1 00:00:02,369 --> 00:00:06,940 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:07,007 --> 00:00:08,842 RICKO: Okay, let's get these traps prepped. 3 00:00:08,908 --> 00:00:10,977 SKYLER: Okay. 4 00:00:11,044 --> 00:00:13,580 RICKO: Let's do the wolverine one's first. 5 00:00:14,781 --> 00:00:16,549 This is a 3-30 conibear. 6 00:00:16,616 --> 00:00:18,618 -SKYLER: Is it strong? -RICKO: Yeah. 7 00:00:18,685 --> 00:00:19,819 These are powerful traps, 8 00:00:19,886 --> 00:00:21,054 so we got to be careful with them. 9 00:00:21,121 --> 00:00:22,155 SKYLER: Well, that's a good thing, 10 00:00:22,222 --> 00:00:23,957 so it don't like die sadly. 11 00:00:24,024 --> 00:00:25,492 RICKO: Yeah, they don't last long in these. 12 00:00:25,558 --> 00:00:28,128 Trapping is all about survival out here. 13 00:00:28,194 --> 00:00:29,963 You got to be able to get furs if you want to make nice 14 00:00:30,030 --> 00:00:33,333 clothing that suits you for this weather and this climate. 15 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:34,834 Okay, we're gonna use these setters. 16 00:00:34,901 --> 00:00:36,202 This makes it a lot easier. 17 00:00:36,269 --> 00:00:38,471 I used to use rope to do these, but... 18 00:00:38,538 --> 00:00:39,706 SKYLER: You did? 19 00:00:39,773 --> 00:00:41,341 RICKO: I got fancy with these setters. 20 00:00:41,408 --> 00:00:43,710 SKYLER: I'm scared. 21 00:00:43,777 --> 00:00:46,179 RICKO: Okay. This one is ready to go. 22 00:00:46,246 --> 00:00:47,213 SKYLER: That's it? 23 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:48,481 RICKO: Yeah. 24 00:00:48,548 --> 00:00:51,584 This fits in here and it gets wired in right here. 25 00:00:52,285 --> 00:00:53,486 And then this is the wolverine. 26 00:00:53,553 --> 00:00:55,655 He comes hopping along, 27 00:00:55,722 --> 00:00:59,125 "Damn that smells good. Woo-hoo, Beaver?" 28 00:00:59,192 --> 00:01:00,593 (intense music) 29 00:01:09,235 --> 00:01:11,104 RICKO: Yeah. SKYLER: Whoa! 30 00:01:11,171 --> 00:01:13,606 SKYLER: That was big. RICKO: Big power. 31 00:01:13,673 --> 00:01:15,442 Can you imagine that on your arm? 32 00:01:15,508 --> 00:01:16,976 That would be painful. 33 00:01:17,043 --> 00:01:18,278 You'd be going home. 34 00:01:18,344 --> 00:01:20,380 Not crying, you'd probably be screaming. 35 00:01:20,447 --> 00:01:21,815 You get caught in some of these bigger traps, 36 00:01:21,881 --> 00:01:24,717 you could easily lose your life, or lose a limb. 37 00:01:24,784 --> 00:01:26,419 So, Skyler needs to understand that handling 38 00:01:26,486 --> 00:01:28,621 these big wolverine traps, 39 00:01:28,688 --> 00:01:30,256 that's like handling a loaded gun. 40 00:01:30,323 --> 00:01:33,660 Now you see how much power is locked and loaded. 41 00:01:33,726 --> 00:01:36,563 NARRATOR: Ricko DeWilde and his son Skyler are camping 42 00:01:36,629 --> 00:01:38,031 in the Selawik Hot Springs, 43 00:01:38,098 --> 00:01:41,901 an ancient landscape where they hope to secure needed resources, 44 00:01:41,968 --> 00:01:46,339 and where Ricko will teach Skyler lessons of their Athabaskan roots. 45 00:01:46,406 --> 00:01:48,608 RICKO: I learned right off when I first started trapping 46 00:01:48,675 --> 00:01:50,176 to be real careful with traps. 47 00:01:50,243 --> 00:01:52,245 Tilt it towards you. 48 00:01:53,113 --> 00:01:54,848 I had to have been about nine years old 49 00:01:54,914 --> 00:01:56,216 when I did my first trap. 50 00:01:56,282 --> 00:01:59,819 I was setting a trap for a mink, and I actually caught myself. 51 00:01:59,886 --> 00:02:03,490 Caught my hand in a trap, walked all the way home crying, 52 00:02:03,556 --> 00:02:05,558 and my mom took that trap off my hand. 53 00:02:05,625 --> 00:02:07,360 Okay and latch it. 54 00:02:07,427 --> 00:02:09,496 Okay, this one's ready. 55 00:02:09,562 --> 00:02:11,698 SKYLER: That thing is like ready with the safeties on? 56 00:02:11,764 --> 00:02:13,299 RICKO: Yeah, the safeties are on, 57 00:02:13,366 --> 00:02:14,734 so you don't have to worry about it. 58 00:02:15,969 --> 00:02:20,106 For now, we need the marten boxes. 59 00:02:21,708 --> 00:02:24,444 This is good for small game, even like if you're hungry 60 00:02:24,511 --> 00:02:26,646 and you wanna catch a squirrel. 61 00:02:26,713 --> 00:02:29,649 Anything possible that I could do here with these traps to prep them 62 00:02:29,716 --> 00:02:31,251 and make it easier when I'm out there, 63 00:02:31,317 --> 00:02:33,386 I'm gonna do around this cabin with Skyler. 64 00:02:33,453 --> 00:02:36,222 So, when me and Skyler are out there, we're not tinkering around 65 00:02:36,289 --> 00:02:38,691 and wasting time and energy setting them. 66 00:02:38,758 --> 00:02:41,294 We're ready to go. Let's start setting some traps. 67 00:02:45,698 --> 00:02:47,800 JESSIE: This is rugged, tough country. 68 00:02:47,867 --> 00:02:50,236 You don't prepare, you just don't survive. 69 00:03:03,516 --> 00:03:06,352 JESSIE: All right, I'm about halfway to my destination. 70 00:03:06,419 --> 00:03:09,889 Stop and make sure my load's strapped down good. 71 00:03:09,956 --> 00:03:12,859 Seems like it's, uh, riding pretty well here. 72 00:03:12,926 --> 00:03:16,229 Last winter, I was dragging a trail about 60 miles 73 00:03:16,296 --> 00:03:18,264 to the east of here, and I was really impressed 74 00:03:18,331 --> 00:03:20,300 with the countryside out there, you know, 75 00:03:20,366 --> 00:03:22,435 definitely a place I want to spend some more time. 76 00:03:22,502 --> 00:03:25,338 There's a lot of ptarmigan out there, and I saw a lot of game sign 77 00:03:25,405 --> 00:03:26,506 and a lot of fur sign. 78 00:03:26,573 --> 00:03:28,474 So, I'm gonna set up a camp out there. 79 00:03:28,541 --> 00:03:31,778 That way I can have a safety net for using that area. 80 00:03:31,844 --> 00:03:34,881 (dynamic music) 81 00:03:34,948 --> 00:03:36,716 ♪ ♪ 82 00:03:36,783 --> 00:03:39,085 Thinking I'm gonna put my tent right here. 83 00:03:39,152 --> 00:03:40,687 Get it nice and packed down. 84 00:03:40,753 --> 00:03:42,789 ♪ ♪ 85 00:03:42,855 --> 00:03:44,324 The first thing I'm gonna do is, uh, 86 00:03:44,390 --> 00:03:47,594 shovel off a nice area down to the grass. 87 00:03:47,660 --> 00:03:49,929 Then I'm gonna start picking out my poles 88 00:03:49,996 --> 00:03:51,564 and stretching out the tent. 89 00:03:56,202 --> 00:03:59,639 All right, I've got a good spot shoveled out here. 90 00:03:59,706 --> 00:04:01,608 Now it's time to set up my tent. 91 00:04:01,674 --> 00:04:05,078 Right now, the weather's nice, and this is a great time to be doing this. 92 00:04:05,144 --> 00:04:07,914 But the weather can make it so harsh out here. 93 00:04:07,981 --> 00:04:10,350 (moody music) 94 00:04:10,416 --> 00:04:13,753 ♪ ♪ 95 00:04:13,820 --> 00:04:16,689 I'm planning on going out to this area a lot this winter. 96 00:04:16,756 --> 00:04:19,492 It can dump two, three feet of snow overnight out here. 97 00:04:19,559 --> 00:04:23,129 It can blow 60, 70 mile-an-hour winds. 98 00:04:23,196 --> 00:04:25,565 You know, it can get deeply frigid cold. 99 00:04:25,632 --> 00:04:28,468 I just want to be prepared to be able to have that comfort out there. 100 00:04:28,534 --> 00:04:30,703 The hell with roughing it. I want to smooth it. 101 00:04:30,770 --> 00:04:33,239 I want to be able to preserve my body. 102 00:04:33,306 --> 00:04:36,476 Keep all my digits, which I've been lucky to do so far. 103 00:04:36,542 --> 00:04:39,679 You know, through a lot of learning curve of living in Alaska, 104 00:04:39,746 --> 00:04:43,383 I've survived with all ten toes, all ten fingers, 105 00:04:43,449 --> 00:04:44,951 still have my nose. 106 00:04:45,018 --> 00:04:47,353 But I've been in some pretty bad predicaments, 107 00:04:47,420 --> 00:04:49,622 and it just teaches me to be prepared. 108 00:04:49,689 --> 00:04:50,723 I love a wall tent. 109 00:04:50,790 --> 00:04:54,994 It's just such a super simple setup here. 110 00:04:57,730 --> 00:04:59,932 Okay, I got my stove set up. 111 00:04:59,999 --> 00:05:01,367 Camp's all ready. 112 00:05:01,434 --> 00:05:03,369 Now it's time to take off and go hunting. 113 00:05:03,436 --> 00:05:06,039 Nice knowing I got something to come back to. 114 00:05:08,508 --> 00:05:11,311 AGNES: It's responsible for us to teach our young ones 115 00:05:11,377 --> 00:05:13,079 to do the right thing every time. 116 00:05:18,518 --> 00:05:20,253 ♪ ♪ 117 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,021 CAROL: So we're just gonna go and blaze a trail through the willows? 118 00:05:22,088 --> 00:05:23,256 AGNES: Uh huh. 119 00:05:23,323 --> 00:05:24,824 CHIP: Yeah, we're gonna make a shortcut, 120 00:05:24,891 --> 00:05:26,759 so we're not going two miles out of our way to go around them. 121 00:05:26,826 --> 00:05:28,328 AGNES: That would make life a lot easier, 122 00:05:28,394 --> 00:05:29,896 if there was a trail. 123 00:05:29,962 --> 00:05:31,864 We're taking the time to cut us a trail, 124 00:05:31,931 --> 00:05:33,666 so we don't have to go all the way around the willows 125 00:05:33,733 --> 00:05:37,570 when we're trying to go from Kiwalik North to South. 126 00:05:37,637 --> 00:05:41,007 That way, it'll save us some time, some gas. 127 00:05:41,074 --> 00:05:42,675 It's just gonna be a great shortcut. 128 00:05:46,245 --> 00:05:49,749 NARRATOR: In Kiwalik, the Hailstones rely on seasonal hunts 129 00:05:49,816 --> 00:05:51,017 for their survival. 130 00:05:51,084 --> 00:05:54,053 With the caribou migration soon to arrive, 131 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:57,357 the family must set up a new camp on a nearby hill, 132 00:05:57,423 --> 00:05:59,125 which will allow them to scout for prey 133 00:05:59,192 --> 00:06:01,361 from a high vantage point. 134 00:06:03,830 --> 00:06:05,665 CHIP: There used to be a lot of gold mining here, 135 00:06:05,732 --> 00:06:07,033 and when that ran out, they left. 136 00:06:07,100 --> 00:06:09,736 But the giant tank remains that they used to fill up with fuel. 137 00:06:09,802 --> 00:06:10,937 So, that's the landmark. 138 00:06:11,003 --> 00:06:13,740 And if it's stormy or it's foggy, you drive towards the pump-site, 139 00:06:13,806 --> 00:06:15,341 right there's the trail. 140 00:06:15,408 --> 00:06:16,976 We can cut all these out of here, right here. 141 00:06:17,043 --> 00:06:20,813 This will be our brushy pain in the butt, 142 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:21,881 but it'll be all right. 143 00:06:21,948 --> 00:06:24,150 There's like oh, 100 feet of willows 144 00:06:24,217 --> 00:06:25,318 that need to be removed. 145 00:06:25,385 --> 00:06:27,820 So we got a pretty good job ahead of us, I think. 146 00:06:27,887 --> 00:06:29,355 If I can get this done now before the snow comes 147 00:06:29,422 --> 00:06:31,090 and get this done now while I've got daylight, you know, 148 00:06:31,157 --> 00:06:33,092 I have the rest of winter to enjoy that access. 149 00:06:33,159 --> 00:06:35,495 When I start knocking these off, you'll start pulling them out 150 00:06:35,561 --> 00:06:36,662 and throwing them out of the way, huh? 151 00:06:36,729 --> 00:06:38,064 AGNES: Yup. 152 00:06:41,267 --> 00:06:42,402 CAROL: Whoa! 153 00:06:42,468 --> 00:06:43,936 AGNES: We're gonna be working together 154 00:06:44,003 --> 00:06:45,671 and trying to cut through to the other side, 155 00:06:45,738 --> 00:06:47,507 and it's gonna take us all day. 156 00:06:47,573 --> 00:06:49,842 We're just gonna share the workload. 157 00:06:51,911 --> 00:06:55,715 When you work together, the workload is a lot less, you know? 158 00:06:55,782 --> 00:06:58,084 It's time consuming, but you're not really 159 00:06:58,151 --> 00:07:01,220 exerting yourself too much in the cold. 160 00:07:01,287 --> 00:07:02,688 We don't really want to be sweating; 161 00:07:02,755 --> 00:07:05,258 we just want to be slowly making our way 162 00:07:05,324 --> 00:07:07,026 to the other side of the willows. 163 00:07:07,093 --> 00:07:10,730 (energetic music) 164 00:07:10,797 --> 00:07:15,635 ♪ ♪ 165 00:07:18,438 --> 00:07:21,040 CHIP: You know how to saw, right? 166 00:07:21,107 --> 00:07:23,209 Ha ha! I think it's your turn, man. 167 00:07:23,276 --> 00:07:25,545 I've made some good progress here. 168 00:07:25,611 --> 00:07:27,713 This is a real handy spot right here. 169 00:07:27,780 --> 00:07:29,682 Animals track it, I track it. 170 00:07:29,749 --> 00:07:31,884 Right here is where the river meets the hillside, 171 00:07:31,951 --> 00:07:33,753 meets the, the Kiwalik flats. 172 00:07:33,820 --> 00:07:38,458 It's in a very advantageous place, so opening this up is a good idea. 173 00:07:38,524 --> 00:07:41,327 We can just bomb right through here with snow machines now. 174 00:07:41,394 --> 00:07:42,962 AGNES: Zoom. That's pretty cool, eh? 175 00:07:43,029 --> 00:07:45,565 CHIP: Yeah. Well, you guys feel like wrapping it up for the day? 176 00:07:45,631 --> 00:07:46,499 AGNES: Yeah. 177 00:07:46,566 --> 00:07:47,834 CHIP: We got tomorrow coming on us and we got, 178 00:07:47,900 --> 00:07:49,302 always got more work to do. 179 00:07:49,368 --> 00:07:52,004 AGNES: (sighs) Well-made trail. 180 00:07:52,071 --> 00:07:54,006 CHIP: Yup. Thank you, guys. 181 00:07:55,341 --> 00:07:58,611 SUE: I can't beat winter, but I can work around it. 182 00:07:58,678 --> 00:08:01,681 (moody music) 183 00:08:01,747 --> 00:08:08,488 ♪ ♪ 184 00:08:15,528 --> 00:08:19,198 SUE: I've managed to get Little Red stuck by the runway. 185 00:08:19,265 --> 00:08:21,634 Something inside of it broke. 186 00:08:21,701 --> 00:08:23,035 I don't know what. 187 00:08:23,102 --> 00:08:25,204 Bang, I heard it, and it stopped running. 188 00:08:25,271 --> 00:08:27,974 So I have to get Little Red out. 189 00:08:30,409 --> 00:08:32,612 Inconvenient as heck that he broke down there, 190 00:08:32,678 --> 00:08:36,482 but you don't always get a choice where breakdowns happen. 191 00:08:36,549 --> 00:08:38,751 They usually don't happen at the shop. 192 00:08:38,818 --> 00:08:41,521 Take a little bit of rope, maybe a little bit of chain, 193 00:08:41,587 --> 00:08:43,890 pull Little Red out of its trouble. 194 00:08:43,956 --> 00:08:45,424 The biggest piece of equipment 195 00:08:45,491 --> 00:08:48,494 has to rescue the littlest vehicle in the camp. 196 00:08:49,262 --> 00:08:52,532 The 9-66 is really the powerhouse. 197 00:08:52,598 --> 00:08:54,634 It's one of the newest pieces of equipment, 198 00:08:54,700 --> 00:08:55,902 if you can call it that. 199 00:08:55,968 --> 00:08:58,070 It's a 1968. 200 00:08:58,137 --> 00:09:01,307 So, age-wise, it's just a little bit younger than me. 201 00:09:01,374 --> 00:09:04,777 It is built for really the heavy-duty work. 202 00:09:04,844 --> 00:09:08,014 It's how I dug the trench to get the culvert made 203 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:09,015 on the runway. 204 00:09:09,081 --> 00:09:12,018 It's how I move large quantities of gravel. 205 00:09:12,084 --> 00:09:16,322 This is something that is built for heavy construction. 206 00:09:16,389 --> 00:09:18,324 Heavy work. 207 00:09:20,393 --> 00:09:22,795 And you wonder, yeah, you got this big old muscular, 208 00:09:22,862 --> 00:09:24,430 Schwarzenegger equipment. 209 00:09:24,497 --> 00:09:26,399 Why the hell aren't you driving it down here? 210 00:09:26,465 --> 00:09:28,734 Well, it doesn't have chains on it. 211 00:09:28,801 --> 00:09:31,804 So, if I get that down here and get it stuck, 212 00:09:31,871 --> 00:09:34,473 I am in a world of hurt. 213 00:09:34,540 --> 00:09:37,143 Better to have a lot of rope and patience, 214 00:09:37,209 --> 00:09:39,712 than, uh, getting the big equipment stuck, 215 00:09:39,779 --> 00:09:41,514 'cause I've got no recourse. 216 00:09:41,581 --> 00:09:45,618 (edgy music) 217 00:09:45,685 --> 00:09:47,954 I hope I'm close enough. 218 00:09:48,020 --> 00:09:54,393 ♪ ♪ 219 00:09:54,460 --> 00:09:56,195 Are you kidding me? 220 00:09:56,262 --> 00:09:59,966 Not by a couple of inches. 221 00:10:00,032 --> 00:10:01,667 Come on. 222 00:10:01,734 --> 00:10:05,204 (tense music) 223 00:10:05,271 --> 00:10:06,372 (grunts) 224 00:10:06,439 --> 00:10:07,640 Little bit more, little bit more. 225 00:10:07,707 --> 00:10:10,409 Bam! Thank you. 226 00:10:11,410 --> 00:10:14,647 All right, we got to help your little brother. 227 00:10:14,714 --> 00:10:16,515 Let's get 'er done. 228 00:10:19,986 --> 00:10:21,854 Come on. 229 00:10:30,062 --> 00:10:31,163 Come on. 230 00:10:32,164 --> 00:10:33,766 Come on, Little Red. 231 00:10:36,602 --> 00:10:39,972 There's so much tension on this rope. 232 00:10:40,039 --> 00:10:42,842 If it snaps, my head is gonna be, uh, 233 00:10:42,908 --> 00:10:45,478 not on my shoulders anymore. 234 00:10:53,052 --> 00:10:56,522 SUE: There's so much tension on this rope. 235 00:10:56,589 --> 00:10:59,692 (tense music) 236 00:10:59,759 --> 00:11:03,329 ♪ ♪ 237 00:11:03,396 --> 00:11:04,630 Come on. 238 00:11:08,968 --> 00:11:10,903 Come on, Little Red. 239 00:11:10,970 --> 00:11:12,138 Come to Mommy. 240 00:11:12,204 --> 00:11:16,709 ♪ ♪ 241 00:11:16,776 --> 00:11:20,746 I'm kind of seesawing because I only have so much runway. 242 00:11:20,813 --> 00:11:23,749 Your chain is only as good as your weakest link. 243 00:11:23,816 --> 00:11:28,220 The weakest link is Little Red itself and where that first hook is. 244 00:11:28,287 --> 00:11:31,757 The 9-66 has all the power in the world to pull it, 245 00:11:31,824 --> 00:11:34,093 but I've got to tickle and tease it, 246 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:37,963 and I've got to gently coax that out. 247 00:11:38,030 --> 00:11:40,099 That's a good girl. 248 00:11:40,166 --> 00:11:42,401 Who's your Mommy? Who's your Mommy? 249 00:11:42,468 --> 00:11:45,404 (tense music) 250 00:11:45,471 --> 00:11:49,141 ♪ ♪ 251 00:11:49,208 --> 00:11:50,543 Okay. 252 00:11:50,609 --> 00:11:52,645 All the equipment at Kavik is useful, 253 00:11:52,712 --> 00:11:54,547 important in its own right. 254 00:11:54,613 --> 00:11:56,916 The 9-66, 255 00:11:56,982 --> 00:12:00,619 it's like having Schwarzenegger at your back. 256 00:12:00,686 --> 00:12:03,222 It's having the muscle. 257 00:12:03,289 --> 00:12:05,091 (dramatic chords) 258 00:12:05,891 --> 00:12:09,895 What I need to do now is bring it close to the shop. 259 00:12:09,962 --> 00:12:14,834 Then I can get the bobcat and push it in the rest of the way. 260 00:12:14,900 --> 00:12:18,370 (moody music) 261 00:12:18,437 --> 00:12:25,344 ♪ ♪ 262 00:12:29,715 --> 00:12:31,851 JESSIE: You don't get nothing if you don't give an honest go at it. 263 00:12:31,917 --> 00:12:34,653 It's nice to have some luck, but you create that luck 264 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:36,989 by getting out here. 265 00:12:51,537 --> 00:12:53,372 NARRATOR: In Brushkana wilderness, 266 00:12:53,439 --> 00:12:57,943 Jessie has set up a shelter that he will use throughout Dark Winter. 267 00:12:58,010 --> 00:13:01,013 He must now head into the wild in search of ptarmigan, 268 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:04,150 an elusive yet nutritious Arctic prey. 269 00:13:06,952 --> 00:13:09,255 JESSIE: There's a lot of moose out here. 270 00:13:09,321 --> 00:13:12,658 Pretty cool to run into this bull here with four cows. 271 00:13:12,725 --> 00:13:16,629 Pretty amazing moment, just cruising along right alongside of me 272 00:13:16,695 --> 00:13:19,365 is trotting a big bull moose with four cows with him 273 00:13:19,431 --> 00:13:21,901 and it's just pretty cool to get to watch that, you know? 274 00:13:21,967 --> 00:13:24,637 I love coming out here. It's always something exciting. 275 00:13:24,703 --> 00:13:27,173 It's a pretty good-sized bull. 276 00:13:27,239 --> 00:13:30,709 This is, uh, some really moosey country out here. 277 00:13:30,776 --> 00:13:33,179 Moose season has, uh, come and passed, and I can't get a moose, 278 00:13:33,245 --> 00:13:35,915 but I can get ten ptarmigan today and, uh, 279 00:13:35,981 --> 00:13:38,517 ten ptarmigan goes a long way. 280 00:13:38,584 --> 00:13:39,919 Ptarmigan's just as good as moose to me. 281 00:13:39,985 --> 00:13:41,854 You just have to work a little bit harder and you 282 00:13:41,921 --> 00:13:43,756 got to study the ways of the animals if you want to 283 00:13:43,823 --> 00:13:46,058 survive off small game. 284 00:13:47,593 --> 00:13:54,567 ♪ ♪ 285 00:14:10,249 --> 00:14:11,884 I'm definitely getting into some, uh, 286 00:14:11,951 --> 00:14:13,352 country that's got some ptarmigan in it. 287 00:14:13,419 --> 00:14:16,188 I'm starting to see a lot of tracks off in the brush here. 288 00:14:16,255 --> 00:14:19,158 You're looking for a white bird in a white landscape. 289 00:14:19,225 --> 00:14:21,727 You got to be eyes open wide, ears, 290 00:14:21,794 --> 00:14:23,762 all your senses have to be alive. 291 00:14:25,497 --> 00:14:27,733 Right there, right there. 292 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:29,635 Right there through that bush. 293 00:14:29,702 --> 00:14:32,771 (suspenseful music) 294 00:14:32,838 --> 00:14:34,907 ♪ ♪ 295 00:14:34,974 --> 00:14:36,008 (gunshot) 296 00:14:36,075 --> 00:14:37,843 Got one. 297 00:14:39,345 --> 00:14:41,247 All right, I got a ptarmigan. There's a lot of tracks here. 298 00:14:41,313 --> 00:14:42,481 I'm gonna keep hunting. 299 00:14:42,548 --> 00:14:44,483 It's, uh, imperative to be really quick right now 300 00:14:44,550 --> 00:14:46,585 while they're still around. 301 00:14:46,652 --> 00:14:48,921 Try to look for some more. There was more. 302 00:14:48,988 --> 00:14:50,990 Oh, wow, there's a whole flock up here, 303 00:14:51,056 --> 00:14:52,892 they keep flying forward. 304 00:14:52,958 --> 00:14:54,627 There must be a hundred ptarmigan up here. 305 00:14:54,693 --> 00:14:56,428 There's a couple of different groups. 306 00:14:56,495 --> 00:14:59,498 Small game is a great way to survive through the winter. 307 00:14:59,565 --> 00:15:01,967 Just trying to make the right move to put up as much meat 308 00:15:02,034 --> 00:15:04,236 as I possibly can. 309 00:15:04,303 --> 00:15:07,239 (dramatic chords) 310 00:15:07,306 --> 00:15:13,779 ♪ ♪ 311 00:15:19,051 --> 00:15:20,519 I think I'm going to get the machine. 312 00:15:21,754 --> 00:15:23,522 It seems to work better than walking. 313 00:15:24,456 --> 00:15:26,558 I'm trying to get to the flock, but they keep moving forward. 314 00:15:26,625 --> 00:15:29,695 So, I'm gonna grab my machine, and then that way I think I can 315 00:15:29,762 --> 00:15:30,996 sneak up on them better. 316 00:15:31,063 --> 00:15:32,631 I learned that last winter. 317 00:15:32,698 --> 00:15:36,101 I just got to take what I've learned and try to put it to use. 318 00:15:37,369 --> 00:15:39,905 I was definitely scaring them off as I walked forward. 319 00:15:39,972 --> 00:15:42,574 You know, you just don't keep doing something that's not working. 320 00:15:44,276 --> 00:15:47,379 I can get a bag limit of ten, so I'm after it. 321 00:15:54,086 --> 00:15:55,554 (gunshot) 322 00:15:59,325 --> 00:16:02,728 ♪ ♪ 323 00:16:02,795 --> 00:16:03,796 (gunshot) 324 00:16:05,164 --> 00:16:06,999 Alright, I got a few of them down. 325 00:16:10,235 --> 00:16:12,504 Grab these birds. 326 00:16:13,739 --> 00:16:15,040 Just gonna set this aside, 327 00:16:15,107 --> 00:16:18,510 grab it on my way back through and keep moving after the flock. 328 00:16:18,577 --> 00:16:22,047 (intense music) 329 00:16:22,114 --> 00:16:24,416 ♪ ♪ 330 00:16:24,483 --> 00:16:26,485 (gunshot) 331 00:16:26,552 --> 00:16:28,620 I got one, I'm gonna leave it right there. 332 00:16:28,687 --> 00:16:31,657 I'm gonna keep moving, because movement is my success. 333 00:16:31,724 --> 00:16:33,092 Because then I can flush the birds, 334 00:16:33,158 --> 00:16:35,461 hopefully find where they go and land. 335 00:16:35,527 --> 00:16:37,529 -(gunshot) -Sweet dude. 336 00:16:37,596 --> 00:16:39,698 Opportunity doesn't often come out here, 337 00:16:39,765 --> 00:16:41,400 and you got to seize it when it's there. 338 00:16:41,467 --> 00:16:45,704 Man, it's gonna be a feast. This is so exciting. 339 00:16:45,771 --> 00:16:47,339 Man, it's just been some hectic shooting. 340 00:16:47,406 --> 00:16:48,574 I've been having to keep moving. 341 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:50,476 I got quite a few of them back here. 342 00:16:50,542 --> 00:16:53,078 I haven't even counted, but I know I'm not near ten, 343 00:16:53,145 --> 00:16:54,346 and that's the bag limit. 344 00:16:54,413 --> 00:16:55,614 Right now, the hunting's good, 345 00:16:55,681 --> 00:16:57,549 and you got to make the best of a good opportunity. 346 00:16:57,616 --> 00:16:59,618 You know, it's exciting hunting. 347 00:16:59,685 --> 00:17:02,821 Days like this are just bread and butter for me. 348 00:17:02,888 --> 00:17:04,790 You know, this is what I thrive on. 349 00:17:04,857 --> 00:17:09,128 Coming out here, hunting, providing my own food. 350 00:17:10,596 --> 00:17:11,663 Here's one of my birds. 351 00:17:11,730 --> 00:17:13,365 I've been just tossing them off the side 352 00:17:13,432 --> 00:17:15,267 and moving as quick as I can along with the flock. 353 00:17:15,334 --> 00:17:17,102 They kind of flew off, so I'm gonna go back and, 354 00:17:17,169 --> 00:17:18,370 uh, get the rest of them, 355 00:17:18,437 --> 00:17:20,572 see how many I got and take care of the meat 356 00:17:20,639 --> 00:17:23,142 that I have before I get greedy. 357 00:17:23,208 --> 00:17:25,010 I feel like I had a great hunt. 358 00:17:25,077 --> 00:17:26,645 I think I got quite a bit of birds down. 359 00:17:26,712 --> 00:17:29,748 I definitely set my camp up in the right country. 360 00:17:33,952 --> 00:17:40,793 Four, five, six, seven, eight. 361 00:17:40,859 --> 00:17:42,694 All right. Man, I didn't know I had that many. 362 00:17:42,761 --> 00:17:43,829 That's awesome. 363 00:17:43,896 --> 00:17:46,665 It's been a damn good hunt. Now I got a lot of birds to clean. 364 00:17:46,732 --> 00:17:50,936 But that secures me meals for a whole week right there. 365 00:17:51,003 --> 00:17:54,740 Definitely going to cook up some heart and liver and gizzard tonight. 366 00:17:57,643 --> 00:17:59,411 SUE: The wheels are always turning. 367 00:17:59,478 --> 00:18:02,147 Just because I don't know how to do it today, 368 00:18:02,214 --> 00:18:04,583 doesn't mean I won't figure it out tomorrow. 369 00:18:15,661 --> 00:18:18,730 SUE: I do not have a storage building 370 00:18:18,797 --> 00:18:23,502 or a gen shed, or a shop large enough to put this into bed. 371 00:18:23,569 --> 00:18:26,004 So it has to live outside. 372 00:18:26,071 --> 00:18:28,373 My thermometer goes to 100 below zero, 373 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:30,576 and I peg it most years. 374 00:18:30,642 --> 00:18:34,113 When this piece of machinery gets cold in winter, 375 00:18:34,179 --> 00:18:37,182 the rubber contracts in a different rate than the metal 376 00:18:37,249 --> 00:18:39,151 and it loses its air. 377 00:18:39,218 --> 00:18:45,424 And this 46,000-50,000-pound machine…oooh...comes down. 378 00:18:45,491 --> 00:18:50,829 And all that pressure cuts these tires and causes splits. 379 00:18:50,896 --> 00:18:54,566 You don't want this heavy metal ruining this soft rubber. 380 00:18:54,633 --> 00:18:59,404 One more causality on the tires and the tires are done. 381 00:18:59,471 --> 00:19:03,075 It is a 1968 model. 382 00:19:03,142 --> 00:19:07,813 Those tires on it are 50-something years old. 383 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:10,816 So, even though I have a Hulk for a piece of equipment, 384 00:19:10,883 --> 00:19:12,518 I've got a baby it. 385 00:19:16,255 --> 00:19:19,124 For me to prevent ruining my machinery, 386 00:19:19,191 --> 00:19:23,328 I've got to put it up on blocks and just say I'll see you in the spring. 387 00:19:23,395 --> 00:19:27,399 One of the things I like to do-- I re-use, re-purpose 388 00:19:27,466 --> 00:19:29,701 things that I have left laying around. 389 00:19:29,768 --> 00:19:32,604 My bone yard where I keep all the items, 390 00:19:32,671 --> 00:19:34,473 it's a little on the thin side. 391 00:19:34,540 --> 00:19:37,376 But I have to find something strong enough 392 00:19:37,442 --> 00:19:39,011 to overcome the weight of the vehicle. 393 00:19:39,077 --> 00:19:42,214 I'm looking at those timbers, and I guess I didn't realize 394 00:19:42,281 --> 00:19:44,516 how nice those were. 395 00:19:44,583 --> 00:19:47,819 If I take this and I put this up, 396 00:19:47,886 --> 00:19:51,256 you're looking at a pretty massive piece of wood. 397 00:19:51,323 --> 00:19:54,726 You get that weight of that sitting on this, 398 00:19:54,793 --> 00:19:56,428 and it's pretty stout. 399 00:19:56,495 --> 00:19:58,297 So, I've got a plan. 400 00:20:11,176 --> 00:20:14,613 Wood, big timbers from the old wildcat days up here 401 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:19,551 in the oil industry-- they're valuable to me. 402 00:20:19,618 --> 00:20:24,556 This one here, I rescued on, uh, a little salvage, uh, 403 00:20:24,623 --> 00:20:26,825 not too long a little salvage trip. 404 00:20:26,892 --> 00:20:30,762 Uh, so I'm already putting it to good use. 405 00:20:33,932 --> 00:20:36,535 The timbers do weigh a whole lot, 406 00:20:36,602 --> 00:20:42,040 and that's kinda the point that they're gonna be sturdy. 407 00:20:42,107 --> 00:20:45,777 (punchy music) 408 00:20:45,844 --> 00:20:52,417 ♪ ♪ 409 00:20:52,484 --> 00:20:54,453 RICKO: If you don't know how to hunt or trap out here, 410 00:20:54,519 --> 00:20:56,488 you really ain't anybody. 411 00:21:06,365 --> 00:21:12,237 ♪ ♪ 412 00:21:12,304 --> 00:21:14,339 RICKO: Okay, we're in the open country here. 413 00:21:14,406 --> 00:21:16,208 SKYLER: It's real flat. RICKO: Yeah. 414 00:21:16,275 --> 00:21:18,243 We're gonna set some traps today, 415 00:21:18,310 --> 00:21:20,078 but you can't just put your trap anywhere. 416 00:21:20,145 --> 00:21:23,582 You got to look for the spot that animal might most likely be. 417 00:21:23,649 --> 00:21:25,450 You see that timber line out here? 418 00:21:25,517 --> 00:21:27,519 That dark spot about five miles out? 419 00:21:27,586 --> 00:21:29,087 SKYLER: Yeah, it looks like dirt. 420 00:21:29,154 --> 00:21:30,689 RICKO: That's where all the small things like spruce chicken, 421 00:21:30,756 --> 00:21:32,557 rabbit, all that's in there. 422 00:21:32,624 --> 00:21:36,061 So marten like to go in there. Also, good food for wolverine. 423 00:21:36,128 --> 00:21:37,896 So, that's where we want to get to. 424 00:21:37,963 --> 00:21:40,399 (dynamic music) 425 00:21:40,465 --> 00:21:42,501 ♪ ♪ 426 00:21:42,567 --> 00:21:45,037 RICKO: What I'm teaching Skyler is whatever animal you're after, 427 00:21:45,103 --> 00:21:47,272 you got to basically become that animal 428 00:21:47,339 --> 00:21:49,308 if you want to be successful harvesting it. 429 00:21:49,374 --> 00:21:52,244 When you're thinking of that animal, what does it like to eat? 430 00:21:52,311 --> 00:21:54,446 Where does it like to walk around in? 431 00:21:54,513 --> 00:21:58,083 These animals like timber, so we're going where the timber is. 432 00:21:58,150 --> 00:21:59,818 (engine revving) 433 00:21:59,885 --> 00:22:01,219 Watch your leg right there. 434 00:22:02,554 --> 00:22:04,022 Watch your hand. 435 00:22:04,089 --> 00:22:07,059 (engine revving) 436 00:22:10,262 --> 00:22:11,396 Hold on. 437 00:22:13,899 --> 00:22:15,567 The best way for Skyler to learn 438 00:22:15,634 --> 00:22:17,602 is for me to just get him out of his comfort zone, 439 00:22:17,669 --> 00:22:19,871 put him out in this area, and I'm learning it too. 440 00:22:19,938 --> 00:22:21,340 So, he's learning with me. 441 00:22:21,406 --> 00:22:23,742 I got to immerse him into this whole system 442 00:22:23,809 --> 00:22:26,044 of trapping and navigating the country. 443 00:22:29,381 --> 00:22:32,951 SKYLER: Oh. Oh. RICKO: Oh, you good? 444 00:22:33,018 --> 00:22:35,620 SKYLER: Uh-hmm. RICKO: It's a little high grounded there. 445 00:22:35,687 --> 00:22:38,090 Not easy breaking trail, huh? 446 00:22:38,156 --> 00:22:40,826 Lot of work, just moving through this area. 447 00:22:40,892 --> 00:22:43,362 But once we get trail in, it's gonna be a lot easier. 448 00:22:43,428 --> 00:22:45,797 It's very difficult terrain right now for breaking trail. 449 00:22:45,864 --> 00:22:47,699 It's early winter, so I'm basically sinking 450 00:22:47,766 --> 00:22:49,968 to the bottom in a foot of snow. 451 00:22:52,604 --> 00:22:54,206 Jeez. 452 00:22:54,272 --> 00:22:56,708 All the tussocks, all the humps, all the willows, 453 00:22:56,775 --> 00:22:59,444 any kind of brush, I'm hitting that with my snow machine 454 00:22:59,511 --> 00:23:02,814 and it's causing me to go side to side. 455 00:23:02,881 --> 00:23:05,450 Ooh, I didn't know it was gonna be this tough. 456 00:23:05,517 --> 00:23:06,918 This is not just about trapping; 457 00:23:06,985 --> 00:23:09,154 this is about learning the area you're in. 458 00:23:09,221 --> 00:23:11,056 Learning to break trail. 459 00:23:11,123 --> 00:23:13,959 It's about making a safe path for you to trap on. 460 00:23:20,432 --> 00:23:22,534 -(Skylar crying) -RICKO: You okay? 461 00:23:27,139 --> 00:23:28,173 RICKO: Hang on. 462 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:31,610 (intense music) 463 00:23:34,546 --> 00:23:36,448 -(Skyler crying) -RICKO: You okay? 464 00:23:36,515 --> 00:23:39,351 -(wailing) -Are you cut? 465 00:23:39,418 --> 00:23:40,652 SKYLER: I'm fine. 466 00:23:40,719 --> 00:23:43,955 -RICKO: Okay sit up, sit up. -(crying) 467 00:23:44,022 --> 00:23:46,191 No blood? Take a deep breath. 468 00:23:46,258 --> 00:23:47,259 (crying) 469 00:23:47,325 --> 00:23:49,594 Take a deep breath. 470 00:23:49,661 --> 00:23:51,129 It's [bleep] white out, I can't see. 471 00:23:51,196 --> 00:23:53,131 You're not cut Sky, you'll be okay. 472 00:23:53,198 --> 00:23:54,933 Sorry about that, Sky. 473 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:56,735 You're okay. 474 00:23:56,802 --> 00:23:58,770 Help me with this thing, Sky. 475 00:23:58,837 --> 00:24:01,973 It's very, very difficult to travel right now and break new trail. 476 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:03,909 It's easy to have an accident. 477 00:24:03,975 --> 00:24:05,811 I'm sorry about that, I gotta take it easy. 478 00:24:05,877 --> 00:24:07,345 SKYLER: It's not your fault. 479 00:24:07,412 --> 00:24:09,881 RICKO: Yeah it's kinda my fault, but I gotta make sure 480 00:24:09,948 --> 00:24:11,349 I'm taking care of you. 481 00:24:11,416 --> 00:24:12,918 I can't just let you get hurt like that. 482 00:24:12,984 --> 00:24:15,287 The snow machine is 800 pounds, so we don't wanna get hurt 483 00:24:15,353 --> 00:24:17,856 with that snow machine falling against us or on us. 484 00:24:17,923 --> 00:24:20,525 Almost there. The first trail when you go in 485 00:24:20,592 --> 00:24:21,860 is always the hardest. 486 00:24:21,927 --> 00:24:24,830 Don't get discouraged. This isn't how trapping is every day. 487 00:24:24,896 --> 00:24:26,832 This is called breaking trail. 488 00:24:26,898 --> 00:24:28,467 I really wanna make sure 489 00:24:28,533 --> 00:24:32,070 Skyler has a fun learning experience trapping with me. 490 00:24:36,708 --> 00:24:39,411 Some kind of tracks in here. You see that? 491 00:24:39,478 --> 00:24:41,813 When I get into the timber area, it's the first thing I'm looking for 492 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:43,148 is any marten passing through that area. 493 00:24:43,215 --> 00:24:47,152 If I see any type of marten tracks, if I see a lot of rabbit tracks, 494 00:24:47,219 --> 00:24:49,688 or maybe ptarmigan are eating on the willows in the area, 495 00:24:49,754 --> 00:24:51,556 I know the marten are gonna be frequenting that spot, 496 00:24:51,623 --> 00:24:53,925 trying to get food in its stomach. 497 00:24:53,992 --> 00:24:55,627 Here's the marten tracks. 498 00:24:55,694 --> 00:24:59,264 We'll put some marten and wolverine sets in this whole area. 499 00:24:59,331 --> 00:25:01,900 Okay, I've never used these before. 500 00:25:01,967 --> 00:25:04,536 They're lighter, easier to haul around. 501 00:25:04,603 --> 00:25:06,905 Yeah, I don't know how these are gonna work. 502 00:25:08,106 --> 00:25:10,008 I hope they work. 503 00:25:10,075 --> 00:25:11,309 We'll find out. 504 00:25:11,376 --> 00:25:12,644 You got to have luck when you're trapping. 505 00:25:12,711 --> 00:25:14,179 If you don't have luck, 506 00:25:14,246 --> 00:25:15,780 you just don't have animals in your traps. 507 00:25:15,847 --> 00:25:17,182 This marten ran under this tree, 508 00:25:17,249 --> 00:25:21,553 so chances are it's gonna come through and do the same thing. 509 00:25:21,620 --> 00:25:24,356 We also gotta think kind of like the animal, 510 00:25:24,422 --> 00:25:26,458 hopefully get our traps in the right spot to have some luck. 511 00:25:26,525 --> 00:25:27,993 SKYLER: Ah, it's supposed to go timber! 512 00:25:28,059 --> 00:25:29,728 RICKO: We're not trying to chop it down completely. 513 00:25:29,794 --> 00:25:30,896 SKYLER: You're not? 514 00:25:30,962 --> 00:25:33,732 RICKO: Cause I wanna use it for, uh, a little runway, 515 00:25:33,798 --> 00:25:36,167 see I want to put the box up here. 516 00:25:36,234 --> 00:25:38,403 I followed my dad while he went on his trapping, 517 00:25:38,470 --> 00:25:40,672 and that's how I learned to trap, so it's important 518 00:25:40,739 --> 00:25:42,941 that I teach my son Skyler how to trap. 519 00:25:43,008 --> 00:25:45,143 Okay, now you see how I attach it. 520 00:25:45,210 --> 00:25:46,811 SKYLER: Uh-hmm. 521 00:25:46,878 --> 00:25:48,146 RICKO: Now we put the trap in there. 522 00:25:48,213 --> 00:25:51,683 This is his first time doing traps with me, so he has a lot to learn. 523 00:25:51,750 --> 00:25:53,885 I think go like that. 524 00:25:53,952 --> 00:25:55,287 Oh. 525 00:25:55,353 --> 00:25:56,388 SKYLER: Did it snap on you? 526 00:25:56,454 --> 00:25:58,123 RICKO: No, see it's got the safeties on. 527 00:25:58,189 --> 00:25:59,257 SKYLER: Oh. 528 00:25:59,324 --> 00:26:01,493 RICKO: That's why you want the safeties. 529 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:04,262 We're gonna pull the safeties off. 530 00:26:04,329 --> 00:26:06,031 Just like that. 531 00:26:06,097 --> 00:26:08,099 Okay let's set some more, keep moving. 532 00:26:08,166 --> 00:26:10,435 Next is a wolverine set. 533 00:26:13,038 --> 00:26:17,742 SUE: I don't feel intimidation by the size of the job. 534 00:26:17,809 --> 00:26:20,979 I would feel more intimidated if I didn't get it done. 535 00:26:28,353 --> 00:26:32,557 So, I've had the, uh, wood drying out overnight. 536 00:26:32,624 --> 00:26:35,860 Not gonna be perfect but good enough for me to wanna cut on it, 537 00:26:35,927 --> 00:26:38,797 and so now I'm gonna get my measurements for the wood. 538 00:26:38,863 --> 00:26:41,366 Just like you would putting your car on blocks. 539 00:26:41,433 --> 00:26:46,972 I've gotta get the 9-66 on blocks so that when those tires lose air, 540 00:26:47,038 --> 00:26:50,475 when the contraction of winter happens, 541 00:26:50,542 --> 00:26:53,545 50,000 pounds of machinery isn't coming down 542 00:26:53,612 --> 00:26:57,282 on that 50-year-old rubber and biting it and killing it. 543 00:26:58,850 --> 00:27:02,420 I am at 22 again there. 544 00:27:02,487 --> 00:27:03,888 So, I've got my measurements. 545 00:27:03,955 --> 00:27:05,757 Now to go get it cut. 546 00:27:10,328 --> 00:27:13,565 Mark it, cut it, and use it. 547 00:27:17,302 --> 00:27:21,272 I have very little use for a chainsaw in Kavik. 548 00:27:22,574 --> 00:27:26,044 There's no trees, and the only chainsaw here 549 00:27:26,111 --> 00:27:28,913 is basically from the dark ages. 550 00:27:28,980 --> 00:27:30,849 If I open the case, there may be two squirrels 551 00:27:30,915 --> 00:27:32,951 running around trying to keep it going. 552 00:27:33,018 --> 00:27:36,888 It's a little small for a big job like this. 553 00:27:38,189 --> 00:27:40,358 It's--it's wanting to cut in. 554 00:27:40,425 --> 00:27:45,196 It's wandering a little, and I get a little leery 555 00:27:45,263 --> 00:27:47,966 when it jumps, when it chatters. 556 00:27:48,033 --> 00:27:51,703 It's not my strong suit. 557 00:27:54,673 --> 00:27:58,343 This is definitely, uh, a tiny tool for a big job. 558 00:27:58,410 --> 00:28:02,480 When I feel something not right, I gotta pull out, uh, 559 00:28:02,547 --> 00:28:06,151 the bar is bent a little bit and I'm no expert on, 560 00:28:06,217 --> 00:28:09,154 uh, the little, tiny ancient chainsaw, so... 561 00:28:12,524 --> 00:28:16,294 Having these few really large timbers, 562 00:28:16,361 --> 00:28:19,330 I can't even describe how valuable they are. 563 00:28:19,397 --> 00:28:24,903 If I pooch cutting them and I make them too short, 564 00:28:24,969 --> 00:28:30,308 if I do something wrong and they're not going to perform, 565 00:28:30,375 --> 00:28:33,478 I cannot go to a store and buy more. 566 00:28:33,545 --> 00:28:39,017 I'm well into winter now, and I can't go find more. 567 00:28:43,822 --> 00:28:46,124 Well, I'll have to straighten that up. 568 00:28:47,559 --> 00:28:49,527 The pressure is on me. 569 00:28:49,594 --> 00:28:53,031 This is the most expensive piece of equipment that I have. 570 00:28:53,098 --> 00:28:54,966 I cannot afford to replace it, 571 00:28:55,033 --> 00:28:57,502 so I've got to keep my wits about me, 572 00:28:57,569 --> 00:29:00,572 make my cuts good and not screw this up. 573 00:29:00,638 --> 00:29:02,240 There is no second chance. 574 00:29:02,307 --> 00:29:05,376 (percussive music) 575 00:29:05,443 --> 00:29:12,183 ♪ ♪ 576 00:29:25,663 --> 00:29:30,401 So, I've got my big piece for the back of the 9-66 577 00:29:30,468 --> 00:29:34,005 and I've got the other two pieces for the front tires. 578 00:29:34,072 --> 00:29:36,141 It's time to get these pieces of wood where they 579 00:29:36,207 --> 00:29:40,879 need to live and get the uh 9-66 put to bed. 580 00:29:45,483 --> 00:29:47,218 CHIP: You got to pay attention to what we're doing. 581 00:29:47,285 --> 00:29:48,953 If you start paying attention to other [bleep]. 582 00:29:49,020 --> 00:29:50,088 you're gonna get hurt. 583 00:29:55,293 --> 00:29:57,395 CHIP: We found a place we wanna go put the teepee. 584 00:29:57,462 --> 00:29:59,497 We're gonna go put our teepee over here at the base of the hill over here. 585 00:29:59,564 --> 00:30:01,266 -CAROL: Should we go help you guys? -AGNES: Please. 586 00:30:01,332 --> 00:30:03,268 CHIP: We're gonna need to set up the teepee and, 587 00:30:03,334 --> 00:30:04,803 um, while we're cutting this trail, 588 00:30:04,869 --> 00:30:06,871 we found the place that we thought would do really nice for it. 589 00:30:06,938 --> 00:30:09,174 AGNES: And those are the poles. 590 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:10,975 NARRATOR: With their new trail completed, 591 00:30:11,042 --> 00:30:13,945 the Hailstones must now bring a teepee to the ridge that will 592 00:30:14,012 --> 00:30:18,483 serve as a remote hunting camp and emergency shelter. 593 00:30:18,550 --> 00:30:20,985 It will also give them high ground to easily 594 00:30:21,052 --> 00:30:24,823 glass the Kiwalik landscape for future hunts. 595 00:30:24,889 --> 00:30:26,424 AGNES: We'll have to go at some speed huh? 596 00:30:26,491 --> 00:30:28,993 -Zoom. CHIP: Yeah, it's gonna take some speed 597 00:30:29,060 --> 00:30:31,496 to get up that and not only that, 598 00:30:31,563 --> 00:30:33,231 I gotta make a turn at the same time, 599 00:30:33,298 --> 00:30:35,900 and I don't wanna take the sled into the willows there. 600 00:30:35,967 --> 00:30:37,869 But am I crazy, or is there a bunch of willows 601 00:30:37,936 --> 00:30:40,205 just like in my [bleep] way right there? 602 00:30:40,271 --> 00:30:43,174 I have this really long sled that I'm trying to take up 603 00:30:43,241 --> 00:30:46,945 this steep embankment and actually make a turn at the same time, 604 00:30:47,011 --> 00:30:49,013 and I'm worried about this sled going up 605 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:52,317 and sliding into the willows and getting stuck. 606 00:30:52,383 --> 00:30:55,887 I'm just gonna have to get on the left side as far as possible and make my turn. 607 00:30:55,954 --> 00:30:57,622 AGNES: Yeah. CHIP: I'm just worried about 608 00:30:57,689 --> 00:30:59,924 shoving my face in that bunch of willows right there. 609 00:30:59,991 --> 00:31:03,895 (intense music) 610 00:31:03,962 --> 00:31:06,030 ♪ ♪ 611 00:31:06,097 --> 00:31:08,166 When in doubt, we max it out. 612 00:31:08,233 --> 00:31:12,036 I always like speed, and the more speed I can get, the better off I am. 613 00:31:12,103 --> 00:31:15,773 (exciting music) 614 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:18,676 ♪ ♪ 615 00:31:18,743 --> 00:31:20,745 AGNES: Woo-hoo! 616 00:31:26,551 --> 00:31:29,454 AGNES: Go, go, go! We did it! 617 00:31:30,455 --> 00:31:39,697 It's coming, it's going. It's good. 618 00:31:39,764 --> 00:31:41,366 CHIP: Good trail. 619 00:31:55,980 --> 00:31:57,649 Put it right here. 620 00:31:57,715 --> 00:31:59,517 This'll be just fine. 621 00:31:59,584 --> 00:32:01,519 CAROL: One, two, three, go! 622 00:32:02,754 --> 00:32:05,823 CHIP: For a winter camping spot, this is a fine spot. 623 00:32:05,890 --> 00:32:09,093 We can see the whole Kiwalik, and the wind was not here. 624 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:10,361 Which is a good thing. 625 00:32:10,428 --> 00:32:11,796 AGNES: Center, right there. 626 00:32:13,431 --> 00:32:16,334 CHIP: It's got protection from three different sides by willows 627 00:32:16,401 --> 00:32:18,436 and protection from the south from the, 628 00:32:18,503 --> 00:32:21,339 from the huge storms that we get in the wintertime. 629 00:32:21,406 --> 00:32:25,109 It's nice and flat and, uh, we've got access to all this stuff again. 630 00:32:25,176 --> 00:32:28,146 We might as well plop the tent down. If we don't like it we'll move. 631 00:32:28,212 --> 00:32:30,181 AGNES: You guys are pulling it-- good, good, good Chip. 632 00:32:30,248 --> 00:32:31,616 CHIP: Yeah, that should be good. 633 00:32:31,683 --> 00:32:32,784 AGNES: Good, good, good. 634 00:32:34,185 --> 00:32:36,454 -This is the door. -CHIP: Yeah, I see. 635 00:32:40,858 --> 00:32:43,695 I really enjoy being outside. I really enjoy the things I do. 636 00:32:43,761 --> 00:32:45,430 I really enjoy being out here. 637 00:32:45,496 --> 00:32:47,332 It's become a lifestyle because we've integrated 638 00:32:47,398 --> 00:32:50,068 ourselves into this kind of living cause we wanted to 639 00:32:50,134 --> 00:32:52,737 because this is where the fun is, the adventure, 640 00:32:52,804 --> 00:32:55,006 this is where great [bleep] things are done. 641 00:32:55,073 --> 00:32:57,208 This is where no one bothers us, 642 00:32:57,275 --> 00:32:58,743 this is where we just get to rely on ourselves 643 00:32:58,810 --> 00:33:00,311 and do what we wanna do. 644 00:33:00,378 --> 00:33:03,381 It's freedom, it's like, um, it's part of us. 645 00:33:06,050 --> 00:33:09,454 You can see the whole Kiwalik from here--everything. 646 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:12,924 It's the flats and then the lagoon. 647 00:33:12,991 --> 00:33:14,592 And then the spit. 648 00:33:14,659 --> 00:33:17,295 CHIP: This gives you a good idea of why we built this trail here huh? 649 00:33:17,362 --> 00:33:18,496 AGNES: Uh-hmm. 650 00:33:18,563 --> 00:33:20,031 Cause you could really hunt it now being able to 651 00:33:20,098 --> 00:33:21,265 go all the way around it and that's a, 652 00:33:21,332 --> 00:33:23,434 that's more than a mile that way and a mile back. 653 00:33:23,501 --> 00:33:25,236 So saves us two mile of travel. 654 00:33:25,303 --> 00:33:28,439 AGNES: I treat the whole entire Kiwalik like my home. 655 00:33:28,506 --> 00:33:31,075 It's a great, big outdoors, and being a person 656 00:33:31,142 --> 00:33:34,946 that's comfortable living most of your life out in the country, 657 00:33:35,013 --> 00:33:37,081 camping around with your tents and with your children, 658 00:33:37,148 --> 00:33:40,518 it feels like this whole entire river's my home. 659 00:33:40,585 --> 00:33:43,921 And hopefully my grandchildren will feel this way. 660 00:33:49,427 --> 00:33:52,063 JESSIE: You could work hard doing something you don't love 661 00:33:52,130 --> 00:33:55,500 or you could work hard doing something you do love. 662 00:34:01,606 --> 00:34:04,275 JESSIE: I don't really like my ptarmigan overdone 663 00:34:04,342 --> 00:34:05,877 so it's pretty much almost there. 664 00:34:05,943 --> 00:34:10,281 Oh, yeah, that's done perfect, the heat of the pan will cook it 665 00:34:10,348 --> 00:34:12,316 the rest of the way. 666 00:34:12,383 --> 00:34:14,752 Dinner is served, first dinner at, uh, 667 00:34:14,819 --> 00:34:16,287 Clearwater Range Camp. 668 00:34:18,256 --> 00:34:20,024 Oh my God, that is so perfect. 669 00:34:22,060 --> 00:34:25,763 Mm. I mean this is all I need right here. 670 00:34:25,830 --> 00:34:27,765 Heat, shelter, and food. 671 00:34:29,967 --> 00:34:32,670 You know, I set out here to set up this camp and had 672 00:34:32,737 --> 00:34:35,173 the great bonus of getting to go on a wonderful hunt. 673 00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:38,443 I saw a lot of moose along the way, I seen a lot of game sign. 674 00:34:38,509 --> 00:34:41,646 You know, this is definitely the ideal location for this camp. 675 00:34:41,712 --> 00:34:44,649 60 miles away from my place, and I can come out here 676 00:34:44,715 --> 00:34:46,784 and live as comfortable as I can at home. 677 00:34:46,851 --> 00:34:50,655 To me, being here, this is so peaceful. 678 00:34:51,756 --> 00:34:53,257 This is the kind of stuff that fills me up 679 00:34:53,324 --> 00:34:54,859 for the hardships, you know, 680 00:34:54,926 --> 00:34:56,661 that I run into with the logistics of living here. 681 00:34:56,727 --> 00:35:00,531 I feel like, you know, it's been hard getting ready for this winter. 682 00:35:00,598 --> 00:35:03,501 It's been a lot of hard work this summer. 683 00:35:03,568 --> 00:35:06,037 Coming out here is just so relaxing to me. 684 00:35:06,104 --> 00:35:08,039 This has been an amazing day. 685 00:35:08,106 --> 00:35:11,442 Looking forward to many more like it. 686 00:35:13,578 --> 00:35:18,382 SUE: You plan for it to go "pfft", so that when it doesn't, 687 00:35:18,449 --> 00:35:20,218 you can go, "Ooh!" 688 00:35:25,456 --> 00:35:27,925 This is the third stand. 689 00:35:27,992 --> 00:35:32,630 And this one will go here. 690 00:35:34,499 --> 00:35:38,136 I go up there, start it, let it warm up. 691 00:35:38,202 --> 00:35:39,971 I take this bucket, 692 00:35:40,037 --> 00:35:46,244 lift it, turn it so that these teeth are now digging in. 693 00:35:46,310 --> 00:35:51,349 Bam, I push it down, and gently lift up enough 694 00:35:51,415 --> 00:35:56,187 that I can scoot this underneath. 695 00:35:56,254 --> 00:35:59,557 The goal is to get these big blocks of wood 696 00:35:59,624 --> 00:36:03,561 to take the pressure so that the tires don't. 697 00:36:05,530 --> 00:36:07,598 All of my equipment is important. 698 00:36:07,665 --> 00:36:12,136 The 9-66, it's not that it's more important than the other equipment, 699 00:36:12,203 --> 00:36:15,573 but its chores are much larger 700 00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:19,744 and I really don't have anything else that I can substitute for it. 701 00:36:22,747 --> 00:36:26,217 (engine chugging) 702 00:36:31,122 --> 00:36:35,459 Hydraulic fluid heats up fairly rapidly, 703 00:36:35,526 --> 00:36:41,032 but you've gotta exercise that bucket and get the hydraulics moving 704 00:36:41,098 --> 00:36:44,869 so you're not asking it to do something cold. 705 00:36:46,571 --> 00:36:49,540 Yeah, I'm gonna start moving those teeth down. 706 00:36:54,145 --> 00:36:57,114 I use the machine itself-- it's a powerhouse, 707 00:36:57,181 --> 00:36:59,483 lift itself up, it's like doing a pushup. 708 00:36:59,550 --> 00:37:05,289 ♪ ♪ 709 00:37:06,924 --> 00:37:11,629 Okay, I can see that I'm about that much higher than the wood. 710 00:37:11,696 --> 00:37:14,498 The hydraulics are gonna slowly leak down. 711 00:37:14,565 --> 00:37:17,969 I need to put the wood where I marked it. 712 00:37:18,035 --> 00:37:20,504 I don't have a lot of time. 713 00:37:27,311 --> 00:37:29,180 The hydraulics don't hold, 714 00:37:29,247 --> 00:37:32,283 they release themselves a little at a time. 715 00:37:32,350 --> 00:37:35,686 I have to get these timbers in quickly. 716 00:37:37,054 --> 00:37:40,324 Because if it releases, that's it, 50,000 pounds 717 00:37:40,391 --> 00:37:43,194 are coming down, and it's not gonna care where I'm at. 718 00:37:43,928 --> 00:37:45,229 Uncomfortable. 719 00:37:47,498 --> 00:37:51,202 This piece of wood has that oddball height 720 00:37:51,269 --> 00:37:53,471 which is gonna make it an awkward fit. 721 00:37:53,537 --> 00:37:57,875 I don't have a lot of time and I don't have a room for a mistake. 722 00:37:57,942 --> 00:38:00,578 I'm gonna put a couple of rocks in here, 723 00:38:00,645 --> 00:38:04,982 just to keep it from slipping, but I need to get back in 724 00:38:05,049 --> 00:38:06,884 and let it down. 725 00:38:07,618 --> 00:38:09,620 All right, this is it. 726 00:38:09,687 --> 00:38:12,823 The timbers are stout, they're strong. 727 00:38:12,890 --> 00:38:16,027 If it doesn't crush when I set the vehicle back down, 728 00:38:16,093 --> 00:38:17,728 I'm golden. 729 00:38:17,795 --> 00:38:24,435 ♪ ♪ 730 00:38:31,208 --> 00:38:32,643 (cracking) 731 00:38:40,951 --> 00:38:43,287 (crunching) 732 00:38:43,354 --> 00:38:45,556 I heard something go crunch! 733 00:38:45,623 --> 00:38:49,960 Let me see what I got going on. 734 00:38:50,027 --> 00:38:52,063 Heard something kinda crash-bang so let's see 735 00:38:52,129 --> 00:38:54,565 how it all turned out. 736 00:38:54,632 --> 00:38:58,736 I can see it's making solid contact with the wood. 737 00:38:58,803 --> 00:39:03,407 The tires have a little bit of space between them and the ground, 738 00:39:03,474 --> 00:39:07,044 the weight is obviously on those stands. 739 00:39:07,111 --> 00:39:10,014 When this loses air, and it will, 740 00:39:10,081 --> 00:39:13,250 the rim is not gonna be cutting the tire, 741 00:39:13,317 --> 00:39:15,586 so that's good. 742 00:39:17,355 --> 00:39:20,891 Looking at the 9-66 up on these timbers, 743 00:39:20,958 --> 00:39:22,193 this is a win/win for me. 744 00:39:22,259 --> 00:39:25,463 Timbers that I scavenged are being reused 745 00:39:25,529 --> 00:39:29,533 to keep the 9-66 from self-destructing just due to the weather. 746 00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:34,805 A little bit of effort went a long, long way this time. 747 00:39:34,872 --> 00:39:37,341 9-66 is ready to go to sleep. 748 00:39:37,408 --> 00:39:40,010 I'll wake her up in the spring. 749 00:39:45,383 --> 00:39:47,785 RICKO: Can't be sad if you don't have success. 750 00:39:47,852 --> 00:39:49,854 It's all just learning. 751 00:40:05,069 --> 00:40:06,904 RICKO: There's marten tracks in there huh? 752 00:40:06,971 --> 00:40:08,406 SKYLER: There is? 753 00:40:08,472 --> 00:40:10,241 -RICKO: Yeah, you see those tracks? -SKYLER: Oh, yeah. 754 00:40:10,307 --> 00:40:12,176 RICKO: Remember we put a couple of sets there? 755 00:40:12,243 --> 00:40:15,179 Whoa, huh. 756 00:40:15,246 --> 00:40:16,680 SKYLER: Is that a marten? 757 00:40:16,747 --> 00:40:18,349 RICKO: That's a marten. 758 00:40:18,416 --> 00:40:20,451 -SKYLER: What the heck? -RICKO: Sooga! 759 00:40:20,518 --> 00:40:23,287 Awesome, Sky, we got one. 760 00:40:23,354 --> 00:40:24,588 -SKYLER: Ooh. -RICKO: Ooh. 761 00:40:24,655 --> 00:40:26,424 Look at the size of that one too, look at its tail, 762 00:40:26,490 --> 00:40:28,125 it's got grey on it. Pretty one. 763 00:40:28,192 --> 00:40:30,928 You can pull it outta there. 764 00:40:30,995 --> 00:40:32,863 Grab it. 765 00:40:32,930 --> 00:40:35,299 -SKYLER: Uh-uh. -RICKO: It's dead. 766 00:40:35,366 --> 00:40:37,101 You could go for days without catching something, 767 00:40:37,168 --> 00:40:40,070 so I was real happy to see that marten in the marten box. 768 00:40:40,137 --> 00:40:43,574 We had some luck today and I'm very, very appreciative of that. 769 00:40:43,641 --> 00:40:45,676 Holy, look at that. 770 00:40:45,743 --> 00:40:47,144 SKYLER: That's what marten look like? 771 00:40:47,211 --> 00:40:49,814 RICKO: Yeah, looks crazy huh? 772 00:40:49,880 --> 00:40:51,315 SKYLER: I did not know it looked like that. 773 00:40:51,382 --> 00:40:54,752 RICKO: Yeah, this thing is a vicious hunter, it kills everything that's small. 774 00:40:54,819 --> 00:40:56,921 SKYLER: Wow, we got a marten! 775 00:40:56,987 --> 00:41:00,291 Anaa basee for you, because you're my first marten. 776 00:41:00,357 --> 00:41:02,893 RICKO: Skyler is super excited to catch his first marten. 777 00:41:02,960 --> 00:41:05,896 He's never even seen a marten before, which I didn't realize, 778 00:41:05,963 --> 00:41:08,999 so it's awesome to see him real happy to catch a marten. 779 00:41:09,066 --> 00:41:12,570 This is quality fur, just like your hat, the little hat you're wearing. 780 00:41:12,636 --> 00:41:14,572 They make good hats and they're very strong. 781 00:41:14,638 --> 00:41:17,508 They withstand the weather and the cold for years and years 782 00:41:17,575 --> 00:41:19,710 and very, very important to our culture. 783 00:41:19,777 --> 00:41:22,546 Okay, let's roll, check some more traps. 784 00:41:33,757 --> 00:41:36,026 -What is that? -SKYLER: I don't know. 785 00:41:36,093 --> 00:41:37,695 RICKO: Check it out. 786 00:41:40,197 --> 00:41:41,499 SKYLER: Is that a baby rabbit? 787 00:41:41,565 --> 00:41:42,600 RICKO: No. 788 00:41:42,666 --> 00:41:43,901 SKYLER: Is that a mink? 789 00:41:43,968 --> 00:41:45,035 RICKO: No. 790 00:41:45,102 --> 00:41:46,604 SKYLER: What is that? 791 00:41:46,670 --> 00:41:48,606 When we first came up to the other marten trap, 792 00:41:48,672 --> 00:41:49,907 I saw a little white thing. 793 00:41:49,974 --> 00:41:51,542 I didn't know what the heck it was. 794 00:41:51,609 --> 00:41:54,278 -What is that? -RICKO: I don't know, man. 795 00:41:54,345 --> 00:41:56,046 Alien or something. 796 00:41:56,113 --> 00:41:57,915 It's enjoyable times for me out here with my son, 797 00:41:57,982 --> 00:42:01,418 and I like seeing his reaction, and I made him guess a little bit to 798 00:42:01,485 --> 00:42:03,988 what kind of animal that was in the trap. 799 00:42:04,054 --> 00:42:05,589 He didn't know what the heck was going on. 800 00:42:05,656 --> 00:42:07,258 And I got a kick out of that, it was fun. 801 00:42:07,324 --> 00:42:09,660 -SKYLER: You know what that is. -RICKO: Just kidding, it's a weasel. 802 00:42:09,727 --> 00:42:11,128 SKYLER: That's a weasel? 803 00:42:11,195 --> 00:42:13,864 RICKO: They're a little predator. 804 00:42:13,931 --> 00:42:15,933 With something like this you can't take the trap off of it, 805 00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:20,137 -you gotta put a new trap in its place. -SKYLER: Why? 806 00:42:20,204 --> 00:42:21,739 -RICKO: When it's frozen like that? -SKYLER: Uh-hmm. 807 00:42:21,805 --> 00:42:24,275 RICKO: It'll break that little animal right in half. 808 00:42:24,341 --> 00:42:25,809 To catch a weasel is supposed to be lucky. 809 00:42:25,876 --> 00:42:29,046 Weasel skin is kind of synonymous with a lot of the shamans. 810 00:42:28,846 --> 00:42:30,648 It's like the rabbit foot of the Native world. 811 00:42:30,714 --> 00:42:32,750 Athabaskan lucky charm. 812 00:42:32,816 --> 00:42:35,019 We got a marten and a weasel today! 813 00:42:35,085 --> 00:42:37,254 SKYLER: Yep, let's go skin them. 814 00:42:37,321 --> 00:42:38,556 RICKO: Okay. 815 00:42:43,928 --> 00:42:46,797 Let's go skin some animals! 816 00:42:48,165 --> 00:42:50,034 SKYLER: I learned a lot while I was trapping with my dad. 817 00:42:50,100 --> 00:42:53,137 I learned how to set the traps, I learned where to put the traps, 818 00:42:53,203 --> 00:42:55,272 how to put the traps in place. 819 00:42:55,339 --> 00:42:57,608 Now we lucked out with a marten and a weasel. 820 00:42:57,675 --> 00:42:59,743 RICKO: Grab it and pull down, like this, look. 821 00:42:59,810 --> 00:43:01,679 Just go like this. 822 00:43:01,745 --> 00:43:04,748 Keep pulling on it. 823 00:43:04,815 --> 00:43:07,952 I'll help you. Keep going. 824 00:43:09,153 --> 00:43:10,154 Pretty easy, huh? 825 00:43:10,220 --> 00:43:14,158 SKYLER: Yeah. Whoa, look how skinny that is. 826 00:43:14,224 --> 00:43:17,227 RICKO: There you go! Skinned your first marten. 827 00:43:17,294 --> 00:43:19,863 It's a very gratifying feeling after all that work 828 00:43:19,930 --> 00:43:23,334 it's like the, um, pot at the end of the rainbow or something, 829 00:43:23,400 --> 00:43:24,735 you know, it's very rewarding. 830 00:43:24,802 --> 00:43:28,339 Let's make a little stretcher for this weasel skin. 831 00:43:28,405 --> 00:43:31,175 It's really important I teach Skyler all this passed on knowledge 832 00:43:31,241 --> 00:43:33,510 that I have for trapping, hunting, fishing, 833 00:43:33,577 --> 00:43:35,546 anything we do out here. 834 00:43:35,613 --> 00:43:39,149 Technology has a way of consuming past knowledge, 835 00:43:39,216 --> 00:43:41,085 and if we don't pass it on 836 00:43:41,151 --> 00:43:43,287 and we let technology take over, we could lose hundreds 837 00:43:43,354 --> 00:43:45,623 or maybe thousands of years of knowledge just by not 838 00:43:45,689 --> 00:43:48,292 teaching our kids what we need to do to survive 839 00:43:48,359 --> 00:43:50,294 out here in the woods. 840 00:43:50,361 --> 00:43:52,296 SKYLER: Ha ha. It looks so funny. 841 00:43:52,363 --> 00:43:55,699 -RICKO: There's your weasel. -SKYLER: Okay. 842 00:43:55,766 --> 00:43:59,370 RICKO: I'll put it up here. Let it dry out. 843 00:43:59,436 --> 00:44:01,772 Good, little, quick trapping trip. 844 00:44:01,839 --> 00:44:04,008 SKYLER: Oh, I always wanted to go trapping with you. 845 00:44:04,074 --> 00:44:06,276 RICKO: It's fun to have something to look forward to huh? 846 00:44:06,343 --> 00:44:07,478 SKYLER: Yeah.