1 00:00:06,266 --> 00:00:07,896 PRODUCER: JOE, CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT, YOU KNOW, 2 00:00:07,933 --> 00:00:11,403 PEOPLE'S AND YOUR DEFINITION OF THE AMERICAN DREAM. 3 00:00:11,433 --> 00:00:14,633 AND WHAT FREEDOM, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY MEANS TO YOU? 4 00:00:14,666 --> 00:00:16,966 JOE RAY: YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT 5 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:18,570 THE AMERICAN DREAM. 6 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:20,030 WELL, WHAT IS THE AMERICAN DREAM? 7 00:00:20,066 --> 00:00:22,726 WHO'S TO SAY WHAT, WHAT YOUR DREAM SHOULD BE, YOU KNOW? 8 00:00:22,766 --> 00:00:24,666 I MEAN, MY DREAM IS DIFFERENT THAN EVERYBODY'S. 9 00:00:24,700 --> 00:00:27,300 BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY CARE FOR MATERIAL ITEMS ANYMORE. 10 00:00:27,333 --> 00:00:29,333 THAT'S ABOUT RULED OUT WITH ME. 11 00:00:29,366 --> 00:00:31,496 I DON'T HAVE A VEHICLE, DRIVES ON FOOT OR I CALL 12 00:00:31,533 --> 00:00:33,233 SOMEBODY TO COME GET ME. 13 00:00:33,266 --> 00:00:35,396 AND, YOU KNOW, SO, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH, 14 00:00:35,433 --> 00:00:37,033 THIS IS MY DREAM. 15 00:00:37,066 --> 00:00:39,466 THIS IS THE WAY, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAY, 16 00:00:39,500 --> 00:00:42,130 THIS IS THE (BLEEP) LIFESTYLE OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS. 17 00:00:42,166 --> 00:00:43,796 BECAUSE I AM RICH IN MY OWN WAY, 18 00:00:43,833 --> 00:00:45,633 RICHER THAN ANYBODY BECAUSE 19 00:00:45,666 --> 00:00:47,396 I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO ANSWER TO. 20 00:00:47,433 --> 00:00:49,503 I HAVE EVERYTHING I WANT TO EAT, EVERYTHING I WANNA DO. 21 00:00:49,533 --> 00:00:51,903 I CAN AMUSE MYSELF UP HERE IN SO MANY WAYS. 22 00:00:51,933 --> 00:00:54,703 IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, RIDICULOUS. 23 00:00:54,733 --> 00:00:57,473 BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, AND PEOPLE THAT LIVE DOWN BELOW, 24 00:00:57,500 --> 00:01:01,400 FLATLANDERS, YEAH, IT'S JUST LIKE WATCHING A RAT RACE. 25 00:01:01,433 --> 00:01:03,833 IT'S JUST LIKE WHEN THEY PUT THE RATS IN THE BOX AND 26 00:01:03,866 --> 00:01:05,726 THEY GO RUNNING AROUND LIKE THEY'RE (BLEEP) CRAZY. 27 00:01:05,766 --> 00:01:07,326 HELL, I'M NOT LIKE THAT. 28 00:01:07,366 --> 00:01:09,326 I CAN WALK AROUND UP HERE AT MY OWN PACE, DO WHAT I WANT. 29 00:01:09,366 --> 00:01:11,066 NOBODY CAN MAKE ME GO FASTER THAN I WANT, 30 00:01:11,100 --> 00:01:15,030 NOBODY CAN TELL ME WHAT TO DO. 31 00:01:15,066 --> 00:01:17,066 NARRATOR: IN THE AGE OF TECHNOLOGY, 32 00:01:17,100 --> 00:01:20,130 THE ELECTRICAL GRID IS EXPANDING, 33 00:01:20,166 --> 00:01:22,666 AND THE WORLD IS GETTING SMALLER. 34 00:01:23,266 --> 00:01:26,196 FOR SOME, FINDING PEACE-OF-MIND MEANS 35 00:01:26,233 --> 00:01:29,073 HIDING OUT WHERE NO ONE THINKS TO LOOK. 36 00:01:31,100 --> 00:01:32,900 TO ESCAPE. 37 00:01:32,933 --> 00:01:35,903 THEY REDEFINE "OFF THE GRID." 38 00:01:45,833 --> 00:01:51,873 ♪ ♪ 39 00:01:52,566 --> 00:01:54,326 BEAR CLAW: YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK YOU COULD EVER HAVE 40 00:01:54,366 --> 00:01:56,126 TOO MANY WEAPONS. 41 00:01:56,166 --> 00:01:58,396 THEY HELP ME SLEEP GOOD AT NIGHT. 42 00:01:58,433 --> 00:02:00,403 THEY HELP ME FEED MYSELF. 43 00:02:00,433 --> 00:02:04,173 SO THAT IS A VERY FAVORITE TOOL OF MINE. 44 00:02:05,866 --> 00:02:12,266 MY GUN THERE ON THE SAWBUCK IS A .62 CALIBER FLINTLOCK. 45 00:02:14,333 --> 00:02:18,833 IT'S A SMOOTHBORE, MY DAD ALWAYS HAD A 20 GAUGE, 46 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:21,570 AND NOW I GOT A 20 GAUGE. 47 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,330 AND I CAN PUT SHOT IN HERE AND SHOOT TURKEYS, 48 00:02:24,366 --> 00:02:28,826 I CAN PUT A ROUND BALL IN HERE AND SHOOT A BEAR, 49 00:02:29,833 --> 00:02:32,173 IT'S A GOOD LITTLE GUN FOR THAT. 50 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:35,730 KEEP YOU FED, THAT'S THE MAIN THING. 51 00:02:35,766 --> 00:02:37,796 NARRATOR: FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, 52 00:02:37,833 --> 00:02:40,573 BEAR CLAW HAS LIVED BEYOND THE GRID, 53 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,470 IN THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS OF IDAHO, 54 00:02:43,500 --> 00:02:46,330 SURVIVING ALMOST ENTIRELY OFF THE LAND. 55 00:02:47,166 --> 00:02:50,496 IN THIS REGION, IT'S NOW BLACK BEAR SEASON 56 00:02:50,533 --> 00:02:53,573 AND BEAR CLAW RELIES ON HUNTING TO DELIVER 57 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,170 THE PROTEIN HE NEEDS. 58 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,200 BEAR CLAW: I'M GONNA HEAD DOWN TO THIS CREEK, 59 00:02:58,233 --> 00:03:00,333 IT'S WARMING UP A LITTLE BIT AND, UH, 60 00:03:00,366 --> 00:03:03,666 BEARS REALLY LIKE TO COME DOWN HERE TO THE WATER. 61 00:03:05,266 --> 00:03:08,366 MY HUNTING CAREER STARTED WHEN I WAS A YOUNG FELLA 62 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:12,700 SHOOTING BIRDS, AND TO ME, IT'S NOT A DAY-TO-DAY SUCCESS, 63 00:03:12,733 --> 00:03:14,503 IT'S THE WHOLE TIME. 64 00:03:14,533 --> 00:03:17,673 AND THE MORE YOU HUNT, THE BETTER YOU ARE. 65 00:03:17,700 --> 00:03:20,030 THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING OUT THERE. 66 00:03:20,066 --> 00:03:22,766 YOU GOTTA HAVE ADVENTURE, RIGHT? 67 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:37,470 BEARS REALLY LIKE THE GRUBS, THEY GET BIG AND FAT THIS 68 00:03:37,500 --> 00:03:39,900 TIME OF YEAR, AND THEY'RE REALLY HATCHING OUT 69 00:03:39,933 --> 00:03:43,703 AND IT MAKES GOOD FOOD FOR THEM BECAUSE 70 00:03:43,733 --> 00:03:46,373 IT'S GOT GOOD PROTEIN IN IT. 71 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,470 AND I'LL BE DARNED, LOOK AT THAT NOW. 72 00:03:49,500 --> 00:03:53,870 GOT SOME FRESH BEAR CLAWS RIGHT HERE. 73 00:03:53,900 --> 00:03:56,530 WHEN A BEAR COMES UP TO A TREE, 74 00:03:56,566 --> 00:03:59,796 ESPECIALLY A BIG OL' MOTHER TREE LIKE THIS, 75 00:03:59,833 --> 00:04:01,973 THIS WILL SHOW YOU THE HOME TERRITORY. 76 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,900 AND WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IS THE YOUNGER ONES DOWN HERE, 77 00:04:05,933 --> 00:04:08,003 AND YOU CAN EVEN SEE THE BABY BEARS HAVE 78 00:04:08,033 --> 00:04:10,203 BEEN CRAWLING, CLAWING LIKE THEIR MOTHER HAS. 79 00:04:10,233 --> 00:04:14,303 THIS IS TO, UH, MARK THEIR TERRITORY IS WHAT THEY'RE DOING. 80 00:04:14,333 --> 00:04:16,873 AND THEN THIS BIG OL' DADDY COMES BY AND 81 00:04:16,900 --> 00:04:19,900 HE CAN REACH WAY UP THERE. 82 00:04:19,933 --> 00:04:23,173 GIVES YOU AN IDEA HOW TALL THAT BEAR IS. 83 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:27,570 THAT'S A GOOD SIX, SIX AND A HALF FOOTER. 84 00:04:28,166 --> 00:04:32,366 THERE'S EVEN SOME WAY UP THERE. 85 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:34,170 THAT'S A GOOD SIGN OF WE'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE 86 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,130 TO FIND US A BEAR. 87 00:04:36,166 --> 00:04:37,626 LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO WHAT 88 00:04:37,666 --> 00:04:40,366 WE'RE LOOKING FOR. 89 00:04:49,766 --> 00:04:55,526 ♪ ♪ 90 00:05:03,333 --> 00:05:05,903 NARRATOR: IN THE MIDDLE OF LAKE MICHIGAN, 91 00:05:05,933 --> 00:05:08,303 18 MILES FROM THE MAINLAND, 92 00:05:08,333 --> 00:05:12,033 LIES A WORLD OUTSIDE THE GRID. 93 00:05:12,900 --> 00:05:15,970 DAN BURTON: TITUS, WHERE YOU AT, BOY? 94 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:20,100 COME ON, COME ON, COME ON, BOY! 95 00:05:22,933 --> 00:05:27,003 COME ON, TITUS! 96 00:05:28,266 --> 00:05:29,696 COME ON, THE BOAT'S LEAVING! 97 00:05:29,733 --> 00:05:32,003 LET'S GO! 98 00:05:36,266 --> 00:05:40,026 IT'S TRADITIONAL THAT I ALWAYS GIVE HIM A BAPTISM. 99 00:05:43,033 --> 00:05:46,333 HE HATES IT, YOU HATE IT. 100 00:05:46,733 --> 00:05:49,703 GET IN THE BOAT. 101 00:05:50,066 --> 00:05:52,566 NARRATOR: SURROUNDED ON ALL SIDES BY THE FRESHWATER OF 102 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,900 LAKE MICHIGAN, DAN BURTON'S HOME IS WITHIN THE 103 00:05:55,933 --> 00:06:00,573 BEAVER ISLAND ARCHIPELAGO, A SERIES OF NINE ISLANDS, 104 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:04,070 SEVERAL OF WHICH ARE COMPLETELY UNINHABITED. 105 00:06:06,100 --> 00:06:08,230 TO SURVIVE ALL THE WAY OUT HERE, 106 00:06:08,266 --> 00:06:11,466 DAN MUST MAKE DUE WITH LIMITED SUPPLIES AND 107 00:06:11,500 --> 00:06:13,900 WHATEVER HE CAN FIND. 108 00:06:13,933 --> 00:06:17,033 SO, HE OFTEN EMBARKS ON SALVAGE MISSIONS IN SEARCH 109 00:06:17,066 --> 00:06:20,996 OF MATERIALS HE CAN USE. 110 00:06:21,433 --> 00:06:23,733 DAN BURTON: BACK IN THE EARLY DAYS, YOU KNOW, 111 00:06:23,766 --> 00:06:26,396 WHEN THERE WASN'T ALL THE RAILROADS AND STUFF, 112 00:06:26,433 --> 00:06:28,373 THE WATERWAYS WERE THE MAIN ROUTE. 113 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,330 SO YOU HAD SHIPS PASSING BY HERE EVERY DAY ALL THE TIME. 114 00:06:31,366 --> 00:06:32,896 YOU KNOW, THERE'S TREASURE ALL OVER. 115 00:06:32,933 --> 00:06:35,233 YOU JUST GOTTA BE OUT THERE AND WILLING TO LOOK FOR IT, 116 00:06:35,266 --> 00:06:38,496 WILLING TO DIVE IN AND GET IT. 117 00:06:52,333 --> 00:06:54,873 ONE OF THE REASONS WE'RE OUT HERE TODAY IS WE'VE 118 00:06:54,900 --> 00:06:59,900 HAD A LOT OF SUCCESS; THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT SPOT. 119 00:07:01,500 --> 00:07:04,170 KEEP OUR EYES OPEN. 120 00:07:06,833 --> 00:07:09,173 PRODUCER: WHAT'S THAT RIGHT THERE? 121 00:07:10,700 --> 00:07:12,130 DAN BURTON: ALL RIGHT. 122 00:07:12,166 --> 00:07:14,126 MAN, THAT DOES LOOK LIKE THAT'S A POTENTIAL, 123 00:07:14,166 --> 00:07:18,166 RIGHT THERE. 124 00:07:28,533 --> 00:07:32,333 ♪ ♪ 125 00:07:32,366 --> 00:07:34,826 PRODUCER: WHAT'S DOWN THERE? 126 00:07:34,866 --> 00:07:39,166 DAN BURTON: IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS, UH, IF I HAD TO GUESS, 127 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:42,870 AN EARLY, UH, EARLY TO MID, MAYBE '80S, 128 00:07:42,900 --> 00:07:44,300 SNOWMOBILE SITTING DOWN THERE. 129 00:07:44,333 --> 00:07:47,033 EITHER SOMEBODY HAD MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OR IT 130 00:07:47,066 --> 00:07:49,066 PROBABLY GOT BAILED OFF ON THE ICE AND, UH, 131 00:07:49,100 --> 00:07:51,500 NOBODY WENT BACK AND GOT IT. 132 00:07:51,533 --> 00:07:52,903 HANG ON, TITY! 133 00:07:52,933 --> 00:07:55,503 COULD ALWAYS USE A SNOWMOBILE. 134 00:07:55,533 --> 00:07:58,403 I SAY WE GRAB IT, FINDERS' KEEPERS, LOSER'S WEEPERS. 135 00:07:59,766 --> 00:08:01,626 NARRATOR: DURING WINTER MONTHS, 136 00:08:01,666 --> 00:08:03,866 DAN USUALLY RELIES ON SNOWSHOES TO WALK ACROSS 137 00:08:03,900 --> 00:08:06,670 THE ICE TO OTHER ISLANDS. 138 00:08:06,700 --> 00:08:09,800 A SNOWMOBILE COULD AFFORD HIM SAFER PASSAGE 139 00:08:09,833 --> 00:08:12,303 TO FIND RESOURCES IN THE AREA. 140 00:08:12,333 --> 00:08:13,473 DAN BURTON: THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT 141 00:08:13,500 --> 00:08:14,830 SNOW MACHINE WILL RUN. 142 00:08:14,866 --> 00:08:16,396 IT'S A DIFFERENT TYPE OF FISHING. 143 00:08:16,433 --> 00:08:20,403 WE'LL PULL, UH, WE'LL PULL A SNOWMOBILE OFF THE BOTTOM. 144 00:08:30,766 --> 00:08:36,396 ♪ ♪ 145 00:08:46,733 --> 00:08:52,033 ♪ ♪ 146 00:08:55,500 --> 00:08:58,870 JOE RAY: GETS A LITTLE TIGHT UP HERE. 147 00:08:58,900 --> 00:09:00,500 I'LL GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOU A LITTLE ROOM MAYBE, 148 00:09:00,533 --> 00:09:04,073 YOU'LL MAKE IT, I DON'T KNOW. 149 00:09:04,100 --> 00:09:06,300 WE OPEN UP A LITTLE MORE RIGHT AROUND HERE. 150 00:09:06,333 --> 00:09:08,803 NARRATOR: IN A WORLD BELOW THE GRID, 151 00:09:08,833 --> 00:09:12,333 JOE RAY HAS SPENT THE LAST TWO WEEKS UNDERGROUND. 152 00:09:12,366 --> 00:09:16,396 TODAY, HE'S HEADED FOR DAYLIGHT. 153 00:09:16,433 --> 00:09:18,073 JOE RAY: THIS NEXT BEND WE'LL GO TO THE LEFT 154 00:09:18,100 --> 00:09:20,800 AND WE'LL BE THERE. 155 00:09:20,833 --> 00:09:23,033 THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF MY EXITS HERE AND 156 00:09:23,066 --> 00:09:24,696 I HAVE TO GO OUT. 157 00:09:24,733 --> 00:09:26,733 NOT THAT I REALLY LIKE GOING OUT, BUT I HAVE TO COME OUT, 158 00:09:26,766 --> 00:09:31,366 SO WE'RE ON FOR A WALK. 159 00:09:34,733 --> 00:09:38,803 COMING OUT OF THE CAVE REALLY MAKES ME SORT OF NERVOUS. 160 00:09:38,833 --> 00:09:40,333 I DON'T FEEL SAFE OUT HERE. 161 00:09:40,366 --> 00:09:41,796 I MEAN, IT'S ALWAYS DANGEROUS, 162 00:09:41,833 --> 00:09:44,233 YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GONNA COME. 163 00:09:44,266 --> 00:09:48,226 SOMETHING FALLING ON YA, SOMETHING CHASING YA. 164 00:09:48,266 --> 00:09:50,326 AND ONCE I GET OUTSIDE, ANYTHING CAN COME FROM 165 00:09:50,366 --> 00:09:52,666 ANYWHERE OUT HERE AND YOU NEVER CAN TELL 166 00:09:52,700 --> 00:09:55,300 WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. 167 00:09:55,333 --> 00:09:57,073 NARRATOR: LIVING BELOW THE GRID, 168 00:09:57,100 --> 00:10:00,500 JOE RAY RARELY LEAVES HIS CAVES, 169 00:10:00,533 --> 00:10:03,973 ONLY HEADING OUTSIDE WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. 170 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:06,070 JOE RAY: WE'RE GONNA GO DOWN HERE. 171 00:10:06,100 --> 00:10:08,530 NARRATOR: THIS TRIP IS A MISSION TO FIND VALUABLE 172 00:10:08,566 --> 00:10:11,496 MATERIALS HE CAN SELL, IN HOPES OF PURCHASING 173 00:10:11,533 --> 00:10:15,233 AMMUNITION FOR HIS RIFLES. 174 00:10:17,533 --> 00:10:18,873 JOE RAY: THIS IS THE SHAFT WE'LL BE GOING DOWN 175 00:10:18,900 --> 00:10:20,330 IN RIGHT HERE. 176 00:10:20,366 --> 00:10:22,866 LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOT SHAFTS GOING OFF ON BOTH SIDES, 177 00:10:22,900 --> 00:10:26,800 AND THESE SHAFTS COULD ACTUALLY GO FOR MILES, 178 00:10:26,833 --> 00:10:28,333 YOU KNOW, I MEAN THERE'S NO TELLING. 179 00:10:28,366 --> 00:10:30,196 THERE COULD BE A GOLDMINE DOWN THERE AND THERE MIGHT 180 00:10:30,233 --> 00:10:33,473 NOT BE (BLEEP) DOWN THERE. 181 00:10:33,500 --> 00:10:35,700 NARRATOR: THE REGION JOE CALLS HOME IS 182 00:10:35,733 --> 00:10:40,033 THE OZARK MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS. 183 00:10:40,066 --> 00:10:43,496 THIS AREA BECAME A HOTBED OF MINING ACTIVITY 184 00:10:43,533 --> 00:10:47,103 IN THE EARLY 1900S. 185 00:10:47,433 --> 00:10:49,003 JOE RAY: THERE'S NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE THAT LIKE TO GO 186 00:10:49,033 --> 00:10:51,403 DOWN IN SHAFTS, BUT THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE 187 00:10:51,433 --> 00:10:52,833 BETWEEN ME AND THEM. 188 00:10:52,866 --> 00:10:57,166 SHAFT, THAT'S JUST A CAVE THAT GOES STRAIGHT DOWN. 189 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:02,300 YEAH, IT'S A WAYS DOWN THERE. 190 00:11:02,333 --> 00:11:03,803 I ALMOST WANNA JUMP IN, 191 00:11:03,833 --> 00:11:06,503 BUT I KNOW I PROBABLY COULDN'T MAKE THAT. 192 00:11:09,566 --> 00:11:11,966 PRODUCER: IS THIS SAFE, JOE? 193 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:14,230 JOE RAY: WELL, A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT NOT THINK SO, 194 00:11:14,266 --> 00:11:16,526 BUT, UH, YOU JUST HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING, 195 00:11:16,566 --> 00:11:18,866 THINK OF ALL THE THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN AND PLAN FOR THEM 196 00:11:18,900 --> 00:11:20,630 AND THEN PLAN FOR WHAT YOU'RE NOT EVEN THINKING OF, 197 00:11:20,666 --> 00:11:22,866 BECAUSE THE FIRST THING OUT HERE THAT WILL KEEP YOU 198 00:11:22,900 --> 00:11:26,330 ALIVE BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE IS COMMON SENSE. 199 00:11:26,366 --> 00:11:27,826 AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE NO COMMON SENSE, 200 00:11:27,866 --> 00:11:31,396 YOU BETTER KEEP YOUR ASS OUT OF THE WOODS. 201 00:11:36,366 --> 00:11:39,326 SO, UH, LET'S GO! 202 00:11:55,599 --> 00:11:59,329 [ROOSTER CROWS] 203 00:11:59,366 --> 00:12:00,866 JEANNY LEVERETT: AH, CHICK, CHICK, CHICK. 204 00:12:00,899 --> 00:12:04,529 AH, CHICK, CHICK, CHICK, CHICK. 205 00:12:07,899 --> 00:12:10,529 YOU WANT SOME? 206 00:12:11,766 --> 00:12:14,366 PEPPER, NO. 207 00:12:14,399 --> 00:12:16,829 AH, CHICK, CHICK, CHICK. 208 00:12:16,866 --> 00:12:19,426 CHICK, CHICK, CHICK. 209 00:12:22,199 --> 00:12:24,529 HEY! 210 00:12:24,566 --> 00:12:28,226 NO, LEE! 211 00:12:29,099 --> 00:12:31,199 DOC LEVERETT: (BLEEP), (BLEEP)! 212 00:12:31,232 --> 00:12:32,632 JEANNY LEVERETT: ROOSTER! 213 00:12:32,666 --> 00:12:36,096 DOC LEVERETT: ALL RIGHT, OH. 214 00:12:36,666 --> 00:12:39,296 NARRATOR: IN ONION CREEK WASHINGTON, 215 00:12:39,332 --> 00:12:42,802 DOC AND JEANNY LEVERETT WORK EVERY DAY TO SUSTAIN THEIR 216 00:12:42,832 --> 00:12:45,332 LIFE ABOVE THE GRID. 217 00:12:45,366 --> 00:12:47,726 AND SOME DAYS, THAT MEANS GETTING BY 218 00:12:47,766 --> 00:12:49,296 ON LIMITED RESOURCES. 219 00:12:49,332 --> 00:12:50,872 JEANNY LEVERETT: I GOT TWO EGGS. 220 00:12:50,899 --> 00:12:52,799 DOC LEVERETT: YEAH, SHE'S WORKING OVERTIME. 221 00:12:52,832 --> 00:12:54,872 MAYBE SHE HEARD WE WERE IN A FOOD DROUGHT. 222 00:12:54,899 --> 00:12:58,699 JEANNY LEVERETT: HERE. 223 00:12:59,399 --> 00:13:01,199 DOC LEVERETT: ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT ONE EGG. 224 00:13:01,232 --> 00:13:02,332 JEANNY LEVERETT: IS IT CRACKED? 225 00:13:02,366 --> 00:13:03,826 DOC LEVERETT: IT'S CRACKED, BUT IT'S STILL GOOD; 226 00:13:03,866 --> 00:13:04,826 WE CAN EAT IT. 227 00:13:04,866 --> 00:13:06,366 ALL RIGHT, HERE. 228 00:13:06,399 --> 00:13:07,669 JEANNY LEVERETT: I CAN GO AHEAD AND GET IT. 229 00:13:07,699 --> 00:13:09,829 DOC LEVERETT: I'M GONNA GET OUT OF THIS JUNK, 230 00:13:09,866 --> 00:13:11,396 AND THEN I'LL, UH, SEE WHAT I CAN COME UP WITH. 231 00:13:11,432 --> 00:13:13,072 JEANNY LEVERETT: OKAY, WE CAN EAT THE ROOSTER. 232 00:13:13,099 --> 00:13:17,399 DOC LEVERETT: YEAH, HE'S ALREADY DONE HIS JOB ANYWAY. 233 00:13:17,432 --> 00:13:20,132 NARRATOR: OUT HERE, DOC AND JEANNY LEVERETT LIVE 234 00:13:20,166 --> 00:13:23,366 25 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, IN THE DENSE FORESTS 235 00:13:23,399 --> 00:13:26,029 OF EASTERN WASHINGTON NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. 236 00:13:29,399 --> 00:13:31,529 IN THEIR TREE HOUSE, 237 00:13:31,566 --> 00:13:34,496 THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER FOR REFRIGERATION. 238 00:13:34,532 --> 00:13:36,372 SO, ONE YEAR AGO, THEY BARTERED FOR A 239 00:13:36,399 --> 00:13:38,899 CHICKEN AND A ROOSTER. 240 00:13:38,932 --> 00:13:42,472 TODAY, DOC'S HOPING ANOTHER TRADE CAN PROVIDE 241 00:13:42,499 --> 00:13:45,269 THE RENEWABLE FOOD SOURCE THEY NEED. 242 00:13:46,266 --> 00:13:47,466 DOC LEVERETT: WE'VE BEEN WANTING TO GET A GOAT, 243 00:13:47,499 --> 00:13:49,369 BUT, UH, OUT HERE ON THE CREEK, 244 00:13:49,399 --> 00:13:52,729 WE'RE NOT DEALING SO MUCH IN MONEY. 245 00:13:52,766 --> 00:13:54,726 WE USE A CREEKER CURRENCY, WHATEVER YOU HAVE ON HAND, 246 00:13:54,766 --> 00:13:56,666 AND I PREFER IT. 247 00:13:56,699 --> 00:13:58,699 THE THRILL OF THE TRADE IS MUCH MORE SATISFYING 248 00:13:58,732 --> 00:14:02,402 TO ME THAN TO HAND OVER SOME MONEY. 249 00:14:02,432 --> 00:14:05,472 WE'RE COMING UP ON MY LITTLE NURSERY HERE. 250 00:14:05,499 --> 00:14:08,829 EVERY ONE OF THESE SAPLINGS OUT HERE HAVE VALUE. 251 00:14:18,432 --> 00:14:19,972 HERE'S A GOOD ONE. 252 00:14:19,999 --> 00:14:21,869 THIS ONE IS A FIR, THAT'S WHAT HE SAYS THAT 253 00:14:21,899 --> 00:14:24,369 HE WANTS PUT UP THERE IS FIR. 254 00:14:24,399 --> 00:14:29,329 THEY'RE A QUICK GROWING PLANT, GOOD TREE. 255 00:14:32,332 --> 00:14:35,832 JUST LIKE FINDING MONEY ON THE GROUND. 256 00:14:38,699 --> 00:14:41,899 SO NOW I THINK WE NEED TO GET THREE OR FOUR MORE. 257 00:14:41,932 --> 00:14:45,332 THAT OUGHT TO BE WORTH A GOOD TRADE. 258 00:14:46,099 --> 00:14:49,369 ONE STEP CLOSER TO A GOAT. 259 00:15:04,432 --> 00:15:06,172 MIKE WEID: ANY LUCK OVER THERE? 260 00:15:06,199 --> 00:15:07,999 DAN BURTON: NOPE, NO SNOWMOBILE YET. 261 00:15:08,032 --> 00:15:11,372 MAYBE A ROCK AND A LOG. 262 00:15:11,399 --> 00:15:13,629 NARRATOR: 18 MILES FROM THE MAINLAND, 263 00:15:13,666 --> 00:15:16,696 FAR OUTSIDE THE GRID, DAN BURTON IS ATTEMPTING 264 00:15:16,732 --> 00:15:19,332 TO SALVAGE A SUNKEN SNOWMOBILE FROM THE BOTTOM 265 00:15:19,366 --> 00:15:20,826 OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 266 00:15:20,866 --> 00:15:22,396 DAN BURTON: I'M SURE IT'S HERE. 267 00:15:22,432 --> 00:15:24,372 I DON'T SEE ANYBODY BEATING ME TO IT. 268 00:15:24,399 --> 00:15:26,399 MIKE WEID: NO, THERE AREN'T TOO MANY PEOPLE GOING 269 00:15:26,432 --> 00:15:28,802 TO SALVAGE THIS THING. 270 00:15:28,832 --> 00:15:31,332 NARRATOR: TO LIFT ITS 400 POUND FRAME, 271 00:15:31,366 --> 00:15:35,026 HE'S RECRUITED MIKE WEID, A BARGE OPERATOR AND MASTER 272 00:15:35,066 --> 00:15:40,226 DIVER WHO'S LIVED ON THE ISLAND FOR 13 YEARS. 273 00:15:40,266 --> 00:15:42,126 DAN BURTON: WHAT WAS THAT RIGHT THERE? 274 00:15:42,166 --> 00:15:43,226 MIKE WEID: WHERE, OVER HERE? 275 00:15:43,266 --> 00:15:46,126 DAN BURTON: YEAH, RIGHT HERE, LOOK AT THAT. 276 00:15:46,166 --> 00:15:47,166 MIKE WEID: OH, I SEE BLUE. 277 00:15:47,199 --> 00:15:48,869 YUP, THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT. 278 00:15:48,899 --> 00:15:50,529 DAN BURTON: YEAH. 279 00:15:50,566 --> 00:15:52,196 MIKE WEID: I'M ON. 280 00:15:52,232 --> 00:15:54,902 DAN BURTON: ANCHOR'S AWAY. 281 00:15:54,932 --> 00:15:58,002 I'M GONNA GET MY SUIT ON. 282 00:16:08,666 --> 00:16:10,666 IT'D BE NICE TO SKIN DIVE THIS ONE, 283 00:16:10,699 --> 00:16:12,129 BUT AS COLD AS THE WATER IS. 284 00:16:12,166 --> 00:16:13,826 MIKE WEID: YEAH. 285 00:16:13,866 --> 00:16:15,396 DAN BURTON: I'LL GO DOWN AND CHECK IT OUT. 286 00:16:15,432 --> 00:16:20,172 GIVE IT A LITTLE TUG AND SEE WHAT THE SITUATION LOOKS LIKE. 287 00:16:29,766 --> 00:16:35,566 ♪ ♪ 288 00:16:46,766 --> 00:16:50,526 ♪ ♪ 289 00:16:50,566 --> 00:16:52,696 LOOKS LIKE SHE'S SITTING PRETTY GOOD AT THE BOTTOM. 290 00:16:52,732 --> 00:16:53,972 MIKE WEID: IT'S INTACT? 291 00:16:53,999 --> 00:16:55,229 DAN BURTON: LOOKS INTACT. 292 00:16:55,266 --> 00:16:56,566 MIKE WEID: OKAY. 293 00:16:56,599 --> 00:16:58,129 DAN BURTON: SHE FELT HEAVY. 294 00:16:58,166 --> 00:16:59,796 MIKE WEID: THAT'S FINE, WE GOT LIFT BAGS. 295 00:16:59,832 --> 00:17:01,402 NARRATOR: IN ORDER TO EXTRACT THE SNOWMOBILE FROM 296 00:17:01,432 --> 00:17:03,732 THE LAKE BOTTOM, DAN AND MIKE WILL UTILIZE 297 00:17:03,766 --> 00:17:07,896 TWO LIFT BARRELS, FILLING EACH WITH COMPRESSED AIR. 298 00:17:16,766 --> 00:17:19,366 THE FIRST STEP IS TYING OFF A THOUSAND POUND 299 00:17:19,399 --> 00:17:23,669 TEST LINE TO EITHER END OF THE MACHINE. 300 00:17:34,732 --> 00:17:39,732 ♪ ♪ 301 00:17:39,766 --> 00:17:41,496 MIKE WEID: WELL, IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. 302 00:17:41,532 --> 00:17:43,702 DAN BURTON: YEAH, YOU SEE WHY I WANTED TO GO GET IT? 303 00:17:43,732 --> 00:17:45,802 MIKE WEID: YEAH, LET'S SINK BOTH OF THOSE LIFT BARRELS. 304 00:17:45,832 --> 00:17:47,202 DAN BURTON: OKAY. 305 00:17:47,232 --> 00:17:48,632 MIKE WEID: WE'LL PUT ONE AT EACH END AND WE'LL 306 00:17:48,666 --> 00:17:49,996 TAKE A TANK DOWN AND FILL EACH ONE. 307 00:17:50,032 --> 00:17:52,332 THAT WOULD RAISE IT NICE AND GENTLY. 308 00:17:52,366 --> 00:17:54,126 WE GOTTA BE CAREFUL WHEN I'M COMING UP, 309 00:17:54,166 --> 00:17:55,296 WE DON'T WANNA GET UNDERNEATH IT, 310 00:17:55,332 --> 00:17:57,372 DON'T GET ANYTHING HOOKED ON IT. 311 00:17:57,399 --> 00:18:01,499 DAN BURTON: OKAY, ALL RIGHT, LET'S LIFT THIS BABY UP, MAN. 312 00:18:10,199 --> 00:18:13,729 [HOWLING] 313 00:18:13,766 --> 00:18:15,996 NARRATOR: IN THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS OF IDAHO, 314 00:18:16,032 --> 00:18:19,902 BEAR CLAW MAKES HIS HOME BEYOND THE GRID. 315 00:18:19,932 --> 00:18:23,402 HIS NEAREST NEIGHBORS ARE MOSTLY RANCHERS AND LOGGERS, 316 00:18:23,432 --> 00:18:26,802 MAKING THEIR LIVING OFF OF THE LAND. 317 00:18:26,832 --> 00:18:31,872 [HOWLING] 318 00:18:33,699 --> 00:18:35,069 BEAR CLAW: HEY, NEIGHBOR! 319 00:18:35,099 --> 00:18:36,529 CHRIS MORROW: WHAT'S UP? 320 00:18:36,566 --> 00:18:37,996 BEAR CLAW: I WAS JUST UP THE MOUNTAIN AND 321 00:18:38,032 --> 00:18:39,572 I SAW SOME FRESH BEAR SIGN. 322 00:18:39,599 --> 00:18:40,969 CHRIS MORROW: UP BY YOUR PLACE? 323 00:18:40,999 --> 00:18:42,669 BEAR CLAW: YEAH, UP BY MY PLACE. 324 00:18:42,699 --> 00:18:44,529 YOU GOT TIME TO GRAB A FEW DOGS AND 325 00:18:44,566 --> 00:18:47,696 MAYBE WE CAN CATCH A BEAR? 326 00:18:47,732 --> 00:18:51,172 CHRIS MORROW: ALL RIGHT, LET ME GET MY STUFF TOGETHER. 327 00:19:01,899 --> 00:19:02,699 BEAR CLAW: HEY, BANDIT. 328 00:19:02,732 --> 00:19:03,872 HEY, BUDDY! 329 00:19:03,899 --> 00:19:07,169 CHRIS MORROW: COME ON! 330 00:19:07,199 --> 00:19:09,829 BEAR CLAW: LET'S GO CATCH A BEAR. 331 00:19:09,866 --> 00:19:11,226 COME ON, GUYS. 332 00:19:11,266 --> 00:19:15,366 COME ON, GUYS, UP HERE, UP HERE. 333 00:19:15,766 --> 00:19:18,296 NARRATOR: WHENEVER BEAR CLAW AND CHRIS HUNT TOGETHER, 334 00:19:18,332 --> 00:19:21,172 THEY SPLIT THEIR BOUNTY 50/50 335 00:19:21,199 --> 00:19:25,429 TO INSURE NOTHING GOES TO WASTE. 336 00:19:26,399 --> 00:19:29,869 CHRIS' HOUNDS ARE TRAINED TO CHASE THEIR PREY INTO A TREE 337 00:19:29,899 --> 00:19:33,699 WHEN THEY FIND IT, AND IN THE DENSE FORESTS OF IDAHO, 338 00:19:33,732 --> 00:19:35,702 IT'S NEARLY THE ONLY TECHNIQUE THAT PROVIDES 339 00:19:35,732 --> 00:19:37,832 A CLEAR SHOT. 340 00:19:37,866 --> 00:19:39,566 BEAR CLAW: SO WHEN I CAME DOWN THIS MORNING, 341 00:19:39,599 --> 00:19:42,199 I SAW SOME BEAR TRACKS UP HERE. 342 00:19:42,232 --> 00:19:43,902 CHRIS MORROW: YEAH. 343 00:19:43,932 --> 00:19:46,202 BEAR CLAW: I FIGURED WE COULD MAYBE START UP HERE 344 00:19:46,232 --> 00:19:47,832 AND THEN DRAW. 345 00:19:47,866 --> 00:19:51,366 CHRIS MORROW: OKAY. 346 00:19:54,499 --> 00:19:55,999 BEAR CLAW: COME ON, GET IT GOING. 347 00:19:56,032 --> 00:19:58,332 GET IT GOING. 348 00:20:00,399 --> 00:20:03,569 CHRIS MORROW: BEEN DIGGING RIGHT HERE. 349 00:20:04,199 --> 00:20:06,629 BEAR CLAW: SQUIRREL DON'T PULL A LOG OPEN LIKE THAT. 350 00:20:06,666 --> 00:20:07,996 CHRIS MORROW: IT'S PRETTY FRESH. 351 00:20:08,032 --> 00:20:09,972 HE'S HERE SOMEWHERE. 352 00:20:09,999 --> 00:20:12,999 BEAR CLAW: ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO GET HIM! 353 00:20:26,399 --> 00:20:30,069 HEY, WAIT A MINUTE. 354 00:20:30,099 --> 00:20:31,829 THEY'RE ON A HOT TRACK. 355 00:20:31,866 --> 00:20:34,196 CHRIS MORROW: YEAH, COULD BE. 356 00:20:48,032 --> 00:20:51,572 PRODUCER: DOGS ARE SNIFFING. 357 00:20:55,332 --> 00:20:59,172 [HOWLING] 358 00:20:59,199 --> 00:21:01,899 BEAR CLAW: GET 'EM, BOYS. 359 00:21:02,332 --> 00:21:03,732 CHRIS MORROW: THEY'RE AFTER IT. 360 00:21:03,766 --> 00:21:06,066 BEAR CLAW: LET'S GET UP AFTER THEM. 361 00:21:06,099 --> 00:21:09,369 WE'RE CLOSE TO HIM NOW. 362 00:21:21,032 --> 00:21:26,402 ♪ ♪ 363 00:21:36,732 --> 00:21:41,302 ♪ ♪ 364 00:21:41,332 --> 00:21:42,802 JOE RAY: WELL, IT'S TIME TO TAKE OFF AND SEE HOW FAR 365 00:21:42,832 --> 00:21:45,072 THESE TUNNELS GO. 366 00:21:45,099 --> 00:21:47,529 NARRATOR: 70 FEET BELOW THE GRID, 367 00:21:47,566 --> 00:21:51,396 JOE RAY HAS DESCENDED INTO AN EXCELSIOR ZINC MINE, 368 00:21:51,432 --> 00:21:55,132 CLOSED AND ABANDONED IN THE MID-1900S. 369 00:21:55,166 --> 00:21:56,796 JOE RAY: THIS SHAFT HERE IS AN OLD ONE. 370 00:21:56,832 --> 00:21:58,732 THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE LARGEST ZINC MINES 371 00:21:58,766 --> 00:22:01,166 UP HERE AT ONE TIME. 372 00:22:01,199 --> 00:22:04,229 LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT AND SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING. 373 00:22:16,599 --> 00:22:18,399 WELL, HERE'S SOME OF THE OLD DRILL BITS FROM 374 00:22:18,432 --> 00:22:22,632 THE DAYS GONE BY. 375 00:22:22,666 --> 00:22:25,196 IT WENT UP AND IT TURNED. 376 00:22:25,232 --> 00:22:29,132 SORT OF A (BLEEP) THERE IT LOOKS LIKE. 377 00:22:29,166 --> 00:22:32,126 NARRATOR: DOWN HERE, JOE RAY IS SEARCHING 378 00:22:32,166 --> 00:22:35,566 FOR VALUABLE MINERAL ORES HE CAN SELL, 379 00:22:35,599 --> 00:22:38,799 IN HOPES OF BUYING RIFLE AMMUNITION HE NEEDS. 380 00:22:38,832 --> 00:22:41,872 THE MOST COMMON MINERAL HE EXTRACTS 381 00:22:41,899 --> 00:22:44,999 IS A WHITE GLOBULAR FORMATION CALLED SMITHSONITE, 382 00:22:45,032 --> 00:22:49,532 ALSO KNOWN AS TURKEY FAT. 383 00:22:55,332 --> 00:22:56,572 JOE RAY: HMM, HOLD ON A SECOND. 384 00:22:56,599 --> 00:22:58,629 LOOK AT THIS. 385 00:22:58,666 --> 00:23:01,126 THIS IS PROBABLY A MINER'S POCKET PISTOL. 386 00:23:01,166 --> 00:23:02,496 THIS IS AN OLD GUN. 387 00:23:02,532 --> 00:23:05,702 IT'D BE LIKE A .32 SHORT OR SOMETHING. 388 00:23:05,732 --> 00:23:09,372 THIS COULD BRING ME ANOTHER $100 OR SO. 389 00:23:09,399 --> 00:23:13,169 LET'S GO ON A LITTLE FURTHER AND KEEP GOING. 390 00:23:24,732 --> 00:23:27,402 MIKE WEID: I'M GONNA NEED SOME HELP SINKING THIS GUY. 391 00:23:27,432 --> 00:23:28,902 GRAB MY HAND HERE. 392 00:23:28,932 --> 00:23:30,702 DAN BURTON: OKAY. 393 00:23:30,732 --> 00:23:33,802 MIKE WEID: AND HERE, NOW PUT SOME WEIGHT ON IT. 394 00:23:33,832 --> 00:23:37,732 NARRATOR: OUTSIDE THE GRID IN LAKE MICHIGAN, 395 00:23:37,766 --> 00:23:40,396 DAN BURTON AND MASTER DIVER, MIKE WEID, 396 00:23:40,432 --> 00:23:42,502 ARE ATTEMPTING TO SALVAGE A SNOWMOBILE 397 00:23:42,532 --> 00:23:44,732 FROM THE LAKE BOTTOM. 398 00:23:44,766 --> 00:23:47,466 THIS ABANDONED MACHINE COULD PROVE VITAL TO DAN'S 399 00:23:47,499 --> 00:23:53,429 SURVIVAL DURING THE COLD WINTER MONTHS AHEAD. 400 00:24:03,932 --> 00:24:10,272 ♪ ♪ 401 00:24:20,399 --> 00:24:26,229 ♪ ♪ 402 00:24:36,732 --> 00:24:38,302 MIKE WEID: ALL RIGHT, MAN. 403 00:24:38,332 --> 00:24:39,472 YOU GOT YOUR SNOWMOBILE, BUDDY. 404 00:24:39,499 --> 00:24:40,829 WOO-EY! 405 00:24:40,866 --> 00:24:43,366 DAN BURTON: LET'S LIFT THIS THING UP, MIKE. 406 00:24:43,399 --> 00:24:45,699 THIS WILL BE THE PERFECT SLED FOR THE ISLAND. 407 00:24:45,732 --> 00:24:47,032 TWIN CYLINDER. 408 00:24:47,066 --> 00:24:49,126 LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE PARTS ARE THERE. 409 00:24:49,166 --> 00:24:52,226 LOOK, IT EVEN GOT A WINDSHIELD. 410 00:24:54,099 --> 00:24:55,699 MIKE WEID: THERE WE GO. 411 00:24:55,732 --> 00:24:58,232 DAN BURTON: EASY, BIG GIRL. 412 00:24:58,732 --> 00:25:02,102 LOOK AT THAT! 413 00:25:04,032 --> 00:25:07,532 YUP, THIS IS ME. 414 00:25:07,566 --> 00:25:09,796 MIKE WEID: GIVE HER A PULL. 415 00:25:09,832 --> 00:25:10,732 I DON'T THINK IT'LL START. 416 00:25:10,766 --> 00:25:12,496 DAN BURTON: CORD IS ROTTED OFF. 417 00:25:12,532 --> 00:25:14,502 I GOT ALL THAT AT HOME THOUGH. 418 00:25:14,532 --> 00:25:17,632 MIKE WEID: A LITTLE WAX MAN, YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. 419 00:25:17,666 --> 00:25:20,366 DAN BURTON: THANKS MIKE. 420 00:25:30,699 --> 00:25:36,029 ♪ ♪ 421 00:25:36,066 --> 00:25:38,626 DOC LEVERETT: WELL, I'MMA GO SEE A MAN ABOUT A GOAT. 422 00:25:38,666 --> 00:25:41,196 NARRATOR: IN WASHINGTON, DOC AND JEANNY LEVERETT WORK 423 00:25:41,232 --> 00:25:45,132 EVERY DAY TO SUSTAIN THEIR LIFE ABOVE THE GRID. 424 00:25:45,166 --> 00:25:47,796 AND TODAY, THAT MEANS BARTERING WITH THEIR CLOSEST 425 00:25:47,832 --> 00:25:51,072 NEIGHBOR FOR THE RENEWABLE FOOD SOURCE THEY NEED. 426 00:25:51,099 --> 00:25:54,199 DOC LEVERETT: DENNIS! 427 00:25:55,232 --> 00:25:56,732 I DON'T WANNA GET SHOT. 428 00:25:56,766 --> 00:25:58,126 DENNIS! 429 00:25:58,166 --> 00:25:59,096 DENNIS NEWTSON: YEAH? 430 00:25:59,132 --> 00:26:00,572 DOC LEVERETT: OH. 431 00:26:00,599 --> 00:26:01,729 DENNIS NEWTSON: OVER HERE! 432 00:26:01,766 --> 00:26:02,866 DOC LEVERETT: HEY, IT'S DOC! 433 00:26:02,899 --> 00:26:04,899 DON'T SHOOT! 434 00:26:04,932 --> 00:26:07,272 DENNIS NEWTSON: WE'LL SEE. 435 00:26:09,699 --> 00:26:11,129 DOC LEVERETT: HOWDY! 436 00:26:11,166 --> 00:26:12,826 TINA NEWTSON: HEY, WHAT'S UP? 437 00:26:12,866 --> 00:26:14,496 DOC LEVERETT: HOW ARE WE DOIN'? 438 00:26:14,532 --> 00:26:15,802 DENNIS NEWTSON: GOOD. 439 00:26:15,832 --> 00:26:17,172 DOC LEVERETT: I COME TO TALK TO YOU. 440 00:26:17,199 --> 00:26:18,729 DENNIS NEWTSON: SURE, HOW YOU DOIN', DOC? 441 00:26:18,766 --> 00:26:20,826 DOC LEVERETT: GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. 442 00:26:30,399 --> 00:26:31,799 I'VE GOT SOME SAPLINGS. 443 00:26:31,832 --> 00:26:33,902 CAN I TAKE A LOOK AT THE GOAT 'CAUSE I KINDA WANNA... 444 00:26:33,932 --> 00:26:35,872 DENNIS NEWTSON: YEAH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY, SO. 445 00:26:35,899 --> 00:26:37,069 TINA NEWTSON: COME ON IN! 446 00:26:37,099 --> 00:26:38,229 DOC LEVERETT: IS THIS HER? 447 00:26:38,266 --> 00:26:39,666 TINA NEWTSON: YEAH. 448 00:26:39,699 --> 00:26:41,129 DENNIS NEWTSON: THIS IS HER, SHE'S BULL-HEADED. 449 00:26:41,166 --> 00:26:42,126 TINA NEWTSON: THIS IS MAG. 450 00:26:42,166 --> 00:26:43,666 DOC LEVERETT: OH, HEY, BABY. 451 00:26:43,699 --> 00:26:45,229 TINA NEWTSON: SHE'S A LA MANCHA BOER. 452 00:26:45,266 --> 00:26:47,066 DOC LEVERETT: YEAH, HOW MUCH DO YOU GET OUT OF HER A DAY? 453 00:26:47,099 --> 00:26:48,529 TINA NEWTSON: A LITTLE BIT UNDER A GALLON. 454 00:26:48,566 --> 00:26:49,726 DOC LEVERETT: OH, WOW! 455 00:26:49,766 --> 00:26:51,696 OKAY, WELL, HERE'S WHAT I GOT. 456 00:26:51,732 --> 00:26:53,832 YOU SAID YOU WANNA PLANT SOME NEW SAPLINGS, SO. 457 00:26:53,866 --> 00:26:55,166 DENNIS NEWTSON: YEAH. 458 00:26:55,199 --> 00:26:58,199 DOC LEVERETT: I'VE DUG UP SOME SAPLING. 459 00:27:00,166 --> 00:27:01,866 DENNIS NEWTSON: OKAY. 460 00:27:01,899 --> 00:27:05,129 WHAT ELSE YOU GOT 'CAUSE I CAN USE MORE THAN JUST TREES. 461 00:27:05,166 --> 00:27:06,796 DOC LEVERETT: WELL, YOU GOT ANY, 462 00:27:06,832 --> 00:27:09,532 YOU GOT ANYTHING THAT NEEDS A FIXING? 463 00:27:09,566 --> 00:27:10,896 DENNIS NEWTSON: GOT A GENERATOR THAT I RIPPED OUT 464 00:27:10,932 --> 00:27:12,302 OF THE MOTOR HOME. 465 00:27:12,332 --> 00:27:13,872 I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE ALL THE WIRES GO. 466 00:27:13,899 --> 00:27:15,829 SO, GET IT GOING AND YOU GOT YOURSELF A GOAT. 467 00:27:15,866 --> 00:27:16,996 DOC LEVERETT: ALL RIGHT. 468 00:27:17,032 --> 00:27:18,502 DENNIS NEWTSON: ABSOLUTELY. 469 00:27:18,532 --> 00:27:20,172 DOC LEVERETT: GOOD, GOOD. 470 00:27:20,199 --> 00:27:22,629 NARRATOR: WHEN BARTERING, DOC OFTEN UTILIZES HIS 471 00:27:22,666 --> 00:27:25,696 ABILITIES AS AN ENGINEER AND MECHANIC. 472 00:27:25,732 --> 00:27:29,202 FOR 16 YEARS IN THE NAVY, HE LEARNED TO BUILD ENGINES 473 00:27:29,232 --> 00:27:33,472 AND ELEVATORS ON AIRCRAFT CARRIERS AND CRUISERS. 474 00:27:33,499 --> 00:27:35,629 DOC LEVERETT: THIS IS A MICRO VERSION OF WHAT I USED 475 00:27:35,666 --> 00:27:39,426 TO WORK ON WHEN I WAS IN THE MILITARY. 476 00:27:43,399 --> 00:27:46,169 GET A GENERATOR GOING, IN ANY ENGINE, 477 00:27:46,199 --> 00:27:48,229 THERE'S JUST A FEW THINGS YOU NEED. 478 00:27:48,266 --> 00:27:50,226 YOU NEED SPARK, SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THESE SPARK 479 00:27:50,266 --> 00:27:53,296 PLUGS ARE GOOD AND THEN THE COIL IS GOOD. 480 00:27:53,332 --> 00:27:55,202 YOU NEED FUEL, THAT'S WHAT OUR TANK IS FOR. 481 00:27:55,232 --> 00:27:57,172 AND YOU GOTTA HAVE ROTATION. 482 00:27:57,199 --> 00:27:59,129 AND IF YOU HAVE ALL THREE OF THOSE IN THE RIGHT 483 00:27:59,166 --> 00:28:03,096 COMBINATION, YOU'LL HAVE A RUNNIN' MOTOR. 484 00:28:07,099 --> 00:28:09,569 I WAS KINDA GOING IN A BAD DIRECTION AS A YOUNG LAD. 485 00:28:09,599 --> 00:28:13,029 GETTING IN LOTS OF TROUBLE, LOTS OF POLICE ACTIVITY, 486 00:28:13,066 --> 00:28:16,526 AND THE NAVY PULLED ME UP AND SHOWED ME THE RIGHT DIRECTIONS. 487 00:28:16,566 --> 00:28:18,826 I WOULD ALMOST SAY IT SAVED ME. 488 00:28:18,866 --> 00:28:21,496 A LOT OF THE LESSONS THAT I LEARNED IN THE NAVY 489 00:28:21,532 --> 00:28:22,902 ARE HELPING ME OUT HERE. 490 00:28:22,932 --> 00:28:25,402 THE CONCEPT OF PROBLEM-SOLVING AND 491 00:28:25,432 --> 00:28:28,172 SELF-RELIANCE AND USING WHAT YOU HAVE AT HAND, 492 00:28:28,199 --> 00:28:31,599 THAT'S BEEN ONE OF THE GREATEST TOOLS I'VE HAD OUT HERE. 493 00:28:34,699 --> 00:28:38,229 WE HAVE THE ROTATION. 494 00:28:41,899 --> 00:28:43,329 WE LOST OUR CHOKE. 495 00:28:43,366 --> 00:28:46,996 THAT SPRING IN THERE IS NOT DOING ITS JOB. 496 00:28:47,032 --> 00:28:49,302 SINCE THE CHOKE IS NOT GONNA COOPERATE, 497 00:28:49,332 --> 00:28:53,072 I'M GONNA MAKE A MANUAL CHOKE OUT OF A PIECE OF 498 00:28:53,099 --> 00:28:55,499 ELECTRICAL TAPE. 499 00:28:55,532 --> 00:28:59,672 HMM, MAKE IT STAY THERE. 500 00:29:04,366 --> 00:29:09,226 THAT'S THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. 501 00:29:12,032 --> 00:29:14,302 THAT'S WHAT DOC DOES. 502 00:29:14,332 --> 00:29:18,402 OH, I TAKE HUNKS OF JUNKS AND MAKE THEM SORT OF WORK. 503 00:29:28,866 --> 00:29:34,066 ♪ ♪ 504 00:29:40,666 --> 00:29:43,626 BEAR CLAW: GET AFTER THEM, HOUND DOGS. 505 00:29:43,666 --> 00:29:45,626 NARRATOR: IN THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS OF IDAHO, 506 00:29:45,666 --> 00:29:47,996 BEAR CLAW AND CHRIS ARE CLOSING IN ON A 507 00:29:48,032 --> 00:29:51,232 BLACK BEAR SOW IN THE AREA. 508 00:29:51,266 --> 00:29:53,166 BEAR CLAW: I CAN HEAR 'EM UP YONDER BARKING. 509 00:29:53,199 --> 00:29:55,399 CHRIS MORROW: YEAH. 510 00:29:55,432 --> 00:29:57,802 NARRATOR: AFTER FOLLOWING BEAR SIGNS TO THIS REGION OF 511 00:29:57,832 --> 00:30:01,972 ACTIVITY, THEY'VE RELEASED THEIR HOUNDS IN AN ATTEMPT 512 00:30:01,999 --> 00:30:03,469 TO TREE THEIR PREY. 513 00:30:03,499 --> 00:30:06,899 BEAR CLAW: GETTING CLOSE TO 'EM NOW. 514 00:30:07,932 --> 00:30:11,832 HEY, BEAR IS UP THERE. 515 00:30:12,932 --> 00:30:14,232 SEE THAT? 516 00:30:14,266 --> 00:30:15,666 CHRIS MORROW: YEAH. 517 00:30:15,699 --> 00:30:18,429 BEAR CLAW: LET'S GO GET THAT THING. 518 00:30:20,032 --> 00:30:21,232 CHRIS MORROW: THAT AIN'T A BAD BEAR. 519 00:30:21,266 --> 00:30:23,396 BEAR CLAW: NO, THAT AIN'T A BAD BEAR. 520 00:30:23,432 --> 00:30:27,202 I THINK WE GOT THE ANGLE WE'RE LOOKING FOR. 521 00:30:30,899 --> 00:30:33,799 HE'S JUST GOTTA LIFT HIS HEAD UP A LITTLE BIT FROM 522 00:30:33,832 --> 00:30:36,202 THAT BRANCH. 523 00:30:36,232 --> 00:30:39,902 THERE'S A NEW PIECE. 524 00:30:41,099 --> 00:30:43,299 LIFT IT UP A LITTLE MORE. 525 00:30:43,332 --> 00:30:45,502 WE'RE GONNA GET SOME BEAR DOWN HERE. 526 00:30:45,532 --> 00:30:47,332 [GUNSHOT] 527 00:30:57,565 --> 00:31:01,465 BEAR CLAW: SORRY TO TAKE YOUR LIFE, MY BROTHER. 528 00:31:01,498 --> 00:31:03,628 THIS IS WHAT MOUNTAIN MEN DO. 529 00:31:03,665 --> 00:31:06,025 NOW COMES THE PART OF SKINNIN' HIM. 530 00:31:06,065 --> 00:31:08,265 NARRATOR: IN THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS, 531 00:31:08,298 --> 00:31:12,468 BEAR CLAW AND CHRIS HAVE TAKEN A 200-POUND BLACK BEAR. 532 00:31:12,498 --> 00:31:14,268 AFTER WORKING TOGETHER, 533 00:31:14,298 --> 00:31:17,598 THEY'LL SPLIT THE MEAT TO ENSURE NOTHING GOES TO WASTE. 534 00:31:17,632 --> 00:31:22,132 BEAR CLAW: MY DAD WAS A BUTCHER SO I REALLY ENJOY THIS, 535 00:31:22,165 --> 00:31:27,025 SKINNING AND CUTTING AND FLESHING AND TANNING. 536 00:31:33,632 --> 00:31:36,132 I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO FROM MY FATHER THAT WE USE 537 00:31:36,165 --> 00:31:38,995 EVERY BIT OF THIS MEAT. 538 00:31:39,032 --> 00:31:43,702 IT'S JUST RIGHT THAT WE USE THE WHOLE BEAR. 539 00:32:02,898 --> 00:32:04,428 DOC LEVERETT: WELL, IF YOU WERE A LITTLE BIGGER, 540 00:32:04,465 --> 00:32:07,425 I'D PUT A SADDLE ON YOU. 541 00:32:07,465 --> 00:32:09,625 MAKE THIS TRIP A LOT EASIER. 542 00:32:09,665 --> 00:32:11,425 NARRATOR: IN ONION CREEK, WASHINGTON, 543 00:32:11,465 --> 00:32:14,025 DOC LEVERETT HAS SUCCESSFULLY BARTERED FOR 544 00:32:14,065 --> 00:32:17,195 A LA MANCHA BEAR GOAT, THE KIND OF RENEWABLE FOOD 545 00:32:17,232 --> 00:32:20,932 SOURCE HE NEEDS TO SUSTAIN HIS LIFE ABOVE THE GRID. 546 00:32:20,965 --> 00:32:22,365 DOC LEVERETT: JEANNY! 547 00:32:22,398 --> 00:32:23,628 JEANNY LEVERETT: YEAH! 548 00:32:23,665 --> 00:32:25,625 DOC LEVERETT: WE GOT US A GOAT. 549 00:32:25,665 --> 00:32:26,925 JEANNY LEVERETT: OH, LOOK AT HER. 550 00:32:26,965 --> 00:32:29,195 WHAT WAS HER NAME? 551 00:32:29,232 --> 00:32:30,472 DOC LEVERETT: MADDIE. 552 00:32:30,498 --> 00:32:31,868 JEANNY LEVERETT: MADDIE, WE CAN TAKE HER FOR 553 00:32:31,898 --> 00:32:33,028 A TEST SPIN, I GUESS. 554 00:32:33,065 --> 00:32:34,665 DOC LEVERETT: OKAY, COME ON, MADDIE. 555 00:32:34,698 --> 00:32:37,128 MADDIE, MADDIE. 556 00:32:46,965 --> 00:32:48,425 JEANNY LEVERETT: YOU GOT HER? 557 00:32:48,465 --> 00:32:49,795 DOC LEVERETT: YEAH, I GOT HER. 558 00:32:49,832 --> 00:32:51,802 JEANNY LEVERETT: IF SHE KICKS ME, I'M GONNA KICK YOU BACK. 559 00:32:51,832 --> 00:32:53,372 DOC LEVERETT: EASY THERE, MADDIE. 560 00:32:53,398 --> 00:32:55,198 JEANNY LEVERETT: THIS IS GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF PRACTICE. 561 00:32:55,232 --> 00:32:57,032 DOC LEVERETT: OKAY, THERE'S A JOKE HERE, 562 00:32:57,065 --> 00:33:00,165 BUT I THINK I'M GONNA LEAVE IT ALONE, OKAY? 563 00:33:03,532 --> 00:33:04,832 JEANNY LEVERETT: HEY, THERE WE GO. 564 00:33:04,865 --> 00:33:07,125 DOC LEVERETT: THAT WAS A GOOD ONE, GOOD GIRL. 565 00:33:07,165 --> 00:33:09,365 HEY, COME ON! 566 00:33:09,398 --> 00:33:11,798 YOU'RE GONNA NEED SOME OF THIS. 567 00:33:11,832 --> 00:33:13,202 JEANNY LEVERETT: I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GET 568 00:33:13,232 --> 00:33:14,702 MUCH MORE OUT OF HER, I DON'T THINK. 569 00:33:14,732 --> 00:33:16,332 DOC LEVERETT: OKAY, I GOT SOMETHIN' THAT I DIDN'T HAVE 570 00:33:16,365 --> 00:33:18,125 TO PAY FOR 'CAUSE MOTHER NATURE PROVIDED FOR ME, 571 00:33:18,165 --> 00:33:20,165 AND THEN I PICKED UP THE CHANGE WITH WHAT 572 00:33:20,198 --> 00:33:21,668 I HAD IN MY HEAD. 573 00:33:21,698 --> 00:33:23,468 IT DON'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT. 574 00:33:23,498 --> 00:33:24,828 IF EVERY DEAL I MADE WENT THAT WAY, 575 00:33:24,865 --> 00:33:26,795 LIFE WOULD BE GRAND. 576 00:33:26,832 --> 00:33:31,702 JEANNY LEVERETT: TRY IT, IT IS PRETTY GOOD. 577 00:33:33,665 --> 00:33:35,125 DOC LEVERETT: OH, THAT'S GOOD STUFF. 578 00:33:35,165 --> 00:33:36,625 JEANNY LEVERETT: YEAH. 579 00:33:36,665 --> 00:33:38,425 DOC LEVERETT: WE GOT A MILK-PRODUCING LAWN MOWER. 580 00:33:38,465 --> 00:33:40,965 JEANNY LEVERETT: YUP, ROCK ON. 581 00:33:51,398 --> 00:33:57,228 ♪ ♪ 582 00:34:06,865 --> 00:34:12,195 ♪ ♪ 583 00:34:12,232 --> 00:34:14,502 JOE RAY: IT'S LIKE HUNTIN'. 584 00:34:14,532 --> 00:34:16,702 HUNTIN' ANIMALS, HUNTIN' SOMETHING TO SELL 585 00:34:16,732 --> 00:34:18,472 AS YOU WATCH AND LOOK AND, YOU KNOW, 586 00:34:18,498 --> 00:34:21,698 MORE GROUNDS YOU COVER THE BETTER OFF YOU ARE. 587 00:34:21,732 --> 00:34:23,332 NARRATOR: IN NORTHERN ARKANSAS, 588 00:34:23,365 --> 00:34:27,525 IN AN ABANDONED MINE SHAFT 70 FEET BELOW THE GRID, 589 00:34:27,565 --> 00:34:30,165 JOE RAY IS SEARCHING FOR A VALUABLE MINERAL KNOWN AS 590 00:34:30,198 --> 00:34:34,728 TURKEY FAT, ONE HE CAN SELL TO BUY RIFLE AMMUNITION. 591 00:34:40,832 --> 00:34:42,672 JOE RAY: WELL, THIS IS JUST ALL FALLING APART. 592 00:34:42,698 --> 00:34:45,828 I THOUGHT THAT WAS GONNA BE A GOOD PLACE. 593 00:34:45,865 --> 00:34:49,295 AH, NOTHIN' THERE EITHER. 594 00:35:01,132 --> 00:35:03,972 THIS IS A NICE LITTLE PIECE HERE, 595 00:35:03,998 --> 00:35:07,968 THERE'S A VEIN OF LITTLE QUARTZ THAT RUNS RIGHT IN THIS. 596 00:35:07,998 --> 00:35:12,198 IT'S REAL SMALL. 597 00:35:23,198 --> 00:35:28,098 ♪ ♪ 598 00:35:28,132 --> 00:35:32,572 WELL, MAYBE I GOT SOMETHIN' RIGHT, OH, YEAH, HANG ON. 599 00:35:33,332 --> 00:35:35,102 THOUGHT I SAW SOMETHIN'. 600 00:35:35,132 --> 00:35:38,032 OH, HELL. 601 00:35:38,065 --> 00:35:41,725 THIS IS JUST FANTASTIC. 602 00:35:43,198 --> 00:35:46,868 THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD-SIZED PIECE OF TURKEY FAT. 603 00:35:46,898 --> 00:35:49,998 THE NODULES ARE WHAT MAKES THEM THE VALUE. 604 00:35:50,032 --> 00:35:51,602 WHEN YOU'VE GOT THESES THAT'S GOT ALL THESE BABY 605 00:35:51,632 --> 00:35:54,132 NODULES, AND THE BIG NODULES, 606 00:35:54,165 --> 00:35:56,965 THAT'S WHAT THE COLLECTORS GO CRAZY FOR. 607 00:35:56,998 --> 00:35:59,168 THEY GO GAGA FOR THAT (BLEEP). 608 00:35:59,198 --> 00:36:01,768 I'VE SEEN SMALL PIECES OF IT GO FOR LIKE 80 OR 90 BUCKS, 609 00:36:01,798 --> 00:36:04,168 AND THIS IS PROBABLY 3 OR 4 TIMES BIGGER THAN 610 00:36:04,198 --> 00:36:06,968 ANY THAT I'VE SEEN. 611 00:36:06,998 --> 00:36:08,828 I'M GONNA TAKE THIS PIECE OF TURKEY FAT AND THESE OTHER 612 00:36:08,865 --> 00:36:12,765 LITTLE PIECES OF CRYSTAL I GOT HERE AND, UH, 613 00:36:12,798 --> 00:36:14,968 I'M GONNA HEAD ON OUT AND TAKE THEM OVER TO 614 00:36:14,998 --> 00:36:16,598 MY MINERAL BUYER LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND 615 00:36:16,632 --> 00:36:20,472 BARTER FOR WHATEVER I NEED. 616 00:36:23,632 --> 00:36:25,202 WELL, IT'S RAININ'. 617 00:36:25,232 --> 00:36:27,802 THIS IS GONNA BE SUPER SLIPPERY GETTING OUTTA HERE, FELLAS. 618 00:36:27,832 --> 00:36:29,772 SO, Y'ALL PROBABLY GONNA NEED TO PUT THE CAMERAS AWAY 619 00:36:29,798 --> 00:36:31,998 TO MAKE THIS A LOT SAFER FOR EVERYBODY. 620 00:36:32,032 --> 00:36:35,372 SO, IT'S TIME TO GET ON UP AND LET'S GET OUT OF HERE. 621 00:36:43,897 --> 00:36:45,927 DAN BURTON: WITH THE SNOW WE GET AND THE ROUGH TERRAIN 622 00:36:45,964 --> 00:36:48,034 AND THE NON-GROOMED TRAILS, 623 00:36:48,064 --> 00:36:50,764 IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A PROPER SNOW MACHINE. 624 00:36:50,797 --> 00:36:54,557 NARRATOR: FAR OUTSIDE THE GRID, ON BEAVER ISLAND, 625 00:36:54,597 --> 00:36:57,997 DAN BURTON IS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR HIS NEW FOUND 626 00:36:58,031 --> 00:37:01,661 SNOWMOBILE, AFTER A SUCCESSFUL SALVAGE MISSION 627 00:37:01,697 --> 00:37:03,227 ON LAKE MICHIGAN. 628 00:37:03,264 --> 00:37:05,364 DAN BURTON: THE SLED WAS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. 629 00:37:05,397 --> 00:37:07,427 THAT'S ONE THING WE HAVE AS ADVANTAGE OF IS, YOU KNOW, 630 00:37:07,464 --> 00:37:11,004 IT'S ALL FRESH WATER SO WE DON'T CORRODE AS FAST. 631 00:37:11,031 --> 00:37:13,531 KINDA GOT THE CARBURETORS TEMPORARILY WIRED ON UNTIL 632 00:37:13,564 --> 00:37:18,034 I GET THE AIR BREATHER AND EVERYTHING ELSE IN IT. 633 00:37:38,564 --> 00:37:40,334 SO, WE'RE STILL SUCKING AIR IN THIS CARBURETOR, 634 00:37:40,364 --> 00:37:42,734 WE'RE GONNA JUST TO TRY TO TIGHTEN IT UP 635 00:37:42,764 --> 00:37:44,534 A LITTLE BIT TEMPORARILY. 636 00:37:44,564 --> 00:37:47,034 A SLED LIKE THIS THAT WAS RUNNING WOULD BE AT LEAST $500. 637 00:37:47,064 --> 00:37:50,904 YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST SWEAT EQUITY. 638 00:37:50,931 --> 00:37:53,831 YOU FIND IT, YOU FIX IT, AND HOPEFULLY YOU DON'T 639 00:37:53,864 --> 00:37:55,704 HAVE TO PUT TOO MUCH MONEY INTO IT. 640 00:37:55,731 --> 00:37:57,531 THAT'S WHAT WE DO ON BEAVER ISLAND. 641 00:37:57,564 --> 00:37:59,564 THAT'S WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT, 642 00:37:59,597 --> 00:38:02,927 IS LOOKING AT WHAT YOU'VE DONE AT THE END OF THE DAY. 643 00:38:13,197 --> 00:38:17,097 COME ON GIRL, COME ON. 644 00:38:36,464 --> 00:38:38,734 WOO! 645 00:38:38,764 --> 00:38:42,064 THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE. 646 00:38:42,931 --> 00:38:46,031 LEAVE IT THERE UNTIL WINTER. 647 00:38:56,597 --> 00:39:02,757 ♪ ♪ 648 00:39:07,131 --> 00:39:09,001 JOE RAY: HELL, I'VE DONE COME OVER HERE FIXING TO GO 649 00:39:09,031 --> 00:39:11,701 UP AND SEE MY FRIEND BEE, SEE IF I CAN SELL ALL THE 650 00:39:11,731 --> 00:39:15,601 MINERALS AND STUFF I'VE GOT HERE. 651 00:39:15,631 --> 00:39:17,361 NARRATOR: IN THE OZARK MOUNTAINS, 652 00:39:17,397 --> 00:39:20,027 JOE RAY HAS EMERGED FROM BELOW THE GRID, 653 00:39:20,064 --> 00:39:22,404 AFTER DISCOVERING VALUABLE MINERALS IN 654 00:39:22,431 --> 00:39:25,101 AN ABANDONED MINE SHAFT. 655 00:39:25,131 --> 00:39:28,031 NOW, HE'LL ATTEMPT TO SELL THEM AND EARN 656 00:39:28,064 --> 00:39:32,704 THE MONEY HE NEEDS TO BUY RIFLE AMMUNITION. 657 00:39:33,231 --> 00:39:35,601 JOE RAY: HELLO, BEE, HOW'S IT GOIN'? 658 00:39:35,631 --> 00:39:38,401 BEE DELOZIER: LONG TIME NO SEE, JOE. 659 00:39:38,431 --> 00:39:42,561 JOE RAY: YEAH, IT'S A LONG WAYS OVER THE HILL. 660 00:39:54,364 --> 00:39:56,434 BEE DELOZIER: WHEN YOU COMING BACK TO SOCIETY? 661 00:39:56,464 --> 00:39:59,104 JOE RAY: I'VE GOT MY OWN SOCIETY UP IN THE WOODS. 662 00:39:59,131 --> 00:40:01,031 THEY DON'T BOTHER ME THERE AS MUCH. 663 00:40:01,064 --> 00:40:02,504 I DON'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH PEOPLE. 664 00:40:02,531 --> 00:40:04,261 THAT'S THE WAY I LOVE IT. 665 00:40:04,297 --> 00:40:05,997 GOIN' UNDERGROUND, I DON'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH ANYBODY. 666 00:40:06,031 --> 00:40:07,361 BEE DELOZIER: YEAH, I DON'T KNOW. 667 00:40:07,397 --> 00:40:08,927 JOE RAY: IT'S A WHOLE NEW WORLD DOWN THERE. 668 00:40:08,964 --> 00:40:10,664 I FOUND A SMALL CRYSTAL VEIN WHEN I WAS DOWN 669 00:40:10,697 --> 00:40:14,027 IN THE TUNNEL. 670 00:40:16,697 --> 00:40:20,227 BEE DELOZIER: SMITHSONITE. 671 00:40:20,797 --> 00:40:23,157 THIS IS DEFINITELY WORTH A LITTLE BIT OF CASH. 672 00:40:23,197 --> 00:40:25,197 SO, I MEAN, I'M LOOKING AT MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW, 673 00:40:25,231 --> 00:40:27,701 150 BUCKS? 674 00:40:27,731 --> 00:40:30,031 JOE RAY: YOU GO 200? 675 00:40:30,064 --> 00:40:31,934 BEE DELOZIER: AH, 175? 676 00:40:31,964 --> 00:40:33,164 JOE RAY: OKAY. 677 00:40:33,197 --> 00:40:36,327 BEE DELOZIER: 175 SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD DEAL. 678 00:40:36,364 --> 00:40:38,204 HOW ABOUT 180. 679 00:40:38,231 --> 00:40:40,031 JOE RAY: HEY, THAT'LL WORK GREAT. 680 00:40:40,064 --> 00:40:41,504 BEE DELOZIER: THIS WAY YOU DON'T HAVE TO 681 00:40:41,531 --> 00:40:42,901 OWE ME ANY CHANGE. 682 00:40:42,931 --> 00:40:44,331 YOU BE CAREFUL GOING BACK OVER THE HILL, YOU HEAR? 683 00:40:44,364 --> 00:40:45,664 JOE RAY: GIMME A HUG BEFORE I GO. 684 00:40:45,697 --> 00:40:46,927 BEE DELOZIER: YEAH [INAUDIBLE]. 685 00:40:46,964 --> 00:40:49,034 JOE RAY: MIGHT BE A WHILE. 686 00:40:49,064 --> 00:40:51,164 NARRATOR: WITH THE SALE COMPLETE, 687 00:40:51,197 --> 00:40:53,697 JOE HAS ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY THE AMMUNITION HE NEEDS FOR 688 00:40:53,731 --> 00:40:56,331 THE MONTH TO COME. 689 00:40:56,364 --> 00:40:58,834 AND THOUGH SUPPLY RUNS LIKE THIS REQUIRE HIM 690 00:40:58,864 --> 00:41:01,334 TO LEAVE THE CAVES. 691 00:41:01,364 --> 00:41:04,004 AS SOON AS HIS BUSINESS IS DONE, 692 00:41:04,031 --> 00:41:08,761 HE QUICKLY RECEDES BACK BELOW THE GRID. 693 00:41:08,797 --> 00:41:10,397 JOE RAY: FINDING STUFF IS GREAT 'CAUSE, I MEAN, 694 00:41:10,431 --> 00:41:12,861 THAT'S WHAT I LIVE OFF OF AND THAT'S WHAT SUPPORTS ME. 695 00:41:12,897 --> 00:41:15,357 I MEAN IT'S NOT LIKE GOING TO AN 8:00 TO 5:00 JOB, 696 00:41:15,397 --> 00:41:17,097 SITTING IN A CUBICLE AND LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW GOING 697 00:41:17,131 --> 00:41:18,531 "AH, WHAT AM I DOING HERE?" 698 00:41:18,564 --> 00:41:20,504 AND I DON'T MISS NONE OF THAT AT ALL. 699 00:41:20,531 --> 00:41:22,931 BUT I CAN ALWAYS GO OUT, DIG, 700 00:41:22,964 --> 00:41:25,364 AND FIND SOMETHING I CAN SELL AND MAKE MONEY WITH 701 00:41:25,397 --> 00:41:29,227 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU GOTTA DO UP HERE TO SURVIVE. 702 00:41:39,564 --> 00:41:44,234 ♪ ♪ 703 00:41:48,197 --> 00:41:51,997 BEAR CLAW: ME AND THE DOGS ARE GONNA EAT GOOD TONIGHT. 704 00:41:52,031 --> 00:41:54,361 NARRATOR: ON THE RIDGELINES OF THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS, 705 00:41:54,397 --> 00:41:58,097 BEYOND THE GRID, BEAR CLAW RETURNS TO CAMP, 706 00:41:58,131 --> 00:42:01,661 AFTER A 10-HOUR HUNT. 707 00:42:01,697 --> 00:42:05,557 BEAR CLAW: BEAR MEATS KINDA STRONG, HELL, 708 00:42:05,597 --> 00:42:07,727 YOU EAT BEAR AT NIGHT, YOU WAKE UP WITH HOWLING 709 00:42:07,764 --> 00:42:11,304 IN THE MORNING, SO. 710 00:42:11,931 --> 00:42:14,231 YOU KNOW, I LEARNED WHEN I WAS A KID, 711 00:42:14,264 --> 00:42:16,404 MY MOM ALWAYS SAID THE SQUEAL WAS THE ONLY PART 712 00:42:16,431 --> 00:42:20,001 OF THE HOG THAT GOT AWAY. 713 00:42:20,031 --> 00:42:23,231 USE EVERYTHING YOU CAN. 714 00:42:23,264 --> 00:42:25,834 WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANNA BE WASTEFUL. 715 00:42:25,864 --> 00:42:29,464 LUCKY ENOUGH I WAS RAISED BY GOOD FOLKS. 716 00:42:42,531 --> 00:42:44,101 IT'S READY. 717 00:42:44,131 --> 00:42:47,061 I CAN HARDLY WAIT. 718 00:42:49,797 --> 00:42:53,327 MMM, MAN, OH, MAN. 719 00:42:53,364 --> 00:42:57,934 THE BEST MEAT IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD TONIGHT. 720 00:43:00,197 --> 00:43:02,197 NARRATOR: HIDING FROM CIVILIZATION, 721 00:43:02,231 --> 00:43:06,701 FAR BEYOND THE GRID, EVEN A SOLITARY MAN CAN'T 722 00:43:06,731 --> 00:43:09,231 GET BY ON HIS OWN ALL THE TIME. 723 00:43:09,264 --> 00:43:11,064 BEAR CLAW: I'M SO FORTUNATE TO LIVE HERE 724 00:43:11,097 --> 00:43:13,257 WITH ALL THESE FINE NEIGHBORS. 725 00:43:13,297 --> 00:43:15,997 WHEN I GET HUNGRY AND WANT SOME MEAT, 726 00:43:16,031 --> 00:43:18,361 I GO OVER AND ASK 'EM TO HUNT. 727 00:43:18,397 --> 00:43:23,127 IT REALLY HELPS IN A REAL SERIOUS WAY. 728 00:43:23,731 --> 00:43:25,331 NARRATOR: ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, 729 00:43:25,364 --> 00:43:27,264 PRIDE ISN'T AN OPTION. 730 00:43:27,297 --> 00:43:28,757 DOC LEVERETT: YOU GIVE US SOME MILK, 731 00:43:28,797 --> 00:43:30,357 WE'LL GIVE YOU SOME GOODIES. 732 00:43:30,397 --> 00:43:32,357 THAT SOUNDS LIKE A FAIR TRADE, DON'T YOU THINK? 733 00:43:32,397 --> 00:43:34,827 HUH? 734 00:43:34,864 --> 00:43:37,734 NARRATOR: AND RELYING ON A FEW TRUSTED ALLIES CAN BE 735 00:43:37,764 --> 00:43:39,404 THE ONLY WAY TO ENDURE. 736 00:43:39,431 --> 00:43:41,701 JOE RAY: TODAY WAS A GOOD SUCCESS. 737 00:43:41,731 --> 00:43:43,501 YOU NEVER HAVE TOO MUCH AMMUNITION OUT HERE, 738 00:43:43,531 --> 00:43:46,261 TRUST ME. 739 00:43:47,231 --> 00:43:49,431 NARRATOR: FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE THIS LIFE, 740 00:43:49,464 --> 00:43:52,704 A LITTLE HELP CAN GO A LONG WAY. 741 00:43:52,731 --> 00:43:54,901 DAN BURTON: LIVING IN AN ISOLATED AREA WHERE YOU ONLY 742 00:43:54,931 --> 00:43:57,331 HAVE A HANDFUL OF NEIGHBORS, YOU HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER. 743 00:43:57,364 --> 00:43:58,704 EVEN IN THE TOUGHEST OF TIMES, 744 00:43:58,731 --> 00:44:00,561 YOU GOTTA BAND TOGETHER. 745 00:44:00,597 --> 00:44:05,397 I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE.