1 00:00:01,335 --> 00:00:07,541 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:07,541 --> 00:00:13,614 ♪ ♪ 3 00:00:13,614 --> 00:00:15,549 CHEVIE: I heard a little action last night. 4 00:00:19,052 --> 00:00:21,755 And I got to make sure that this whole area's safe 5 00:00:21,755 --> 00:00:23,423 for my kids to be out in. 6 00:00:23,423 --> 00:00:26,827 I can see that there's, uh, tracks 7 00:00:26,827 --> 00:00:29,830 all over the side of my house, 8 00:00:29,830 --> 00:00:33,033 paw prints are all over here. 9 00:00:33,033 --> 00:00:34,668 That's a black bear, for sure. 10 00:00:36,703 --> 00:00:40,607 For as big as they are, they're super, super quiet. 11 00:00:40,607 --> 00:00:42,376 The dog didn't bark. 12 00:00:42,376 --> 00:00:44,611 This whole time I'm sleeping. 13 00:00:44,611 --> 00:00:47,180 What they do is they come up, kind of going like this, 14 00:00:47,180 --> 00:00:48,849 seeing where they can push, 15 00:00:48,849 --> 00:00:50,217 get entrance into here. 16 00:00:50,217 --> 00:00:52,386 My bed's right on the other side of this. 17 00:00:52,386 --> 00:00:55,455 Right on the other side of this is where Sonta and I sleep, 18 00:00:55,455 --> 00:00:56,857 and the baby, 19 00:00:56,857 --> 00:00:58,358 and you know that that black bear 20 00:00:58,358 --> 00:01:01,028 could smell us from right here. 21 00:01:01,028 --> 00:01:02,296 He's trying to get in this house. 22 00:01:04,998 --> 00:01:08,368 Comes around the corner here... 23 00:01:08,368 --> 00:01:11,838 He walked up here, sniffing around, 24 00:01:11,838 --> 00:01:13,473 he had his back feet right here. 25 00:01:16,677 --> 00:01:18,679 I've had this house built for four years 26 00:01:18,679 --> 00:01:21,748 and never had really any issues with bears. 27 00:01:21,748 --> 00:01:24,818 This is what makes me the most nervous right here. 28 00:01:24,818 --> 00:01:26,987 His paws are right here. 29 00:01:26,987 --> 00:01:29,256 He's looking in here like this. 30 00:01:29,256 --> 00:01:31,792 He's looking right at my kids. 31 00:01:31,792 --> 00:01:34,127 SONTA: Okay, guys, Dad's outside, 32 00:01:34,127 --> 00:01:35,829 and I'm not sure, 33 00:01:35,829 --> 00:01:38,465 but the animal's probably gonna be back sometime, 34 00:01:38,465 --> 00:01:40,500 so we just want to be safe right now. 35 00:01:40,500 --> 00:01:43,470 So no going outside without a grownup, 36 00:01:43,470 --> 00:01:45,872 and, um, you know, be looking out the windows 37 00:01:45,872 --> 00:01:47,708 in case it comes back. 38 00:01:47,708 --> 00:01:49,443 Keep your eyes peeled, okay? 39 00:01:49,443 --> 00:01:51,244 CHEVIE: Once they start getting curious, 40 00:01:51,244 --> 00:01:53,013 he'll keep pushing on it, 41 00:01:53,013 --> 00:01:55,816 he'll start trying to figure out a way to get in there. 42 00:01:55,816 --> 00:01:58,852 SONTA: See how it put its hands on the window there? 43 00:01:58,852 --> 00:01:59,953 They're really smart. 44 00:01:59,953 --> 00:02:03,190 They could figure out how to push that down. 45 00:02:03,190 --> 00:02:04,791 So, keep it locked. 46 00:02:04,791 --> 00:02:05,826 CHEVIE: Once one of these bears 47 00:02:05,826 --> 00:02:08,095 gets associated with a house with food, 48 00:02:08,095 --> 00:02:09,663 they want to come back. 49 00:02:09,663 --> 00:02:12,699 SONTA: From what I can tell, it's a pretty good size. 50 00:02:12,699 --> 00:02:14,868 It's not worth messing around with. 51 00:02:14,868 --> 00:02:16,670 CHEVIE: It's all gonna be about watching now, 52 00:02:16,670 --> 00:02:18,672 looking and being prepared, 53 00:02:18,672 --> 00:02:20,741 'cause it is gonna show back up here. 54 00:02:20,741 --> 00:02:24,411 It's just when and where. 55 00:02:24,411 --> 00:02:27,381 Right now, my house isn't safe. 56 00:02:27,381 --> 00:02:29,583 (dog barking) 57 00:02:29,583 --> 00:02:31,618 (revving) 58 00:02:31,618 --> 00:02:33,253 KALEB: Here in Alaska, 59 00:02:33,253 --> 00:02:37,557 problems happen to even the best of us. 60 00:02:37,557 --> 00:02:44,631 And the solution is to be a positive problem solver 61 00:02:44,631 --> 00:02:47,100 and not a negative naysayer. 62 00:02:47,100 --> 00:02:50,737 Negativity gets you nowhere in this wilderness. 63 00:02:55,475 --> 00:02:58,045 Boy, this isn't really very flat right here. 64 00:02:58,045 --> 00:02:59,579 This probably isn't a very good spot. 65 00:03:03,750 --> 00:03:05,852 Ah, this looks decent. 66 00:03:05,852 --> 00:03:08,088 Nice little clearing in the woods. 67 00:03:08,088 --> 00:03:09,956 Got a little bit to do. 68 00:03:09,956 --> 00:03:12,259 Got to pull stumps like this out. 69 00:03:12,259 --> 00:03:15,162 But this ought to be a good spot for a tent platform. 70 00:03:15,162 --> 00:03:16,329 Get rid of all this junk. 71 00:03:18,298 --> 00:03:20,734 I'm out at my Nizina River camp. 72 00:03:20,734 --> 00:03:21,768 Oof! 73 00:03:21,768 --> 00:03:24,938 There's always the thought in the back of the mind 74 00:03:24,938 --> 00:03:28,275 that the snow could start to melt out underneath the tent. 75 00:03:28,275 --> 00:03:30,410 And that's a serious hazard, 76 00:03:30,410 --> 00:03:32,779 because the wood stove can tip over in the middle of the night 77 00:03:32,779 --> 00:03:34,648 and burn me. 78 00:03:34,648 --> 00:03:36,650 It's not safe at all. 79 00:03:36,650 --> 00:03:39,986 I'll have the back of the tent back here. 80 00:03:39,986 --> 00:03:42,989 I'll dig down through the moss till I get to good gravel, 81 00:03:42,989 --> 00:03:45,659 and that's what I'll set my posts in. 82 00:03:45,659 --> 00:03:49,963 So I'll probably have two posts somewhere back here... 83 00:03:52,399 --> 00:03:55,235 have two more somewhere in here, 84 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:58,872 then I'll bump in for my awning, 85 00:03:58,872 --> 00:04:01,742 and I'll have four more posts kind of in this area. 86 00:04:01,742 --> 00:04:03,910 I think the tent's gonna be about right here. 87 00:04:03,910 --> 00:04:05,779 It's probably about, I don't know, 88 00:04:05,779 --> 00:04:07,914 200 or 300 board feet of lumber. 89 00:04:07,914 --> 00:04:09,049 So I need to get started. 90 00:04:10,917 --> 00:04:12,452 (chainsaw starts) 91 00:04:12,452 --> 00:04:14,955 Wood's not gonna mill itself. 92 00:04:14,955 --> 00:04:16,990 The ground was constantly shifting out 93 00:04:16,990 --> 00:04:18,859 from underneath my tent out here last winter 94 00:04:18,859 --> 00:04:20,827 and melting. 95 00:04:20,827 --> 00:04:22,195 And then it compresses really easily. 96 00:04:25,432 --> 00:04:29,970 This is the foundation of my tent platform. 97 00:04:29,970 --> 00:04:32,038 The conditions just were not ideal, 98 00:04:32,038 --> 00:04:36,176 and I don't want to deal with this next winter. 99 00:04:36,176 --> 00:04:38,612 These four six-by-sixes, 100 00:04:38,612 --> 00:04:40,780 they're gonna sit on posts, 101 00:04:40,780 --> 00:04:41,948 then I'll have floor joists 102 00:04:41,948 --> 00:04:45,585 that run perpendicular all the way across here. 103 00:04:45,585 --> 00:04:49,222 So, I'll just start digging down through the moss. 104 00:04:49,222 --> 00:04:51,358 All the roots in here make this difficult. 105 00:04:53,593 --> 00:04:54,928 There we go. 106 00:04:54,928 --> 00:04:57,864 And start preparing my foundation 107 00:04:57,864 --> 00:05:00,000 for this tent platform. 108 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:00,967 This is my last hole... 109 00:05:00,967 --> 00:05:02,802 (grunts) 110 00:05:02,802 --> 00:05:04,871 ...and now I can start cutting all my posts. 111 00:05:07,340 --> 00:05:10,744 SAMANTHA: Up here, having chickens is super essential, 112 00:05:10,744 --> 00:05:12,746 because between the egg production 113 00:05:12,746 --> 00:05:13,780 and the meat production, 114 00:05:13,780 --> 00:05:16,316 they are, like, just vital. 115 00:05:16,316 --> 00:05:18,618 We got a new one, guys. 116 00:05:18,618 --> 00:05:21,421 You want to come see it? 117 00:05:21,421 --> 00:05:22,889 NATHAN: Ooh, look, kids. 118 00:05:22,889 --> 00:05:24,391 SAMANTHA: It's another blondie. 119 00:05:24,391 --> 00:05:26,693 (chirping) 120 00:05:26,693 --> 00:05:29,896 Welcome to the world. Here, it's a little gooey. 121 00:05:29,896 --> 00:05:31,398 AUTUMN: Is it blind? 122 00:05:31,398 --> 00:05:32,999 SAMANTHA: No, I don't think so. 123 00:05:32,999 --> 00:05:34,534 They have to kind of get acclimated 124 00:05:34,534 --> 00:05:35,769 to the world around them. 125 00:05:35,769 --> 00:05:37,771 They have to learn how to stand up and move, 126 00:05:37,771 --> 00:05:39,773 and so we don't want to just, like, 127 00:05:39,773 --> 00:05:41,775 jump in and feed it too fast. 128 00:05:41,775 --> 00:05:43,944 It'll figure it out. 129 00:05:43,944 --> 00:05:47,848 So, our plan is to take care of things with our chickens, 130 00:05:47,848 --> 00:05:49,816 just to get things just fixed up 131 00:05:49,816 --> 00:05:51,985 for the summer season that's coming. 132 00:05:51,985 --> 00:05:54,221 We'll probably have to build a little birdy box. 133 00:05:54,221 --> 00:05:55,655 We have that birdy mama. 134 00:05:55,655 --> 00:05:59,392 I really want to try to see if she'll adopt them. 135 00:05:59,392 --> 00:06:01,194 NATHAN: Are you talking about inside the coop? 136 00:06:01,194 --> 00:06:02,229 Make an area? 137 00:06:02,229 --> 00:06:04,798 SAMANTHA: Yes. Like a birdy hen pen. 138 00:06:04,798 --> 00:06:07,601 NATHAN: I think our whole poultry operation 139 00:06:07,601 --> 00:06:08,969 needs an entire revamp-- 140 00:06:08,969 --> 00:06:10,837 get the chicken coop redone, 141 00:06:10,837 --> 00:06:13,206 get 'em a run, get 'em a netted-off area, 142 00:06:13,206 --> 00:06:15,408 and getting a cozy area for the chicks. 143 00:06:15,408 --> 00:06:18,745 It's important to keep them warm and healthy 144 00:06:18,745 --> 00:06:21,147 and should probably get going and figure it out 145 00:06:21,147 --> 00:06:24,351 before we have 25 chickens to deal with. 146 00:06:24,351 --> 00:06:26,286 SAMANTHA: Sounds like a plan. 147 00:06:26,286 --> 00:06:32,559 ♪ ♪ 148 00:06:32,559 --> 00:06:34,761 We happen to have, like, a lot of the resources 149 00:06:34,761 --> 00:06:35,862 just kind of laying around 150 00:06:35,862 --> 00:06:38,832 because we have all these scraps from other projects. 151 00:06:38,832 --> 00:06:41,735 And so, all we're gonna do is build a wooden frame 152 00:06:41,735 --> 00:06:43,370 with just enough space 153 00:06:43,370 --> 00:06:45,639 so that the chickens can be comfortable in there. 154 00:06:45,639 --> 00:06:46,806 It's in. 155 00:06:46,806 --> 00:06:48,441 NATHAN: Let's do this top board. 156 00:06:51,344 --> 00:06:52,779 (banging) 157 00:06:52,779 --> 00:06:54,781 (whirring) 158 00:06:54,781 --> 00:06:56,349 SAMANTHA: The idea of just utilizing 159 00:06:56,349 --> 00:06:57,684 the inside of the chicken coop 160 00:06:57,684 --> 00:06:59,920 and just giving them their own space, 161 00:06:59,920 --> 00:07:02,188 as well as, like, a brooding box for the moms 162 00:07:02,188 --> 00:07:05,859 where they can go and produce their eggs. 163 00:07:05,859 --> 00:07:08,795 NATHAN: That's gonna work pretty well. 164 00:07:08,795 --> 00:07:09,963 SAMANTHA: I think so. 165 00:07:09,963 --> 00:07:11,598 You've upset the chickens. 166 00:07:11,598 --> 00:07:13,466 (squawking) 167 00:07:13,466 --> 00:07:19,105 ♪ ♪ 168 00:07:19,105 --> 00:07:21,174 (whirring) 169 00:07:21,174 --> 00:07:23,944 NATHAN: Lift it up. 170 00:07:23,944 --> 00:07:26,446 SAMANTHA: Whoa! It's so light and lovely. 171 00:07:26,446 --> 00:07:27,747 Now I love it. It's great. 172 00:07:27,747 --> 00:07:28,782 NATHAN: I think it's pretty groovy. 173 00:07:28,782 --> 00:07:30,350 SAMANTHA: I think it's perfectly 174 00:07:30,350 --> 00:07:32,619 exactly what we need it for. 175 00:07:32,619 --> 00:07:33,920 NATHAN: Yeah. 176 00:07:35,956 --> 00:07:39,559 JOHNNY: Out here, I'm up against physical challenges. 177 00:07:39,559 --> 00:07:41,828 Whether it be the weather, the hardships... 178 00:07:41,828 --> 00:07:42,962 (gunshot) 179 00:07:42,962 --> 00:07:45,899 ...everything that goes into a subsistence lifestyle. 180 00:07:45,899 --> 00:07:48,168 But today things are a little different. 181 00:07:48,168 --> 00:07:50,704 I'm kind of faced against more of a mental challenge. 182 00:07:55,875 --> 00:07:58,478 So right now, I'm heading over to the shore. 183 00:07:58,478 --> 00:08:03,416 I got 210 foot of gill net that I'm putting out in the water 184 00:08:03,416 --> 00:08:05,885 to catch silvers, which are coho salmon. 185 00:08:05,885 --> 00:08:08,655 The fishery opens in about 20 minutes. 186 00:08:08,655 --> 00:08:10,657 It's a subsistence fishery 187 00:08:10,657 --> 00:08:13,059 that's only for Alaskan residents, 188 00:08:13,059 --> 00:08:17,464 and they allow us to basically get what you need, you know, 189 00:08:17,464 --> 00:08:18,465 to kind of carry you through 190 00:08:18,465 --> 00:08:19,866 whatever season you're trying to get through. 191 00:08:19,866 --> 00:08:23,903 And it is a time crunch because in the past years, 192 00:08:23,903 --> 00:08:25,939 Fish and Game will cut it off, close it down. 193 00:08:25,939 --> 00:08:27,774 It's because people have caught enough fish, 194 00:08:27,774 --> 00:08:29,943 and they don't want us to over-harvest. 195 00:08:29,943 --> 00:08:32,345 So, it's almost like a derby fishery-- 196 00:08:32,345 --> 00:08:35,915 get what you can while you can before they close it off. 197 00:08:35,915 --> 00:08:37,851 I'm hoping that I can get some, some fish. 198 00:08:37,851 --> 00:08:41,821 I mean, how cool would it be to bring Java back a fish? 199 00:08:41,821 --> 00:08:43,690 That would make my day and make her day. 200 00:08:45,692 --> 00:08:49,696 So that's the cork line there. 201 00:08:49,696 --> 00:08:52,198 Man, this is gonna be a hell of a net to set. 202 00:08:54,801 --> 00:08:58,538 It's weird not having my sidekick. 203 00:08:58,538 --> 00:09:03,143 She's been on most every hunt, most every adventure. 204 00:09:03,143 --> 00:09:06,346 I had to go into town because Java was not feeling good. 205 00:09:06,346 --> 00:09:08,948 I had to take her to a vet, they ran some X-rays, 206 00:09:08,948 --> 00:09:13,119 and they saw a large tissue mass by her heart, 207 00:09:13,119 --> 00:09:15,555 and they're confident it's a tumor. 208 00:09:15,555 --> 00:09:17,190 But right now, we don't know. 209 00:09:17,190 --> 00:09:21,995 Java's gonna be staying home, resting up, taking it easy, 210 00:09:21,995 --> 00:09:25,698 and I'm just gonna have to be out here by myself. 211 00:09:25,698 --> 00:09:28,301 I'm just so anxious to see the net start bobbing, 212 00:09:28,301 --> 00:09:30,537 because that means you got fish. 213 00:09:30,537 --> 00:09:33,773 There we go, this is the flow I need right here, look at this. 214 00:09:33,773 --> 00:09:36,176 This is what I need. 215 00:09:36,176 --> 00:09:37,444 Yeah! 216 00:09:37,444 --> 00:09:39,612 That's it right there. 217 00:09:39,612 --> 00:09:41,748 That's the end of it. 218 00:09:41,748 --> 00:09:43,349 Nice. 219 00:09:43,349 --> 00:09:45,585 Okay, hook up this anchor. 220 00:09:45,585 --> 00:09:52,659 ♪ ♪ 221 00:09:52,659 --> 00:09:54,260 Just gonna let it soak. 222 00:09:57,464 --> 00:09:59,299 It's just nice being out here, you know. 223 00:09:59,299 --> 00:10:00,767 It's just a lot of wildlife going on. 224 00:10:00,767 --> 00:10:04,337 Eagles, salmon swimming around in the bay, hopefully. 225 00:10:04,337 --> 00:10:05,939 Got a couple loons here. 226 00:10:05,939 --> 00:10:08,775 Really, the only thing missing is Java. 227 00:10:08,775 --> 00:10:10,844 It's a foreign thing 228 00:10:10,844 --> 00:10:13,146 for me to be having an adventure without her. 229 00:10:13,146 --> 00:10:15,815 It's not, uh, as enjoyable, honestly. 230 00:10:15,815 --> 00:10:20,653 ♪ ♪ 231 00:10:20,653 --> 00:10:22,989 Oh! 232 00:10:22,989 --> 00:10:24,991 I got a loon in the net. 233 00:10:24,991 --> 00:10:32,432 ♪ ♪ 234 00:10:32,432 --> 00:10:33,833 You're okay, buddy. 235 00:10:33,833 --> 00:10:36,703 ♪ ♪ 236 00:10:38,204 --> 00:10:41,975 ♪ ♪ 237 00:10:41,975 --> 00:10:43,643 (squawk) 238 00:10:43,643 --> 00:10:47,013 ♪ ♪ 239 00:10:47,013 --> 00:10:49,482 JOHNNY: What side of the net are you in? 240 00:10:49,482 --> 00:10:51,417 I'm just gonna cut the net. 241 00:10:55,722 --> 00:10:59,492 I've never had this happen before. 242 00:10:59,492 --> 00:11:01,794 Hold on, buddy. 243 00:11:01,794 --> 00:11:02,862 Hold on. 244 00:11:07,033 --> 00:11:09,068 You are really in here, dude. 245 00:11:09,068 --> 00:11:14,440 ♪ ♪ 246 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:18,778 ♪ ♪ 247 00:11:18,778 --> 00:11:20,813 So close. 248 00:11:20,813 --> 00:11:27,053 ♪ ♪ 249 00:11:27,053 --> 00:11:33,092 ♪ ♪ 250 00:11:33,092 --> 00:11:33,993 (squawk) 251 00:11:35,495 --> 00:11:36,529 (squawk) 252 00:11:38,731 --> 00:11:40,867 How about that? 253 00:11:40,867 --> 00:11:42,402 I got a soft spot for loons. 254 00:11:42,402 --> 00:11:43,770 This can get fixed right here. 255 00:11:43,770 --> 00:11:45,004 If there's a dead loon in my net, 256 00:11:45,004 --> 00:11:46,906 that can't get fixed, and I feel guilty, 257 00:11:46,906 --> 00:11:49,208 and I feel bad. 258 00:11:49,208 --> 00:11:51,144 You know, I'm in its habitat right now. 259 00:11:53,179 --> 00:11:55,982 NATHAN: We raised chickens back in Oregon, 260 00:11:55,982 --> 00:11:57,450 but raising chickens up here in Alaska 261 00:11:57,450 --> 00:12:00,820 is definitely a much larger challenge 262 00:12:00,820 --> 00:12:02,222 because of the weather and the elements. 263 00:12:02,222 --> 00:12:04,290 It's just a completely different environment. 264 00:12:04,290 --> 00:12:06,593 It's a lot to learn. 265 00:12:06,593 --> 00:12:08,461 Time for the door. 266 00:12:08,461 --> 00:12:09,662 All right, let me grab the chainsaw, 267 00:12:09,662 --> 00:12:11,898 and I'll finish cutting this. 268 00:12:11,898 --> 00:12:16,569 (buzzing) 269 00:12:16,569 --> 00:12:18,404 We're gonna add a chicken door to their coop, 270 00:12:18,404 --> 00:12:20,406 so that way we don't have to worry 271 00:12:20,406 --> 00:12:22,775 as far as letting them out and in every day 272 00:12:22,775 --> 00:12:25,645 or leave the door wide open because predators can get in. 273 00:12:25,645 --> 00:12:27,146 This is gonna help keep them safe, 274 00:12:27,146 --> 00:12:29,349 keep them in a confined area, 275 00:12:29,349 --> 00:12:31,651 and kind of solve many problems at once. 276 00:12:31,651 --> 00:12:38,391 (buzzing) 277 00:12:38,391 --> 00:12:41,194 (buzzing) 278 00:12:42,595 --> 00:12:45,965 All right, we have a hole. 279 00:12:45,965 --> 00:12:47,900 So now we got to put these rails on. 280 00:12:47,900 --> 00:12:50,270 SAMANTHA: Chickens are already starting to check it out. 281 00:12:50,270 --> 00:12:51,771 NATHAN: Yeah. 282 00:12:51,771 --> 00:12:54,841 SAMANTHA: "What is this hole in our wall?" 283 00:12:54,841 --> 00:12:57,377 The whole thought is to give them freedom 284 00:12:57,377 --> 00:12:59,646 so we're not just constantly in their space. 285 00:12:59,646 --> 00:13:01,748 Happy chickens taste better, their eggs taste better, 286 00:13:01,748 --> 00:13:04,917 everything about them is just a lot better. 287 00:13:04,917 --> 00:13:07,854 NATHAN: So this, I think... 288 00:13:11,858 --> 00:13:13,026 (clucking) 289 00:13:13,026 --> 00:13:14,861 (whirring) 290 00:13:14,861 --> 00:13:16,729 (clucking) 291 00:13:16,729 --> 00:13:18,665 This is a timer 292 00:13:18,665 --> 00:13:21,734 that we get to choose what time it opens and closes. 293 00:13:21,734 --> 00:13:23,870 This'll just hold it in this general area, 294 00:13:23,870 --> 00:13:28,741 and then we'll connect the cord to the power supply. 295 00:13:28,741 --> 00:13:29,942 SAMANTHA: See if it works. 296 00:13:33,012 --> 00:13:34,147 Wow. 297 00:13:37,183 --> 00:13:39,852 Oh, would you look at that! 298 00:13:39,852 --> 00:13:42,622 So we won't end up with chickens chopped in half. 299 00:13:42,622 --> 00:13:43,790 That's good. 300 00:13:43,790 --> 00:13:44,824 Cool. 301 00:13:44,824 --> 00:13:45,858 It's pretty fancy. 302 00:13:45,858 --> 00:13:48,094 (laughing) 303 00:13:48,094 --> 00:13:52,298 It goes real slow, but I like it. 304 00:13:52,298 --> 00:13:54,834 See, he's looking at the door. 305 00:13:54,834 --> 00:13:58,037 Be smart, do the thing. 306 00:13:58,037 --> 00:14:00,506 Come on, buddy. 307 00:14:00,506 --> 00:14:02,575 Maybe if you just coax him-- 308 00:14:02,575 --> 00:14:04,043 Oh, no, he's going through on his own. 309 00:14:04,043 --> 00:14:05,111 Yes! 310 00:14:05,111 --> 00:14:06,512 Yes, do that. 311 00:14:06,512 --> 00:14:08,514 Now you follow, you follow. 312 00:14:08,514 --> 00:14:12,018 (clucking) 313 00:14:12,018 --> 00:14:13,453 Yes! 314 00:14:13,453 --> 00:14:15,788 I am thrilled. 315 00:14:15,788 --> 00:14:17,657 I am so proud of you guys. 316 00:14:17,657 --> 00:14:19,425 It's kind of cool to watch them use it. 317 00:14:22,695 --> 00:14:24,931 CHEVIE: When you're facing danger, 318 00:14:24,931 --> 00:14:28,067 you got to use that pressure 319 00:14:28,067 --> 00:14:30,703 and that instinct 320 00:14:30,703 --> 00:14:33,106 to get the best out of yourself. 321 00:14:33,106 --> 00:14:34,941 It's driven by fear. 322 00:14:34,941 --> 00:14:38,644 But you have to turn that fear... 323 00:14:38,644 --> 00:14:41,714 into focus. 324 00:14:41,714 --> 00:14:44,083 (whispering) I got a black bear going into my house right here. 325 00:14:48,421 --> 00:14:51,090 I'm talking to Sonta. 326 00:14:51,090 --> 00:14:52,592 I'm telling her I'm at the birch trees 327 00:14:52,592 --> 00:14:54,427 in front of the house. 328 00:14:54,427 --> 00:14:55,828 (bleep) the real deal. 329 00:14:55,828 --> 00:14:59,165 My family's in there. 330 00:14:59,165 --> 00:15:02,001 SONTA: (whispering) He's just come back just now. 331 00:15:02,001 --> 00:15:06,806 I just put the kids to bed, and it's outside our back door. 332 00:15:06,806 --> 00:15:11,110 I can hear it kind of thrashing about. 333 00:15:11,110 --> 00:15:14,313 CHEVIE: It's the same black bear that came last night. 334 00:15:14,313 --> 00:15:16,549 My wife and my kids are in there. 335 00:15:16,549 --> 00:15:19,852 I can't have that animal around here. 336 00:15:19,852 --> 00:15:21,754 We try to keep our trash covered, 337 00:15:21,754 --> 00:15:24,657 but if it wants to get in there, it could get in there. 338 00:15:24,657 --> 00:15:28,394 A wild animal is a wild animal. 339 00:15:28,394 --> 00:15:30,163 SONTA: Okay. 340 00:15:30,163 --> 00:15:36,636 So, I'm near the door, on a chair. 341 00:15:36,636 --> 00:15:38,905 And he's right there, 342 00:15:38,905 --> 00:15:40,440 eating the trash. 343 00:15:44,977 --> 00:15:47,246 He's really big. 344 00:15:47,246 --> 00:15:49,015 CHEVIE: She wants to know where I'm at, 345 00:15:49,015 --> 00:15:51,951 in case she has to shoot or do something. 346 00:15:51,951 --> 00:15:54,987 I'm just gonna tell her to wait. 347 00:15:54,987 --> 00:15:57,356 SONTA: I have my gun. 348 00:15:57,356 --> 00:16:00,193 Chevie's out there. 349 00:16:00,193 --> 00:16:01,961 I'm ready to rock and roll if I need to. 350 00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:08,734 ♪ ♪ 351 00:16:08,734 --> 00:16:10,503 I feel like shooing it out the door. 352 00:16:15,241 --> 00:16:18,978 CHEVIE: Sonta knows better right now than to scare it. 353 00:16:18,978 --> 00:16:21,581 She wants this thing put down. 354 00:16:21,581 --> 00:16:25,051 If she bangs on that door or kicks that door, 355 00:16:25,051 --> 00:16:27,520 alls it would take is just a split second, 356 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:30,089 and that thing would be in my house. 357 00:16:30,089 --> 00:16:33,893 I got to let him come all the way out of that porch. 358 00:16:33,893 --> 00:16:35,928 I can't shoot him when he's halfway out, 359 00:16:35,928 --> 00:16:38,231 or else he'll roll back into my porch 360 00:16:38,231 --> 00:16:40,700 and start thrashing around, 361 00:16:40,700 --> 00:16:44,770 so I just got to wait for him to come all the way out. 362 00:16:44,770 --> 00:16:46,205 So I just got to be patient. 363 00:16:48,674 --> 00:16:52,778 (clattering) 364 00:16:52,778 --> 00:16:59,552 SONTA: I'm just waiting for Chevie to get a good look at it. 365 00:16:59,552 --> 00:17:03,689 CHEVIE: If I walk up there and shoot that thing in my porch, 366 00:17:03,689 --> 00:17:06,959 by the time I pull the trigger and tried to get out of the way, 367 00:17:06,959 --> 00:17:09,528 he'd probably already be coming over the top of me 368 00:17:09,528 --> 00:17:13,032 to try to get out of there. 369 00:17:13,032 --> 00:17:13,833 There he is. 370 00:17:21,841 --> 00:17:25,278 I really don't want to shoot him inside that porch. 371 00:17:25,278 --> 00:17:27,179 ♪ ♪ 372 00:17:27,179 --> 00:17:28,180 (click) 373 00:17:28,180 --> 00:17:32,018 ♪ ♪ 374 00:17:32,018 --> 00:17:39,025 ♪ ♪ 375 00:17:39,025 --> 00:17:41,527 ♪ ♪ 376 00:17:41,527 --> 00:17:42,862 (gunshot) 377 00:17:46,165 --> 00:17:48,167 (gunshot) 378 00:17:48,167 --> 00:17:54,540 ♪ ♪ 379 00:17:54,540 --> 00:17:57,443 ♪ ♪ 380 00:18:01,380 --> 00:18:02,748 CHEVIE: He's done. 381 00:18:05,718 --> 00:18:08,888 All right, I hit it hard a couple times. 382 00:18:08,888 --> 00:18:11,257 SONTA: Wow, good shot, Chev. 383 00:18:11,257 --> 00:18:12,925 CHEVIE: Hey, honey. How are the kids doing? 384 00:18:12,925 --> 00:18:13,926 SONTA: They're all sleeping, 385 00:18:13,926 --> 00:18:15,361 so this was actually really good timing. 386 00:18:15,361 --> 00:18:16,596 CHEVIE: I was thinking it was going to come back 387 00:18:16,596 --> 00:18:18,531 in the middle of the night or in the morning or something, but... 388 00:18:18,531 --> 00:18:19,932 SONTA: Yeah. It's not afraid. 389 00:18:19,932 --> 00:18:21,634 You know, they're just so curious. 390 00:18:21,634 --> 00:18:23,269 CHEVIE: I know. It was, like, staring at me. 391 00:18:23,269 --> 00:18:25,171 His bottom lip was down, 392 00:18:25,171 --> 00:18:27,306 he was kind of like looking at me like, "This is my house." 393 00:18:27,306 --> 00:18:31,444 SONTA: Yeah. Well, he just ate a five-course meal pretty much. 394 00:18:31,444 --> 00:18:34,447 I watched him eat some hot dogs and some croutons. 395 00:18:34,447 --> 00:18:37,216 He had a good last meal. 396 00:18:37,216 --> 00:18:40,987 I was amazed at how fast it ran, even after it got hit. 397 00:18:40,987 --> 00:18:42,688 CHEVIE: And that's why I didn't want to do it from right here. 398 00:18:42,688 --> 00:18:43,756 SONTA: Right. 399 00:18:43,756 --> 00:18:45,057 CHEVIE: Shooting this way, 400 00:18:45,057 --> 00:18:46,525 waiting for it to come down, it's too close. 401 00:18:46,525 --> 00:18:47,493 SONTA: Yeah. 402 00:18:47,493 --> 00:18:48,794 CHEVIE: Geez, did I tell you you look pretty 403 00:18:48,794 --> 00:18:50,229 with a gun on your back? 404 00:18:50,229 --> 00:18:51,630 SONTA: I was ready just in case. 405 00:18:51,630 --> 00:18:53,032 I had my .375. 406 00:18:53,032 --> 00:18:55,534 I had two shells just in case. 407 00:18:55,534 --> 00:18:57,703 I mean, you never know if they're gonna jiggle the door 408 00:18:57,703 --> 00:18:58,971 or something. 409 00:18:58,971 --> 00:19:00,640 CHEVIE: Crazy seeing it sticking its head out of there. 410 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:02,842 SONTA: Yeah. CHEVIE: Boy, its head was big. 411 00:19:02,842 --> 00:19:04,477 SONTA: I'm glad you got him down. 412 00:19:04,477 --> 00:19:06,779 CHEVIE: Not today. 413 00:19:06,779 --> 00:19:07,847 SONTA: Not today. 414 00:19:10,750 --> 00:19:13,719 JOHNNY: There's like a bond between Java and I 415 00:19:13,719 --> 00:19:15,521 that I've never had with another dog. 416 00:19:15,521 --> 00:19:17,056 And to be going out on adventures without her 417 00:19:17,056 --> 00:19:18,591 is just not the same. 418 00:19:18,591 --> 00:19:20,559 But nothing's gonna make her happier 419 00:19:20,559 --> 00:19:22,461 than just bringing a fish home. 420 00:19:22,461 --> 00:19:29,268 ♪ ♪ 421 00:19:29,268 --> 00:19:32,004 So the net's been soaking for a little bit. 422 00:19:32,004 --> 00:19:34,473 Let's kind of go give it a check, see what's going on. 423 00:19:34,473 --> 00:19:36,542 Sometimes it gets full of debris, 424 00:19:36,542 --> 00:19:38,210 sometimes it gets full of fish. 425 00:19:38,210 --> 00:19:45,251 ♪ ♪ 426 00:19:45,251 --> 00:19:47,586 I got a hole here. 427 00:19:47,586 --> 00:19:50,322 Down in there if there's fish in it or not. 428 00:19:50,322 --> 00:19:56,028 There's definitely a decent little bit of seaweed in here, 429 00:19:56,028 --> 00:19:59,398 which is not ideal. 430 00:19:59,398 --> 00:20:01,600 A lot of debris can get hung up in the net. 431 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:02,668 And the longer the net, 432 00:20:02,668 --> 00:20:05,738 the more chances you have of catching a lot of fish, 433 00:20:05,738 --> 00:20:09,241 the more chance you have of catching a lot of debris. 434 00:20:09,241 --> 00:20:11,577 If you get too much seaweed in the net, 435 00:20:11,577 --> 00:20:14,647 the net becomes a sail 436 00:20:14,647 --> 00:20:17,550 and the current just starts kind of taking it 437 00:20:17,550 --> 00:20:19,218 where it wants to go. 438 00:20:22,188 --> 00:20:25,458 Just kind of walk down the net. 439 00:20:25,458 --> 00:20:28,127 And I can't run my motor along this net 440 00:20:28,127 --> 00:20:30,362 because my prop on the engine's 441 00:20:30,362 --> 00:20:33,666 gonna get tangled up all in the net. 442 00:20:33,666 --> 00:20:36,802 Best to just kind of walk along it like this, 443 00:20:36,802 --> 00:20:38,437 use manpower. 444 00:20:38,437 --> 00:20:43,142 ♪ ♪ 445 00:20:43,142 --> 00:20:45,010 Just the wind. 446 00:20:45,010 --> 00:20:48,614 But right now, the only thing I'm catching is, uh, sea grass, 447 00:20:48,614 --> 00:20:51,317 so no go on the fish so far. 448 00:20:51,317 --> 00:20:54,086 Not a lot going on in the net right now. 449 00:20:54,086 --> 00:20:55,554 I don't want to give up, 450 00:20:55,554 --> 00:20:57,323 but at some point, I got to call it quits. 451 00:20:57,323 --> 00:21:02,528 It's hard to, like, just be out here right now anyway. 452 00:21:02,528 --> 00:21:05,464 I just think about Java a lot right now, 453 00:21:05,464 --> 00:21:09,101 and she's just sitting at home, 454 00:21:09,101 --> 00:21:11,170 you know, moaning and not feeling good, 455 00:21:11,170 --> 00:21:12,671 and she's in pain, 456 00:21:12,671 --> 00:21:14,440 and it makes me kind of feel the pain. 457 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:16,709 I just wanted to get this net full of fish 458 00:21:16,709 --> 00:21:18,811 and get the hell out of here, honestly. 459 00:21:18,811 --> 00:21:24,083 ♪ ♪ 460 00:21:24,083 --> 00:21:26,852 ♪ ♪ 461 00:21:26,852 --> 00:21:28,821 KALEB: I think I've been traveling this river 462 00:21:28,821 --> 00:21:30,923 since I was maybe 10 years old. 463 00:21:30,923 --> 00:21:32,992 I know this river, 464 00:21:32,992 --> 00:21:34,226 the in and outs of it. 465 00:21:34,226 --> 00:21:35,895 I've been on it in the summertime, 466 00:21:35,895 --> 00:21:37,062 in the wintertime. 467 00:21:37,062 --> 00:21:38,397 To me, it's a friend. 468 00:21:40,566 --> 00:21:42,434 This sand is gonna be used 469 00:21:42,434 --> 00:21:47,239 for just leveling out the pads for my tent platform 470 00:21:47,239 --> 00:21:50,309 because when I go to put a post on that rock, that rocky soil, 471 00:21:50,309 --> 00:21:53,479 that post's not gonna be able to just sit there and be planted. 472 00:21:53,479 --> 00:21:55,781 This sand, I can make it perfectly flat 473 00:21:55,781 --> 00:21:56,849 and pack it down a little bit. 474 00:21:56,849 --> 00:22:00,519 I can set the post onto the sand nice and firm, 475 00:22:00,519 --> 00:22:03,322 and that post'll stay standing on me. 476 00:22:03,322 --> 00:22:06,659 Get as much as I can in the bucket here. 477 00:22:06,659 --> 00:22:07,993 There, that's ready to go. 478 00:22:07,993 --> 00:22:11,063 So, it's very useful stuff for me. 479 00:22:11,063 --> 00:22:12,431 And, ooh, it's heavy. 480 00:22:14,867 --> 00:22:16,468 (barking) 481 00:22:16,468 --> 00:22:19,004 Load up. Come on, let's go. Load up! 482 00:22:19,004 --> 00:22:20,739 Good girl! 483 00:22:20,739 --> 00:22:25,444 ♪ ♪ 484 00:22:25,444 --> 00:22:29,715 Work is not worth doing if it's not done right. 485 00:22:29,715 --> 00:22:32,818 And so I want to do everything right on this project. 486 00:22:32,818 --> 00:22:35,554 I want to make sure this platform's square, it's level. 487 00:22:35,554 --> 00:22:40,059 ♪ ♪ 488 00:22:40,059 --> 00:22:43,028 ♪ ♪ 489 00:22:43,028 --> 00:22:48,434 All of the posts are bearing the same amount of weight. 490 00:22:48,434 --> 00:22:50,736 Sand just makes it all flat. 491 00:22:50,736 --> 00:22:53,505 Perfect for setting a post on. 492 00:22:53,505 --> 00:22:55,641 So that this platform doesn't fail on me 493 00:22:55,641 --> 00:22:57,243 when there's four feet of snow on it. 494 00:22:59,778 --> 00:23:02,314 All right, I'm all ready to burn these posts, 495 00:23:02,314 --> 00:23:07,253 but there's a thunder cell somewhere just south of me here, 496 00:23:07,253 --> 00:23:10,456 and it's whipping up one heck of a nasty bit of wind here. 497 00:23:10,456 --> 00:23:12,925 And I don't want a spark getting loose 498 00:23:12,925 --> 00:23:14,260 and starting a forest fire 499 00:23:14,260 --> 00:23:16,862 'cause the ground is so dry right now. 500 00:23:16,862 --> 00:23:18,597 So I have to be careful. 501 00:23:26,739 --> 00:23:28,073 KALEB: The idea here 502 00:23:28,073 --> 00:23:29,908 is just to get a nice layer of char on here, 503 00:23:29,908 --> 00:23:33,345 and that becomes waterproof. 504 00:23:33,345 --> 00:23:34,546 This is really neat. 505 00:23:34,546 --> 00:23:37,983 When I'm moving the torch around this wood, 506 00:23:37,983 --> 00:23:41,987 I can actually see the grain of the wood constricting 507 00:23:41,987 --> 00:23:45,190 to create that water-tight barrier 508 00:23:45,190 --> 00:23:47,459 that will protect these logs for many years to come. 509 00:23:52,298 --> 00:23:54,800 Nice and charred, 510 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:57,169 stick it in the sand, 511 00:23:57,169 --> 00:23:58,637 and there it's gonna stay. 512 00:23:58,637 --> 00:24:00,806 (grunts) 513 00:24:00,806 --> 00:24:03,809 Now, place those beams on... 514 00:24:06,278 --> 00:24:09,181 screw 'em down to the posts, 515 00:24:09,181 --> 00:24:10,349 and then square everything up. 516 00:24:14,153 --> 00:24:17,323 (whirring) 517 00:24:17,323 --> 00:24:20,092 I've got these floor joists laying around on my property 518 00:24:20,092 --> 00:24:21,527 from a job I did last fall, 519 00:24:21,527 --> 00:24:23,195 so these guys are gonna be 520 00:24:23,195 --> 00:24:25,597 what actually supports the structure of my tent, 521 00:24:25,597 --> 00:24:27,099 and they're here, they're available. 522 00:24:30,235 --> 00:24:31,737 Even though all it's designed to do 523 00:24:31,737 --> 00:24:35,040 is hold a tent that weighs 160 pounds, 524 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:36,108 the platform's gonna have 525 00:24:36,108 --> 00:24:38,477 multiple thousand pounds of snow on it. 526 00:24:40,446 --> 00:24:44,216 And I have to account for that in my design. 527 00:24:44,216 --> 00:24:45,417 Last of the joists on, 528 00:24:45,417 --> 00:24:48,253 now I got to shape the prow on the front here. 529 00:24:48,253 --> 00:24:51,123 (buzzing) 530 00:24:51,123 --> 00:24:54,193 For the vestibule on the tent. 531 00:24:54,193 --> 00:24:55,494 That went great! 532 00:24:55,494 --> 00:24:58,530 Now this guy goes on there like that. 533 00:24:58,530 --> 00:25:05,070 (whirring) 534 00:25:07,139 --> 00:25:09,875 All right. I got everything trimmed off on this. 535 00:25:09,875 --> 00:25:11,610 (groans) 536 00:25:11,610 --> 00:25:14,480 It's time to start decking this tent platform. 537 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:15,614 I'll start in the back. 538 00:25:15,614 --> 00:25:18,384 I'm just gonna throw everything on for now. 539 00:25:18,384 --> 00:25:20,853 All right. I've got all the decking on, 540 00:25:20,853 --> 00:25:24,256 but right now, it is time to screw and screw and screw 541 00:25:24,256 --> 00:25:26,458 until I'm sick of it. 542 00:25:29,762 --> 00:25:32,698 NATHAN: So, we have a ton of chickens right now, 543 00:25:32,698 --> 00:25:34,266 probably 30 plus. 544 00:25:34,266 --> 00:25:37,069 Laying hens and roosters mixed in there. 545 00:25:37,069 --> 00:25:40,472 We want to protect the chickens from the predators in the area, 546 00:25:40,472 --> 00:25:43,909 'cause they'll take a chicken in a heartbeat if they can. 547 00:25:43,909 --> 00:25:44,977 (squawking) 548 00:25:44,977 --> 00:25:48,480 So I feel like we can just pound some posts in here 549 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:50,115 and run some fencing here, 550 00:25:50,115 --> 00:25:53,685 open this up so they have a little run-through area. 551 00:25:53,685 --> 00:25:56,488 And then, uh, we'll finish the fencing over there, 552 00:25:56,488 --> 00:25:58,891 pound some posts in, 553 00:25:58,891 --> 00:26:01,994 throw some fence up and some bird netting afterwards, 554 00:26:01,994 --> 00:26:04,096 and they'll have a nice little area. 555 00:26:04,096 --> 00:26:05,631 And I think just leave all that brush and stuff 556 00:26:05,631 --> 00:26:09,034 for them to kind of play in and hide out and pick bugs. 557 00:26:09,034 --> 00:26:10,702 SAMANTHA: I think it'll be great. 558 00:26:10,702 --> 00:26:12,004 We'll go get what we need? 559 00:26:12,004 --> 00:26:14,206 NATHAN: Yeah. 560 00:26:14,206 --> 00:26:18,911 So we're gonna first start by opening up part of the fencing 561 00:26:18,911 --> 00:26:20,779 and open up to the back area 562 00:26:20,779 --> 00:26:23,649 that we want to incorporate into the run. 563 00:26:23,649 --> 00:26:25,184 Right now, our chickens are kind of free range, 564 00:26:25,184 --> 00:26:27,419 they just kind of run around the property. 565 00:26:27,419 --> 00:26:29,955 They've gotten into our cabbage and brassica garden 566 00:26:29,955 --> 00:26:31,356 and kind of decimated it. 567 00:26:31,356 --> 00:26:35,227 So, until we get them tied up and cooped up completely, 568 00:26:35,227 --> 00:26:37,729 um, it'll be hard to keep them out. 569 00:26:37,729 --> 00:26:40,399 SAMANTHA: I actually didn't have, like, any confidence 570 00:26:40,399 --> 00:26:43,001 in my ability to do this. 571 00:26:43,001 --> 00:26:45,504 It didn't go too bad. 572 00:26:48,140 --> 00:26:49,274 Ugh. 573 00:26:50,943 --> 00:26:55,114 Now, if I can... this from this side. 574 00:26:59,585 --> 00:27:03,489 NATHAN: We'll just work on this big square here. 575 00:27:03,489 --> 00:27:05,657 Let's stretch this out and see if this fits here. 576 00:27:05,657 --> 00:27:08,760 SAMANTHA: Yeah, I'll hold it at this end. 577 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:11,763 NATHAN: It might be a little short. 578 00:27:11,763 --> 00:27:13,465 Here we go. 579 00:27:18,437 --> 00:27:23,175 Yeah, maybe we want to zip-tie every little spot, though. 580 00:27:23,175 --> 00:27:24,843 SAMANTHA: I'm willing. 581 00:27:24,843 --> 00:27:28,146 Building or fixing things is usually not my strong point, 582 00:27:28,146 --> 00:27:29,615 but living in Alaska, 583 00:27:29,615 --> 00:27:32,017 it's helped me see myself a lot differently, 584 00:27:32,017 --> 00:27:34,586 like not like something I've ever done before. 585 00:27:34,586 --> 00:27:36,688 So, the fact that I actually have this opportunity 586 00:27:36,688 --> 00:27:38,957 to kind of play around with that and help my husband out, 587 00:27:38,957 --> 00:27:41,460 it's really nice. 588 00:27:41,460 --> 00:27:44,596 Rocko, look it. You have a whole area now. 589 00:27:44,596 --> 00:27:46,131 What do you think? 590 00:27:46,131 --> 00:27:48,166 (crowing) 591 00:27:51,103 --> 00:27:52,571 So, are we gonna put bird netting 592 00:27:52,571 --> 00:27:53,805 over the top of this? 593 00:27:53,805 --> 00:27:54,973 And how is that gonna work? 594 00:27:54,973 --> 00:27:57,276 NATHAN: Yeah. Just like when you walk into an aviary, 595 00:27:57,276 --> 00:27:59,711 you see in the center they got the giant beams, 596 00:27:59,711 --> 00:28:02,648 and it all kind of comes up to a peak there. 597 00:28:02,648 --> 00:28:06,618 So we'll have to drill some, a couple holes with the auger, 598 00:28:06,618 --> 00:28:08,253 two or three or four. 599 00:28:08,253 --> 00:28:10,989 SAMANTHA: I like that. 600 00:28:10,989 --> 00:28:14,092 NATHAN: We rely on the chickens for eggs, meat as well, 601 00:28:14,092 --> 00:28:16,795 utilize the chicken poop for our garden, 602 00:28:16,795 --> 00:28:18,864 so they're important to us. 603 00:28:18,864 --> 00:28:20,032 SAMANTHA: Can I drill the last one? 604 00:28:20,032 --> 00:28:20,999 NATHAN: Yeah. 605 00:28:20,999 --> 00:28:22,668 You know, with all of our livestock, 606 00:28:22,668 --> 00:28:25,204 we want all of our animals to not just survive up here 607 00:28:25,204 --> 00:28:26,538 but to thrive. 608 00:28:26,538 --> 00:28:29,942 And so that's kind of the goal with this chicken coop revamp 609 00:28:29,942 --> 00:28:31,777 and creating the run 610 00:28:31,777 --> 00:28:34,880 and, you know, netting them in. 611 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:36,048 Super. 612 00:28:39,251 --> 00:28:40,819 And then hang on a second. 613 00:28:40,819 --> 00:28:42,187 SAMANTHA: I'm hanging. 614 00:28:44,389 --> 00:28:46,592 NATHAN: Pack it in. 615 00:28:46,592 --> 00:28:48,760 And if we have to, I'll get on the ladder 616 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:50,829 and just chop off what we don't need. 617 00:28:50,829 --> 00:28:52,698 We'll see where we're at once we get all the posts in. 618 00:28:52,698 --> 00:28:58,937 ♪ ♪ 619 00:28:58,937 --> 00:29:02,407 SAMANTHA: That's some pretty good poles there. 620 00:29:02,407 --> 00:29:03,609 So, I guess next step, 621 00:29:03,609 --> 00:29:06,912 grab the ladder and your saw, and what? 622 00:29:06,912 --> 00:29:09,848 Just trim off the tops to about the height we want 'em? 623 00:29:09,848 --> 00:29:10,949 NATHAN: Yeah. 624 00:29:10,949 --> 00:29:15,087 ♪ ♪ 625 00:29:15,087 --> 00:29:19,825 (buzzing) 626 00:29:19,825 --> 00:29:22,494 SAMANTHA: Whoo! 627 00:29:22,494 --> 00:29:23,695 NATHAN: Here goes. 628 00:29:23,695 --> 00:29:24,596 SAMANTHA: Careful! 629 00:29:28,934 --> 00:29:30,902 SAMANTHA: Nice. 630 00:29:30,902 --> 00:29:32,337 I am completely intimidated 631 00:29:32,337 --> 00:29:39,611 by this big, tangly, horrifying, hair-like mesh. 632 00:29:39,611 --> 00:29:40,779 NATHAN: I guess the good news is 633 00:29:40,779 --> 00:29:43,448 we came up here knowing that this was gonna be a giant... 634 00:29:43,448 --> 00:29:44,783 SAMANTHA: Learning curve? 635 00:29:44,783 --> 00:29:46,318 NATHAN: Learning experience, yeah. 636 00:29:46,318 --> 00:29:47,619 SAMANTHA: The whole thing. 637 00:29:47,619 --> 00:29:50,622 NATHAN: Give it a good five, seven years, 638 00:29:50,622 --> 00:29:54,593 and maybe we'll be on our feet somewhat by then. 639 00:29:54,593 --> 00:29:56,695 SAMANTHA: We have a lot to learn. 640 00:29:56,695 --> 00:30:01,700 I mean, the hardest and the best lessons that we've learned 641 00:30:01,700 --> 00:30:04,436 and the things that stick the most 642 00:30:04,436 --> 00:30:07,773 are the ones that caused, like, the most pain. 643 00:30:07,773 --> 00:30:09,941 That's always where I've learned the most 644 00:30:09,941 --> 00:30:12,878 is when I'm, when I'm hurting. 645 00:30:12,878 --> 00:30:13,912 Like losing my mom 646 00:30:13,912 --> 00:30:16,415 taught me the value of every single human being, 647 00:30:16,415 --> 00:30:21,486 and what, why, why choosing love is so stinking important. 648 00:30:21,486 --> 00:30:24,156 On the farm, we've been through a lot of heartbreaking things, 649 00:30:24,156 --> 00:30:25,590 even losing our family milk cow. 650 00:30:25,590 --> 00:30:27,893 That was probably the hardest of them all. 651 00:30:27,893 --> 00:30:31,863 I want things out and not eating my chickens, 652 00:30:31,863 --> 00:30:34,633 'cause I do like my chickens. 653 00:30:34,633 --> 00:30:36,401 That is the biggest challenge that we face 654 00:30:36,401 --> 00:30:39,504 is figuring out how to keep the animals 655 00:30:39,504 --> 00:30:41,273 fed and alive and healthy 656 00:30:41,273 --> 00:30:44,276 and getting this farm self-sustainable. 657 00:30:44,276 --> 00:30:48,246 This has been one of the most intense tasks, 658 00:30:48,246 --> 00:30:51,049 like, I've ever taken on, 659 00:30:51,049 --> 00:30:54,119 and I feel like we did really, really well with it. 660 00:30:54,119 --> 00:30:55,520 I mean, shockingly well. 661 00:30:59,391 --> 00:31:00,826 CHEVIE: Alaska Native people 662 00:31:00,826 --> 00:31:03,929 have been dealing with wild animals forever. 663 00:31:03,929 --> 00:31:05,997 And you need to understand, 664 00:31:05,997 --> 00:31:10,102 we live in that same ecosystem that they live in. 665 00:31:10,102 --> 00:31:14,673 And how you treat animals and how you conduct yourself... 666 00:31:14,673 --> 00:31:16,374 Ugh. 667 00:31:16,374 --> 00:31:17,976 ...is who you are. 668 00:31:21,046 --> 00:31:24,616 Ugh. Damn. 669 00:31:24,616 --> 00:31:27,853 Look at that big, wide skull. 670 00:31:27,853 --> 00:31:33,024 This is a fully mature male black bear. 671 00:31:33,024 --> 00:31:35,394 They don't get a whole bunch bigger than this around here. 672 00:31:35,394 --> 00:31:37,462 A little bit, but not much. 673 00:31:37,462 --> 00:31:39,731 You have to be the apex predator to keep your family safe. 674 00:31:39,731 --> 00:31:41,533 It's all there is to it. 675 00:31:41,533 --> 00:31:43,635 The skin's still really good on this bear. 676 00:31:43,635 --> 00:31:45,871 It's nice to see a long hide. 677 00:31:45,871 --> 00:31:47,739 We can use that fur for something, 678 00:31:47,739 --> 00:31:50,575 and we'll be able to eat all this meat. 679 00:31:50,575 --> 00:31:52,444 And I'm gonna take care of this bear. 680 00:31:52,444 --> 00:31:54,446 We got a lot of respect for these animals out here. 681 00:31:57,182 --> 00:32:00,218 Little bit of sugar, little bit of water. 682 00:32:00,218 --> 00:32:02,954 This is something that Sonta's dad told me to do 683 00:32:02,954 --> 00:32:04,489 when I get one of these. 684 00:32:04,489 --> 00:32:06,057 And there's some other things, 685 00:32:06,057 --> 00:32:08,560 some cultural secrets I can't show everybody, 686 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:12,230 but this is just one of them. 687 00:32:12,230 --> 00:32:15,500 They really like sweet stuff-- blueberries, honey-- 688 00:32:15,500 --> 00:32:16,434 so with this animal, 689 00:32:16,434 --> 00:32:18,570 you put a little bit of sugar in its mouth, 690 00:32:18,570 --> 00:32:21,006 just a little drink of water, 691 00:32:21,006 --> 00:32:22,641 and, um, get to work. 692 00:32:25,444 --> 00:32:28,446 I thought I was done messing with fur for the year. 693 00:32:28,446 --> 00:32:30,015 Not quite. 694 00:32:30,015 --> 00:32:31,883 You see this long hair on their arm? 695 00:32:31,883 --> 00:32:33,318 You always skin right on that side 696 00:32:33,318 --> 00:32:35,887 of that long part of their hair. 697 00:32:35,887 --> 00:32:39,791 Open it up down the middle. 698 00:32:39,791 --> 00:32:42,594 That's good-looking meat. 699 00:32:42,594 --> 00:32:44,763 It's all about the process of how you take care of this animal 700 00:32:44,763 --> 00:32:46,364 that shows your respect. 701 00:32:46,364 --> 00:32:48,233 Try not to cut any holes in its hide, 702 00:32:48,233 --> 00:32:50,402 all of its bones have to stay intact. 703 00:32:50,402 --> 00:32:53,872 You can't use a saw on the ribs or the legs or none of that. 704 00:32:53,872 --> 00:32:55,373 That's Sonta's culture, 705 00:32:55,373 --> 00:32:59,077 but I've been taught it by her dad and other people here. 706 00:32:59,077 --> 00:33:00,912 And it's my responsibility to know some of it 707 00:33:00,912 --> 00:33:04,616 and to be respectful. 708 00:33:04,616 --> 00:33:06,785 Big thing is getting the heat out of it. 709 00:33:06,785 --> 00:33:08,887 That's what will cause it to rot. 710 00:33:08,887 --> 00:33:12,424 So I just want to get this hide rolled off. 711 00:33:12,424 --> 00:33:15,927 I want to make sure to clean it up good, let it cool, 712 00:33:15,927 --> 00:33:18,196 and then I can just finish it in that smokehouse. 713 00:33:22,100 --> 00:33:25,203 ♪ ♪ 714 00:33:25,203 --> 00:33:27,205 JOHNNY: To me, getting my own food 715 00:33:27,205 --> 00:33:30,642 is a lot better than fighting cars in a parking lot. 716 00:33:30,642 --> 00:33:33,645 This lifestyle isn't meant to be easy, 717 00:33:33,645 --> 00:33:36,848 and these are challenges I would rather face 718 00:33:36,848 --> 00:33:39,050 than any challenge that I face in town. 719 00:33:41,119 --> 00:33:43,455 So, it looked like one of the buoys 720 00:33:43,455 --> 00:33:45,357 was bobbing a little bit. 721 00:33:45,357 --> 00:33:46,558 And you can see 722 00:33:46,558 --> 00:33:48,860 there's a little bit of some waves lapping on the shore, 723 00:33:48,860 --> 00:33:51,363 so it's hard to tell, is it lapping, is it a fish? 724 00:33:51,363 --> 00:33:52,664 So I'm just gonna go check it out. 725 00:33:57,836 --> 00:33:59,538 You know, this isn't one of those nets 726 00:33:59,538 --> 00:34:00,906 where you just set it and just walk away 727 00:34:00,906 --> 00:34:02,207 and let it do its fishing. 728 00:34:02,207 --> 00:34:04,376 This is one that I like to babysit, 729 00:34:04,376 --> 00:34:06,978 because it's important to get each fish out as they hit it, 730 00:34:06,978 --> 00:34:08,747 even if it's just one at a time, 731 00:34:08,747 --> 00:34:10,282 so it's important to just stay close 732 00:34:10,282 --> 00:34:12,751 and always keep an eye on that net. 733 00:34:12,751 --> 00:34:18,023 ♪ ♪ 734 00:34:18,023 --> 00:34:21,860 ♪ ♪ 735 00:34:21,860 --> 00:34:24,629 So far, nothing. 736 00:34:24,629 --> 00:34:25,897 Just more grass. 737 00:34:28,066 --> 00:34:29,701 Grass, grass, grass. 738 00:34:31,636 --> 00:34:34,172 Oh, hey, here we go. 739 00:34:34,172 --> 00:34:35,073 Look at this. 740 00:34:37,776 --> 00:34:39,544 JOHNNY: Got me a fish. 741 00:34:44,816 --> 00:34:46,952 Man, he is in there. 742 00:34:46,952 --> 00:34:50,155 Buddy, you are tangled up, dude. 743 00:34:50,155 --> 00:34:53,592 Dude, this guy is in there. 744 00:34:53,592 --> 00:34:56,294 You really, really stretched out this net. 745 00:34:56,294 --> 00:34:59,230 I'm surprised he's still alive. 746 00:34:59,230 --> 00:35:00,966 Okay, I think I got it. 747 00:35:00,966 --> 00:35:05,971 ♪ ♪ 748 00:35:05,971 --> 00:35:08,073 ♪ ♪ 749 00:35:08,073 --> 00:35:10,208 Good God. 750 00:35:10,208 --> 00:35:12,510 All right. Hey, there we go. 751 00:35:12,510 --> 00:35:14,412 This is a sockeye. 752 00:35:14,412 --> 00:35:15,814 Typically a coho run, 753 00:35:15,814 --> 00:35:17,215 but sometimes you get a couple sockeye. 754 00:35:17,215 --> 00:35:19,618 That's cool. 755 00:35:19,618 --> 00:35:21,319 At this fishery, 756 00:35:21,319 --> 00:35:23,888 the fish come by kind of one, two at a time, 757 00:35:23,888 --> 00:35:25,423 and you just pick them out as they come. 758 00:35:25,423 --> 00:35:27,325 You don't wait for the whole net to be full of fish 759 00:35:27,325 --> 00:35:29,894 because they just get way too tangled up. 760 00:35:29,894 --> 00:35:32,030 So it's best to just get each fish out 761 00:35:32,030 --> 00:35:34,132 as you see one hit the net. 762 00:35:34,132 --> 00:35:35,567 He's only hooked by his mouth. 763 00:35:35,567 --> 00:35:39,371 ♪ ♪ 764 00:35:39,371 --> 00:35:41,106 Look at this guy. 765 00:35:41,106 --> 00:35:43,141 He's not even... 766 00:35:43,141 --> 00:35:44,509 Here we go. 767 00:35:44,509 --> 00:35:48,913 ♪ ♪ 768 00:35:48,913 --> 00:35:50,648 That's another red. 769 00:35:50,648 --> 00:35:51,916 That's another sockeye. 770 00:35:51,916 --> 00:35:56,888 ♪ ♪ 771 00:35:56,888 --> 00:35:59,357 This is the first time I've done this fishery, 772 00:35:59,357 --> 00:36:01,860 and having success is a milestone, 773 00:36:01,860 --> 00:36:03,094 it's an achievement. 774 00:36:03,094 --> 00:36:07,065 It feels good to be continuing on this subsistence lifestyle, 775 00:36:07,065 --> 00:36:09,000 to be that much more self-reliant 776 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:12,637 to feed myself and feed my dog. 777 00:36:12,637 --> 00:36:13,805 All right. 778 00:36:13,805 --> 00:36:15,373 Got a decent amount of fish. 779 00:36:15,373 --> 00:36:18,176 Probably pull up that anchor and wrap it up. 780 00:36:18,176 --> 00:36:20,211 I just got to get back to Java. 781 00:36:20,211 --> 00:36:21,846 I feel guilty being out here. 782 00:36:25,850 --> 00:36:27,385 (clucking and honking) 783 00:36:27,385 --> 00:36:29,521 SAMANTHA: Come on. 784 00:36:29,521 --> 00:36:30,989 Come on. 785 00:36:30,989 --> 00:36:35,060 (clucking and honking) 786 00:36:35,060 --> 00:36:37,929 Chicky chickees. 787 00:36:37,929 --> 00:36:40,298 Oh, only a couple. 788 00:36:40,298 --> 00:36:42,333 We got the chickens into the chicken run. 789 00:36:42,333 --> 00:36:44,869 I don't know if they really notice much of a difference, 790 00:36:44,869 --> 00:36:46,704 but I know that once they realize 791 00:36:46,704 --> 00:36:48,473 that they can go in this back area, 792 00:36:48,473 --> 00:36:50,675 they're gonna be really having a lot of fun. 793 00:36:50,675 --> 00:36:53,111 Coaxing them back there with the grain, I think, is great, 794 00:36:53,111 --> 00:36:55,380 'cause they get to actually see that they are welcome back there 795 00:36:55,380 --> 00:36:59,184 and they get to know that they have a whole pathway 796 00:36:59,184 --> 00:37:00,652 just designated for them. 797 00:37:00,652 --> 00:37:02,120 I think they'll like it. 798 00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:05,824 I'm hoping that they'll start utilizing this area and whatnot. 799 00:37:05,824 --> 00:37:06,891 They probably looked at this place 800 00:37:06,891 --> 00:37:08,626 as like a predator zone before, 801 00:37:08,626 --> 00:37:12,564 but it's nice and tucked-in now. 802 00:37:12,564 --> 00:37:15,700 NATHAN: I think we'll appreciate them staying out of the garden. 803 00:37:15,700 --> 00:37:17,335 SAMANTHA: That, too. 804 00:37:17,335 --> 00:37:19,237 We should probably get the chicks 805 00:37:19,237 --> 00:37:20,338 and put them in their spot. 806 00:37:20,338 --> 00:37:22,006 NATHAN: Even better. SAMANTHA: Yeah. 807 00:37:22,006 --> 00:37:25,076 (clucking) 808 00:37:25,076 --> 00:37:26,711 There you go. 809 00:37:26,711 --> 00:37:28,346 NATHAN; That's how I usually eat my chicken. 810 00:37:28,346 --> 00:37:29,447 SAMANTHA: Oh, my goodness. 811 00:37:29,447 --> 00:37:31,249 (chirping) 812 00:37:31,249 --> 00:37:32,183 Come on, babies. 813 00:37:32,183 --> 00:37:34,285 (chirping) 814 00:37:34,285 --> 00:37:36,888 What do you think? Do you want to come out and say hi? 815 00:37:36,888 --> 00:37:39,190 (chirping) 816 00:37:39,190 --> 00:37:41,359 Come on, mama. 817 00:37:41,359 --> 00:37:48,032 (clucking) 818 00:37:48,032 --> 00:37:51,603 (clucking) 819 00:37:51,603 --> 00:37:53,371 What do you think? 820 00:37:53,371 --> 00:37:57,742 (clucking) 821 00:37:57,742 --> 00:37:59,644 I'm gonna put this down maybe 822 00:37:59,644 --> 00:38:02,847 and just see if we can give her a few minutes 823 00:38:02,847 --> 00:38:05,150 to recognize that her eggs are right there. 824 00:38:05,150 --> 00:38:06,451 And the chicks are doing great. 825 00:38:06,451 --> 00:38:07,852 NATHAN: They seem to like their new little area. 826 00:38:07,852 --> 00:38:11,156 SAMANTHA: Yeah. Probably a lot more fun in the long run, too. 827 00:38:11,156 --> 00:38:12,957 I think they're gonna really like it. 828 00:38:12,957 --> 00:38:15,093 I mean, they obviously do right now, 829 00:38:15,093 --> 00:38:17,195 so that makes me happy. 830 00:38:17,195 --> 00:38:19,030 Oh, something's going on there. 831 00:38:19,030 --> 00:38:20,465 Myrtle does seem to be, uh, 832 00:38:20,465 --> 00:38:23,902 she does seem to be warming up to the idea of this brooder box. 833 00:38:23,902 --> 00:38:26,204 She's seen her eggs and she's going in, 834 00:38:26,204 --> 00:38:27,305 and she's, like, laying on them 835 00:38:27,305 --> 00:38:28,940 and bunching them up underneath of her, 836 00:38:28,940 --> 00:38:31,876 so I think she understands now that this is her new place. 837 00:38:31,876 --> 00:38:33,111 So I think we did good. 838 00:38:33,111 --> 00:38:34,846 I mean, we got that whole run done. 839 00:38:34,846 --> 00:38:37,282 We got it completely bird-netted in. 840 00:38:37,282 --> 00:38:39,217 This brooder box is awesome. 841 00:38:39,217 --> 00:38:41,419 I think we got everything that we need to get done 842 00:38:41,419 --> 00:38:42,987 done for now. 843 00:38:42,987 --> 00:38:44,656 NATHAN: Several things checked off the list. 844 00:38:50,495 --> 00:38:54,465 KALEB: I think I, uh, nailed this platform. 845 00:38:56,267 --> 00:38:57,502 About perfect. 846 00:38:59,938 --> 00:39:03,074 I don't think I need to do any further modification 847 00:39:03,074 --> 00:39:05,143 to this platform. 848 00:39:05,143 --> 00:39:08,379 It just fits so perfectly. 849 00:39:08,379 --> 00:39:11,082 These are just gonna get wrapped down like that. 850 00:39:11,082 --> 00:39:12,450 Water will shed. 851 00:39:12,450 --> 00:39:14,586 This platform won't even get wet. 852 00:39:14,586 --> 00:39:18,389 (whirring) 853 00:39:20,925 --> 00:39:23,061 That's it for this. 854 00:39:23,061 --> 00:39:24,729 My tent's secure. 855 00:39:24,729 --> 00:39:27,298 The wind can howl, it's not going anywhere. 856 00:39:27,298 --> 00:39:29,100 And this is kind of a big step. 857 00:39:29,100 --> 00:39:32,237 I can jump it, but that always gets old really quick, 858 00:39:32,237 --> 00:39:35,773 so I've got an idea for a set of stairs. 859 00:39:35,773 --> 00:39:38,076 Found these antlers in the forest. 860 00:39:38,076 --> 00:39:42,580 And I'm kind of thinking, if I stick them under here, 861 00:39:42,580 --> 00:39:46,351 might be able to put a one-by across. 862 00:39:46,351 --> 00:39:49,053 This is a tough job by myself. 863 00:39:49,053 --> 00:39:50,121 Uff da! 864 00:39:50,121 --> 00:39:52,590 (whirring) 865 00:39:52,590 --> 00:39:56,227 I'm looking forward to coming out here next winter. 866 00:39:56,227 --> 00:40:00,365 And I don't have to worry about my woodstove tipping over 867 00:40:00,365 --> 00:40:02,567 and melting a hole in the floor, 868 00:40:02,567 --> 00:40:05,570 or worse yet, catching the whole tent on fire. 869 00:40:08,773 --> 00:40:10,241 That looks good. 870 00:40:10,241 --> 00:40:12,610 Pretty happy with what I accomplished today. 871 00:40:12,610 --> 00:40:13,678 Everything's done. 872 00:40:13,678 --> 00:40:17,081 Now I can focus on getting the work done elsewhere. 873 00:40:17,081 --> 00:40:19,751 I don't have to worry about my home base. 874 00:40:19,751 --> 00:40:22,320 Good day, good day. 875 00:40:22,320 --> 00:40:23,554 All right. 876 00:40:23,554 --> 00:40:25,456 Time for lights out. 877 00:40:25,456 --> 00:40:26,858 (zipping) 878 00:40:30,395 --> 00:40:34,766 (motorcycle sputtering) 879 00:40:34,766 --> 00:40:36,134 SONTA: Okay, you girls ready? 880 00:40:36,134 --> 00:40:37,902 Let's go clean this up. 881 00:40:37,902 --> 00:40:40,071 It's a lot. 882 00:40:40,071 --> 00:40:41,406 Wow. 883 00:40:41,406 --> 00:40:43,174 Look at that. 884 00:40:43,174 --> 00:40:46,577 See how it just tears stuff up with its claw? 885 00:40:46,577 --> 00:40:48,546 Just sliced this. 886 00:40:48,546 --> 00:40:49,447 SYDNEY: Hey, Dad. 887 00:40:51,482 --> 00:40:53,251 SONTA: Emery, open the bag. 888 00:40:53,251 --> 00:40:55,720 Come on. 889 00:40:55,720 --> 00:40:58,623 SYDNEY: We're gonna need a new broom after this. 890 00:40:58,623 --> 00:40:59,857 CHEVIE: It's kind of a mess, 891 00:40:59,857 --> 00:41:03,261 but I'm glad that this is, this is all we're dealing with. 892 00:41:03,261 --> 00:41:06,130 All this stuff is replaceable and fixable, 893 00:41:06,130 --> 00:41:09,801 and, uh, got a little extra meat in the freezer. 894 00:41:09,801 --> 00:41:14,405 ♪ ♪ 895 00:41:14,405 --> 00:41:16,074 It's just a good reminder, 896 00:41:16,074 --> 00:41:17,241 just because that one's gone, 897 00:41:17,241 --> 00:41:18,509 that doesn't mean they're all gone. 898 00:41:18,509 --> 00:41:19,911 It's always a good thing to remember 899 00:41:19,911 --> 00:41:21,079 is, like, never let your guard down 900 00:41:21,079 --> 00:41:22,380 when you're out doing stuff, okay? 901 00:41:22,380 --> 00:41:23,848 Even if we are at our house, okay? 902 00:41:23,848 --> 00:41:25,049 SYDNEY: Okay. CHEVIE: All right? 903 00:41:25,049 --> 00:41:27,318 SONTA: All right. I'm glad this is all behind us now. 904 00:41:27,318 --> 00:41:29,187 We got a cleaned-up porch. 905 00:41:29,187 --> 00:41:31,823 Now we can get anything out of our freezer, right? 906 00:41:31,823 --> 00:41:33,758 SYDNEY: Like ice cream. 907 00:41:33,758 --> 00:41:38,563 ♪ ♪ 908 00:41:38,563 --> 00:41:40,865 SONTA: Nice to know it's in the smokehouse now 909 00:41:40,865 --> 00:41:42,033 and taken care of. 910 00:41:42,033 --> 00:41:43,067 And I'm really glad 911 00:41:43,067 --> 00:41:44,969 we don't have anything else to worry about. 912 00:41:44,969 --> 00:41:45,903 Right? For now. 913 00:41:45,903 --> 00:41:47,638 RYDER: You have me to worry about. 914 00:41:47,638 --> 00:41:49,374 SYDNEY: Yeah, definitely got to worry about him. 915 00:41:49,374 --> 00:41:50,708 (Sonta chuckles) 916 00:41:50,708 --> 00:41:52,543 (wind chime tinkling) 917 00:41:52,543 --> 00:41:56,547 ♪ ♪ 918 00:41:56,547 --> 00:41:59,684 ♪ ♪ 919 00:41:59,684 --> 00:42:00,651 JOHNNY: Sweet. 920 00:42:02,387 --> 00:42:04,455 What do you think, Java? 921 00:42:04,455 --> 00:42:06,324 Hmm? 922 00:42:06,324 --> 00:42:08,259 Hang out in the grass? 923 00:42:08,259 --> 00:42:09,594 (sighs) 924 00:42:09,594 --> 00:42:12,230 You're just ready to eat, aren't you? 925 00:42:12,230 --> 00:42:14,132 You got to be hungry, man. 926 00:42:14,132 --> 00:42:17,969 So I got to go five hours from here 927 00:42:17,969 --> 00:42:21,172 to investigate what's going on with Java. 928 00:42:21,172 --> 00:42:22,206 That's kind of some of the downsides 929 00:42:22,206 --> 00:42:23,574 of living rural, you know. 930 00:42:23,574 --> 00:42:26,644 It's not always a perfect romantic life. 931 00:42:26,644 --> 00:42:29,847 And I just don't imagine, 932 00:42:29,847 --> 00:42:32,784 I can't imagine what it would be like without her. 933 00:42:32,784 --> 00:42:34,986 I'm supposed to be tough guy in the woods, huh? 934 00:42:36,421 --> 00:42:39,524 You're making me all sensitive. 935 00:42:39,524 --> 00:42:41,159 We're gonna get you what you need, girl. 936 00:42:41,159 --> 00:42:42,427 We're gonna take care of you. 937 00:42:42,427 --> 00:42:48,966 ♪ ♪ 938 00:42:48,966 --> 00:42:52,303 Being here with Java under these uncertain circumstances 939 00:42:52,303 --> 00:42:54,038 kind of makes me realize actually how much 940 00:42:54,038 --> 00:42:56,941 I do rely on her for emotional support. 941 00:42:56,941 --> 00:42:58,876 It makes me smile seeing her eat. 942 00:42:58,876 --> 00:43:01,312 I always looked at it as she relies on me, 943 00:43:01,312 --> 00:43:02,613 but I'm really coming to terms with the fact 944 00:43:02,613 --> 00:43:04,449 of how much I rely on her. 945 00:43:04,449 --> 00:43:08,686 This is, like, the most I've seen her eat in a week. 946 00:43:08,686 --> 00:43:10,888 Gonna make me cry. 947 00:43:10,888 --> 00:43:13,624 Here. More for you. 948 00:43:13,624 --> 00:43:14,725 You deserve it. 949 00:43:14,725 --> 00:43:18,162 See, I'm gonna give you your own whole piece, Java. 950 00:43:18,162 --> 00:43:19,230 Your own whole side. 951 00:43:19,931 --> 00:43:22,066 ♪ ♪ 952 00:43:22,066 --> 00:43:25,570 It seems like no matter what lifestyle we live, 953 00:43:25,570 --> 00:43:27,271 we're gonna have a challenge. 954 00:43:27,271 --> 00:43:29,006 We're gonna face adversity. 955 00:43:29,006 --> 00:43:33,644 But when life throws you challenges... 956 00:43:33,644 --> 00:43:35,746 how you handle those challenges... 957 00:43:35,746 --> 00:43:37,748 SAMANTHA: Oh, I missed. 958 00:43:37,748 --> 00:43:42,587 JOHNNY: ...it's really what's going to define who you are. 959 00:43:42,587 --> 00:43:44,388 Even if things don't work out 960 00:43:44,388 --> 00:43:46,224 the way you intended them to work... 961 00:43:46,224 --> 00:43:48,526 SAMANTHA: I think they're starting to get the idea. 962 00:43:48,526 --> 00:43:49,460 JOHNNY: At the end of the day, 963 00:43:49,460 --> 00:43:52,230 I would still rather face these challenges, 964 00:43:52,230 --> 00:43:54,899 'cause it sure beats a predictable lifestyle. 965 00:43:54,899 --> 00:43:59,770 ♪ ♪ 966 00:43:59,770 --> 00:44:01,672 Captioned by Side Door Media Services