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Chris: I think
there's a grouse.
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It flew right back in here.
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Jessi: Oh, right here,
right here, right here,
right here.
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It's a good size grouse.
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Chris: Yeah.
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Jessi: If I miss the shot,
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I could totally
lose the bird,
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and I can't waste
those opportunities,
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or come December,
January, February,
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I'm going to be
sorely disappointed.
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Chris: You got about
three seconds to get on
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him and kill him.
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Jessi: Ow, dang.
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Oh, come on.
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Thank you, grouse.
Thank you, grouse.
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Thank you, grouse.
Thank you, grouse.
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When it comes to
hunting and fishing,
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I will get my hands dirty.
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I took off its head cause
I want it to die fast.
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Chris: Oh, good job.
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Jessi: I don't
want him to suffer.
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I feel like this is an omen.
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Winter is coming.
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We need to get everything
buttoned up so we can make it
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through the rough winter
that it always is.
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Jessi: Great, there's that.
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Chris: Ah, this is
the one that I wanna use.
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Should probably
check this thing out,
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it's been sitting up
there a little while.
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Just stretch it all
the way out for me.
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The fall in alaska's
pretty short.
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And the cosna's a really
tough place to harvest fish.
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Ice is coming,
and once that hits,
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we're going to have to pull
our nets and stop fishing,
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which means you have to do
everything in your power in a
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very limited amount of
time to catch these fish.
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Gotta make sure all the
knots are tight but looks
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like it's in good shape.
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Jessi: And this is
supposed to be tied, right?
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Like that?
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Chris: Yeah, make
sure it's tight enough
a fishy can't get out.
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I think we should go, try
dropping this thing in.
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If the fish get in there,
they're not getting out.
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The fats that
you find in fish are
really healthy for you.
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As we get into
the colder days,
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we're really gonna need those.
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When you eat it, you can
actually feel the energy burn
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inside of you.
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Especially when it's
40 and 50 below.
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So, it's one of the best
sources of fat that we really
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want to chase after.
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Okay. Yeah.
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There's a small eddy
up here on the river that
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I'd like to get down to.
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It looked like it was a
pretty good fishing spot
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from our side of the river.
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See if we can work
our way down there.
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Just walk really carefully.
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Jessi: The river is
obviously coming downriver.
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Is this the spot?
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Chris: Yeah, look at this nice
little eddy that's coming in.
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Jessi: That eddy is a
current, actually going up,
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and its usually kind of a
small area on the outer bank
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and that's where we want
to put the fyke net.
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Chris: And we're gonna
go one, two, and release.
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Jessi: We want the fyke
net in the pathway that the
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fish is gonna take when
it's going upriver.
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Chris: And let it sink.
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Jessi: The fish is gonna
take that turn into the eddy,
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exactly where the opening
of the fyke net needs to be.
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Chris: Perfect.
That looks great.
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(grunt)
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but we gotta expect that the
water's gonna come up too, so.
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Jessi: Yeah,
I mean if it comes up more
than two or three feet,
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we might, you know,
be in trouble,
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but I am slightly worried
about the fyke net.
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The river is rising right now,
so if the river rises too much,
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or if the bank
gives away, we're out,
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our only fyke net.
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But I'm still gonna give
it a shot because there is
still a chance that tomorrow,
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that thing's gonna
be full of fish.
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Chris: It is very important
to catch fresh food out here.
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We're always low.
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And this is gonna be
a way to get ahead.
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Michael: This asphalt
that we put down;
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this is just a little blip
in the history of humans.
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You know, these liquid roads?
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These are the
realest road around.
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Michael: The crisp part of
fall is finally kicking in.
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Frost every night.
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This is prime time for moose.
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I'm moving with a purpose.
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My heart is just pumping hard.
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I'm in the hunt mode.
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And this right here,
this frosty, freezing cold,
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this is what gets them
big bulls moving down here
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to the river.
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And today's gonna
be a good day.
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Narrator: With moose
hunting season nearing an end,
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michael manzo must track
down a bull moose to
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secure his lifeline of meat
for the dark winter ahead.
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Michael: My pursuit
of new wild river,
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this feeds it very well.
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This is one of the
slimmest rivers I think
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I've ever hunted.
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And I'm happy to be here,
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but I would really
like to come out of here
with some moose meat.
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That is the number
one priority.
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To subsist for the winter
off what I catch in the fall.
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The fog's starting to
clear and I see a big bluff
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relatively close to the river.
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So, I'm gonna hike up there.
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Get to sendin' some calls out
and try to get on a moose.
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A couple more hard frosts,
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these leaves will
drop off these trees.
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I might be able to see
another twenty yards in
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and catch a moose that I
otherwise wouldn't have seen.
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Moose tracks.
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They're here.
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There's a lot of activity here.
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This is a highway.
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This is what I'm looking for.
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The anticipation builds
as this fog is set in.
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You couldn't even cut
that with a knife.
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I just really want to
see this landscape,
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get my bearings and get my
moose calls up above the
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sounds of the water.
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If I see a moose.
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It's gonna be a safe but mad
dash down this mountaintop.
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As this fog recedes back
from the cold frosty night,
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all the peaks
should be exposed.
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I'll get my call up.
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(imitating moose call)
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I might keep my eyes peeled
on this little creek here.
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I can see good depth
a couple, three miles up.
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Looks like it's got
some good flow to it.
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I'm gonna get down to the
boat and motor down here,
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check out this creek.
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Brittany: Living out here in
mccarthy it's not super easy
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to just run to the grocery
store any time you need meat.
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Brittany: Ahh,
what do you hear?
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What do you hear?
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Look at that.
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What do you think's
in the cages?
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Elovie: Bunnies.
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Brittany: Bunnies?
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Yay! You got us bunnies.
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How'd they do on
the four-wheeler?
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Kaleb: Oh, they did great.
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Brittany: Yeah?
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So, normally in the winter,
we have about 30 people here.
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This last winter
when covid started,
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there were around 100 people,
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which is a big deal when
thinking about the fall hunts.
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We may not have enough
big game animals to
feed that many people,
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so I decided to start
raising some of our own meat.
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All right, you can open it.
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Elovie: So pretty and nice.
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Not even biting.
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Brittany: Are you
excited to see little
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baby rabbits sometime?
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My children are
definitely too young to go
out hunting on their own,
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however they can
begin to learn things
like animal husbandry.
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I have never
built a rabbit cage.
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I have never raised rabbits,
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but I'm very
eager to try both.
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I'll be building
these hutches with
my six year-old, gilbert.
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Hold this.
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(drill whirring)
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look at that.
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And my four-year-old, elovie.
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You do it.
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Elovie: Whoa.
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Brittany: Nice.
'kay, can you please not?
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Hopefully no one gets hurt.
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♪ I talk it out, talk it out,
I talk it out, I talk ♪♪
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brittany: But I think it's
going to be a lot of fun.
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I don't often get to use
power tools, but when I do,
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I like it.
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This is not a
kaleb rowland building.
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This is a
brittany rowland building.
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And that means it will
have some beautiful unique
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qualities such as
not being square.
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Elovie: That looks
too beautiful.
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Brittany: Too beautiful?
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There we go.
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The frame is done.
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The walls are the next phase.
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Alex: If I'm not going to
buy new technology to solve
all of my inconveniences,
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then what I have to
do is change myself.
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It's not really
to define myself,
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it's more to refine myself.
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There's only a few days
left of moose season.
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After that, moose
is off the table,
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and I'll have to depend on
whatever small game I can hunt.
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If I get a moose, that's
basically peace of mind for
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the entire winter.
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To do my moose calling,
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it's a little better
to have a megaphone.
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Of course,
you can, you know,
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buy plastic
ones at the store.
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I don't have access to that,
so, uh, birch bark will do.
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Think that's good.
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I've never done this before,
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but it's always fun
to try something new.
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No matter, like, how tough
you are, how smart you are.
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This is working
real good, I think.
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You have to be ready
to reinvent yourself.
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Pull it tight.
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My name is alex javor and
we're in bear creek, alaska.
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There's not too many
places left in the world
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where you can be free.
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Living a really soft
lifestyle in the city,
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I wanted to see if I could
just move out into the
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wilderness and make it.
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I could've lived
off-grid in tennessee,
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but I chose alaska
for the challenge.
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My main goal living out
here is to wean myself
off the teat of society,
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to get all of my meat and
a lot of my food in general
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just from the land here.
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Everything here
is more extreme.
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And that's what I like.
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You also have to remember,
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this place is
always bigger than you.
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Yeah, just like that.
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Perfect.
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I got a new tool I can
take with me for the hunt.
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Hopefully it'll, uh, be
worth the time it took to make.
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(animal call)
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(clears throat)
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ah, it's more like.
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(animal call)
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(animal call)
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sipsey!
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Hey. Hey. Sipsey!
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For moose hunting, it's
kind of a tough balance.
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I'm walking a long ways,
and then I also have to be
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prepared to carry back
thousands of pounds of meat if
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I'm successful, so I need
to travel light and fast
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at the same time.
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I need to make sure I have
everything that I need.
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One last thing, gotta
make sure sipsey, hey,
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look at him ready to go.
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Sipsey.
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Come here.
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For the moose hunt,
I think it's best if
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I don't take sipsey.
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See you soon, buddy, okay?
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Sipsey might chase
after it, rile it up.
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It's just kind of
unpredictable what a
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dog might do.
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But, it's kind of scary
walking around without him.
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Even with a
shotgun or a rifle.
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Come out here
unprepared and at best,
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you're probably going to
have a really bad day.
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At worst, you could
end up dead out here,
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and you're really never
completely in control,
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so you have to keep the faith.
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Jessi: In town,
social media or tv or
whoever are telling you,
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you need to do these
certain things, like,
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I don't have that type
of pressure out here.
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I have more
dangerous pressures,
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but I will take
that every day over the
dangers of being in town.
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Chris: Whoa.
Jessi: Oh, man.
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Chris: Look how much this
river's come overnight.
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Chris: I'm thinking at least
five feet since last night.
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God, I bet the
net is underwater.
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Jessi: Holy smokes.
I mean, everything's gone.
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The bank's gone, where
we were standing is gone.
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I don't know how
we're going to be able
to find the fyke net.
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Jessi: As the minutes tick by,
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this river takes all
of the bank away.
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We need to find our, our net.
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Chris: It's a constant
battle with this river.
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The cosna's fed by
rainwater way upriver.
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We're talking 50 to 100 miles.
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Aw, man, love.
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I don't know if we
can get down there.
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So, if it rained
heavy three days ago,
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this water's going up.
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Okay.
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Jessi: What am I gonna do
if you go into the water?
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Chris: Just stay put.
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Whoa! That's deep.
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Okay.
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Just hoping I
can feel the line.
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But.
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Jessi: Be careful, love.
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Chris: Love, I
feel like we lost it.
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I found my line.
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Jessi: Did you?
Chris: Yeah.
Jessi: Okay.
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I'm mean, if the line's there,
then it's likely there's still
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a net there, right?
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Chris: Yeah. I gotta get
this net before we lose it.
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Whew! Holy (bleep)!
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That's cold.
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Jessi: Big log
coming your way.
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Chris: I got it.
Jessi: You go it?
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Chris: Let's see if I
can get it outta here.
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All right.
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Jessi: Well?
Chris: Nothing.
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Jessi: Nada.
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Chris: Look where it's tied.
Jessi: Way down there?
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Chris: Yeah.
I was worried we lost the net.
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00:15:13,246 --> 00:15:15,113
I'm not so bummed I
didn't catch a fish.
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I mean, I would love to catch
a fish but losing the net
307
00:15:17,450 --> 00:15:20,051
would have really sucked.
308
00:15:20,086 --> 00:15:21,953
Just cause the fyke
net didn't work today,
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doesn't mean we're giving up.
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Jessi: I got it.
It's in my hands.
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Chris: We gotta get
fish for this winter.
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Alex: I don't like
depending on a complex system,
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it's like if someone else fails
on the other side of the world,
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it'll make it
hard for me to live.
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Self-reliance is one of
the most important values we
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should try to honor.
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I'm not trying
to die out here,
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I'm trying to stay alive.
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00:15:50,784 --> 00:15:53,184
Today I'm doing a reconnaissance
of the north area.
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For a new place to hunt moose.
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00:15:56,323 --> 00:15:58,923
This is as far as
I've been to the north.
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Before I left, I
studied a topographic map.
323
00:16:05,432 --> 00:16:08,499
Found some satellite
photos of the area,
324
00:16:08,535 --> 00:16:10,001
you know, you should
have a big, nice,
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00:16:10,036 --> 00:16:12,136
open clearing up here,
where I can see for
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potentially hundreds of miles.
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00:16:15,175 --> 00:16:18,276
But this kind of forest, it's
kind of the toughest (bleep)
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00:16:18,311 --> 00:16:20,411
alaska has to offer.
329
00:16:20,447 --> 00:16:22,480
It's a doozy.
330
00:16:22,515 --> 00:16:25,683
But I just gotta
trust my compass.
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I know that if I
head 280 degrees,
332
00:16:28,355 --> 00:16:31,656
I'm going to be
heading the right direction.
333
00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:38,997
Hmm. I don't know.
334
00:16:40,166 --> 00:16:42,934
It's no country
for a bull moose.
335
00:16:42,969 --> 00:16:46,571
It looks like there
was an apocalypse here.
336
00:16:46,606 --> 00:16:49,307
I think this is maybe what I
thought was the clearing on
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the satellite images.
338
00:16:52,445 --> 00:16:55,213
I thought that was tundra.
339
00:16:55,248 --> 00:17:00,551
This is the remains
of a forest fire.
340
00:17:01,421 --> 00:17:05,156
This is the opposite of
what I wanted to find.
341
00:17:05,191 --> 00:17:06,924
As far as I can see,
there's just these dead,
342
00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:10,161
kinda gnarled trees.
343
00:17:11,498 --> 00:17:15,099
So, you can see here the ash
on the trees where they burned.
344
00:17:15,135 --> 00:17:18,703
So, the forest fire, you know,
obviously destroyed everything.
345
00:17:18,738 --> 00:17:23,107
But it created just
the right conditions
for these blueberries.
346
00:17:23,143 --> 00:17:27,011
Um, and they're really good.
347
00:17:27,047 --> 00:17:32,350
So, I'm glad I wasn't here
when there was a forest fire.
348
00:17:32,385 --> 00:17:34,685
That was probably
pretty terrifying,
349
00:17:34,721 --> 00:17:38,222
but it created
something new and good.
350
00:17:39,426 --> 00:17:43,327
This is the kind of
thing that I really enjoy
about being out here.
351
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The simple pleasures.
352
00:17:45,899 --> 00:17:48,299
They're good, but there's
really no point to try and
353
00:17:48,334 --> 00:17:50,234
hunt up here.
354
00:17:50,270 --> 00:17:51,803
I don't think animals like
to come through this
355
00:17:51,838 --> 00:17:55,239
any more than I do.
356
00:17:57,010 --> 00:18:00,411
Is that a
sandhill crane yakking?
357
00:18:00,447 --> 00:18:02,013
Oh, yeah, look,
look, look, look!
358
00:18:02,048 --> 00:18:04,615
They're really close.
359
00:18:04,651 --> 00:18:07,418
Tomorrow, I've only got
one place left to hunt.
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00:18:07,454 --> 00:18:11,322
It's not a great spot, but
it's pretty much my last shot.
361
00:18:11,858 --> 00:18:13,224
That's pretty cool.
362
00:18:13,259 --> 00:18:14,759
I've never seen
them so low down.
363
00:18:14,794 --> 00:18:16,828
Usually, they're really high.
364
00:18:16,863 --> 00:18:18,096
They should be going
south for the winter,
365
00:18:18,131 --> 00:18:19,530
they're kind of
heading east right now,
366
00:18:19,566 --> 00:18:22,700
but I'm sure they know
where they're going.
367
00:18:23,470 --> 00:18:26,771
It's gonna be a lot of
work to find a moose.
368
00:18:30,009 --> 00:18:31,876
(imitating moose call).
369
00:18:31,911 --> 00:18:33,778
Michael: Just like
the river of life,
370
00:18:33,813 --> 00:18:36,781
you never know
what's around the bend.
371
00:18:36,816 --> 00:18:40,118
And that to me is
an addictive thing.
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00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:48,893
Your ears are stinging.
373
00:18:48,928 --> 00:18:51,796
And the wind's going through
whatever you're wearing,
374
00:18:51,831 --> 00:18:53,798
your nose starts running.
375
00:18:53,833 --> 00:18:56,400
Just deal with it.
376
00:18:56,769 --> 00:18:58,903
My, oh my.
377
00:18:58,938 --> 00:19:01,839
It's a bit on the
noisy side, this river.
378
00:19:01,875 --> 00:19:03,908
I'm not seeing a
lot of moose tracks, so.
379
00:19:03,943 --> 00:19:07,979
I think these moose stay up
right near the major creek.
380
00:19:08,014 --> 00:19:11,516
Hard luck creek.
381
00:19:11,551 --> 00:19:14,218
It's quieter and they
find little kettle ponds,
382
00:19:14,254 --> 00:19:17,288
and little moose pastures
where they can hang out.
383
00:19:17,323 --> 00:19:20,124
I just have to see new
rivers all the time.
384
00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:22,093
I can't stop.
385
00:19:22,128 --> 00:19:24,929
This ain't even a
river, this is a creek.
386
00:19:24,964 --> 00:19:27,598
Getting shallow.
387
00:19:27,634 --> 00:19:31,302
Gonna go ahead and
jump out right here.
388
00:19:37,744 --> 00:19:39,510
This is in my blood.
389
00:19:39,546 --> 00:19:43,281
Challenging.
390
00:19:47,554 --> 00:19:51,055
Let's get it on.
391
00:19:51,090 --> 00:19:52,957
And maybe a moose as well.
392
00:19:57,797 --> 00:20:01,899
That what's around the
bend mentality is kicking in.
393
00:20:02,702 --> 00:20:06,804
But I don't want to push my
luck too much on a creek named
394
00:20:06,839 --> 00:20:10,541
"hard luck."
395
00:20:10,577 --> 00:20:13,844
and I think I've
gone far enough.
396
00:20:28,161 --> 00:20:31,896
This river valley is
a corridor for moose.
397
00:20:34,867 --> 00:20:37,201
So, what I'd like to do, is I
like to throw out a cow call
398
00:20:37,237 --> 00:20:38,536
in one direction.
399
00:20:38,571 --> 00:20:44,709
(imitating moose call).
400
00:20:45,845 --> 00:20:49,046
And I like to throw out
a bull tending run in
a different direction.
401
00:20:49,082 --> 00:20:55,319
(imitating moose call).
402
00:20:59,592 --> 00:21:03,628
Everything increases
your odds when you're
throwing out calls.
403
00:21:03,663 --> 00:21:06,397
But look at that sun.
404
00:21:06,432 --> 00:21:09,000
Low in the sky.
405
00:21:09,035 --> 00:21:12,203
Time to get home.
It's been a long day.
406
00:21:17,210 --> 00:21:20,645
Going downstream with
the current pushing you,
407
00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:26,150
sometimes it pushes
you into something that
you don't want to go down.
408
00:21:26,185 --> 00:21:30,087
And it's harder to
judge where the rocks are.
409
00:21:36,863 --> 00:21:41,666
Gotta really be on your game
when you're going down river.
410
00:21:43,169 --> 00:21:45,936
As good as you
can be, anyways.
411
00:21:49,075 --> 00:21:51,909
I didn't even see that.
412
00:21:55,381 --> 00:21:58,783
Yup.
413
00:22:03,790 --> 00:22:06,290
Whew.
414
00:22:07,860 --> 00:22:11,062
(bleep) this creek.
415
00:22:12,799 --> 00:22:15,132
Jesus (bleep).
416
00:22:30,483 --> 00:22:34,418
Too much of a turn
with a 22-foot boat.
417
00:22:36,989 --> 00:22:39,857
Every day that I stay out
here later into the season,
418
00:22:39,892 --> 00:22:43,027
it's quite the risk
pushing moose meat.
419
00:22:43,062 --> 00:22:46,764
These motors don't like running
around in really cold weather.
420
00:22:47,467 --> 00:22:49,934
I'm gonna feel that.
421
00:22:51,671 --> 00:22:54,538
Hard luck.
422
00:22:55,942 --> 00:22:59,777
So, I've got maybe at most
two days of hunting left,
423
00:22:59,812 --> 00:23:02,580
and then I gotta
get off this river.
424
00:23:09,188 --> 00:23:12,223
Brittany: I refer to my
children as free-range children.
425
00:23:12,258 --> 00:23:14,492
Elovie: Ahh!
426
00:23:14,527 --> 00:23:16,193
Brittany: It's
exactly how that sounds.
427
00:23:16,229 --> 00:23:18,629
I let them roam
around our property,
428
00:23:18,664 --> 00:23:21,265
as opposed to if we
lived in the city.
429
00:23:24,937 --> 00:23:26,170
All right, little ones.
430
00:23:26,205 --> 00:23:29,340
We need to decide how big the
hole should be for the rabbits
431
00:23:29,375 --> 00:23:32,610
to hop through to
their nesting box.
432
00:23:32,645 --> 00:23:35,780
If I lift this up,
this is how tall it is.
433
00:23:35,815 --> 00:23:36,881
This is two feet.
434
00:23:36,916 --> 00:23:38,315
Elovie: Yeah. Uh-huh.
435
00:23:38,351 --> 00:23:39,717
Brittany: Like.
436
00:23:39,752 --> 00:23:41,752
Gilbert: No, that,
no, that's too small.
437
00:23:41,788 --> 00:23:43,287
Brittany: Maybe
up to this one?
438
00:23:43,322 --> 00:23:44,889
Gilbert: Yeah, up there.
439
00:23:44,924 --> 00:23:46,190
Brittany: All right, you
have to come over here,
440
00:23:46,225 --> 00:23:48,793
and I need you
guys to sit on these.
441
00:23:48,828 --> 00:23:49,994
You guys are my helpers.
442
00:23:50,029 --> 00:23:51,262
Hold your ears.
443
00:23:51,297 --> 00:23:52,396
Elovie: Like this?
444
00:23:52,432 --> 00:23:53,664
Brittany: Yeah. Both hands.
445
00:23:53,699 --> 00:23:56,667
Gilbert. Both hands.
446
00:23:57,303 --> 00:23:59,537
It's a lot of fun to
have the kids around.
447
00:23:59,572 --> 00:24:02,173
I really do love them,
and I really do enjoy it.
448
00:24:02,208 --> 00:24:05,075
And I love that they are
capable of helping me,
449
00:24:05,111 --> 00:24:08,512
even if it's not
exactly how I want it to go.
450
00:24:09,248 --> 00:24:12,383
Elovie: Yay!
A little door!
451
00:24:13,653 --> 00:24:16,053
Brittany: Ellie, can
you hold that end?
452
00:24:16,088 --> 00:24:19,356
I'm trying to push
it, can you pull it?
453
00:24:19,392 --> 00:24:22,126
There we go.
That's not too bad.
454
00:24:22,161 --> 00:24:23,894
Elovie: Not too bad!
455
00:24:23,930 --> 00:24:26,230
Brittany: As any mother knows,
it is really hard to get
456
00:24:26,265 --> 00:24:28,499
anything done
with the children.
457
00:24:28,534 --> 00:24:30,134
Gilbert: Drill holes!
458
00:24:30,169 --> 00:24:31,902
Brittany: No.
You may not drill holes.
459
00:24:31,938 --> 00:24:34,138
Hand me the screws.
460
00:24:35,074 --> 00:24:37,475
Even if they sometimes
actually hinders things.
461
00:24:37,510 --> 00:24:40,978
Elovie: Yay!
Brittany: Too loud.
462
00:24:41,013 --> 00:24:43,881
It's a lot of fun
to have them help.
463
00:24:43,916 --> 00:24:47,051
This is how you get
projects done as a mother.
464
00:24:47,086 --> 00:24:49,653
A little bit of time here, and
I little bit of time there, and
465
00:24:49,689 --> 00:24:51,956
"oh, they're
hungry again?"
466
00:24:51,991 --> 00:24:53,924
kaleb: Do you need a hand?
467
00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:55,993
Brittany: So, this is
just shimmied a little bit,
468
00:24:56,028 --> 00:24:57,728
can you square it
up there so that.
469
00:24:57,763 --> 00:25:00,097
Kaleb: Yup.
470
00:25:00,132 --> 00:25:01,265
Brittany: Excellent.
Tell me when.
471
00:25:01,300 --> 00:25:02,333
Kaleb: Okay, you
can screw it in.
472
00:25:02,368 --> 00:25:03,868
Don't hit my fingers.
473
00:25:03,903 --> 00:25:06,403
Brittany: No promises!
474
00:25:06,439 --> 00:25:08,672
I hope these rabbits
appreciate everything that
475
00:25:08,708 --> 00:25:10,808
we're doing for them.
476
00:25:10,843 --> 00:25:12,810
And they give us lots
and lots of babies!
477
00:25:12,845 --> 00:25:16,780
Elovie: Whee!
Brittany: And that is done.
478
00:25:16,816 --> 00:25:18,182
Kaleb: I like it.
479
00:25:18,217 --> 00:25:20,284
Brittany: Thank you.
480
00:25:20,319 --> 00:25:23,087
Kaleb: Gilbert!
Brittany: Ugh.
481
00:25:26,559 --> 00:25:30,528
Alex: I know that I really
value challenges, even
though you totally regret it
482
00:25:30,563 --> 00:25:32,830
and you swear you'll
never do it again.
483
00:25:32,865 --> 00:25:35,499
Uh, but somehow I just keep
doing stuff like this.
484
00:25:35,535 --> 00:25:37,902
Uh, it's just my life.
485
00:25:43,342 --> 00:25:47,978
Today's my last shot, but
I've recon to north, west, east.
486
00:25:48,014 --> 00:25:49,747
No good hunting areas.
487
00:25:49,782 --> 00:25:53,684
And now's my last shot in the
south to be able to find moose.
488
00:25:55,521 --> 00:25:57,688
Not too many
people do it like this.
489
00:25:57,723 --> 00:25:59,490
I imagine that's why most
hunters stick to places they
490
00:25:59,525 --> 00:26:01,792
can get to with the vehicles.
491
00:26:01,827 --> 00:26:03,727
I was really hoping
this year I'd find a
492
00:26:03,763 --> 00:26:05,863
better place to hunt.
493
00:26:05,898 --> 00:26:08,999
I was hoping to find
some ideal location.
494
00:26:09,035 --> 00:26:11,268
I didn't find anything.
495
00:26:11,304 --> 00:26:15,239
So, best I can do is return to
my usual stomping grounds and
496
00:26:15,274 --> 00:26:18,108
give it one last hail mary.
497
00:26:22,882 --> 00:26:25,115
I'm going to leave my backpack
here and just basically try to
498
00:26:25,151 --> 00:26:29,153
get up to the top of that
hill before I call it quits.
499
00:26:29,188 --> 00:26:31,522
I just want to get a
good look down this valley,
500
00:26:31,557 --> 00:26:34,825
make sure that I'm not missing
something before I head back.
501
00:26:34,860 --> 00:26:36,994
Once I get into
that thick forest,
502
00:26:37,029 --> 00:26:38,562
it's real easy to
get turned around,
503
00:26:38,598 --> 00:26:40,831
so I'm just going to
hang this coat up.
504
00:26:40,866 --> 00:26:43,334
I don't want to give up yet,
I need to be a little bit
505
00:26:43,369 --> 00:26:45,469
stubborn here, and
when I come back,
506
00:26:45,504 --> 00:26:48,005
I don't want to waste another
hour trying to figure out
507
00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:50,207
where I put my stuff, kind
of like writing a checklist
508
00:26:50,242 --> 00:26:53,277
before you go to
the grocery store.
509
00:26:53,312 --> 00:26:56,080
Something to
save you some time.
510
00:26:57,350 --> 00:26:59,316
Of course, you won't get lost
for hours in the grocery store
511
00:26:59,352 --> 00:27:04,722
and want to kill yourself,
but kinda same idea.
512
00:27:05,858 --> 00:27:07,057
That's about it.
513
00:27:07,093 --> 00:27:09,159
Those trees are
kinda in my way.
514
00:27:09,195 --> 00:27:11,762
I'm not gonna climb a
tree, that's crazy.
515
00:27:11,797 --> 00:27:15,032
I think this is about the
best view I'm gonna get.
516
00:27:17,770 --> 00:27:20,404
This is pretty much the
end of the ridgeline.
517
00:27:20,439 --> 00:27:23,474
Take a look on my
binoculars to be sure.
518
00:27:25,044 --> 00:27:28,145
As far as I can see,
black spruce trees.
519
00:27:28,180 --> 00:27:29,813
Basically, a wasteland.
520
00:27:29,849 --> 00:27:32,082
Moose, they don't like
thick woods like this.
521
00:27:32,118 --> 00:27:34,618
It's pretty safe to say
this is a place I can
522
00:27:34,654 --> 00:27:37,688
scratch off the list.
523
00:27:37,723 --> 00:27:39,690
That doesn't really bode
well for me if I want to kinda
524
00:27:39,725 --> 00:27:41,892
consistently get
moose every year.
525
00:27:41,927 --> 00:27:45,095
I might have to look into
traveling somewhere else.
526
00:27:45,765 --> 00:27:49,900
I had high hopes,
they were shot down.
527
00:27:51,070 --> 00:27:53,570
Of course, even
though I don't expect to,
528
00:27:53,606 --> 00:27:55,239
you know, there's some chance
I could bump into a moose
529
00:27:55,274 --> 00:27:56,240
along the way.
530
00:27:56,275 --> 00:27:58,509
That's always a possibility.
531
00:27:58,544 --> 00:28:01,779
So, I need to keep my
eyes and ears tuned in.
532
00:28:02,682 --> 00:28:05,883
You know, I don't want
to just be staring at
my feet in front of me.
533
00:28:17,096 --> 00:28:19,396
There's one.
534
00:28:19,432 --> 00:28:21,999
Right in the middle of the
tree, about halfway up.
535
00:28:22,034 --> 00:28:24,334
There's a grouse.
536
00:28:26,138 --> 00:28:27,438
Usually, if you see one,
there's always going to be a
537
00:28:27,473 --> 00:28:29,740
second one nearby.
538
00:28:29,775 --> 00:28:31,775
So, I'm going to
go real quiet.
539
00:28:31,811 --> 00:28:33,077
If I can get a
couple of grouse,
540
00:28:33,112 --> 00:28:35,779
tonight won't feel
like such a failure.
541
00:28:39,251 --> 00:28:41,051
Threw my earphones off
just because I want to hear,
542
00:28:41,087 --> 00:28:44,088
you know, in case they move...
543
00:28:44,123 --> 00:28:45,889
Talking.
544
00:28:54,900 --> 00:28:55,933
(gunshot).
545
00:29:12,752 --> 00:29:16,520
(gunshots).
546
00:29:19,191 --> 00:29:21,325
Ahh, I hope that
one didn't get stuck.
547
00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:24,294
But I don't know if
the first one came down.
548
00:29:24,330 --> 00:29:25,529
Oh, he did.
549
00:29:25,564 --> 00:29:28,432
They're both down.
Okay. Nice.
550
00:29:29,602 --> 00:29:31,301
It's no moose, but, you know,
it still kind of gives you a
551
00:29:31,337 --> 00:29:33,137
little dopamine kick.
552
00:29:33,172 --> 00:29:35,606
A lot of
high-quality protein there.
553
00:29:36,308 --> 00:29:39,543
They were relying
on the camouflage so
I wouldn't see them.
554
00:29:39,578 --> 00:29:41,879
You know, their camouflage
works great for other predators,
555
00:29:41,914 --> 00:29:45,616
it's not much use against a
man with a shotgun, of course.
556
00:29:46,619 --> 00:29:48,619
This is, kind of
on a larger scale,
557
00:29:48,654 --> 00:29:51,155
a little bit disappointing,
because I came out here
558
00:29:51,190 --> 00:29:54,358
looking for an entire
winter's worth of meat.
559
00:29:54,393 --> 00:29:56,960
More importantly, I didn't
find a good moose hunting area.
560
00:29:57,897 --> 00:30:03,133
But, one night of dinner is
better than zero nights.
561
00:30:05,037 --> 00:30:07,938
Mostly, I'm just thinking
about putting on some dry socks.
562
00:30:12,778 --> 00:30:16,079
(imitating moose call).
563
00:30:16,115 --> 00:30:17,981
Michael: If I come out
of here empty-handed,
564
00:30:18,017 --> 00:30:20,017
I won't regret it.
565
00:30:20,052 --> 00:30:21,785
I'm here for the challenge.
566
00:30:21,821 --> 00:30:24,388
I'm not here for an easy way.
567
00:30:26,792 --> 00:30:30,093
My last day of the
hunt is tomorrow.
568
00:30:30,129 --> 00:30:32,796
I've been going at this
for a good long while.
569
00:30:32,832 --> 00:30:35,499
I've put away a lot of moose
in my time and I've hunted a
570
00:30:35,534 --> 00:30:39,136
lot of places, but this is the
most sparse I've ever hunted.
571
00:31:02,862 --> 00:31:05,295
It's one of the biggest-bodied
cows I've ever seen.
572
00:31:05,331 --> 00:31:08,565
Literally looked like a
bull moose with no antlers.
573
00:31:14,373 --> 00:31:16,573
That's a big hoof for a cow.
574
00:31:16,609 --> 00:31:18,508
Look!
575
00:31:18,544 --> 00:31:22,079
There's the bed right here.
576
00:31:22,114 --> 00:31:25,449
Where there's a cow,
there could be a bull.
577
00:31:25,951 --> 00:31:28,752
It's where they bed down.
578
00:31:28,787 --> 00:31:32,022
They're in estrus right now,
it'll drive bulls to them.
579
00:31:32,057 --> 00:31:34,625
So, I'm gonna camp here.
580
00:31:35,661 --> 00:31:38,662
(imitating moose call).
581
00:31:38,697 --> 00:31:42,966
Just below this bend right
here is the bedding area for
582
00:31:43,002 --> 00:31:46,603
the first moose I've
seen all trip long.
583
00:31:47,039 --> 00:31:51,141
A lot of tracks through
here, cows with calves.
584
00:31:51,176 --> 00:31:54,778
That tells me
there's a bull close by.
585
00:31:56,482 --> 00:31:58,248
I'm gonna stay right on a cot.
586
00:31:58,284 --> 00:32:00,350
I'm not even gonna
sleep in a tent.
587
00:32:00,386 --> 00:32:02,152
Don't even wanna have a tarp.
588
00:32:02,187 --> 00:32:04,821
I just wanna be dialed
into my surroundings.
589
00:32:04,857 --> 00:32:09,593
If something comes in,
I got my rifle right here.
590
00:32:10,362 --> 00:32:13,163
If it rains tonight,
I don't give a crap.
591
00:32:13,198 --> 00:32:16,867
I'm as close as
I'm ever gonna get.
592
00:32:17,469 --> 00:32:20,771
(imitating moose call).
593
00:32:20,806 --> 00:32:24,608
To be sleeping here, stopped
at many place as I have,
594
00:32:24,643 --> 00:32:29,179
hiked as many miles as I have,
without seeing a bull moose,
595
00:32:29,214 --> 00:32:32,316
kind of makes me
question myself.
596
00:32:33,752 --> 00:32:37,287
Am I crazy?
What am I doing?
597
00:32:37,323 --> 00:32:39,423
I'm getting down to
the crunch time here.
598
00:32:39,458 --> 00:32:42,759
Tomorrow's gonna be big time,
my last-ditch effort to come
599
00:32:42,795 --> 00:32:45,762
out of here with a moose.
600
00:32:54,707 --> 00:32:56,807
Chris: You're always fighting
against mother nature.
601
00:32:56,842 --> 00:33:00,077
And honestly, mother
nature always wins.
602
00:33:01,213 --> 00:33:03,981
So, we just have to find
our niche and chase after it.
603
00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:10,354
That's perfect.
604
00:33:10,389 --> 00:33:13,390
Currently the river is down,
so we think it's a good time
605
00:33:13,425 --> 00:33:15,359
to get the net in the water.
606
00:33:15,394 --> 00:33:16,460
Look at that.
607
00:33:16,495 --> 00:33:18,328
We got a slow-moving eddy
that goes through here,
608
00:33:18,364 --> 00:33:20,564
so hopefully we get this
set out just right and we can
609
00:33:20,599 --> 00:33:22,699
catch some fish with it.
610
00:33:22,735 --> 00:33:26,103
Jessi: All right, well,
we're gonna have to do
something here, love.
611
00:33:26,138 --> 00:33:28,438
Chris: Yeah,
fishing's just been a bust.
612
00:33:28,474 --> 00:33:32,242
But cosna has different
plans for us this year.
613
00:33:32,277 --> 00:33:34,478
We got a long
winter ahead of us.
614
00:33:34,513 --> 00:33:36,313
Right now, I wanna
focus on grouse.
615
00:33:36,348 --> 00:33:38,015
I've been hearing 'em.
616
00:33:38,050 --> 00:33:40,684
Let's get em!
617
00:33:40,719 --> 00:33:42,786
The cosna river really hasn't
been generous with giving us
618
00:33:42,821 --> 00:33:44,421
fish this year.
619
00:33:44,456 --> 00:33:46,723
But luckily the grouse
are back in full force.
620
00:33:46,759 --> 00:33:49,393
I love this little
spot across the river.
621
00:33:49,428 --> 00:33:51,328
There's just little
tiny pebbles and sand,
622
00:33:51,363 --> 00:33:53,363
and those birds love
munching down on it.
623
00:33:53,399 --> 00:33:56,700
Helps them digest their food.
624
00:33:56,735 --> 00:33:58,568
Jessi: There's six
grouse are across the river.
625
00:33:58,604 --> 00:34:01,405
You can throw
something or shoot over there.
626
00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:04,574
And they'll usually fly
over the river towards you.
627
00:34:16,155 --> 00:34:19,089
They're in the tree.
They're over.
628
00:34:19,124 --> 00:34:21,925
Jessi: Four grouse just flew
over the river and they're
629
00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:24,394
right up here in these trees.
630
00:34:25,531 --> 00:34:26,830
Chris: I see one.
631
00:34:26,865 --> 00:34:28,999
Right here on this
branch sticking out
between the two birch.
632
00:34:29,034 --> 00:34:32,402
He's kinda hidden.
633
00:34:32,438 --> 00:34:34,037
(gunshot).
634
00:34:34,073 --> 00:34:36,840
Get 'em, jess!
635
00:34:37,443 --> 00:34:38,408
Jessi: No, don't
go in the river!
636
00:34:38,444 --> 00:34:40,877
Don't go in the river!
637
00:34:40,913 --> 00:34:43,680
Damn it!
638
00:34:43,715 --> 00:34:45,849
What am I gonna do, chris?
639
00:34:49,922 --> 00:34:53,056
Chris: (bleep). (bleep).
640
00:34:54,126 --> 00:34:55,859
Get me a stick.
641
00:34:55,894 --> 00:34:57,461
Quick, quick,
quick, quick, quick!
I'm gonna lose him!
642
00:34:57,496 --> 00:34:58,728
Jessi: I can't get
down there, chris.
643
00:34:58,764 --> 00:35:00,697
Chris: I can.
644
00:35:00,732 --> 00:35:03,733
Come on, buddy.
Come on, buddy.
645
00:35:04,636 --> 00:35:07,337
I got him.
I got him.
646
00:35:10,709 --> 00:35:13,376
Jessi: Holy smokes!
647
00:35:13,412 --> 00:35:15,946
Chris: There's nothing worse
than killing a grouse and
648
00:35:15,981 --> 00:35:18,048
watching it float down river.
649
00:35:18,083 --> 00:35:19,649
Jessi: I'm right here.
I'll help you up.
650
00:35:19,685 --> 00:35:21,618
Chris: We're real big into
"if you kill something or you
651
00:35:21,653 --> 00:35:23,820
wound something you have to
do everything in your power to
652
00:35:23,856 --> 00:35:26,089
harvest that animal."
653
00:35:26,125 --> 00:35:28,892
just take the grouse
so it doesn't fall.
654
00:35:30,762 --> 00:35:32,262
I'll work my way up down-river.
655
00:35:32,297 --> 00:35:35,065
Give me a second.
656
00:35:35,467 --> 00:35:37,934
Jessi: That was a
difficult grouse, man.
657
00:35:37,970 --> 00:35:40,270
Try to go get some more.
658
00:35:47,246 --> 00:35:49,813
Chris: Did they all fly off?
Jessi: I'm looking.
659
00:35:49,848 --> 00:35:51,214
I don't think.
660
00:35:51,250 --> 00:35:52,415
Chris: I bet they're
still in the tree.
661
00:35:52,451 --> 00:35:54,484
Jessi: I bet
they're still here.
662
00:35:54,520 --> 00:35:56,586
Chris: Oh, that feels
good to get a grouse.
663
00:35:56,622 --> 00:36:00,157
We've been having such
a hard time with fish.
664
00:36:00,192 --> 00:36:01,458
Jessi: Oh!
Right here, chris.
665
00:36:01,493 --> 00:36:03,894
Come here! Come here! Come here!
666
00:36:03,929 --> 00:36:08,098
There's a spruce and
he's almost at the top.
667
00:36:08,767 --> 00:36:10,267
Chris: Okay, I see him.
668
00:36:10,302 --> 00:36:13,737
Jessi: Okay, I'm gonna
get ready so this
doesn't happen again.
669
00:36:16,542 --> 00:36:18,675
(gunshot).
670
00:36:18,844 --> 00:36:20,343
Chris: Pop in
the wide clearing.
671
00:36:20,379 --> 00:36:23,013
Make sure this goes
in nice and tight.
672
00:36:24,216 --> 00:36:26,683
Jessi: Thank you so much.
673
00:36:29,888 --> 00:36:30,954
Thank you, grouse.
674
00:36:30,989 --> 00:36:33,957
Thank you.
That's a big grouse.
675
00:36:33,992 --> 00:36:37,227
That is a huge grouse, man.
676
00:36:37,262 --> 00:36:38,562
Chris: Awesome.
677
00:36:38,597 --> 00:36:40,397
If we can eat
one grouse a day,
678
00:36:40,432 --> 00:36:41,631
and we're only
bringing one or two home,
679
00:36:41,667 --> 00:36:43,500
we're not stocking up much.
680
00:36:43,535 --> 00:36:46,803
We gotta come out morning and
night and get as many as we can.
681
00:36:46,805 --> 00:36:48,405
Jessi: Try to
get a couple more?
682
00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:50,941
Chris: Yeah, that'd be
great if we get a couple more.
683
00:36:50,976 --> 00:36:53,543
Jessi: Out here, it does seem
like we have to work a lot
684
00:36:53,579 --> 00:36:55,845
harder for our dinner.
685
00:36:55,881 --> 00:36:58,014
But do I want to pay
the price in town?
686
00:36:58,050 --> 00:36:59,649
No.
687
00:36:59,685 --> 00:37:01,551
Do I wanna pay
the price out here?
688
00:37:01,587 --> 00:37:03,019
Absolutely.
689
00:37:03,055 --> 00:37:04,821
There's a grouse,
right over there.
690
00:37:04,856 --> 00:37:06,489
Him go left and me go right.
691
00:37:06,525 --> 00:37:08,091
We gotta do
everything that we can...
692
00:37:08,126 --> 00:37:09,826
Gosh darn it!
693
00:37:09,861 --> 00:37:12,395
To get as many grouse as
possible to sustain us through
694
00:37:12,431 --> 00:37:14,464
this winter.
695
00:37:14,499 --> 00:37:17,067
Chris: Here, grouse, grouse!
696
00:37:19,705 --> 00:37:20,971
(gunshot).
697
00:37:25,944 --> 00:37:27,644
Michael: This has been one
of the most challenging moose
698
00:37:27,713 --> 00:37:30,380
hunts I've ever gone on.
699
00:37:30,415 --> 00:37:32,983
This is the last
day of the hunt.
700
00:37:33,018 --> 00:37:36,119
First time I've ever got this
nervous about filling my food
701
00:37:36,154 --> 00:37:38,989
cache for the season.
702
00:37:46,865 --> 00:37:50,500
Woke up all night
from a cold rain.
703
00:37:50,535 --> 00:37:54,571
I sent out calls
every hour or so.
704
00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:58,842
Before first light.
705
00:37:58,877 --> 00:38:02,012
Just right there
in the landscape,
706
00:38:02,047 --> 00:38:04,648
with my rifle
right next to me.
707
00:38:05,550 --> 00:38:11,154
(imitating moose call).
708
00:38:15,427 --> 00:38:18,695
I can't tell if my ears are
playing tricks on me or not.
709
00:38:20,832 --> 00:38:24,067
And then finally, the
moose I had been waiting for.
710
00:38:27,272 --> 00:38:30,073
Tricked this big
fighter into a fight.
711
00:38:30,108 --> 00:38:33,343
(imitating moose call).
712
00:38:33,378 --> 00:38:36,780
Try to bring him right
to the river's edge.
713
00:38:49,861 --> 00:38:54,531
(imitating moose call).
714
00:39:04,276 --> 00:39:06,976
Shh.
715
00:39:11,283 --> 00:39:12,215
(gunshot).
716
00:39:26,932 --> 00:39:28,798
(gunshot).
717
00:39:40,946 --> 00:39:47,550
♪ ♪
718
00:40:03,268 --> 00:40:06,836
♪ ♪
719
00:40:06,872 --> 00:40:11,141
it's so dark out, I could
barely make out his body.
720
00:40:20,752 --> 00:40:22,485
Strong bull.
721
00:40:22,521 --> 00:40:23,887
(imitating moose call).
722
00:40:23,922 --> 00:40:25,422
A big warrior.
723
00:40:25,457 --> 00:40:26,823
Put him down with
the first shot,
724
00:40:26,858 --> 00:40:29,793
it's been about
three, four minutes.
725
00:40:29,828 --> 00:40:32,829
He's still struggling to get
his feeting underneath him.
726
00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:36,800
(gunshot).
727
00:40:38,336 --> 00:40:41,304
Just to be on the safe side.
728
00:40:41,339 --> 00:40:45,642
I've seen a big bull moose get
hit in the neck and jump right
729
00:40:45,677 --> 00:40:49,679
back up five minutes
later, run for miles.
730
00:40:51,650 --> 00:40:55,018
I don't want an
animal to suffer.
731
00:41:03,862 --> 00:41:06,429
I'm not really
here to hunt antlers.
732
00:41:06,465 --> 00:41:10,233
I'm here to hunt
whatever comes in the call.
733
00:41:11,336 --> 00:41:13,837
But, now walking up onto it.
734
00:41:13,872 --> 00:41:18,475
I then realize how
big this moose was.
735
00:41:19,945 --> 00:41:23,179
The size of a dinosaur.
736
00:41:24,449 --> 00:41:27,450
Biggest bull
moose I've ever shot.
737
00:41:27,486 --> 00:41:30,053
Remarkable.
738
00:41:31,256 --> 00:41:33,456
He's bigger than
I thought he was!
739
00:41:33,492 --> 00:41:36,659
Couldn't quite tell
'cause it was so dark.
740
00:41:36,695 --> 00:41:39,662
First light, comes
barreling in here,
741
00:41:39,698 --> 00:41:42,098
scraping brush.
742
00:41:42,133 --> 00:41:43,967
He's definitely in full rut.
743
00:41:44,002 --> 00:41:45,702
His eyeballs
popped out of his head;
744
00:41:45,737 --> 00:41:48,471
he's looking for a fight.
745
00:41:48,907 --> 00:41:50,473
I gotta get to processing.
746
00:41:50,509 --> 00:41:53,710
It's gonna be a long day.
747
00:42:01,453 --> 00:42:02,886
Alex: Come on.
748
00:42:02,921 --> 00:42:05,555
Yeah, I got food in my hands.
749
00:42:06,124 --> 00:42:09,926
In parts of the world that
humans really should be living,
750
00:42:09,961 --> 00:42:12,695
there's food growing
on trees, right?
751
00:42:12,731 --> 00:42:14,063
Here you go, sips.
752
00:42:14,099 --> 00:42:16,466
You're used to getting
everything you want.
753
00:42:16,501 --> 00:42:19,235
I was a city person too, but
after you've been kinda out
754
00:42:19,271 --> 00:42:22,138
here for a while, you
can't afford to be picky.
755
00:42:22,173 --> 00:42:26,276
♪ I see the clouds
start rolling in ♪
756
00:42:26,311 --> 00:42:29,012
alex: I wanted a moose,
but I didn't get a moose.
757
00:42:29,047 --> 00:42:31,514
I got grouse instead.
758
00:42:31,550 --> 00:42:34,884
I can be upset about
that or I can appreciate
it for what it is.
759
00:42:35,153 --> 00:42:38,454
Chris: One. Two. And.
760
00:42:38,490 --> 00:42:41,624
Jessi: Oh my gosh!
761
00:42:41,660 --> 00:42:44,360
I don't have to be
successful in a large hunt.
762
00:42:44,396 --> 00:42:46,095
Look at that thing!
763
00:42:46,131 --> 00:42:48,398
Some of the smallest things
that I've succeeded out here
764
00:42:48,433 --> 00:42:50,033
have meant the most.
765
00:42:50,068 --> 00:42:51,434
Chris: The fyke net works!
766
00:42:51,469 --> 00:42:54,003
Jessi: Holy smokes.
767
00:42:54,039 --> 00:42:57,674
There's something incredibly
special about being able to
768
00:42:57,709 --> 00:43:01,844
just go out into the forest
to provide for your family.
769
00:43:01,879 --> 00:43:04,981
These are the
moments that I wait for.
770
00:43:05,584 --> 00:43:08,651
Gilbert: Can I?
Brittany: Mm-hm. Yeah!
771
00:43:08,687 --> 00:43:11,254
This is a fancy hutch!
772
00:43:11,289 --> 00:43:13,756
I really appreciate
kaleb's expertise.
773
00:43:13,792 --> 00:43:16,092
In high school, I
wouldn't really build things.
774
00:43:16,127 --> 00:43:17,961
Kaleb: Oh, boy.
775
00:43:17,996 --> 00:43:20,163
Brittany: Now, eight
years into my marriage,
776
00:43:20,198 --> 00:43:23,666
I know I can do it, and
that's very exciting.
777
00:43:23,702 --> 00:43:25,268
Does he like it?
778
00:43:25,303 --> 00:43:27,437
Elovie: He love it.
779
00:43:28,273 --> 00:43:31,074
Michael: You know, some folks,
they're born on a certain river,
780
00:43:31,109 --> 00:43:34,477
and they stay on that river.
781
00:43:35,447 --> 00:43:37,914
They have a campsite,
an established moose camp.
782
00:43:37,949 --> 00:43:40,516
They go back to it every year.
783
00:43:40,552 --> 00:43:42,952
But what's the
challenge in that?
784
00:43:42,988 --> 00:43:45,622
I follow my principles,
and this was no easy hunt,
785
00:43:45,657 --> 00:43:47,957
but it paid off.
786
00:43:55,166 --> 00:43:56,933
Oh, man, I'm gonna
feel that in the morning,
787
00:43:56,968 --> 00:43:59,802
but I am done.
788
00:44:00,772 --> 00:44:06,309
♪ ♪
789
00:44:10,248 --> 00:44:12,849
(imitating moose call).
790
00:44:15,920 --> 00:44:17,854
Alex: There's some quote
from a book I read once.
791
00:44:17,889 --> 00:44:21,124
You know, when a man
has food in his mouth,
all questions are answered.
792
00:44:21,159 --> 00:44:22,258
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