1 00:00:02,102 --> 00:00:08,775 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:16,116 --> 00:00:18,352 SONTA: All right, Sydney. 3 00:00:19,152 --> 00:00:22,022 This is kind of a special spot in here. 4 00:00:22,022 --> 00:00:23,657 You know why? 5 00:00:23,657 --> 00:00:25,158 SYDNEY: Why? 6 00:00:25,158 --> 00:00:27,628 SONTA: This is where Grandpa took me to get my first moose. 7 00:00:27,628 --> 00:00:30,230 SYDNEY: Cool. SONTA: I was nine years old. 8 00:00:30,230 --> 00:00:32,466 Just a wee bit younger than you. 9 00:00:32,466 --> 00:00:33,600 SYDNEY: Yeah. 10 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,570 SONTA: But it was a winter moose hunt just like this. 11 00:00:37,471 --> 00:00:39,640 You know, it's the end of the season and 12 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:42,142 our family's in need of fresh moose meat. 13 00:00:42,142 --> 00:00:43,744 I thought maybe we might get lucky and 14 00:00:43,744 --> 00:00:45,312 see something at the same spot. 15 00:00:45,312 --> 00:00:48,348 SYDNEY: Yeah. SONTA: But we'll keep going. 16 00:00:48,348 --> 00:00:50,017 I don't wanna keep talking too much. 17 00:00:50,017 --> 00:00:52,386 I just wanted to show this. 18 00:00:52,386 --> 00:00:55,422 It's just Sydney and I, Chevie's at home with the baby. 19 00:00:55,422 --> 00:00:56,757 All right. 20 00:00:56,757 --> 00:01:00,093 So there's a lot more pressure to try to get a moose together. 21 00:01:00,093 --> 00:01:02,129 Here we go. 22 00:01:03,230 --> 00:01:06,800 Being an Athabascan, it's a milestone for a young person to 23 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,503 get their first moose. 24 00:01:09,803 --> 00:01:13,440 My job is really just to be the teacher. 25 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:17,010 And bring Sydney to the most opportunities. 26 00:01:18,612 --> 00:01:21,915 I'm the guide, she's the hunter in this whole situation. 27 00:01:23,784 --> 00:01:25,452 There's some fresh tracks, Bean. 28 00:01:25,452 --> 00:01:27,921 SYDNEY: Mm-hmm. 29 00:01:32,259 --> 00:01:34,995 SONTA: Looks like there's two of them. 30 00:01:35,829 --> 00:01:39,433 Cow and a calf. See how soft that is? 31 00:01:39,433 --> 00:01:41,301 SYDNEY: Yeah. 32 00:01:41,301 --> 00:01:44,504 SONTA: These are definitely this morning's tracks, 33 00:01:44,504 --> 00:01:46,340 so they're in here eating. 34 00:01:46,340 --> 00:01:49,042 You see some of these sticks that are broken off? 35 00:01:49,042 --> 00:01:51,111 SYDNEY: Yeah. 36 00:01:51,111 --> 00:01:52,779 SONTA: That's where they're munching. 37 00:01:52,779 --> 00:01:55,816 So, we'll keep going but anytime you see anything like this, 38 00:01:55,816 --> 00:01:57,751 you know, just tap on my shoulder. 39 00:01:57,751 --> 00:02:00,087 We'll pull over and look again, okay? 40 00:02:00,087 --> 00:02:01,521 SYDNEY: Hey, look. Tap, tap. 41 00:02:01,521 --> 00:02:02,889 SONTA: Yeah. SYDNEY: Tap, tap, tap. 42 00:02:02,889 --> 00:02:03,890 SONTA: Tap on my shoulder. 43 00:02:03,890 --> 00:02:05,459 SYDNEY: Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap. 44 00:02:05,459 --> 00:02:07,728 SONTA: All right? SYDNEY: Yeah. 45 00:02:07,728 --> 00:02:09,930 Hunting moose is no piece of cake; 46 00:02:09,930 --> 00:02:11,531 it's extremely hard. 47 00:02:11,531 --> 00:02:14,534 SONTA: I didn't see anything stand up with all of our visiting. 48 00:02:14,534 --> 00:02:16,370 SYDNEY: I've never actually shot one before, 49 00:02:16,370 --> 00:02:19,906 but I'm extremely excited about it. 50 00:02:23,243 --> 00:02:24,811 SONTA: So, what we're gonna do is we're gonna kinda hug 51 00:02:24,811 --> 00:02:27,147 this tree line all the way back. 52 00:02:27,147 --> 00:02:31,318 Watching and scanning the woods and scanning the hillside. 53 00:02:32,786 --> 00:02:34,921 There's going to be a lot of lessons learned along the way. 54 00:02:34,921 --> 00:02:37,991 There is a lot of obstacles in front of us, you know? 55 00:02:37,991 --> 00:02:39,593 But I know the country pretty well, 56 00:02:39,593 --> 00:02:42,129 and so now it's my opportunity to put all that 57 00:02:42,129 --> 00:02:44,665 I know into practice. 58 00:02:44,931 --> 00:02:46,566 Oh, dang. 59 00:02:46,566 --> 00:02:49,403 There's one right there. 60 00:02:52,272 --> 00:02:56,543 Yeah, way too brushy for us to go into. 61 00:02:56,543 --> 00:03:00,447 But it looked like just one and looked like a decent size. 62 00:03:01,481 --> 00:03:04,017 We'll just keep looking for tracks. 63 00:03:04,017 --> 00:03:05,652 I won't get us lost, don't you worry. 64 00:03:05,652 --> 00:03:07,054 SYDNEY: What? 65 00:03:19,900 --> 00:03:22,869 JOHNNY: If you don't get out and explore you're just gonna use up 66 00:03:22,869 --> 00:03:26,073 all the resources in your little local camp. 67 00:03:26,073 --> 00:03:30,077 So I like to get out and have an opportunity to learn more. 68 00:03:30,077 --> 00:03:31,578 Java, come on. 69 00:03:31,578 --> 00:03:34,114 The more I see, the more knowledge I have. 70 00:03:36,550 --> 00:03:39,052 And to me, knowledge is power. 71 00:03:41,288 --> 00:03:44,524 Yeah, looks like a great spot. 72 00:03:45,959 --> 00:03:49,463 This is where I'm gonna spend a little time doing some camping 73 00:03:49,463 --> 00:03:52,599 and see if I can find some small game. 74 00:03:54,534 --> 00:03:59,439 So in order to set up my camp, I just need to, um, 75 00:03:59,439 --> 00:04:01,208 start digging all kinds of snow away, 76 00:04:01,208 --> 00:04:05,078 clear it all out, make a nice little clear area. 77 00:04:06,379 --> 00:04:09,382 Right now, I actually don't have any caribou meat. 78 00:04:09,382 --> 00:04:11,651 You know, they all moved north. 79 00:04:11,651 --> 00:04:15,522 And it's the small game that gets me through these moments. 80 00:04:16,456 --> 00:04:18,959 It's about big enough of a ring. 81 00:04:18,959 --> 00:04:21,194 Kind of just hand to mouth season. 82 00:04:21,194 --> 00:04:23,897 So now I gotta go get some spruce poles and 83 00:04:23,897 --> 00:04:27,734 the spruce poles are gonna be the frame of the teepee. 84 00:04:27,734 --> 00:04:29,736 And that's the beauty of having the, 85 00:04:29,736 --> 00:04:31,772 the teepee as my nomadic shelter, 86 00:04:31,772 --> 00:04:35,742 is that I just get the material right on the spot. 87 00:04:36,409 --> 00:04:40,447 Generally, the small game that I go after is ptarmigan or grouse, 88 00:04:40,447 --> 00:04:43,383 hares or squirrels. 89 00:04:43,383 --> 00:04:46,820 Although they're small, it's a good meal. 90 00:04:47,888 --> 00:04:50,557 So it's nice to be able to just grab the teepee and 91 00:04:50,557 --> 00:04:53,727 go on a little adventure. 92 00:04:53,727 --> 00:04:58,331 But it's, uh, adventure that is with purpose. 93 00:05:03,170 --> 00:05:05,505 All right, it's all latched together. 94 00:05:05,505 --> 00:05:07,741 Start propping it up. 95 00:05:08,308 --> 00:05:10,677 You know, to me, food is food. 96 00:05:10,677 --> 00:05:14,581 I don't measure myself as a hunter based off of the size of 97 00:05:14,581 --> 00:05:18,084 the animal I kill or anything like that. 98 00:05:19,619 --> 00:05:23,523 So now I just take the rest of these and 99 00:05:23,523 --> 00:05:26,326 start filling in the gaps. 100 00:05:27,761 --> 00:05:29,529 It's a different existence out here for me, 101 00:05:29,529 --> 00:05:32,933 and you get meat where you can. 102 00:05:32,933 --> 00:05:36,469 You take advantage of the resources as they're available. 103 00:05:41,808 --> 00:05:44,477 Okay, here we go. 104 00:05:45,545 --> 00:05:47,914 It's starting to take shape. 105 00:05:47,914 --> 00:05:49,449 It's not the first time I've done it, 106 00:05:49,449 --> 00:05:53,420 but it doesn't necessarily make it easy. 107 00:05:53,420 --> 00:05:59,492 Right now, I just gotta get by a little bit longer and 108 00:05:59,492 --> 00:06:02,028 then I'll be hunting bears and catching salmon. 109 00:06:02,028 --> 00:06:04,764 And those are things that I don't get to do up here. 110 00:06:04,764 --> 00:06:07,200 So what I do is I follow the resources, 111 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,536 and where the resources go, I go. 112 00:06:11,538 --> 00:06:15,742 Sweet. Firewood, kindling. 113 00:06:17,410 --> 00:06:20,013 All right, Java, let's get some food, man. 114 00:06:20,013 --> 00:06:22,349 I'm starving. Come on, let's go. 115 00:06:22,349 --> 00:06:23,550 (smacks lips) 116 00:06:23,550 --> 00:06:26,953 Let's go, doofus. I'm starving. 117 00:06:35,629 --> 00:06:38,665 JESSI: The trails out here are absolute rollercoasters. 118 00:06:40,467 --> 00:06:42,235 CHRIS: Really slam around. 119 00:06:42,235 --> 00:06:44,638 JESSI: Just going up and down and just getting smashed with 120 00:06:44,638 --> 00:06:46,673 the snow machine. 121 00:06:47,173 --> 00:06:48,475 (groans) 122 00:06:48,475 --> 00:06:50,310 CHRIS: Just jarring so hard. 123 00:06:50,310 --> 00:06:51,645 JESSI: The harder you give it gas... 124 00:06:51,645 --> 00:06:53,246 (rattles) 125 00:06:54,114 --> 00:06:58,585 The more it's yanking, and it hurts. 126 00:06:58,585 --> 00:07:02,188 But the thing is, trails out here are absolute necessary. 127 00:07:02,188 --> 00:07:04,991 To eat, to get wood, to travel. 128 00:07:04,991 --> 00:07:07,594 So we have to have trails. 129 00:07:08,762 --> 00:07:10,130 (groans) 130 00:07:10,130 --> 00:07:12,299 CHRIS: What the heck is going on here? 131 00:07:13,700 --> 00:07:15,468 JESSI: You okay? CHRIS: Yeah. 132 00:07:15,468 --> 00:07:18,705 I think she looks warm. She's steaming a little bit. 133 00:07:18,705 --> 00:07:21,675 We just gotta kinda hang out and let it cool down. 134 00:07:21,675 --> 00:07:23,843 This trail's beating the sled up. 135 00:07:23,843 --> 00:07:26,646 Just so whooped out that I can't get going fast enough to 136 00:07:26,646 --> 00:07:28,882 really throw the snow up underneath my tunnel. 137 00:07:28,882 --> 00:07:31,284 And I feel like I'm going to rip the whole hitch off. 138 00:07:31,284 --> 00:07:34,988 JESSI: Well, you know if we're going too slow because of the trail. 139 00:07:34,988 --> 00:07:38,625 Maybe we need to smooth it out so we can go faster. 140 00:07:38,625 --> 00:07:41,027 CHRIS: Yeah, I thought about coming out with a shovel. 141 00:07:41,027 --> 00:07:44,798 But I would love to have some kind of plow or drag. 142 00:07:44,798 --> 00:07:46,566 JESSI: I'm sure I can draw something up. 143 00:07:46,566 --> 00:07:49,269 CHRIS: Well, let's get this load home. 144 00:07:53,807 --> 00:07:56,242 JESSI: I feel like we're really putting a lot of undo stress on 145 00:07:56,242 --> 00:07:57,944 our snow machine. 146 00:07:57,944 --> 00:08:00,680 If it breaks down, that's it. 147 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:04,918 It is our way to get food, firewood and water. 148 00:08:04,918 --> 00:08:09,489 So, we can build this drag and kind of twist our fingers together, 149 00:08:09,489 --> 00:08:10,523 and kinda hope for the best. 150 00:08:10,523 --> 00:08:13,460 That's kind of how things go out at the Cosna. 151 00:08:13,460 --> 00:08:17,097 But, this time, um, I'm engineering it. 152 00:08:17,097 --> 00:08:20,300 So, I kinda have a little bit more faith. 153 00:08:26,206 --> 00:08:27,640 Hey, love. 154 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:29,342 CHRIS: Oh, hey. 155 00:08:29,342 --> 00:08:32,379 JESSI: I think I have an idea about how to fix the trail. 156 00:08:32,379 --> 00:08:33,680 CHRIS: Yeah? 157 00:08:33,680 --> 00:08:37,550 JESSI: Okay, so if you build the frame, 158 00:08:37,550 --> 00:08:40,120 these two beams will funnel all the snow inside. 159 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,690 This large beam back here will kind of compress the snow. 160 00:08:43,690 --> 00:08:46,893 So as we go over the snow that these bring in, 161 00:08:46,893 --> 00:08:49,362 that will smooth it and flatten it down. 162 00:08:49,362 --> 00:08:52,799 Make that nice, smooth trail that we're hoping for. 163 00:08:52,799 --> 00:08:54,067 What do you think? 164 00:08:54,067 --> 00:08:56,336 It should theoretically work, right? 165 00:08:56,336 --> 00:08:57,937 CHRIS: I think that, uh, I can cut a couple trees and 166 00:08:57,937 --> 00:08:59,072 we can get after this. 167 00:08:59,072 --> 00:09:00,707 JESSI: That would be great. 168 00:09:06,713 --> 00:09:08,148 ROBERT: Look at that, RJ. 169 00:09:08,148 --> 00:09:11,317 Ocean's coming alive. Bunch of sea lions. 170 00:09:11,818 --> 00:09:15,021 Save those for another hunt. 171 00:09:16,089 --> 00:09:18,191 I think I'll drop you on this pointe and let you just take 172 00:09:18,191 --> 00:09:20,927 a peek up there and see what you see. 173 00:09:21,261 --> 00:09:24,664 We're out here setting traps, looking for some otters. 174 00:09:24,664 --> 00:09:26,933 Probably check those islands, too. 175 00:09:26,933 --> 00:09:30,437 I kinda want to get up in the (inaudible) area. 176 00:09:30,437 --> 00:09:35,308 We're gonna look for dens, trails, scat. 177 00:09:35,308 --> 00:09:38,144 If we can find any of those that's fresh then 178 00:09:38,144 --> 00:09:39,512 we're gonna be in the money. 179 00:09:39,512 --> 00:09:40,914 RJ: The left right there. 180 00:09:40,914 --> 00:09:42,148 ROBERT: Right in that crack I'll bet ‘ya. 181 00:09:42,148 --> 00:09:45,785 Got 12 traps to work with, and we're gonna do the best we can. 182 00:09:49,556 --> 00:09:50,757 Good luck, RJ. 183 00:09:50,757 --> 00:09:53,126 I'll be on the other side of the island. 184 00:09:54,894 --> 00:09:56,830 About ten, 12 years ago I started really getting into 185 00:09:56,830 --> 00:10:02,569 my Tlingit culture, trying to provide for other people. 186 00:10:03,203 --> 00:10:05,638 I don't know a lot of the dance and I don't know the language, 187 00:10:05,638 --> 00:10:08,808 but what I do know how to do is harvest. 188 00:10:09,809 --> 00:10:12,378 RJ: Oh, this is good sign right here. 189 00:10:12,378 --> 00:10:15,849 Got some, uh, broken sea urchin shells, 190 00:10:15,849 --> 00:10:18,518 some abalone shells on the ground here. 191 00:10:18,518 --> 00:10:23,423 ROBERT: Here, there's otters here. 192 00:10:24,591 --> 00:10:26,793 We got some fresh scat right here. 193 00:10:26,793 --> 00:10:30,530 We got some places where they've dug and clawed going in 194 00:10:30,530 --> 00:10:32,532 and out of that hole. 195 00:10:32,532 --> 00:10:34,601 Good sign. 196 00:10:34,601 --> 00:10:36,069 I'm not real excited yet because I haven't seen 197 00:10:36,069 --> 00:10:39,339 the mother-load of crap yet. 198 00:10:39,339 --> 00:10:40,773 (laughs) 199 00:10:42,709 --> 00:10:45,545 One of the major skillsets that my ancestors were professionals 200 00:10:45,545 --> 00:10:48,214 at was acquiring clothing. 201 00:10:48,214 --> 00:10:50,483 RJ: Here's some river otter (bleep). 202 00:10:50,483 --> 00:10:53,620 ROBERT: Out of materials that they gathered from the woods... 203 00:10:53,620 --> 00:10:55,054 (whistles) 204 00:10:55,054 --> 00:10:57,924 From the sea, it's something that has skipped 205 00:10:57,924 --> 00:11:04,330 a few generations and it's something I've picked up. 206 00:11:06,599 --> 00:11:07,934 See any sign? 207 00:11:07,934 --> 00:11:10,069 RJ: Yeah, lots. ROBERT: Fresh? 208 00:11:10,069 --> 00:11:11,771 RJ: Some scat. 209 00:11:11,771 --> 00:11:13,973 ROBERT: You want to try to set a couple, or? 210 00:11:13,973 --> 00:11:17,143 RJ: Yeah, we can set one or two if you want. 211 00:11:17,143 --> 00:11:19,212 ROBERT: Worth a shot, huh? 212 00:11:21,881 --> 00:11:25,785 Living off the land, getting the furs that I need to make a living... 213 00:11:25,785 --> 00:11:27,220 Safeties are still on. 214 00:11:27,220 --> 00:11:28,721 RJ: Safeties are on. 215 00:11:28,721 --> 00:11:30,123 ROBERT: That's survival for me. 216 00:11:30,123 --> 00:11:31,925 Watch this. 217 00:11:31,925 --> 00:11:33,226 RJ: That's a good idea. 218 00:11:33,226 --> 00:11:34,827 ROBERT: They're gonna run right in there and grab that herring. 219 00:11:34,827 --> 00:11:38,431 RJ: Mm-hmm. It's a really good idea. 220 00:11:38,431 --> 00:11:40,233 Well, if there's something here. 221 00:11:40,233 --> 00:11:42,635 ROBERT: And he's gonna use this trail, I think we're gonna get 'em. 222 00:11:42,635 --> 00:11:43,770 RJ: Yup. 223 00:11:43,770 --> 00:11:45,738 ROBERT: This is the only trail that they're using for 224 00:11:45,738 --> 00:11:47,407 this whole little entrance here. 225 00:11:47,407 --> 00:11:49,209 So it kinda funnels 'em right in. 226 00:11:49,209 --> 00:11:52,812 RJ: Safeties are off. ROBERT: We got a loaded trap. 227 00:11:58,818 --> 00:12:01,955 SONTA: Pulling the trigger is an easy part of shooting a moose. 228 00:12:01,955 --> 00:12:04,324 Navigating through the woods. 229 00:12:04,324 --> 00:12:07,393 Getting set up, all that hard work's about 230 00:12:07,393 --> 00:12:09,963 90% of moose hunting. 231 00:12:15,034 --> 00:12:17,704 SONTA: I see those two in there. 232 00:12:17,704 --> 00:12:20,106 Do you see them? 233 00:12:20,106 --> 00:12:22,141 SYDNEY: I think I see it. 234 00:12:22,141 --> 00:12:23,776 SONTA: You wanna go in there a little bit? 235 00:12:23,776 --> 00:12:25,678 SYDNEY: Uh, why? 236 00:12:25,678 --> 00:12:29,015 SONTA: I don't know if it's a calf or two cows. 237 00:12:30,783 --> 00:12:32,585 So the moose in the fall have antlers, 238 00:12:32,585 --> 00:12:34,988 this is an antler-less moose hunt. 239 00:12:34,988 --> 00:12:39,959 We can't get any cows with calves or any calves. 240 00:12:40,293 --> 00:12:43,129 I'm hoping for a nice, fat cow. 241 00:12:43,129 --> 00:12:45,865 Or we can get a bull, but the bull's this time of year are 242 00:12:45,865 --> 00:12:49,769 pretty skinny so we're not really looking to get a bull. 243 00:12:57,610 --> 00:12:59,178 See it? 244 00:12:59,178 --> 00:13:00,747 SYDNEY: Yeah. 245 00:13:00,747 --> 00:13:04,550 SONTA: Okay. There's a bull in the back. 246 00:13:06,953 --> 00:13:11,257 Either one of them will do. 247 00:13:12,625 --> 00:13:15,428 Breathe, you're good. 248 00:13:17,563 --> 00:13:18,698 It's going to the... 249 00:13:18,698 --> 00:13:21,234 SYDNEY: It's going up in the air. 250 00:13:22,502 --> 00:13:24,404 SONTA: See it? 251 00:13:26,639 --> 00:13:28,341 SONTA: It's okay if you don't see it. 252 00:13:28,341 --> 00:13:30,843 (gunshot) 253 00:13:32,812 --> 00:13:36,149 That's okay, babe. Good try. 254 00:13:36,149 --> 00:13:38,718 Keep going up to it. 255 00:13:46,225 --> 00:13:48,795 One of the challenges for Sydney and I working as a team 256 00:13:48,795 --> 00:13:53,599 is really that time factor and being quicker on the draw. 257 00:13:55,101 --> 00:13:56,703 We're stuck. 258 00:13:56,703 --> 00:14:00,440 You only have a limited time to pull your gun up and 259 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:02,642 get your sights on that moose. 260 00:14:02,642 --> 00:14:04,110 SYDNEY: I'm getting out. 261 00:14:04,110 --> 00:14:08,514 SONTA: Being a shooter comes with a lot of responsibility. 262 00:14:08,514 --> 00:14:10,350 Hold on. 263 00:14:10,350 --> 00:14:13,853 And I will teach her that level of responsibility. 264 00:14:14,887 --> 00:14:16,723 Hey, come on. 265 00:14:16,723 --> 00:14:20,927 And for her to voice to us that now she's ready, 266 00:14:20,927 --> 00:14:22,962 well we better get ready, too. 267 00:14:24,430 --> 00:14:25,431 Ready? 268 00:14:25,431 --> 00:14:27,567 SYDNEY: That was interesting. 269 00:14:33,072 --> 00:14:37,477 ROBERT: As a kid, my father really drilled it in my brain that, uh, 270 00:14:37,477 --> 00:14:41,981 hunting and fishing and trapping was important. 271 00:14:44,050 --> 00:14:48,721 It's another way I go back in time to my ancestors and 272 00:14:48,721 --> 00:14:51,491 experience what they experienced. 273 00:14:54,727 --> 00:14:57,063 Heck yeah! 274 00:14:57,063 --> 00:14:59,365 This is what we're looking for all day. 275 00:14:59,365 --> 00:15:01,501 We can find four or five slide areas and 276 00:15:01,501 --> 00:15:04,237 set one or two or three traps in each one. 277 00:15:04,237 --> 00:15:06,305 Spread them out on a couple different islands, 278 00:15:06,305 --> 00:15:08,474 I think we'll have some good success. 279 00:15:08,474 --> 00:15:10,643 You never know. 280 00:15:13,813 --> 00:15:16,816 Otters love the islands, they not only live on 'em but they 281 00:15:16,816 --> 00:15:19,519 use them as like, bus stations. 282 00:15:19,886 --> 00:15:22,388 They'll stop there and hang out for a while and 283 00:15:22,388 --> 00:15:24,724 then swim to another island. 284 00:15:24,724 --> 00:15:26,459 I can't tell if they're going in and out of there or not, 285 00:15:26,459 --> 00:15:30,296 but it's definitely, it's just solid like, tracks. 286 00:15:30,296 --> 00:15:32,398 I think we can get one like this on that trail where 287 00:15:32,398 --> 00:15:36,402 they're running right up and down, let's do that. 288 00:15:38,137 --> 00:15:40,206 We're gonna set a bunch of traps. 289 00:15:40,206 --> 00:15:42,642 We're gonna set traps where they're going underground, 290 00:15:42,642 --> 00:15:45,077 where their holes are. 291 00:15:45,077 --> 00:15:47,847 Take safeties off, watch out. 292 00:15:47,847 --> 00:15:50,616 We're gonna set traps where their runways are. 293 00:15:50,616 --> 00:15:52,952 RJ: That's it. Safeties are off. 294 00:15:52,952 --> 00:15:55,521 ROBERT: Okay. 295 00:15:56,155 --> 00:15:59,459 We're gonna stop in bays, we're gonna stop where there's rivers, 296 00:15:59,459 --> 00:16:02,495 we're gonna stop on a bunch of pointes, 297 00:16:02,495 --> 00:16:05,865 and I'm gonna set some bait traps. 298 00:16:05,865 --> 00:16:07,733 RJ: Oh, you're gonna do herring on this one? 299 00:16:07,733 --> 00:16:10,536 ROBERT: Let's try it. I salted them, too. 300 00:16:10,536 --> 00:16:13,039 Maybe it will last a little longer. 301 00:16:13,039 --> 00:16:15,408 That's why we have the safeties on. 302 00:16:15,408 --> 00:16:17,109 RJ: Holy cow. 303 00:16:17,109 --> 00:16:19,178 ROBERT: Now we know the safeties work. 304 00:16:19,178 --> 00:16:21,647 RJ: Yeah. ROBERT: Got my heart pumping. 305 00:16:21,647 --> 00:16:24,050 We're fishing now. 306 00:16:25,751 --> 00:16:27,220 RJ: Safeties are off now. ROBERT: Okay. 307 00:16:27,220 --> 00:16:29,188 RJ: Get out of here. 308 00:16:31,891 --> 00:16:37,196 ROBERT: Hunting in younger days I'd have a vision or a dream at night, 309 00:16:37,196 --> 00:16:39,232 and then I would go to that spot the next day and 310 00:16:39,232 --> 00:16:41,267 hope for the best. 311 00:16:42,835 --> 00:16:45,571 Lot of scat around here, lot of sign. 312 00:16:45,571 --> 00:16:48,574 Most promising place I've seen yet. 313 00:16:48,574 --> 00:16:51,744 RJ: Safeties are off. ROBERT: Yeah. It's loaded. 314 00:16:52,879 --> 00:16:55,448 I believe in intuition, I believe in those dreams and... 315 00:16:55,448 --> 00:16:58,651 RJ: Safeties off. ROBERT: That's it. 316 00:16:58,651 --> 00:16:59,752 If we're gonna get something, 317 00:16:59,752 --> 00:17:01,454 this is gonna be the spot right here. 318 00:17:01,454 --> 00:17:03,523 I can just feel it in my bones. 319 00:17:14,667 --> 00:17:16,569 JOHNNY: You can cover hundreds and hundreds of miles 320 00:17:16,569 --> 00:17:19,839 and maybe not even see a grouse or a hare. 321 00:17:21,307 --> 00:17:25,378 It's pretty hungry country and in order to see game 322 00:17:25,378 --> 00:17:28,180 you just gotta be persistent. 323 00:17:37,657 --> 00:17:39,125 JOHNNY: It's not super windy but it's, 324 00:17:39,125 --> 00:17:44,730 the trees are moving enough that it's hard to see or spot game, 325 00:17:44,730 --> 00:17:46,532 like small game in the trees. 326 00:17:46,532 --> 00:17:50,336 Yeah, looking for like grouse, rabbits... 327 00:17:53,339 --> 00:17:54,440 Let's go find some game. 328 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,842 Come on. 329 00:18:00,713 --> 00:18:02,782 Man, look at all this. 330 00:18:02,782 --> 00:18:05,518 This is all tore up from caribou. 331 00:18:06,519 --> 00:18:09,388 God, those creatures are so like, mysterious. 332 00:18:09,388 --> 00:18:13,859 You think they're gone, and then you see this. 333 00:18:14,594 --> 00:18:15,828 (laughs) 334 00:18:15,828 --> 00:18:21,367 Just drive you crazy, but, um, 335 00:18:23,536 --> 00:18:27,073 as much as I'd love to get another caribou 336 00:18:27,073 --> 00:18:29,909 I think I just gotta stick the plan and 337 00:18:29,909 --> 00:18:32,578 just keep pushing forward with small game. 338 00:18:35,915 --> 00:18:41,687 If you want to only hunt what you want to hunt then 339 00:18:41,687 --> 00:18:44,423 you're not gonna be a successful hunter. 340 00:18:44,423 --> 00:18:46,692 You gotta take advantage of what's local, 341 00:18:46,692 --> 00:18:49,528 what's around, and just wait for a little bit of movement on 342 00:18:49,528 --> 00:18:52,031 the side of my eye. 343 00:18:53,199 --> 00:18:55,568 In this case, it's my dog. 344 00:18:55,568 --> 00:18:59,305 Sup Java? Come here. 345 00:18:59,939 --> 00:19:02,808 Good girl. 346 00:19:02,808 --> 00:19:05,177 Smell something? 347 00:19:06,012 --> 00:19:10,116 There's just loads of squirrel midden in here. 348 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:16,522 There's probably one staring at me right now. 349 00:19:17,790 --> 00:19:20,493 Just gotta wait until there's like that little bit of movement, you know? 350 00:19:20,493 --> 00:19:23,029 (rustling) 351 00:19:23,029 --> 00:19:24,030 That's funny man. 352 00:19:24,030 --> 00:19:27,099 Amongst all this squirrel midden, 353 00:19:27,099 --> 00:19:30,603 which is all like, this debris. 354 00:19:31,604 --> 00:19:37,009 There's a squirrel tail, caribou hair, it's just all 355 00:19:37,009 --> 00:19:40,079 insulation stuff they use to stay warm. 356 00:19:41,313 --> 00:19:42,982 It's bizarre out here sometimes, you just, 357 00:19:42,982 --> 00:19:45,551 you never know what you're going to find. 358 00:19:46,218 --> 00:19:48,054 That's what we're after I guess, huh? 359 00:19:48,054 --> 00:19:49,321 Red squirrel. 360 00:19:49,321 --> 00:19:51,857 (chittering) 361 00:19:54,493 --> 00:19:57,596 Where'd you go, buddy? 362 00:19:59,331 --> 00:20:01,667 Let's see if I can find it. 363 00:20:01,667 --> 00:20:04,937 I heard it making a noise over here. 364 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:09,642 Oh, I see him. 365 00:20:13,079 --> 00:20:15,214 (gun clicks) 366 00:20:19,819 --> 00:20:22,254 (gunshot) 367 00:20:23,355 --> 00:20:26,292 JOHNNY: Well, I got him. He's hanging up in the tree. 368 00:20:26,292 --> 00:20:30,596 Never mind. Cool, man. 369 00:20:32,798 --> 00:20:35,367 That's part of dinner right there. 370 00:20:37,403 --> 00:20:38,604 Little red squirrel. 371 00:20:38,604 --> 00:20:41,040 Squirrels are delicious, get a couple more and 372 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:42,374 I'll be in business. 373 00:20:42,374 --> 00:20:45,144 What do you think, Javs? 374 00:20:45,144 --> 00:20:47,513 Good stuff, huh? 375 00:20:47,513 --> 00:20:53,452 The squirrels are nutritious, they're tasty, but they are 376 00:20:53,452 --> 00:20:57,156 small so you need to get more than one of them. 377 00:20:57,156 --> 00:21:03,496 And there's definitely more than one 378 00:21:03,496 --> 00:21:05,464 available out here. 379 00:21:05,464 --> 00:21:07,399 Here you go. 380 00:21:08,868 --> 00:21:12,471 All right Java girl, let's go find some more. 381 00:21:13,973 --> 00:21:16,375 You ready? Come on. 382 00:21:20,346 --> 00:21:22,648 SONTA: I think with any lifestyle that you decide to live, 383 00:21:22,648 --> 00:21:23,749 especially one like this, 384 00:21:23,749 --> 00:21:26,018 there will always be the give and takes. 385 00:21:26,018 --> 00:21:32,124 But to me, the pros definitely outweigh the cons. 386 00:21:35,027 --> 00:21:38,798 Anytime I'm out on the land I feel so much more grounded. 387 00:21:39,732 --> 00:21:42,535 The great thing about Alaska and Alaskan people is that 388 00:21:42,535 --> 00:21:44,870 you're out on the land all the time. 389 00:21:48,607 --> 00:21:51,577 (gusting winds) 390 00:21:51,577 --> 00:21:54,980 SONTA: How's it going in there? SYDNEY: Mm-hmm. 391 00:21:54,980 --> 00:21:57,683 SONTA: You're looking for fresh tracks? 392 00:21:57,683 --> 00:21:59,952 SYDNEY: Mm. 393 00:21:59,952 --> 00:22:01,987 SONTA: If there's anything around it's gonna be over 394 00:22:01,987 --> 00:22:04,790 there in the woods, probably. 395 00:22:04,790 --> 00:22:07,660 Staying warm out of this wind like what we should be doing. 396 00:22:07,660 --> 00:22:10,062 (gusting) 397 00:22:10,062 --> 00:22:13,032 Should we keep going? 398 00:22:15,835 --> 00:22:19,338 I'm kinda thinking we'll see what we see and then we might 399 00:22:19,338 --> 00:22:23,008 head home, because this wind is crazy. 400 00:22:23,008 --> 00:22:24,810 SYDNEY: Mm-hmm. 401 00:22:32,651 --> 00:22:34,720 SONTA: One of the things that I was taught at a young age 402 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,990 was you don't want to ruin a kid. 403 00:22:39,091 --> 00:22:40,626 You don't want to pressure them into something that 404 00:22:40,626 --> 00:22:42,962 they're not ready for. 405 00:22:44,430 --> 00:22:46,498 Should I shoot one? 406 00:22:48,801 --> 00:22:52,638 Dang it. Right there. 407 00:22:53,372 --> 00:22:55,174 You know, this is a long day, 408 00:22:55,174 --> 00:22:58,010 and I don't want to push her too hard, 409 00:22:58,010 --> 00:23:00,512 but I do want to apply a little pressure and say this is 410 00:23:00,512 --> 00:23:03,883 how it's done and have her rise to that occasion. 411 00:23:03,883 --> 00:23:06,852 Shoot. Ah! 412 00:23:10,022 --> 00:23:12,925 Damn, that was a close one though. 413 00:23:12,925 --> 00:23:16,295 Thought we should have taken a shot on that one for sure. 414 00:23:17,763 --> 00:23:21,066 Keep your eyes peeled for anything moving, Sydney. 415 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:23,903 They're gonna try to stay in that timber though, 416 00:23:23,903 --> 00:23:25,571 I'm sure of it. 417 00:23:25,571 --> 00:23:27,139 SYDNEY: Mm-hmm. 418 00:23:27,139 --> 00:23:30,309 SONTA: Maybe we'll go around this corner just a little bit 419 00:23:30,309 --> 00:23:33,679 and then we'll circle back and see if we see anything. 420 00:23:39,518 --> 00:23:41,887 It's not easy to follow moose through the woods like this. 421 00:23:41,887 --> 00:23:44,623 But even when they are in the open they're usually running, 422 00:23:44,623 --> 00:23:47,259 so it's not the most ideal situation. 423 00:23:48,327 --> 00:23:51,497 You want to get them when they're almost surprised to see you. 424 00:23:51,497 --> 00:23:53,565 It's like, "Oh, who are you?" 425 00:23:56,135 --> 00:23:58,203 Come Sydney, it's them. 426 00:24:00,272 --> 00:24:02,841 Lean forward, lean your head forward. 427 00:24:04,143 --> 00:24:07,212 He's right there. He's over there. 428 00:24:07,212 --> 00:24:09,548 He's over there. 429 00:24:09,815 --> 00:24:14,887 SYDNEY: I can't see through it. SONTA: It's okay. Breathe. 430 00:24:15,287 --> 00:24:17,389 Take the shot when you're ready. 431 00:24:17,389 --> 00:24:19,858 (gunshot) 432 00:24:19,858 --> 00:24:21,927 Let's go over there, come on, get back on. 433 00:24:37,209 --> 00:24:38,544 (scraping) 434 00:24:38,544 --> 00:24:39,912 Oh, (bleep). 435 00:24:39,912 --> 00:24:42,047 (beeping) 436 00:24:43,716 --> 00:24:45,884 Oh great. 437 00:24:48,821 --> 00:24:50,622 It had to be something. 438 00:24:50,622 --> 00:24:53,258 Keep going. 439 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:57,429 All these sticks in the way. 440 00:25:01,133 --> 00:25:04,803 Okay. 441 00:25:05,804 --> 00:25:08,073 We almost got 'em, Bean. 442 00:25:11,243 --> 00:25:14,813 (creaking) 443 00:25:14,813 --> 00:25:17,683 JESSI: Problems are numerous out here. 444 00:25:17,683 --> 00:25:19,585 They just keep coming. 445 00:25:19,585 --> 00:25:23,589 It's like the wind, and the trail is just getting really 446 00:25:23,589 --> 00:25:27,793 too rough and we need to do something about it. 447 00:25:30,929 --> 00:25:32,831 CHRIS: How far did you want this across? 448 00:25:32,831 --> 00:25:35,634 JESSI: Let's grab this guy. 449 00:25:36,535 --> 00:25:39,671 Eight feet here, and then four feet from 450 00:25:39,671 --> 00:25:41,673 outside to outside. 451 00:25:41,673 --> 00:25:44,009 CHRIS: Yeah, we don't want to go any wider 'cause we know that 452 00:25:44,009 --> 00:25:45,878 the trapping cabin was four foot wide and it barely made it. 453 00:25:45,878 --> 00:25:48,047 JESSI: And it barely made it, yeah. 454 00:25:48,447 --> 00:25:53,952 Okay, put three beams across the middle, boom, boom, boom. 455 00:25:54,286 --> 00:25:56,655 Two beams will funnel the snow, 456 00:25:56,655 --> 00:25:58,724 and something pretty hefty for the back piece. 457 00:25:58,724 --> 00:26:01,260 CHRIS: All right. JESSI: We are doing it. 458 00:26:01,260 --> 00:26:03,529 I mean, we're almost there. 459 00:26:05,097 --> 00:26:07,166 Easy enough. 460 00:26:08,700 --> 00:26:11,336 I don't have a lot of great construction knowledge. 461 00:26:11,336 --> 00:26:12,638 Okay. 462 00:26:12,638 --> 00:26:14,973 Our first years at the Cosna, I just never thought that 463 00:26:14,973 --> 00:26:18,343 we had the right tools to overcome our problems. 464 00:26:18,343 --> 00:26:20,546 It's hitting, um, the corner of this. 465 00:26:20,546 --> 00:26:22,481 CHRIS: Little bit more? 466 00:26:24,316 --> 00:26:26,018 JESSI: But the more problems that we face, 467 00:26:26,018 --> 00:26:28,854 the more that I realize literally I can make the tools 468 00:26:28,854 --> 00:26:31,090 that I need out here. 469 00:26:32,991 --> 00:26:35,260 This one's a lot more angled, right? 470 00:26:35,260 --> 00:26:36,361 CHRIS: I don't know, I can't bend over anymore. 471 00:26:36,361 --> 00:26:37,596 My back is trashed. 472 00:26:37,596 --> 00:26:39,264 JESSI: Yup, okay. 473 00:26:39,264 --> 00:26:42,301 You just sit there for a second, let me make some lines. 474 00:26:43,735 --> 00:26:45,571 CHRIS: One of the hard things about working out here, 475 00:26:45,571 --> 00:26:48,540 I gotta be careful with over confidence. 476 00:26:48,540 --> 00:26:52,010 When I was 15 years old I broke my back in two places. 477 00:26:52,010 --> 00:26:54,313 JESSI: Can I try something? CHRIS: Yeah. 478 00:26:56,081 --> 00:26:59,718 Sometimes if I tweak my back I just gotta lay down and 479 00:26:59,718 --> 00:27:01,453 prepare for the worst. 480 00:27:01,453 --> 00:27:02,554 (moans) 481 00:27:05,090 --> 00:27:08,293 (moaning) 482 00:27:08,527 --> 00:27:09,528 (pops) 483 00:27:09,528 --> 00:27:11,730 CHRIS: Oh. 484 00:27:13,665 --> 00:27:16,668 Okay. Something popped and let go. 485 00:27:16,668 --> 00:27:19,238 That's good. Oh. 486 00:27:19,571 --> 00:27:22,407 When I crushed my back, I was out goofing around on 487 00:27:22,407 --> 00:27:24,476 a snow machine and did 100 foot cliff drop 488 00:27:24,476 --> 00:27:26,078 and flat landed. 489 00:27:26,078 --> 00:27:28,580 You could see the vertebrae sticking up through the skin. 490 00:27:28,580 --> 00:27:30,883 JESSI: Oh, I didn't quite get it in right. 491 00:27:30,883 --> 00:27:33,185 CHRIS: Just one more quick cut. 492 00:27:33,552 --> 00:27:35,287 It was a pretty bad break. 493 00:27:35,287 --> 00:27:36,822 I never really got it fixed. 494 00:27:36,822 --> 00:27:38,790 JESSI: Nice. 495 00:27:40,058 --> 00:27:42,861 CHRIS: I just kind of dealt with it over the last 15, 20 years. 496 00:27:42,861 --> 00:27:44,563 It's been rough. 497 00:27:44,563 --> 00:27:45,597 It's hard working with green wood, 498 00:27:45,597 --> 00:27:48,233 but that looks great. 499 00:27:48,233 --> 00:27:52,204 You just have to get back up and keep moving forward. 500 00:27:53,605 --> 00:27:56,208 How's that look back there? 501 00:27:56,208 --> 00:27:57,676 JESSI: Nice and flat. 502 00:27:57,676 --> 00:28:00,112 I mean, there's some spots where like the, the bark is digging in... 503 00:28:00,112 --> 00:28:01,480 CHRIS: Oh, yeah. 504 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:02,848 JESSI: But better than I thought. 505 00:28:02,848 --> 00:28:05,250 CHRIS: I think that's gonna work pretty good. 506 00:28:05,250 --> 00:28:07,019 Now we just need to wrap a rope around it and 507 00:28:07,019 --> 00:28:08,320 drag it around a little. 508 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:10,222 JESSI: We'll see. 509 00:28:10,222 --> 00:28:12,391 The trails out here are rough. 510 00:28:12,391 --> 00:28:14,293 So rough it's overheating our snow machine 511 00:28:14,293 --> 00:28:16,562 and it's breaking my neck. 512 00:28:16,562 --> 00:28:18,163 So this has to work. 513 00:28:18,163 --> 00:28:20,566 Yup, yup! 514 00:28:36,782 --> 00:28:38,550 CHRIS: Your designs worked out really well. 515 00:28:38,550 --> 00:28:39,918 JESSI: Yeah! 516 00:28:39,918 --> 00:28:42,354 CHRIS: I really enjoyed how these are just shoveling snow 517 00:28:42,354 --> 00:28:44,590 and then shoveling snow and it piles up in the back and 518 00:28:44,590 --> 00:28:46,191 lays it all out. 519 00:28:46,191 --> 00:28:47,426 JESSI: Look at that, Chris. 520 00:28:47,426 --> 00:28:48,460 CHRIS: And after we've towed it around, 521 00:28:48,460 --> 00:28:50,829 I haven't seen any wiggle and it's stout. 522 00:28:50,829 --> 00:28:55,500 JESSI: Everything has stayed exactly where I was hoping it to. 523 00:28:55,500 --> 00:28:59,805 All right. Well, I guess we'll see how the trail treats us. 524 00:28:59,805 --> 00:29:01,773 CHRIS: All right. Let's go home. 525 00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:17,122 (gunshot) 526 00:29:19,124 --> 00:29:24,029 JOHNNY: Got 'em. Two bullets, two squirrels. 527 00:29:24,029 --> 00:29:26,198 Cool. 528 00:29:30,002 --> 00:29:33,505 You know, my diet out here has become so like unorthodox. 529 00:29:33,505 --> 00:29:38,510 It's very diverse with all the weird stuff I eat. 530 00:29:38,510 --> 00:29:43,815 And squirrel's just become like regular food in my diet out here. 531 00:29:43,815 --> 00:29:46,518 I'm grateful for these little dudes. 532 00:29:52,057 --> 00:29:53,525 (squeaking) 533 00:29:53,525 --> 00:29:55,661 I heard a squirrel. 534 00:29:57,629 --> 00:29:59,965 Oh, I see him. 535 00:30:12,544 --> 00:30:15,447 Eh, he's in a squirrel hole. 536 00:30:17,082 --> 00:30:22,387 So there's like a giant pile of squirrel midden right down here. 537 00:30:23,889 --> 00:30:27,626 And the, the squirrels burrow into the ground and then 538 00:30:27,626 --> 00:30:31,463 they'll climb up and eat the spruce cones. 539 00:30:31,963 --> 00:30:34,800 I'm just gonna kinda hang tight for a second. 540 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:38,136 See if, uh, anything reveals itself. 541 00:30:42,174 --> 00:30:44,943 Often, they have like a network underground. 542 00:30:44,943 --> 00:30:49,047 So they might pop up over here or pop up over there. 543 00:30:51,683 --> 00:30:55,520 Coming from like a very instant gratification world 544 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:57,756 where you just like get everything you want, 545 00:30:57,756 --> 00:31:01,059 when you want it, how you want it. 546 00:31:01,059 --> 00:31:04,196 Giving yourself reasons why you want it. 547 00:31:05,864 --> 00:31:09,634 Then you come out here and you're kinda responsible for 548 00:31:09,634 --> 00:31:10,869 anything that you want. 549 00:31:10,869 --> 00:31:13,805 (squeaking) 550 00:31:14,373 --> 00:31:17,976 And you quickly learn that you don't get what you want. 551 00:31:17,976 --> 00:31:19,845 Let's go find this guy. 552 00:31:19,845 --> 00:31:21,747 Come on, Java. 553 00:31:23,749 --> 00:31:27,886 And it's just kind of nice to have that power removed from you. 554 00:31:28,220 --> 00:31:30,122 (squeaks) 555 00:31:30,122 --> 00:31:32,724 This guy's just (bleep) running. 556 00:31:32,724 --> 00:31:35,660 And you just like feel so insignificant. 557 00:31:35,660 --> 00:31:36,962 (gun clicks) 558 00:31:36,962 --> 00:31:40,632 And I think that's good. 559 00:31:42,567 --> 00:31:45,804 Cross country squirrel, man. 560 00:31:48,707 --> 00:31:51,309 Better hold tight, buddy. 561 00:31:52,310 --> 00:31:54,746 (gunshot) 562 00:31:54,746 --> 00:31:57,015 Hoo. 563 00:31:59,317 --> 00:32:02,154 I think I'll call it a day with three. 564 00:32:02,154 --> 00:32:03,989 'Ya know, I don't take more than I need and 565 00:32:03,989 --> 00:32:06,792 what I don't need, I leave. 566 00:32:07,092 --> 00:32:09,194 Okay. Come here, buddy. 567 00:32:09,194 --> 00:32:11,930 Oh yeah. 568 00:32:12,564 --> 00:32:15,367 You know what I mean, you never want to be greedy with the land. 569 00:32:15,367 --> 00:32:17,969 Take care of the land and the land will take care of you. 570 00:32:22,274 --> 00:32:24,209 RJ: It's closed. ROBERT: It's closed? 571 00:32:24,209 --> 00:32:25,510 RJ: Yeah. 572 00:32:25,510 --> 00:32:27,479 ROBERT: Something went through it. 573 00:32:27,479 --> 00:32:30,515 'Ya know, otters have ran this trail a lot in the past. 574 00:32:33,585 --> 00:32:36,154 RJ: Something got it. One of the herring are gone. 575 00:32:36,154 --> 00:32:39,191 Uh, it looks like something set it off. 576 00:32:39,191 --> 00:32:42,861 But either it was too small or too clever. 577 00:32:44,129 --> 00:32:49,034 ROBERT: Well, it's a start. Something set it off. 578 00:32:49,034 --> 00:32:51,536 Curious about my bucket traps. 579 00:32:51,536 --> 00:32:53,705 Find out soon enough. 580 00:32:55,373 --> 00:32:58,043 Few more days of season left. 581 00:32:58,043 --> 00:33:00,645 We're gonna hit it right to the end and see what we can do. 582 00:33:05,016 --> 00:33:08,620 ROBERT: Yeah. The traps in there. 583 00:33:09,321 --> 00:33:13,225 The water's still set good. 584 00:33:13,492 --> 00:33:15,560 Think I'll just leave it there and not even go any closer and 585 00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:18,396 get my scent out of here as much as I can. 586 00:33:22,367 --> 00:33:26,605 Being out here, the biggest thing that scares me is... 587 00:33:26,605 --> 00:33:28,840 Check the next side, I guess. 588 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:32,344 Failure as a father. 589 00:33:34,112 --> 00:33:36,281 I just want my children to think that I'm doing things to 590 00:33:36,281 --> 00:33:38,116 their best interests. 591 00:33:38,116 --> 00:33:40,218 RJ: I don't see anything yet. 592 00:33:40,218 --> 00:33:44,155 ROBERT: That's scary for me. And I don't want to screw up. 593 00:33:45,323 --> 00:33:50,128 Ha-ha, the bait's missing. 594 00:33:50,128 --> 00:33:52,564 But the trap's not sprung. 595 00:33:52,564 --> 00:33:57,235 When I was RJ's age I was a lot different. 596 00:33:57,235 --> 00:33:59,070 Bummer. 597 00:33:59,070 --> 00:34:01,606 You know, I was young and dumb. 598 00:34:01,606 --> 00:34:04,609 Wasn't half the man I am now. 599 00:34:04,609 --> 00:34:07,512 This is one of their main running trails. 600 00:34:07,512 --> 00:34:11,349 I don't think they've been here since we left. 601 00:34:13,151 --> 00:34:15,654 No luck today on that one. 602 00:34:15,654 --> 00:34:19,558 We set another one on the narrowest part of the trail right here. 603 00:34:19,558 --> 00:34:22,427 They haven't been here yet. 604 00:34:23,628 --> 00:34:27,465 Unless, they smarter than I think they are. 605 00:34:28,033 --> 00:34:30,068 I hate failure. It sucks. 606 00:34:30,068 --> 00:34:31,570 There's one here. 607 00:34:31,570 --> 00:34:33,738 There's nothing in this one. 608 00:34:33,738 --> 00:34:36,675 But if I'm out here working and trying to do 609 00:34:36,675 --> 00:34:38,677 the best I can do and admitting my faults... 610 00:34:38,677 --> 00:34:40,178 Nothing. 611 00:34:40,178 --> 00:34:42,314 RJ: Yeah. 612 00:34:42,314 --> 00:34:44,349 ROBERT: Trying to be a good mentor for my children, 613 00:34:44,349 --> 00:34:46,585 that's all I can ask for in this life. 614 00:34:53,024 --> 00:34:55,093 SONTA: I think any one of those will do. 615 00:34:55,093 --> 00:34:58,296 None of them are calves. 616 00:34:58,296 --> 00:35:01,066 You freaking have your pick. 617 00:35:01,066 --> 00:35:02,300 Which one are you going for? 618 00:35:02,300 --> 00:35:04,436 SYDNEY: I want the one that's literally staring at me. 619 00:35:04,436 --> 00:35:06,538 SONTA: 'Kay. 620 00:35:06,538 --> 00:35:08,473 Okay, they're starting to move a little bit. 621 00:35:08,473 --> 00:35:12,744 That's okay. Better get at him. 622 00:35:12,744 --> 00:35:14,012 You see him? 623 00:35:14,012 --> 00:35:15,347 SYDNEY: No. 624 00:35:15,347 --> 00:35:17,349 SONTA: That's okay, Bean. It's all right. 625 00:35:17,349 --> 00:35:19,684 SYDNEY: I couldn't see him. All I could see was branches. 626 00:35:19,684 --> 00:35:21,720 There were all these branches in the way. 627 00:35:21,720 --> 00:35:26,558 SONTA: Yeah. Want to keep going after them? 628 00:35:26,558 --> 00:35:28,593 SYDNEY: Yes. 629 00:35:37,435 --> 00:35:38,703 SONTA: It's a lot of crap to go through. 630 00:35:38,703 --> 00:35:42,007 I bet I can. 631 00:35:42,007 --> 00:35:43,274 They're pretty far, but... 632 00:35:43,274 --> 00:35:44,809 SYDNEY: Yeah. 633 00:35:44,809 --> 00:35:48,279 SONTA: They're just gonna come right into that opening right there, okay? 634 00:35:48,279 --> 00:35:50,582 SYDNEY: Mm-hmm. 635 00:35:50,582 --> 00:35:53,084 SONTA: You tell me if you want me to shoot, okay? 636 00:35:53,084 --> 00:35:54,986 SYDNEY: You to shoot? 637 00:35:54,986 --> 00:35:57,922 SONTA: If you, if you, if you want me to. 638 00:35:57,922 --> 00:35:59,190 SYDNEY: Okay. 639 00:35:59,190 --> 00:36:00,825 SONTA: But I want you to get an opportunity. Okay? 640 00:36:00,825 --> 00:36:02,193 SYDNEY: Yeah. 641 00:36:02,193 --> 00:36:04,095 SONTA: I can get you a little bit closer. 642 00:36:05,897 --> 00:36:07,666 It's been in my mind that if I needed to, 643 00:36:07,666 --> 00:36:10,168 I could shoot a moose. 644 00:36:10,168 --> 00:36:12,103 We're just gonna get one more look at them, okay? 645 00:36:12,103 --> 00:36:13,772 SYDNEY: Yeah. 646 00:36:13,772 --> 00:36:15,407 SONTA: But I know it's so important for her to get 647 00:36:15,407 --> 00:36:18,643 the opportunity that I don't want to take over. 648 00:36:20,178 --> 00:36:22,113 Moving fast. 649 00:36:22,113 --> 00:36:24,215 And I'm just guiding her through this. 650 00:36:40,465 --> 00:36:45,236 ♪ ♪ 651 00:36:45,236 --> 00:36:48,606 Look. 652 00:36:48,606 --> 00:36:52,277 Do you see it? 653 00:36:52,277 --> 00:36:54,045 Running the bank. 654 00:36:54,045 --> 00:36:58,316 Do you see it? As soon as you see him, go off. 655 00:36:58,316 --> 00:37:01,419 (gunshot) 656 00:37:01,419 --> 00:37:04,689 SYDNEY: I was so close. SONTA: Pretty close. 657 00:37:04,689 --> 00:37:08,460 Doing good, honey. That was a good little chase. 658 00:37:19,404 --> 00:37:20,438 Yeah. 659 00:37:20,438 --> 00:37:21,473 They're moving pretty damn good. 660 00:37:21,473 --> 00:37:22,474 (whistles) 661 00:37:22,474 --> 00:37:23,708 Hey, hey! 662 00:37:23,708 --> 00:37:26,177 SYDNEY: Hello! 663 00:37:43,495 --> 00:37:50,135 ♪ ♪ 664 00:38:03,148 --> 00:38:04,516 SONTA: Hey, hey! 665 00:38:04,516 --> 00:38:07,752 Hey, hey! They're moving. 666 00:38:07,752 --> 00:38:10,054 Let me know if you got one in your sight. 667 00:38:11,790 --> 00:38:13,825 They're gonna go up the bank. 668 00:38:16,628 --> 00:38:19,097 (gunshot) 669 00:38:27,839 --> 00:38:31,309 SONTA: Ah. I was thinking, thinking about it. 670 00:38:31,309 --> 00:38:33,945 But I'm so proud of you. 671 00:38:33,945 --> 00:38:36,014 That was a good first couple shots. 672 00:38:36,014 --> 00:38:37,949 SYDNEY: Yeah. 673 00:38:37,949 --> 00:38:40,118 SONTA: I think we'll keep looking around a little bit, 674 00:38:40,118 --> 00:38:43,688 but those are two bulls and I kinda want a cow anyways. 675 00:38:43,688 --> 00:38:44,956 SYDNEY: Yeah? 676 00:38:44,956 --> 00:38:46,624 SONTA: So I think we'll let those two bulls go. 677 00:38:46,624 --> 00:38:47,826 They're a little bit small. 678 00:38:47,826 --> 00:38:50,829 They're probably a little bit skinny this time of year. 679 00:38:50,829 --> 00:38:52,931 You know, we did good for going out on our own and 680 00:38:52,931 --> 00:38:54,399 giving it a try. 681 00:38:54,399 --> 00:38:56,401 I never thought I'd have, well, I actually did. 682 00:38:56,401 --> 00:38:59,971 I always knew I'd have my, my children with me. 683 00:38:59,971 --> 00:39:01,472 (laughs) 684 00:39:01,472 --> 00:39:05,610 And maybe taking shots, so, you did good. 685 00:39:05,610 --> 00:39:06,711 SYDNEY: Yeah. 686 00:39:06,711 --> 00:39:09,280 SONTA: We made them have a go of it. 687 00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:11,282 That's good hunting right there. 688 00:39:11,282 --> 00:39:13,051 SYDNEY: Yeah. 689 00:39:18,089 --> 00:39:21,092 JOHNNY: I'm telling you man, I'll never get tired of eating squirrel. 690 00:39:23,494 --> 00:39:27,398 I think some people might think of it as like just small, 691 00:39:27,398 --> 00:39:30,702 not a good return rate, you know. 692 00:39:30,702 --> 00:39:32,170 But it tastes so good. 693 00:39:32,170 --> 00:39:34,505 I mean, I think about all the little foods that I would eat 694 00:39:34,505 --> 00:39:38,509 in town, you know, it could be just like a little piece of candy 695 00:39:38,509 --> 00:39:39,978 or just a little snack. 696 00:39:39,978 --> 00:39:41,980 And the difference with this is, yeah, 697 00:39:41,980 --> 00:39:44,616 it's small, it has damn good nutrition, 698 00:39:44,616 --> 00:39:48,887 good protein, readily available. 699 00:39:48,887 --> 00:39:54,125 The best way for me to feel non-domesticated and just to 700 00:39:54,125 --> 00:40:00,531 feel completely free is to pop a teepee up on an unnamed lake 701 00:40:00,531 --> 00:40:05,336 above the Arctic Circle and just spend time out here with my dog. 702 00:40:05,336 --> 00:40:09,107 Do some hunting, find my own food. 703 00:40:09,107 --> 00:40:11,376 I mean, it's kind of what I've always been dreaming of doing 704 00:40:11,376 --> 00:40:13,444 since I was a little kid. 705 00:40:15,780 --> 00:40:17,348 CHRIS: There it goes! 706 00:40:17,348 --> 00:40:19,717 JOHNNY: That's the stuff we love, man. 707 00:40:19,717 --> 00:40:21,753 Living as primitive as we can. 708 00:40:21,753 --> 00:40:24,289 JESSI: Why didn't we do this so long ago? 709 00:40:24,289 --> 00:40:26,691 JOHNNY: You know, within like realistic perimeters. 710 00:40:26,691 --> 00:40:28,426 ROBERT: You want to take a peek at these ones? 711 00:40:28,426 --> 00:40:30,361 RJ: Sure. ROBERT: All right. 712 00:40:30,361 --> 00:40:32,664 JOHNNY: There's just something so freeing about it. 713 00:40:35,867 --> 00:40:38,503 SONTA: Do you see it climbing right there? 714 00:40:38,503 --> 00:40:43,207 JOHNNY: I always dreamed of a life where I could just walk out 715 00:40:43,207 --> 00:40:45,710 my door and just look around and say, 716 00:40:45,710 --> 00:40:47,712 "Where do I wanna go?" 717 00:40:47,712 --> 00:40:51,649 And I feel so spoiled that that's where I'm at right now. 718 00:40:52,951 --> 00:40:56,120 Let's not forget about you. 719 00:40:57,422 --> 00:40:59,958 That's a good girl. 720 00:40:59,958 --> 00:41:02,827 Thanks for hanging with me all the time. 721 00:41:03,628 --> 00:41:05,763 It's always nice to have you around. 722 00:41:10,368 --> 00:41:13,671 RJ: Guess what. Got one. ROBERT: Are you serious? 723 00:41:13,671 --> 00:41:17,275 RJ: Yeah. It's right here. ROBERT: The bucket trap? 724 00:41:17,275 --> 00:41:20,278 RJ: No. The one where we've built the little funnel and 725 00:41:20,278 --> 00:41:21,579 is over the log. 726 00:41:21,579 --> 00:41:25,550 ROBERT: (bleep) yeah. This is freaking awesome, man. 727 00:41:25,550 --> 00:41:28,519 RJ: This thing was only trapped a little while ago. 728 00:41:28,519 --> 00:41:29,721 ROBERT: Really? 729 00:41:29,721 --> 00:41:31,756 RJ: There's a, yeah, there's a live rockfish right here. 730 00:41:31,756 --> 00:41:33,791 ROBERT: He brought it up to eat it and went right into the trap, huh? 731 00:41:33,791 --> 00:41:37,695 RJ: Yeah. It's still alive. Still flipping. 732 00:41:39,263 --> 00:41:42,400 ROBERT: Well, wanna try to get him out of this trap? 733 00:41:44,302 --> 00:41:48,506 To continue moving forward in this subsistence lifestyle is 734 00:41:48,506 --> 00:41:50,575 very important to me. 735 00:41:50,575 --> 00:41:52,977 Little better than our beaver trapping. 736 00:41:54,512 --> 00:41:56,147 I never met my great-grandma, 737 00:41:56,147 --> 00:41:57,815 but all the stories I heard about her, 738 00:41:57,815 --> 00:42:00,685 she was big into the fur and the subsistence lifestyle. 739 00:42:00,685 --> 00:42:05,757 And I think she would've been pretty happy to get this. 740 00:42:05,757 --> 00:42:08,059 This is how she made her living. 741 00:42:08,059 --> 00:42:09,360 CHRIS: Let's see if we can pull it. 742 00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:11,095 It's probably too deep out there, huh? 743 00:42:11,095 --> 00:42:12,463 JESSI: It's heavy. CHRIS: There we go. I got it. 744 00:42:12,463 --> 00:42:13,731 JESSI: You got it? CHRIS: Yeah. 745 00:42:13,731 --> 00:42:18,369 JESSI: Great. This will be the real test, love. 746 00:42:19,470 --> 00:42:22,140 More than anything, we've really learned to adapt out here. 747 00:42:22,140 --> 00:42:23,741 (grunts) 748 00:42:23,741 --> 00:42:26,677 Every time we have a problem, we have to fix it ourselves. 749 00:42:26,677 --> 00:42:27,912 Are we lifting going that way? 750 00:42:27,912 --> 00:42:30,314 CHRIS: Yup. One, two, and lift! 751 00:42:30,314 --> 00:42:31,883 Oh, that was nice. 752 00:42:31,883 --> 00:42:35,453 JESSI: And I know that we can overcome anything out here. 753 00:42:35,453 --> 00:42:38,389 CHRIS: All right. Let me know what it looks like. 754 00:42:38,389 --> 00:42:42,293 JESSI: Whoo. That's a heavy load. 755 00:42:42,293 --> 00:42:46,864 Oh, look at that. Nice and smooth. 756 00:42:46,864 --> 00:42:48,733 CHRIS: This is awesome. 757 00:42:50,068 --> 00:42:53,805 SONTA: It's a very human process to live off the land. 758 00:42:53,805 --> 00:42:57,475 To know what it's like to take an animal's life. 759 00:42:58,743 --> 00:43:00,545 You're not doing it out of malice, 760 00:43:00,545 --> 00:43:03,147 but you're doing it because that's what you have to do to survive. 761 00:43:03,147 --> 00:43:05,116 JOHNNY: We got more, don't worry. 762 00:43:05,116 --> 00:43:06,918 SONTA: To me, it's a sense of responsibility that 763 00:43:06,918 --> 00:43:10,221 you have this knowledge to pass on. 764 00:43:10,221 --> 00:43:13,057 He still knows we're down here. 765 00:43:13,057 --> 00:43:15,159 That's not a very old one. 766 00:43:15,159 --> 00:43:16,894 That would've been a good sized one too. 767 00:43:16,894 --> 00:43:19,097 Darn it. 768 00:43:19,097 --> 00:43:21,632 See how fast they climb the hill like that? 769 00:43:21,632 --> 00:43:23,601 SYDNEY: Yeah. 770 00:43:24,135 --> 00:43:26,471 SONTA: Determination, perseverance, and putting in 771 00:43:26,471 --> 00:43:29,307 time are all gonna be things that Sydney is 772 00:43:29,307 --> 00:43:31,476 going to use at different points in her life. 773 00:43:31,476 --> 00:43:34,378 JOHNNY: Come on. Help me up. 774 00:43:34,378 --> 00:43:36,447 SONTA: So I know that she has a long road ahead of her in terms 775 00:43:36,447 --> 00:43:41,119 of hunting, but she'll go to the end to do the job. 776 00:43:41,119 --> 00:43:43,454 And I'm really proud of her for that. 777 00:43:45,756 --> 00:43:48,559 All right. We'll keep going. 778 00:43:48,559 --> 00:43:51,762 How'd you like to be a willow tree eater. 779 00:43:51,762 --> 00:43:54,232 SYDNEY: I don't know. I wouldn't wanna be shot at. 780 00:43:54,232 --> 00:43:55,733 SONTA: Definitely not. 781 00:43:59,804 --> 00:44:00,905 Captioned by Cotter Media Group.