1 00:00:01,568 --> 00:00:05,405 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:05,405 --> 00:00:08,575 CHEVIE: Hopefully there's not any major ice jams on 3 00:00:08,575 --> 00:00:10,577 the way back into that slough. 4 00:00:11,945 --> 00:00:14,915 ROGER: It's pretty (bleep) ice in there. 5 00:00:14,915 --> 00:00:16,583 CHEVIE: It's the first slough to open up and 6 00:00:16,583 --> 00:00:18,285 it'll open up right away. 7 00:00:18,285 --> 00:00:20,621 And so, by getting over there into that water, 8 00:00:20,621 --> 00:00:23,156 we're gonna be able to access some areas that nobody's been in 9 00:00:23,156 --> 00:00:25,058 so far at this time of year. 10 00:00:25,058 --> 00:00:27,661 Hopefully there's some good hunting over there. 11 00:00:27,661 --> 00:00:29,496 ROGER: Let's go ahead and get started. 12 00:00:29,496 --> 00:00:31,899 Oh, man mud. 13 00:00:35,135 --> 00:00:38,538 CHEVIE: My buddy, Roger and I are going out hunting together. 14 00:00:38,538 --> 00:00:41,675 And our goal is to get as much game as we can in a short period 15 00:00:41,675 --> 00:00:44,511 of time before the ice goes out. 16 00:00:44,511 --> 00:00:46,947 This slough is the only place with open water, 17 00:00:46,947 --> 00:00:49,249 that's where the animals are gonna go. 18 00:00:49,249 --> 00:00:51,752 Looking good, looking good. 19 00:00:51,752 --> 00:00:55,022 It's about 1,000 feet from our side of the river to 20 00:00:55,022 --> 00:00:57,457 the other side of the river. 21 00:00:58,492 --> 00:01:02,095 It's a long push across less than perfect ice with 22 00:01:02,095 --> 00:01:04,298 water coming through it. 23 00:01:05,499 --> 00:01:08,268 Big brown spot right there, cousin. 24 00:01:08,268 --> 00:01:10,304 ROGER: Yeah, it is. 25 00:01:10,304 --> 00:01:12,973 CHEVIE: Brown ice is where the river has melted through 26 00:01:12,973 --> 00:01:16,243 the bottom of the ice and is turning the ice brown. 27 00:01:16,243 --> 00:01:18,612 This isn't like, if you fall through the ice, 28 00:01:18,612 --> 00:01:21,348 you could just stand up and Roger's gonna grab me. 29 00:01:21,348 --> 00:01:24,551 If you go through the ice, you ain't coming back up. 30 00:01:24,551 --> 00:01:27,254 It's like that's (bleep) open right over there. 31 00:01:27,254 --> 00:01:30,457 This river's 16, 20 feet deep underneath us. 32 00:01:30,457 --> 00:01:33,427 ROGER: It's all slush we're walking through here. 33 00:01:34,695 --> 00:01:36,797 Work your way to that seat. 34 00:01:44,371 --> 00:01:48,008 (laughter) 35 00:01:48,008 --> 00:01:51,878 (engine starts) 36 00:01:53,814 --> 00:01:55,782 CHEVIE: She's alive! 37 00:02:02,189 --> 00:02:03,890 JOHNNY: You can never really put your finger on 38 00:02:03,890 --> 00:02:06,593 exactly what caribou are gonna do. 39 00:02:06,593 --> 00:02:08,829 They move from one place to another. 40 00:02:08,829 --> 00:02:12,165 And just when I think I start to understand them, 41 00:02:12,165 --> 00:02:14,468 they do something completely different. 42 00:02:16,003 --> 00:02:18,872 JOHNNY: So, I just woke up and, uh, 43 00:02:18,872 --> 00:02:21,975 came outside to go to the bathroom with Java. 44 00:02:21,975 --> 00:02:24,544 And there's like a couple dozen caribou, 45 00:02:24,544 --> 00:02:26,880 like sleeping on the lake right now. 46 00:02:27,314 --> 00:02:30,417 (snow crunching) 47 00:02:32,486 --> 00:02:35,122 Gotta be quiet. 48 00:02:39,326 --> 00:02:40,761 Gotta be super quiet. 49 00:02:40,761 --> 00:02:43,030 The snow's really crunchy right now. 50 00:02:45,799 --> 00:02:50,203 Generally, this time of year, the caribou are all far gone. 51 00:02:50,203 --> 00:02:55,108 So, I've been like subsisting off of small game, squirrels, rabbits. 52 00:02:56,943 --> 00:02:59,012 There they are. 53 00:03:01,014 --> 00:03:03,283 It's like a fire trail, you know, 54 00:03:03,283 --> 00:03:06,086 it's like not really prepared for this kind of thing 55 00:03:06,086 --> 00:03:08,488 to just go down so fast. 56 00:03:08,488 --> 00:03:09,856 Like, I haven't had breakfast, 57 00:03:09,856 --> 00:03:13,827 I haven't had coffee, I haven't had anything and they're not moving. 58 00:03:13,827 --> 00:03:15,729 They're just laying there. 59 00:03:15,729 --> 00:03:17,898 It's like the most incredible thing I've seen. 60 00:03:22,702 --> 00:03:23,804 It's gotta be one of the hardest stocks 61 00:03:23,804 --> 00:03:26,239 you could ever put on a caribou. 62 00:03:26,606 --> 00:03:30,811 We're about six, 700 yards away from them. 63 00:03:37,084 --> 00:03:40,787 Basically, what happened was one of 'em felt uneasy and 64 00:03:40,787 --> 00:03:44,558 it jumped up, herd instinct, the rest of them jump up. 65 00:03:45,592 --> 00:03:48,361 Some of 'em are still laying down. 66 00:03:54,134 --> 00:03:56,203 They're, they're starting to kinda calm back down a little bit. 67 00:03:56,203 --> 00:03:58,805 So, I'm just gonna let them be at ease. 68 00:03:58,805 --> 00:04:00,740 They don't have the best eyesight. 69 00:04:00,740 --> 00:04:02,876 So, they're gonna think I'm a caribou, 70 00:04:02,876 --> 00:04:05,512 as long as I'm not posing any sort of threat. 71 00:04:08,215 --> 00:04:11,885 So, my approach is let them see me. 72 00:04:11,885 --> 00:04:15,756 So, none of them get rattled and jump up like they just did. 73 00:04:15,756 --> 00:04:17,591 So, if they're all just looking at me and 74 00:04:17,591 --> 00:04:19,926 I'm kind of just walking at them slowly, 75 00:04:19,926 --> 00:04:23,730 not posting a threat, they're gonna let me walk toward them. 76 00:04:25,298 --> 00:04:27,434 Let's go. 77 00:04:33,406 --> 00:04:37,911 Holding the gun above my head, just kind of shows like antlers. 78 00:04:37,911 --> 00:04:40,113 It's the little subtle things like that, 79 00:04:40,113 --> 00:04:43,250 encourage the caribou to believe that I'm just another caribou. 80 00:04:49,055 --> 00:04:51,124 This is a crazy, uh, stalk man. 81 00:04:51,124 --> 00:04:52,926 I've gone like 100 yards. 82 00:04:52,926 --> 00:04:54,961 It's freaking nerve racking, man. 83 00:04:54,961 --> 00:04:57,798 I'm gonna try to close that gap a little bit more. 84 00:05:05,672 --> 00:05:07,307 SAMANTHA: I feel like I have a really unique connection 85 00:05:07,307 --> 00:05:09,242 with all the animals on the farm. 86 00:05:09,242 --> 00:05:11,444 I kind of spend a lot of my leisure time 87 00:05:11,444 --> 00:05:13,747 and my self-care time out just kind of talking to 88 00:05:13,747 --> 00:05:15,949 the animals, building relationships with them, 89 00:05:15,949 --> 00:05:18,451 petting them, giving them treats and things like that. 90 00:05:18,451 --> 00:05:21,188 And it really just kind of feeds my soul. 91 00:05:28,728 --> 00:05:32,032 SAMANTHA: So, it is the time of year for shearing sheep. 92 00:05:32,032 --> 00:05:36,203 And I have to get my whole flock done today 93 00:05:36,203 --> 00:05:37,737 before it rains tomorrow. 94 00:05:37,737 --> 00:05:41,575 So, it's just easier and I don't have to wait for them to dry out 95 00:05:41,575 --> 00:05:43,376 'cause the rainy season's coming in and 96 00:05:43,376 --> 00:05:45,712 it's time to just get this done. 97 00:05:45,712 --> 00:05:47,781 It's gonna be a lot of work though, 98 00:05:47,781 --> 00:05:50,350 'cause I'm not very good at this and I'm new at it. 99 00:05:50,350 --> 00:05:51,651 This is only the second year 100 00:05:51,651 --> 00:05:53,386 I've ever sheered sheep. 101 00:05:53,386 --> 00:05:54,988 It could be dangerous. 102 00:05:54,988 --> 00:05:57,057 We'll see what happens. 103 00:05:57,424 --> 00:06:01,027 Thank you. Come on. 104 00:06:05,031 --> 00:06:06,499 (grunts) 105 00:06:08,168 --> 00:06:12,372 Marshmallow, she's old and I think her days are, 106 00:06:12,372 --> 00:06:13,640 are fairly numbered. 107 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:14,941 If we don't collar and eat her, 108 00:06:14,941 --> 00:06:17,477 she'll probably pass away on her own. 109 00:06:17,477 --> 00:06:19,312 But she's one of my favorites, 110 00:06:19,312 --> 00:06:22,249 such a good girl, Marshmallow. 111 00:06:22,249 --> 00:06:24,517 I definitely like working with hand shears better than 112 00:06:24,517 --> 00:06:27,721 electric shears, 'cause it's a lot nicer for the sheep. 113 00:06:27,721 --> 00:06:31,658 It's a lot calmer, quieter, less for them to be afraid of. 114 00:06:31,658 --> 00:06:33,326 Hey, honey. 115 00:06:33,326 --> 00:06:35,462 The sheep are definitely, they're my babies. 116 00:06:35,462 --> 00:06:37,063 They're my favorite animal on the farm. 117 00:06:37,063 --> 00:06:41,001 And I'm definitely more bonded with them than most of the other animals. 118 00:06:41,001 --> 00:06:45,105 With her, all I'll be doing probably with her wool 119 00:06:45,105 --> 00:06:48,041 is boiling it down for some lanoline. 120 00:06:48,041 --> 00:06:50,744 Sheep just make amazing farm animals between 121 00:06:50,744 --> 00:06:53,613 the fact that they're great companions. 122 00:06:53,613 --> 00:06:57,784 You, they give you wool for fiber and, um, 123 00:06:57,784 --> 00:06:59,586 you know, you get lanoline from them, 124 00:06:59,586 --> 00:07:03,823 which is just, it is really awesome to have in your own, 125 00:07:03,823 --> 00:07:07,928 like natural medicine cabinet, not to mention, you know, 126 00:07:07,928 --> 00:07:09,362 you get meat out of them. 127 00:07:09,362 --> 00:07:11,998 Ah, nope, nope, not. 128 00:07:11,998 --> 00:07:13,166 Okay. 129 00:07:13,166 --> 00:07:14,367 (bleats) 130 00:07:14,367 --> 00:07:15,835 (laughs) 131 00:07:15,835 --> 00:07:17,771 You got fluff butt. 132 00:07:18,738 --> 00:07:22,575 Ooh. Who's next? 133 00:07:25,345 --> 00:07:27,747 When we first came up here, when I found out the farm came 134 00:07:27,747 --> 00:07:29,916 with sheep, I was just over the moon. 135 00:07:29,916 --> 00:07:33,119 I got all of the equipment to start spinning wool. 136 00:07:33,119 --> 00:07:35,956 I was really, really excited to actually start. 137 00:07:35,956 --> 00:07:40,226 It seemed like just the coolest thing to be able to actually, 138 00:07:40,226 --> 00:07:43,229 you know, utilize the resources that they provide. 139 00:07:45,131 --> 00:07:48,101 Oh, you're gonna wrestle, okay. 140 00:07:51,604 --> 00:07:54,607 Gotcha. Hey, honey. 141 00:07:54,607 --> 00:07:55,675 NATHAN: Hey. 142 00:07:55,675 --> 00:07:57,410 SAMANTHA: I might need a hand with her if she's, 143 00:07:57,410 --> 00:07:58,845 she's doing good... 144 00:07:58,845 --> 00:08:00,580 NATHAN: All right. SAMANTHA: So far, but, um. 145 00:08:00,580 --> 00:08:02,782 NATHAN: Surprised, you caught her. 146 00:08:02,782 --> 00:08:05,285 SAMANTHA: She was actually the easiest catch. 147 00:08:06,119 --> 00:08:09,255 Marshmallow's looking pretty darn rough. 148 00:08:09,255 --> 00:08:12,559 And I'm thinking that we're probably gonna have to cull 149 00:08:12,559 --> 00:08:15,161 her first out of all of 'em. 150 00:08:16,296 --> 00:08:18,531 (grunts) 151 00:08:18,531 --> 00:08:20,133 (sighs) 152 00:08:20,133 --> 00:08:22,002 NATHAN: You done? 153 00:08:23,169 --> 00:08:25,338 SAMANTHA: Oh, Lord, thank you. Yeah. 154 00:08:26,373 --> 00:08:27,741 (bleats) 155 00:08:31,344 --> 00:08:33,313 ROBERT: I think the coolest thing about herring fishery is 156 00:08:33,313 --> 00:08:35,515 it's almost like our Christmas or our New Year. 157 00:08:35,515 --> 00:08:37,417 Herring fishery for our Tlingit culture 158 00:08:37,417 --> 00:08:39,486 is a way of life. 159 00:08:39,486 --> 00:08:41,621 It signifies everything coming back to life after 160 00:08:41,621 --> 00:08:43,890 a long dark cold winter. 161 00:08:43,890 --> 00:08:45,425 Teaching the next generation, 162 00:08:45,425 --> 00:08:47,827 the process I think is real important. 163 00:08:50,363 --> 00:08:52,766 ROBERT: Well, we're ready to see if we can get some eggs, RJ? 164 00:08:52,766 --> 00:08:54,467 RJ: Yeah, I'm excited. 165 00:08:54,467 --> 00:08:56,736 ROBERT: The goal for this morning is just to go out and 166 00:08:56,736 --> 00:08:58,805 try to find where they're still spawning. 167 00:08:58,805 --> 00:09:01,508 If we can find an active area where the ocean's turning white 168 00:09:01,508 --> 00:09:04,144 from their melts and the eggs are floating around all over, 169 00:09:04,144 --> 00:09:07,213 we'll set some branches there and see if we can catch 'em on it. 170 00:09:07,213 --> 00:09:10,250 RJ: Little bit of frothiness on the water over here. 171 00:09:10,250 --> 00:09:12,085 ROBERT: They've definitely spawned here. 172 00:09:12,085 --> 00:09:14,854 There's a little bit of brown hue in the water and stuff too right now. 173 00:09:14,854 --> 00:09:15,922 RJ: Yeah. 174 00:09:15,922 --> 00:09:18,458 ROBERT: So, it's post spawn colors. 175 00:09:18,458 --> 00:09:20,693 So, we probably won't want to be setting around in here, 176 00:09:20,693 --> 00:09:22,595 but I want to check out this little cove around 177 00:09:22,595 --> 00:09:23,763 the corner up here to the left. 178 00:09:23,763 --> 00:09:25,865 RJ: Okay. ROBERT: To go check it out. 179 00:09:27,901 --> 00:09:30,670 So, the herring come back to spawn for about two weeks. 180 00:09:30,670 --> 00:09:33,640 Unfortunately, I got real sick for about the first week and a half. 181 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:35,408 So, there's only just a few days left and 182 00:09:35,408 --> 00:09:37,010 I'm not sure we're gonna get any. 183 00:09:37,010 --> 00:09:39,646 We got really cross our fingers and hope for the best. 184 00:09:40,647 --> 00:09:42,382 RJ: See some eggs are on these, uh, 185 00:09:42,382 --> 00:09:43,616 this bull kelp over here. 186 00:09:43,616 --> 00:09:45,251 ROBERT: You wanna check it out? RJ: Yeah. 187 00:09:45,251 --> 00:09:47,120 ROBERT: Do a little scout there. 188 00:09:48,621 --> 00:09:51,558 RJ: There's a little bit right here, not much. 189 00:09:54,427 --> 00:09:56,963 This one's got quite a bit more on it. 190 00:09:59,032 --> 00:10:00,967 ROBERT: Breakfast of champions right there. 191 00:10:00,967 --> 00:10:02,035 Oh yeah. 192 00:10:02,035 --> 00:10:04,304 RJ: Cheers. ROBERT: Yeah. 193 00:10:06,406 --> 00:10:07,640 God that's good. 194 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:09,909 So, herring eggs are, uh, food source that's been in 195 00:10:09,909 --> 00:10:12,912 our Tlingit culture for probably since, you know, 196 00:10:12,912 --> 00:10:16,816 we started living here on the Southeast coast of Alaska. 197 00:10:16,816 --> 00:10:18,985 But that's what we're looking for. 198 00:10:23,389 --> 00:10:25,525 This is the spot right now. 199 00:10:25,525 --> 00:10:26,693 They're going off right here. 200 00:10:26,693 --> 00:10:30,063 You can see the different color of the water right there. 201 00:10:30,063 --> 00:10:32,532 You can see some birds around, it's active. 202 00:10:32,532 --> 00:10:33,733 It's gonna be good. 203 00:10:33,733 --> 00:10:36,035 We'll set some branches here and see if we can get some. 204 00:10:39,539 --> 00:10:41,975 This is all, basically, this is all milk in the water 205 00:10:41,975 --> 00:10:43,409 that you're seeing. 206 00:10:43,409 --> 00:10:46,146 This is all milks, uh, the males that have done their thing, 207 00:10:46,146 --> 00:10:49,048 and they're still doing their thing actively right now. 208 00:10:49,616 --> 00:10:51,918 Now we gotta wait for the females to come in 209 00:10:51,918 --> 00:10:53,987 and they'll do their thing. 210 00:10:57,090 --> 00:10:59,025 RJ: That'll do. Go ahead. 211 00:10:59,993 --> 00:11:01,494 ROBERT: See some hemlocks over here. 212 00:11:01,494 --> 00:11:03,363 We're gonna go cut a couple of those down. 213 00:11:03,363 --> 00:11:06,065 I'm hoping to get three or four trees out of this spot so 214 00:11:06,065 --> 00:11:08,201 we can set in this bay. 215 00:11:09,969 --> 00:11:11,004 And then we could drag them out, 216 00:11:11,004 --> 00:11:12,972 tie some rocks to 'em and sink them. 217 00:11:12,972 --> 00:11:14,507 And that way, these herring eggs, 218 00:11:14,507 --> 00:11:16,543 when they spawn, they're real sticky and they stick to 219 00:11:16,543 --> 00:11:18,845 whatever they first contact. 220 00:11:25,084 --> 00:11:28,221 Okay, well, that should do then. 221 00:11:29,989 --> 00:11:32,091 And I think this looks like a great spot up in here. 222 00:11:32,091 --> 00:11:35,094 It's kind of protected cove. 223 00:11:35,094 --> 00:11:37,463 The eggs will just swirl around in here and try to grab whatever 224 00:11:37,463 --> 00:11:39,532 they can to stick to. 225 00:11:39,532 --> 00:11:41,334 And the color of the water's right. 226 00:11:41,334 --> 00:11:43,036 So, I know they're spawning in here right now. 227 00:11:43,036 --> 00:11:44,871 It looks like. 228 00:11:44,871 --> 00:11:46,739 (engine whirrs) 229 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:50,376 I just lost all power. 230 00:11:58,084 --> 00:12:00,086 (grunts) 231 00:12:01,220 --> 00:12:02,322 Put it in neutral and try it again. 232 00:12:02,322 --> 00:12:04,224 Will ya, Arge? 233 00:12:04,724 --> 00:12:08,595 (clicking) 234 00:12:08,595 --> 00:12:12,332 RJ: Yeah, no power, not seeing anything on. 235 00:12:12,565 --> 00:12:15,034 ROBERT: Let's, uh, turn the steering wheel Arge and try to 236 00:12:15,034 --> 00:12:18,004 steer us away from this beach and do our troubleshooting. 237 00:12:18,004 --> 00:12:20,473 Figure out this damn motor, see what the hell's going on 238 00:12:20,473 --> 00:12:22,742 with it, son of a bitch. 239 00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:27,847 ROBERT: Try it again. Will you, Arge? 240 00:12:33,753 --> 00:12:35,254 RJ: I don't have any power. 241 00:12:35,254 --> 00:12:39,025 Um, here, the, not getting any voltage and. 242 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:43,162 ROBERT: The motor just died, it just killed itself. 243 00:12:43,162 --> 00:12:46,132 RJ: Shouldn't we throw the rest of these branches over? 244 00:12:46,132 --> 00:12:48,368 ROBERT: Let's get these things in the water. 245 00:12:49,602 --> 00:12:53,506 This is not the ideal spot where I really wanted to set, 246 00:12:53,506 --> 00:12:55,808 but we really needed to get some troubleshooting done and 247 00:12:55,808 --> 00:12:58,244 figure out what the heck's wrong with this thing. 248 00:13:02,415 --> 00:13:03,650 RJ: You got trim back there? 249 00:13:03,650 --> 00:13:06,052 ROBERT: I got trim here, so I know all the fuses in the motor 250 00:13:06,052 --> 00:13:07,553 are probably good. 251 00:13:07,553 --> 00:13:08,921 RJ: Well, I don't have anything here. 252 00:13:08,921 --> 00:13:10,356 ROBERT: Let me check in the battery box. 253 00:13:10,356 --> 00:13:12,158 RJ: Yeah. 254 00:13:18,798 --> 00:13:21,868 ROBERT: No corrosion or anything. 255 00:13:22,135 --> 00:13:25,705 This is a positive battery cable. 256 00:13:25,705 --> 00:13:26,706 Looks like there's a fuse here. 257 00:13:26,706 --> 00:13:28,708 Let me check it. 258 00:13:29,008 --> 00:13:31,644 RJ: It would be nice if it was that simple. 259 00:13:36,082 --> 00:13:39,218 Yeah, that, uh, that looks blown to me. 260 00:13:39,419 --> 00:13:40,420 ROBERT: You know what I'm gonna do? 261 00:13:40,420 --> 00:13:41,888 I'm gonna bypass the fuse. 262 00:13:41,888 --> 00:13:43,056 RJ: All right. 263 00:13:43,056 --> 00:13:44,657 ROBERT: I'm just gonna hardwire it. 264 00:13:44,657 --> 00:13:46,959 Get us through the rest of the day and maybe the rest of this 265 00:13:46,959 --> 00:13:49,762 trip till I get it into the shop. 266 00:13:49,962 --> 00:13:52,765 We can splice these wires together. 267 00:13:57,403 --> 00:14:00,006 A little tape on there. 268 00:14:02,475 --> 00:14:04,644 I'm gonna turn the battery on, RJ. 269 00:14:04,644 --> 00:14:07,647 Let's see if this thing will go. Okay. 270 00:14:08,114 --> 00:14:10,016 RJ: Yup. ROBERT: We got juice. 271 00:14:10,016 --> 00:14:12,051 (engine starts) 272 00:14:12,051 --> 00:14:13,419 Yeah were back in business. 273 00:14:13,419 --> 00:14:15,488 RJ: All right. ROBERT: Let's get outta here. 274 00:14:18,291 --> 00:14:20,626 CHEVIE: Soon as we leave, we're hunting. 275 00:14:20,626 --> 00:14:24,364 You're the predator and you're looking for prey and 276 00:14:24,364 --> 00:14:26,833 we don't stop hunting until we come home. 277 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:35,708 CHEVIE: Just feel the ice underneath the boat. 278 00:14:35,708 --> 00:14:37,710 Just (inaudible). 279 00:14:39,378 --> 00:14:41,547 This could be a (bleep) showstopper right here, man. 280 00:14:41,547 --> 00:14:45,651 (thudding) 281 00:14:45,651 --> 00:14:47,954 ROGER: That's a big chunk. 282 00:14:48,287 --> 00:14:49,856 CHEVIE: It wouldn't take much for all this ice to get 283 00:14:49,856 --> 00:14:51,891 jammed up and keep us out here for a little longer 284 00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:53,760 than we want to be. 285 00:14:56,462 --> 00:15:01,234 We're the first people in here in eight or nine months. 286 00:15:01,234 --> 00:15:04,270 The variety pack is in this slough. 287 00:15:04,270 --> 00:15:06,038 And that's what we're looking for. 288 00:15:06,038 --> 00:15:09,609 We want some beaver, some ducks, 289 00:15:09,609 --> 00:15:12,278 maybe a muskrat or two. 290 00:15:17,650 --> 00:15:19,485 ROGER: Something swimming right there. 291 00:15:19,485 --> 00:15:22,622 CHEVIE: Yup. Beaver? 292 00:15:28,327 --> 00:15:30,062 (gunshot) 293 00:15:30,062 --> 00:15:31,697 Little low, huh? 294 00:15:36,769 --> 00:15:38,805 Oh, I put it right at the back of his head. 295 00:15:38,805 --> 00:15:39,906 Right on the water line. 296 00:15:39,906 --> 00:15:42,875 I should have put it over just a little bit more. 297 00:15:42,875 --> 00:15:45,278 Just have to keep on moving here. 298 00:15:46,913 --> 00:15:50,683 Hunting during this time of year in Alaska is always dangerous. 299 00:15:50,683 --> 00:15:52,285 It's great to do it with somebody that you know 300 00:15:52,285 --> 00:15:54,921 will help get you out of a jam, if you get into one. 301 00:15:54,921 --> 00:15:57,590 The mink. 302 00:15:58,791 --> 00:16:01,027 (squeaking) 303 00:16:02,195 --> 00:16:04,130 Four birds ahead of us there. 304 00:16:04,130 --> 00:16:07,233 So, we're gonna, pull over, jump up and use those willows 305 00:16:07,233 --> 00:16:11,771 right there for a blind and maybe get lucky and get some geese. 306 00:16:12,171 --> 00:16:13,806 But we gotta get in here. 307 00:16:13,806 --> 00:16:17,109 We'll hide our boat in this little creek right here. 308 00:16:18,244 --> 00:16:19,345 We're out here hunting. 309 00:16:19,345 --> 00:16:21,080 And the point of hunting is to get as much food as 310 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:23,216 we need for our family. 311 00:16:25,351 --> 00:16:27,019 Geese are flying. 312 00:16:27,019 --> 00:16:28,521 Just give 'em the sneak attack. Huh? 313 00:16:28,521 --> 00:16:30,389 ROGER: Sneak attack. 314 00:16:34,026 --> 00:16:38,564 CHEVIE: (bleep), mallards too. 315 00:16:38,564 --> 00:16:40,600 ROGER: Maybe they'll come back. 316 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:43,102 CHEVIE: I didn't have put one in my chamber. 317 00:16:48,741 --> 00:16:50,409 (gunshot) 318 00:16:54,547 --> 00:16:56,282 (gunshot) 319 00:16:56,282 --> 00:16:58,217 Oh. 320 00:16:58,217 --> 00:17:00,253 ROGER: Get him? 321 00:17:00,253 --> 00:17:03,089 Man, it sure looked like you had clipped there. 322 00:17:03,089 --> 00:17:05,491 CHEVIE: It did. Didn't it? ROGER: Yeah. 323 00:17:05,491 --> 00:17:06,959 CHEVIE: Just right here. I see it. 324 00:17:06,959 --> 00:17:08,895 ROGER: Mm-hmm. 325 00:17:08,895 --> 00:17:11,831 CHEVIE: Why it's just staying right in the damn middle. 326 00:17:11,831 --> 00:17:13,099 Gotta do the right thing. 327 00:17:13,099 --> 00:17:14,901 Grab the boat and get that bird. 328 00:17:18,137 --> 00:17:20,873 JOHNNY: Anything I can do to make them believe I'm just another 329 00:17:20,873 --> 00:17:23,976 caribou is what's gonna give me any 330 00:17:23,976 --> 00:17:26,345 sort of chance to getting one. 331 00:17:31,617 --> 00:17:36,222 JOHNNY: So, I'm about, I'm about halfway from where I started. 332 00:17:37,957 --> 00:17:39,392 Now it's like the most crucial time 333 00:17:39,392 --> 00:17:41,294 for me to be like, 334 00:17:41,294 --> 00:17:43,429 just very slow with my movements. 335 00:17:43,429 --> 00:17:47,066 No fast movements whatsoever, 336 00:17:47,066 --> 00:17:48,501 because caribou don't move fast 337 00:17:48,501 --> 00:17:50,236 unless they feel threatened. 338 00:17:50,236 --> 00:17:51,237 I'm trying to present them 339 00:17:51,237 --> 00:17:55,207 a calm kind of vibe. 340 00:17:55,207 --> 00:17:57,476 If I'm not calm, they're not calm. 341 00:17:57,944 --> 00:17:59,512 Now these animals can pick up a lot 342 00:17:59,512 --> 00:18:02,248 more than we believe they can. 343 00:18:02,248 --> 00:18:05,751 So, I wanna present them a really calm energy. 344 00:18:16,495 --> 00:18:19,432 The guy to the far right doesn't like me. 345 00:18:19,432 --> 00:18:22,368 He's the only one standing. 346 00:18:22,368 --> 00:18:28,574 I think it's a female pregnant and 347 00:18:28,574 --> 00:18:30,910 she has a duty to keep that unborn baby safe. 348 00:18:30,910 --> 00:18:33,779 So, she's gonna be on high alert. 349 00:18:36,549 --> 00:18:39,018 (exhales) 350 00:18:41,253 --> 00:18:45,558 (gun clicking) 351 00:18:48,594 --> 00:18:51,430 Slowly, slowly. 352 00:19:07,046 --> 00:19:11,317 ♪ ♪ 353 00:19:11,317 --> 00:19:13,252 (gunshot) 354 00:19:20,192 --> 00:19:21,360 (gunshot) 355 00:19:24,830 --> 00:19:31,003 ♪ ♪ 356 00:19:31,003 --> 00:19:32,405 JOHNNY: They're too bunched up now, 357 00:19:32,405 --> 00:19:35,307 so I can't shoot anymore 'cause I don't want to hit more than one. 358 00:19:35,307 --> 00:19:38,077 So, I'm just gonna approach 'em. 359 00:19:38,978 --> 00:19:41,147 It's a defense mechanism for caribou to 360 00:19:41,147 --> 00:19:43,015 huddle together like that. 361 00:19:43,015 --> 00:19:45,017 And I already shot, and I know I hit one, 362 00:19:45,017 --> 00:19:48,487 and I don't want to start firing when they're all 363 00:19:48,487 --> 00:19:50,389 huddled together like that. 364 00:19:50,389 --> 00:19:54,593 So, I need to make sure that the herd kind of disperses and 365 00:19:54,593 --> 00:19:57,963 whichever one I hit will kind of be left there. 366 00:19:59,965 --> 00:20:03,636 But once I single that one out, then I can finish. 367 00:20:11,510 --> 00:20:14,080 (gunshot) 368 00:20:14,947 --> 00:20:17,450 He's lights out. 369 00:20:22,855 --> 00:20:25,791 What aggressive hunt that was. 370 00:20:25,791 --> 00:20:30,763 This is definitely the most wide-open stalk I've ever done. 371 00:20:30,763 --> 00:20:32,498 The very first step I took on that lake, 372 00:20:32,498 --> 00:20:34,467 the caribou jumped up. 373 00:20:34,467 --> 00:20:36,902 It's very hard to walk 600 yards with a rifle over 374 00:20:36,902 --> 00:20:41,941 your head toward 30 some caribou staring at you and try to remain calm. 375 00:20:41,941 --> 00:20:43,943 It's one of the hardest things I've done. 376 00:20:43,943 --> 00:20:46,812 You know once I saw the animal drop and all I could focus on 377 00:20:46,812 --> 00:20:50,549 was the life that I just took, but how grateful I am for it. 378 00:20:57,189 --> 00:20:58,858 I gotta get processing this thing. 379 00:21:00,292 --> 00:21:02,128 SAMANTHA: Subsistence is freedom. 380 00:21:02,128 --> 00:21:03,896 We came to a subsistence farm. 381 00:21:03,896 --> 00:21:08,134 We came to live off of what we can produce at the farm. 382 00:21:12,872 --> 00:21:16,175 SAMANTHA: All right, let's see how this does for me. 383 00:21:17,543 --> 00:21:19,945 This is a big mess. 384 00:21:22,114 --> 00:21:26,886 For skirting, you wanna try to find all the, 385 00:21:26,886 --> 00:21:30,623 the problem areas and just like the dirty spots and 386 00:21:30,623 --> 00:21:33,325 kind of just pick through it. 387 00:21:33,692 --> 00:21:37,363 Because Marshmallow doesn't have that great of wool for spinning. 388 00:21:37,363 --> 00:21:40,466 I'm actually gonna take all of her wool and I'm going to use it 389 00:21:40,466 --> 00:21:42,935 to boil down for lanoline. 390 00:21:42,935 --> 00:21:47,006 It's a waxy secretion that comes from the sheep skin. 391 00:21:47,006 --> 00:21:48,440 It's like super healing. 392 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:49,742 Super good for your skin. 393 00:21:49,742 --> 00:21:51,677 It's also called wool wax. 394 00:21:51,677 --> 00:21:55,080 This is what I want for making like sabs an, 395 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:59,418 or chapsticks even, um, different skin medicines 396 00:21:59,418 --> 00:22:00,686 and stuff like that. 397 00:22:00,686 --> 00:22:02,822 It'd just be really, really good. 398 00:22:04,623 --> 00:22:05,991 NATHAN: How long do you think this is gonna take? 399 00:22:05,991 --> 00:22:07,760 SAMANTHA: I read that it takes like a few hours. 400 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:10,429 You gotta boil it for quite some time in some salt water. 401 00:22:10,429 --> 00:22:12,131 This is the first time I've ever done it. 402 00:22:12,131 --> 00:22:14,967 So, hopefully it turns out okay. 403 00:22:14,967 --> 00:22:16,769 (laughs) 404 00:22:18,838 --> 00:22:21,207 What's supposed to happen is the water's supposed to 405 00:22:21,207 --> 00:22:24,443 start evaporating off of the wool. 406 00:22:24,443 --> 00:22:27,379 And then, uh, after that, you're supposed to take 407 00:22:27,379 --> 00:22:30,683 the wool out after it boils a little longer. 408 00:22:30,683 --> 00:22:34,053 Kind of makes me think of like a jellyfish or something. 409 00:22:35,287 --> 00:22:38,757 Whatever's left over is the lanoline. 410 00:22:38,757 --> 00:22:40,459 Then you strain it through cheesecloth. 411 00:22:40,459 --> 00:22:43,662 That way we can get out any like impurities, dirt, grime, 412 00:22:43,662 --> 00:22:45,531 anything that's actually in there that 413 00:22:45,531 --> 00:22:46,999 doesn't need to be in there. 414 00:22:46,999 --> 00:22:49,702 And then I let it cool. 415 00:22:49,702 --> 00:22:53,305 Scoop the lanoline off the top and make my sab. 416 00:22:53,305 --> 00:22:55,040 I think it'll be great. 417 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:56,175 What if we set it in the snow? 418 00:22:56,175 --> 00:22:59,211 It'll cool a heck of a lot faster. 419 00:23:02,882 --> 00:23:05,284 Not a bad idea. 420 00:23:12,992 --> 00:23:14,493 CHEVIE: A good blind can be the difference between going 421 00:23:14,493 --> 00:23:18,964 home empty handed or going home with a handful of geese and some ducks. 422 00:23:18,964 --> 00:23:21,934 So, we're gonna give ourselves the best chance of coming home 423 00:23:21,934 --> 00:23:24,003 with the most amount of birds as we can. 424 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:32,344 (imitating geese calls) 425 00:23:36,282 --> 00:23:39,551 ROGER: We're about due for a little fly by. 426 00:23:39,551 --> 00:23:42,021 They're coming in. 427 00:23:42,021 --> 00:23:44,089 (inaudible). 428 00:23:45,624 --> 00:23:49,495 (gunshots) 429 00:23:52,698 --> 00:23:55,434 CHEVIE: Those are geese. ROGER: Couple geese. 430 00:23:57,136 --> 00:24:00,406 They didn't make sound coming in. 431 00:24:01,940 --> 00:24:04,810 CHEVIE: Wait and watch. 432 00:24:06,879 --> 00:24:08,847 (gun clicking) 433 00:24:08,847 --> 00:24:10,950 Couple ducks coming in here. 434 00:24:11,450 --> 00:24:15,120 (gunshots) 435 00:24:15,120 --> 00:24:17,623 ROGER: (bleep) duck went down. 436 00:24:17,623 --> 00:24:18,958 CHEVIE: Did it? 437 00:24:18,958 --> 00:24:20,693 ROGER: Yeah, over there in the water. 438 00:24:20,693 --> 00:24:24,163 CHEVIE: I got him. Can't outrun my steel, dog. 439 00:24:24,463 --> 00:24:25,998 ROGER: Hmm. 440 00:24:26,532 --> 00:24:28,567 Here. 441 00:24:30,336 --> 00:24:33,339 (gunshot) 442 00:24:33,339 --> 00:24:36,208 I wasn't expecting it to go down. 443 00:24:36,208 --> 00:24:38,344 CHEVIE: So, we got two? ROGER: Yeah. 444 00:24:38,344 --> 00:24:40,145 CHEVIE: I think I got that one duck on that 445 00:24:40,145 --> 00:24:42,014 last shot, way up there. 446 00:24:42,014 --> 00:24:44,350 ROGER: We gotta grab the boat. 447 00:24:49,488 --> 00:24:51,724 CHEVIE: There's nothing like those spring birds after 448 00:24:51,724 --> 00:24:54,593 eating moose, fish all winter. 449 00:24:54,593 --> 00:24:56,228 There's something about eating fresh, 450 00:24:56,228 --> 00:24:58,831 still not a full boat, but we're gaining. 451 00:25:00,199 --> 00:25:01,266 Keep on moving though. 452 00:25:01,266 --> 00:25:02,668 It's, it's decent hunting. 453 00:25:02,668 --> 00:25:04,169 We can find something a little better. 454 00:25:04,169 --> 00:25:06,171 We're just gonna keep on moving. 455 00:25:20,185 --> 00:25:21,954 There's something in the water up there. 456 00:25:21,954 --> 00:25:23,756 Look like a beaver, but it might be an otter. 457 00:25:23,756 --> 00:25:27,026 We gotta make sure it's a beaver before we shoot it. 458 00:25:27,026 --> 00:25:29,261 You can't shoot otter right now. 459 00:25:33,866 --> 00:25:36,034 That's a beaver. 460 00:25:47,012 --> 00:25:49,214 (gunshot) 461 00:25:52,818 --> 00:25:56,822 (splashing) 462 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:02,194 (gunshot) 463 00:26:08,333 --> 00:26:10,536 CHEVIE: I'll get it, cousin. 464 00:26:17,810 --> 00:26:20,012 Make some nice mittens there. 465 00:26:20,779 --> 00:26:24,716 We just put it up here, so we don't get blood in our boat. 466 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:29,855 All right, boat's starting to fill up. 467 00:26:29,855 --> 00:26:32,458 We need a few more animals for sure. 468 00:26:39,298 --> 00:26:41,533 ROBERT: Herring are so important to the Tlingit people, 469 00:26:41,533 --> 00:26:44,102 they have their own name, yaaw. 470 00:26:44,102 --> 00:26:46,705 It's been in our culture a long time, 471 00:26:46,705 --> 00:26:48,941 you just got to be ready when they come. 472 00:26:48,941 --> 00:26:53,178 Get out there and do the process and you gotta grab what you can. 473 00:26:56,048 --> 00:26:58,050 ROBERT: Let's go check out this little cove, RJ. 474 00:26:58,050 --> 00:27:02,221 We're gonna go in here and see if there's any herring in here 475 00:27:02,221 --> 00:27:04,089 that we can catch for bait. 476 00:27:04,089 --> 00:27:06,558 Maybe they're spawning in here, do you see any spawn? 477 00:27:06,558 --> 00:27:09,161 RJ: Uh, not at the moment. ROBERT: Let's see what happens. 478 00:27:09,161 --> 00:27:10,596 RJ: We can try a couple different areas. 479 00:27:10,596 --> 00:27:12,431 ROBERT: Yeah. 480 00:27:12,931 --> 00:27:14,533 Well, it's hard telling without knowing. 481 00:27:14,533 --> 00:27:15,834 We just have to throw the net and see. 482 00:27:15,834 --> 00:27:17,302 RJ: Just looking for light colored water, 483 00:27:17,302 --> 00:27:18,403 there might be some right here. 484 00:27:18,403 --> 00:27:19,404 It's hard to tell. 485 00:27:19,404 --> 00:27:21,273 ROBERT: See what happens. 486 00:27:21,273 --> 00:27:24,510 RJ: So, I'll throw a cast and see what we can get. 487 00:27:24,510 --> 00:27:26,345 ROBERT: So, we're looking for spots where the water is 488 00:27:26,345 --> 00:27:29,014 a light green color where they're actively spawning. 489 00:27:29,014 --> 00:27:30,015 If there's fish there, 490 00:27:30,015 --> 00:27:32,017 you should catch one on your first toss. 491 00:27:32,017 --> 00:27:33,619 Oh, that looked like a great toss. 492 00:27:33,619 --> 00:27:35,287 See what you do. 493 00:27:36,722 --> 00:27:39,258 RJ: I see some flashes. ROBERT: You got, we got fish? 494 00:27:39,258 --> 00:27:43,061 RJ: We got a couple. ROBERT: Oh nice. One. 495 00:27:43,061 --> 00:27:44,429 RJ: Two. ROBERT: Two. 496 00:27:44,429 --> 00:27:46,131 Better than none. 497 00:27:46,131 --> 00:27:47,766 RJ: I'm sure if we keep trying around in here, 498 00:27:47,766 --> 00:27:49,334 we might see some more. 499 00:27:49,334 --> 00:27:52,538 ROBERT: Yeah. Bait. 500 00:27:52,538 --> 00:27:54,606 That could turn into 200 pounds of halibut 501 00:27:54,606 --> 00:27:56,508 right there, you never know. 502 00:27:57,142 --> 00:27:59,444 RJ: Anywhere that I can net a herring, 503 00:27:59,444 --> 00:28:02,614 for this cast net, it would probably be anywhere 504 00:28:02,614 --> 00:28:05,751 that's five feet or shallower. 505 00:28:05,751 --> 00:28:08,987 Anything deeper than that and it's pretty difficult to get 506 00:28:08,987 --> 00:28:13,058 into them just because the net takes so much time to get down. 507 00:28:13,058 --> 00:28:15,360 See what we can get. 508 00:28:15,928 --> 00:28:18,664 That one wasn't the greatest cast. 509 00:28:20,699 --> 00:28:21,733 Got a couple. 510 00:28:21,733 --> 00:28:22,935 ROBERT: Oh, you got one. 511 00:28:22,935 --> 00:28:24,570 (laughter) 512 00:28:24,570 --> 00:28:26,238 RJ: That'll work. 513 00:28:26,238 --> 00:28:28,907 ROBERT: I think we have to go and look for another spot, Arge. 514 00:28:34,079 --> 00:28:36,882 There's some light-colored water up in there for sure. 515 00:28:38,417 --> 00:28:40,485 I think there's herring in there, 516 00:28:40,485 --> 00:28:43,789 right up on that shoreline in that corner. 517 00:28:46,892 --> 00:28:47,993 That's a good toss. 518 00:28:47,993 --> 00:28:50,128 If there's anything down there, we ought to get it. 519 00:28:50,128 --> 00:28:52,297 Good depth. 520 00:28:52,297 --> 00:28:54,566 RJ: Oh, there's a couple! ROBERT: Oh, you got some. 521 00:28:54,566 --> 00:28:57,502 Oh yeah, sweet. 522 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:04,610 Good job, you can go and get some more out of there. 523 00:29:06,845 --> 00:29:08,380 Being out here, part of who I am, 524 00:29:08,380 --> 00:29:11,316 and I honestly believe that RJ has that bug. 525 00:29:11,316 --> 00:29:12,818 I think he needs this. 526 00:29:12,818 --> 00:29:14,453 He's learning every single day how important 527 00:29:14,453 --> 00:29:16,655 our culture is even more. 528 00:29:16,655 --> 00:29:19,324 I'm real proud of my son, he's doing good. 529 00:29:19,625 --> 00:29:22,027 RJ: Broke a chord on the, uh, net. 530 00:29:22,027 --> 00:29:25,764 So, I think it's time to retire the net for the day. 531 00:29:25,764 --> 00:29:27,499 ROBERT: Call it a wrap. 532 00:29:27,499 --> 00:29:30,669 RJ: Go repair it and try it out another day. 533 00:29:32,137 --> 00:29:33,171 ROBERT: Not bad. 534 00:29:33,171 --> 00:29:34,706 RJ: Yeah, I think that'll do for what we want. 535 00:29:34,706 --> 00:29:38,110 I mean it'll set enough halibut skates to catch some halibut. 536 00:29:38,110 --> 00:29:40,946 ROBERT: We could turn this into 1,000 pounds of halibut if 537 00:29:40,946 --> 00:29:42,648 we play the cards right. 538 00:29:42,648 --> 00:29:45,751 RJ: Yeah, I think we'll do exactly that, so. 539 00:29:45,751 --> 00:29:48,253 ROBERT: All right. Well I call it a success. 540 00:29:48,253 --> 00:29:50,589 Let's, uh, go check on the branches. 541 00:29:50,589 --> 00:29:52,824 RJ: Yeah. ROBERT: All right, cool. 542 00:29:55,460 --> 00:29:58,864 SAMANTHA: Everything has an expiration date and with farming 543 00:29:58,864 --> 00:30:01,933 no matter which way you turn with it you're going to have to 544 00:30:01,933 --> 00:30:03,902 confront life and death. 545 00:30:03,902 --> 00:30:05,304 You're going to see things that break your heart and 546 00:30:05,304 --> 00:30:07,239 that's just a fact of it. 547 00:30:09,841 --> 00:30:14,446 (bleating) 548 00:30:16,815 --> 00:30:18,917 SAMANTHA: Hey marshmallow. 549 00:30:18,917 --> 00:30:22,487 The whole idea of having to cull one of the animals that 550 00:30:22,487 --> 00:30:25,857 I have just fallen in love with, it, it makes me sick. 551 00:30:25,857 --> 00:30:28,493 How's my girl, come here. 552 00:30:32,531 --> 00:30:34,299 (laughs) 553 00:30:34,299 --> 00:30:36,301 I'm gonna miss you. 554 00:30:37,402 --> 00:30:39,771 I love you. 555 00:30:42,207 --> 00:30:47,112 I wish we could let all of our animals live out their old age and, 556 00:30:47,112 --> 00:30:50,949 you know, die of natural causes at the end of their life 557 00:30:50,949 --> 00:30:53,785 but that's not a sustainable way of farming. 558 00:30:57,823 --> 00:30:59,157 I think I'm ready. 559 00:30:59,157 --> 00:31:01,326 NATHAN: Yeah? SAMANTHA: Yeah. 560 00:31:03,028 --> 00:31:05,564 She's the oldest, she's kind of getting sickly, 561 00:31:05,564 --> 00:31:07,065 and she's not super healthy. 562 00:31:07,065 --> 00:31:11,903 And I would just like for her maybe to not to end up dog food 563 00:31:11,903 --> 00:31:13,238 but to feed us instead. 564 00:31:13,238 --> 00:31:15,374 I think that would be really good. 565 00:31:15,374 --> 00:31:17,042 I think that would be good. 566 00:31:17,042 --> 00:31:19,177 And I'm, I'm, I'm at terms with it. 567 00:31:19,177 --> 00:31:21,947 I had my time. Thank you. 568 00:31:21,947 --> 00:31:23,615 I needed that. 569 00:31:23,615 --> 00:31:28,754 I really needed that but now I'm, I'm ready. 570 00:31:29,321 --> 00:31:33,358 If you wanna go, take care of business. 571 00:31:33,358 --> 00:31:35,427 I'm good with it. 572 00:31:35,427 --> 00:31:37,796 NATHAN: I'll get it done. All right. 573 00:31:42,467 --> 00:31:44,569 Come on. Let's go. 574 00:31:44,569 --> 00:31:47,506 Let's go. I know. 575 00:31:52,611 --> 00:31:54,546 It can be difficult putting an animal down that 576 00:31:54,546 --> 00:31:56,915 you've raised and cared for. 577 00:31:56,915 --> 00:31:59,918 But unless you're willing to take your animals to slaughter, 578 00:31:59,918 --> 00:32:01,720 you're really just running a petting zoo and 579 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:03,455 that's not what we're trying to do here. 580 00:32:03,455 --> 00:32:05,390 You have to do it sometimes. 581 00:32:08,393 --> 00:32:10,529 (gunshot) 582 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:17,736 SAMANTHA: This is a lifestyle in which death and 583 00:32:17,736 --> 00:32:20,539 life are right up front and center. 584 00:32:20,539 --> 00:32:22,908 You're going to see it frequently. 585 00:32:29,281 --> 00:32:30,682 You can come give hugs. 586 00:32:30,682 --> 00:32:32,517 AISLYN: I love you. 587 00:32:44,863 --> 00:32:46,832 JOHNNY: It's tough man how much these things shed 588 00:32:46,832 --> 00:32:49,167 at this time of year. 589 00:32:49,434 --> 00:32:52,003 Like anytime I'm gripping the hide, 590 00:32:52,003 --> 00:32:54,973 I'm just pulling chunks off. 591 00:32:57,776 --> 00:33:00,245 All right, let's get to work. 592 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:04,616 It's kind of a celebration for me today. 593 00:33:04,616 --> 00:33:07,519 It's been 12 years since I was able to scrape myself up 594 00:33:07,519 --> 00:33:09,754 off the ground and kind of start a new life. 595 00:33:09,754 --> 00:33:13,225 So every year I kind of do something special on this day. 596 00:33:13,225 --> 00:33:14,826 Sometimes all the stars align. 597 00:33:15,927 --> 00:33:19,231 The caribou had been gone for so long and they come back 598 00:33:19,231 --> 00:33:22,267 around in this moment in my life. 599 00:33:23,535 --> 00:33:26,705 Okay, first leg off. 600 00:33:27,706 --> 00:33:30,408 It's beautiful. 601 00:33:33,011 --> 00:33:35,180 Really good meat man. 602 00:33:36,715 --> 00:33:38,483 I was really lost growing up. 603 00:33:38,483 --> 00:33:44,789 I just doing a lot of drugs and that led me down a just a bad spiral. 604 00:33:44,789 --> 00:33:46,524 You know, I couldn't hold jobs, 605 00:33:46,524 --> 00:33:49,461 I was bouncing around the country hitchhiking, 606 00:33:49,461 --> 00:33:52,397 and jumping trains, and, uh, 607 00:33:52,397 --> 00:33:54,332 sleeping under bridges. 608 00:33:54,332 --> 00:33:56,134 Just really lost. 609 00:33:56,134 --> 00:33:59,571 Really, really lost because, 610 00:33:59,571 --> 00:34:02,507 I didn't want to do what society wanted me to do, 611 00:34:02,507 --> 00:34:05,176 but I didn't know what other options there were. 612 00:34:06,945 --> 00:34:11,016 And when I was 25 something around there, 613 00:34:11,016 --> 00:34:15,487 I was in a homeless shelter, 614 00:34:15,487 --> 00:34:18,690 and I've decided that I don't have to let go 615 00:34:18,690 --> 00:34:22,093 of that dream that I had when I was much younger. 616 00:34:22,093 --> 00:34:27,065 I wanted to be in Alaska and everything I did from 25 on was 617 00:34:27,065 --> 00:34:30,969 just dedicated to figuring out how to actually live in the woods. 618 00:34:30,969 --> 00:34:33,338 Alaska didn't necessarily save me. 619 00:34:33,338 --> 00:34:37,008 You know, I saved myself, but Alaska is just what's kind of 620 00:34:37,008 --> 00:34:40,045 nourishing my soul and is keeping me well. 621 00:34:41,146 --> 00:34:45,116 Having all this meat's great but I think it would be cool to 622 00:34:45,116 --> 00:34:49,287 donate this meat to a homeless shelter. 623 00:34:51,089 --> 00:34:55,260 Now is my time to give back to that community. 624 00:34:55,660 --> 00:34:59,764 And as far as the organs go that's something that, uh, I keep. 625 00:35:04,502 --> 00:35:07,238 That's eight meals right there. 626 00:35:07,672 --> 00:35:10,542 Well caribou, I appreciate your life and I think a lot of 627 00:35:10,542 --> 00:35:12,677 other people are going to as well. 628 00:35:16,414 --> 00:35:17,983 CHEVIE: We've been going up and down the slough, 629 00:35:17,983 --> 00:35:20,151 not a full boat yet. 630 00:35:20,151 --> 00:35:23,288 Not gonna cut it, but we're gonna hunt this big sandbar and 631 00:35:23,288 --> 00:35:25,490 we have to capitalize on it. 632 00:35:26,658 --> 00:35:28,360 CHEVIE: We got birds coming in. 633 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:30,895 But they could just, it's so easy to see us on the sandbar 634 00:35:30,895 --> 00:35:33,264 so we're gonna have to build a good blind. 635 00:35:37,869 --> 00:35:40,338 It's a perfect situation but we have to get hidden. 636 00:35:40,338 --> 00:35:42,273 A lot of work. 637 00:35:42,807 --> 00:35:45,310 I got my little window right here. 638 00:35:45,310 --> 00:35:48,146 Definitely got a few good meals in the boat but 639 00:35:48,146 --> 00:35:52,817 not enough for, uh, both of our families so to speak. 640 00:35:53,218 --> 00:35:54,319 We got birds coming, cousin. 641 00:35:54,319 --> 00:35:56,688 ROGER: We have birds coming, we have birds coming. 642 00:35:57,122 --> 00:35:59,457 CHEVIE: Right here would take some, cousin. 643 00:35:59,457 --> 00:36:00,859 ROGER: Ooh. Okay. 644 00:36:00,859 --> 00:36:03,795 (gunshots) 645 00:36:10,902 --> 00:36:13,371 CHEVIE: Waited too long. ROGER: Yup. 646 00:36:14,973 --> 00:36:18,943 CHEVIE: We're getting humbled, we're eating that humble pie. 647 00:36:19,377 --> 00:36:25,216 (imitating geese calls) 648 00:36:25,483 --> 00:36:27,519 And you just gotta be patient. 649 00:36:27,519 --> 00:36:28,987 It's hunting, not getting. 650 00:36:28,987 --> 00:36:31,756 This isn't like going to a grocery store. 651 00:36:35,727 --> 00:36:39,564 (gunshots) 652 00:36:41,933 --> 00:36:43,668 So, everything is valuable at this point. 653 00:36:43,668 --> 00:36:45,470 Everything. 654 00:36:45,470 --> 00:36:47,305 Yup, missed those three. 655 00:36:47,305 --> 00:36:51,876 ROGER: Yeah, damn it! CHEVIE: Damn it, a little high. 656 00:36:51,876 --> 00:36:54,179 ROGER: Almost. 657 00:36:54,179 --> 00:36:56,347 CHEVIE: I thought we were in them. 658 00:36:59,184 --> 00:37:00,218 Damn it! 659 00:37:00,218 --> 00:37:02,720 You're hoping that stuff turns. 660 00:37:02,720 --> 00:37:05,290 And you just gotta keep on playing the game. 661 00:37:05,290 --> 00:37:10,028 ROGER: Look at that. Take them! 662 00:37:13,398 --> 00:37:16,668 (gunshots) 663 00:37:18,970 --> 00:37:21,039 CHEVIE: Two we got? ROGER: Yeah, I got two. 664 00:37:21,039 --> 00:37:24,876 (laughter) 665 00:37:31,416 --> 00:37:34,285 CHEVIE: So, I grab Roger's goose for him too since 666 00:37:34,285 --> 00:37:38,156 I think he's feeling bad for himself since I shot both of them. 667 00:37:38,156 --> 00:37:40,525 ROGER: Yeah, I always wanted a golden retriever, 668 00:37:40,525 --> 00:37:44,562 but Chevie will do. 669 00:37:46,164 --> 00:37:48,566 Grabbing both my birds I shot. 670 00:37:51,803 --> 00:37:53,404 CHEVIE: Good sized birds man. 671 00:37:53,404 --> 00:37:55,140 ROGER: Yeah. 672 00:37:57,175 --> 00:37:59,644 CHEVIE: Just gotta keep on, keep on hunting. 673 00:37:59,644 --> 00:38:03,348 Staying out here, you gotta put the time in. 674 00:38:05,850 --> 00:38:08,419 Stuff could happen really quick. 675 00:38:09,087 --> 00:38:11,422 (gunshots) 676 00:38:11,422 --> 00:38:12,957 If their flight patterns right, 677 00:38:12,957 --> 00:38:14,225 and your shooting's correct, 678 00:38:14,225 --> 00:38:16,394 and everything works out, stuff happens quick. 679 00:38:16,394 --> 00:38:18,863 You go from a half full boat to a full boat in a matter of 680 00:38:18,863 --> 00:38:21,199 hours when everything lines up. 681 00:38:21,199 --> 00:38:24,602 You just gotta be ready to capitalize on it when it happens. 682 00:38:27,205 --> 00:38:28,773 Right on. 683 00:38:28,773 --> 00:38:30,275 ROGER: That was a good pass. 684 00:38:30,275 --> 00:38:31,609 CHEVIE: That was a damn good pass, boy. 685 00:38:31,609 --> 00:38:33,678 They're coming in low. 686 00:38:40,318 --> 00:38:42,887 They're right on ice, right off the ice. 687 00:38:45,423 --> 00:38:50,061 (gunshots) 688 00:38:50,562 --> 00:38:52,263 You're out all-day hunting and 689 00:38:52,263 --> 00:38:54,332 you're working hard and it's dangerous. 690 00:38:54,332 --> 00:38:56,935 You always have that stress of whether you're gonna bring home 691 00:38:56,935 --> 00:38:58,636 all the animals, you know, it's not, 692 00:38:58,636 --> 00:39:01,139 nobody put these birds in the boat. 693 00:39:01,139 --> 00:39:02,407 Nobody put this beaver in the boat. 694 00:39:02,407 --> 00:39:04,876 It's something that we had to work for and, and use strategy 695 00:39:04,876 --> 00:39:06,911 and skill to get. 696 00:39:08,146 --> 00:39:11,182 Good way to wrap up this hunt. 697 00:39:14,352 --> 00:39:16,187 JOHNNY: Here it comes Java. 698 00:39:16,187 --> 00:39:18,823 Here he comes. You better wait. 699 00:39:21,726 --> 00:39:24,662 I might reject society, I might not be living around people. 700 00:39:25,196 --> 00:39:28,199 But it doesn't mean that I don't care about people. 701 00:39:28,199 --> 00:39:31,502 It doesn't mean that I'm not willing or able to help people. 702 00:39:35,940 --> 00:39:38,109 Okay Java, go get him! 703 00:39:38,109 --> 00:39:40,812 I got a Bush pilot that flies me out here and 704 00:39:40,812 --> 00:39:44,048 I like him because he's a very giving guy. 705 00:39:45,416 --> 00:39:46,751 Morning! 706 00:39:46,751 --> 00:39:48,253 And he said he's got the time to fly up here. 707 00:39:48,253 --> 00:39:49,921 So, he's gonna come out. 708 00:39:49,921 --> 00:39:52,991 He's going to take the meat all the way back to town. 709 00:39:52,991 --> 00:39:59,063 All right, so it's, uh, this bag here is ribs, neck, back strap. 710 00:40:03,001 --> 00:40:04,769 ANDY: And as you know it's appreciated at the food bank. 711 00:40:04,769 --> 00:40:06,738 JOHNNY: Yeah, heck yeah! 712 00:40:06,738 --> 00:40:11,075 Yes, something they definitely like. 713 00:40:15,346 --> 00:40:16,881 RJ: Oh my God. This is really heavy. 714 00:40:16,881 --> 00:40:19,083 ROBERT: Is it? RJ: Yeah. 715 00:40:19,083 --> 00:40:21,753 ROBERT: Oh holy. 716 00:40:21,753 --> 00:40:24,489 RJ: Oh yeah there's some eggs on that. 717 00:40:24,489 --> 00:40:26,057 ROBERT: Oh yeah. 718 00:40:26,057 --> 00:40:27,659 RJ: Oh, I need you to grab something. 719 00:40:27,659 --> 00:40:30,695 Grab a branch or and then we can start pulling it up. 720 00:40:31,763 --> 00:40:33,398 That's pretty heavy. 721 00:40:33,398 --> 00:40:36,701 ROBERT: We need all our Tlingit people to get their bounty. 722 00:40:36,701 --> 00:40:40,371 So we go harvest what we can to sustain us for an entire year. 723 00:40:40,371 --> 00:40:44,208 Grandma, we got you some eggs. 724 00:40:50,782 --> 00:40:53,318 That's a heavy branch, isn't it? 725 00:40:55,853 --> 00:40:58,423 Holy, that's pretty good. 726 00:40:58,423 --> 00:41:00,024 RJ: I think it probably weigh 100 pounds. 727 00:41:00,024 --> 00:41:01,459 ROBERT: There's lots of eggs, we did really well 728 00:41:01,459 --> 00:41:05,330 and I'm pretty impressed for a two day soak. 729 00:41:05,330 --> 00:41:07,098 Not bad. 730 00:41:10,168 --> 00:41:12,337 Family members are definitely going to be very happy when they 731 00:41:12,337 --> 00:41:15,740 receive this gift box in the mail. 732 00:41:15,740 --> 00:41:18,876 The arrival of the herring signifies life. 733 00:41:18,876 --> 00:41:22,780 These eggs are a gift that we as people can share. 734 00:41:26,951 --> 00:41:29,721 These are awesome. 735 00:41:31,155 --> 00:41:34,258 That's pretty good, pretty good batch right there. 736 00:41:35,393 --> 00:41:39,964 Mm, mm, mm. Quite the catch. 737 00:41:41,666 --> 00:41:45,069 Natural Tlingit soul food right here. 738 00:41:45,069 --> 00:41:47,438 Priceless, you can't put a dollar value on something 739 00:41:47,438 --> 00:41:51,409 that's so precious to our people. 740 00:41:52,577 --> 00:41:54,278 It's pretty cool. 741 00:41:54,278 --> 00:41:56,080 All right, let's get out of here. 742 00:41:59,117 --> 00:42:00,651 AUTUMN: Who is mutton? 743 00:42:00,651 --> 00:42:03,087 (laughter) 744 00:42:03,388 --> 00:42:05,690 SAMANTHA: Mutton is, uh, 745 00:42:05,690 --> 00:42:07,225 it's sheep. 746 00:42:07,225 --> 00:42:09,794 But, like grown up sheep. 747 00:42:09,794 --> 00:42:12,230 NATHAN: So, everybody likes the meat? 748 00:42:12,230 --> 00:42:13,631 ADRIAN: Mm-hmm. 749 00:42:13,631 --> 00:42:16,167 NATHAN: Good, I'm glad she turned out good. 750 00:42:16,167 --> 00:42:17,869 SAMANTHA: Yeah, I know, awesome. 751 00:42:17,869 --> 00:42:19,570 NATHAN: Doesn't taste like a marshmallow? 752 00:42:19,570 --> 00:42:22,774 AISLYN: No. She tastes just perfect. 753 00:42:22,774 --> 00:42:25,576 SAMANTHA: Mm. NATHAN: It's filling. 754 00:42:26,878 --> 00:42:29,547 SAMANTHA: It's good. 755 00:42:31,783 --> 00:42:33,384 NATHAN: It's really good. 756 00:42:33,384 --> 00:42:35,720 SAMANTHA: After all we've done for the animals and, 757 00:42:35,720 --> 00:42:37,555 and how we've cared for them. 758 00:42:37,555 --> 00:42:40,725 It's a lovely feeling knowing that they're also going to take 759 00:42:40,725 --> 00:42:42,160 care of you, they're gonna become part of you, 760 00:42:42,160 --> 00:42:44,362 they're going to nourish your body. 761 00:42:45,630 --> 00:42:46,864 It didn't come without pain, 762 00:42:46,864 --> 00:42:49,333 but it was definitely, definitely worth it. 763 00:42:49,333 --> 00:42:51,135 She was really, really good. 764 00:42:51,135 --> 00:42:54,005 Good in life and good afterlife. 765 00:42:54,572 --> 00:42:57,475 NATHAN: It's farming with the tears? 766 00:42:57,475 --> 00:42:59,577 SAMANTHA: Yeah, most of the time. 767 00:43:01,379 --> 00:43:03,681 I figured I'd put dinner away and then maybe get working on 768 00:43:03,681 --> 00:43:08,186 my sab and just have that done tonight too, 769 00:43:08,186 --> 00:43:09,854 that would be amazing. 770 00:43:12,356 --> 00:43:14,125 JOHNNY: Thanks again Andy, I appreciate that a lot man. 771 00:43:14,125 --> 00:43:16,594 All right Java, we gotta get out of the way. 772 00:43:18,763 --> 00:43:20,531 Come on girl. 773 00:43:20,531 --> 00:43:23,234 We all have a past and it's important to learn from 774 00:43:23,234 --> 00:43:25,870 your past, it's important to grow from it and 775 00:43:25,870 --> 00:43:28,940 to let your past be your guide. 776 00:43:30,007 --> 00:43:33,077 Yeah, on the surface it's easy to assume that Alaskans 777 00:43:33,077 --> 00:43:35,646 are running or hiding from something. 778 00:43:35,646 --> 00:43:38,483 But if you dig a little deeper, you'll see that we're seekers. 779 00:43:38,483 --> 00:43:40,818 We're looking for more meaning, 780 00:43:40,818 --> 00:43:42,653 we're looking for more adventure, 781 00:43:42,653 --> 00:43:44,922 we're looking for more opportunity. 782 00:43:44,922 --> 00:43:48,793 We're looking for the freedom to be whoever we choose to be. 783 00:43:53,331 --> 00:43:55,967 Feels good man, it feels good. 784 00:43:57,869 --> 00:43:59,537 Captioned by Cotter Media Group.