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- We're gonna try to make
a streamer using green hair.
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Eh.
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- The last shelter task
is to dig the fire pit.
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This is officially home.
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- I'm doing the log cabin
because it's sturdy.
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I'm just expecting that
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everything is gonna take
ten times longer.
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- Hoping I can dry it out
just enough.
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Well, it's getting to the point
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where it's almost
not bright out anymore.
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- These beavers
are super active.
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It's just a matter of time
before we cross paths.
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I think I see one.
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Oh, and hit it.
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Where would it go?
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That's freakin' nuts.
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[ominous music]
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- I can't wait to have this
place try and break me.
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narrator: For the first time
on "Alone,"
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ten participants
fight to survive
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in the hunting ground of the
world's largest land predator.
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- Oh, my God, where'd he go?
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Those are bear.
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- I heard a big animal.
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- Hey, bear.
- Oh, no [bleep].
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- Sometimes
you eat the bear...
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sometimes the bear
eats you.
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narrator: Battling
merciless conditions...
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- This is some
hardcore bushwhacking.
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- Why does it have to be such
a struggle every night?
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- I hit it,
I hit it, I hit it.
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- I feel more alive
every day I'm out here.
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- [sighs]
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- Here comes the rain again.
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- Labrador,
you're not gonna make it
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easy for us, are you?
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narrator:
In complete isolation.
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- The most dangerous thing
out here is myself.
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- Look at that!
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- The cold ground
is just pulling
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all the warmth from me.
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- How many days
can this go on?
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- Very, very hungry.
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- I feel like
I'm hitting a wall.
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narrator:
Last one standing wins.
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- Only gonna get harder
the longer you stay out here.
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- We're up at blue light.
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I shot that Beaver yesterday.
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We gotta go recover it.
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This could be a big boost
in my long-term stay here.
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If he was hit hard
like I thought he was,
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he should be expired now.
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The only problem is if he made
it out of there to his den,
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then we're gonna have
a hard time.
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All right,
let's go get that beaver.
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I shot him just over this
patch of Alder.
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Last I saw him go into
on the other side was...
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somewhere just
off of this pine tree.
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Hopefully, he just was trying
to get to cover
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before he passed away.
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That beaver should be dead,
but still gotta be aware.
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I gotta be ready
for another shot.
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So somebody was working
along this edge.
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Oh, [bleep].
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Holy crap, there he is.
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Nice!
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Look at that!
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Oh yeah, total redemption
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for some kinda
screwy shooting yesterday.
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Let's get him out of there.
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Dude, he's huge.
[laughs]
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Oh, my gosh,
look at that.
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Huh?
[breathing heavily]
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Ohh.
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First beaver with the bow
in Labrador,
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and I'm not gonna need
another one for a little while.
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Sweet.
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Let's skin him out.
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Man, he had me worried.
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[sighs]
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Oh, the land has been
very good to me.
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Yoo!
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Beaver is one of the greatest
survival foods you can get
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in this woods,
and I'm so grateful
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that they're in my area.
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It's going into winter,
and this thing's got loads
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of delicious fatty meat.
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Huge tail.
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It's a monster.
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Wow, that thing is heavy.
[sighs]
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We're gonna gut
the beaver here,
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'cause I don't want that scent
down by my camp.
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There's definitely a bear
living around my site
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because I'm seeing
the grass matted down
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in specific directions,
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so it can be a real problem
if you're not careful.
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So, gland, sex organs out.
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Could be some stinky meat
if you get that on anything.
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Ooh.
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This is massive
for our long-term stay here.
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But if it doesn't get colder,
this meat will start to rot
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and make you sick, and the fat
will go bad, as well.
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Get the rest of this
out of there.
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I really only have a few days
to break this animal down
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and start processing
and drying it.
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Kidneys.
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Liver.
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And the rest of the guts.
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Okay, all cleaned up.
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I gotta build a smoker now.
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There's no way
I'm using all this meat.
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I wanna ration this out
for a rainy day.
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In fact, I might,
until I get the smoker,
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since it's all cooled out,
I'm gonna leave the skin on
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just to actually protect
that meat a little bit better.
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That'll be some good
survival fat right there.
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Man, that meat is outstanding.
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Yoo!
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[tense music]
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- [grunts]
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Ohh.
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I can tummy sleep on this...
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have my hands dangle down.
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I notice I am getting thinner.
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I'm not eating nearly as much
as I need to
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to maintain my energy levels,
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so snaring and foraging
are gonna be higher
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on the priority list now.
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I can feel my ribs again.
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All around, like,
every 5 feet or less,
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there's a different hole.
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Labrador is basically
a squirrel palace.
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We're hunting small game today.
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When I packed my bags
for the show,
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I knew that it was
an opportunity
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to display all the things
that I've learned
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in these 31 years of living.
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Do I have a plan?
Nope.
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But am I gonna improvise
and adapt every moment
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I notice some opportunity
to make it better?
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Yeah, hell yeah,
I'm gonna do that.
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I was walking about,
and I saw a lot of these,
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and it looks like they were
chewed over here from
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high up on a tree and were
fallen down on the ground.
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And when I was looking at
all of these on the ground,
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some of their--some of these
were pulled into a hole.
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So that tells me that
these might be something
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that the squirrels
might be eating,
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and I'll make these
into spring pole snares.
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The squirrel
will try to grab it,
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and then the spring pole
will snatch 'em up.
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So that's pretty cool.
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Just a little notch over here.
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The trigger stick's gonna
be like an inverse...seven.
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And then the stake's gonna
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be into the ground
all the way up to here.
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So once they take the bait,
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the whole thing
should launch upwards.
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That's the theory.
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Gotta be gentle with this one.
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Man, I'm not sure if I have
enough hands for all this.
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Cravings are pretty
harsh right now.
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Lock up nicely.
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Learning how to live
with the cravings--
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it's gonna be
my big challenge.
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[plucky music]
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Place the snare.
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Kind of like playing
that game of Operation.
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I don't know how long
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I'm gonna be without food
out here.
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You'll be able to push
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until, structurally,
you cannot.
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Once I get meat,
that will provide just belief
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that things
will turn out okay.
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One down.
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For the love
of all things holy,
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please work.
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[tense music]
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- Shoot, that looks
like a smoker.
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Okay, let's get him hung up.
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Pull that hide off,
break him down,
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and start getting some meat
on the smoke rack.
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[groans]
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He's gotta be 50 pounds.
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It's a good-sized beaver.
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I'm really glad this paid off.
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Really beautiful pelt.
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[sniffs]
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Meat actually smells
really good.
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That is amazing.
Look at this fat.
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Gonna get that
all boiled down,
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get some crispies out of that,
some beaver cracklins.
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Try and keep as much fat
on this carcass as we can,
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and as little on the hide.
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The fat feels really good
on my hands too,
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which were super dried out.
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So we'll just get
that all rubbed in,
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a little beaver lotion.
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Okay, the key is
just to go slow.
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I just don't wanna get
any hair on this meat.
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It just adds some rank flavor.
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At home,
I live a nomadic lifestyle.
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I don't do as well
with a 9-to-5 job,
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and that really helps me
with this challenge.
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One tasty beaver tail.
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Look at all that fat in there.
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The ability for me
to be fine with anything
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is so important and imperative
to survival out here.
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Got some good looking ribs,
amazing looking flank meat.
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I'm gonna be able to strip
here nice and thin.
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That looks amazing.
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Never took the ribs off
a beaver before,
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so this is a first.
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Awesome.
[crack]
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Ta-da.
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How's that rack of ribs look?
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I'm really hoping
the meat's
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gonna come out as good
as it looks right now.
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Meat looks really good.
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This will really
boost my health
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and help me sustain
even up to a month
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if I ration this beaver
out correctly.
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There's the first
bits of smoke.
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Taking an animal as big
as a bear on your own,
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and being able to handle
all the meat,
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is a big project out here,
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so I'm really glad I got the
beaver to kind of warm up on.
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And don't think for a second
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I'm not here
to break the record.
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I don't wanna hear about
Roland stuff anymore.
265
00:13:11,858 --> 00:13:12,523
Doesn't mean
I'm gonna make it,
266
00:13:12,592 --> 00:13:13,724
but I believe deep down,
267
00:13:13,793 --> 00:13:16,527
if things keep
rolling my way,
268
00:13:16,596 --> 00:13:18,262
I'm going over 100 days.
269
00:13:18,331 --> 00:13:21,733
¶ ¶
270
00:13:21,935 --> 00:13:25,670
Oh, man, that smells
so freaking good.
271
00:13:25,739 --> 00:13:29,006
This is like scrap meat,
you know,
272
00:13:29,075 --> 00:13:32,476
just fat and gristle
that you take off the stomach.
273
00:13:32,546 --> 00:13:35,880
Gonna get it crispified.
274
00:13:35,949 --> 00:13:37,982
The best thing is,
look at all that fat!
275
00:13:41,354 --> 00:13:43,220
Holy cow!
276
00:13:43,289 --> 00:13:44,488
Jackpot.
277
00:13:44,558 --> 00:13:46,157
Tastes like roast beef.
278
00:13:46,359 --> 00:13:47,759
No joke.
279
00:13:47,961 --> 00:13:51,896
Hands down, no gaminess,
awesome flavor.
280
00:13:51,965 --> 00:13:54,766
It's like eating that juicy
fat off a ribeye
281
00:13:54,834 --> 00:13:59,236
that's like crispy,
fatty beef.
282
00:13:59,305 --> 00:13:59,971
Awesome!
283
00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,307
Super stoked,
super grateful.
284
00:14:02,509 --> 00:14:04,008
Thank you, land!
285
00:14:08,448 --> 00:14:11,248
[dramatic music]
286
00:14:11,317 --> 00:14:17,989
¶ ¶
287
00:14:24,931 --> 00:14:27,064
- I'm sorry
to talk about this,
288
00:14:27,133 --> 00:14:32,136
but I just want to be honest
with this experience,
289
00:14:32,205 --> 00:14:35,740
and I wanna convey everything
that we experience out here
290
00:14:35,809 --> 00:14:38,676
and the realities
and the struggles,
291
00:14:38,745 --> 00:14:41,813
and please excuse
my being vulgar,
292
00:14:42,015 --> 00:14:44,616
not something I talk about
often, but...
293
00:14:44,818 --> 00:14:46,684
my body was telling me things
294
00:14:46,753 --> 00:14:49,087
I've never heard it say
before.
295
00:14:49,155 --> 00:14:55,092
And it's been about 12 days
without a movement.
296
00:14:55,161 --> 00:15:00,698
So if the calories and the fat
aren't just off the scale,
297
00:15:00,767 --> 00:15:04,835
my body seems to
just absorb a lot.
298
00:15:04,905 --> 00:15:08,706
It just burns it up,
just incinerates it,
299
00:15:08,774 --> 00:15:11,909
and not a whole lot,
you know,
300
00:15:11,978 --> 00:15:14,012
not a whole lot
of leftover waste, it seems.
301
00:15:15,448 --> 00:15:19,049
And honestly,
302
00:15:19,118 --> 00:15:21,986
I'm just concerned that that
may possibly take me out.
303
00:15:22,789 --> 00:15:24,989
And it wouldn't be
by my choice,
304
00:15:25,057 --> 00:15:29,593
but I'm gonna try to
push my limits out here.
305
00:15:29,662 --> 00:15:30,728
I'm gonna try to red line,
306
00:15:30,797 --> 00:15:32,663
I'm gonna try
to get right there.
307
00:15:32,732 --> 00:15:37,201
So...that's our thoughts
for now.
308
00:15:37,404 --> 00:15:40,537
¶ ¶
309
00:15:40,606 --> 00:15:43,875
I am very, very nervous.
310
00:15:44,077 --> 00:15:47,678
I know my body,
I know my caloric intake,
311
00:15:47,747 --> 00:15:50,982
I have got to find big game.
312
00:15:51,884 --> 00:15:56,554
Sure seems like
a hunting morning.
313
00:15:56,756 --> 00:15:58,556
I have seen sign of beaver.
314
00:15:58,758 --> 00:16:00,824
There's beaver chew sticks,
315
00:16:00,893 --> 00:16:03,161
you can see
their tracks in the mud,
316
00:16:03,229 --> 00:16:06,564
they create slides where
it's easier for them to walk,
317
00:16:06,766 --> 00:16:10,001
but they're very nocturnal.
318
00:16:25,718 --> 00:16:26,985
[whispering]
There it is.
319
00:16:31,791 --> 00:16:34,192
Let's sneak on down
a little bit.
320
00:16:34,394 --> 00:16:40,999
¶ ¶
321
00:16:44,070 --> 00:16:48,206
I am going to attempt to
get a shot opportunity.
322
00:16:48,408 --> 00:16:51,876
¶ ¶
323
00:16:51,944 --> 00:16:54,479
It's just gonna be so hard
to retrieve
324
00:16:54,681 --> 00:16:56,080
in the water like that.
325
00:16:56,149 --> 00:17:00,284
I've got to be certain
it's an instantly lethal shot.
326
00:17:00,352 --> 00:17:04,955
¶ ¶
327
00:17:05,025 --> 00:17:07,758
I know I can put a shot
in it that would kill it.
328
00:17:07,827 --> 00:17:10,027
I just need to keep
perspective.
329
00:17:10,096 --> 00:17:12,629
I owe it to that animal
to be able to retrieve it
330
00:17:12,698 --> 00:17:14,298
and to use it to the fullest.
331
00:17:14,366 --> 00:17:17,768
¶ ¶
332
00:17:17,837 --> 00:17:22,372
I think an earmark of
a true hunter...
333
00:17:22,442 --> 00:17:24,308
is restraint.
334
00:17:24,376 --> 00:17:25,709
¶ ¶
335
00:17:25,778 --> 00:17:29,847
If I lose perspective
of that
336
00:17:29,916 --> 00:17:33,451
and rush a shot
or take a bad shot angle
337
00:17:33,653 --> 00:17:35,786
and I can't recover it,
338
00:17:35,855 --> 00:17:38,255
it'll haunt me
the rest of my life.
339
00:17:38,324 --> 00:17:44,996
¶ ¶
340
00:17:48,868 --> 00:17:51,002
I don't know
if it's coming back.
341
00:17:53,339 --> 00:17:55,006
Dang it.
342
00:17:57,276 --> 00:18:02,546
I'm starving, but you just got
to do things in the right way.
343
00:18:02,615 --> 00:18:05,283
If it doesn't feel right,
344
00:18:05,351 --> 00:18:05,983
it's not.
345
00:18:07,887 --> 00:18:10,488
Well, have to get up
to our shelter,
346
00:18:10,557 --> 00:18:12,356
try again in the morning.
347
00:18:12,425 --> 00:18:15,293
[tense music]
348
00:18:15,361 --> 00:18:21,999
¶ ¶
349
00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,008
- [slurping]
350
00:18:33,446 --> 00:18:35,012
[slurping]
351
00:18:38,585 --> 00:18:40,985
- Lots of slurping. Sorry.
352
00:18:48,328 --> 00:18:49,994
[slurping]
353
00:18:52,732 --> 00:18:55,866
You should actually
not slurp,
354
00:18:55,935 --> 00:18:58,735
just because that's
a bunch of air bubbles
355
00:18:58,804 --> 00:19:01,806
that gets through
your gut tract.
356
00:19:02,008 --> 00:19:04,475
Means that you can feel
bloated or gassy,
357
00:19:04,677 --> 00:19:07,011
so not the best, but...
358
00:19:07,546 --> 00:19:08,946
I'll try to stop,
359
00:19:09,015 --> 00:19:11,415
but I'm trying to suck
the surface bunchberries.
360
00:19:11,618 --> 00:19:14,218
Best part of my day.
361
00:19:14,420 --> 00:19:15,987
[slurping]
362
00:19:17,490 --> 00:19:18,990
Mmm, mmm, mmm.
363
00:19:21,360 --> 00:19:22,293
[slurping]
364
00:19:22,361 --> 00:19:28,032
¶ ¶
365
00:19:28,101 --> 00:19:31,235
Squirrels are getting
a little more active now.
366
00:19:31,304 --> 00:19:33,637
¶ ¶
367
00:19:33,706 --> 00:19:36,773
So I'm gonna stay
around here.
368
00:19:36,842 --> 00:19:39,910
I'll work
on getting firewood
369
00:19:39,979 --> 00:19:44,649
and wait for the squirrels
to come home.
370
00:19:44,851 --> 00:19:49,787
Got high hopes
for these snares.
371
00:19:49,855 --> 00:19:52,990
Just gonna go uphill
a little bit.
372
00:19:58,998 --> 00:20:00,998
I feel like I'm hitting
a wall right now.
373
00:20:03,736 --> 00:20:04,868
With not eating
a whole lot,
374
00:20:04,938 --> 00:20:07,872
electrolytes
are not in an ideal place,
375
00:20:08,074 --> 00:20:12,076
so everything gets
a little more tricky.
376
00:20:12,144 --> 00:20:16,614
I would hate to be pulled
for a medical issue.
377
00:20:16,683 --> 00:20:18,749
If I'm gonna stay here long,
378
00:20:18,818 --> 00:20:21,285
I'm gonna have
to find more food.
379
00:20:21,353 --> 00:20:24,755
¶ ¶
380
00:20:24,824 --> 00:20:27,225
Should be enough
firewood for tonight.
381
00:20:27,427 --> 00:20:28,993
[flapping]
382
00:20:31,831 --> 00:20:33,998
I thought I heard
something new.
383
00:20:38,437 --> 00:20:40,004
Oh, [bleep]!
384
00:20:42,642 --> 00:20:46,243
[suspenseful music]
385
00:20:46,312 --> 00:20:52,316
¶ ¶
386
00:20:52,385 --> 00:20:54,185
I need this.
387
00:20:54,387 --> 00:20:58,588
¶ ¶
388
00:20:58,658 --> 00:21:00,791
Couldn't have gone too far.
389
00:21:00,859 --> 00:21:03,260
All right, bird, please,
I need you.
390
00:21:03,329 --> 00:21:05,263
¶ ¶
391
00:21:05,465 --> 00:21:06,998
Where is it?
392
00:21:09,736 --> 00:21:11,268
Heard the grouse behind me.
393
00:21:11,337 --> 00:21:16,407
¶ ¶
394
00:21:16,475 --> 00:21:17,274
Oh, there it is.
395
00:21:17,343 --> 00:21:20,011
¶ ¶
396
00:21:29,422 --> 00:21:32,289
[dramatic music]
397
00:21:32,358 --> 00:21:35,993
¶ ¶
398
00:21:44,637 --> 00:21:46,370
[bow snaps
[grouse squawks]
399
00:21:46,439 --> 00:21:48,005
There you go.
400
00:21:49,509 --> 00:21:51,708
Hey pretty bird.
401
00:21:51,777 --> 00:21:55,245
Grab something
to bring it down.
402
00:21:55,315 --> 00:21:59,383
¶ ¶
403
00:21:59,451 --> 00:22:01,986
[grouse squawks]
404
00:22:05,525 --> 00:22:07,992
Phew, first kill.
405
00:22:09,862 --> 00:22:12,463
Eating grouse tonight.
Look at that.
406
00:22:12,531 --> 00:22:13,931
It's a hefty size.
407
00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:18,002
So let's go by
down the river, process it out.
408
00:22:19,338 --> 00:22:21,405
Whoo.
409
00:22:21,473 --> 00:22:22,339
It's exciting.
410
00:22:22,408 --> 00:22:24,274
All right.
411
00:22:24,343 --> 00:22:29,547
¶ ¶
412
00:22:29,615 --> 00:22:31,615
Gonna take the skin off.
413
00:22:31,684 --> 00:22:34,818
You kind of boil that down.
414
00:22:34,887 --> 00:22:38,889
Make sure I get
all the fat from that.
415
00:22:38,958 --> 00:22:42,993
These guys, I'm gonna
splurge a little bit.
416
00:22:44,630 --> 00:22:47,431
Have one whole breast.
417
00:22:47,499 --> 00:22:51,302
[moody music]
418
00:22:51,370 --> 00:22:56,640
¶ ¶
419
00:22:56,708 --> 00:22:58,642
This is very reminiscent of
420
00:22:58,711 --> 00:23:00,010
the time I spent
with the Maasai.
421
00:23:01,847 --> 00:23:04,248
Sitting by the fire
after a kill.
422
00:23:04,317 --> 00:23:06,850
¶ ¶
423
00:23:06,919 --> 00:23:10,187
Enjoying the flame
and the roasting meat.
424
00:23:10,389 --> 00:23:13,924
¶ ¶
425
00:23:13,993 --> 00:23:16,126
I was in East Africa
for about six months
426
00:23:16,195 --> 00:23:19,997
to spend time with different
Indigenous communities.
427
00:23:20,732 --> 00:23:22,733
The most impressive things
428
00:23:22,935 --> 00:23:24,802
about a lot
of Indigenous people
429
00:23:24,871 --> 00:23:28,939
is they live
in such rough climates
430
00:23:29,008 --> 00:23:32,342
and they're incredibly happy
and resilient.
431
00:23:32,411 --> 00:23:34,011
Taste test.
432
00:23:35,547 --> 00:23:38,015
Mmm, look at that.
433
00:23:39,685 --> 00:23:43,220
Kinda like barbecue chicken.
434
00:23:43,289 --> 00:23:44,555
¶ ¶
435
00:23:44,624 --> 00:23:46,824
Everything is just a test,
436
00:23:46,893 --> 00:23:49,693
and they're so confident
in the universe,
437
00:23:49,896 --> 00:23:51,828
that their bodies,
their souls,
438
00:23:51,897 --> 00:23:54,031
their minds
can tolerate anything.
439
00:23:54,099 --> 00:23:56,567
Things can happen,
but they're still grateful
440
00:23:56,635 --> 00:23:58,969
on a day-to-day basis.
441
00:23:59,037 --> 00:24:02,138
To experience that,
it just changes you.
442
00:24:03,242 --> 00:24:07,645
I understand that it's okay
to suffer a little bit.
443
00:24:07,713 --> 00:24:09,446
Things will turn out okay.
444
00:24:10,316 --> 00:24:13,850
This makes me feel like I can
be out here for a long time,
445
00:24:13,919 --> 00:24:16,053
knowing that there's
another one up there
446
00:24:16,121 --> 00:24:18,388
and that the sounds
that they make I now recognize
447
00:24:18,457 --> 00:24:20,991
gives new hope.
448
00:24:22,461 --> 00:24:25,196
[tense music]
449
00:24:25,398 --> 00:24:33,003
¶ ¶
450
00:24:35,607 --> 00:24:38,008
- [exhaling, blowing]
451
00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:44,014
Just a little...jog in place.
452
00:24:45,485 --> 00:24:48,485
Get the body moving.
453
00:24:48,554 --> 00:24:52,990
Oh, that's intense.
454
00:24:55,294 --> 00:24:56,560
Oh, man.
455
00:24:56,762 --> 00:24:57,895
Trying to build the shelter
456
00:24:58,097 --> 00:25:01,298
is consuming almost
all of my time out here.
457
00:25:01,366 --> 00:25:02,366
¶ ¶
458
00:25:02,434 --> 00:25:05,102
I've never built anything
like this before,
459
00:25:05,304 --> 00:25:08,906
and I've chosen to use some
pretty big logs to build,
460
00:25:08,974 --> 00:25:12,176
and I've underestimated
their weight.
461
00:25:12,378 --> 00:25:12,976
[groans]
462
00:25:13,045 --> 00:25:15,579
It's taking a toll on my body,
463
00:25:15,647 --> 00:25:16,846
and I'm not taking in
464
00:25:16,916 --> 00:25:19,783
the calories I need
to recuperate.
465
00:25:19,986 --> 00:25:23,186
So it's causing
serious pain in my back.
466
00:25:23,256 --> 00:25:25,255
[groans]
467
00:25:25,324 --> 00:25:26,991
[exhales]
468
00:25:28,861 --> 00:25:30,995
It's harder than it looks
on TV, folks.
469
00:25:35,268 --> 00:25:37,267
Oh, man.
470
00:25:37,336 --> 00:25:44,074
¶ ¶
471
00:25:44,143 --> 00:25:47,478
All right, I haven't worked on
the fishing rod much,
472
00:25:47,546 --> 00:25:48,679
so it's not great,
473
00:25:48,748 --> 00:25:51,281
but great
if I could catch a fish.
474
00:25:51,350 --> 00:25:55,819
¶ ¶
475
00:25:55,888 --> 00:25:57,555
Fly fishing
has never been something
476
00:25:57,757 --> 00:26:00,090
that I've spent time doing.
477
00:26:00,292 --> 00:26:02,960
So I think in a place where
fly fishing is going to be
478
00:26:03,028 --> 00:26:04,962
such a large part
of what you're doing,
479
00:26:05,030 --> 00:26:06,997
it's definitely a deficit
in my skill set.
480
00:26:10,302 --> 00:26:11,001
[bleep].
481
00:26:12,238 --> 00:26:15,172
Hey!
482
00:26:15,374 --> 00:26:17,107
Damn it.
483
00:26:17,175 --> 00:26:19,643
Good news is that there's
definitely fish in the river
484
00:26:19,712 --> 00:26:22,980
'cause there's a seal in there.
485
00:26:23,048 --> 00:26:24,982
The bad news is there's
a seal in the river.
486
00:26:26,852 --> 00:26:28,786
I'm guessing
he's already scooped up
487
00:26:28,988 --> 00:26:30,654
what there is to scoop up
and scared away
488
00:26:30,856 --> 00:26:33,190
what was still here,
so move on.
489
00:26:33,392 --> 00:26:35,125
¶ ¶
490
00:26:35,193 --> 00:26:39,263
I'm turning 40, and this is
an opportunity for me
491
00:26:39,331 --> 00:26:43,200
to have a rite of passage into
this next period of my life.
492
00:26:44,269 --> 00:26:48,271
You know, this is the start of
my path into being an elder.
493
00:26:48,340 --> 00:26:50,207
¶ ¶
494
00:26:50,276 --> 00:26:51,742
Jeez.
495
00:26:51,944 --> 00:26:53,077
And I feel like
in modern society,
496
00:26:53,279 --> 00:26:57,281
we run away from those titles
that make us seem old.
497
00:26:57,349 --> 00:26:59,083
[bleep].
498
00:26:59,285 --> 00:27:02,886
And for me, having an
opportunity to be on the show
499
00:27:02,954 --> 00:27:05,289
felt like a way
to really embrace that.
500
00:27:05,357 --> 00:27:08,625
¶ ¶
501
00:27:08,694 --> 00:27:11,295
That wasn't a huge success.
502
00:27:11,363 --> 00:27:12,696
¶ ¶
503
00:27:12,898 --> 00:27:17,767
Definitely need to
work on my setup.
504
00:27:17,836 --> 00:27:19,003
Food is pretty precious
right now.
505
00:27:24,510 --> 00:27:26,376
Back to camp.
506
00:27:26,445 --> 00:27:29,313
[tense music]
507
00:27:29,381 --> 00:27:35,986
¶ ¶
508
00:27:44,129 --> 00:27:48,732
- Feels good to have some
semblance of a structure up,
509
00:27:48,934 --> 00:27:52,469
even if it is just
a little ol' wall.
510
00:27:52,538 --> 00:27:54,004
I think, with that,
511
00:27:54,072 --> 00:27:57,607
we might go fishing,
because we need some grub.
512
00:27:57,677 --> 00:28:00,210
[lightly suspenseful music]
513
00:28:00,412 --> 00:28:07,985
¶ ¶
514
00:28:13,425 --> 00:28:14,291
[bow snaps]
515
00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:15,993
Yes, sir.
516
00:28:17,897 --> 00:28:20,497
I've never eaten
whiskey jack before,
517
00:28:20,566 --> 00:28:21,999
but they're on the menu.
518
00:28:23,502 --> 00:28:25,903
So there you go.
519
00:28:25,971 --> 00:28:31,709
First whiskey jack
since I've been here,
520
00:28:31,911 --> 00:28:33,444
I really didn't want
to shoot him.
521
00:28:33,646 --> 00:28:36,379
They're beautiful birds,
522
00:28:36,448 --> 00:28:38,648
but I need food.
523
00:28:38,717 --> 00:28:43,187
Now, out to the fishing spot.
524
00:28:43,389 --> 00:28:49,459
¶ ¶
525
00:28:49,528 --> 00:28:51,462
Kind of a gray day.
526
00:28:51,664 --> 00:28:54,064
Here's my whiskey jack,
527
00:28:54,133 --> 00:28:56,733
and hopefully I can make some
flies from his feathers
528
00:28:56,802 --> 00:28:58,668
and get the best
use of 'em as we can
529
00:28:58,737 --> 00:29:01,604
to sort of honor
his sacrifice.
530
00:29:01,673 --> 00:29:03,807
We're gonna set you guys up
531
00:29:03,875 --> 00:29:06,276
and see if we
can't catch a trout.
532
00:29:06,345 --> 00:29:08,612
¶ ¶
533
00:29:08,681 --> 00:29:11,982
Where are they gonna be today?
534
00:29:14,152 --> 00:29:16,486
The whiskey jack,
they're in the corvid family,
535
00:29:16,555 --> 00:29:18,422
which means crows.
536
00:29:18,624 --> 00:29:19,823
Probably that means
537
00:29:19,891 --> 00:29:23,026
that they
don't taste too good.
538
00:29:23,094 --> 00:29:25,495
You ever heard the expression
"eating crow"--
539
00:29:25,564 --> 00:29:27,564
is not a good thing.
540
00:29:27,633 --> 00:29:31,769
I figure he'll go in my stew
541
00:29:31,971 --> 00:29:36,840
with my trout head
when I get my trout.
542
00:29:36,909 --> 00:29:39,309
Right in there
is where they like to be.
543
00:29:39,377 --> 00:29:42,979
¶ ¶
544
00:29:43,048 --> 00:29:45,716
My family left South Africa
when I was two.
545
00:29:45,784 --> 00:29:46,850
After my parents got divorced,
546
00:29:46,919 --> 00:29:50,053
and my father went back
to South Africa
547
00:29:50,122 --> 00:29:52,923
and I would spend my school
years in the States
548
00:29:52,992 --> 00:29:55,925
and then my summers
in Africa with my dad.
549
00:29:55,994 --> 00:29:57,995
Taking the things
that I learned in Africa
550
00:29:58,063 --> 00:29:59,662
and adapting them to
the Virginia hardwoods,
551
00:29:59,731 --> 00:30:01,598
or coming up here to Labrador,
552
00:30:01,667 --> 00:30:03,000
is really fascinating to me.
553
00:30:04,069 --> 00:30:06,737
None of us would be here
without these skills,
554
00:30:06,939 --> 00:30:09,606
so still using them
the same way
555
00:30:09,675 --> 00:30:13,210
as my ancestors so long ago
556
00:30:13,279 --> 00:30:17,014
is a really good foundation
for an education in bushcraft.
557
00:30:20,419 --> 00:30:21,218
Come on, baby.
558
00:30:21,287 --> 00:30:28,358
¶ ¶
559
00:30:28,427 --> 00:30:31,295
There you go!
560
00:30:31,497 --> 00:30:32,996
Holy [bleep].
561
00:30:37,436 --> 00:30:40,304
[dramatic music]
562
00:30:40,372 --> 00:30:43,006
¶ ¶
563
00:30:52,651 --> 00:30:55,252
The honey hole pays off again.
564
00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:57,187
Trout.
565
00:30:57,389 --> 00:30:58,989
Oh, yeah.
566
00:31:00,392 --> 00:31:03,393
What a relief.
567
00:31:03,461 --> 00:31:05,329
Look at that.
568
00:31:05,531 --> 00:31:08,331
That is a beauty!
569
00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:08,999
Just a beauty.
570
00:31:12,604 --> 00:31:15,539
Thrilled to have it.
571
00:31:15,607 --> 00:31:18,608
Can't wait to eat it.
572
00:31:18,677 --> 00:31:20,010
Beautiful, beautiful fish.
573
00:31:22,414 --> 00:31:24,414
Look at that.
574
00:31:24,483 --> 00:31:26,416
Thank you, buddy.
575
00:31:26,618 --> 00:31:27,985
Thank you, thank you.
576
00:31:29,288 --> 00:31:30,220
Whoo!
577
00:31:30,289 --> 00:31:33,089
¶ ¶
578
00:31:33,158 --> 00:31:36,159
I had no food yesterday,
except for a couple of handfuls
579
00:31:36,362 --> 00:31:39,963
of bunchberries, 'cause I was
working on the shelter all day.
580
00:31:40,031 --> 00:31:41,097
So I'm really looking
forward to this trout
581
00:31:41,166 --> 00:31:45,302
and then afterwards, my
whiskey jack-trout head soup.
582
00:31:45,370 --> 00:31:48,571
¶ ¶
583
00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:51,008
We gotta eat on something.
584
00:31:52,778 --> 00:31:53,844
I'm swinging for the fences.
585
00:31:53,912 --> 00:31:56,045
That's what I said
I was gonna do.
586
00:31:56,114 --> 00:31:59,515
I'm not gonna sit
in a cave and starve it out.
587
00:31:59,584 --> 00:32:02,519
I came here to do a job.
588
00:32:02,587 --> 00:32:03,987
Take my little snacks.
589
00:32:05,925 --> 00:32:08,858
I came here
to figure out what I have,
590
00:32:08,927 --> 00:32:10,193
what kind
of mettle I've got in me.
591
00:32:10,396 --> 00:32:12,129
¶ ¶
592
00:32:12,197 --> 00:32:15,798
I'm gonna stick it out
as long as I'm getting food,
593
00:32:15,867 --> 00:32:17,000
and when I
stop getting the food,
594
00:32:17,202 --> 00:32:20,003
I'm gonna stick it out
as long as they'll let me.
595
00:32:22,007 --> 00:32:23,740
Some high-dollar restaurant
in New York,
596
00:32:23,809 --> 00:32:25,541
you'd pay all kinds of
crazy money
597
00:32:25,610 --> 00:32:28,011
for that trout like that.
598
00:32:29,614 --> 00:32:32,682
Wood grilled, plated on
599
00:32:32,751 --> 00:32:37,988
a bed of fir branches
over sand.
600
00:32:41,026 --> 00:32:44,027
And then a waiter comes by
and rains on your table,
601
00:32:44,095 --> 00:32:46,963
just sprinkles water
on you while you're eating,
602
00:32:47,032 --> 00:32:51,435
and you can have the full
Labrador experience.
603
00:32:51,637 --> 00:32:53,770
When you're hungry...
604
00:32:53,839 --> 00:32:57,975
like haven't eaten
in a day hungry...
605
00:32:58,177 --> 00:33:02,446
it's the best thing
you've ever had in your life.
606
00:33:02,514 --> 00:33:05,248
[tense music]
607
00:33:05,317 --> 00:33:11,989
¶ ¶
608
00:33:18,463 --> 00:33:20,196
- Found a mussel.
609
00:33:20,265 --> 00:33:22,666
[laughs]
610
00:33:22,868 --> 00:33:25,402
I'm gonna cook this up
right now.
611
00:33:25,471 --> 00:33:28,005
I'm super excited.
612
00:33:32,544 --> 00:33:34,277
I like it, I like it.
613
00:33:34,346 --> 00:33:37,280
¶ ¶
614
00:33:37,348 --> 00:33:41,985
Okay, folks, I'm going to boil
this guy out with some seaweed.
615
00:33:42,954 --> 00:33:45,621
I feel like
the survival community
616
00:33:45,690 --> 00:33:47,223
is not a very diverse place,
617
00:33:47,292 --> 00:33:51,828
and I think that diversity and
representation is important.
618
00:33:51,896 --> 00:33:55,031
I remember I was
10 or 12 years old
619
00:33:55,100 --> 00:33:58,768
when I first saw someone
on TV who looked like me
620
00:33:58,837 --> 00:34:01,104
and it was
a positive portrayal.
621
00:34:01,173 --> 00:34:03,006
It was actually Omar Sharif
in "Lawrence of Arabia."
622
00:34:04,643 --> 00:34:07,010
It is a small, little guy.
623
00:34:09,114 --> 00:34:10,980
I remember looking at
the screen and thinking,
624
00:34:11,049 --> 00:34:13,783
oh, my gosh,
I could be a hero in a movie,
625
00:34:13,852 --> 00:34:15,918
I could be a hero
in my own story.
626
00:34:15,987 --> 00:34:18,655
One of the reasons
I have this moustache
627
00:34:18,723 --> 00:34:20,991
is an homage to Omar Sharif.
628
00:34:22,061 --> 00:34:26,062
And so this show
will hopefully let people know
629
00:34:26,131 --> 00:34:29,265
that there are people
in the outdoors like them.
630
00:34:29,334 --> 00:34:32,002
¶ ¶
631
00:34:37,342 --> 00:34:39,009
Wow.
632
00:34:44,550 --> 00:34:46,416
That was amazing.
633
00:34:46,484 --> 00:34:49,219
[tense music]
634
00:34:49,288 --> 00:34:55,992
¶ ¶
635
00:35:02,034 --> 00:35:06,636
- Okay, we got, uh...
the beaver gut pile.
636
00:35:06,838 --> 00:35:09,572
I've got
all my fish guts in here,
637
00:35:09,641 --> 00:35:11,041
and I set the game camera.
638
00:35:11,243 --> 00:35:15,111
We're trying to create
a little predator station here,
639
00:35:15,180 --> 00:35:17,980
just to observe what's going on
and see if we can't get
640
00:35:18,049 --> 00:35:21,184
some action on the camera
and see what's around.
641
00:35:21,386 --> 00:35:23,853
¶ ¶
642
00:35:23,922 --> 00:35:25,856
I really feel like
a bear is gonna be
643
00:35:26,058 --> 00:35:28,257
a necessity for me
to make this long haul.
644
00:35:28,326 --> 00:35:30,727
¶ ¶
645
00:35:30,795 --> 00:35:31,728
The birds
seemed to know about it.
646
00:35:31,930 --> 00:35:33,864
I heard the crows
a lot this morning.
647
00:35:34,066 --> 00:35:35,732
When the crows get going,
the other predators
648
00:35:35,934 --> 00:35:38,935
know that there's
something going on.
649
00:35:39,004 --> 00:35:41,671
I think the biggest
part of a bear hunt
650
00:35:41,739 --> 00:35:44,006
is getting a visual on him.
651
00:35:44,075 --> 00:35:46,542
I realize with all that
scent from the smoking,
652
00:35:46,611 --> 00:35:49,012
there's always the risk
653
00:35:49,081 --> 00:35:52,014
that the bear will challenge
you for your meat,
654
00:35:52,083 --> 00:35:54,985
and it has to take you out
to take your food.
655
00:35:55,821 --> 00:35:57,954
But I'm on one of the greatest
656
00:35:58,023 --> 00:36:00,957
successful adventures
of my hunting career.
657
00:36:01,026 --> 00:36:04,561
Everything I do is,
like, turning to gold.
658
00:36:04,763 --> 00:36:06,630
I am in complete flow state.
659
00:36:06,698 --> 00:36:08,231
I feel like I belong here.
660
00:36:08,300 --> 00:36:16,006
¶ ¶
661
00:36:18,243 --> 00:36:24,781
Okay, got the game camera up,
the stink bag on the staff,
662
00:36:24,849 --> 00:36:26,983
and we'll see
who comes looking.
663
00:36:27,185 --> 00:36:30,253
Bears really have a good sense
of nose, as do most of
664
00:36:30,321 --> 00:36:33,189
these predators, so they should
get wind of this, I'd reckon.
665
00:36:33,925 --> 00:36:34,591
Be kind of fun to see
who's around
666
00:36:34,793 --> 00:36:37,393
and get some pictures of 'em.
667
00:36:37,462 --> 00:36:40,197
[tense music]
668
00:36:40,399 --> 00:36:48,004
¶ ¶
669
00:36:50,475 --> 00:36:52,275
[insects chirping]
670
00:36:52,343 --> 00:36:54,944
[groans]
671
00:36:55,013 --> 00:36:59,282
Gotta build a better
seat for hanging out.
672
00:36:59,351 --> 00:37:01,150
All right.
673
00:37:01,219 --> 00:37:06,556
We're gonna put down eight
to ten hours of the good stuff.
674
00:37:06,625 --> 00:37:09,425
And no, that isn't alcohol.
675
00:37:09,494 --> 00:37:11,361
It's called sleep.
676
00:37:11,429 --> 00:37:13,229
Way better.
677
00:37:13,298 --> 00:37:14,898
¶ ¶
678
00:37:15,100 --> 00:37:15,832
I think the only thing
that would be better
679
00:37:16,034 --> 00:37:18,835
than the beaver
out here would be bear.
680
00:37:18,904 --> 00:37:21,905
That would be a grand slam
home run.
681
00:37:21,973 --> 00:37:24,440
I'm a bear hunter,
I love hunting bears,
682
00:37:24,509 --> 00:37:26,576
I love eating bear.
683
00:37:26,645 --> 00:37:28,311
Hoping we can get it done.
684
00:37:28,379 --> 00:37:30,513
¶ ¶
685
00:37:30,582 --> 00:37:32,515
Where are you, bear?
686
00:37:32,584 --> 00:37:34,918
You know where I am.
687
00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:37,520
Brother bear,
we will meet soon, my friend.
688
00:37:37,588 --> 00:37:41,191
[suspenseful music]
689
00:37:41,393 --> 00:37:47,998
¶ ¶
690
00:37:50,402 --> 00:37:53,203
[bear growls]
691
00:37:53,405 --> 00:38:00,010
¶ ¶
692
00:38:04,416 --> 00:38:05,015
[bear snarls]
693
00:38:09,487 --> 00:38:12,221
[dramatic music]
694
00:38:12,291 --> 00:38:18,995
¶ ¶
695
00:38:23,435 --> 00:38:26,703
[birds chirping]
696
00:38:26,905 --> 00:38:28,838
- So I'm
just making some toothpaste.
697
00:38:28,907 --> 00:38:31,007
Just took
some charcoal out of my fire.
698
00:38:33,244 --> 00:38:38,014
Just, uh, wanting to give my
teeth a little bit of love.
699
00:38:42,988 --> 00:38:46,923
It really does something
to you to be this close
700
00:38:46,992 --> 00:38:50,994
to the simple,
most basic aspects of life.
701
00:38:58,937 --> 00:39:00,937
I feel like brushing
with the bristles
702
00:39:01,005 --> 00:39:04,541
makes it a little
too abrasive on the teeth.
703
00:39:04,609 --> 00:39:06,009
So I like the finger.
704
00:39:11,416 --> 00:39:12,982
All clean.
705
00:39:15,487 --> 00:39:17,987
[water swishing]
706
00:39:27,899 --> 00:39:29,999
Charcoal is also good
for your stomach.
707
00:39:33,571 --> 00:39:35,004
That's pretty good.
708
00:39:36,708 --> 00:39:38,441
Mouth certainly feels better.
709
00:39:38,509 --> 00:39:41,244
[tense music]
710
00:39:41,313 --> 00:39:48,918
¶ ¶
711
00:39:49,120 --> 00:39:50,987
It's probably gotta be
a little taller than that.
712
00:39:53,792 --> 00:39:57,393
Figure it's gonna be
7 or 8 here,
713
00:39:57,462 --> 00:39:58,995
6 or 7 there.
714
00:40:02,066 --> 00:40:04,334
And then the fireplace
and the wall and the roof.
715
00:40:04,402 --> 00:40:08,004
[chuckles]
716
00:40:10,341 --> 00:40:12,008
Well...
717
00:40:14,679 --> 00:40:17,746
That's a lot of trees, folks.
718
00:40:17,816 --> 00:40:21,284
I've gotta
move faster than this.
719
00:40:21,352 --> 00:40:25,889
¶ ¶
720
00:40:26,091 --> 00:40:28,491
I feel like it's kind
of a vicious cycle,
721
00:40:28,560 --> 00:40:33,296
where I use big logs.
722
00:40:33,364 --> 00:40:36,232
Means there's a lot of space,
which means I have to cut down
723
00:40:36,300 --> 00:40:39,969
a really big, heavy log and
move it to fill that space.
724
00:40:40,037 --> 00:40:42,505
If I could restart my shelter,
I would do
725
00:40:42,574 --> 00:40:45,241
a simple double A-frame.
726
00:40:45,310 --> 00:40:46,909
Oh, man.
727
00:40:46,978 --> 00:40:48,911
But at this point,
it's like I don't know
728
00:40:48,980 --> 00:40:51,581
how to pivot
to building something else.
729
00:40:51,649 --> 00:40:54,583
Wish they'd give you...
730
00:40:54,652 --> 00:40:56,986
like phone-a-friend options.
731
00:40:57,922 --> 00:41:00,589
Sure a lot of folks'd
be able to...
732
00:41:00,658 --> 00:41:02,192
give me some advice on that.
733
00:41:02,394 --> 00:41:03,593
¶ ¶
734
00:41:03,662 --> 00:41:07,263
Okay, let's just get it done.
735
00:41:07,332 --> 00:41:08,932
¶ ¶
736
00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:10,733
I don't really think
of myself as being
737
00:41:10,936 --> 00:41:14,069
in competition
with nine people.
738
00:41:14,138 --> 00:41:17,206
First and foremost, I'm in
competition with myself.
739
00:41:17,275 --> 00:41:20,943
How quickly do I want to go
back to being comfortable?
740
00:41:21,012 --> 00:41:22,479
How quickly do I wanna
go back to not being
741
00:41:22,681 --> 00:41:25,014
challenged or tested?
742
00:41:25,083 --> 00:41:27,816
I can just go home
and hang out with my wife.
743
00:41:27,886 --> 00:41:29,886
That sounds
pretty good right now.
744
00:41:29,955 --> 00:41:32,087
So I think the more
you think about it,
745
00:41:32,156 --> 00:41:37,894
the more that'll just
play havoc with your morale.
746
00:41:37,963 --> 00:41:41,964
And so I'm trying to just
look at building
747
00:41:42,033 --> 00:41:44,567
a permanent shelter
as a temporary problem,
748
00:41:44,635 --> 00:41:47,003
and I need to fix it.
749
00:41:50,308 --> 00:41:51,841
Oh, man.
750
00:41:52,043 --> 00:41:55,178
Definitely having issues
with my back today.
751
00:41:55,380 --> 00:41:56,779
[groans]
752
00:41:56,982 --> 00:42:01,184
My back
is getting worse every day.
753
00:42:01,386 --> 00:42:02,986
[exhales]
754
00:42:03,054 --> 00:42:06,389
I am struggling to be
able to let my body
755
00:42:06,591 --> 00:42:08,992
catch up and rest.
756
00:42:10,529 --> 00:42:11,860
It's s [bleep] heavy.
757
00:42:11,930 --> 00:42:14,998
It's taking me
a lot of time in between
758
00:42:15,066 --> 00:42:17,200
each pole to be able
to go get the next one.
759
00:42:17,402 --> 00:42:19,868
[exhales]
760
00:42:19,938 --> 00:42:23,272
And now my heart beat's
pretty irregular.
761
00:42:23,341 --> 00:42:29,078
I can just feel it in my chest,
it's like a ba-boom, ba-boom.
762
00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:32,014
But I don't think there's
anything serious going on.
763
00:42:32,083 --> 00:42:34,884
I think it's just
my heart struggling to do
764
00:42:34,953 --> 00:42:37,286
this type of work
without any nutrition.
765
00:42:37,355 --> 00:42:40,623
¶ ¶
766
00:42:40,692 --> 00:42:41,958
Great if I could catch a fish,
767
00:42:42,026 --> 00:42:44,226
great if I could
snare a squirrel or hare.
768
00:42:44,296 --> 00:42:52,001
¶ ¶
769
00:42:58,643 --> 00:43:01,777
I'm just moving so slow.
770
00:43:01,846 --> 00:43:04,380
And I can't
really move much faster.
771
00:43:04,448 --> 00:43:07,383
Not with...
772
00:43:07,585 --> 00:43:09,986
Just a seaweed diet.
773
00:43:11,322 --> 00:43:13,389
[exhales]
774
00:43:13,458 --> 00:43:16,192
[tense music]
775
00:43:16,394 --> 00:43:22,999
¶ ¶
776
00:43:24,135 --> 00:43:27,269
- [exhales]
Still haven't had a movement.
777
00:43:27,338 --> 00:43:29,806
¶ ¶
778
00:43:30,008 --> 00:43:32,008
So I think the best
thing we can do now
779
00:43:32,076 --> 00:43:34,944
is just harvest some sap,
put it on the tinder,
780
00:43:35,012 --> 00:43:39,015
try to get a fire going,
grab a pot of water.
781
00:43:40,818 --> 00:43:42,619
Sure do like
the sound of that river.
782
00:43:42,821 --> 00:43:45,755
Sure like
knowing that it's close.
783
00:43:45,823 --> 00:43:50,759
Beautiful place,
beautiful animals.
784
00:43:50,828 --> 00:43:53,028
To harvest
the beaver would be
785
00:43:53,097 --> 00:43:55,898
just the most exhilarating
scenario I can see.
786
00:43:55,967 --> 00:43:59,769
I may be able to be here
for the long haul,
787
00:43:59,838 --> 00:44:03,106
but it has
to be the perfect shot.
788
00:44:03,174 --> 00:44:06,709
And I put a lot of pressure
on myself with that,
789
00:44:06,777 --> 00:44:10,013
but it's very important to me.
790
00:44:13,384 --> 00:44:13,983
[sighs]
791
00:44:17,589 --> 00:44:20,990
I--I just don't feel well.
792
00:44:31,335 --> 00:44:32,001
[groans]
793
00:44:33,805 --> 00:44:36,005
Whoa, dizzy,
really lightheaded.
794
00:44:37,809 --> 00:44:41,410
I gotta go--
I gotta go lay down.
795
00:44:41,479 --> 00:44:44,279
[edgy music]
796
00:44:44,348 --> 00:44:46,816
¶ ¶
797
00:44:47,018 --> 00:44:52,555
Rest isn't going too well.
I got some...
798
00:44:52,757 --> 00:44:56,759
muscle spasms and leg cramps,
799
00:44:56,827 --> 00:44:59,295
the kind that curl
your feet up.
800
00:44:59,363 --> 00:45:04,634
¶ ¶
801
00:45:04,702 --> 00:45:08,004
[groans]
Ohh...ohh...ohh...
802
00:45:09,574 --> 00:45:12,008
My stomach's in knots.
803
00:45:18,450 --> 00:45:21,250
[dramatic music]
804
00:45:21,319 --> 00:45:22,985
¶ ¶
805
00:45:29,594 --> 00:45:30,993
- [groans]
Ohh...
806
00:45:32,997 --> 00:45:36,199
Oh, thank you, thank you,
thank you, thank you.
807
00:45:36,401 --> 00:45:39,268
[sighs]
808
00:45:39,337 --> 00:45:42,004
¶ ¶
809
00:45:45,476 --> 00:45:48,344
All right.
810
00:45:48,546 --> 00:45:51,013
Fantastic news.
811
00:45:52,483 --> 00:45:55,084
Nature called.
812
00:45:55,152 --> 00:45:59,088
And to be honest, I'm
sitting here a renewed person.
813
00:45:59,157 --> 00:46:02,892
I feel lighter, I feel
like the stomach upset's gone,
814
00:46:03,094 --> 00:46:05,094
the queasiness is gone--
all those symptoms.
815
00:46:05,163 --> 00:46:09,899
Now it's just elation and all
back to smiles per gallon.
816
00:46:09,968 --> 00:46:14,837
Super, super thankful,
and just looking to take
817
00:46:14,906 --> 00:46:18,441
the next step today,
and let's get going.
818
00:46:18,509 --> 00:46:21,243
[tense music]
819
00:46:21,312 --> 00:46:28,985
¶ ¶
820
00:46:42,534 --> 00:46:46,935
- Good morning, y'all.
821
00:46:47,004 --> 00:46:51,740
Kind of a rough night.
Did not sleep very well.
822
00:46:51,809 --> 00:46:53,743
I just think
my body needs food.
823
00:46:53,945 --> 00:46:59,482
We're coming up
on three weeks now.
824
00:46:59,684 --> 00:47:01,684
I really wanna be here.
825
00:47:01,752 --> 00:47:03,953
I really
wanna finish my shelter.
826
00:47:04,022 --> 00:47:08,624
So my plan today is just
to set as many snares
827
00:47:08,693 --> 00:47:11,994
as I can and then go fishing.
828
00:47:13,831 --> 00:47:17,633
I'm just, uh,
coming to the limits
829
00:47:17,702 --> 00:47:21,003
of physical body without food.
830
00:47:23,908 --> 00:47:25,641
I have a lot of issues
with my back.
831
00:47:25,843 --> 00:47:28,110
Having some issues
in my heart.
832
00:47:28,178 --> 00:47:32,014
Just, uh, it feels like
it's struggling to catch up.
833
00:47:40,992 --> 00:47:44,260
On the plus side,
my moustache still looks good.
834
00:47:44,328 --> 00:47:47,997
[laughs]
835
00:47:58,409 --> 00:48:06,015
¶ ¶
836
00:48:08,219 --> 00:48:09,218
Ow.
837
00:48:09,287 --> 00:48:12,288
¶ ¶
838
00:48:12,356 --> 00:48:13,222
[sighs]
839
00:48:13,291 --> 00:48:17,159
¶ ¶
840
00:48:17,362 --> 00:48:20,296
Oh, God.
841
00:48:20,364 --> 00:48:21,998
[exhales]
842
00:48:24,501 --> 00:48:26,302
That didn't help.
843
00:48:26,370 --> 00:48:27,236
[exhales]
844
00:48:27,305 --> 00:48:35,011
¶ ¶
845
00:48:40,919 --> 00:48:44,987
- Okay, gonna have
some seaweed breakfast.
846
00:48:54,132 --> 00:48:57,800
I think the thing that concerns
me the most is my heart.
847
00:48:57,869 --> 00:49:01,537
I think it's just
my heart struggling...
848
00:49:01,606 --> 00:49:04,606
to do this type of work...
849
00:49:04,676 --> 00:49:08,077
without any nutrition, but...
850
00:49:08,146 --> 00:49:14,216
I also don't want that
to turn into something serious.
851
00:49:15,153 --> 00:49:19,955
If I keep pushing through
this physical pain,
852
00:49:20,024 --> 00:49:22,892
am I doing long-term damage
to my heart?
853
00:49:22,960 --> 00:49:27,095
But if I leave,
it means that I'm going
854
00:49:27,164 --> 00:49:30,032
to question whether
that was my physical suffering
855
00:49:30,101 --> 00:49:34,103
or whether that was
this creation in my head.
856
00:49:34,172 --> 00:49:38,007
And that would be a hard thing
to try and work through.
857
00:49:40,111 --> 00:49:45,714
It's also only--it's
not even three weeks, people.
858
00:49:45,783 --> 00:49:49,051
That is embarrassing.
[laughs]
859
00:49:49,119 --> 00:49:53,255
But I also don't want
my pride to keep me here...
860
00:49:53,458 --> 00:49:55,057
And risk...
861
00:49:55,125 --> 00:49:58,794
I don't know, some sort
of injury in my back or...
862
00:49:58,863 --> 00:50:02,999
some sort of permanent
heart arrhythmia.
863
00:50:05,469 --> 00:50:08,204
So, I don't know.
864
00:50:08,406 --> 00:50:15,011
¶ ¶
865
00:50:16,147 --> 00:50:17,946
I'm gonna walk around
the forest a little
866
00:50:18,015 --> 00:50:20,983
and then just kind of see
what comes up.
867
00:50:23,021 --> 00:50:26,822
I hope that I can find
some food to get my body
868
00:50:26,891 --> 00:50:29,224
the sustenance
it needs to heal itself.
869
00:50:29,293 --> 00:50:31,494
¶ ¶
870
00:50:31,562 --> 00:50:32,995
I need a miracle.
871
00:50:37,435 --> 00:50:41,236
[dramatic music]
872
00:50:41,305 --> 00:50:44,006
¶ ¶
873
00:50:50,380 --> 00:50:56,252
¶ ¶
874
00:50:56,454 --> 00:50:58,253
- [sniffles]
875
00:50:58,322 --> 00:51:01,190
¶ ¶
876
00:51:01,392 --> 00:51:03,792
[sighs]
877
00:51:03,861 --> 00:51:05,995
Just been walking
around the forest.
878
00:51:09,533 --> 00:51:11,266
Trying to see if...
879
00:51:11,335 --> 00:51:12,401
[chuckles]
880
00:51:12,603 --> 00:51:15,004
a bear or grouse or something
will jump up out at me.
881
00:51:17,942 --> 00:51:19,875
That could have
a good supply of food
882
00:51:19,944 --> 00:51:22,011
for a little bit,
but no such luck.
883
00:51:24,882 --> 00:51:26,015
I'm not really sure
what to do.
884
00:51:27,952 --> 00:51:31,553
I've been trapping,
hunting, fishing,
885
00:51:31,622 --> 00:51:34,356
foraging for some berries.
886
00:51:34,425 --> 00:51:35,991
It's not great.
887
00:51:37,762 --> 00:51:39,295
Still have
a lot of weight to lose.
888
00:51:39,363 --> 00:51:43,299
¶ ¶
889
00:51:43,367 --> 00:51:45,000
[sighs]
890
00:51:47,105 --> 00:51:50,773
Okay, I think I'm gonna walk
around for a little bit
891
00:51:50,841 --> 00:51:54,243
and decide
what it is I'm gonna do.
892
00:51:54,312 --> 00:52:00,983
¶ ¶
893
00:52:02,119 --> 00:52:06,988
I'm feeling the limits
of my physical body
894
00:52:07,057 --> 00:52:10,192
and just how important
it is to care for it.
895
00:52:10,394 --> 00:52:11,927
¶ ¶
896
00:52:11,996 --> 00:52:13,795
I just wanna make sure
that I don't risk
897
00:52:13,864 --> 00:52:16,798
an injury
or something permanent
898
00:52:16,868 --> 00:52:18,200
by staying out here
and not eating.
899
00:52:18,402 --> 00:52:22,805
¶ ¶
900
00:52:22,873 --> 00:52:25,007
My heart's beating
irregularly,
901
00:52:25,209 --> 00:52:29,945
and it gets worse when
I physically exert myself.
902
00:52:30,147 --> 00:52:32,747
I don't know how I'm gonna
finish my shelter.
903
00:52:32,816 --> 00:52:36,685
Every day I work
and don't eat,
904
00:52:36,753 --> 00:52:39,488
my back's not really relaxing.
905
00:52:39,557 --> 00:52:41,223
It just gets tighter.
906
00:52:41,292 --> 00:52:48,998
¶ ¶
907
00:52:50,368 --> 00:52:52,301
[exhales]
908
00:52:52,369 --> 00:52:55,171
¶ ¶
909
00:52:55,373 --> 00:52:56,371
Okay.
910
00:52:56,440 --> 00:52:58,307
[rain pattering]
911
00:52:58,376 --> 00:53:02,011
[beeping]
912
00:53:03,514 --> 00:53:04,913
This is Igor.
913
00:53:04,982 --> 00:53:08,717
I'm just at a point
where I'm really worried
914
00:53:08,786 --> 00:53:10,252
about my health,
and I'm tapping out.
915
00:53:10,321 --> 00:53:17,859
¶ ¶
916
00:53:17,928 --> 00:53:20,663
I hope this land
felt the gratitude I had
917
00:53:20,865 --> 00:53:21,997
for everything
I took from it.
918
00:53:22,066 --> 00:53:25,267
I hope my time here helped me
to learn to love
919
00:53:25,335 --> 00:53:31,006
that which is difficult and
to have compassion for myself.
920
00:53:31,809 --> 00:53:32,808
It wasn't an easy decision.
921
00:53:33,010 --> 00:53:36,811
It's just so personal
and so public,
922
00:53:36,880 --> 00:53:38,547
'cause everyone's
gonna watch this
923
00:53:38,749 --> 00:53:40,815
and have an opinion of it,
924
00:53:40,884 --> 00:53:43,618
and also
reflecting on the perception
925
00:53:43,687 --> 00:53:46,088
of my family, of my friends,
926
00:53:46,157 --> 00:53:49,024
the people who helped me
get ready for this experience.
927
00:53:49,092 --> 00:53:52,995
I hope that they
really understand my decision.
928
00:53:54,498 --> 00:53:58,834
Um...
[sighs]
929
00:53:59,036 --> 00:54:01,570
I'm just noticing
the sound of my heartbeat,
930
00:54:01,639 --> 00:54:04,106
even when I'm just sitting.
931
00:54:04,175 --> 00:54:06,041
It just doesn't sound--
just doesn't sound right to me.
932
00:54:06,110 --> 00:54:09,444
I'm just concerned I'm gonna
do damage to my heart.
933
00:54:09,513 --> 00:54:13,716
[dramatic chords]
934
00:54:13,784 --> 00:54:14,783
When I reflect on the 20 days
935
00:54:14,851 --> 00:54:16,918
that I spent
in the wilderness,
936
00:54:16,988 --> 00:54:19,921
it feels shorter
than what I wanted it to be.
937
00:54:19,990 --> 00:54:22,590
And I also am aware
that my expectations
938
00:54:22,660 --> 00:54:24,860
are not what's important.
939
00:54:25,062 --> 00:54:26,928
What's important
is the experience itself.
940
00:54:26,998 --> 00:54:31,132
I feel like the beauty
of a rite of passage
941
00:54:31,201 --> 00:54:34,203
is that it's never exactly
what you wanted it to be.
942
00:54:34,405 --> 00:54:38,006
It's never something that can
be planned and done perfectly.
943
00:54:38,075 --> 00:54:42,077
And I feel like the lessons
that I received
944
00:54:42,146 --> 00:54:44,480
from this experience
will be things that I'll be
945
00:54:44,682 --> 00:54:46,815
digesting for a while
946
00:54:46,884 --> 00:54:48,817
and insights that will help
carry me
947
00:54:48,885 --> 00:54:52,287
into the next
period of my life.
948
00:54:52,356 --> 00:54:56,425
¶ ¶
949
00:54:56,493 --> 00:54:59,227
[tense music]
950
00:54:59,297 --> 00:55:06,001
¶ ¶
951
00:55:12,376 --> 00:55:19,014
¶ ¶
952
00:55:24,054 --> 00:55:26,989
- I just want to check in
on the beaver.
953
00:55:27,057 --> 00:55:31,860
I saw him the most
first thing in the morning.
954
00:55:32,062 --> 00:55:34,530
I'm gonna get ready
and get down to the river
955
00:55:34,732 --> 00:55:36,198
and see if we can catch him.
956
00:55:36,266 --> 00:55:40,068
I'll just try to stay hidden,
stay quiet, and just watch.
957
00:55:40,137 --> 00:55:44,005
If I go with this experience,
knowing that there were
958
00:55:44,074 --> 00:55:46,074
beaver right there,
and there's some way I could
959
00:55:46,143 --> 00:55:50,879
have figured it out, it'll
drive me a little bit crazy.
960
00:55:50,947 --> 00:55:54,616
Really important to me
to try to harvest
961
00:55:54,684 --> 00:55:57,286
at least one of the beavers.
962
00:55:57,354 --> 00:56:00,689
¶ ¶
963
00:56:00,891 --> 00:56:06,895
I am nervous about
the lack of food,
964
00:56:06,964 --> 00:56:09,765
but I am so exhilarated
to know that there's
965
00:56:09,967 --> 00:56:13,302
an active beaver site
on this location.
966
00:56:13,370 --> 00:56:18,774
¶ ¶
967
00:56:18,842 --> 00:56:22,244
Adventure awaits.
Let's go find it.
968
00:56:22,313 --> 00:56:28,984
¶ ¶
969
00:56:35,325 --> 00:56:42,998
¶ ¶
970
00:56:44,535 --> 00:56:46,201
[bow string squeaks]
971
00:56:46,403 --> 00:56:53,341
¶ ¶
972
00:56:53,411 --> 00:56:55,276
Yes, yes, yes.
973
00:56:55,345 --> 00:57:02,985
¶ ¶
974
00:57:33,451 --> 00:57:37,986
[tense music]
975
00:57:46,330 --> 00:57:49,998
¶ ¶
976
00:57:57,741 --> 00:58:00,475
So I can't believe
I'm about to
977
00:58:00,544 --> 00:58:03,077
do what I'm about to do.
978
00:58:03,146 --> 00:58:06,548
I, uh--it's absolutely,
literally freezing out here.
979
00:58:06,617 --> 00:58:07,816
There's ice on the water,
980
00:58:07,885 --> 00:58:11,353
and I've gotta swim
probably 100 yards.
981
00:58:11,555 --> 00:58:14,423
I mean, this is...
982
00:58:14,625 --> 00:58:16,992
Hypothermic City here.
983
00:58:19,964 --> 00:58:22,698
Mother, I'm sorry
you have to see this.
984
00:58:22,900 --> 00:58:26,768
If you ever do see this,
I love you.
985
00:58:26,836 --> 00:58:30,973
I sure think
about all the time.
986
00:58:31,175 --> 00:58:34,643
I'm sorry for all the things
I've put you through.
987
00:58:34,711 --> 00:58:38,513
Friends, family, viewers...
988
00:58:38,582 --> 00:58:40,248
please wish me luck.
989
00:58:40,317 --> 00:58:42,651
¶ ¶
990
00:58:42,720 --> 00:58:47,589
You can see
I'm gonna need it.
991
00:58:47,657 --> 00:58:49,257
We're risking it all here.
992
00:58:49,326 --> 00:58:51,726
¶ ¶
993
00:58:51,795 --> 00:58:54,596
Well, this decision
may be the end
994
00:58:54,665 --> 00:58:59,868
of my time out here, but...
995
00:58:59,936 --> 00:59:06,408
I have to try
to recover this beaver.
996
00:59:06,476 --> 00:59:09,277
Oh, good Lord!
997
00:59:09,346 --> 00:59:11,013
¶ ¶
998
00:59:15,419 --> 00:59:18,286
[dramatic music]
999
00:59:18,355 --> 00:59:21,990
¶ ¶
1000
00:59:27,298 --> 00:59:34,569
¶ ¶
1001
00:59:34,638 --> 00:59:36,004
- This is my best chance.
1002
00:59:38,442 --> 00:59:42,444
Oh, good Lord.
1003
00:59:42,513 --> 00:59:44,446
Be with me, please.
1004
00:59:44,515 --> 00:59:46,982
[breathing heavily]
1005
00:59:49,386 --> 00:59:52,387
There it is.
1006
00:59:52,589 --> 00:59:55,524
[breathing heavily]
1007
00:59:55,592 --> 01:00:00,996
Come on, almost there.
1008
01:00:04,334 --> 01:00:07,468
Gotcha.
1009
01:00:07,537 --> 01:00:10,005
[labored breathing]
1010
01:00:17,347 --> 01:00:19,014
[grunts]
1011
01:00:23,420 --> 01:00:27,289
Oh, my goodness.
1012
01:00:27,357 --> 01:00:29,757
¶ ¶
1013
01:00:29,826 --> 01:00:33,895
Look, what
an incredible creature.
1014
01:00:33,964 --> 01:00:36,831
All right, I'm gonna
get out of my underwear.
1015
01:00:36,900 --> 01:00:40,569
I'm gonna try to get dry,
try to get warm.
1016
01:00:40,771 --> 01:00:44,006
My feet are absolutely frozen.
1017
01:00:46,843 --> 01:00:49,711
I'm just
in awe of this morning.
1018
01:00:49,780 --> 01:00:51,512
Thank the Lord,
thank goodness,
1019
01:00:51,581 --> 01:00:53,982
thank the universe.
1020
01:00:54,051 --> 01:00:59,054
Seven--eight days
I've been up by 5:00 a.m.
1021
01:00:59,123 --> 01:01:01,923
Been to the river at
least an hour before daylight,
1022
01:01:01,992 --> 01:01:05,127
waiting, listening,
watching, learning.
1023
01:01:05,329 --> 01:01:08,530
And now, for the first time,
we know where our next meal
1024
01:01:08,598 --> 01:01:10,999
may be coming from.
1025
01:01:12,603 --> 01:01:15,671
Such an incredible animal.
1026
01:01:15,873 --> 01:01:20,675
Now, I don't know
what it weighs.
1027
01:01:20,744 --> 01:01:24,012
Sure feels like 30, 35 pounds.
1028
01:01:26,016 --> 01:01:28,082
I don't know how much food
that'll yield,
1029
01:01:28,151 --> 01:01:33,354
but sure is a lot more
than we've been having, so...
1030
01:01:33,424 --> 01:01:35,223
truly thankful.
1031
01:01:35,292 --> 01:01:38,493
¶ ¶
1032
01:01:38,562 --> 01:01:40,996
We got a long way to go.
1033
01:01:43,299 --> 01:01:47,769
Growing up in West Virginia,
I have spent my entire life
1034
01:01:47,837 --> 01:01:49,771
striving to be
a better hunter,
1035
01:01:49,839 --> 01:01:51,907
striving to be
a better fisher,
1036
01:01:51,975 --> 01:01:54,910
striving to be
better in the outdoors,
1037
01:01:55,112 --> 01:01:58,046
to appreciate it more
and to just be able
1038
01:01:58,114 --> 01:02:02,517
to adapt and improvise
in those realms better.
1039
01:02:02,586 --> 01:02:04,919
And hunting this beaver
1040
01:02:04,988 --> 01:02:08,190
was the perfect opportunity
to do that.
1041
01:02:08,258 --> 01:02:12,594
Beaver is honestly one of my
favorite wild game meats.
1042
01:02:12,663 --> 01:02:13,861
Never had one from Labrador,
1043
01:02:13,930 --> 01:02:16,931
but really looking
forward to it now.
1044
01:02:17,000 --> 01:02:19,868
I've been dreaming
of rendered beaver fat,
1045
01:02:20,070 --> 01:02:23,071
the beaver tail,
fried liver, fried heart.
1046
01:02:23,273 --> 01:02:27,075
I'd love to show people
that if I can do it, you know,
1047
01:02:27,277 --> 01:02:31,012
a kid from rural West Virginia
with no formal training
1048
01:02:31,081 --> 01:02:34,482
of any kind, if I can do it,
anyone can do it.
1049
01:02:34,551 --> 01:02:36,418
Just chase your dreams.
1050
01:02:36,620 --> 01:02:38,687
Tremendously thankful
1051
01:02:38,889 --> 01:02:41,289
for the abundant gifts
of this day.
1052
01:02:41,357 --> 01:02:44,993
¶ ¶
1053
01:02:46,830 --> 01:02:48,630
- Still
haven't caught any meat.
1054
01:02:48,699 --> 01:02:50,298
Where are you, little squirrel?
1055
01:02:50,500 --> 01:02:52,167
Did I get it?
1056
01:02:52,369 --> 01:02:53,634
[bleep].
1057
01:02:53,703 --> 01:02:55,003
- I gotta get some sustenance.
1058
01:02:56,440 --> 01:02:58,707
- Look at that!
1059
01:02:58,909 --> 01:03:00,709
That's a nice clean kill
right there.
1060
01:03:00,911 --> 01:03:05,379
I have some
kind of gut parasite.
1061
01:03:05,448 --> 01:03:08,183
[retches, spits]
1062
01:03:08,385 --> 01:03:11,987
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