632
This animal gave up
its life for me.
388
00:23:19,765 --> 00:23:21,300
I feel like the best way
to honor it
389
00:23:21,433 --> 00:23:23,969
is to use every part
that I can.
390
00:23:24,103 --> 00:23:25,337
You don't really get
that kind of connection
391
00:23:25,471 --> 00:23:29,074
when you go to the supermarket
and buy meat off the shelf.
392
00:23:29,208 --> 00:23:30,476
♪ ♪
393
00:23:30,609 --> 00:23:32,244
For this project,
I take the buck's head
394
00:23:32,378 --> 00:23:35,080
and I flesh it all out,
turn the ears out,
395
00:23:35,214 --> 00:23:38,684
and basically make
a stuffed deer head.
396
00:23:38,817 --> 00:23:40,319
Stuff it with moss.
397
00:23:40,452 --> 00:23:43,923
I've killed lots of animals
with a self bow.
398
00:23:44,056 --> 00:23:47,793
Giant bull elk, boar hogs.
399
00:23:47,927 --> 00:23:50,829
They're all special,
because they feed my family.
400
00:23:50,963 --> 00:23:52,998
♪ ♪
401
00:23:53,132 --> 00:23:55,301
My family depends on wild game.
402
00:23:55,434 --> 00:23:57,770
This is something
I've never,
403
00:23:57,903 --> 00:24:00,406
never showed the boys
anything about.
404
00:24:00,539 --> 00:24:02,741
I don't know if they'd have
any interest in it or not.
405
00:24:07,713 --> 00:24:10,883
My dad‐‐horses
has been his life.
406
00:24:11,016 --> 00:24:13,519
You know, he's‐‐he's
a horse trainer,
407
00:24:13,652 --> 00:24:16,088
and, you know,
it was a competition thing.
408
00:24:18,223 --> 00:24:20,292
[sighs]
409
00:24:20,426 --> 00:24:23,829
Remind me to never
410
00:24:23,963 --> 00:24:28,100
take up taxidermy
as a second career.
411
00:24:29,635 --> 00:24:31,837
♪ ♪
412
00:24:31,971 --> 00:24:35,107
When he was, I don't know,
I guess, late 20s, mid 20s,
413
00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:38,777
and was working at a plant,
he decided he was gonna
414
00:24:38,911 --> 00:24:42,281
leave that behind
and start training horses,
415
00:24:42,414 --> 00:24:45,084
and everybody told him
it was crazy.
416
00:24:45,217 --> 00:24:47,686
I need to stitch this up,
stitch everything up,
417
00:24:47,820 --> 00:24:52,992
all the holes‐‐
bottom lip to the top,
418
00:24:53,125 --> 00:24:55,594
and stitch the eyes shut.
419
00:24:55,728 --> 00:24:57,997
For a long time,
I thought my dad
420
00:24:58,130 --> 00:24:59,765
and I
were very different people.
421
00:24:59,898 --> 00:25:04,069
It wasn't until just
a few years ago, I guess,
422
00:25:04,203 --> 00:25:07,406
that I realized
that we're exactly the same.
423
00:25:07,539 --> 00:25:08,741
The only thing
that's different
424
00:25:08,874 --> 00:25:11,477
is what we're passionate
about.
425
00:25:11,610 --> 00:25:13,912
His is horses,
and mine is archery
426
00:25:14,046 --> 00:25:17,149
and bow hunting
and being in the woods.
427
00:25:17,282 --> 00:25:19,518
♪ ♪
428
00:25:19,651 --> 00:25:22,621
This thing's gonna
look like Frankenstein.
429
00:25:22,755 --> 00:25:26,425
And now he's in the National
Cutting Horse Hall of Fame.
430
00:25:26,558 --> 00:25:30,162
If you have something that
you're passionate about,
431
00:25:30,295 --> 00:25:32,364
do it because you love it.
432
00:25:32,498 --> 00:25:35,667
You can make damn
near anything work.
433
00:25:35,801 --> 00:25:39,405
There you go.
One deer decoy.
434
00:25:44,877 --> 00:25:46,845
Figured I'd mount
this thing to my head.
435
00:25:58,323 --> 00:26:01,260
[dramatic music]
436
00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:06,899
♪ ♪
437
00:26:17,543 --> 00:26:21,747
‐ Well, let's see about
this here deer mask.
438
00:26:22,581 --> 00:26:25,617
Bring them right in.
439
00:26:25,751 --> 00:26:27,986
Clay's Taxidermy,
open for business.
440
00:26:34,626 --> 00:26:36,061
Here we go.
441
00:26:36,195 --> 00:26:40,332
One rather bedraggled‐
looking deer head,
442
00:26:40,466 --> 00:26:42,034
on the wall.
443
00:26:43,168 --> 00:26:44,937
Oh, yeah.
444
00:26:45,070 --> 00:26:48,874
♪ ♪
445
00:26:49,007 --> 00:26:52,411
I'm gonna get started on
bringing in the deer hide.
446
00:26:52,544 --> 00:26:55,147
All right.
447
00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:57,382
I knew that I want to do
something with the hide.
448
00:26:57,516 --> 00:26:59,585
At first, I used it
for the top of the smoker,
449
00:26:59,718 --> 00:27:01,220
which works great.
450
00:27:01,353 --> 00:27:03,555
But I want to use this deer
as much as I can.
451
00:27:03,689 --> 00:27:07,426
And I also just want
a project to work on.
452
00:27:07,559 --> 00:27:10,496
And so I would love
to brain tan this hide.
453
00:27:10,629 --> 00:27:12,664
Use it for a recliner.
454
00:27:12,798 --> 00:27:14,500
♪ ♪
455
00:27:14,633 --> 00:27:17,536
Doesn't smell sour
or spoiled at all.
456
00:27:17,669 --> 00:27:22,040
I'll get the deer brains out,
put them in a pot,
457
00:27:22,174 --> 00:27:24,776
and smash them up,
just as good as I can.
458
00:27:24,910 --> 00:27:26,378
Add a little bit of water.
459
00:27:26,512 --> 00:27:29,982
♪ ♪
460
00:27:30,115 --> 00:27:33,719
Just gonna mash
that up real good.
461
00:27:33,852 --> 00:27:35,821
Mix it up as good as I can.
462
00:27:35,954 --> 00:27:37,823
I want to get those brains
over every inch
463
00:27:37,956 --> 00:27:39,758
of the deer hide.
464
00:27:39,892 --> 00:27:41,493
Mmm‐mmm‐mmm.
465
00:27:41,627 --> 00:27:42,895
And then once
you've got that done,
466
00:27:43,028 --> 00:27:44,496
then you start working it.
467
00:27:44,630 --> 00:27:45,931
[sighs]
468
00:27:49,101 --> 00:27:50,302
Was gonna wring this out again,
469
00:27:50,435 --> 00:27:52,237
but I think
I'm just gonna leave it
470
00:27:52,371 --> 00:27:55,574
and just work‐‐try
to get every bit of that brain
471
00:27:55,707 --> 00:27:58,877
worked into this hide.
472
00:27:59,011 --> 00:28:00,445
I'm glad I decided to do this.
473
00:28:00,579 --> 00:28:04,249
This is gonna be nice
once I get done with it.
474
00:28:04,383 --> 00:28:06,985
Sometimes I wonder
why I ended up
475
00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:09,588
with the interests
that I have.
476
00:28:09,721 --> 00:28:11,390
I have two brothers.
They've hunted,
477
00:28:11,523 --> 00:28:13,325
but they're not‐‐they're not
hunters, you know.
478
00:28:13,458 --> 00:28:16,795
They didn't stick with it.
I'm the youngest,
479
00:28:16,929 --> 00:28:19,798
and my next brother's
seven years older than I am.
480
00:28:19,932 --> 00:28:23,368
And so when they would go
to these horse shows,
481
00:28:23,502 --> 00:28:26,104
I'd have to go with them.
I always competed.
482
00:28:26,238 --> 00:28:28,373
You know, it was a competition
thing‐‐cutting.
483
00:28:28,507 --> 00:28:30,442
But half an hour before
it was time for me
484
00:28:30,576 --> 00:28:32,211
to go and show my horse,
485
00:28:32,344 --> 00:28:35,781
it was‐‐I'd come back, do it,
and then I was gone again.
486
00:28:35,914 --> 00:28:38,617
It's like my heart was
in the woods.
487
00:28:38,750 --> 00:28:40,452
I couldn't even begin
to describe myself
488
00:28:40,586 --> 00:28:44,089
without talking at length
about being outdoors.
489
00:28:44,223 --> 00:28:47,259
Just such a big,
massive part of who I am.
490
00:28:49,962 --> 00:28:51,863
All right.
491
00:28:53,131 --> 00:28:56,835
Let's eat some dinner
before I hit the sack.
492
00:28:58,036 --> 00:29:00,973
[dramatic music]
493
00:29:01,106 --> 00:29:06,878
♪ ♪
494
00:29:27,599 --> 00:29:31,670
‐ Bad news.
We got like‐‐[exhales deeply]
495
00:29:31,803 --> 00:29:34,373
I don't know.
It looks like from here
496
00:29:34,506 --> 00:29:37,276
four to six inches
of snow last night.
497
00:29:42,781 --> 00:29:45,651
[soft dramatic music]
498
00:29:45,784 --> 00:29:51,690
♪ ♪
499
00:29:51,823 --> 00:29:53,725
So I waited
till the last moment.
500
00:29:53,859 --> 00:29:56,461
We got this snow, and it
looks like it's not gonna stop.
501
00:29:56,595 --> 00:29:58,897
♪ ♪
502
00:30:01,700 --> 00:30:03,935
♪ ♪
503
00:30:04,069 --> 00:30:05,370
[bleep].
504
00:30:05,504 --> 00:30:07,139
♪ ♪
505
00:30:07,272 --> 00:30:09,474
It is time to get
my ass in gear
506
00:30:09,608 --> 00:30:11,543
and get some warmth
in my shelter.
507
00:30:11,677 --> 00:30:13,445
I mean, it's necessary now.
508
00:30:13,578 --> 00:30:16,114
♪ ♪
509
00:30:16,248 --> 00:30:18,317
Where is the most insulation
in your house?
510
00:30:18,450 --> 00:30:21,453
Not in your floor.
It's not in your walls.
511
00:30:21,586 --> 00:30:24,723
It's in your roof and
your attic because heat rises.
512
00:30:24,856 --> 00:30:27,392
And so for me,
I'm gonna build the insulation
513
00:30:27,526 --> 00:30:29,895
where the heat is gonna go.
514
00:30:30,028 --> 00:30:31,463
Okay, the rest of the limbs,
515
00:30:31,596 --> 00:30:35,133
we're just tossing on,
face‐down,
516
00:30:35,267 --> 00:30:36,468
♪ ♪
517
00:30:36,601 --> 00:30:39,905
With insulation‐‐
that's the stick parts.
518
00:30:40,038 --> 00:30:41,840
I'm trying to finish up
the door.
519
00:30:45,911 --> 00:30:47,112
[bleep].
520
00:30:47,245 --> 00:30:50,315
♪ ♪
521
00:30:50,449 --> 00:30:52,918
That just kind of makes it
a little more serious now.
522
00:30:53,051 --> 00:30:54,419
♪ ♪
523
00:30:54,553 --> 00:30:56,321
Gotta get everything
going, man.
524
00:30:56,455 --> 00:30:59,458
♪ ♪
525
00:30:59,591 --> 00:31:03,729
Snow days, man.
Remember sledding? As a kid?
526
00:31:03,862 --> 00:31:05,130
♪ ♪
527
00:31:05,263 --> 00:31:08,500
And coming in,
and Mom having hot chocolate?
528
00:31:08,633 --> 00:31:10,235
♪ ♪
529
00:31:10,369 --> 00:31:13,238
Got, like, cookies or whatever,
walking in?
530
00:31:13,372 --> 00:31:15,073
[chuckles]
531
00:31:15,207 --> 00:31:19,277
Holy cow, that was‐‐
that was awesome.
532
00:31:19,411 --> 00:31:23,648
♪ ♪
533
00:31:23,782 --> 00:31:27,886
This shelter's 95% done,
which for me means done.
534
00:31:28,019 --> 00:31:30,322
And so I feel like
I'm ready for winter.
535
00:31:30,455 --> 00:31:34,559
♪ ♪
536
00:31:34,693 --> 00:31:39,765
Just gonna get out
of these wet‐ass clothes.
537
00:31:41,233 --> 00:31:44,069
[dramatic music]
538
00:31:44,202 --> 00:31:50,842
♪ ♪
539
00:32:00,285 --> 00:32:02,087
‐ Oh, good morning.
540
00:32:05,290 --> 00:32:08,493
It's getting light later
and later in the morning.
541
00:32:08,627 --> 00:32:12,564
I mean, I understand that's how
it works this time of year.
542
00:32:12,697 --> 00:32:14,566
But.
543
00:32:14,699 --> 00:32:16,134
♪ ♪
544
00:32:16,268 --> 00:32:19,805
At some point, winter is here,
and plant foods are not.
545
00:32:19,938 --> 00:32:23,475
So like to have a big,
ol' gathering day.
546
00:32:23,608 --> 00:32:27,045
Gathering has really been
my bread and butter out here.
547
00:32:27,179 --> 00:32:31,216
Haven't had much other option.
[chuckles]
548
00:32:31,349 --> 00:32:32,584
Apparently, I can't fish.
549
00:32:32,717 --> 00:32:35,053
But, you know, we all have
to have a weakness.
550
00:32:37,856 --> 00:32:39,991
And to be fair,
it's not like my site
551
00:32:40,125 --> 00:32:44,129
was exactly
a fisherman's paradise here.
552
00:32:44,262 --> 00:32:46,498
♪ ♪
553
00:32:46,631 --> 00:32:51,470
Fishing this site
is incredibly challenging.
554
00:32:51,603 --> 00:32:55,373
The fish that I do have access
to are going to be very small.
555
00:32:55,507 --> 00:32:57,742
I'm getting to that point
where I know my body fat
556
00:32:57,876 --> 00:33:02,047
is getting low, because
I'm mildly hungry all the time.
557
00:33:04,015 --> 00:33:06,985
My body is telling me,
"You definitely need calories."
558
00:33:11,756 --> 00:33:14,726
Pretty sure this a good, solid
half a can, which is my base.
559
00:33:14,860 --> 00:33:18,897
I have to get that in a day.
That's 500 calories.
560
00:33:19,030 --> 00:33:22,300
I should gather three
or four days' worth.
561
00:33:22,434 --> 00:33:25,470
So we're gonna go
a little further up field.
562
00:33:28,039 --> 00:33:30,408
Traditionally,
with modern hunter/gatherers,
563
00:33:30,542 --> 00:33:33,912
up to 80% of the caloric
intake comes from gathering.
564
00:33:34,045 --> 00:33:35,213
It comes from plants.
565
00:33:35,347 --> 00:33:38,550
It's an underappreciated
caloric source.
566
00:33:38,683 --> 00:33:42,254
So this is the landscape
at the moment.
567
00:33:42,387 --> 00:33:45,924
And I am seriously
568
00:33:46,057 --> 00:33:49,928
digging roots
out of a patch in the snow.
569
00:33:50,061 --> 00:33:54,633
More Solomon's seal.
This one is a big root.
570
00:33:54,766 --> 00:33:57,469
Look at the size
of this guy down here.
571
00:33:57,602 --> 00:33:58,870
Oh, it's a good‐size one.
572
00:34:01,806 --> 00:34:04,709
[soft dramatic music]
573
00:34:04,843 --> 00:34:08,380
♪ ♪
574
00:34:08,513 --> 00:34:11,049
Time to see if we can
figure out how to get back,
575
00:34:11,182 --> 00:34:15,987
'cause it's starting to spit
rainy, snowy stuff as well,
576
00:34:16,121 --> 00:34:18,590
which is gonna get really
unpleasant really quickly.
577
00:34:18,723 --> 00:34:20,759
[crunchy footfalls]
578
00:34:20,892 --> 00:34:24,996
I really haven't come down
this side before.
579
00:34:25,130 --> 00:34:28,667
So I'm trying to decide
if I go up.
580
00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:30,802
I'm gonna give it a go.
I'm gonna‐‐'cause I'm kind of
581
00:34:30,936 --> 00:34:32,203
skirting the edge of the creek
right now.
582
00:34:32,337 --> 00:34:35,240
I'm gonna hop up‐‐
583
00:34:35,373 --> 00:34:39,311
let's go to that second ridge
over here.
584
00:34:39,444 --> 00:34:44,916
Ooh.
Where are we?
585
00:34:45,050 --> 00:34:48,620
Um, I don't know
what that low point is,
586
00:34:48,753 --> 00:34:52,324
so I'm gonna go see.
587
00:34:52,457 --> 00:34:55,060
So we've gotten quite
a long way from the creek.
588
00:34:55,193 --> 00:34:59,297
♪ ♪
589
00:34:59,431 --> 00:35:03,768
You must be [bleep] me.
I have no idea where I am.
590
00:35:03,902 --> 00:35:06,304
♪ ♪
591
00:35:06,438 --> 00:35:08,440
Oh, no.
592
00:35:08,573 --> 00:35:15,580
♪ ♪
593
00:35:21,086 --> 00:35:27,459
♪ ♪
594
00:35:27,592 --> 00:35:28,627
[sobs]
595
00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:30,362
♪ ♪
596
00:35:46,611 --> 00:35:47,979
Let's walk.
Let's get to our last spot.
597
00:35:48,113 --> 00:35:49,247
Let's make some progress.
598
00:35:58,790 --> 00:36:01,726
I am guessing
we must be getting back
599
00:36:01,860 --> 00:36:05,363
closer to the lake,
'cause for a while there,
600
00:36:05,497 --> 00:36:08,733
the forest was‐‐
I mean, it wasn't open.
601
00:36:08,867 --> 00:36:12,771
It was still very dense timber.
However, there was a lot less
602
00:36:12,904 --> 00:36:17,542
of the‐‐of the, you know,
blown‐down timber.
603
00:36:17,676 --> 00:36:20,078
[sniffles]
604
00:36:20,211 --> 00:36:24,282
Pretty sure we're coming up
somewhere
605
00:36:24,416 --> 00:36:28,319
on the lake at this point.
606
00:36:31,556 --> 00:36:33,458
Hello, basket tree willow.
607
00:36:33,591 --> 00:36:35,827
It's weird what
your brain remembers.
608
00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:41,166
But that means we're close.
This is great.
609
00:36:41,299 --> 00:36:43,968
[soft dramatic music]
610
00:36:44,102 --> 00:36:48,206
♪ ♪
611
00:36:48,339 --> 00:36:50,709
We're back at the lake.
612
00:36:50,842 --> 00:36:52,610
This is where the little creek
comes out.
613
00:36:52,744 --> 00:36:54,612
♪ ♪
614
00:36:54,746 --> 00:36:56,047
Feels good to be home.
615
00:36:56,181 --> 00:37:01,519
♪ ♪
616
00:37:01,653 --> 00:37:03,188
So this is today's haul.
617
00:37:03,321 --> 00:37:05,623
It's about three cans'
worth of cranberries,
618
00:37:05,757 --> 00:37:10,061
highbush cranberries,
small sack of rosehips,
619
00:37:10,195 --> 00:37:12,297
a surprise sack of greens.
620
00:37:12,430 --> 00:37:13,732
So those are watercress.
621
00:37:13,865 --> 00:37:15,633
Actually found
some watercress greens.
622
00:37:15,767 --> 00:37:19,003
And then a reasonable
sack of roots.
623
00:37:19,137 --> 00:37:22,907
I mean, the calories
I've brought back with me‐‐
624
00:37:23,041 --> 00:37:24,843
maybe‐‐
625
00:37:24,976 --> 00:37:26,444
♪ ♪
626
00:37:26,578 --> 00:37:30,115
They probably just barely
make up what I put out.
627
00:37:30,248 --> 00:37:32,650
That's not the equation
you're looking for. [chuckles]
628
00:37:32,784 --> 00:37:34,385
♪ ♪
629
00:37:34,519 --> 00:37:37,055
I'm really starting to notice
the lack of calories.
630
00:37:37,188 --> 00:37:40,458
It's really starting to affect
my performance
631
00:37:40,592 --> 00:37:43,461
and what I'm capable of doing.
632
00:37:43,595 --> 00:37:45,563
Just wish I could
catch some fish.
633
00:37:47,132 --> 00:37:49,968
[dramatic music]
634
00:37:50,101 --> 00:37:56,541
♪ ♪
635
00:38:14,092 --> 00:38:15,627
I don't know.
636
00:38:19,664 --> 00:38:20,999
So good.
637
00:38:23,067 --> 00:38:25,103
Hey, the boat's still there.
638
00:38:25,236 --> 00:38:27,272
Decided it's time
to go boating.
639
00:38:33,378 --> 00:38:36,381
Okay, here we go. The ol'...
640
00:38:38,516 --> 00:38:43,521
♪ ♪
641
00:38:43,655 --> 00:38:47,358
The butt will most certainly
not be dry.
642
00:38:47,492 --> 00:38:50,295
It'll be ice [bleep] cold.
643
00:38:50,428 --> 00:38:52,397
♪ ♪
644
00:38:52,530 --> 00:38:53,398
[bleep].
645
00:38:53,531 --> 00:38:59,404
♪ ♪
646
00:38:59,537 --> 00:39:01,005
I want to catch more fish.
647
00:39:01,139 --> 00:39:03,241
I need to get
a surplus of calories.
648
00:39:03,374 --> 00:39:08,079
♪ ♪
649
00:39:13,651 --> 00:39:15,086
Okay.
650
00:39:41,145 --> 00:39:42,614
Let's go fishing.
651
00:39:47,919 --> 00:39:50,255
[soft dramatic music]
652
00:39:50,388 --> 00:39:53,591
Back home in Alaska, I was in
a long‐term relationship
653
00:39:53,725 --> 00:39:58,263
with a woman who had a
young daughter named Jordan.
654
00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:04,269
So Jordan and I
had this motto,
655
00:40:04,402 --> 00:40:07,705
just that we never give up,
no matter what we're doing.
656
00:40:07,839 --> 00:40:09,841
And so when I have
tough times out here,
657
00:40:09,974 --> 00:40:12,010
my mind immediately
goes to her.
658
00:40:12,143 --> 00:40:14,245
And it's kept me going,
659
00:40:14,379 --> 00:40:15,880
thinking about her
when times get tough,
660
00:40:16,014 --> 00:40:17,715
and what she would say.
661
00:40:17,849 --> 00:40:20,184
I'm exactly stubborn
and resilient.
662
00:40:20,318 --> 00:40:21,319
I don't give up.
663
00:40:27,825 --> 00:40:29,327
♪ ♪
664
00:40:33,831 --> 00:40:34,933
[thump]
665
00:40:36,134 --> 00:40:37,302
[metallic clang]
666
00:40:37,435 --> 00:40:40,505
Yes, yes, yes,
yes, yes.
667
00:40:40,638 --> 00:40:42,106
♪ ♪
668
00:40:42,240 --> 00:40:44,042
Yes, yes.
669
00:40:44,175 --> 00:40:49,113
♪ ♪
670
00:40:49,247 --> 00:40:50,715
Holy [bleep].
671
00:40:50,848 --> 00:40:52,984
♪ ♪
672
00:40:54,953 --> 00:40:57,388
♪ ♪
673
00:40:57,522 --> 00:40:59,357
Here we go.
674
00:40:59,490 --> 00:41:01,459
♪ ♪
675
00:41:01,592 --> 00:41:02,694
Second one.
676
00:41:02,827 --> 00:41:04,696
♪ ♪
677
00:41:04,829 --> 00:41:06,297
Yes.
678
00:41:06,431 --> 00:41:09,100
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
679
00:41:09,233 --> 00:41:11,269
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
680
00:41:12,537 --> 00:41:13,604
Yes.
681
00:41:13,738 --> 00:41:19,644
♪ ♪
682
00:41:21,913 --> 00:41:27,618
♪ ♪
683
00:41:27,752 --> 00:41:30,021
Check that out.
Two of them.
684
00:41:30,154 --> 00:41:33,191
♪ ♪
685
00:41:33,324 --> 00:41:34,959
Two rainbows.
686
00:41:35,093 --> 00:41:39,864
♪ ♪
687
00:41:39,998 --> 00:41:44,969
Totally happy about that.
I am a vegetarian no longer.
688
00:41:46,004 --> 00:41:52,777
♪ ♪
689
00:42:11,929 --> 00:42:14,799
[bear breathing]
690
00:42:14,932 --> 00:42:17,602
[branches rustling]
691
00:42:20,171 --> 00:42:21,873
‐ I heard something big
out there.
692
00:42:30,381 --> 00:42:32,250
[suspenseful music]
693
00:42:32,383 --> 00:42:34,152
♪ ♪
694
00:42:34,285 --> 00:42:36,554
[wood snaps]
695
00:42:44,695 --> 00:42:46,564
Can't see anything out here.
696
00:42:46,697 --> 00:42:51,402
♪ ♪
697
00:42:53,604 --> 00:42:55,139
[wood clatters]
698
00:42:55,273 --> 00:43:02,380
♪ ♪
699
00:43:04,615 --> 00:43:07,919
Well, I heard something
big out there,
700
00:43:08,052 --> 00:43:11,456
but couldn't see anything.
701
00:43:11,589 --> 00:43:14,759
By the time I got out of
my sleeping bag and got out,
702
00:43:14,892 --> 00:43:18,429
it was‐‐whatever
it was was gone.
703
00:43:18,563 --> 00:43:21,365
I'll look around tomorrow and
see if I can see any tracks.
704
00:43:23,334 --> 00:43:25,136
Back to bed.
705
00:43:26,070 --> 00:43:28,940
[dramatic music]
706
00:43:29,073 --> 00:43:34,412
♪ ♪
707
00:43:34,545 --> 00:43:37,148
I didn't sleep at all last
night, hardly.
708
00:43:37,281 --> 00:43:39,917
Gonna go down to the
lake shore and then come back.
709
00:43:40,051 --> 00:43:41,319
♪ ♪
710
00:43:41,452 --> 00:43:43,788
So I just walked down
to the beach,
711
00:43:43,921 --> 00:43:45,323
and there's fresh bear tracks
712
00:43:45,456 --> 00:43:47,959
coming right
across my log here.
713
00:43:48,092 --> 00:43:50,428
Walking right down
the beach here.
714
00:43:52,697 --> 00:43:54,932
So you can tell
it's a black bear,
715
00:43:55,066 --> 00:43:58,736
because a grizzly, the front
of the pad here's straighter,
716
00:43:58,870 --> 00:44:01,939
and you can draw
a straight line from this side
717
00:44:02,073 --> 00:44:04,742
to this side
without cutting this toe here.
718
00:44:04,876 --> 00:44:07,211
With this track,
if you draw a straight line,
719
00:44:07,345 --> 00:44:10,047
you're gonna cut this toe,
so that's a black bear.
720
00:44:10,181 --> 00:44:13,217
And that's a decent‐size bear.
721
00:44:13,351 --> 00:44:14,685
Yeah, that's a pretty good‐size
bear.
722
00:44:17,288 --> 00:44:19,257
So, I just want to‐‐with
those bear tracks on the beach,
723
00:44:19,390 --> 00:44:20,925
I just want
to make‐‐walk back here
724
00:44:21,058 --> 00:44:24,962
and make sure there's nothing
been poking around the cache.
725
00:44:25,096 --> 00:44:26,964
♪ ♪
726
00:44:27,098 --> 00:44:30,368
Oh, [bleep]. There's bear
tracks right freakin' here.
727
00:44:30,501 --> 00:44:32,203
♪ ♪
728
00:44:32,336 --> 00:44:34,438
Like, right through camp.
729
00:44:34,572 --> 00:44:37,808
So there's the shack,
right through here.
730
00:44:37,942 --> 00:44:39,744
♪ ♪
731
00:44:39,877 --> 00:44:44,215
And here's bear tracks.
732
00:44:44,348 --> 00:44:45,750
♪ ♪
733
00:44:45,883 --> 00:44:47,952
That little bastard.
734
00:44:48,085 --> 00:44:50,655
The cache looks like
it's still‐‐I mean,
735
00:44:50,788 --> 00:44:53,391
the smoker looks like
it's still intact.
736
00:44:53,524 --> 00:44:55,426
I brought all my meat
and stuff inside there
737
00:44:55,560 --> 00:44:58,496
'cause I thought
it would be pretty safe.
738
00:44:58,629 --> 00:45:03,267
This bear walked right‐‐
let's see where he went.
739
00:45:03,401 --> 00:45:07,772
That is no good. We don't want
bears walking through camp.
740
00:45:07,905 --> 00:45:09,907
Looks like he may have
walked down the beach,
741
00:45:10,041 --> 00:45:12,543
and then just came back
right through here.
742
00:45:12,677 --> 00:45:17,081
Kind of in between camp
743
00:45:17,215 --> 00:45:18,883
and the smoker.
744
00:45:19,016 --> 00:45:21,886
I don't know how he didn't
smell that stuff in there.
745
00:45:22,019 --> 00:45:26,424
Man, that was‐‐
that was just lucky.
746
00:45:26,557 --> 00:45:28,326
[sighs]
747
00:45:29,961 --> 00:45:31,963
He'll be back.
748
00:45:32,096 --> 00:45:34,232
We ain't seen the last
of Boo‐Boo.
749
00:45:34,365 --> 00:45:41,339
♪ ♪
750
00:45:50,281 --> 00:45:52,783
‐ So been a really
yucky night.
751
00:45:52,917 --> 00:45:55,586
I have a really strong belief
and mindset,
752
00:45:55,720 --> 00:45:59,557
and that's what I try to do,
you know, with my encounters
753
00:45:59,690 --> 00:46:02,293
with a grizzly bear‐‐
is every time I‐‐
754
00:46:02,426 --> 00:46:03,661
every time
it happens,
755
00:46:03,794 --> 00:46:06,464
I try to mentally think
about the situation again
756
00:46:06,597 --> 00:46:08,466
and change my mindset
757
00:46:08,599 --> 00:46:10,701
to handle it differently
next time.
758
00:46:10,835 --> 00:46:14,605
So maybe I need
to do that with, you know,
759
00:46:14,739 --> 00:46:17,375
fishing and snaring,
and whatever.
760
00:46:17,508 --> 00:46:19,577
Just stop thinking about
the things that I can't do,
761
00:46:19,710 --> 00:46:24,148
and really start focusing on
what I might be able to do. So.
762
00:46:28,919 --> 00:46:31,789
[soft dramatic music]
763
00:46:31,922 --> 00:46:34,925
♪ ♪
764
00:46:35,059 --> 00:46:40,131
Ready to check some snares.
I feel hungry.
765
00:46:40,264 --> 00:46:43,200
Really hopeful that there's
something in my snares today.
766
00:46:43,334 --> 00:46:45,236
♪ ♪
767
00:46:46,537 --> 00:46:48,072
The scary things
I've dealt with in my life,
768
00:46:48,205 --> 00:46:50,641
I can definitely recover
from a grizzly bear.
769
00:46:50,775 --> 00:46:52,910
For sure.
770
00:46:53,044 --> 00:46:56,113
When I was a kid,
we lived a lot in safe houses,
771
00:46:56,247 --> 00:46:58,482
and I was just always
running around in the woods.
772
00:46:58,616 --> 00:47:00,351
I was trying to escape from,
773
00:47:00,484 --> 00:47:03,220
you know, a bad
childhood environment.
774
00:47:03,354 --> 00:47:06,457
Any bunny there?
775
00:47:06,590 --> 00:47:08,893
I've always felt
a little bit alone.
776
00:47:09,026 --> 00:47:10,628
I had my children very young,
777
00:47:10,761 --> 00:47:12,430
and tried to make
a home for them,
778
00:47:12,563 --> 00:47:16,967
but never really felt like
any place was home for me.
779
00:47:17,068 --> 00:47:20,438
When I was very young,
I lived in a foster home.
780
00:47:20,571 --> 00:47:23,874
It's just kind of always
been everything that I do,
781
00:47:24,008 --> 00:47:25,743
I've taught myself.
782
00:47:25,876 --> 00:47:27,878
Yeah, I think they're too big.
783
00:47:28,012 --> 00:47:29,780
That's scary
when you're a kid.
784
00:47:29,914 --> 00:47:32,049
So I can go through
a scary situation,
785
00:47:32,183 --> 00:47:34,385
and it may shock me
for a second,
786
00:47:34,518 --> 00:47:36,087
but I'm gonna recover quickly,
787
00:47:36,220 --> 00:47:38,222
and it's not gonna
knock me off my path.
788
00:47:38,356 --> 00:47:40,324
I'm just gonna pick myself up,
and I'm gonna keep going.
789
00:47:40,458 --> 00:47:45,429
♪ ♪
790
00:47:45,563 --> 00:47:48,933
[chuckles]
I got a rabbit.
791
00:47:49,066 --> 00:47:52,937
Oh, my gosh, that is awesome.
792
00:47:53,070 --> 00:47:56,240
Tada.
It's a bunny.
793
00:47:56,374 --> 00:47:58,776
♪ ♪
794
00:47:58,909 --> 00:48:01,312
Got him.
795
00:48:01,445 --> 00:48:05,416
So we're gonna go down
and skin the rabbit.
796
00:48:05,549 --> 00:48:07,651
Cautiously.
797
00:48:07,785 --> 00:48:10,688
So that the grizzly bear
doesn't come along.
798
00:48:10,821 --> 00:48:16,394
♪ ♪
799
00:48:16,527 --> 00:48:19,497
I don't want
to waste any meat.
800
00:48:19,630 --> 00:48:21,732
Okay.
801
00:48:21,866 --> 00:48:25,102
Now, it's time to get this
rabbit on here.
802
00:48:25,236 --> 00:48:26,003
♪ ♪
803
00:48:26,137 --> 00:48:29,306
My belly is hungry.
804
00:48:29,440 --> 00:48:32,209
Can't believe I get
to eat bunny rabbit.
805
00:48:32,343 --> 00:48:36,046
Oh, my God, that smells so
good. Oh, my gosh.
806
00:48:36,180 --> 00:48:37,715
♪ ♪
807
00:48:43,421 --> 00:48:47,792
This little, yummy bunny heart
is gonna be so good.
808
00:48:47,925 --> 00:48:51,629
♪ ♪
809
00:48:51,762 --> 00:48:53,130
Oh, my gosh.
810
00:48:53,264 --> 00:48:56,534
♪ ♪
811
00:48:56,667 --> 00:49:01,305
Oh, my gosh.
That was so good.
812
00:49:01,439 --> 00:49:03,574
[chuckles]
813
00:49:09,313 --> 00:49:11,849
Just that alone,
and I'm happy.
814
00:49:11,982 --> 00:49:14,185
Oh, my gosh.
815
00:49:14,318 --> 00:49:17,188
[dramatic music]
816
00:49:17,321 --> 00:49:24,061
♪ ♪
817
00:49:24,195 --> 00:49:26,297
[birds singing]
818
00:49:26,430 --> 00:49:29,567
‐ Warmed up quite a bit today.
It wasn't good yesterday.
819
00:49:29,700 --> 00:49:32,369
Yesterday, it was still
pretty damn cold.
820
00:49:35,339 --> 00:49:39,410
All right. Let's see what
we can do about an alarm.
821
00:49:41,812 --> 00:49:45,216
I've got an idea for an
alarm system for a bear.
822
00:49:45,349 --> 00:49:47,051
♪ ♪
823
00:49:47,184 --> 00:49:48,953
I forgot I had an air horn.
824
00:49:49,086 --> 00:49:51,622
I think I can rig up
that air horn to wire,
825
00:49:51,755 --> 00:49:54,725
so if something
hits the trip wire,
826
00:49:54,859 --> 00:49:56,360
it'll set the air horn off.
827
00:49:56,494 --> 00:49:59,363
Here we go.
[clears throat]
828
00:49:59,497 --> 00:50:00,965
♪ ♪
829
00:50:01,098 --> 00:50:01,899
[air horn toots]
830
00:50:02,032 --> 00:50:03,734
♪ ♪
831
00:50:03,868 --> 00:50:05,369
Got that.
832
00:50:05,503 --> 00:50:06,871
The last thing
that I want to do
833
00:50:07,004 --> 00:50:09,573
is have to deal
with a bear coming in here
834
00:50:09,707 --> 00:50:12,109
wanting to take this meat.
835
00:50:12,243 --> 00:50:15,212
But that's
a very real possibility.
836
00:50:15,346 --> 00:50:17,214
Just a little redneck
ingenuity here.
837
00:50:17,348 --> 00:50:19,650
♪ ♪
838
00:50:19,783 --> 00:50:22,653
I have to be prepared
to engage a bear.
839
00:50:22,786 --> 00:50:24,421
♪ ♪
840
00:50:24,555 --> 00:50:27,424
[air horn tooting]
841
00:50:27,558 --> 00:50:31,795
♪ ♪
842
00:50:31,929 --> 00:50:35,799
I want to win this thing.
I need this meat.
843
00:50:35,933 --> 00:50:38,235
♪ ♪
844
00:50:38,369 --> 00:50:41,972
And so I am willing
to go outside
845
00:50:42,106 --> 00:50:45,075
and deal with a grizzly bear
to protect this meat.
846
00:50:45,209 --> 00:50:48,412
♪ ♪
847
00:50:48,546 --> 00:50:50,548
All right.
848
00:50:50,681 --> 00:50:54,652
So now, ol' Mr. Bear comes
snooping around...
849
00:50:56,587 --> 00:50:57,888
[air horn blasts]
850
00:50:59,256 --> 00:51:01,525
[chuckles]
I like it.
851
00:51:03,294 --> 00:51:04,395
That ought to wake me up.
852
00:51:11,468 --> 00:51:14,338
[dramatic music]
853
00:51:14,471 --> 00:51:19,977
♪ ♪
854
00:51:28,953 --> 00:51:32,356
‐ Gonna have to ration out the
deer meat that I have left.
855
00:51:35,693 --> 00:51:39,496
So I'm thinking
that's a day right there.
856
00:51:39,630 --> 00:51:42,833
Little bit of fat.
Little bit of meat.
857
00:51:42,967 --> 00:51:45,169
Five or six
little pieces of jerky.
858
00:51:45,302 --> 00:51:46,637
[chuckles]
859
00:51:46,770 --> 00:51:50,474
Every day. That's not enough
to keep a fella going.
860
00:51:50,608 --> 00:51:53,077
You don't know how bad
I just want to grab
861
00:51:53,210 --> 00:51:57,247
a big handful of this stuff
and start eating it right now.
862
00:51:57,381 --> 00:52:00,985
But I can't.
I need to catch a damn fish.
863
00:52:01,118 --> 00:52:08,158
♪ ♪
864
00:52:08,892 --> 00:52:10,494
All right.
865
00:52:10,628 --> 00:52:12,896
♪ ♪
866
00:52:13,030 --> 00:52:14,498
Figured I'd go fishing.
867
00:52:14,632 --> 00:52:16,600
♪ ♪
868
00:52:16,734 --> 00:52:19,069
I don't know what to think
about the damn fishing.
869
00:52:19,203 --> 00:52:21,305
♪ ♪
870
00:52:21,438 --> 00:52:22,740
It's pretty discouraging
871
00:52:22,873 --> 00:52:26,710
when you go fishing day
after day after day
872
00:52:26,844 --> 00:52:29,647
and can't even
hardly get a bite.
873
00:52:29,780 --> 00:52:33,117
♪ ♪
874
00:52:33,250 --> 00:52:34,952
I'm not eating as much
as I should be
875
00:52:35,085 --> 00:52:37,154
to keep my weight up,
876
00:52:37,287 --> 00:52:40,524
'cause I'm afraid
I'm gonna run out of meat.
877
00:52:43,961 --> 00:52:47,965
[sighs]
That was a crappy cast.
878
00:52:50,534 --> 00:52:53,470
I'd feel a lot better
if I could catch some fish.
879
00:52:53,604 --> 00:52:57,207
I don't want to run
out of food again.
880
00:52:57,341 --> 00:53:01,045
You know, we could be out here
for 100‐120 days.
881
00:53:06,083 --> 00:53:07,785
All it takes is one.
882
00:53:07,918 --> 00:53:10,421
All it takes is one
to keep you out here that long.
883
00:53:14,024 --> 00:53:15,559
All right.
884
00:53:17,728 --> 00:53:19,196
Hanging it up.
885
00:53:21,765 --> 00:53:23,901
No fish.
886
00:53:24,001 --> 00:53:25,736
What a surprise,
what a surprise,
887
00:53:25,869 --> 00:53:27,204
what a surprise.
888
00:53:29,740 --> 00:53:36,513
♪ ♪
889
00:53:48,459 --> 00:53:50,761
‐ I made a raft this morning.
890
00:53:50,894 --> 00:53:54,932
So today is going to be
all about passive fishing.
891
00:53:55,065 --> 00:53:58,869
I'd like to do the trout
line rock this morning.
892
00:53:59,002 --> 00:54:02,539
There is a possibility
it will catch a fish.
893
00:54:02,673 --> 00:54:06,043
And that would extend
my time here that much more.
894
00:54:06,176 --> 00:54:09,246
Which basically means
I have to swim out
895
00:54:09,379 --> 00:54:12,916
into the cold, cold water.
896
00:54:13,050 --> 00:54:16,887
But if I don't take advantage
of all those possibilities,
897
00:54:17,020 --> 00:54:18,489
that's what I'll regret.
898
00:54:18,622 --> 00:54:21,492
[soft dramatic music]
899
00:54:21,625 --> 00:54:22,926
♪ ♪
900
00:54:23,060 --> 00:54:25,095
Okay, we need to get
two shore anchors together.
901
00:54:25,229 --> 00:54:28,799
And my shore anchors have to be
a significant distance apart.
902
00:54:28,932 --> 00:54:32,870
Otherwise, the lines tangle.
903
00:54:33,003 --> 00:54:36,406
I have the plan to swim out
and anchor a rock
904
00:54:36,540 --> 00:54:38,475
that has a wired eyelet on it,
905
00:54:38,609 --> 00:54:40,310
and basically have
a clothesline system,
906
00:54:40,444 --> 00:54:41,945
where you have
parachute inner cord
907
00:54:42,079 --> 00:54:43,547
that goes thru that eyelet,
908
00:54:43,680 --> 00:54:46,216
and you can just reel your
trout line back and forth.
909
00:54:46,350 --> 00:54:48,652
But I need to swim
this anchor out a long way.
910
00:54:48,786 --> 00:54:49,987
♪ ♪
911
00:54:50,120 --> 00:54:51,655
just in case anything
horrific goes on,
912
00:54:51,789 --> 00:54:55,492
I can push the red button
and presumably get saved.
913
00:54:55,626 --> 00:54:59,029
♪ ♪
914
00:54:59,163 --> 00:55:01,765
So.
[groans]
915
00:55:01,899 --> 00:55:05,536
Let's warm the legs up.
916
00:55:05,669 --> 00:55:07,204
All right, peeps.
917
00:55:07,337 --> 00:55:09,540
We're a go.
Let's do this thing.
918
00:55:11,742 --> 00:55:12,943
All right.
919
00:55:13,076 --> 00:55:19,449
♪ ♪
920
00:55:19,583 --> 00:55:21,618
I'm running out of days
921
00:55:21,752 --> 00:55:26,456
where I'm gonna have
the energy to do projects
922
00:55:26,590 --> 00:55:30,427
like swim 300 feet
out into the lake.
923
00:55:30,561 --> 00:55:34,965
If we can actually get
the trout line in water,
924
00:55:35,098 --> 00:55:36,567
some more calories
coming in.
925
00:55:36,700 --> 00:55:42,372
♪ ♪
926
00:55:48,178 --> 00:55:50,514
[life vest self‐inflates]
[bleep].
927
00:55:50,647 --> 00:55:53,550
It inflated on its own.
[bleep].
928
00:55:53,684 --> 00:55:54,985
[dramatic music]
929
00:55:55,118 --> 00:55:56,520
Uh‐oh.
930
00:55:56,653 --> 00:56:01,825
♪ ♪
931
00:56:01,959 --> 00:56:06,129
[bleep].
I think I'm stuck.
932
00:56:06,263 --> 00:56:10,067
♪ ♪
933
00:56:10,200 --> 00:56:13,604
Everything is a tangled mess.
[bleep].
934
00:56:13,737 --> 00:56:15,539
♪ ♪
935
00:56:15,672 --> 00:56:17,941
And it's freezing.
[bleep].
936
00:56:18,075 --> 00:56:20,444
♪ ♪
937
00:56:20,577 --> 00:56:21,778
Starting to freeze.
938
00:56:21,912 --> 00:56:24,581
♪ ♪
939
00:56:24,715 --> 00:56:26,250
Can't believe this [bleep].
940
00:56:37,194 --> 00:56:43,967
♪ ♪
941
00:56:52,676 --> 00:56:55,045
♪ ♪
942
00:56:55,178 --> 00:56:59,416
My ears are ringing so loudly
943
00:56:59,549 --> 00:57:03,220
that I can't hear the waves.
944
00:57:03,353 --> 00:57:06,290
And I know what this is.
It's a blood pressure issue.
945
00:57:06,423 --> 00:57:13,196
♪ ♪
946
00:57:24,107 --> 00:57:25,542
Not sure I'm okay.
947
00:57:25,676 --> 00:57:29,980
♪ ♪
948
00:57:30,113 --> 00:57:31,782
Let me see
if I can stand up yet.
949
00:57:31,915 --> 00:57:38,922
♪ ♪
950
00:57:48,966 --> 00:57:50,167
There we are.
951
00:57:50,300 --> 00:57:57,040
♪ ♪
952
00:57:59,209 --> 00:58:01,211
Just trying to get
all my big arteries...
953
00:58:07,851 --> 00:58:09,119
over the fire.
954
00:58:12,589 --> 00:58:14,725
I thought I would be
in the water
955
00:58:14,858 --> 00:58:18,895
for about 15 minutes.
956
00:58:19,029 --> 00:58:20,497
♪ ♪
957
00:58:20,630 --> 00:58:24,634
I was actually in the water
for 35 minutes.
958
00:58:24,768 --> 00:58:26,803
♪ ♪
959
00:59:05,976 --> 00:59:10,047
♪ ♪
960
00:59:16,653 --> 00:59:19,089
♪ ♪
961
00:59:25,862 --> 00:59:28,732
[soft dramatic music]
962
00:59:28,865 --> 00:59:35,572
♪ ♪
963
00:59:37,274 --> 00:59:41,378
Status update: I have
a rip‐roaring fire going,
964
00:59:41,511 --> 00:59:44,781
and I plan to do so
for a number of hours.
965
00:59:44,915 --> 00:59:48,085
♪ ♪
966
00:59:48,218 --> 00:59:49,386
Wow.
967
00:59:49,519 --> 00:59:53,290
♪ ♪
968
00:59:53,423 --> 00:59:55,092
That was cold.
969
00:59:55,225 --> 00:59:59,763
So just thought
I should show you
970
00:59:59,896 --> 01:00:02,099
the inside of my thigh,
971
01:00:02,232 --> 01:00:04,167
from having to be so close
to the fire to warm up.
972
01:00:07,437 --> 01:00:09,139
Yep.
973
01:00:09,272 --> 01:00:12,309
Lightly toasted.
[chuckles]
974
01:00:12,442 --> 01:00:13,844
Ouch.
975
01:00:15,712 --> 01:00:19,583
But a small price to pay,
I suppose, for being alive.
976
01:00:22,219 --> 01:00:25,989
There's nothing in the world
977
01:00:26,123 --> 01:00:30,327
that makes you feel more alive
than almost not being.
978
01:00:30,460 --> 01:00:31,862
♪ ♪
979
01:00:31,995 --> 01:00:37,167
What happened was
the life vest self‐inflated,
980
01:00:37,300 --> 01:00:42,539
and it tangled
in the paracord
981
01:00:42,672 --> 01:00:45,675
that I had on the raft.
982
01:00:45,809 --> 01:00:49,546
By the time I'd gotten
that disentangled
983
01:00:49,679 --> 01:00:53,350
from the life vest,
somehow the line
984
01:00:53,483 --> 01:00:56,419
had wrapped around my ankle
a number of times,
985
01:00:56,553 --> 01:00:59,556
and was so tangled up
I had to take the shoe off
986
01:00:59,689 --> 01:01:01,424
while in the water.
987
01:01:01,558 --> 01:01:04,227
And finally worked out
all of the tangles
988
01:01:04,361 --> 01:01:07,597
so that I could then swim back.
989
01:01:07,731 --> 01:01:10,834
All I ever have to do
is push the red button,
990
01:01:10,967 --> 01:01:13,570
and someone comes
and saves me.
991
01:01:13,703 --> 01:01:16,973
They asked me if I ever felt
like this was life and death,
992
01:01:17,107 --> 01:01:18,475
and I kind of laughed,
and I said,
993
01:01:18,608 --> 01:01:19,809
"No, of course not."
994
01:01:19,943 --> 01:01:20,877
♪ ♪
995
01:01:21,011 --> 01:01:23,079
Today, it did.
996
01:01:23,213 --> 01:01:24,514
[wind whistling]
997
01:01:24,648 --> 01:01:25,916
[dramatic music]
998
01:01:26,049 --> 01:01:27,184
‐ Some fishing.
Check the fish trap.
999
01:01:27,317 --> 01:01:28,552
[grunts]
1000
01:01:28,685 --> 01:01:30,020
♪ ♪
1001
01:01:30,153 --> 01:01:31,521
Any bets on whether
I'm gonna fall in?
1002
01:01:31,655 --> 01:01:32,756
♪ ♪
1003
01:01:32,889 --> 01:01:34,191
Ah!
1004
01:01:34,324 --> 01:01:36,026
‐ Ain't nothing for you here,
mouse.
1005
01:01:36,159 --> 01:01:40,030
That little mother[bleep].
I'm killing him.
1006
01:01:42,666 --> 01:01:46,670
It's probably
a circulation issue.
1007
01:01:46,803 --> 01:01:50,807
‐ This bear is coming here.
Oh, my God.
1008
01:01:50,941 --> 01:01:52,509
[bear growls]
Holy [bleep].
1009
01:01:52,642 --> 01:01:53,643
[bear roars]