1 00:00:10,944 --> 00:00:16,782 JHONNY: I see a dark spot over there on the far beach, and uh 2 00:00:19,686 --> 00:00:23,222 it's a rock bear. It's a big ass rock. 3 00:00:26,227 --> 00:00:30,996 That's another rock bear, no bears. 4 00:00:34,368 --> 00:00:35,901 They eat along the shore. 5 00:00:48,582 --> 00:00:51,917 I'm out here hunting black bear because black bear 6 00:00:52,052 --> 00:00:54,653 is readily available in this area. 7 00:00:55,256 --> 00:00:58,123 Springtime is when they come out of the den, 8 00:00:58,258 --> 00:01:00,859 and black bear's what's going to feed me, 9 00:01:00,928 --> 00:01:06,865 feed my dog, carry us through the few months that we stay in this area. 10 00:01:08,402 --> 00:01:12,070 Once that bear's gone it'll be time to go back north 11 00:01:12,139 --> 00:01:14,339 and start chasing caribou, 12 00:01:14,475 --> 00:01:17,793 but every area has its own resource. 13 00:01:17,945 --> 00:01:20,179 And I take advantage of those resources. 14 00:01:24,819 --> 00:01:30,422 My method is to invest a day understanding the land. 15 00:01:30,491 --> 00:01:32,491 You know, understanding the land, understanding the area 16 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,894 helps me understand the animal. 17 00:01:36,029 --> 00:01:37,596 If I was a bear where would I be? 18 00:01:41,568 --> 00:01:43,335 Different world through these. 19 00:01:45,439 --> 00:01:47,673 I think you're actually looking through them. 20 00:02:02,923 --> 00:02:05,390 Bears like to come out of the trees, 21 00:02:05,459 --> 00:02:07,826 and they come and they eat this grass right here. 22 00:02:09,530 --> 00:02:11,663 Ooh. Look at this, Java. 23 00:02:11,798 --> 00:02:14,933 Something's been in here just grazing, 24 00:02:15,068 --> 00:02:17,970 and that something is what I'm after and that's black bear. 25 00:02:20,007 --> 00:02:21,406 This is good sign. 26 00:02:24,278 --> 00:02:25,878 A jackpot up here. 27 00:02:26,814 --> 00:02:29,448 Come here. Fish bones. 28 00:02:32,353 --> 00:02:35,420 What the bears do is they'll fish in the rivers 29 00:02:35,489 --> 00:02:37,822 and the creeks and once they get a fish, 30 00:02:37,892 --> 00:02:41,627 they'll climb up somewhere so they can be alone and eat it, 31 00:02:41,762 --> 00:02:43,629 otherwise other bears will try to compete, 32 00:02:43,764 --> 00:02:46,365 and they'll try to take that salmon from them. 33 00:02:48,169 --> 00:02:50,435 They're eating the grass; they're eating the fish. 34 00:02:50,571 --> 00:02:53,272 I mean the bears are not going to be far from this area. 35 00:02:56,577 --> 00:02:59,778 I've lived all over the United States. 36 00:02:59,913 --> 00:03:05,717 The last place I was living in before I got to Alaska was Seattle. 37 00:03:05,852 --> 00:03:10,389 Living in a town and living in a city is not healthy for me. 38 00:03:10,524 --> 00:03:13,592 It's like a disease to my soul. 39 00:03:13,727 --> 00:03:15,460 This is where I belong. 40 00:03:18,532 --> 00:03:20,799 That's the lucky one, Java. 41 00:03:20,934 --> 00:03:25,938 This right here, it'll bring home spring and summer meat. 42 00:03:26,073 --> 00:03:27,873 What do you think, rub some good luck on ya? 43 00:03:30,611 --> 00:03:33,078 There we go. 44 00:03:33,213 --> 00:03:36,348 Alaska's not a land of what-ifs for me. 45 00:03:36,483 --> 00:03:41,486 To be worrying about what if I don't do this or what if I don't do that 46 00:03:41,622 --> 00:03:43,088 is an unhealthy way to live out here. 47 00:03:43,157 --> 00:03:46,558 It's a way that I just, I don't live out here, 48 00:03:46,693 --> 00:03:48,694 I don't think like that whatsoever. 49 00:03:55,168 --> 00:03:56,768 I can see a black bear right now. 50 00:03:59,306 --> 00:04:02,007 The wind is blowing right toward that and it's going to smell me in no time. 51 00:04:06,313 --> 00:04:11,183 That's exactly where the bear's at so it's gonna smell us 52 00:04:11,318 --> 00:04:15,220 and it's probably six hundred yards away and I gotta get at least to two-hundred yards. 53 00:04:25,866 --> 00:04:28,033 There's two of them, there's two bears. 54 00:04:29,202 --> 00:04:30,202 They're looking at me. 55 00:04:34,274 --> 00:04:36,842 It's a sow with two cubs. I can't shoot that bear. 56 00:04:40,347 --> 00:04:42,013 I don't wanna shoot it because it's a mom, 57 00:04:42,082 --> 00:04:44,282 I don't want to shoot it because it has cubs, 58 00:04:44,351 --> 00:04:47,152 and I don't wanna shoot it because a sow bear 59 00:04:47,221 --> 00:04:50,088 is one of the most dangerous bears to approach. 60 00:04:50,157 --> 00:04:52,624 It's going to do everything it can to protect its cubs. 61 00:04:54,628 --> 00:04:57,396 You don't wanna mess with mama bear, she'll mess you up. 62 00:04:58,299 --> 00:05:00,299 She's a good size, too. 63 00:05:04,771 --> 00:05:07,839 KALEB: As a young-adult, I lived in the city. 64 00:05:07,908 --> 00:05:10,142 On a low-paying job. 65 00:05:11,045 --> 00:05:12,611 That was getting me nowhere. 66 00:05:13,714 --> 00:05:15,180 I grew up in this valley. 67 00:05:15,315 --> 00:05:20,852 And I saw an opportunity here to make a better living for my family, 68 00:05:20,921 --> 00:05:26,458 and if I don't I'm one step closer to failure. 69 00:05:29,196 --> 00:05:30,329 All right, Gilbert. 70 00:05:30,464 --> 00:05:35,467 We got our trap, some wire, an axe and a shovel. 71 00:05:35,536 --> 00:05:38,270 I think we'll be able to take care of these beavers. 72 00:05:41,141 --> 00:05:46,010 Gilbert and I are heading out to McCarthy's most well used 73 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:51,616 watering hole to assess whether beavers have moved in. 74 00:05:53,954 --> 00:06:01,093 Beavers will flood landscapes and they carry Giardia Bug, beaver fever. 75 00:06:01,228 --> 00:06:03,962 Which makes humans incredibly sick. 76 00:06:04,097 --> 00:06:05,764 GILBERT: You're getting caught. 77 00:06:05,833 --> 00:06:07,966 KALEB: All right, Gilbert. 78 00:06:08,101 --> 00:06:10,936 So, we need to make sure that there's no beavers around here. 79 00:06:13,574 --> 00:06:15,573 Hop on in. 80 00:06:15,642 --> 00:06:19,511 And if there are, we need to catch them. 81 00:06:19,646 --> 00:06:21,312 You ready to do this? GILBERT: Yeah. 82 00:06:21,382 --> 00:06:24,449 KALEB: We're gonna go find us a beaver pond. 83 00:06:25,652 --> 00:06:29,621 Come on! Good girl! 84 00:06:31,392 --> 00:06:35,193 You gotta be careful here so we don't tip over. 85 00:06:35,328 --> 00:06:43,328 I see lots of really old cuttings here but nothing fresh, which is good. 86 00:06:43,871 --> 00:06:48,940 This is my chance to teach Gilbert about conservation. 87 00:06:49,009 --> 00:06:51,543 Just let the wind carry us, Gil. 88 00:06:51,628 --> 00:06:56,881 Dealing with animals that can threaten the health of an entire community. 89 00:06:56,950 --> 00:07:03,688 We're gonna just kinda ease our way in here. 90 00:07:03,757 --> 00:07:08,827 Whoo! Go straight off the bow. 91 00:07:10,697 --> 00:07:12,297 Hi, Pipe. 92 00:07:13,700 --> 00:07:18,036 You can grab this, we're gonna try and catch a beaver with that. 93 00:07:18,171 --> 00:07:24,576 We'll get the wire, here you go, and axe and we're gonna set up this house. 94 00:07:24,645 --> 00:07:28,113 So, let's see what we can find here. 95 00:07:32,385 --> 00:07:35,854 CHEVIE: I live here with my wife and three kids. 96 00:07:35,989 --> 00:07:38,757 Sonta's from here. Deg Hit'an Athabascan. 97 00:07:41,194 --> 00:07:44,196 As long as we have respect for the land. 98 00:07:44,331 --> 00:07:49,667 And appreciate the land, we'll reap that reward 99 00:07:49,736 --> 00:07:51,636 that the land will give back to us. 100 00:07:53,540 --> 00:07:55,674 SONTA: Let's do this thing, let's get some white fish. 101 00:07:56,944 --> 00:07:59,744 We are hungry. CHEVIE: Hungry. 102 00:07:59,813 --> 00:08:02,414 SONTA: Kay, everyone has their life jackets on? 103 00:08:02,549 --> 00:08:05,550 CHEVIE: Right now, this is one of my favorite times of year. 104 00:08:05,685 --> 00:08:08,086 As soon as the ice goes out of the Innoko River 105 00:08:08,221 --> 00:08:10,689 the white fish start running. SONTA: Thank you. 106 00:08:10,824 --> 00:08:15,426 CHEVIE: And we have about ten days to capitalize on catching them. 107 00:08:15,496 --> 00:08:16,628 We might be shooting the shotgun too 108 00:08:16,697 --> 00:08:19,364 so you guys look out for ducks, okay? 109 00:08:19,433 --> 00:08:21,233 You guys might have to grab them out of the water, all right? 110 00:08:24,238 --> 00:08:28,039 SONTA: Our first ride of the year. 111 00:08:28,108 --> 00:08:33,444 Our diet is really based on the seasons. You good? SYDNEY: Yeah. 112 00:08:33,514 --> 00:08:35,580 SONTA: So, while we're looking for white fish 113 00:08:35,715 --> 00:08:37,649 we're looking for other things as well. 114 00:08:38,785 --> 00:08:41,052 We just gotta be ready and prepared. 115 00:08:42,322 --> 00:08:47,192 I'm pregnant right now, and it might not look like the most comfortable thing. 116 00:08:47,327 --> 00:08:48,860 CHEVIE: You guys good? 117 00:08:48,929 --> 00:08:52,197 SONTA: But, really I know that this is a healthy activity for me 118 00:08:52,332 --> 00:08:55,033 and baby's gonna eat some good whitefish. 119 00:08:56,202 --> 00:08:57,302 Are you staying warm enough? 120 00:09:15,422 --> 00:09:17,222 RYDER: Do I go grab it? CHEVIE: Yeah, go ahead. 121 00:09:18,292 --> 00:09:20,225 SYDNEY: I want to try and grab it, too. 122 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:24,296 CHEVIE: Ryder's gonna grab it. You get the next one. 123 00:09:24,431 --> 00:09:26,264 Don't lean over the edge too far. 124 00:09:28,101 --> 00:09:31,169 When we're out doing anything, especially on the river 125 00:09:31,304 --> 00:09:34,973 it does add another level of danger 126 00:09:35,108 --> 00:09:37,842 but there's a lot of opportunities that may present themselves. 127 00:09:37,911 --> 00:09:39,611 So, we have to be able to capitalize. 128 00:09:41,381 --> 00:09:42,914 EMRY: We got it. SONTA: Yup. 129 00:09:45,452 --> 00:09:47,919 CHEVIE: Sydney, Sydney here. 130 00:09:47,988 --> 00:09:50,722 Push off of it up there so we can go. 131 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:04,603 JESSI: We live out here in the middle of nowhere, Alaska. 132 00:10:04,738 --> 00:10:08,740 Originally, we came out here because Chris' dad's homestead was here. 133 00:10:08,875 --> 00:10:11,943 And then we started feeling what it is to be out here. 134 00:10:12,078 --> 00:10:15,947 And I'm hoping that our sweat, and our tears, 135 00:10:16,016 --> 00:10:19,851 and just our body-aches will continue to keep this thing standing. 136 00:10:21,955 --> 00:10:25,023 CHRIS: It's amazing that the windstorm took this tree down. 137 00:10:25,092 --> 00:10:28,426 There's some funky trees around the house. 138 00:10:28,495 --> 00:10:30,362 JESSI: Ready? CHRIS: Yeah. 139 00:10:30,497 --> 00:10:31,896 JESSI: I'll follow you. 140 00:10:32,899 --> 00:10:37,302 CHRIS: I'd hate for a big tree to fall right on the roof. 141 00:10:37,437 --> 00:10:42,707 So, this is one of the trees that I've been very worried about is this. 142 00:10:42,842 --> 00:10:46,978 I noticed this started cracking in the last few days, and it is just like. 143 00:10:47,113 --> 00:10:49,113 JESSI: Well, look at it just sway up there. 144 00:10:49,182 --> 00:10:53,184 CHRIS: Yeah, and if you notice it's leaning out over the cabin. 145 00:10:53,319 --> 00:10:54,786 We've gotta take these trees down. 146 00:10:54,921 --> 00:10:56,254 If we don't. 147 00:10:56,323 --> 00:10:58,523 JESSI: We better take them down before they take the. 148 00:10:58,592 --> 00:10:59,991 CHRIS: Cabin down. JESSI: Cabin down. 149 00:11:00,060 --> 00:11:04,729 CHRIS: This isn't even the worst tree, check this tree out over here. 150 00:11:04,864 --> 00:11:06,664 It's gotta come down at any point. 151 00:11:06,733 --> 00:11:09,401 JESSI: Yikes, they're both equally rotten. 152 00:11:09,536 --> 00:11:11,669 CHRIS: Yeah, and unfortunately the worst time to cut trees 153 00:11:11,722 --> 00:11:14,205 is when it's super windy. 154 00:11:14,274 --> 00:11:17,809 JESSI: So, we're gonna have to rip these things with a come along. 155 00:11:17,878 --> 00:11:20,378 CHRIS: Yeah. That's how I'm feeling. JESSI: Sounds good. 156 00:11:22,015 --> 00:11:25,450 CHRIS: I just need something kind of heavy, something like this. 157 00:11:28,421 --> 00:11:31,556 The idea's to, like, chuck something like hook it on a rope 158 00:11:31,625 --> 00:11:34,158 and like chuck it up to the tree. 159 00:11:34,227 --> 00:11:37,962 Try to rope a come along to it and pull it but let me just try it out. 160 00:11:41,301 --> 00:11:42,834 JESSI: What. 161 00:11:42,903 --> 00:11:45,704 CHRIS: Like that. (laughs) 162 00:11:45,839 --> 00:11:47,305 Dude it's wedged in there. 163 00:11:47,374 --> 00:11:50,308 JESSI: You think that's gonna apply enough pressure to pull it? 164 00:11:50,443 --> 00:11:54,445 CHRIS: Well, that wasn't the plan but let's just see. 165 00:11:54,514 --> 00:11:56,247 Son of a gun. 166 00:11:56,382 --> 00:12:01,052 JESSI: Yeah but what happens when you apply enough pressure to break that one branch? 167 00:12:01,187 --> 00:12:04,055 CHRIS: Um, just humor me. JESSI: Okay. 168 00:12:04,190 --> 00:12:05,590 CHRIS: Just humor me for a moment. 169 00:12:05,725 --> 00:12:06,958 JESSI: All right. CHRIS: I wanna try something. 170 00:12:10,530 --> 00:12:13,531 You see that? JESSI: I don't even wanna be. 171 00:12:16,002 --> 00:12:18,603 CHRIS: Oh, you see that tree move? 172 00:12:18,738 --> 00:12:21,940 I don't think anything's gonna break. 173 00:12:22,025 --> 00:12:23,775 Watch that tree. 174 00:12:30,367 --> 00:12:33,634 Gonna pull it one more time and see if it'll move a bit more. 175 00:12:33,703 --> 00:12:38,372 JESSI: Oh my gosh. You okay? CHRIS: Oh, yeah. JESSI: Yeah. 176 00:12:38,442 --> 00:12:40,174 CHRIS: It got me in the shin, you can see where 177 00:12:40,243 --> 00:12:42,644 it nailed me when it came out of the tree. 178 00:12:42,779 --> 00:12:45,647 I think I got a little excited that it went up on first try. 179 00:12:45,782 --> 00:12:47,182 I'd like to get it all the way up and over 180 00:12:47,317 --> 00:12:52,220 and then get this rope hooked to like a cable. So, let's try again. 181 00:12:59,195 --> 00:13:01,029 Nope, close. 182 00:13:02,666 --> 00:13:04,132 Better than climbing the tree. 183 00:13:06,736 --> 00:13:07,969 Let me try one more time. 184 00:13:09,205 --> 00:13:11,739 JESSI: Just be careful when that comes down. 185 00:13:11,875 --> 00:13:15,610 CHRIS: There it is, come on. Ah! 186 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:20,548 JESSI: Whoa! It's like going to the carnival. 187 00:13:20,683 --> 00:13:23,651 CHRIS: Okay, let's try something else. 188 00:13:24,621 --> 00:13:26,955 We're just, we're just trying. 189 00:13:31,094 --> 00:13:33,128 I don't know if I can poke it with this or not. 190 00:13:34,898 --> 00:13:37,765 JESSI: Oh, wow. Can you reach it all the way up there? 191 00:13:37,901 --> 00:13:39,100 CHRIS: I can't see yet. 192 00:13:42,639 --> 00:13:43,838 Right there. 193 00:13:45,708 --> 00:13:47,208 JESSI: Great. CHRIS: Got it. 194 00:13:49,312 --> 00:13:51,980 JESSI: Here it is. I've got it. 195 00:13:52,115 --> 00:13:56,918 CHRIS: All right, so we just need to get this untied and then hooked to the cable. 196 00:13:57,053 --> 00:13:58,286 JESSI: Okay. 197 00:14:02,993 --> 00:14:05,994 KALEB: People in the city have no idea what it's like to 198 00:14:06,129 --> 00:14:10,598 be reliant on a stream to get their daily drinking water. 199 00:14:10,667 --> 00:14:15,536 They never have to think about where does this water come from? 200 00:14:15,605 --> 00:14:17,272 Is it safe to drink? 201 00:14:17,407 --> 00:14:19,641 And will there be water tomorrow? 202 00:14:21,678 --> 00:14:26,681 I located one of the entrances to his den, but so far, I'm really happy. 203 00:14:26,750 --> 00:14:29,350 I've not seen any beaver sign. 204 00:14:29,419 --> 00:14:31,752 That's good, we don't want beavers in this pond, 205 00:14:31,821 --> 00:14:35,156 but we still need to make sure we make the effort to catch one 206 00:14:35,225 --> 00:14:38,693 if he's sneaking and hiding in here. 'kay? 207 00:14:38,762 --> 00:14:40,562 GILBERT: Or we could dig in this. 208 00:14:40,697 --> 00:14:45,166 KALEB: We're not allowed to touch the, the den. GILBERT: Why? 209 00:14:45,235 --> 00:14:47,969 KALEB: Because Alaska law does not allow that. GILBERT: Ah. 210 00:14:48,104 --> 00:14:51,506 KALEB: Ah. Let's find two long skinny poles. GILBERT: 'Kay. 211 00:14:51,641 --> 00:14:52,907 KALEB: Like this one right here. 212 00:14:53,042 --> 00:14:55,910 I think this one might be long enough. Oh, yeah. 213 00:14:59,382 --> 00:15:03,251 Ooh, look at this pole right here. See that? 214 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:06,321 A beaver cut that down, and he tried to cut it right there. 215 00:15:06,456 --> 00:15:09,857 Look at that, his teeth are just like, hummm. 216 00:15:09,993 --> 00:15:12,594 All right, have you ever seen how to set one of these, Gil? 217 00:15:12,729 --> 00:15:13,928 It's pretty easy. 218 00:15:14,063 --> 00:15:15,863 GILBERT: But it also look dangerous. 219 00:15:15,932 --> 00:15:18,533 KALEB: These are very dangerous. 220 00:15:18,668 --> 00:15:21,536 The first year that the beavers were in this pond 221 00:15:21,671 --> 00:15:25,873 I caught one in a conibear like this and one in a foothold trap. 222 00:15:25,942 --> 00:15:32,280 And then the next spring, two more beavers moved into the house, 223 00:15:32,415 --> 00:15:35,750 and I got them with my rifle. 224 00:15:35,819 --> 00:15:38,820 So, I've taken four beavers out of this house, 225 00:15:38,955 --> 00:15:44,125 and I've done my part to help keep our community drinking water safe. 226 00:15:48,097 --> 00:15:54,969 Beavers have underwater entrances and when they come out of the house, 227 00:15:55,104 --> 00:15:56,904 they swim out really fast. 228 00:15:57,040 --> 00:16:02,643 So, when they hit the trigger of the conibear there's not backing out. 229 00:16:02,712 --> 00:16:04,979 And we caught a beaver. 230 00:16:05,114 --> 00:16:07,782 I mean a beaver chew. 231 00:16:07,917 --> 00:16:11,052 Now we just need to disassemble this and put it in the water. 232 00:16:11,121 --> 00:16:12,520 GILBERT: Mhm. 233 00:16:12,589 --> 00:16:15,857 KALEB: We don't like having beavers in our drinking water, right? 234 00:16:15,992 --> 00:16:18,125 GILBERT: Right. 235 00:16:18,194 --> 00:16:24,065 KALEB: Kaboom. I think we're good to go. 236 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,334 Let's tear out some beaver dam, Gilbert. 237 00:16:33,743 --> 00:16:36,144 JHONNY: Hunting's more than just pulling a trigger. 238 00:16:36,279 --> 00:16:40,014 Hunting is having a deeper connection with my food 239 00:16:40,149 --> 00:16:42,216 and a better understanding of nature. 240 00:16:42,352 --> 00:16:47,055 And no other lifestyle I've lived has allowed me to do just that. 241 00:16:53,629 --> 00:16:55,229 I see a bear on the shore. 242 00:16:56,566 --> 00:16:59,033 It can be kind of hard to tell from afar 243 00:16:59,168 --> 00:17:01,002 because he's kind of up in the brush. 244 00:17:03,639 --> 00:17:08,909 It's gotta suck trying to keep a quiet, steady movement. 245 00:17:08,978 --> 00:17:11,179 I'm trying to race up to catch this bear, 246 00:17:11,314 --> 00:17:13,414 I'm also trying not to scare it. 247 00:17:17,854 --> 00:17:21,389 Once he goes up into that brush he's gone, 248 00:17:21,458 --> 00:17:23,724 but the wind's in my favor. 249 00:17:23,793 --> 00:17:29,330 Wind's blowing opposite which'll help try to carry this noise of my 250 00:17:29,465 --> 00:17:33,634 upward motor away from the bear, keep my scent away from the bear. 251 00:17:34,937 --> 00:17:38,406 It's just so hard to put a sneak on 'em. 252 00:17:40,076 --> 00:17:42,009 But you better believe I'm gonna try it. 253 00:17:44,213 --> 00:17:50,284 To get an entire bear that's going to feed me for about two months. 254 00:17:50,420 --> 00:17:52,086 That's the best way to live out here, 255 00:17:52,155 --> 00:17:54,389 'cause hand and mouth is a lot harder. 256 00:17:57,693 --> 00:17:58,393 That's a big bear. 257 00:18:13,643 --> 00:18:14,575 Don't go, buddy. Don't go. 258 00:18:21,851 --> 00:18:23,151 Gah, that's a big bear. 259 00:18:30,726 --> 00:18:32,293 Two-hundred and twenty-five yards. 260 00:18:36,399 --> 00:18:40,268 Hey, hey. No. 261 00:18:40,403 --> 00:18:42,336 There's a seal right over there and she's curious 262 00:18:42,472 --> 00:18:44,639 when she sees little critters in the water. 263 00:19:15,354 --> 00:19:16,554 JHONNY: I'm moving way too much, 264 00:19:16,623 --> 00:19:18,689 there's no way I'll make this shot. 265 00:19:20,426 --> 00:19:26,230 I would rather not take a shot than miss a shot 266 00:19:26,299 --> 00:19:29,433 or even worse injure the bear. That's not what I'm about, 267 00:19:29,502 --> 00:19:31,835 so I think what I need to do is go to shore. 268 00:19:31,905 --> 00:19:35,773 If I skirt around it, I think I can kind of get a stalk up behind it. 269 00:19:38,711 --> 00:19:41,445 Java, you got your ears on? 270 00:19:42,582 --> 00:19:44,315 Are we listening? 271 00:19:44,450 --> 00:19:46,517 We paying attention? 272 00:19:46,586 --> 00:19:48,452 If we go to shore, you gotta behave. 273 00:19:51,257 --> 00:19:53,124 You'll ruin the hunt, you'll ruin yourself. 274 00:20:22,155 --> 00:20:24,689 Java girl, come on. Come on. 275 00:20:39,972 --> 00:20:40,938 (inaudible) 276 00:20:54,787 --> 00:20:56,287 We must have spooked him. 277 00:20:57,790 --> 00:20:59,657 He must have heard me coming. 278 00:21:00,926 --> 00:21:03,794 Pretty hard not to hear me coming honestly. 279 00:21:03,863 --> 00:21:05,196 It's a tough stalk. 280 00:21:09,602 --> 00:21:13,037 There's a chance that the bear is on the other side of this big rock. 281 00:21:16,542 --> 00:21:19,210 I don't wanna come up on a bear like that. That's just, 282 00:21:19,345 --> 00:21:22,546 that's a suicide note. 283 00:21:22,682 --> 00:21:26,050 So, I think it's back to the boat for now. 284 00:21:30,156 --> 00:21:31,522 JESSI: Nature is everything. 285 00:21:33,443 --> 00:21:36,160 It is the force of life up here, 286 00:21:36,229 --> 00:21:38,896 and it's stronger than I will ever be. 287 00:21:39,031 --> 00:21:42,600 You can resist but you can't push it too far. 288 00:21:45,038 --> 00:21:48,972 CHRIS: Damn, it's windy out today. 289 00:21:49,042 --> 00:21:52,643 Okay. You ready? JESSI: I hope so. 290 00:21:52,712 --> 00:21:54,011 CHRIS: All right. 291 00:22:02,254 --> 00:22:03,987 Just trying to figure out how to get a good whip, 292 00:22:04,057 --> 00:22:06,757 the rope is catching and like slowing it down. JESSI: Yup. 293 00:22:10,930 --> 00:22:12,196 Success! 294 00:22:12,331 --> 00:22:15,666 Chris and I, we have two large birch trees, 295 00:22:15,801 --> 00:22:18,602 and they have super rotten cores, 296 00:22:18,671 --> 00:22:20,871 and we have to take 'em down now. 297 00:22:20,940 --> 00:22:23,808 CHRIS: Yeah. Tighten it up! 298 00:22:23,943 --> 00:22:25,343 JESSI: They're really close to the house, 299 00:22:25,478 --> 00:22:28,813 these trees literally can come down tonight. 300 00:22:28,948 --> 00:22:33,017 CHRIS: Nice. Start putting pressure on it. 301 00:22:33,152 --> 00:22:36,954 Go until it's like, zip line tight. 302 00:22:37,023 --> 00:22:41,091 There it goes. Pulling good. 303 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:45,496 It's starting to pull away from the cabin. 304 00:22:45,565 --> 00:22:48,099 JESSI: It's getting there; it's pretty stiff. 305 00:22:48,234 --> 00:22:49,734 CHRIS: Okay, I'm gonna make some cuts. 306 00:22:56,976 --> 00:22:58,442 JESSI: Oh, wow. 307 00:23:02,048 --> 00:23:03,848 CHRIS: Starting to move. 308 00:23:04,583 --> 00:23:06,784 Whew! It's cracking! 309 00:23:10,056 --> 00:23:13,657 Just keep pulling until it gets really tight, it's gonna pull over! 310 00:23:14,794 --> 00:23:18,996 There it is! Just bounce on that cable and it will come right down. 311 00:23:19,131 --> 00:23:20,331 It's gonna go! 312 00:23:22,068 --> 00:23:24,735 I'm gonna cut it, make sure it's tight! 313 00:23:33,212 --> 00:23:34,412 All right! 314 00:23:34,547 --> 00:23:37,681 JESSI: That's fantastic, nothing got destroyed! 315 00:23:37,750 --> 00:23:40,617 CHRIS: Let's start prepping for the next tree. JESSI: Yeah, 316 00:23:40,686 --> 00:23:42,186 it's gonna be a hard one. 317 00:23:44,757 --> 00:23:46,557 SONTA: You're always gonna get taught a new lesson. 318 00:23:48,361 --> 00:23:50,361 When you're interacting with animals, 319 00:23:52,899 --> 00:23:55,065 you're always gonna get humbled by them. 320 00:23:58,905 --> 00:24:00,171 They're gonna put you in your place. 321 00:24:00,306 --> 00:24:02,173 They're gonna teach you something you didn't know before. 322 00:24:04,577 --> 00:24:07,111 Rubbing right up against here? 323 00:24:07,246 --> 00:24:08,846 CHEVIE: That steep little bank right there? 324 00:24:08,981 --> 00:24:11,515 SONTA: Yeah. It looks like there's kind of a little eddy in there, 325 00:24:11,584 --> 00:24:13,517 what do you think? CHEVIE: Yeah. 326 00:24:16,255 --> 00:24:19,023 SONTA: This is an extremely short window. CHEVIE: Hold on. 327 00:24:20,526 --> 00:24:23,861 SONTA: Oh. For us to be able to get our spring whitefish. 328 00:24:23,930 --> 00:24:27,598 Because once they're passed, it's out for the year. 329 00:24:28,667 --> 00:24:30,334 No going near the bank. 330 00:24:30,403 --> 00:24:33,337 You see how it falls so easily into the river? 331 00:24:33,406 --> 00:24:36,791 CHEVIE: It's deep, too. That's six to eight feet deep. 332 00:24:37,543 --> 00:24:39,810 SONTA: We'll see what we see. 333 00:24:39,879 --> 00:24:44,081 Got a little blood on the dip net, that's a good sign. 334 00:24:44,216 --> 00:24:45,416 SYDNEY: That's 'cause of the duck. 335 00:24:45,551 --> 00:24:47,618 (laughs) 336 00:24:47,753 --> 00:24:50,687 SONTA: The whitefish are coming up, 337 00:24:50,756 --> 00:24:56,894 so we're facing in an eddy that allows the fish to come into the net. Oh. 338 00:24:56,963 --> 00:24:57,895 CHEVIE: You felt something already? 339 00:24:58,030 --> 00:25:00,430 SONTA: Felt something already. 340 00:25:00,500 --> 00:25:02,833 So that's definitely a good sign. 341 00:25:03,903 --> 00:25:06,370 CHEVIE: This is what it's all about is getting on the water in the spring time, 342 00:25:06,505 --> 00:25:12,176 taking advantage of those things. Look there's some nice animal tracks right there. 343 00:25:12,311 --> 00:25:16,847 That's probably a big black because you don't see any nails in the sand. 344 00:25:16,916 --> 00:25:18,849 Brown have such long nails you'll see those nails, 345 00:25:18,984 --> 00:25:21,385 they're very predominant. 346 00:25:21,454 --> 00:25:24,188 They're here looking for food also so we start cooking fish, 347 00:25:24,323 --> 00:25:27,391 it increases the odds of seeing one, but, uh, we gotta eat too, 348 00:25:27,460 --> 00:25:30,594 so we just gotta be on our toes and keep the kids close. 349 00:25:30,729 --> 00:25:34,131 Just one of those, one of those risks that we take. 350 00:25:34,266 --> 00:25:36,400 SONTA: Oh, that was something. Let's hope. 351 00:25:41,891 --> 00:25:44,558 Y. SYDNEY: Oh yay, we got one! 352 00:25:44,627 --> 00:25:46,960 SONTA: Wee! CHEVIE: We're fishing now. SONTA: Yup. 353 00:25:47,029 --> 00:25:49,296 CHEVIE: I hope you flip it. SONTA: Thanks. 354 00:25:49,365 --> 00:25:51,365 CHEVIE: How's that frame feel? SONTA: Great. 355 00:25:53,435 --> 00:25:58,172 - That's a nice big fish. - That's a big size. - Cool. 356 00:25:58,307 --> 00:25:59,607 SONTA: Pressure. 357 00:26:04,446 --> 00:26:07,815 Woo-hoo! Yes. CHEVIE: Big fish. Big fish. 358 00:26:11,186 --> 00:26:13,454 SONTA: You know the goal is really, to get, like, 359 00:26:13,589 --> 00:26:16,190 forty to fifty would be awesome but if you get, ya know. 360 00:26:16,325 --> 00:26:17,591 CHEVIE: Holy. 361 00:26:17,660 --> 00:26:21,328 SONTA: Ten a day or more, that's a good start for fishing. 362 00:26:23,065 --> 00:26:26,934 You know, every Innoko River person is either out here 363 00:26:27,069 --> 00:26:31,705 or waiting for the fish in town. So, everyone's kinda waiting on the white fish. 364 00:26:33,342 --> 00:26:36,143 One of the things that's really important is just continuing with our 365 00:26:36,278 --> 00:26:44,278 cultural traditions, the activities that make us who we are: Innoko River people. 366 00:26:44,753 --> 00:26:46,353 SYDNEY: This feels heavier. 367 00:26:46,422 --> 00:26:48,689 SONTA: This is essential knowledge. 368 00:26:48,758 --> 00:26:50,758 You got something. SYDNEY: I got something. I got something. 369 00:26:50,893 --> 00:26:53,694 SONTA: Wow. Something that you pass on to your kids. 370 00:26:53,829 --> 00:26:56,463 Can you pull it all the way over? SYDNEY: I think I can! 371 00:26:57,433 --> 00:27:00,634 SONTA: Wow, you picked a good spot, Sydney. 372 00:27:00,703 --> 00:27:02,469 SYDNEY: Don't take my spot, mother. 373 00:27:11,447 --> 00:27:14,781 KALEB: There's an animal control specialist 374 00:27:14,850 --> 00:27:17,284 who takes care of problems like this in the city. 375 00:27:18,187 --> 00:27:20,921 I don't have that option. 376 00:27:21,056 --> 00:27:23,590 I am the animal control specialist. 377 00:27:24,927 --> 00:27:27,327 Oh yeah, look at that one. 378 00:27:27,396 --> 00:27:30,397 That's holding back some water. 379 00:27:30,532 --> 00:27:34,001 You have to take beaver dams the exact same way they went together: 380 00:27:34,070 --> 00:27:36,269 one piece at a time. 381 00:27:36,339 --> 00:27:39,640 Try and do it more than that, you will not succeed. 382 00:27:40,543 --> 00:27:43,043 Beavers are such incredible engineers. 383 00:27:45,681 --> 00:27:50,550 You're looking like a foreman and less like a worker there, Gilbert. 384 00:27:50,619 --> 00:27:54,488 Gilbert, he's not much help with this dam removal, but that's okay. 385 00:27:54,557 --> 00:27:58,559 He's learning an important lesson about 386 00:27:58,694 --> 00:28:01,628 taking care of the resources that are given to us 387 00:28:01,764 --> 00:28:03,964 and being good stewards of the land. 388 00:28:05,501 --> 00:28:11,571 This dam starts back behind that big spruce tree and goes all the way here, 389 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:17,244 all the way down a hundred feet that way and then crosses another little ways. 390 00:28:17,313 --> 00:28:21,048 But we're trying to make this as inhospitable as possible for beavers, 391 00:28:21,183 --> 00:28:23,283 so they don't wanna stick around. 392 00:28:24,854 --> 00:28:26,587 Before we did all this work 393 00:28:26,722 --> 00:28:29,990 this would've been a pretty sweet place for a beaver to move in. 394 00:28:30,059 --> 00:28:36,129 Unpack their bags, and, uh, enjoy a nice summer without a whole lotta work, 395 00:28:36,198 --> 00:28:38,665 but we're trying to make it so they have to build 396 00:28:38,801 --> 00:28:40,133 a lot of infrastructure to move in here. 397 00:28:40,202 --> 00:28:42,736 GILBERT: They don't have a bag. 398 00:28:42,805 --> 00:28:44,138 KALEB: It's metaphorical, Gilbert. 399 00:28:49,945 --> 00:28:53,347 JHONNY: I grew up as a bum, you know, bumming around. 400 00:28:53,482 --> 00:28:57,017 To just live a stagnate life doesn't work for me. 401 00:28:58,287 --> 00:29:01,688 The closer I am to excitement, danger, thrills, 402 00:29:01,774 --> 00:29:03,891 and death, the more I feel alive. 403 00:29:11,166 --> 00:29:13,400 You ready, Java? Huh? 404 00:29:16,505 --> 00:29:17,738 Buckle in. 405 00:29:23,178 --> 00:29:25,979 I've seen bears on this shore. 406 00:29:26,048 --> 00:29:28,181 Stalked one last night. 407 00:29:28,250 --> 00:29:31,919 It ran up into the trees, into the bushes. Got lost. 408 00:29:32,054 --> 00:29:35,722 Wasn't able to find it, but I've seen activity in this area. 409 00:29:35,791 --> 00:29:41,195 I'm gonna kinda focus, concentrate my time right in here. 410 00:30:12,361 --> 00:30:15,262 All right Java, I see a bear. 411 00:30:21,370 --> 00:30:23,237 It's a bear. I got a bear. 412 00:30:25,574 --> 00:30:28,308 You stay, Java. Stay. 413 00:30:38,387 --> 00:30:41,054 Ears on. You gonna listen? Huh? 414 00:30:41,190 --> 00:30:46,059 You gonna behave? Really easy, okay? Let's go. 415 00:30:49,731 --> 00:30:53,267 You gotta go around this corner and put the stalk on. 416 00:30:57,873 --> 00:31:00,607 (bleep). Slippery. 417 00:31:13,488 --> 00:31:14,855 Oh, yeah, he's feeding. 418 00:31:16,291 --> 00:31:19,059 He's eating a bunch of grass right now, feeding. 419 00:31:20,562 --> 00:31:21,795 It's kinda sat down. 420 00:31:24,099 --> 00:31:25,832 That thing is (bleep) big. It's a big bear. 421 00:31:29,572 --> 00:31:30,904 Good girl. Good girl. 422 00:31:31,907 --> 00:31:34,308 Do you remember when I rubbed this bullet on your face? 423 00:31:40,649 --> 00:31:42,082 That was a good look, wasn't it? 424 00:31:43,652 --> 00:31:46,053 Whoa, that's a big bear. 425 00:31:47,923 --> 00:31:49,623 (sighs) 426 00:31:53,929 --> 00:31:56,029 Easy, easy Java. Easy. 427 00:32:01,937 --> 00:32:05,672 When hunting predators, especially when I have Java with me. 428 00:32:05,741 --> 00:32:08,408 Hey, hey, Java. Easy. 429 00:32:08,543 --> 00:32:12,479 It's important I take the bear down with one clean shot. 430 00:32:27,563 --> 00:32:30,797 I gotta wait for it to turn sideways so I can get a clean shot. 431 00:32:37,706 --> 00:32:37,938 (gunfire) 432 00:32:58,777 --> 00:32:59,743 JHONNY: I think I got a down bear. 433 00:33:13,458 --> 00:33:14,157 Wow. 434 00:33:19,064 --> 00:33:20,397 Java, come here. 435 00:33:21,333 --> 00:33:23,066 That's a good girl. Huh? 436 00:33:23,135 --> 00:33:25,668 That's a good girl. You did so good. 437 00:33:25,738 --> 00:33:27,204 Yeah, I know you smell it. 438 00:33:27,339 --> 00:33:28,538 The wind's blowing right toward us. 439 00:33:31,810 --> 00:33:38,548 He looks good as dead, but we'll just have to go over there and find out. 440 00:33:38,683 --> 00:33:40,017 This isn't a caribou. 441 00:33:41,686 --> 00:33:42,753 Come on girl. 442 00:33:50,429 --> 00:33:53,663 Yeah, looking pretty dead from here. 443 00:34:01,506 --> 00:34:04,775 Yeah. It's dead. 444 00:34:07,579 --> 00:34:10,814 Watch out, Java. Watch out. Come on. Java, watch out. 445 00:34:15,054 --> 00:34:16,453 Hey, stay back. 446 00:34:17,189 --> 00:34:19,990 Look at those, those teeth. 447 00:34:20,125 --> 00:34:21,525 Something you don't want coming at you. 448 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:31,601 Bears and I are both opportunistic hunters. 449 00:34:31,670 --> 00:34:35,372 We both like to wander. We both like to be alone. 450 00:34:37,142 --> 00:34:39,609 I see a lot of myself in bears, 451 00:34:39,744 --> 00:34:43,013 but that doesn't exclude me from being a hunter. 452 00:34:43,148 --> 00:34:48,085 The middle of nowhere in Alaska, next to a bear that's gonna feed Java and I 453 00:34:48,220 --> 00:34:51,955 for spring into summer. 454 00:34:52,090 --> 00:34:55,692 Having a connection to the food I eat is a big driving force 455 00:34:55,827 --> 00:34:59,229 to why I live this lifestyle, 456 00:34:59,364 --> 00:35:04,901 because every meal I make now has a story to tell, 457 00:35:05,036 --> 00:35:06,970 and I remember having this bullet 458 00:35:07,105 --> 00:35:09,439 and I put it on Java's nose. 459 00:35:09,508 --> 00:35:13,443 I kinda rubbed it a little luck on, on Java, 460 00:35:13,578 --> 00:35:17,180 'cause this is her first bear hunt, and uh, 461 00:35:17,249 --> 00:35:19,516 here I am holding that bullet. That's really really cool. 462 00:35:24,590 --> 00:35:26,656 All right Java, you keep your eye on this. We're gonna hang onto that. 463 00:35:26,791 --> 00:35:30,527 That's kinda a neat souvenir. I feel like I got my money back with that one. 464 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:36,566 Big old testicle. 465 00:35:40,806 --> 00:35:42,239 Puts me to shame. 466 00:35:47,145 --> 00:35:51,948 JESSI: I'm a knife out here, and the Cosna is the sharpening stone, 467 00:35:52,083 --> 00:35:54,484 and I constantly have to stay sharp, 468 00:35:57,222 --> 00:36:02,158 'cause as soon as I become dull you know something's gonna come my way 469 00:36:02,227 --> 00:36:03,827 and I won't be able to cut it. 470 00:36:09,167 --> 00:36:11,368 CHRIS: All right, that's looking pretty good, I'm gonna come down. 471 00:36:11,503 --> 00:36:15,105 JESSI: Okay. I got the ladder. 472 00:36:15,240 --> 00:36:18,909 CHRIS: So now I'm gonna figure out how to get this tree down. 473 00:36:19,044 --> 00:36:19,976 JESSI: Welcome back to earth. 474 00:36:20,045 --> 00:36:22,512 CHRIS: Oh, it feels good to be down. 475 00:36:22,581 --> 00:36:24,514 JESSI: All right, let's take this outta here. 476 00:36:24,649 --> 00:36:27,250 CHRIS: This one worries me so close to the house. 477 00:36:27,319 --> 00:36:28,585 Nice. 478 00:36:30,255 --> 00:36:33,023 Awesome. I'll get the cable. 479 00:36:36,328 --> 00:36:39,329 JESSI: So, the cable is strung up from the rotten birch tree. 480 00:36:39,464 --> 00:36:41,664 It's gonna over to a healthier tree. 481 00:36:41,733 --> 00:36:45,068 CHRIS: Can't wait to get these trees down and not worry anymore. 482 00:36:45,137 --> 00:36:47,470 JESSI: It's gonna go down along a pulley. 483 00:36:47,606 --> 00:36:52,342 CHRIS: Okay. Everything looks really good. 484 00:36:52,477 --> 00:36:57,147 JESSI: It's gonna go to second pulley connected to another spruce tree. 485 00:36:57,282 --> 00:37:01,884 Okay, there it is. I think that works, right? 486 00:37:01,954 --> 00:37:05,355 CHRIS: Yeah, it's gonna come right across here. 487 00:37:05,490 --> 00:37:07,824 JESSI: So, this is gonna be our weight. 488 00:37:07,893 --> 00:37:09,826 Keep the tension always. CHRIS: Yeah. 489 00:37:09,895 --> 00:37:13,230 JESSI: Even when the come-along doesn't pull anymore. 490 00:37:13,365 --> 00:37:14,564 CHRIS: Cool. 491 00:37:15,967 --> 00:37:17,634 JESSI: Chris and I are gonna use a weight. 492 00:37:17,769 --> 00:37:21,838 When we took the first tree down, I was acting as that weight, 493 00:37:21,973 --> 00:37:25,775 but in this small area in front of our house, 494 00:37:25,844 --> 00:37:29,646 there's not a lot of places to run from that tree. 495 00:37:29,781 --> 00:37:33,883 Every link in this whole chain is important. 496 00:37:35,988 --> 00:37:37,120 CHRIS: Nice, it's starting to float. 497 00:37:39,858 --> 00:37:42,025 JESSI: This is nice and tight. CHRIS: Cool. 498 00:37:43,528 --> 00:37:46,496 JESSI: Nothing can loosen. All right, here we go. 499 00:37:53,138 --> 00:37:54,371 CHRIS: Take it slow. 500 00:37:55,741 --> 00:37:57,474 All right, the barrel's going up. 501 00:37:57,609 --> 00:37:59,442 JESSI: Tell me when you see the tree moving. 502 00:38:03,015 --> 00:38:04,714 CHRIS: Dang, that barrel's getting up there. 503 00:38:06,418 --> 00:38:09,352 Okay, it's starting to crack up top. 504 00:38:09,421 --> 00:38:11,421 JESSI: Keep going? CHRIS: Naw, that's it. 505 00:38:11,490 --> 00:38:12,689 She's ready to come down. 506 00:38:20,165 --> 00:38:21,331 Here it goes! 507 00:38:27,055 --> 00:38:29,055 JESSI: Oh, the barrel's coming down. Watch out. 508 00:38:31,059 --> 00:38:32,192 (bleep) 509 00:38:33,729 --> 00:38:34,894 No. 510 00:38:40,935 --> 00:38:48,074 Whoa. CHRIS: (bleep) yeah! All right! Woo! Yeah! 511 00:38:48,143 --> 00:38:50,076 JESSI: Good job. CHRIS: Awesome. 512 00:38:50,145 --> 00:38:52,345 JESSI: Woo! That came down like a big thud, right? 513 00:38:52,414 --> 00:38:54,881 CHRIS: I know, man, my heart was slamming. 514 00:38:54,950 --> 00:38:55,815 JESSI: We still have a lot of work to do, 515 00:38:55,884 --> 00:39:01,021 this thing is blocking everything. 516 00:39:01,156 --> 00:39:03,356 KALEB: Piper, hey. Hold it, hold it, hold it. 517 00:39:03,491 --> 00:39:07,627 GILBERT: Piper you tip it over. KALEB: Good dog. 518 00:39:07,696 --> 00:39:10,497 Let's see if we can snake our way out of these trees. 519 00:39:11,232 --> 00:39:13,199 We got in here somehow. (laughs) 520 00:39:16,038 --> 00:39:19,039 The dam's torn out, and we're back in the canoe. 521 00:39:19,975 --> 00:39:22,508 What a nice day on the lake. 522 00:39:22,577 --> 00:39:24,844 You enjoying learning how to use the canoe? 523 00:39:24,979 --> 00:39:26,713 GILBERT: Yeah. 524 00:39:29,384 --> 00:39:33,186 KALEB: These moments that I get to spend with Gilbert 525 00:39:33,321 --> 00:39:37,323 are something that can't be replaced by anything, 526 00:39:37,392 --> 00:39:39,392 and I really hope that this place sticks 527 00:39:39,527 --> 00:39:42,061 to his soul and he comes back, 528 00:39:42,130 --> 00:39:46,332 uses the resource and continues this life. 529 00:39:46,468 --> 00:39:48,334 GILBERT: Dad? KALEB: What? 530 00:39:48,403 --> 00:39:50,937 GILBERT: This is not a beaver place at all. 531 00:39:51,072 --> 00:39:56,409 KALEB: Uh-huh. I cherish my moments with Gilbert. 532 00:39:56,544 --> 00:40:00,346 It's time that I'll never regret. 533 00:40:02,751 --> 00:40:06,686 CHEVIE: We caught somewhere between fifteen and twenty fish. 534 00:40:06,821 --> 00:40:09,689 That's enough to keep Sonta busy in the smokehouse for a little while 535 00:40:09,824 --> 00:40:11,491 and give some fish out. 536 00:40:11,626 --> 00:40:17,297 SONTA: Come. So, we have um my tavash and the one that, who made this for you guys? 537 00:40:17,432 --> 00:40:19,632 RYDER: Grandpa! SONTA: Grandpa, so hold on. 538 00:40:19,701 --> 00:40:24,904 These are really sharp. What you wanna do is just hold right here on the gills. 539 00:40:24,973 --> 00:40:28,108 One of the things that's really important is just showing the kids 540 00:40:28,243 --> 00:40:30,844 how to use these tools. 541 00:40:30,979 --> 00:40:33,646 Wash your hand right here. To meet our needs. 542 00:40:33,715 --> 00:40:37,049 Here, put this whole thing like this towards you. 543 00:40:37,119 --> 00:40:39,585 Cultural knowledge is something that you don't change. 544 00:40:39,654 --> 00:40:41,721 I don't know everything. I don't claim to know everything. 545 00:40:41,856 --> 00:40:46,259 But, you know, what I am told, no, other way. 546 00:40:46,394 --> 00:40:47,460 Other way. 547 00:40:47,595 --> 00:40:50,830 I tell it the exact same way to my kids. 548 00:40:50,932 --> 00:40:51,765 Okay, Emry, go ahead. 549 00:41:00,608 --> 00:41:06,746 JHONNY: I don't have plans to have children, 550 00:41:06,848 --> 00:41:11,951 but I can see where people do play a role in my life. 551 00:41:12,020 --> 00:41:14,621 So, right now I'm just boiling this bear skull. 552 00:41:17,292 --> 00:41:20,093 You know I don't hunt for the skull, I hunt for the meat, 553 00:41:20,228 --> 00:41:24,497 but to have that skull is just a way to remember that hunt forever, 554 00:41:24,632 --> 00:41:26,966 keep that animal alive in spirit. 555 00:41:27,101 --> 00:41:30,570 Okay, this is the hide here. 556 00:41:30,705 --> 00:41:32,972 Just gotta scrape all the fat off. 557 00:41:33,041 --> 00:41:35,175 That's gonna help me preserve this hide. 558 00:41:35,310 --> 00:41:38,911 It's not something I'm gonna just waste. 559 00:41:38,980 --> 00:41:43,183 It was a really, really successful hunt but it wasn't easy. 560 00:41:43,318 --> 00:41:45,718 And, uh, Java did an outstanding job. 561 00:41:45,787 --> 00:41:48,655 She just sat right next to me the whole time, 562 00:41:48,790 --> 00:41:52,124 and, uh, she's pretty tired from the experience. You can tell, 563 00:41:52,194 --> 00:41:55,094 but we come back here and we rest up. 564 00:41:56,398 --> 00:41:58,131 I just got a little bit more work to do. 565 00:42:00,468 --> 00:42:04,270 CHRIS: It's just so much work, but that's okay. 566 00:42:04,339 --> 00:42:10,276 JESSI: Oo-hoo. Chris, check this out. 567 00:42:10,345 --> 00:42:12,745 CHRIS: Oh, what a mess. JESSI: Right? 568 00:42:15,083 --> 00:42:16,616 CHRIS: When my dad moved off the Cosna, 569 00:42:16,751 --> 00:42:19,886 he thought that nobody would ever come back out here. 570 00:42:20,021 --> 00:42:22,622 But he kept coming back and preserving the homestead 571 00:42:22,757 --> 00:42:25,358 to make sure that it was here for us, 572 00:42:25,427 --> 00:42:27,226 and so we're doing the same thing. 573 00:42:27,295 --> 00:42:30,229 We are the protectors of our land out here. 574 00:42:30,298 --> 00:42:36,236 KALEB: Check it out, Gilbert. Nice, clean, clear, giardia free water 575 00:42:36,371 --> 00:42:39,405 that we can bring back home. It's nice and safe now. 576 00:42:41,509 --> 00:42:46,512 It's our responsibility as the next generation to pass on these skills 577 00:42:46,648 --> 00:42:52,118 so that it can continue on from generation to generation. 578 00:42:52,253 --> 00:42:54,520 CHEVIE: So, we got butter, onion. SONTA: Butter. 579 00:42:54,589 --> 00:42:57,790 CHEVIE: Duck, and white fish. A cup of water. 580 00:42:57,926 --> 00:43:00,059 That's like a five course meal, man. 581 00:43:00,194 --> 00:43:03,396 This is springtime right here, ya know, duck on the fire. 582 00:43:03,465 --> 00:43:07,133 SONTA: Something that your grandma always says is that you taste the Innoko River. 583 00:43:07,268 --> 00:43:08,434 RYDER: What? SONTA: Yup. 584 00:43:10,338 --> 00:43:12,071 JHONNY: You got two options when you live out here, 585 00:43:12,206 --> 00:43:15,008 you can live hand-to-mouth, or you can shop wholesale. 586 00:43:15,143 --> 00:43:17,877 And getting a bear allows me to shop wholesale. 587 00:43:18,012 --> 00:43:22,815 I can rest my mind because I do have a pretty good amount of meat, 588 00:43:22,884 --> 00:43:25,751 that's gonna carry me through the spring and summer. 589 00:43:25,820 --> 00:43:29,656 And uh, when that's run out, it's time to go back up into the arctic. 590 00:43:30,892 --> 00:43:32,959 I'm nomadic. 591 00:43:33,094 --> 00:43:37,096 I move with the resources, and the resources called me to be here, 592 00:43:37,231 --> 00:43:38,097 so I'm not gonna argue it. 593 00:43:40,568 --> 00:43:44,904 When I was eight years old my dad gave me a 410 shotgun, 594 00:43:44,973 --> 00:43:48,441 and I remember getting off the school bus 595 00:43:48,576 --> 00:43:52,445 and instead of going inside to do my homework, I went out into the woods. 596 00:43:52,514 --> 00:43:54,180 He taught me safety. 597 00:43:54,249 --> 00:43:56,983 Patience. Perseverance. 598 00:43:57,052 --> 00:43:58,851 And he was very, very strict about it. 599 00:43:58,987 --> 00:44:01,721 At the time, as a little kid, I didn't always understand why 600 00:44:01,856 --> 00:44:04,523 but now as an adult, it makes perfect sense. 601 00:44:04,592 --> 00:44:06,526 He showed me how to handle a gun, 602 00:44:06,661 --> 00:44:09,329 where to point it, where not to point it. 603 00:44:09,464 --> 00:44:12,198 Not only did my dad teach me what not to point the gun at, 604 00:44:12,267 --> 00:44:13,733 but he taught me when a predator, 605 00:44:13,868 --> 00:44:17,203 when that comes around, it's okay to point the gun at that. 606 00:44:17,272 --> 00:44:18,404 As long as you eat it though.