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KALEB: The weather's
not super ideal today.
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But this is a
golden opportunity and
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I've been wanting to do
this since I was a little kid.
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Try and get fueled up,
get off the ground,
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get headed out to
the coast to hunt deer.
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This time of year, our
freezers are getting low and
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we need more meat.
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I'm headed out to
the Prince William Sound
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on an island in
the Gulf of Alaska.
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And my goal is to
come home with fresh venison.
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This is as far as
this airplane's going.
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I need to get into a
floatplane and, and, uh,
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continue the journey.
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It's another 15 minutes from
here and I'm in deer country.
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(grunts)
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This is the
adventure of my lifetime.
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And I'm officially
stuck on the island here.
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My ride is leaving and
it's time to set up camp.
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I have no way of getting off
this island until he comes back.
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So, start thinking
about hunting tomorrow.
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There's a lotta deer here
and that's what I'm after.
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Being alone here, there's no
contact with the outside world.
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It's just me,
my rifle, and the deer.
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And who's smarter,
me or the deer?
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And we will find that out.
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So far, I haven't seen any
deer this morning but, uh,
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I'm gonna sneak around a
couple meadows close to camp,
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see if anybody's
out eating some grass.
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I gotta get up from here, up several
hundred feet to wherever the deer are.
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They hang out in
these little meadows.
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And the play is to just
hike from meadow to meadow,
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and kinda glass around the
perimeter of the meadow and
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see if any deer are lurking.
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And if there are, I've gotta determine
if it's a buck, a male with horns,
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or a doe.
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I can only shoot the males.
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So I've gotta be really careful about
my selection of who I'm gonna harvest.
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But there's also
some big bears here.
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They feed on fish
almost year-round.
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I've gotta be super careful,
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and I gotta be aware of my
surroundings at all times to
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the threat of bears.
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Lookin' for deer.
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But there's a little
spruce hen right there,
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it's a good sign,
this place has got animals.
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There's game trails
everywhere here.
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I mean there's, it's like a, it's
like a major interchange in the city,
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trails going this way,
that way, that way, up that way.
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This is good.
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CHRIS: The Cosna River's
kinda like Fight Club.
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The Cosna will
knock you on your ass,
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but once you succeed and
you start winnin' those fights
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you're gonna feel pushed
and challenged at every point.
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Until (bleep) summer, and there's
mosquitos everywhere and I got to go.
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(laughs)
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CHRIS: Time to go.
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JESSI: You ready, Toze?
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CHRIS: Goin' for a boat ride.
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CHRIS: Start haulin' gear.
JESSI: Yeah.
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CHRIS: Looking towards summer.
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Got a lot of hunting
to do, a lot of fishing.
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We really want to go into
fall time with a lot of food.
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JESSI: It's hard to believe any other
place is as nice as this place right now.
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CHRIS: But there's no salmon
fishing and there's no caribou hunting.
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Ready?
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JESSI: Yup.
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CHRIS: There doesn't seem to
be any fish up at the cabin.
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Trapping was a little
tough on the Cosna this year.
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Pretty much all the lynx and martin headed
outta here, so we're just gonna pack up and
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head on outta here and
head for greener pastures.
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Down to the Tanana River, which
is just a mighty powerful river
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where there's really
great fishing and hunting.
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Everything starts with a
big river trip off the Cosna.
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Ready, Jess?
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JESSI: Um...
CHRIS: All right.
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Hold up.
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I'm trying to get down.
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Oh! The bank gave out.
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All right, go ahead and try to get
your front end in the water if you can.
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JESSI: Okay.
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CHRIS: Okay.
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There she is.
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I'll lock up the door
and let's get it started.
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Come on Toze.
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Load up.
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Good girl.
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JESSI: So, are we
pushing my end out?
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CHRIS: Yup.
JESSI: Here we go.
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Bye-bye cabin.
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And the stinking journey begins.
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CHRIS: Right side. Right side.
Right side. Right side. Right side.
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Yup, paddle.
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Kay, ease up.
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You feeling
comfortable up there?
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JESSI: No.
CHRIS: No?
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JESSI: Mm-mm.
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It's tippy, it's in the water.
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It's like the dead head
sticking up, but you can't see,
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and it's the sun's
reflection, and it's the...
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CHRIS: Toze is walking from
side to side of the boat.
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JESSI: This is gonna be
real fun when we're, you know,
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going through
treacherous (bleep).
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JOHNNY: Rarely out here do I
encounter just one problem or situation.
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That's what's going to test you and see
if you have what it takes to live out here.
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'Cause all I have is me,
that's all I have out here,
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myself to figure
out these problems.
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JOHNNY: It's warm
out here, isn't it Java?
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You can't handle the 60s.
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I cook out here a lot because
it's hot to cook inside the cabin,
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and rocket stoves are very
efficient and that's why I like 'em.
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What happens is the air just flows
through it and shoots up like a rocket and
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it heats up my water fast,
I can cook a lot quicker.
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But the problem with it is it just
burns these sticks really, really fast,
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and that it burns hot.
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You kinda need to babysit
it and feed it more often.
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You know, the methods I use
for cooking are very primitive,
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but I want to find a way I can still
do that and make it more efficient,
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just let the cooking cook and I can
move on and go do other projects.
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Uh, I think, uh, I was to build
an open oven on this platform,
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that would kind of open up, you
know, the different ways I can cook,
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the different things I can make.
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You know, I could
possibly make bread.
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Essentially, diversifying
the way I cook would, uh,
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open up a whole another
world out here for me.
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Water's boilin', so I'm
gonna make a pot of coffee.
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I'm gonna let this stove
cool down, finish burnin' out.
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That way I can move it off this
table, start buildin' that oven.
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All right.
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Uh, this looks like
a good spot to start.
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It's gonna be a
lotta ruts in here.
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I don't think it's
gonna be a easy dig.
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The first thing I have to do is
build a roof over this platform.
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That way, if it starts
raining while I'm building it,
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it'll be protected, and I
don't have to worry about it.
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Don't you go falling on me now.
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So, I'm gonna put four spruce
poles for my firewood pile
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to create a structural support.
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In these little wedges, spikes,
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they kinda just keep
it snug around this.
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(chainsaw humming)
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So, that's the notch.
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This is a pretty good fit.
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(grunts)
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Nice and sturdy,
that's what I'm looking for.
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Gonna move on to the next step,
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which is putting
planks all the way across.
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You know, I don't come in really
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with much of
a plan, just an idea.
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And I just grab tools and
I just start going after it.
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Just kinda let the project
evolve into what it wants to be,
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and that's kinda the best
way to do things for me.
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Good 'ol Alaskan
roof is what this is.
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That covers it perfectly.
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Roof is up.
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Move onto the next part, and
that's gonna be the table, here.
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What do you say, Java?
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Good life, but lotta work.
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CHEVIE: To survive out here,
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the standard is you're
gonna have a goal and
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you're gonna accomplish it.
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And the goal for us is
to get firewood for the winter,
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and we're gonna
accomplish that goal.
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ROGER: Keep your eye out.
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I know we got a
bunch of logs here so.
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CHEVIE: Right on the left-hand
side of that little opening there of grass.
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Holy (bleep), that's
a nice log right there.
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Winner, winner, chicken dinner.
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So, today me and my cousin
Roger, are gonna get out on river
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and see if we can find a whole bunch
of driftwood before it all floats by us,
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so we could get all that
firewood back to Shageluk.
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This is a good find right here.
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All right.
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Let's see what else this
little corner has to offer.
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Roger and I have known
each other for a long time.
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He's a good friend of
mine, and Sonta's cousin.
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We're gonna have to help each other
out, be able to fill his woodshed and
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my woodshed at the same time.
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The goal is 40 full trees.
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Something that we do
every year to ensure that
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our families stay
warm throughout the winter.
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That's your best chance of survival in
Alaska, really gotta take care of one another.
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Right now, we
gotta get another log.
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What do we got here?
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ROGER: That's a long tree.
CHEVIE: She looks heavy.
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ROGER: Strong current.
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CHEVIE: Yeah, just get in
there however the hell you can.
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Yeah, this is a big,
nice log, super dry.
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ROGER: Let's see if we can get
it out, it's pretty swift here.
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(grunts)
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CHEVIE: Holy (bleep).
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It's a lot bigger than it looks.
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ROGER: That is a lot
of log in the water.
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CHEVIE: I can't get my
arms all the way around the,
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the (bleep) tree,
that stump's huge.
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All right, we'll
give her a go again.
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Okay.
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Yeah, you hold this right there, I'll
just reach up there as far as I can.
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ROGER: Got it?
CHEVIE: Yeah.
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You got the tree and my feet?
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ROGER: Yeah, we ain't
leaving this log behind.
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(laughs)
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Just to let you know.
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CHEVIE: That didn't give me a whole
bunch o' reassurance there, cousin.
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ROGER: It, it all
looked good from my angle.
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CHEVIE: All right.
ROGER: You get it?
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CHEVIE: Let's see what it does.
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There she goes.
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Got her another
six inches there.
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All right, give her hell.
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Go!
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ROGER: I'm going.
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CHEVIE: Come on baby.
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Don't slip off of there now.
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Watch the log.
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It's a fight.
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Go, go, go, go.
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Aw (bleep)!
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Il be,
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I think she'll be coming.
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ROGER: Come on baby.
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CHEVIE: You're good.
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ROGER: Try the board game.
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CHEVIE: Hell of a deal.
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Hell of a deal.
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ROGER: I need to get turned
around and back it up some more.
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That was almost a struggle.
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CHEVIE: Almost.
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I would've been nervous if
anybody else was driving, cousin.
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ROGER: I, I knew I had it.
CHEVIE: Good job, chief.
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ROGER: 20 years'
experience pays off.
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CHEVIE: Let's go
get some more wood.
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Firewood doesn't only just
heat us, we have big families,
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both of us, you need a lot of
wood to keep the house comfortable,
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especially for
small kids, babies.
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I got a newborn on the way.
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What are we rolling with now?
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ROGER: 14, 14 logs.
CHEVIE: Nice.
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ROGER: The more we get,
the better off we are.
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CHEVIE: Still got a
(bleep) load of work to do,
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we're just barely
getting started here.
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ROGER: Yup.
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(snaps)
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JOHNNY: It's great being able to
248
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build stuff with
my own hands from the land.
249
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Not rely on
truckloads of material.
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Sweat equity is what I
like to put into things.
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JOHNNY: It's a lot more complicated
when you're not using dimensional lumber.
252
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And I'm gonna do what it
takes to build an outdoor oven.
253
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All right, so I just need to put
some logs all the way around,
254
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and pretty much just building
a sandbox on top of here.
255
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And that's gonna hold the sand.
256
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Which is gonna help insulate
this table from the hot oven
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that I'm building
on top of here.
258
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That's just one measure,
259
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one of a few measures to
keep it from burning the wood.
260
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Too many pounds in
this wheel barrel.
261
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(grunts)
262
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This about as
far as I'm getting.
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You know, when I first moved to this
property, I bought a stove from this lady,
264
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and she gave me just a
load of these firebricks.
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And I was like, uh, I don't
really have a use for those,
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and I'm glad I
hung to 'em though
267
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because these firebricks are
gonna be the base of the stove.
268
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So, this is the
second layer of protection
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keeping this wood fireproofed.
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Yeah, that's kind of the birth of the
oven, that's where it's all gonna start.
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So, I can cook on the
surface of these bricks,
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'cause this'll be
the inside of the oven.
273
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Level says, level.
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All right, so I can move on,
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start progressing toward
actually building the oven.
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And that's gonna
be the fun part.
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It'll be a long
day tomorrow too.
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Java, you wanna go eat?
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KALEB: Nature can
be a hard thing to deal with.
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But to live out here,
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I need to be able to contend
with whatever it throws at me.
282
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Otherwise, I won't survive.
283
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I won't come home.
284
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KALEB: It's nice
and sunny out today,
285
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but the woods are just wetter
than wet, so rain gear it is.
286
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I personally don't want to get
wet, even if it is a nice sunny day,
287
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so just puttin'
rain gear on the bottom.
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Into the woods I go.
289
00:16:07,317 --> 00:16:13,388
I need to successfully
find some prey and bag it,
290
00:16:13,456 --> 00:16:15,990
harvest it,
291
00:16:16,059 --> 00:16:19,393
but these deer are really
smart, and they're elusive.
292
00:16:19,396 --> 00:16:22,196
They're hard to see,
they're hard to find.
293
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But I've just gotta
be in the right spot,
294
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at the right time
in order to connect with one.
295
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Straight down through there.
296
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I got two deer.
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00:16:54,163 --> 00:16:56,163
I see two deer up here.
298
00:16:56,166 --> 00:16:58,032
Um...
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I'm about 50% sure
one of them's a buck,
300
00:17:00,303 --> 00:17:01,869
I'm pretty sure I see the horns.
301
00:17:04,374 --> 00:17:07,308
It just raised its head up and
I'm 100% sure that's a buck.
302
00:17:07,377 --> 00:17:08,776
I'm gonna take a shot.
303
00:17:08,845 --> 00:17:10,378
'Cause it's bucks only.
304
00:17:13,116 --> 00:17:16,117
I have to make sure that when I
do take the shot that it's perfect.
305
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♪
306
00:17:26,245 --> 00:17:28,179
KALEB: Safety's on.
307
00:17:28,247 --> 00:17:30,448
Now, the buck did
just step out of sight,
308
00:17:30,450 --> 00:17:33,317
but he doesn't
know of our presence yet.
309
00:17:33,319 --> 00:17:34,985
So, I need to
start sneakin' up and
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00:17:34,988 --> 00:17:37,755
see if I can get eyes on
that deer without spookin' it.
311
00:17:42,195 --> 00:17:46,030
I think one of
those deer is a buck.
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00:17:48,201 --> 00:17:50,735
This is good sign.
313
00:17:50,803 --> 00:17:53,137
I think that was the doe,
314
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it was bedded down.
315
00:17:57,277 --> 00:18:01,479
Now the challenge is I've
lost sight of both deer,
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00:18:01,481 --> 00:18:03,815
and once I find 'em again
I'm gonna have to determine
317
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which one's the
buck and which one is not.
318
00:18:06,619 --> 00:18:08,319
'Cause one of
them has no antlers.
319
00:18:10,490 --> 00:18:12,356
So, this just got difficult.
320
00:18:15,895 --> 00:18:17,161
Hunting really is just about
321
00:18:17,163 --> 00:18:19,630
being in the right
place at the right time,
322
00:18:19,632 --> 00:18:21,566
so I gotta keep
movin' around a little bit.
323
00:18:21,634 --> 00:18:26,303
And there's only two things that
are really important on this trip,
324
00:18:26,306 --> 00:18:30,174
and that is to
kill and not be killed.
325
00:18:34,046 --> 00:18:36,347
These fish means there's bears.
326
00:18:38,851 --> 00:18:41,452
I mean, here's a freaking
bear trail right here,
327
00:18:41,521 --> 00:18:44,388
and I'm gonna walk down it to
try and get back into clearing.
328
00:18:44,457 --> 00:18:48,859
All over this island there are
monster coastal brown bears.
329
00:18:48,862 --> 00:18:55,333
And this island has a phenomenon
known as ringing the dinner bell.
330
00:18:55,401 --> 00:18:57,001
When these coastal brown bears
331
00:18:57,069 --> 00:18:57,935
hear a gunshot,
332
00:18:57,937 --> 00:18:59,470
they know somebody
just killed a deer,
333
00:18:59,539 --> 00:19:03,474
and there's an easy free meal waiting
for them if they just go and find it.
334
00:19:05,011 --> 00:19:07,879
I got two deer in
my sights right now.
335
00:19:07,947 --> 00:19:13,551
I've gotten to about 80 yards away,
and I can see that it's for sure a doe.
336
00:19:13,553 --> 00:19:15,620
No antlers.
337
00:19:15,688 --> 00:19:17,522
And the other one is her baby.
338
00:19:19,092 --> 00:19:24,562
There's deer everywhere, but
this is like hunting moose,
339
00:19:24,630 --> 00:19:26,564
can only shoot the males.
340
00:19:27,833 --> 00:19:31,969
I load all this gear back
up, get back on the trail.
341
00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,440
And there's a lot
of country to cover,
342
00:19:36,442 --> 00:19:38,409
and I need to stay out
of the way of the bears.
343
00:19:40,580 --> 00:19:43,113
CHEVIE: To thrive
in this area of Alaska
344
00:19:43,116 --> 00:19:45,049
you can't be
cautious all the time,
345
00:19:45,117 --> 00:19:47,384
you can't be
scared of getting hurt,
346
00:19:47,387 --> 00:19:52,056
or scared of being in a situation
that you might be uncomfortable in.
347
00:19:56,395 --> 00:19:58,596
If I can mentally
see myself succeeding,
348
00:19:58,598 --> 00:20:01,299
then I'm willing to take that
challenge and push myself there.
349
00:20:02,935 --> 00:20:04,268
(grunts)
350
00:20:04,337 --> 00:20:06,203
CHEVIE: You can do it,
put your ass into it.
351
00:20:06,206 --> 00:20:08,940
This is the beginning of a
small raft we're gonna stage.
352
00:20:09,008 --> 00:20:11,275
It's damn near impossible to
do it in this kind of wind.
353
00:20:11,344 --> 00:20:14,011
Yeah, this must be
kinda the eye of the storm.
354
00:20:14,013 --> 00:20:16,947
ROGER: Yeah, we are, and it's
dark all the way around us too.
355
00:20:16,950 --> 00:20:18,349
CHEVIE: It is, yup.
356
00:20:18,351 --> 00:20:19,884
There's three long trees
right here though,
357
00:20:19,952 --> 00:20:21,719
this is gonna add
to this stack pretty good.
358
00:20:22,689 --> 00:20:24,955
So we can see the
storm's right there and
359
00:20:24,958 --> 00:20:26,557
you could really
feel the wind blowing out
360
00:20:26,559 --> 00:20:28,559
of the south,
blowing right at us.
361
00:20:28,628 --> 00:20:29,827
The eagle's out, isn't it?
362
00:20:29,895 --> 00:20:31,229
Everyday.
363
00:20:31,964 --> 00:20:35,433
ROGER: Get that outside log
tied up so it won't wonder.
364
00:20:35,501 --> 00:20:36,834
CHEVIE: Okay.
365
00:20:36,902 --> 00:20:38,769
ROGER: Make sure the
rope doesn't come off.
366
00:20:38,771 --> 00:20:41,505
CHEVIE: I kinda feel like sometimes
you're the outside log, you know,
367
00:20:41,574 --> 00:20:45,109
like I gotta tie it up
so you don't wander, you know?
368
00:20:45,177 --> 00:20:46,444
(laughs)
369
00:20:46,512 --> 00:20:48,779
ROGER: Oh!
370
00:20:51,968 --> 00:20:53,651
CHEVIE: Okay.
371
00:20:53,653 --> 00:20:57,188
We're gonna pull these logs straight to
those logs, so we'll have a little stash.
372
00:20:57,256 --> 00:21:00,658
Getting these logs
staged is time well spent.
373
00:21:00,660 --> 00:21:02,326
ROGER: And, and
you killed it in here.
374
00:21:05,198 --> 00:21:06,730
CHEVIE: We'll end up
having three rafts.
375
00:21:06,733 --> 00:21:10,200
One big raft up river, a
small raft in the middle,
376
00:21:10,203 --> 00:21:14,005
and then a
medium size raft down river.
377
00:21:14,073 --> 00:21:16,274
And we'll put 'em all
together as we're going home,
378
00:21:16,342 --> 00:21:19,476
but right now we
gotta get this wood out
379
00:21:19,479 --> 00:21:22,480
of the main river before it gets
super windy around the corner,
380
00:21:22,548 --> 00:21:24,715
and get it in a secured area.
381
00:21:24,734 --> 00:21:26,951
And this creek's a,
a great place to hide it.
382
00:21:35,761 --> 00:21:39,363
So, our biggest stash of
wood's sitting right here.
383
00:21:39,365 --> 00:21:40,831
This is 20 logs.
384
00:21:40,900 --> 00:21:43,567
It's a lot of firewood
and it's a lot of work.
385
00:21:43,569 --> 00:21:45,636
It's a lot of time
to get this here.
386
00:21:45,705 --> 00:21:48,039
ROGER: I think this
situation's gonna stay good
387
00:21:48,107 --> 00:21:50,107
for another
night if it needs to.
388
00:21:50,109 --> 00:21:52,576
CHEVIE: We're just gonna wait
for a break in the weather,
389
00:21:52,578 --> 00:21:54,712
put all the pieces
of the puzzle together,
390
00:21:54,780 --> 00:21:58,149
and make a push for
home whenever that's possible.
391
00:22:04,724 --> 00:22:06,524
CHRIS: The Cosna is
not one of those crystal clear,
392
00:22:06,592 --> 00:22:08,693
luxurious rivers
you get to float down.
393
00:22:10,396 --> 00:22:12,263
It's dirty, full of sweepers.
394
00:22:12,331 --> 00:22:15,066
It's got mud banks that are
vertical, you can't climb out of.
395
00:22:15,134 --> 00:22:16,667
It's got bears at every corner.
396
00:22:17,737 --> 00:22:19,170
The Cosna's an (bleep).
397
00:22:26,813 --> 00:22:28,179
CHRIS: Neutral positions.
398
00:22:30,149 --> 00:22:31,949
Okay, head up.
399
00:22:31,951 --> 00:22:33,150
JESSI: Yup.
400
00:22:33,219 --> 00:22:34,952
CHRIS: Split the middle and
then we're gonna cut left.
401
00:22:35,020 --> 00:22:37,154
Going down the Cosna's
always an experience.
402
00:22:37,223 --> 00:22:38,355
Right here.
403
00:22:38,358 --> 00:22:39,623
All right, paddle on the
right, paddle on the right.
404
00:22:40,827 --> 00:22:42,093
We've got sweepers.
405
00:22:42,161 --> 00:22:44,428
Sweepers are big trees that
are hangin' down over the river,
406
00:22:44,497 --> 00:22:45,629
and when you go underneath 'em
407
00:22:45,698 --> 00:22:47,565
they want to sweep you and
all your gear out of the boat.
408
00:22:47,633 --> 00:22:49,833
JESSI: Here's
another tree coming up.
409
00:22:49,836 --> 00:22:52,370
CHRIS: That's quite a, quite
a tree going across there.
410
00:22:52,438 --> 00:22:54,238
JESSI: Quite a tree.
CHRIS: All right so...
411
00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:55,906
JESSI: And this one has
branches that come all the way out,
412
00:22:55,975 --> 00:22:56,974
going all the way across.
413
00:22:56,976 --> 00:22:58,175
What do you wanna do?
414
00:22:58,177 --> 00:22:59,977
CHRIS: Cut it down.
JESSI: Yeah, let's do that.
415
00:22:59,979 --> 00:23:01,512
CHRIS: Okay.
416
00:23:01,514 --> 00:23:03,514
We don't wanna get too close to it,
'cause we don't wanna get sucked down.
417
00:23:03,582 --> 00:23:05,316
JESSI: In we go.
418
00:23:05,918 --> 00:23:07,117
Okay.
419
00:23:07,120 --> 00:23:09,086
(grunts)
420
00:23:10,122 --> 00:23:11,522
Please be careful.
421
00:23:11,590 --> 00:23:12,957
CHRIS: Yeah.
422
00:23:14,527 --> 00:23:16,394
I'd say the
Consa's far from predictable.
423
00:23:21,734 --> 00:23:23,401
So just 'cause the river's
knocked me down a few times,
424
00:23:23,469 --> 00:23:24,935
doesn't mean I'm
gonna stop trying.
425
00:23:28,074 --> 00:23:30,307
(chainsaw humming)
426
00:23:40,353 --> 00:23:43,053
(chainsaw humming)
427
00:23:50,430 --> 00:23:51,562
(laughs)
428
00:23:51,630 --> 00:23:53,297
(panting)
429
00:23:53,299 --> 00:23:55,566
Ah, that was a lot.
430
00:23:57,837 --> 00:23:59,770
To...
431
00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:02,039
(grunts)
432
00:24:02,041 --> 00:24:05,176
(panting)
433
00:24:05,244 --> 00:24:07,178
JESSI: Holy smokes,
look at it over here.
434
00:24:07,246 --> 00:24:08,646
Great job, Chris!
435
00:24:08,714 --> 00:24:10,581
CHRIS: Yeah, it worked,
worked out really well.
436
00:24:10,649 --> 00:24:13,651
But now we gotta get ahead of that, otherwise
we're gonna get jammed up behind it.
437
00:24:13,719 --> 00:24:15,118
Dig in.
438
00:24:15,121 --> 00:24:16,220
JESSI: Okay.
439
00:24:20,126 --> 00:24:22,910
CHRIS: All right, perfect.
440
00:24:22,962 --> 00:24:25,463
We just gotta make it way
down river before we camp.
441
00:24:31,737 --> 00:24:34,004
Lay down sweetheart.
442
00:24:34,006 --> 00:24:35,406
Woo-hoo-hoo!
443
00:24:37,810 --> 00:24:39,343
I'm tryin' Toze.
444
00:24:39,411 --> 00:24:41,145
Come on Toze, get under here.
445
00:24:43,415 --> 00:24:45,483
JESSI: This is
some serious rain.
446
00:24:45,551 --> 00:24:46,884
Okay, you wanna put
my submarine pants on?
447
00:24:46,952 --> 00:24:48,018
You want me to pull over?
448
00:24:48,020 --> 00:24:49,286
CHRIS: I just put
myself under the tarp.
449
00:24:49,288 --> 00:24:51,688
JESSI: Yeah, just tell me
what you need, we'll do it.
450
00:24:51,691 --> 00:24:52,756
CHRIS: I can't hear you.
451
00:24:52,758 --> 00:24:54,625
JESSI: Tell me what
you need, and we'll do it!
452
00:24:54,693 --> 00:24:55,793
CHRIS: Paddle through the rain.
453
00:24:58,097 --> 00:24:59,697
Paddle on your right.
454
00:24:59,765 --> 00:25:02,032
JESSI: Okay, hold on.
CHRIS: We're just gonna crash.
455
00:25:02,034 --> 00:25:03,167
We gotta paddle love!
456
00:25:03,235 --> 00:25:04,234
JESSI: I know!
457
00:25:04,237 --> 00:25:05,202
CHRIS: We're just
spinnin' in the wrong direction.
458
00:25:07,573 --> 00:25:08,873
Try to keep her nose straight.
459
00:25:13,245 --> 00:25:14,512
Everything's getting soaked,
460
00:25:14,580 --> 00:25:16,513
our guns and...
461
00:25:16,516 --> 00:25:17,648
Kay, keep it straight,
462
00:25:17,716 --> 00:25:19,183
I'm gonna try to
suck up the water.
463
00:25:23,723 --> 00:25:25,689
There's so much
water in this boat.
464
00:25:36,168 --> 00:25:37,618
CHRIS: Tell me if you need me.
465
00:25:37,620 --> 00:25:40,354
JESSI: I don't, I'll be okay.
CHRIS: I can't hear you.
466
00:25:40,356 --> 00:25:42,156
JESSI: All is well!
467
00:25:48,297 --> 00:25:51,231
CHRIS: Oh, it just
poured right on my (beep).
468
00:25:51,234 --> 00:25:52,700
JESSI: Our canoe
has been sliding and
469
00:25:52,768 --> 00:25:55,435
slithering down this
serpent of a river for days.
470
00:25:55,438 --> 00:25:57,905
We have been going through
all these obstacles and
471
00:25:57,907 --> 00:26:00,708
just making our way down
this serpent of a river,
472
00:26:00,776 --> 00:26:03,443
making our way through
the belly of the beast.
473
00:26:03,446 --> 00:26:05,946
And hopefully, we make
it out on the other side.
474
00:26:09,852 --> 00:26:11,718
JOHNNY: I don't
like to overthink something.
475
00:26:11,721 --> 00:26:13,453
I don't like to over-plan.
476
00:26:13,456 --> 00:26:16,990
Because the blueprints
are something to follow.
477
00:26:16,993 --> 00:26:18,559
And I'm not much of a follower.
478
00:26:25,401 --> 00:26:29,603
JOHNNY: So in order to
have this dome-shaped oven,
479
00:26:29,605 --> 00:26:31,672
I need to have a mold.
480
00:26:31,740 --> 00:26:35,809
And I'm gonna build a mold
on top of this out of sand.
481
00:26:38,014 --> 00:26:39,613
So I'm gonna make a dome
and I want the sides to be
482
00:26:39,682 --> 00:26:41,481
kinda as
vertical as possible and
483
00:26:41,484 --> 00:26:43,150
that's gonna give me
the most interior height.
484
00:26:43,152 --> 00:26:46,553
16, 18 inches tall.
485
00:26:46,555 --> 00:26:50,824
And, uh, it's gonna start
drying out pretty quick.
486
00:26:50,826 --> 00:26:52,359
And when it dries out,
it's just gonna crumble.
487
00:26:52,361 --> 00:26:57,364
So what I'm gonna do is take
some old newspapers I found.
488
00:26:57,433 --> 00:27:00,434
15 years old.
489
00:27:00,502 --> 00:27:02,102
That'd be kinda fun to read.
490
00:27:02,104 --> 00:27:03,370
Dip it in a bucket of water.
491
00:27:05,241 --> 00:27:09,043
And that's gonna
hold that moisture in.
492
00:27:09,111 --> 00:27:12,112
Oh, The Departed
is in, uh, theaters.
493
00:27:12,314 --> 00:27:16,250
All right, so the paper is all
the way around the sand mold.
494
00:27:16,318 --> 00:27:18,252
It's gonna hold the moisture in.
495
00:27:19,722 --> 00:27:24,458
And I'm just gonna give it one last little
drink before I walk away to go grab the cob.
496
00:27:25,728 --> 00:27:29,396
Java, I wish I'd could figure out a
way for you to drag the cob over here.
497
00:27:29,398 --> 00:27:30,797
You know, hold your weight.
498
00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:32,232
Don't wanna interrupt your nap.
499
00:27:34,403 --> 00:27:37,271
That cob mix is what
I have here on my land.
500
00:27:37,339 --> 00:27:41,208
Sand, clay,
there's straw, water.
501
00:27:41,210 --> 00:27:42,009
This stuff's heavy.
502
00:27:42,011 --> 00:27:43,477
It's not lightweight.
503
00:27:43,479 --> 00:27:46,680
Turn these all into a nice
mixture and make an oven.
504
00:27:46,749 --> 00:27:49,149
Man, this is awesome 'cause
I've been thinking about doing
505
00:27:49,218 --> 00:27:51,085
this before I
even moved to Alaska.
506
00:27:51,153 --> 00:27:53,286
And it's just so cool
to be doing all the things
507
00:27:53,289 --> 00:27:57,290
I thought I wanted to
do before I moved here.
508
00:27:57,293 --> 00:28:00,828
Yeah, I was sitting and
daydreaming at any job I'd have like,
509
00:28:00,896 --> 00:28:05,432
"Man, I wish I was
building a cob oven," or
510
00:28:05,434 --> 00:28:09,136
"I wish I was just barefoot
walking around on my property."
511
00:28:10,506 --> 00:28:12,206
It's kind of just sealing it.
512
00:28:12,241 --> 00:28:14,975
It's almost like a seal coat.
513
00:28:14,977 --> 00:28:17,878
Now it's time to start
excavating out all of the sand.
514
00:28:19,382 --> 00:28:20,581
Here we go.
515
00:28:20,649 --> 00:28:21,848
All right.
516
00:28:21,851 --> 00:28:25,386
The sand's still pretty damp
from when I built this thing.
517
00:28:25,454 --> 00:28:31,225
Starting a fire inside is gonna
complete the drying process.
518
00:28:37,333 --> 00:28:38,899
There we go, that's
what I needed to do.
519
00:28:40,336 --> 00:28:43,270
(bleep) yeah,
that thing's blazing.
520
00:28:43,272 --> 00:28:47,474
I'm gonna prop the door and that's
gonna complete the drying process.
521
00:28:47,543 --> 00:28:50,010
And move onto finding
something to put into this oven.
522
00:28:50,746 --> 00:28:51,945
CHEVIE: We're gonna go for it.
523
00:28:51,947 --> 00:28:53,213
Stuff's coming together.
524
00:28:53,282 --> 00:28:55,149
Or coming apart, one of the two.
525
00:28:55,751 --> 00:28:58,085
Our work that
Roger and I do together,
526
00:28:58,153 --> 00:28:59,820
a lot of it's mental.
527
00:28:59,822 --> 00:29:01,688
Once you're in it,
you're in it to win it.
528
00:29:01,757 --> 00:29:05,625
And having humor to keep you
going is a really good trick.
529
00:29:05,628 --> 00:29:08,162
Just gotta maintain
a positive attitude.
530
00:29:08,230 --> 00:29:09,830
ROGER: Positive attitude.
531
00:29:09,832 --> 00:29:12,499
CHEVIE: Doing anything we can
to keep a smile on our faces
532
00:29:12,501 --> 00:29:13,834
because we know that the work
533
00:29:13,836 --> 00:29:17,104
that we're doing at the moment's
kinda (beep) suck work at times.
534
00:29:20,442 --> 00:29:21,908
CHEVIE: Ready to
hook up to the back?
535
00:29:21,911 --> 00:29:23,477
ROGER: Ready to
hook up to the back.
536
00:29:27,650 --> 00:29:30,184
CHEVIE: Okay, there you go.
537
00:29:31,253 --> 00:29:35,522
Chief picked a good spot here
to dock her out of the wind.
538
00:29:35,524 --> 00:29:37,791
But right now it's
better than it was yesterday.
539
00:29:37,860 --> 00:29:39,259
It's not pissing rain.
540
00:29:39,328 --> 00:29:40,994
We're not in the
middle of a storm.
541
00:29:41,063 --> 00:29:42,663
It's not black all around us.
542
00:29:42,731 --> 00:29:44,064
Our visibility's better.
543
00:29:44,133 --> 00:29:47,400
There is still some wind, but
it's dying down just a little bit.
544
00:29:47,403 --> 00:29:48,602
It's rougher than we'd like.
545
00:29:48,604 --> 00:29:49,803
It's still windy.
546
00:29:49,872 --> 00:29:53,073
But, um, we're just gonna have
to work with what we got today.
547
00:29:53,142 --> 00:29:54,608
We're ready to
get these logs home.
548
00:29:54,676 --> 00:29:56,877
It's a lot of firewood,
that's for damn sure.
549
00:29:56,879 --> 00:29:59,079
It's, uh, 28 logs right there.
550
00:29:59,148 --> 00:30:01,081
We're still learning
how to count, cousin.
551
00:30:01,150 --> 00:30:03,416
ROGER: I only count up to 20.
552
00:30:03,419 --> 00:30:06,553
(laughter)
553
00:30:06,622 --> 00:30:09,857
CHEVIE: We got another raft to
pick up about five miles from here.
554
00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:15,095
And then one more another
three or four miles below that.
555
00:30:15,164 --> 00:30:19,566
Hopefully we can get all three
rafts tied together and, um,
556
00:30:19,635 --> 00:30:21,434
pushed into Shageluk.
557
00:30:21,437 --> 00:30:23,770
ROGER: I'm still a little
worried about the wind.
558
00:30:23,772 --> 00:30:28,842
But I would like to get
it all done in one sweep.
559
00:30:29,979 --> 00:30:31,645
CHEVIE: I hear ya.
560
00:30:31,713 --> 00:30:34,648
We're gonna have to unhook and
get ready to get our next raft.
561
00:30:37,986 --> 00:30:40,053
So we released 28 logs.
562
00:30:40,055 --> 00:30:41,855
The 28 logs come down the river,
563
00:30:41,857 --> 00:30:44,525
we go down in front, and
hook up six, seven logs
564
00:30:44,593 --> 00:30:47,661
and we should meet 'em together
and be able to hook up and
565
00:30:47,729 --> 00:30:51,732
keep going down river towards
Shageluk without wasting any time.
566
00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:53,733
Timing's gotta be just right.
567
00:30:53,736 --> 00:30:58,238
Once this raft goes by, we
don't want to have to chase it.
568
00:30:59,542 --> 00:31:01,008
Bad (beep) can happen.
569
00:31:01,076 --> 00:31:04,344
I worry more about that than falling
in the water or anything like that.
570
00:31:08,417 --> 00:31:11,151
This is really
gonna be a real test.
571
00:31:11,220 --> 00:31:14,421
The risk to reward,
the risk to reward.
572
00:31:14,489 --> 00:31:16,256
ROGER: Yeah.
573
00:31:17,359 --> 00:31:18,625
CHEVIE: Kay, we
got eight logs here.
574
00:31:18,627 --> 00:31:20,027
We're gonna get
hooked up to them.
575
00:31:22,364 --> 00:31:24,264
ROGER: Little bit of wind.
CHEVIE: Little bit of wind.
576
00:31:26,501 --> 00:31:27,367
Okay.
577
00:31:27,436 --> 00:31:29,369
We're good, cousin.
578
00:31:31,773 --> 00:31:35,108
You don't have as much room
for error right now, so, uh,
579
00:31:35,177 --> 00:31:36,643
you know, let's
get pushing, huh?
580
00:31:39,514 --> 00:31:41,047
I think down there, man.
581
00:31:41,050 --> 00:31:42,649
ROGER: Oh, yeah.
582
00:31:42,651 --> 00:31:44,784
CHEVIE: Holy (beep), there.
583
00:31:44,787 --> 00:31:45,852
There they are.
584
00:31:45,921 --> 00:31:47,588
We can't let that raft
get way out in front of us.
585
00:31:47,656 --> 00:31:48,855
If we get behind the eight ball,
586
00:31:48,857 --> 00:31:51,325
we'll be chasing it
all the way to town.
587
00:31:51,393 --> 00:31:52,926
It turns into a
real pain in the ass.
588
00:31:52,928 --> 00:31:55,061
Think we can
pull it off, cousin?
589
00:31:55,064 --> 00:31:57,731
ROGER: I ain't holding back.
CHEVIE: Haul ass.
590
00:31:57,799 --> 00:31:59,199
It's getting real, real quick.
591
00:32:04,523 --> 00:32:05,923
♪
592
00:32:05,991 --> 00:32:07,190
CHEVIE: We're dealing
with a lot of wood here.
593
00:32:07,259 --> 00:32:09,126
The wind's really
blowing like hell.
594
00:32:09,194 --> 00:32:12,462
And, uh, we just gotta get these
things tied together where,
595
00:32:12,464 --> 00:32:13,864
as tightly as we can.
596
00:32:15,601 --> 00:32:17,067
You're hitting on
the back right there.
597
00:32:17,135 --> 00:32:19,069
You got it?
598
00:32:19,071 --> 00:32:21,538
ROGER: Yeah.
599
00:32:21,540 --> 00:32:23,573
Let the line go a little bit.
600
00:32:28,948 --> 00:32:30,880
It's a lot of wood
to be dealing with.
601
00:32:30,883 --> 00:32:33,283
(laughs)
602
00:32:33,285 --> 00:32:35,218
CHEVIE: You wanna add 16 to it?
603
00:32:35,220 --> 00:32:37,688
ROGER: Well, let's see how
I'm feeling with this big load.
604
00:32:48,500 --> 00:32:49,633
KALEB: Once I shoot an animal,
605
00:32:49,701 --> 00:32:52,703
the hard work starts
with 60 pounds of meat.
606
00:32:52,771 --> 00:32:55,138
Fresh, bloody, juicy, bear bait.
607
00:32:56,842 --> 00:32:58,642
Inviting all of the bears.
608
00:32:59,979 --> 00:33:04,781
As a hunter, I have to be very
careful about staying out of harm's way.
609
00:33:07,987 --> 00:33:09,920
KALEB: Out in these woods,
610
00:33:09,988 --> 00:33:14,591
it's kind of a big game of Russian
roulette for the deer and for me.
611
00:33:15,661 --> 00:33:20,330
The deer are doing their
darndest to stay alive.
612
00:33:20,399 --> 00:33:23,333
I'm doing my darndest
to stay alive because
613
00:33:23,335 --> 00:33:26,136
I'm not the
top predator in these woods.
614
00:33:26,204 --> 00:33:28,471
I've got a gun for the deer.
615
00:33:28,474 --> 00:33:30,073
I've got a gun for the bears.
616
00:33:30,092 --> 00:33:33,743
And I'm hoping to beat the odds on
this island because I have not killed,
617
00:33:33,746 --> 00:33:36,113
but I do not want to be killed.
618
00:33:39,351 --> 00:33:42,753
At the end of the day, we're
all just trying to survive here.
619
00:33:52,898 --> 00:33:54,831
I just saw another little doe.
620
00:33:56,301 --> 00:33:59,102
Not what I'm looking for, but
one of these days it'll be a buck.
621
00:34:00,839 --> 00:34:02,705
There she goes.
622
00:34:02,708 --> 00:34:04,141
Have a nice life, deer.
623
00:34:12,584 --> 00:34:14,651
So that's just the way it goes.
624
00:34:14,653 --> 00:34:16,319
This is hunting, not shooting.
625
00:34:16,388 --> 00:34:19,790
And, uh, you just gotta deal with
the problems when they come.
626
00:34:19,858 --> 00:34:22,725
Okay.
627
00:34:22,728 --> 00:34:24,694
Got some mussels here.
628
00:34:26,598 --> 00:34:29,266
I'm not doing too
well hunting deer.
629
00:34:29,334 --> 00:34:34,971
But these mussels
don't run away.
630
00:34:36,408 --> 00:34:38,808
So I can grab 'em,
collect enough of 'em,
631
00:34:38,811 --> 00:34:42,112
there'll be some
little tasty bites in here.
632
00:34:42,131 --> 00:34:45,482
When you see a resource.
633
00:34:45,484 --> 00:34:47,217
I think I got a pot in my pack.
634
00:34:47,285 --> 00:34:49,686
Reach out and
grab it while you can.
635
00:34:49,754 --> 00:34:53,022
I kinda feel like a
brown bear pawing through
636
00:34:53,025 --> 00:34:54,891
the rocks here looking for food.
637
00:34:55,093 --> 00:34:56,827
Oh, oh, crab.
638
00:34:56,895 --> 00:34:59,696
Have a little
impromptu seafood buffet.
639
00:34:59,698 --> 00:35:01,631
This will be a good dinner.
640
00:35:02,968 --> 00:35:06,236
Ultimately, the deer
outsmarted me on this trip.
641
00:35:06,304 --> 00:35:08,037
Their will to
survive was stronger.
642
00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:10,240
And I'm okay with that.
643
00:35:10,308 --> 00:35:15,245
And I still get to eat food
that I pull off of the land.
644
00:35:16,582 --> 00:35:17,647
Ha, here's a good one.
645
00:35:22,438 --> 00:35:23,987
JESSI: It's spring
coming into summer.
646
00:35:23,989 --> 00:35:27,857
The fish aren't here and
pretty much every other animal
647
00:35:27,860 --> 00:35:29,926
is out of season to hunt.
648
00:35:29,928 --> 00:35:32,796
And we're looking for
anything that we can eat, really.
649
00:35:32,864 --> 00:35:34,865
Anything that
will fill our boat and
650
00:35:34,933 --> 00:35:37,033
fill our bellies for the
upcoming weeks is good for us.
651
00:35:39,872 --> 00:35:41,438
CHRIS: Wind's blowing this way.
652
00:35:41,457 --> 00:35:42,606
JESSI: Okay.
653
00:35:50,616 --> 00:35:52,249
CHRIS: Beaver.
654
00:35:55,220 --> 00:35:57,020
That's a big beaver.
655
00:35:57,088 --> 00:35:58,955
It's going right up there.
656
00:35:59,024 --> 00:36:01,090
You can see him there.
657
00:36:01,093 --> 00:36:02,759
You can shoot him as he goes by.
658
00:36:02,761 --> 00:36:04,427
It'll take him about
half an hour to float.
659
00:36:04,496 --> 00:36:08,365
We'll get the canoe, come in here,
and you can pick up a, a beaver.
660
00:36:09,968 --> 00:36:12,202
Then we'll be set
for the next week.
661
00:36:13,638 --> 00:36:16,106
He's trying to be territorial.
662
00:36:16,174 --> 00:36:17,640
Get comfortable.
663
00:36:17,643 --> 00:36:19,242
Adjust your bipod.
664
00:36:19,244 --> 00:36:20,544
You've got time.
665
00:36:22,781 --> 00:36:25,448
If it's not a
good spot, find a good spot.
666
00:36:29,254 --> 00:36:32,589
JESSI: I see him just like
sitting over there like a crocodile.
667
00:36:32,591 --> 00:36:33,890
This is wild.
668
00:36:33,926 --> 00:36:35,258
CHRIS: (inaudible) trip.
669
00:36:35,327 --> 00:36:37,460
JESSI: Bedded down in (beep)
bear country looking for a beaver.
670
00:36:39,130 --> 00:36:41,031
CHRIS: Maybe it's
gotten wise to us.
671
00:36:45,337 --> 00:36:46,402
JESSI: Oh, (beep)!
672
00:36:46,405 --> 00:36:47,837
CHRIS: Where's he at?
JESSI: He's up there.
673
00:36:47,873 --> 00:36:48,939
CHRIS: Across the river?
674
00:36:49,007 --> 00:36:50,207
Shoot.
675
00:36:52,878 --> 00:36:54,411
Move really slow.
676
00:37:01,019 --> 00:37:03,019
Square him right behind
the ears and like hit him
677
00:37:03,088 --> 00:37:04,220
in the spine or the brain.
678
00:37:04,223 --> 00:37:06,689
JESSI: Yeah, but I don't
have a clear view of his face.
679
00:37:06,692 --> 00:37:08,891
He's gotta come
back down, right?
680
00:37:08,894 --> 00:37:10,693
CHRIS: Yeah, I mean it's
nice that he's up there.
681
00:37:10,696 --> 00:37:11,828
JESSI: Okay.
682
00:37:11,896 --> 00:37:12,996
CHRIS: If you have an okay shot.
683
00:37:15,901 --> 00:37:18,201
JESSI: (bleep), where'd he go?
684
00:37:20,705 --> 00:37:23,039
CHRIS: Here he comes.
685
00:37:26,378 --> 00:37:27,644
JESSI: I'm taking the shot.
686
00:37:32,851 --> 00:37:34,450
(gunshot)
687
00:37:34,453 --> 00:37:35,518
CHRIS: You got it!
You nailed it.
688
00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:36,319
JESSI: Did I?
689
00:37:36,388 --> 00:37:37,454
CHRIS: Yeah, you
(beep) nailed it.
690
00:37:37,522 --> 00:37:38,454
Let's get around the other side.
691
00:37:38,457 --> 00:37:39,522
JESSI: Safety on,
safety on, safety on.
692
00:37:39,591 --> 00:37:40,724
CHRIS: Leave it there.
693
00:37:40,792 --> 00:37:41,858
Let's go.
694
00:37:41,926 --> 00:37:43,193
Around the other side
of the lake, let's go.
695
00:37:43,261 --> 00:37:45,061
JESSI: I'm not
leaving the (beep) gun.
696
00:37:45,130 --> 00:37:46,195
You kidding me?
697
00:37:46,198 --> 00:37:47,230
CHRIS: Come on.
698
00:37:54,422 --> 00:37:56,489
CHRIS: Good (beep) shot, baby.
699
00:37:56,558 --> 00:37:59,092
Why are you bringing that?
700
00:37:59,160 --> 00:37:59,959
We're gonna have to carry.
701
00:37:59,962 --> 00:38:00,560
JESSI: What if
there's a (bleep) bear?
702
00:38:00,629 --> 00:38:01,695
CHRIS: I have a (beep) 50.
703
00:38:01,763 --> 00:38:05,365
Leave it, you need to carry it.
704
00:38:05,433 --> 00:38:07,901
Let's go. Let's go.
705
00:38:08,770 --> 00:38:10,103
JESSI: There are bears here.
706
00:38:10,105 --> 00:38:11,438
CHRIS: C'mon.
707
00:38:11,506 --> 00:38:12,772
JESSI: There's
probably three bears
708
00:38:12,774 --> 00:38:16,576
looking at me right now
wishing that they had this beaver.
709
00:38:16,645 --> 00:38:17,444
Here...
710
00:38:17,512 --> 00:38:19,779
CHRIS: Yeah, I
just saw blood, so...
711
00:38:19,781 --> 00:38:21,915
Awesome.
712
00:38:21,983 --> 00:38:23,450
JESSI: We did it.
713
00:38:23,518 --> 00:38:25,251
Thank you, beaver.
714
00:38:25,320 --> 00:38:26,786
We appreciate you.
715
00:38:26,788 --> 00:38:27,988
CHRIS: Perfect shot.
716
00:38:28,056 --> 00:38:29,789
I can't believe it's right below
the ear, right into the head.
717
00:38:29,791 --> 00:38:31,191
Killed it instantly.
718
00:38:31,259 --> 00:38:33,259
That's the quickest
beaver death I've seen.
719
00:38:33,261 --> 00:38:35,662
JESSI: We appreciate
everything you gave up.
720
00:38:35,730 --> 00:38:37,197
We appreciate you.
721
00:38:37,265 --> 00:38:38,598
CHRIS: Good shot.
JESSI: Appreciate your life.
722
00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:40,600
CHRIS: We should take him down
to the riverbank to clean him.
723
00:38:40,669 --> 00:38:41,601
JESSI: That's
what I was thinking.
724
00:38:41,670 --> 00:38:42,936
CHRIS: And I'll bring
the boat, the boat up.
725
00:38:43,004 --> 00:38:46,740
JESSI: Okay, so I'll
get him cleaned out.
726
00:38:46,808 --> 00:38:48,207
God, thank you so much, beaver.
727
00:38:48,210 --> 00:38:50,210
(crashing)
728
00:38:52,881 --> 00:38:54,814
CHRIS: Shh, I just
heard a crash in the woods.
729
00:38:59,688 --> 00:39:00,954
Get that beaver.
730
00:39:01,022 --> 00:39:01,754
We gotta get moving.
731
00:39:01,757 --> 00:39:03,022
JESSI: Okay.
732
00:39:03,025 --> 00:39:05,291
CHRIS: I don't wanna
deal with a bear too.
733
00:39:05,293 --> 00:39:07,327
Scared the (beep) out of me.
734
00:39:09,030 --> 00:39:10,230
We are deep in bear country.
735
00:39:10,298 --> 00:39:12,198
We gotta get back to our
boat as quick as possible.
736
00:39:20,775 --> 00:39:22,409
JOHNNY: It's the
magic moment now.
737
00:39:24,112 --> 00:39:25,978
What we've been waiting for.
738
00:39:26,448 --> 00:39:29,449
A pot of bear meat that I just
cooked brought out of my oven.
739
00:39:31,186 --> 00:39:33,053
It's hot.
740
00:39:38,460 --> 00:39:39,659
Oh, yeah.
741
00:39:39,728 --> 00:39:40,660
Man, that looks good.
742
00:39:40,662 --> 00:39:42,195
Falling off the bone.
743
00:39:42,263 --> 00:39:43,863
You know, it takes a long
time to be able to do this.
744
00:39:43,865 --> 00:39:46,833
And I'm cutting my cooking
time in half with that oven.
745
00:39:48,603 --> 00:39:51,671
Have myself a little
fancy dinner tonight.
746
00:39:51,673 --> 00:39:53,740
Kinda celebrate this new oven.
747
00:39:57,546 --> 00:40:00,346
It's like all that hard
work and effort I put in,
748
00:40:00,415 --> 00:40:02,415
my body is just
thanking me so much with
749
00:40:02,484 --> 00:40:04,283
all this meat and
protein right now.
750
00:40:04,286 --> 00:40:08,221
You know, I need fuel
like this to keep me going.
751
00:40:08,223 --> 00:40:09,255
Here you go.
752
00:40:18,233 --> 00:40:20,967
KALEB: As this
hunt draws to a close,
753
00:40:21,035 --> 00:40:24,971
I'm reminded that I don't
always have to kill something
754
00:40:25,039 --> 00:40:26,906
in order to be a mighty hunter.
755
00:40:26,975 --> 00:40:30,576
Sometimes just going out in
the woods is what's needed.
756
00:40:30,579 --> 00:40:33,413
And these are amazing.
757
00:40:36,718 --> 00:40:39,219
Oh, dang, that was good.
758
00:40:46,194 --> 00:40:48,595
And I will miss this place.
759
00:40:48,663 --> 00:40:51,397
And I cannot wait to
come back here next year,
760
00:40:51,399 --> 00:40:55,668
next hunting season, with
more knowledge, more skill.
761
00:40:55,737 --> 00:40:59,239
So next time will
be a different story.
762
00:41:06,347 --> 00:41:07,680
CHRIS: Been one heck of a trip.
763
00:41:07,682 --> 00:41:09,082
Came a long ways
down that river.
764
00:41:09,150 --> 00:41:11,885
That tight little Cosna
to the wide-open Tanana.
765
00:41:13,555 --> 00:41:14,487
JESSI: It's pretty amazing.
766
00:41:14,556 --> 00:41:15,621
We did it.
767
00:41:15,624 --> 00:41:16,489
CHRIS: Oh, yeah.
768
00:41:16,491 --> 00:41:17,824
Nice and smoky.
769
00:41:17,892 --> 00:41:20,293
It's perfect fire
for cooking beaver.
770
00:41:20,295 --> 00:41:22,996
I've been waiting to just
chomp into this thing, man.
771
00:41:25,633 --> 00:41:27,801
JESSI: Worth it?
CHRIS: Oh, man.
772
00:41:29,304 --> 00:41:30,370
JESSI: Oh, wow.
773
00:41:30,438 --> 00:41:31,971
Yeah.
774
00:41:31,973 --> 00:41:33,105
Oh, it's juicy.
775
00:41:33,108 --> 00:41:34,373
CHRIS: Like a
smoked turkey leg, huh?
776
00:41:34,376 --> 00:41:35,975
JESSI: This is delicious.
CHRIS: Yeah.
777
00:41:35,977 --> 00:41:39,512
There's no funky
beaver-y skunky flavor at all.
778
00:41:39,581 --> 00:41:40,980
JESSI: No! Mm-mm.
779
00:41:42,651 --> 00:41:45,518
CHRIS: We had a lean winter, so
I'm gonna hit this summer hard.
780
00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:48,521
JESSI: Maybe some burbot?
Maybe some whitefish?
781
00:41:48,523 --> 00:41:49,655
CHRIS: Yeah.
782
00:41:49,658 --> 00:41:51,991
Whatever we can catch
we'll smoke up and we'll dry,
783
00:41:51,993 --> 00:41:55,461
and we'll eat and, we got a lot of
hunting and fishing to do this summer.
784
00:41:55,463 --> 00:41:58,531
JESSI: I knew that it wasn't gonna
be easy, but I knew that it'd be worth it.
785
00:41:58,533 --> 00:42:00,867
CHRIS: Oh, yeah.
786
00:42:00,935 --> 00:42:04,170
It blows my mind that not everybody
would just want to run off into the woods.
787
00:42:09,411 --> 00:42:11,811
CHEVIE: All right, Roger
and I made it into town.
788
00:42:11,880 --> 00:42:13,880
But pushing this much weight,
789
00:42:13,882 --> 00:42:18,284
the next big feat here is parking
this barge at the, uh, boat landing
790
00:42:18,353 --> 00:42:21,221
where we need to stage these
logs before we pull 'em up.
791
00:42:21,289 --> 00:42:23,623
Sounds a lot easier than it is.
792
00:42:23,625 --> 00:42:25,291
ROGER: We'll see what happens.
793
00:42:25,360 --> 00:42:26,559
Hope for the best.
794
00:42:26,628 --> 00:42:28,294
Expect the worst.
795
00:42:28,363 --> 00:42:32,899
CHEVIE: I'm gonna keep my (beep)
mouth shut, let Chief focus,
796
00:42:32,967 --> 00:42:34,634
and put us in there.
797
00:42:34,702 --> 00:42:36,302
And there's my beautiful wife!
798
00:42:36,371 --> 00:42:37,637
Go ahead and tie it, Sonta!
799
00:42:37,705 --> 00:42:39,238
ROGER: Safely.
800
00:42:39,241 --> 00:42:42,575
CHEVIE: She's gotta get us tied
off fast or else this whole raft will spin
801
00:42:42,577 --> 00:42:44,911
until our boat's
hitting that bridge.
802
00:42:44,979 --> 00:42:47,513
'Cause the water's so high our
boat won't go underneath the bridge.
803
00:42:47,515 --> 00:42:49,749
So we don't want to rip
off the top of the boat.
804
00:42:55,991 --> 00:42:57,456
Have her tie it
right there, huh, cousin?
805
00:42:57,459 --> 00:42:59,592
ROGER: Yeah.
CHEVIE: Sonta's going in.
806
00:42:59,594 --> 00:43:01,060
Sonta's going in the water.
807
00:43:01,062 --> 00:43:03,596
SONTA: I have excellent balance.
CHEVIE: Seven months pregnant.
808
00:43:03,665 --> 00:43:05,999
SONTA: I'm an old pro,
pregnant or not.
809
00:43:06,067 --> 00:43:07,600
CHEVIE: All right, so
everything's tied up.
810
00:43:07,602 --> 00:43:10,469
ROGER: Perfect.
CHEVIE: We're here.
811
00:43:10,472 --> 00:43:12,204
We brought these logs 30 miles.
812
00:43:12,207 --> 00:43:13,406
Everybody's safe.
813
00:43:13,408 --> 00:43:14,807
Happy to see the family.
814
00:43:14,809 --> 00:43:16,542
The kids are here.
815
00:43:16,544 --> 00:43:19,479
You have to have firewood to heat your house
throughout the whole winter and now we got it.
816
00:43:19,547 --> 00:43:22,882
Other years we got 25,
26 logs and split it.
817
00:43:22,884 --> 00:43:25,084
And this year we're
actually splitting 56 so.
818
00:43:25,086 --> 00:43:26,619
ROGER: 56.
SONTA: Oh, nice.
819
00:43:26,621 --> 00:43:28,087
CHEVIE: So it's a lot of wood.
820
00:43:28,156 --> 00:43:30,490
Big accomplishment here.
821
00:43:30,558 --> 00:43:33,893
It's nice to be able to measure
your success by hard work and
822
00:43:33,962 --> 00:43:35,761
develop these
relationships with people
823
00:43:35,764 --> 00:43:39,098
like Roger to help get
big projects like this done.
824
00:43:39,167 --> 00:43:43,469
'Cause we understand each other's value to
one another living a lifestyle like this.
825
00:43:44,238 --> 00:43:45,505
SONTA: Good job, guys.
826
00:43:45,573 --> 00:43:47,106
CHEVIE: Ryder, you wanna
help me start splitting,
827
00:43:47,108 --> 00:43:49,242
cutting and splitting some
firewood and loading it in the truck?
828
00:43:49,310 --> 00:43:51,811
RYDER: Yeah.
CHEVIE: All right.
829
00:43:53,581 --> 00:43:55,314
JOHNNY: Alaska is
the playing field and
830
00:43:55,317 --> 00:43:58,518
what you choose to do with
Alaska is entirely up to you.
831
00:43:59,854 --> 00:44:02,054
CHRIS: And what we've learned is
when you push really, really hard and
832
00:44:02,057 --> 00:44:04,457
you feel like the whole
world's given up on you and
833
00:44:04,459 --> 00:44:06,993
you just push a little bit
harder, you will be rewarded.
834
00:44:07,195 --> 00:44:10,796
KALEB: Everything that I learned
on this trip I will be able to
835
00:44:10,799 --> 00:44:14,934
use on future trips to help
amp up my odds of success.
836
00:44:14,936 --> 00:44:20,473
CHEIVE: Alaska is and always will be my
home because it feeds my need for adventure.