Ice Lake Rebels (2014–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Fight for Food - full transcript

THE SUBARCTIC, CANADA.

ONE OF THE COLDEST PLACES
ON EARTH.

IT'S HERE THAT A GROUP OF REBELS
LIVE ON WATER,

TRYING TO SURVIVE OFF-GRID
WHILE FLOATING ON SHEETS OF ICE.

THIS IS GREAT SLAVE LAKE,

HOME TO A HANDFUL OF NORTHERNERS

WHO'VE CHOSEN FREEDOM
OVER SAFETY.

IN THE BEGINNING,

PEOPLE CAME OUT TO YELLOWKNIFE
BAY BECAUSE THEY WERE REBELS,

AND THEY WANTED
THAT CERTAIN SENSE OF FREEDOM

TO DO WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO DO.



WHEN YOU'RE LIVING
ON A HOUSEBOAT,

THERE ARE NO PROPERTY TAXES.

BUT LIVING FREE HERE
COMES AT A STEEP PRICE.

WE DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF THE AMENITIES

IN TOWN YOU WOULD HAVE.

IF MY HOUSEBOAT IS BURNING,

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S NOT COMING
TO SAVE MY ASS.

I'VE GOT TO DO IT MYSELF.

AFTER BRUTAL FALL STORMS

POUNDED THESE HOUSEBOATERS...

THE PLACE IS SHAKING.

I'M KIND OF FREAKED OUT.

...IT'S FINALLY WINTER,

AND THE HEAVING WAVES
HAVE TURNED INTO MILES OF ICE,



ALLOWING THEM TO WALK AND RIDE
ON THE FROZEN SURFACE

IN SEARCH OF FOOD...

THE ICE IS STARTING
TO FREEZE UP NOW,

AND THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE
THAT I'M GONNA HAVE.

COLLECTING BERRIES,
HARVESTING, AND HUNTING

ARE A WAY OF LIFE FOR ME.

...AMIDST
THE COLDEST WINTER ON RECORD.

THE WINTERS ARE DEADLY AND LONG,
AND THEY'RE COLD AS HELL.

BASICALLY, IT'S EITHER GET MEAT
OR YOU COULD BE IN TROUBLE.

IT'S EARLY WINTER

ON GREAT SLAVE LAKE
IN YELLOWKNIFE BAY.

DAYTIME LOWS OF SUB-ZERO

WOULD DRIVE MOST PEOPLE INDOORS
BY A FIRE.

BUT HERE,
THE WORK IS JUST BEGINNING.

THIS IS THE CALM
BEFORE THE STORM.

IN A COUPLE WEEKS,

THE TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET
TO MINUS-40,

AND DAYLIGHT
WILL LAST THREE HOURS.

SO, THE ESSENTIALS,
LIKE FOOD AND WATER,

NEED TO BE GATHERED NOW.

ABOARD THE KIMBERLITE,

STEPHAN HERVIEUX IS
A FOUR-YEAR RESIDENT OF THE LAKE

AND KNOWS ALL TOO WELL

THAT EVERY DAY
THE LAKE IS CALM...

WHOA! WINTER... SHE IS HERE!

...IS A DAY TO PREPARE
FOR THE NEXT BATTLE OF SURVIVAL.

LIVING ON A HOUSEBOAT,

YOU'VE GOT TO BECOME
A VERY OBSERVANT PERSON.

THE LAKE IS ALWAYS MOVING,

ALWAYS TURNING AND CHANGING
FROM DAY TO DAY.

AND EVERYTHING SHE DOES
CHANGES MY LIFE.

LIFE ON THE LAKE ISN'T
LIKE LIVING ANYWHERE ELSE.

ONE OF THE MANY CHALLENGES
OF LIVING OFF THE GRID

IS HEATING UP THE ENTIRE HOUSE,
BECAUSE IT GETS SO COLD.

WE'VE GOT SOME FROST
BUILDING UP HERE.

YOU CAN SEE MY BREATH HERE.

CLEARLY,
THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW ZERO

UNDER THE BED HERE.

OFF THE GRID HERE
MEANS COMPLETE AUTONOMY...

NO ELECTRICITY,
HEAT, WATER, SEWER, OR HELP.

ON A HOUSEBOAT IN THE ARCTIC,

YOU REALLY GOT TO KEEP
YOUR HEAT UP BIG TIME.

SO THIS IS MY MAIN SOURCE
OF HEAT RIGHT HERE...

THE WOOD STOVE.

SECONDARY SOURCE OF HEAT
IS OVER HERE.

IT'S MY BACKUP.

WHEN YOU LEAVE THE HOUSEBOAT
FOR MORE THAN A COUPLE HOURS,

THE TEMPERATURE WILL DROP
PRETTY DRAMATICALLY

AND VERY, VERY QUICKLY.

SO I'VE GOT
A THERMOSTAT UP HERE.

SO WHEN THE WOOD STOVE
STARTS TO DIE DOWN

AND I'M NOT GETTING HEAT
FROM THAT,

I'M GETTING HEAT
FROM THE PROPANE HERE.

AS YOU CAN TELL,
IT'S WORKING JUST FINE,

WHICH IS GOOD.

AS STEPHAN TENDS
TO SECURING THE CRITICAL HEAT

FOR THEIR FLOATING HOME,

HIS FIANCéE, ALLYCE,
GETS THEIR DAILY WATER SUPPLY

BY DIGGING THROUGH THE MASSIVE
ICE IN THEIR FRONT YARD.

LIVING OUT HERE,
I'VE REALLY LEARNED

HOW INDUSTRIOUS
AND INDEPENDENT I CAN BE.

I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
WHEN I WAS LIVING IN THE CITY

THAT I COULD DRILL THROUGH
SIX FEET OF WATER FOR ICE.

IT REALLY MADE ME LEARN
A LOT ABOUT MYSELF

AND BECOME MORE CONFIDENT
IN WHAT I DO.

WELL, THIS IS ONE
OF THE FUN PARTS

OF WINTER IN THE HOUSEBOAT.

YOU GOT TO DRILL
ANYTIME YOU NEED WATER.

I'M DEFINITELY
A TOUGH NORTHERN GIRL.

I'M NO GIRLY GIRL.

I GOT WATER.

BUT WE'VE GOT
A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US.

LESS THAN A MILE AWAY,
ABOARD THE PHINN,

"PIKE" MIKE HARRISON
IS ALSO PREPARING

TO STORE UP FOOD AND SUPPLIES
FOR A LONG, HARD WINTER.

HE'S AN EXPERT FISHERMAN
SPECIALIZING IN NORTHERN PIKE,

AND LIKE A TRUE NORTHERN REBEL,

HE LIVES A SPARSE LIFE,
FREE FROM SOCIETY'S TRAPPINGS.

MY HOUSEBOAT IS THE SMALLEST
FLOATING DWELLING ON THE BAY.

I WAS INSISTENT ON THAT
WHEN I DEVELOPED IT.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD
A MICRO-DWELLING...

LESS SPACE, LESS ENERGY.

ALTHOUGH ICE FISHING IS A HOBBY

IN SOME NORTHERN CLIMATES,

HERE IN THE SUBARCTIC,
WHERE YOUR BODY WORKS OVERTIME,

BURNING 3,000 CALORIES A DAY
JUST TO STAY WARM,

THAT PROTEIN IS A NECESSITY.

YOU KNOW, HERE WE ARE
ON THIS VAST LAKE.

AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ALL WINTER,
YOU KNOW, MINUS-25, MINUS-30.

YOU BUILD UP A LOT OF ICE.

AND IT'S HARDER
IN TERMS OF CATCHING FISH.

MY IMPROVISED BAIT BUCKET,
A WATER JUG.

SO I THINK RIGHT NOW
UNDER THE PRESENT TIME FRAME,

THE BEST THING I CAN DO
IS JUST GET EVERYTHING DONE NOW

FOR MY OWN SUSTENANCE PURPOSES.

EVEN THOUGH
IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE TIME,

IF I DELAY,
I'M INVITING DISASTER.

LET'S GO CUT SOME WILLOWS.

BE NEEDING THAT.

A SURVIVALIST WHO
PREFERS MAKING HIS OWN TOOLS,

PIKE MIKE VENTURES INTO
THE WOODS OF THE TINY ISLAND

BEHIND HIS HOUSEBOAT
TO GATHER FISHING SUPPLIES.

LIVING ON YELLOWKNIFE BAY,

IT'S CERTAINLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE
AN INVENTORY OF SURVIVAL SKILLS.

I'M LOOKING
FOR A PARTICULAR FROND

OF A PARTICULAR TYPE OF TREE,
THE WILLOW.

THESE ARE WILLOWS HERE.

I BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT
TO PRACTICE OFF-GRID LIVING.

IF YOU GET OVERLY DEPENDENT

ON THE SYNTHETIC STRUCTURE
OF CIVILIZATION,

WHAT HAPPENS IF THAT COLLAPSES?

THEN WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

THE ICE IS GOING ON
THREE FEET THICK IN PLACES,

SO I WANT A WILLOW LONG ENOUGH

TO GET BELOW
THE BOTTOM OF THE ICE

AND STRONG ENOUGH
TO HOLD THE LINE

AND FLEXIBLE ENOUGH
TO PLAY A FISH.

IT'S A PRACTICE
IN ALTERNATIVE LIVING,

BECAUSE ONE DAY,

IT'S LIKELY GOING TO BE
NECESSARY FOR EVERYONE.

THE WILLOW
IS STRONG AND FLEXIBLE.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE FISHERMEN
USING FLEXIBLE RODS,

THIS WILL JUST PRETTY MUCH
AUTOMATICALLY PLAY THE FISH.

WILLOW, THE MAGICAL WOOD.

* AIN'T GOT NO LADY

* LITTLE LONELY

* AIN'T GOT NO FISHES

* I WON'T HAVE TO
DO THE DISHES *

LOOKS NICE.

GOOD.

REAL GOOD WILLOW SET
RIGHT THERE.

GUIDE APPROVED.

WELL, IT'S TIME TO GO FISHING.

FIVE MILES WEST,

NEAR THE MOUTH
OF YELLOWKNIFE BAY,

LOCAL NATIVE RANDY SIBBESTON,
A DESCENDANT OF THE MéTIS TRIBE,

ALSO FEELS TIME IS RUNNING OUT
TO STOCK UP ON FOOD

BEFORE THE SEVERE WINTER
CONDITIONS CLOSE IN.

GOOD.

I HAVE HEALTHY, BEAUTIFUL
CHILDREN AND A WONDERFUL FAMILY.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE OUT
SOMETHING FOR SUPPER, STEPH?

OKAY.

AND MY JOB
AS THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY

IS TO PROVIDE FOOD
AND COMFORT AND SECURITY

FOR STEPHANIE AND THE KIDS.

THERE'S NOT MUCH OUT THERE,
RANDY.

IS THAT ALL THERE WAS?

IN THIS DAY AND AGE, WITH
ALL OF THE STORE-BOUGHT MEAT,

YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE EVEN GETTING.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF GROUSE
AND A RABBIT,

AND THAT'S IT.

COUNTRY FOODS
LIKE CARIBOU AND FISH

AND MOOSE AND RABBITS...

THEY ALL MAKE UP
A VERY HEALTHY DIET

FOR THE KIDS AND THE FAMILY,

AND I TAKE THAT JOB
VERY SERIOUSLY.

RIGHT.
GOT THE STOVE, STOVEPIPE.

WITH HIS MEAT SUPPLIES
RUNNING LOW,

RANDY ORGANIZES A CARIBOU HUNT.

SNOWSHOES.

AFTER HAVING SPENT
A NUMBER OF DAYS IN THE FALL

LOOKING FOR MOOSE
WITHOUT SUCCESS,

IT'S SO CRITICAL
TO GET MOVING QUICKLY

AND MAKE SURE THAT I HAD
A GOOD STOCKPILE OF FRESH MEAT

TO FEED MY FAMILY WITH.

HUNTING BIG GAME LIKE CARIBOU
OUT ON THE OPEN LAKE

CAN TAKE DAYS,

SO RANDY HAS TO STRIKE NOW
BEFORE THE BLIZZARDS MOVE IN.

SLEEPING BAGS,
LANTERN.

I'M NOT A SPORT HUNTER.

I'M GOING OUT THERE FOR...
IT'S A BUSINESS TRIP.

I'M GOING OUT THERE TO HUNT
TO HARVEST

AND TO GET WHAT FOOD I NEED
FOR THE YEAR.

LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING'S GOOD,
BOBBY?

THAT'S PRETTY SECURE.
YEAH.

NORTHERN WINTERS ARE VERY TOUGH
THIS TIME OF YEAR.

BASICALLY, IT'S EITHER GET MEAT
OR YOU CAN BE IN TROUBLE.

GUNS ARE READY.

GUNS ARE READY TO GO.
GUNS ARE LOADED.

FOR THIS HUNT,

RANDY HAS INVITED LIFELONG
FRIEND BOBBY VILLONEUVE

AND EDDIE CHOCOLATE,

FORMER CHIEF OF
THE NATIVE COMMUNITY OF GAMèTI.

SETTING OUT FROM THE COASTAL
ISLANDS NEAR THE BAY,

RANDY AND HIS TEAM
BEGIN THEIR TREK

ACROSS THE 300-MILE-LONG LAKE,

HOPING TO CATCH THE CARIBOU
BY THE NORTHERN SHORES.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE HEADED
NORTH OF GAMèTI,

WHICH IS WHERE THE BIG, BIG HERD
OF CARIBOU IS RIGHT NOW.

THE WINTER ICE IS STRONG ENOUGH

TO SUPPORT VEHICLES
AS HEAVY AS 18-WHEELERS,

ALLOWING RANDY AND HIS TEAM

TO SLED STRAIGHT ACROSS
THE FROZEN LAKE.

BUT LOCATING THE HERD
ON THIS KILLER ICE LAKE

AS BIG AS MASSACHUSETTS
WITH WIND CHILLS OF 50 BELOW

WON'T BE EASY.

IT'S A LONG SKIDDOO RIDE,

BUT WITH A GOOD WINDSHIELD
ON MY MACHINE,

I CAN JUST HIDE BEHIND IT,
AND IT BREAKS THE WIND FOR ME.

I HAVEN'T GOT ANY WINDBURN YET.

YET FREEZING COLD
ISN'T THIS LAKE'S ONLY TRAIT.

IT'S ALSO THE MASTER
OF THE CURVEBALL.

OVER THE YEARS, I'VE SEEN
A LOT OF SITUATIONS ARISE

THAT YOU WOULD NEVER EXPECT.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE

THERE'S AN INEXHAUSTIBLE SUPPLY
OF SURPRISES.

JUST WHEN YOU THINK
YOU'VE SEEN IT ALL,

YOU DID IT ALL,

SOMETHING COMPLETELY NEW
COMES OUT OF THE BLUE

AND CATCHES YOU OFF GUARD.

AND ON THE GREAT SLAVE LAKE
IN WINTERTIME,

EVEN SOMETHING VERY SMALL
CAN COST YOU YOUR LIFE.

I CAME AROUND THE CORNER,
AND THEN OUT OF NOWHERE,

I COULD SMELL PLASTIC
IN THE AIR...

BURNING PLASTIC.

BOBBY?

CAUGHT ON FIRE.

****

NOW MORE THAN
100 MILES FROM HOME

AND WITH COLD DARKNESS
DESCENDING ON THEM FAST,

THIS FIRE COULD END THEIR HUNT

AND FORCE THEM TO CAMP
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE

WITHOUT SHELTER
FROM THE ARCTIC WINDS.

MY GOD, THIS IS JUST
WORST-CASE SCENARIO.

IN SUBARCTIC CANADA,

ON THE OPEN EXPANSE
OF GREAT SLAVE LAKE,

WITH RANDY IN THE MIDST
OF A CARIBOU HUNT,

A SNOWMOBILE BURSTS INTO FLAMES.

BOBBY?

CAUGHT ON FIRE.

****

THIS IS NO WAY
TO START OUT A TRIP.

IT'S NOT FIRING THROUGH.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT CLEAR.

IT'S THIS STUFF
WHERE IT'S TOUCHING?

A LONG TIME AGO,

GOING OUT ON THE LAKE
WAS A LITTLE BIT SAFER, I THINK.

YOU KNOW, 50 YEARS AGO,
PEOPLE WERE USING DOG TEAMS,

AND THE DOGS WERE NOT INCLINED
TO GET LOST,

AND THEY WERE NOT INCLINED
TO BREAK DOWN.

FLIP IT
ON THE SIDE THERE.

I AM VERY CONCERNED.

BEING OUT ON THE BIG LAKE'S

AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS PLACE
TO BE IN THE WINTERTIME.

YOU'VE GOT
INCREDIBLY COLD WEATHER,

AND THAT WIND
JUST SAPS THE WARMTH

AND IT SAPS THE MOISTURE
FROM YOUR BODY,

AND I TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY.

RIGHT NOW,
EVERY MINUTE IS PRECIOUS.

WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING FAST

AND THE TEAM
NOWHERE NEAR CIVILIZATION,

THEIR ONLY RESOURCE
IS NORTHERN INGENUITY.

WHEN YOU'RE LIVING OFF THE GRID

AND THERE'S NOBODY AROUND
FOR MILES AND MILES,

YOU HAVE TO MAKE GOOD USE

OUT OF THE THINGS
THAT ARE AROUND YOU.

I THINK THAT MIGHT BE
ALL IT TAKES

JUST TO KEEP IT
COOL ENOUGH

TO PREVENT THAT PLASTIC
FROM IGNITING AGAIN.

INCREDIBLE.

FALLING HALF A DAY
BEHIND SCHEDULE,

THEIR DETERMINATION
PUTS THEM BACK ON TRACK.

BUT WITH THE HERD ON THE MOVE,

THEY HOPE THERE'S STILL TIME
TO CATCH THE CARIBOU.

BACK IN YELLOWKNIFE BAY...

FISH FRY TONIGHT!

...STEPHAN IS HOPING

TO CATCH HIS PROTEIN
CLOSER TO HOME.

ALLYCE AND I ARE GETTING MARRIED
IN THE SPRING,

AND WE NEED TO SAVE MONEY
BY ANY MEANS THAT WE CAN.

GREAT SLAVE IS FULL OF FISH.

I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET ALL
THE FISH I NEED JUST ON OUR OWN.

SO, LET'S CUT A HOLE.

YOU GOT IT, BROTHER.

LET'S PUT ONE RIGHT...

ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THOSE TREES?

YEAH.
LET'S PUT ONE IN THERE.

RIGHT ON.
WHY NOT?

START IT OFF.

I'LL DO THE PUSH DOWN,
AND YOU SPIN.

I WANT TO FISH CLOSE TO HOME,
WHERE THERE'S A SAFETY NET.

ALMOST THERE.

GOING FURTHER OUT ON GREAT SLAVE
IS VERY DANGEROUS.

THERE ARE NO SAFE SPOTS.

I DON'T KNOW THE ICE CONDITIONS,
THE CURRENTS,

AND IF THE WIND CHANGES,
BRINGING IN STORMS, I'D BE DONE.

LUCKILY, I CAN CATCH FISH
JUST OUTSIDE MY FRONT DOOR.

GOOD CALL, MIKE.

AND I WANT YOU TO DO THIS.

JUST TAKE IT BY HAND AND
LET HER GO DOWN TO THE BOTTOM,

AND WE'RE GONNA DETERMINE
WHERE THE BOTTOM IS.

BOMBS AWAY!

GENTLY.
YEAH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

NOW, GRAB
YOUR WILLOW THERE.

PUT THE END IN DOWN IN.

WOW.

AND NOW LOCK IT IN THERE.
BEAUTIFUL.

YOU THINK THE FISH
IS SMART ENOUGH

TO BUMP THE BOTTOM
OF THE STICK?

NO, NO.

FORGET IT.
GUESS WHAT?

THIS IS 7,000-YEAR-OLD
SURVIVAL TECHNOLOGY, RIGHT?

NOW BURY THAT.

BURY IT DARN GOOD?

BURY IT, SET IT,
AND FORGET IT.

NOW, AS YOU SEE,

WE'VE PACKED THE SNOW
AROUND THE HANDLE.

SO IF YOU COME
AND CHECK THIS HOLE,

OKAY, RIGHT NOW
IT'S LIKE THIS.

IT SHOULD BE UNDISTURBED.

IF YOU COME IN HERE,
AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT...

I GOT A FISH ON.
...YOU GOT A FISH ON.

I CAN'T WAIT TO CATCH SOME FISH,
BROTHER!

GONNA CATCH SOME FISH!
KEEP IT CLOSE.

IF THIS TECHNIQUE WORKS

AND WE START PULLING
A LOT OF FISH,

POSSIBLY EVENTUALLY,

ALLYCE AND I COULD MAKE
SOME MONEY DOING THIS.

NOW IT'S JUST
THE WAITING GAME.

DO YOU WANT ME TO START
ON THE NEXT HOLE, THEN?

SAME THING.
OKAY.

200 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST,

RANDY SIBBESTON IS ON THE SECOND
DAY OF HIS CARIBOU HUNT,

HOPING TO SECURE
ENOUGH FRESH MEAT

TO FEED HIS FAMILY
FOR THE WINTER.

AFTER HAVING HUNTED CARIBOU
FOR SO MANY YEARS,

YOU TRY TO THINK
THE WAY A CARIBOU WOULD THINK,

THINK WHAT DOES
THAT CARIBOU NEED

AND WHAT DOES THAT CARIBOU WANT?

THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN A HUNTER AND HIS PREY,

IT LENDS ITSELF
TO RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING.

FINALLY,
THEY TRACK THE HERD DOWN

BY FOLLOWING A WELL-KNOWN
WINTER MIGRATION PATH.

AT THIS POINT,
IT'S GETTING LATE,

AND WE WERE GOING TO BE LOSING
OUR DAYLIGHT.

SO WE JUST HAVE
A BRIEF MEETING THERE

AND AGREED THAT
WE WERE GONNA SPLIT UP,

AND BOBBY AND EDDIE WERE GONNA
GO START SETTING UP CAMP,

AND I'D GO AFTER THE CARIBOU

AND SEE IF I COULD GET
SOME FRESH MEAT FOR SUPPER.

NOW, WHENEVER YOU'RE HEADING
TOWARDS CARIBOU,

YOU NEVER WANT TO HEAD
STRAIGHT FOR THEM.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
NOT TO FRIGHTEN THE CARIBOU,

BECAUSE IF IT COMES DOWN
TO THEM RUNNING,

THEY'LL BEAT YOU EVERY TIME.

YOU SIMPLY CANNOT OUTMANEUVER
CARIBOU ON AN OPEN LAKE.

200 MILES NORTH
OF YELLOWKNIFE BAY,

ON THE VAST, FROZEN EXPANSE
OF GREAT SLAVE LAKE,

RANDY SIBBESTON SETS HIS SIGHTS

ON CARIBOU
HE'S TRACKED FOR TWO DAYS

THAT WILL PROVIDE HIS FAMILY
WITH FRESH MEAT FOR THE WINTER.

AFTER I GET
A LITTLE BIT CLOSER,

I START SIZING THE HERD UP.

I'M LOOKING FOR THAT ONE ANIMAL

THAT HAS AN ADULT
THAT'S NOT CARRYING A CALF,

AND THAT IS THE ONE THAT WILL
NORMALLY CARRY THE MOST FAT

AND WILL PROVIDE THE MOST ENERGY
IN THE FOOD.

I SHOT TWO WITH ONE SHOT.

TURNS OUT THERE WAS ONE CARIBOU

STANDING BEHIND
THE ONE THAT I SHOT AT,

SO I WOUND UP SHOOTING
TWO OF THEM WITH ONE SHOT.

I WAS A LITTLE BIT WORRIED

THAT I MIGHT HAVE SHOT
THE ONE BEHIND POORLY...

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE LEGS
OR IN A BAD SPOT.

BUT AS IT TURNED OUT,
BOTH WERE GOOD, CLEAN SHOTS.

I'M VERY THANKFUL.

NOW I HAVE A FREEZER FULL
OF CARIBOU MEAT,

AND STEPHANIE AND THE KIDS
ARE GONNA BE WELL FED.

I'M QUITE HAPPY.

BACK IN YELLOWKNIFE BAY,

A MASSIVE FLOATING
COMMERCIAL FISH PLANT

WEIGHING ALMOST 1 MILLION POUNDS

IS HOME TO ITS OWNERS,

FISHERMEN BRIAN ABBOTT
AND HENRY JEWER.

HEY, HENRY,
HOW'S IT GOING?

PRETTY GOOD.

HENRY AND I ARE PARTNERS
TOGETHER AT THE FISH PLANT.

I GO OUT, SET THE NETS,
BRING IN THE FISH.

HENRY FILLETS IT AND DELIVERS IT
ALL TO THE CUSTOMERS.

WE'LL DO
ONE MORE TONIGHT,

AND THEN I'LL GET
A COUPLE MORE IN THE MORNING

AND THEN COME IN.

FISHING UP IN THE NORTH HERE

IS BASICALLY
A BATTLE AGAINST NATURE.

IT'S ENOUGH TO KILL A PERSON
DAY AFTER DAY.

NICE CONEY, TOO.

I ALMOST DIED IN 2006.

COULDN'T BE ANY CLOSER.

I GOT A LITTLE BURN
ON MY FINGERS FROM A MUFFLER.

"OH!"

BIG BLISTER ON IT.
KEPT WORKING.

DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

POPPED THE BLISTER,
GOT DIRT IN IT.

IN LESS THAN A HUNDRED HOURS,
I WAS UNCONSCIOUS.

STAPH AUREUS GOT INTO MY HEART
AND ENDOCARDITIS.

THIS YOU'RE ROTTING
FROM THE INSIDE OUT.

IT'S GOING THROUGH
EVERY CELL EVERYWHERE,

AND I LOST
A BUNCH OF MY BIG TOE,

AND NONE OF MY BODY
WORKS VERY WELL ANYMORE.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
LAY ON THE COUCH?

I'VE NEVER LAID ON THE COUCH.

BETTER TO BE DOING SOMETHING
THAN NOTHING, SO...

THAT'S THE SMALLEST ONE.

THEY OPERATE
20 HOURS A DAY EVERY DAY,

TRYING TO PROVIDE
THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

WITH ONE OF THE FEW PROTEINS
AVAILABLE ON THE LAKE.

ME AND BRIAN RUN THE
WHOLE OPERATION BY OURSELVES.

WE'RE ONE OF THE MAIN SUPPLIERS
OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES.

A COUPLE MORE LIKE THAT
IN THERE.

EVERYTHING'S ALL DOLLAR SIGNS
OUT THERE.

THE FISH MEANS DOLLARS.

BUT WINTER CAME IN HERE
PRETTY FAST,

AND WHEN THE LAKE IS FROZEN,
THERE'S A BIG STRUGGLE.

I CAN USE A HELL OF A LOT MORE
FISH THAN WHAT I'M GETTING.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT
PROBABLY ABOUT $2,000 EVERY DAY

WE'RE LOSING ON AVERAGE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE RELY ON US.

STILL NOT NEAR ENOUGH
WHITEFISH.

YEAH. NOT NEAR ENOUGH.

THAT'S DEPRESSING.
THIS THING SHOULD BE FULL.

IT SHOULD BE FULL.

I GOT MAYBE
ABOUT SIX FISH IN THIS

AND PROBABLY ABOUT NINE FISH
IN HERE, AND THAT'S IT.

TO CATCH MORE FISH,

BRIAN AND HENRY
WILL NEED TO DOUBLE DOWN

AND BRING IN SOME HEAVY
EQUIPMENT AND EXTRA HANDS.

WELL, I'M GONNA PICK UP
THAT AUGER

SO I CAN GET
SOME MORE NETS IN.

AND SHEILA'S GONNA BE STARTING
HERE TONIGHT,

SO THAT WILL GIVE US
A CHANCE,

WE CAN DOUBLE AND TRIPLE
WHAT WE'VE BEEN BRINGING IN.

WE NEED TO GET IT FILLED UP
A.S.A.P., YEAH.

EVERYTHING.

WITH SUPPLIES RUNNING LOW
AT THE FISH PLANT...

COME HERE, DORA.

WANT TO GO SEE THE FISHY,
PUP?

...STEPHAN AND ALLYCE

BRAVE THE DARK,
MINUS-40-DEGREE CONDITIONS

TO CHECK
THEIR OWN FISHING LINES.

IT'S A GAME!

BACK.

DON'T FALL IN THE HOLE.

NOW, IF WE'RE LUCKY...

I CAN FEEL
SOMETHING WENT DOWN.

OUR FIRST LINE
DIDN'T HOOK ANY FISH AT ALL.

OKAY, HON, YOU WANT TO WRAP THIS
AROUND HERE?

I'LL GO CHECK
THE OTHER HOLE.

NO FISH.

THIS REALLY ISN'T AS EASY
AS PIKE MIKE SAID IT WAS.

I'M JUST GONNA
RESET THE LINE NOW,

SO I'M GONNA TAKE IT ALL OUT
AND THEN PUT IT DOWN AGAIN,

JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ALL
NOT TANGLED UP DOWN THERE.

NO.

NO FISH TODAY.

BUT WE'LL TRY AGAIN TONIGHT
AND MIGHT GET LUCKY.

THIS IS GREAT SLAVE LAKE,

AND ALTHOUGH
YOU'VE GOT A TECHNIQUE

THAT'S WORKED
FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS,

YOU CAN STILL BE THWARTED.

SO I'VE GOT TO GO
TO DEEPER WATER,

'CAUSE THE FISH
HAVE OBVIOUSLY MOVED ON.

AND I HATE TO GO
TOO FAR FROM HOME,

'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT CAN HAPPEN OUT THERE.

WHAT IF A BLIZZARD COMES IN?

WHAT IF WOLVES COME AT ME?

I AM SO FAR AND SO REMOTE
THAT THAT UPS THE ANTE.

IT'S A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT.

I'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO CATCH SOME FISH

TO SURVIVE WINTER.

COMING UP...

NO! SON OF A BITCH.

IF THIS THING
FREEZES IN THE HOLE,

I'LL NEVER GET IT OUT OF THERE.

IN THE NORTHEAST
CORNER OF GREAT SLAVE LAKE,

WHERE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES
HOVER AT MINUS-40 DEGREES

AND ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
MINUS-50 IN THE COMING WEEKS,

HOUSEBOATERS
CONTINUE THEIR SEARCH

FOR FISH AND WILD GAME

BEFORE THE LACK OF WINTER
DAYLIGHT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE.

THIS WINTER'S JUST
KIND OF DROPPED ON US?

I'M GONNA MAKE SURE
THE FIRE'S GETTING GOOD,

'CAUSE IT'S COLD IN HERE.

WITH THEIR ICE-FISHING LINES
COMING UP EMPTY IN THE BAY,

STEPHAN AND ALLYCE
ARE EXPLORING WAYS

TO FISH THE FAR REACHES
OF THE LAKE

SO THEY CAN STOCK UP ON FOOD
FOR THE WINTER.

I'LL MAKE SOME TEA FOR US.
OKAY.

YEAH!
THAT FEELS GOOD, BABE.

IF THE FIANCéS
CATCH ENOUGH FISH,

THEY MIGHT BE ABLE
TO SAVE SOME MONEY

AND POSSIBLY SELL WHAT THEY
DON'T EAT TO THE COMMUNITY.

ME AND ALLYCE...

WE'RE PLANNING A SPRING WEDDING
ON THE ISLAND.

WE'RE GONNA MAKE THIS THE BEST,
MOST SPECIAL WEDDING EVER.

WE'RE DOING IT OURSELVES,

BUT IT STILL REQUIRES
A LOT OF MONEY.

WEDDINGS ARE NOT CHEAP,
SO I'VE GOT THIS PLAN.

ALLYCE HATES THAT
WHEN I SAY THAT.

BUT I'VE GOT THIS PLAN.

I WANT TO START
A FISH CAMP.

A FISH CAMP?

WELL,
I CALL IT A FISH CAMP.

BACK HOME,
THEY'D CALL IT AN ICE HUT.

SO JUST A SPOT
WHERE WE CAN GO FISHING

AND CATCH
OUR OWN DINNERS?

NO. WE'RE THINKING MONEY HERE,
RIGHT?

YEAH.

THE POINT OF HAVING
A FISH CAMP IS

I DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE
BACK AND FORTH EVERY DAY.

I CAN GO OUT THERE
FOR THREE DAYS.

IT'S MY SETUP.
IT'S MY BASE.

I'M SAVING MONEY ON GAS.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BOTTOM LINE
RIGHT NOW.

SO, GET A COMMERCIAL
FISHING LICENSE,

PROSPECTOR TENT, WOOD STOVE,
I'M IN BUSINESS.

PIKE MIKE'S METHOD OF FISHING

DIDN'T REALLY WORK OUT FOR US.

BUT NOW STEPH'S GOT
ALL THESE CRAZY IDEAS

ABOUT ICE FISHING FOR A LIVING.

I'VE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS
THAT TO MANAGE STEPH,

SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO
TAKE A STEP BACK.

FIRST, YOU START
WITH YOUR FRIENDS,

AND THEN YOUR FRIENDS
TELL A FRIEND.

IT'S NETWORK MARKETING.

I LOVE STEPH'S IDEAS,

BUT HE DOESN'T KEEP
ANY THOUGHT INSIDE.

SO MY ROLE IN THE RELATIONSHIP
IS HELP HIM TALK THROUGH IT.

YOU KNOW ME.
I LOVE PEOPLE, HON.

THAT'S WHO I AM.

I WAS BORN
TO CONNECT WITH HUMANITY.

SOMETIMES, YOU ALSO
HAVE TO JUST FOCUS HIM.

HOW ARE YOU GONNA GET
TO THE FISH CAMP EVERY DAY?

'CAUSE, LIKE,
WE STARTED THAT A WAYS OUT.

IT WILL COST A FAIR BIT.

I FREAKING TOTALLY SKIPPED
THE BIGGEST PART OF ALL OF THIS.

I GOT A LEAD ON A SLED.

WE CAN'T REALLY AFFORD
TO BUY A SLED AT THIS POINT.

IT'S WORTH DOUBLE
THAN WHAT HE'S ASKING,

AND I KNOW
I CAN GET HIM DOWN TO HALF

BECAUSE OF THE FACT
THAT HE'S GOT TO GET IT GONE

AND THE FACT
THAT IT DOESN'T RUN.

SO IT'S NOT WORKING?

IT'S NOT RUNNING TODAY.

BUT, I MEAN,

I CAN FIX PRACTICALLY ANYTHING
GIVEN ENOUGH TIME.

I'VE GOT A SOLID PLAN
TO CATCH FISH.

I GOT A FISH CAMP 50 MILES OUT.

THE FISH ARE THERE.
THEY'RE DEEP.

I'LL HAVE ENOUGH
TO FILL UP MY FREEZER

AND DEFINITELY HAVE ENOUGH
FOR THE WEDDING.

ALL I NEED TO DO IS BUY
THAT SNOWMOBILE, GET IT FIXED.

I COULD FIX THAT THING,

SELL IT THE NEXT DAY FOR DOUBLE
WHAT I'M PAYING FOR IT.

FOR SURE?

I'VE CHECKED THIS OUT, HON.

OKAY.

TRUST ME.
SOMETIMES YOU GET EXCITED.

SO WE'RE GOOD?

I CAN GO GRAB THAT SLED,
START THERE?

OKAY.

GO GET THE SLED.

SEE? SOLD IT TO YOU.

YOU'RE A TOUGH CUSTOMER,
PAL, TRUST ME.

20 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST,

NEAR THE COASTLINE
OF THE LAKE...

I HOPE WE GET A LOT
OF TROUT IN THIS SPOT.

...FISHERMAN BRIAN
HEADS OUT

IN AN EFFORT TO CATCH MORE FISH
FOR HIS UNDERSTOCKED FISH PLANT.

TO HELP HIM CATCH UP,

BRIAN HAS HIRED
FISHERWOMAN SHEILA FRISE.

MY NAME IS SHEILA.

I'VE BEEN FISHING THESE LAKES
SINCE I WAS 12.

I LOVE ICE FISHING.

I LEARNED A LOT
FISHING ALL THESE YEARS,

AND I'M A BADASS FISHERWOMAN.

RIGHT AROUND
DOWN IN HERE.

RIGHT HERE?

YEAH.
RIGHT IN FRONT OF IT.

SO FAR THIS SEASON,

BRIAN HAS CHISELED HIS HOLES
THROUGH THE ICE BY HAND,

TAKING HOURS
TO SET A SINGLE NET.

DESPERATE
TO CATCH ENOUGH FISH

BEFORE WINTER'S EXTREME WEATHER
ENVELOPES THE LAKE,

BRIAN HAS BROUGHT
THEIR LAST HOPE

TO SAVE
THE CRUMBLING BUSINESS...

A MECHANICAL AUGER.

THE MECHANICAL AUGER
BASICALLY IS LIKE A SCREW...

A VERY LARGE SCREW.

IT'S GOT A MOTOR
THAT DOES THE TURNING.

IT'S GOT
A CUTTING EDGE ON IT

AND A SHARP POINT IN THE MIDDLE
TO KEEP IT CENTERED.

AND AS IT TURNS,

IT SHAVES OFF A LAYER OF ICE
EVERY TURN THAT IT GOES.

A LOT OF MONEY INVESTED,

AND WE'D REALLY
LIKE TO GET THIS THING

MAKING SOME MONEY
LIKE IT CAN.

THE AUGER WILL DRILL
HOLES THROUGH THE ICE FASTER,

ALLOWING BRIAN AND SHEILA TO SET
MORE NETS IN A SINGLE DAY.

WE'LL JUST DIG
A HOLE RIGHT HERE?

YEAH. RIGHT.

WELL, LET'S SEE
IF THIS SUCKER WORKS OR NOT.

WELL, IT'S FIRING.

COME ON, YOU.

COME ON, YOU.

RIGHT ON, YEAH.

I WAS SO HAPPY,
I FELT JUST JUBILATION.

NOW WE CAN SEE HOW MANY NETS
WE CAN GET PUT IN JUST HOW FAST.

THIS AUGER'S AMAZING.
IT'S FAST COMPARED TO MANUAL.

WE'LL GET THESE FREEZERS FULL
IN NO TIME.

NO.

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?

MAN, WE DON'T
NEED THIS RIGHT NOW.

WE WERE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS
WITH THE AUGER IN THE HOLE,

AND IT JUST SUDDENLY DIED.

AND YOU'VE GOT
A WIND WHISTLING,

AND YOU'RE BELOW FREEZING
TEMPERATURES,

AND THINGS WILL START
FREEZING SO QUICKLY,

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

I KNOW.

IN THESE TEMPERATURES,

IT WILL TAKE MINUTES
FOR THE NEWLY DUG HOLE

TO REFREEZE AROUND
THE SCREW HEAD OF THE AUGER,

RENDERING THEIR
$4,000 INVESTMENT WORTHLESS.

IF THIS THING FREEZES
SOLID IN THIS SLUSH HOLE HERE,

WE'LL NEVER GET THE THING
OUT OF HERE.

IF WE CAN'T FIX THIS AUGER,
LIKE, RIGHT NOW,

WE'RE GONNA BE IN BIG TROUBLE.

THIS IS NOT GOOD.

NOT GOOD AT ALL.

20 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF YELLOWKNIFE BAY,

ON THE FROZEN EXPANSE
OF GREAT SLAVE LAKE,

BRIAN AND SHEILA ARE ATTEMPTING
TO KEEP THEIR BUSINESS AFLOAT

BY CATCHING MORE FISH USING
A NEWLY PURCHASED POWER AUGER.

BUT DRILLING
THROUGH SIX FEET OF ICE

IN MINUS-30-DEGREE CONDITIONS

HAS LOCKED UP
THE AUGER'S ENGINE.

I'M HEATING
THIS MACHINE UP WITH A TORCH

IN ORDER
TO GET IT STARTED ALL.

WITH THIS WIND,

I'M NOT SURE IF I'M EVEN GONNA
GET IT HOT ENOUGH TO START.

IT'S OKAY.
I DON'T WANT TO WARP ANYTHING.

IF HE DOESN'T GET
THE ENGINE STARTED SOON,

THE SCREWHEAD
WILL BE PERMANENTLY ENCASED

INSIDE THE ICE.

AND BRIAN MAY BE FORCED
TO CLOSE HIS FISH PLANT.

MY GOD. I HOPE IT'S
NOT FROZEN IN THERE.

THEY SAY HELL IS HOT.
I DISAGREE.

I'VE BEEN THERE.
IT'S COLD.

****
SON OF A BITCH.

IF THIS THING FREEZES
IN THE HOLE LIKE THIS,

I'LL NEVER GET IT
OUT OF THERE.

I GOT TO MAKE IT WORK
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, AND FAST.

WELL,
KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED.

OKAY.

COME ON...

IT PROBABLY COOLED DOWN
WHILE WE'RE FIDDLING WITH IT.

AS THE WIND PICKS UP SPEED,

THE WIND CHILL
DROPS TO MINUS-50.

STARTING TO FREEZE UP.

AND HERE,
ON THIS UNFORGIVING LAKE,

WITH NO SHELTER FOR MILES,

BRIAN MAY HAVE TO DECIDE BETWEEN
HIS LIFE OR HIS LIVELIHOOD.

FLAME'S BLOWING SIDEWAYS,
THERE'S SO MUCH WIND HERE.

JUST A STEADY BLOW.

I'VE BEEN FISHING ON THIS LAKE

SINCE I WAS 12 YEARS OLD,

AND THIS IS
THE COLDEST CONDITION

I EVER FISHED IN
IN MY LIFE.

NO FISHERMAN'S GONNA FISH
IN WEATHER THAT BRIAN GOES IN...

LIKE NOBODY.

HERE.

COME ON.
YOU GOT TO RUN.

COME ON.

YEAH!
YAY!

WHOO! RIGHT ON!

NOW, THIS IS
A MOMENT OF CELEBRATION.

THE THING STARTED UP.
WE CAN FINISH THIS HOLE.

WHEN I SAW THIS WATER
COME UP OUT OF THE HOLE,

WE KNEW WE MADE IT,

AND WE HAVE A LONG ENOUGH
AUGER SHAFT HERE

TO ACTUALLY GET THROUGH.

NOW THAT THEY'VE STRUCK WATER,

THEY'LL THREAD A BOARD
CALLED A JIGGER UNDER THE ICE

TO HELP THEM SET THEIR NETS.

WHEN YOU PULL ON THE ROPE HERE,

IT YANKS THIS COUNTERWEIGHT

AND SHOVES THIS ARM
UP INTO THE ICE,

SHOVING THE THING FORWARD.

YOU GET ABOUT A FOOT ROUGHLY
EVERY TIME YOU PULL ON THE ROPE,

SO YOU GOT ABOUT
300 FEET OF NET.

ATTACHED TO THE
JIGGER IS A SMALL LIGHT.

AND AS BRIAN
PUSHES THE DEVICE ALONG,

SHEILA USES THE LIGHT TO TRACK
ITS LOCATION ABOVE THE ICE.

ALMOST DONE.

ONCE THE JIGGER

HAS REACHED A SPOT
WHERE THE ROPE IS TAUT,

THEY WILL DIG A NEW HOLE,
RETRIEVE THE JIGGER,

AND ATTACH A NET
TO THE ROPE.

I THINK WE'RE
ABOUT GOOD THERE.

I DON'T LIKE TO WORK

ANY LONGER THAN I HAVE TO
IN THESE TEMPERATURES,

'CAUSE IT'S REALLY EASY
TO GET FROSTBITE.

THAT'S WHY WE NEED
TO GET THIS OUT NOW.

THIS WIND IS BRUTAL.

YES!

IT'S HARD DOING IT BY HAND.

THIS IS WAY FASTER,
AND I'M NOT SWEATING.

NORMALLY, I'M JUST SOAKED
WITH SWEAT RIGHT NOW.

AND WITH THIS WIND,
SWEATING IS NOT GOOD OUT HERE.

YOU GET COLD
VERY, VERY QUICKLY.

WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.

YES!

WHOO!

TONIGHT WAS
ONE HELL OF A NIGHT,

BUT EVENTUALLY,
THE AUGER DID DELIVER.

AND A NICE, BIG HOLE
THIS MAKES.

YEAH.
ISN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL?

YEAH.

THIS MACHINE WILL BE
THE TURNING POINT FOR US.

WE'LL LEAVE THESE NETS
DOWN FOR A FEW DAYS.

SO, YOU KNOW, AS LONG
AS THE AUGER KEEPS WORKING

AND THE FISH
ARE IN THE NETS,

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FILL
THESE FREEZERS IN NO TIME.

THAT SHOULD DO IT NOW.

FINALLY.

AS DAWN BREAKS
ACROSS THE FROZEN LAKE,

IN YELLOWKNIFE BAY,

TEMPERATURES CONTINUE
TO PLUMMET.

FIANCéS STEPHAN AND ALLYCE

ARE READY TO TRY
THEIR NEWLY-PURCHASED SNOWMOBILE

FOR THE DANGEROUS TREK
OUT ON THE OPEN LAKE

BEFORE CONDITIONS
GET ANY WORSE.

YOU READY
TO CATCH SOME FISH?

LET'S DO THIS.
WAIT TILL YOU SEE THE SLED.

I THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE
IMPRESSED WITH MY PURCHASE.

SHE'S AN OLDIE,
BUT SHE'S A GOLDIE.

THIS BEAUTY...
IT'S GONNA TURN HEADS.

PEOPLE ARE GONNA GO,
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?"

AS I'M ZOOMING BY!

HOW OLD IS THAT THING?

IT'S ACTUALLY JUST ABOUT
THE SAME AGE AS YOU.

WHEN I WALK OUT AND SEE THE
SNOW MACHINE FOR THE FIRST TIME,

MY FIRST REACTION WAS
"THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK."

DOES IT RUN?

IT WILL RUN.

I GOT THIS, BABY.
I GOT THIS.

I GOT THE GUY DOWN
TO 30% OF HIS ASKING PRICE.

I GOT A GREAT,
DEPENDABLE SLED.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT YOU WANT TO DO
IS PRIME IT THREE TIMES.

1, 2, 3.

PULL TWO, THREE TIMES,
AND YOU'RE GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.
ONE TO GO THERE.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

YOU GO IN THE HOUSE.
YOU STAY WARM.

MAKE SURE
WE DIDN'T FORGET ANYTHING.

I'LL PULL THE SPARK PLUGS OUT,
WARM THEM UP.

WE'LL BE READY TO GO,
MAX, 10, 20 MINUTES.

WHATEVER YOU SAY.

IN 20 MINUTES,
WE'RE OUT OF HERE.

STEPH THINKS THAT WE'RE
GOING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE

TO GO ICE FISHING
WITH THIS THING?

I DON'T THINK SO.

SEE YOU IN A FEW HOURS.

IT'S MAN VERSUS
MACHINE, AND MAN WILL ALWAYS WIN.

I'M GONNA NEED MY TOOLS.

ON THE NORTHERN SHORES
OF GREAT SLAVE LAKE,

WHERE DAWN TEMPERATURES
ARE MINUS-35 AND DROPPING FAST,

RANDY HAS MANAGED TO SECURE ONE
VITAL PROVISION FOR WINTER...

MEAT FOR HIS FAMILY.

FIVE CARIBOU BETWEEN THEM

WILL BE ENOUGH PROTEIN
FOR THEIR FAMILIES

FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE.
I LOVE CARIBOU FAT.

THAT FAT IS LOADED
WITH NUTRITION.

THE MOST ENJOYABLE TIME
OF A HUNT

IS AFTER ALL
YOUR HARD WORK IS DONE,

AND YOU CAN JUST
ENJOY THE FIRE AND RELAX

AND COOK YOURSELF SOME FOOD.

THIS IS A WELCOME MEAL
AFTER A LONG TRIP ON THE SKI-DOO,

I'LL TELL YOU.

IT MAKES THE ADVERSITY...

IT MAKES IT ALL WORTH IT, AND
IT MAKES IT ALL JUST MELT AWAY.

OKAY, THIS IS COOKED.

DEFINITELY COOKED.

AWESOME

IT'S MY FAVORITE THING,

BECAUSE YOU GET THE CHANCE
TO SIT BACK

AND SHARE STORIES WITH
THE PEOPLE WHO YOU'RE WITH.

I FEEL A REAL SENSE
OF ACCOMPLISHMENT

AND PEACE AND ENJOYMENT
AND JUST HAPPINESS, YOU KNOW?

HOLY MAN.

THAT HAPPINESS IS...

THAT HAPPINESS IS GOLDEN.

LIVING OUT ON THE LAKE,
IT MAKES US WEALTHY PEOPLE.

IN THE CHANNEL
OF YELLOWKNIFE BAY...

...AFTER SPENDING MOST OF THEIR
SAVINGS ON A USED SNOWMOBILE

TO FISH THE OUTER REACHES
OF THE LAKE,

STEPHAN'S SLED WON'T START.

COME ON, BETSY.

COME ON, BETSY.

NOW HE'S TRYING
TO GET HIS MACHINE RUNNING.

OKAY.

IS IT EVEN GETTING FUEL?

HOW'S IT GOING OUT HERE?

IT'S GOING.

YOU GONNA
GET IT GOING OR...

I DEDUCED
A COUPLE OF THINGS.

STEPH... HE FOUND THIS
SNOWMOBILE, THIS GREAT DEAL,

SO HE COULDN'T PASS IT UP.

WE MIGHT
HAVE A BREACHED LINE.

HE LIKES TO THINK
HE CAN FIX ANYTHING.

SO, HOPEFULLY HE CAN.

BUT TO ME, IT JUST
LOOKS LIKE A PIECE...

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S FOR PARTS.

LOOK AT THAT.

ALL YOUR TROUBLES
ARE OVER, SWEETIE.

THIS IS THE MOMENT.

THE PIèCE DE RéSISTANCE.

I SEE THE FUEL
GOING UP THE LINE.

YES!

WHY?!

IS THAT JUST CAUSE OF THE LITTLE
AMOUNT OF GAS IN THERE?

YEAH.
IT'S NOT SUCKING UP THE GAS.

IF THERE'S NO FUEL
COMING UP THE LINE

AND IT NEEDS TO GET SUCTION,

YOU TAKE FUEL,
YOU PUT IT IN THE CYLINDERS.

I DIDN'T HAVE A HOSE.

OKAY,
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING

I WOULD SUGGEST
ANYBODY TO DO.

BOY.

THERE'S MY VESSEL.

THIS IS NOT GONNA
TASTE GOOD AT ALL.

NO. DON'T DO THAT.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO,
DON'T YOU?

MAN, MAN,
MAN, MAN.

IT'S GAS-SUCKING TIME.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA WANT
TO KISS ME FOR A WHILE.

BOY.

YEAH, I'M FILLING UP
THE LINE. I CAN HEAR IT.

THE LINE IS FULL.

LAST CHANCE, BABY.

THIS IS IT?
THIS IS IT.

ONE LAST TRY, BABE.
ONE LAST TRY.

LET'S GIVE IT ALL WE'VE GOT.
YEAH.

YES, YES!

YEAH!
HIGH FIVE! YEAH, YEAH!

WHEN I HEARD THAT SLED ROAR,
I KNEW IT WAS "GO" TIME.

MIGHT HAVE WASTED A DAY,

BUT I DIDN'T WASTE
THE INVESTMENT MONEY.

YEAH!
NEVER DOUBT ME!

YEAH, YEAH!

I TOLD YOU YOU WOULD RUN!
I TOLD YOU YOU WOULD RUN!

THERE'S NO WAY I WOULD LAST
AS A HOUSEBOATER

IF I DIDN'T BELIEVE
I COULD DO THINGS

THAT I'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE.

I MEAN, LOOK,
I FIXED THAT SLED.

BUT YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED,

BECAUSE THE LAKE
IS NOT FORGIVING.

AW ****
REALLY?!