Seasons & episodes

S7 · E12Loaded 2016-06-09 · 60 min＋

Sue gets stuck with the loader on the road from Deadhorse to Kavik. Glenn suffers a leg injury on a trek home. Andy kills and processes a lynx. Chip hunts for muskox.

S7 · E13The Hailstones 2016-06-16 · 60 min＋

Chip and Agnes Hailstone struggle to live in the Artic and survive as a family, while passing along the importance of their heritage and native traditions to their children. Chip and Agnes discuss their background and experiences, sharing the struggles they have had living a semi-nomadic subsistence lifestyle while hunting, fishing and gathering to survive in the harsh conditions of Northwest Alaska.

Sue's loader travels to Kavik on a convoy. Glenn builds a snow cave and stays on the mountain overnight. Andy rebuilds his wind turbine. Agnes and Chip travel home to Noorvik.

Sixty-five miles above the Arctic Circle, in a sparse Brooks Range, Glenn Villeneuve has given up nearly all modern conveniences to carve out a life of freedom in the wild.

S8 · E1The Confrontation 2016-10-18 · 60 min＋

Sue hunts a rogue wolverine that has been stalking Kavik. Glenn embarks on a long journey back to camp on foot. Andy checks his traps and catches a beaver. Chip makes bullets and goes ptarmigan hunting.

S8 · E2Blindsided 2016-10-25 · 60 min＋

Sue gathers peat moss and reopens her greenhouse. Glenn finishes the long journey home. Andy prepares for the Yukon break-up. The Hailstones hunt for geese.

S8 · E3River of Rage 2016-11-01 · 60 min＋

Sue experiences problems with her fuel system in Kavik. Glenn fishes and hunts for ducks. Andy deals with break-up in Eagle. Chip and Agnes hunt for caribou at camp.

S8 · E4Head Above Water 2016-11-15 · 60 min＋

Sue fixes the loader and clears the runway at Kavik. Glenn crosses a freezing river to retrieve an old canoe. Andy builds and tests a kayak. The Hailstones move their camp and make a drying rack.

S8 · E5Against the Tide 2016-11-22 · 60 min＋

Sue unloads and sets up new heating system at Kavik. Glenn scouts for shelter and hunts from his canoe. Andy catches and smokes fish in the rain. The Hailstones fish for herring at camp.

S8 · E6The Slow Grind 2016-11-29 · 60 min＋

Sue crosses the river and goes fishing. Glenn travels up a mountain, scouts sheep, and rebuilds a blind. Andy builds a yurt with a young client. The Hailstones gather and cook eggs.

S8 · E7Midnight Sun 2016-12-06 · 60 min＋

Sue must bury her new electric cables to protect them from outside forces. Delayed by a rainstorm, Andy takes a break from hunting and picks blueberries.

S8 · E8Higher Ground 2016-12-13 · 60 min＋

As the thaw draws to a close, Alaskans battle the clock to maximize their final days of sunlight in the Arctic.

A profile of Andy Bassich who lives with his sled dogs in the Alaskan wilderness.

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S9 · E1Unfamiliar Territory 2017-07-06 · 60 min＋

Alaskans must travel through unfamiliar, freezing and treacherous territories to harvest new and necessary resources, preparing themselves for a dark winter in the Arctic.

S9 · E2Howl of the Wild 2017-07-20 · 60 min＋

Sue experiences wolves at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Glenn hunts for bull moose. Jessie sets up a new sawmill. Agnes and the girls go net fishing at Kookoochiaq.

S9 · E3The 11th Hour 2017-07-27 · 60 min＋

Sue scouts for sheep at the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Glenn sets beaver snares. Jessie runs the Cantwell Sled Dog Race. Andy goes muskrat trapping.

S9 · E4Burn the Midnight Oil 2017-08-03 · 60 min＋

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S9 · E5Arctic Super Moon 2017-08-10 · 60 min＋

Sue forages for water sources around Kavik. Glenn chisels ice for his cold storage and observes an Arctic super moon. Jessie builds a new sled. Andy camps out and goes trapping for marten.

S9 · E6Winter's Grip 2017-08-17 · 60 min＋

Sue repurposes materials to build a sauna. Glenn secures his meat cache from wolverine. Jessie travels to Minto to retrieve an injured dog. Andy tests the safety of the Yukon's ice and sets a trail.

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Agnes and Ting retrieve a sled and tipi from Kiwalik. Glenn goes paragliding off of a mountain. Jessie deals with snow removal around camp. Andy transitions his pups to the full dog team.

Alaskans apply primitive knowledge and skill to build a life in the Arctic wilderness.

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