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For the Kilcher family, life in Alaska is a series of epic adventures. Whether it’s a high altitude hunt, a perilous journey to work, or risking it all to help a neighbor in need, nothing they do is for the faint of heart.

For the Kilchers, each day presents new conflicts from Mother Nature and one another. With unseen footage and fan questions, they show us how to survive the Alaskan wilderness and each other.

Every Kilcher man relies on the unique knowledge of his father. In this behind-the-scenes episode, the Kilcher men share the importance of communication between fathers and sons, especially in the face of danger.

In this special episode, the Kilchers answer the audience's most pressing questions about the ups and downs of life on the homestead over the last six years. They also share a sneak peek of what to expect in this exciting upcoming season.

The Kilcher family pays tribute to some of their exceptional homesteader friends, including kilt-wearing mountain man Turkey Joe and gold-mining surgeon Doc Sayer, by discussing their captivating stories and how they became part of the family's life.

For 80 years, the Kilchers have relied on an arsenal of equipment, machines, and weapons, vital to there family's survival in Alaska. Today these incredible and dangerous tools of the homestead are the only things keeping it from falling apart.

With homesteaders and survivalists, take a first-hand look at the most intense, jaw-dropping and gut-wrenching animal moments ever caught on camera; and in never-before-seen footage, go behind the scenes with the daring camera crews who capture it all.

The Kilchers look back on the last decade of their lives homesteading in the Alaskan wilderness. From their first moments on camera to never-before-seen footage, the family relives 10 years of danger, adventure and ingenuity on the last frontier.

The family reflects on moments of friendship and mishaps with animals.

The Kilchers share their most loved homestead recipes.

Meet the Kilcher family, who live on a 600-acre homestead in Alaska. With another brutal winter approaching, and bears having killed two of the family's cattle, they are forced to pin all of their hopes of surviving the winter on one last hunting trip.

The first storm of winter approaches as the family races to finish preparing for the next eight months; Atz herds cattle across flooded glacial rivers.

The storms hit earlier than expected; search for a newborn calf and its mother; Otto builds shelter for his herd.

Desperate for food, the Kilchers struggle to get through a harsh winter.

Spring arrives and the family deals with a rogue hen and hunts for food.

The family battles danger to drive their cattle to the summer pasture.

Atz begins range riding to protect Otto's cattle herd from predators.

The Kilchers call in favors to help build a fence before the high tide.

The Kilchers fish for the hundreds of pounds of fish needed over winter.

Atz Lee and Eiven travel to "Terrible Island" to hunt deer.

Fall arrives and the Kilchers scramble to finish their winter preparations.

Otto's sense of humor and ingenuity inspire his family and neighbors.