Ice Lake Rebels (2014–…): Season 1, Episode 5 - Cold Snap - full transcript

AT THE EDGE OF THE ARCTIC...

...A GROUP OF REBELS HAVE CHOSEN
TO LIVE COMPLETELY OFF THE GRID.

LIVING OFF THE GRID IS GREAT,

BUT THERE ARE
SO MANY CHALLENGES,

ESPECIALLY IN WINTER.

I CAN BARELY FEEL MY FINGERS
RIGHT NOW.

IT'S JUST REALLY, REALLY COLD.

IN THE WAKE
OF A BRUTAL WINTER STORM

AND MONTHS OF SEVERE CONDITIONS
STILL AHEAD...

BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A COLD WINTER,
EVEN THE FISH ARE GOING DEEPER.

THAT MEANS WE GOT TO GO FURTHER
TO BE ABLE TO CATCH THOSE FISH.



...SUPPLIES RUN LOW.

WE'RE OUT HERE TODAY
PULLING THESE NETS,

HOPING WE CAN FILL OUR FREEZERS.

REPLENISHING AND
PROTECTING THEIR FOOD STORES...

WHAT'S THAT?

...BECOMES
A LIFE-THREATENING GAMBLE.

WE DON'T HUNT FOR SPORT
OUT HERE.

WE HUNT FOR SURVIVAL.

IT'S BETWEEN US AND HIM.

IT'S THE DEAD
OF WINTER ON GREAT SLAVE LAKE,

WHERE EVERYTHING LIVING THING
THAT CAN SURVIVE HERE IS HUNGRY.

WINTERS CAN BE VERY HARD,
DIFFICULT SOMETIMES.

WINTERS ARE LONG AND COLD
AND DARK.

FOR THOSE
WHO MISCALCULATED THEIR NEEDS



OR WERE UNLUCKY ENOUGH
TO RUN OUT OF PROVISIONS,

NOW IS THE TIME TO REPLENISH
THEIR RESERVES.

IN THE LULL BETWEEN SNOWSTORMS,

THEY WILL HAVE TO HUNT AND FISH
FOR WHAT THEY NEED

HERE ON THIS DESOLATE ICE LAKE.

NATURE REQUIRES
THAT WE ARE ABLE TO

THINK AHEAD AND TO PLAN AHEAD.

ON THE NORTHERN ARM OF THE LAKE,

IN THE MIDDLE OF BEAR COUNTRY,

RAGNAR WESSTROM
AND HIS ASSISTANT, CHEF RON,

STORED ALL OF THEIR PROVISIONS
IN THE FALL,

AND THEY ARE NOW PREPARING
TO OPEN THEIR WILDERNESS LODGE

TO INTERNATIONAL
FISHING CLIENTS.

WE GOT BERLIN.

STOCKHOLM...
5,880 KILOMETERS.

YOU KNOW STOCKHOLM
IS ON THE SAME LATITUDE

AS YELLOWKNIFE?

PARIS...
NOBODY WANTS TO GO THERE.

BUT WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO
WITH THESE?

I'M GOING TO PUT IT UP
LIKE YOU SEE IN THE MOVIES,

GONNA HAVE
ALL THE ARROWS POINTING

IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION
TO THE DIFFERENT CITIES.

SEPARATED
FROM THE OTHER LAKE DWELLERS,

THEY SURVIVE ON THEIR OWN.

WE'RE THE ONLY LODGE
ON THE NORTH ARM,

SO WE'RE QUITE ISOLATED.

TO BUILD A BUSINESS IN
THE WILDERNESS IS VERY COSTLY.

WE HAVE TO FLY
EVERYTHING IN HERE,

FROM SCREWS TO LIGHT BULBS

TO PAINT, SUPPLIES.

FOR FOOD, IT'S MAINLY
BUFFALO AND CARIBOU AND MOOSE.

SO, WE ALWAYS MOOSE HUNT
IN THE FALLTIME,

SO WE SAVE UP THE MEAT
FOR THE WINTER.

ONE OF THE FIRST PROJECTS,

SO WE SHOULD HAVE IT DONE
BEFORE JUNE 1st.

OKAY, CHEF RON?

SOUNDS GOOD.
SOUNDS GOOD, BOSS.

HOLY ****

SON OF A BITCH!

I JUST SAW IT.
TOOK OFF DOWN THERE.

I DON'T SEE ANY TRACKS,
SO I DON'T KNOW IF HE CAME

THIS WAY OR NOT.
GET THE GUN, RON.

BLACK BEARS HAVE
A KEENER SENSE OF SMELL

THAN ANY OTHER LAND MAMMAL.

AND HE TOOK ALL THE MEAT.

LOOK.
THE MEAT COOLER'S EMPTY.

AND SINCE LEAVING MEAT OUT
IN THE WINTER

IS A COMMON WAY
OF REFRIGERATION HERE,

THE 600-POUND BLACK BEAR
CAN SMELL AND TRACK FOOD

FROM 18 MILES AWAY.

HE MUST HAVE COME UP
FROM THE LAKE.

THERE'S NO TRACKS HERE.

YEAH, HE CAME
FROM THE OTHER WAY.

YEAH, MUST HAVE.
YEAH.

HE CAME FROM GREAT SLAVE.

YEAH, PROBABLY.

THIS IS EARLY.

IN THE FALLTIME,

WE USUALLY HAVE SOME PROBLEMS
WITH BEARS

COMING INTO THE LODGE.

IN THE DEAD OF WINTER,
IF YOU SEE ONE,

YOU KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM.

LET'S GET'S PIKE MIKE,

AND WE'LL GO AFTER HIM,
SEE IF WE CAN TRACK HIM DOWN.

YES.
'CAUSE NOW HE WILL BE BACK.

HE COULD BE SICK OR CRAZY,

AND NOW THAT HE KNOWS
WE HAVE FOOD,

HE WILL COME BACK
OVER AND OVER.

BETTER TO HAVE MORE GUYS
AND A COUPLE RIFLES, TOO,

YEAH?
YEAH.

WE'LL GO AFTER HIM
AND GET THE BASTARD.

FIRST LIGHT?

FIRST LIGHT, MAN.

WE DON'T HUNT FOR SPORT
OUT HERE.

IT'S BETWEEN US AND HIM,

AND WE HAVE TO PROTECT
OURSELVES.

WELL, HOPEFULLY,
IT'S JUST THE ONE.

HE'S HUNGRY,
SO WE'RE FAIR GAME, TOO.

35 MILES EAST,

FAMILY MAN RANDY SIBBESTON
HEADS INTO THE FOREST

ON A SMALL ISLAND
NEAR HIS HOUSEBOAT

TO HUNT FOR FOOD.

TODAY, I'M GOING OUT
AND SETTING SNARES

AND TRYING TO CATCH RABBITS

AND PROCURE FRESH FOOD
FOR MYSELF AND FOR MY FAMILY.

WITH LESS THAN A
TWO-DAY SUPPLY OF FRESH MEAT LEFT,

RANDY HAS TO FIND A WAY

TO KEEP HIS WIFE
AND SIX CHILDREN FED.

HE'S BROUGHT ALONG
NATIVE-MADE SHOES

TO HELP HIM NAVIGATE
IN THE DEEP SNOWDRIFTS.

THIS IS A TRADITIONAL PAIR
OF BIRCH SNOWSHOES.

IT'S MADE WITH BABICHE
AND BIRCH.

BABICHE IS THE SKIN
OF THE ANIMAL

THAT'S BEEN TREATED

AND HAS BEEN CUT
INTO THIN STRIPS

SO IT MAKES A STRING.

BUT THESE WILL
REALLY, REALLY, REALLY

SAVE YOUR BACON IN THE BUSH.

TODAY, RANDY SETS SNARES

FOR A TYPE OF RABBIT
FOUND ONLY IN THE NORTH.

THE SNOWSHOE HARE
IS A CREATURE OF HABIT,

AND WHEN HE MAKES A TRAIL,

HE LIKES TO USE THE SAME TRAIL
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

SO, WHEN I SEE
AN ESTABLISHED RABBIT TRAIL,

I ALWAYS FIND THAT'S THE BEST
PLACE TO PUT YOUR SNARE.

THE WAY TO MAKE A SNARE
FOR RABBITS IS USING BRASS WIRE.

I'LL USUALLY JUST MAKE, LIKE,
A LITTLE NOOSE OUT OF IT

AND THEN SHAPE IT CAREFULLY
SO THAT

IT'S ABOUT THE RIGHT SIZE

FOR THE RABBIT TO GO INTO IT
AND GET CAUGHT.

THE RABBIT WILL COME
RUNNING ALONG WITH HIS HEAD,

AND IF YOU SET IT RIGHT,
HE'LL CATCH IT LIKE THIS

AND HE WILL BE CAUGHT.

THE BRASS SNARE
IS A QUICK AND EFFECTIVE

AND HUMANE WAY
OF CATCHING RABBITS,

AND THAT'S WHY I USE
THAT TECHNIQUE.

AND JUST TAKE A FEW BRANCHES

AND JUST MAKE
A LITTLE RABBIT CORRAL

SO THAT AS HE'S MAKING
HIS QUICK DECISION ON THE RUN,

HE COULD GO THIS WAY,
HE COULD GO THIS WAY,

BUT THERE'S BRANCHES HERE.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE
VISUAL, MENTAL TRICK

THAT YOU PLAY ON THE RABBIT.

TO CATCH ENOUGH RABBITS

TO REPLENISH
HIS NEARLY EMPTY STOCK,

RANDY MUST SET DOZENS OF SNARES.

THAT'S ONE DOWN...

AND 50 MORE TO GO.

IT'S A NUMBERS GAME,

AND YOU HAVE TO BE OUT THERE
PUTTING IN THE EFFORT

IF YOU WANT TO GET THE RESULTS.

OUT ON THE OPEN LAKE,

FISHERMAN BRIAN ABBOTT IS
ALSO LOOKING TO STOCKPILE FOOD.

RECENT SNOWSTORMS HAD REDUCED
HIS ABILITY TO SET NETS,

BUT NOW HE HAS A BOMBARDIER,
AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE

THAT WILL PROTECT HIM
AND HIS FISH SUPPLY

FROM THE ELEMENTS.

HAVING A BOMBARDIER
OUT ON THE ICE

IS ACTUALLY KIND OF NICE.

YOU'VE GOT SOMEWHERE WARM
TO CLIMB INTO.

IT ALSO HAULS MANY, MANY TIMES
THE AMOUNT OF FISH

THAT I COULD GET ON THE SKI-DOO.

WE'RE OUT HERE TODAY
PULLING THESE NETS,

HOPING WE CAN FILL OUR FREEZERS.

WE'VE GOT CUSTOMERS
WAITING FOR FISH.

IT'S BEEN A PRETTY TOUGH YEAR
THIS YEAR SO FAR

WITH THE COLD WE HAD.

BRIAN HAS BROUGHT
HIS ASSISTANT, SHEILA,

TO HELP PULL IN NETS
CAST 24 HOURS AGO,

HOPING THESE HOLES WILL YIELD

A LOAD OF FRESH FISH
TO HAUL HOME.

WE'VE GOT THREE NETS
WE'RE GONNA PULL,

AND HOPEFULLY, THEY'RE RIGHT
CHOCK-FULL OF FISH.

IT'S HARD WORK,

ESPECIALLY DOWN LOW
IN THE HOLE.

WE'VE GOT NETS HERE
TIED TOGETHER HERE.

WE'RE GONNA DIG OURSELVES
THROUGH THE ICE,

GET AHOLD OF THE ROPE
THAT'S HANGING ON TO OUR ANCHOR,

AND PULL THE THING UP.

YEAH, WE'RE OPENING UP
THE BASE OF THE HOLE HERE

'CAUSE THE ICE HAS BEEN FORMING
DOWN BELOW.

SOME OF THIS ICE
IS LIKE CONCRETE.

THERE WE GO.
IT'S STARTING TO CRACK.

WELL, WE OPENED UP THE HOLE.

NOW YOU KNOW YOU'RE ABOUT TO
START COLLECTING SOME MONEY.

THE FISH
ARE GONNA BE COMING OUT,

AND WITH ANY LUCK,
THE NETS WILL BE FULL.

BRIAN IS A GILL FISHERMAN.

HE SETS HIS NETS 100 FEET DEEP

IN A LAKE THAT MEASURES
2,000 FEET DEEP

AND THEN HOPES
THE FISH SWIM IN...

A TRICKY, DIFFICULT BUSINESS.

WE SHOULD START
PULLING FISH OUT.

****

WHAT?
IT JUST CRACKED.

NO!
ARE YOU SERIOUS?

THE LONGER THEY'RE SITTING,

THERE'S GONNA BE MORE FISH
THAT HAVE DIED IN THERE,

AND YOU DON'T MAKE MONEY
PICKING DEAD FISH.

NIGHTMARE.
SHOOT.

BACK IN YELLOWKNIFE BAY,

STEPHAN HERVIEUX
AND ALLYCE RATTRAY

ALSO NEED TO FIND FISH

AND ARE PREPARING AN EXPEDITION
OUT IN THE OPEN LAKE

IN ORDER TO FILL THEIR FREEZERS.

I GOT A SOLID PLAN
TO CATCH FISH.

I GOT A FISH CAMP.

THE FISH ARE THERE.
THEY'RE DEEP.

STEPHAN OCCASIONALLY
WORKS PART-TIME

FOR COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN
BRIAN AND HENRY,

BUT NOW, DURING THIS BREAK
IN THE WEATHER,

HE NEEDS TO SEIZE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO STOCKPILE.

I CAN GO TO THE FISH CAMP.
IT'S MY SETUP. IT'S MY BASE.

FROM THERE, IT'S A SHORT
DISTANCE TO GO FISHING,

COME BACK TO THE CAMP.

I DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE HOME
EVERY DAY.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BOTTOM LINE
RIGHT NOW.

WE NEED TO GET OUT THERE.

THE WEATHER COULD CHANGE
ANY MINUTE.

IT HAS TO GET DONE.

THIS VENTURE WILL TAKE HIM

50 MILES AWAY FROM HOME,

ONTO THE OPEN EXPANSE
OF GREAT SLAVE LAKE.

BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A COLD WINTER,
EVEN THE FISH ARE GOING DEEPER.

THAT MEANS WE GOT TO GO FURTHER
TO BE ABLE TO CATCH THOSE FISH.

AND THAT'S JUST ADDING
MORE RISK,

MORE POTENTIAL
FOR THINGS TO GO WRONG.

THIS TIME,

WITH ONLY SHORELINES
AS LANDMARKS

AND FRESH SNOW
OBSCURING THE TRAIL,

STEPHAN PROCEEDS WITH CAUTION
AS HE SEARCHES

FOR THE PRIME FISH-CAMP LOCATION
HE SCOUTED DAYS AGO.

GO RIGHT, RIGHT?

NO, LEFT.

I DON'T THINK SO,
SWEETHEART.

WELL, I THOUGH YOU KNEW
WHICH WAY.

I'D GO UP THE RIVER,
BUT IT'S NOT SAFE NOW

AND I'M NOT TAKING YOU AND DORA
DOWN THE RIVER.

GREAT SLAVE LAKE IN THE WINTER
BECOMES A MASSIVE ICE LAKE.

WE CAN WALK ON IT.
WE CAN SNOWMOBILE ON IT.

THE ONLY PROBLEM IS,
THERE ARE NO STREET SIGNS,

NO DIRECTIONS,

AND WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE ALONE,
EVERYTHING LOOKS THE SAME.

LOOK AT THIS TRAIL
RIGHT HERE.

IT LOOKS WAY MORE PACKED
THAN THAT ONE.

IT'S ALWAYS RISKY
HEADING OUT ON A SNOW MACHINE,

ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE GOING
A WAYS AWAY, WHICH WE WERE.

IN THE WINTER, IT'S SO EASY
TO GET LOST ON THE LAKE,

AND IT DOESN'T HELP

THAT THIS IS A 1980s
SNOW MACHINE

THAT WE JUST GOT RUNNING
AND DON'T KNOW THAT WELL.

YOU DON'T DRIVE
ALL THE BRIDGE.

YOU WOULD HAVE TURNED

LONG BEFORE THIS.

I'M GETTING
A LITTLE BIT SCARED

'CAUSE THIS IS NOT AN AREA THAT
PEOPLE GO TO ON A DAILY BASIS.

WE WERE ON OUR OWN.

I DON'T KNOW, MAN.

THE LAKE PROVIDES
VERY LITTLE SHELTER

AGAINST WHITEOUTS
AND DEADLY NIGHT LOWS.

REACHING THEIR CAMP LOCATION
BEFORE SUNDOWN

IS KEY TO THEIR SURVIVAL.

WE JUST GOT TO MAKE A DECISION
AND FOLLOW IT.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT...
YOU'VE NEVER LED ME ASTRAY.

I'M LISTENING TO YOU.

LEFT IT IS?

LEFT IT IS.
ALL RIGHT.

COME ON, DORA!

I'M STILL A LITTLE NERVOUS.

AS HOPEFUL AS I WANT TO BE,
I MIGHT HAVE PICKED WRONG.

THE LAST THING YOU WANT

IS TO BE STUCK
OUT ON THE LAKE...

NO COMMUNICATION, NO SAFETY NET.

THIS IS SURVIVAL NOW.

IT'S MIDWINTER IN THE SUBARCTIC,

AND FOR THE REBELS
WHO DID NOT PREPARE

ADEQUATE STOCKPILES IN THE FALL,

PROVISIONS ARE LOW.

AND NOW IS THE TIME TO RESTOCK.

IT'S BENT STRAIGHT OUT.

WHAT?
IT JUST CRACKED.

NO!
ARE YOU SERIOUS?

NIGHTMARE.
SHOOT.

BUT BRIAN AND SHEILA
HAVE RUN INTO A BIG PROBLEM...

THEIR METAL HOOK,
NECESSARY FOR PULLING UP NETS,

HAS FRACTURED.

SHEILA WAS HAVING A LITTLE
TROUBLE PULLING THIS NET UP,

AND I TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT

THE HOOK THAT WE'VE GOT
BUILT ON THE END.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE BENT IT
A FEW THOUSAND TIMES TOO MANY,

AND IT SNAPPED OFF.

WE'VE GOT TO GET THAT ROPE UP
FROM UNDER THE ICE THERE

IN ORDER TO GET THE NET OUT.

NECESSARY EQUIPMENT...
YOU MUST HAVE A TORCH.

IF YOUR KNOTS FREEZE,
YOU CAN'T GET THEM UNDONE,

THROW THEM IN YOUR MOUTH
AND CHEW ON IT UNTIL IT'S WARM

OR HAVE A TORCH.

I'M GONNA MELT OFF THE ICE
WITH A TORCH

SO I CAN GET AT THE WIRE
AND UNWIND IT,

AND I'LL WIND IT UP
GOOD AND TIGHT

AND HOPEFULLY,
THIS THING IS GONNA WORK.

SAVE ME SOME TIME IF
I DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK TO CAMP.

NOW IT CAN'T FALL OFF.
IT CAN JUST TURN AROUND A BIT.

I THINK IT'LL WORK.

IT'S RIGHT ON THIS SIDE,
ON THE CORNER THERE,

RIGHT AT THE EDGE
OF THE ICE.

I GOT IT.

HE'S COMING.

IT WORKED!

YEP, IT WORKED!
WE'LL MAKE IT THROUGH THE DAY.

OKAY, HERE.

IT'S PROBABLY STUCK
AT THE OTHER HOLE.

I WONDER
IF IT'S FREEZING IN THESE.

YEAH.
IT'S COMING, THOUGH.

GEEZ, NOT MUCH FISH TODAY.

NO.

THAT'S NOT GOOD.
THAT'S FAR ENOUGH.

HOLY COW.
THIS IS TERRIBLE.

THIS IS KIND OF DEPRESSING,

SEEING HOW MANY FISH I'M GETTING
IN THIS FIRST NET HERE.

USUALLY, A SINGLE GILL
NET WILL HAUL IN 80 TO 100 FISH,

BUT THERE ARE ONLY SEVEN
IN THIS CATCH.

NO, IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD
SO FAR,

BUT SOMETIMES,
ONE END'S A LITTLE BIT DEAD

AND THE OTHER END
WILL BE GOOD.

I GUESS WE'LL SEE.

SO, WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY
THROUGH THIS FIRST NET.

IT'S NOT LOOKING VERY GOOD
SO FAR.

I'M HOPING THE NEXT END OF IT
WILL BE A LITTLE BETTER.

BUT IT'S GOING OUT
TO THE DEEP END,

SO IT'S PROBABLY
NOT GONNA BE ANY BETTER,

MAYBE NOT EVEN AS GOOD
AS THE FIRST END.

THAT'S NOT GOOD.

GO AHEAD AND CHECK.

BUT THE FIRST ONE'S
NOT GONNA PAY A LOT OF BILLS.

I'VE GOT WAGES TO PAY NOW, TOO.

SO, SHE'LL GET
MOST OF THAT FISH,

I'LL GET A LITTLE,
THE PLANT WILL GET A LITTLE.

IT'S BETTER
THAN NOTHING, THOUGH.

GREAT SLAVE LAKE, SHE'S
A LITTLE BIT OF A TRICKY LAKE.

I'VE BEEN HERE 15 YEARS.
THAT'S QUITE SOME TIME.

BUT I REALLY KNOW
WHERE THE FISH ARE.

I'M STILL LEARNING DAILY,

AND EVERY DAY,
I THINK I'VE GOT IT DOWN PAT

AND I FIND OUT THAT I DON'T.

WITH THEIR FIRST NET OF FISH

ALREADY FREEZING
IN THE BITTER COLD,

BRIAN AND SHEILA
ARE FORCED TO HEAD BACK

WITH A DISAPPOINTING CATCH.

TO MEET
THESE CUSTOMERS' DEMANDS,

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CATCH
LIKE 10 TIMES AS MUCH FISH.

IN THE NORTH ARM OF THE LAKE,

AT RAGNAR'S LODGE,
HIS TEAM IS LEAVING

TO HUNT DOWN A ROGUE BEAR

THAT'S PILLAGED
THEIR FOOD SUPPLY,

THREATENING
THEIR WINTER RESERVES.

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO,
I WAS BRINGING BACK

SIX MALLARDS,

BUT I HAD TO GO TO THE WASHROOM,
TO THE OUTHOUSE.

SO, I'M PUTTING DOWN THE DUCKS
ON THE PORCH OF THE OUTHOUSE,

AND I GO IN AND DO MY THING.

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
THIS BLACK BEAR'S

COMING RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME
WHEN I'M SITTING THERE.

THE BEAR WAS HUGE.

AND HE GRABBED THE DUCKS,
AND HE RAN OFF.

I ALMOST **** MY PANTS,
BUT I COULDN'T

BECAUSE I ALREADY WAS EMPTY.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT LIKE
THE WILD WEST.

YOU KNOW, YOU DO WHAT YOU
HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO SURVIVE.

THE DEAD OF WINTER,

USUALLY DON'T SEE BEARS
THIS EARLY.

IF ONE DOES COME OUT,
YOU KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG.

WE'VE GOT TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

LET'S GO GET
THE **** BEAR, OKAY?

OKAY, THERE'S THE TRACK.
LOOKS LIKE HE'S OUT THERE.

50 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST,

STEPHAN AND ALLYCE
LOST THEIR WAY

WHILE SEARCHING FOR THE TRAIL
LEADING TO THEIR FISH CAMP.

NOW THE COUPLE HOPES
ALLYCE'S HUNCH PAYS OFF.

YES! SUCCESS!

SO, I SCOPED OUT
THIS GREAT LOCATION

WHERE IT'S MUCH DEEPER,

AND THAT'S WHERE
THE FISH ARE NOW.

HOW ARE YOUR FEET?

ARE THEY COLD
FROM NOT MOVING TOO MUCH

ON THE BACK
OF THAT SLED?

YEAH, I'LL BE HAPPY
TO GET MOVING.

STEPHAN AND ALLYCE PLAN TO SPEND

THE NEXT 36 HOURS
CAMPING AND FISHING HERE...

ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DO WE GOT?

I HOPE WE DIDN'T LOSE ANYTHING
ON THE TRIP.

...BUT IN ORDER TO SURVIVE
HIGH WINDS

AND NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES
OF -50,

FIRST THEY NEED TO SET UP
A STURDY SHELTER.

OKAY,
WE'VE GOT THE TENT.

WE'VE GOT THE SHOVELS.
WE'VE GOT THE CHIMNEY.

WE'VE GOT THE STOVE.
WE'VE GOT THE AUGER.

THE SUN'S COMING LOWER
ON THE HORIZON NOW,

SO WE'RE GONNA BE RUNNING OUT OF
DAYLIGHT IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

WE'RE WAY OUT THERE ON THE LAKE.

THAT'S WHY YOU'VE GOT TO BE
REAL SMART.

KEEP YOUR WITS. BE AWARE.
PLAN AND PREPARE.

BUT ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN.

THESE LIGHTERS REALLY DON'T
WORK WELL IN THE COLD.

IT'S -20.

THAT'S WHY YOU KEEP THEM
IN THE INNER POCKET.

YOU STILL GOT TO WARM THEM UP

BEFORE THE FLAME REALLY
LASTS LONG ENOUGH TO CATCH.

IN THE DEAD OF WINTER,
PREDATORS ARE ALWAYS A THREAT.

THE FIRE WILL PROTECT NOT ONLY
AGAINST THE ARCTIC COLD,

BUT ALSO AGAINST THE WOLVES
HUNGRY FOR FOOD.

WE REALLY NEED TO START
GETTING THIS TENT UP

AND GET EVERYTHING GOING.

THE MOST DANGEROUS THING

ABOUT WOLVES
IS THEY ALWAYS TRAVEL IN PACKS.

SO, YOU MIGHT SEE ONE
ON THE DISTANCE,

BUT YOU ALWAYS
HAVE TO WATCH YOUR BACK

'CAUSE THEY LIKE TO CIRCLE
THEIR PREY.

YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO BE
WATCHING OUT.

YOU KNOW WHAT MY FAVORITE
PART OF THE DAY IS?

WATCHING ME WORK?

YOU KNOW ME SO WELL.

SO, WE'VE GOT THE FIRE.
WE'VE GOT THE PLATFORM.

NOW IT'S TIME TO BUILD THE TENT.

I THINK WE SHOULD START
AT LEAST FIGURING OUT

HOW WE'RE PUTTING
THIS TOGETHER.

I'VE GOT IT
ALL DESIGNED.

THESE ARE ALL
MADE TO SPECS.

I KNOW EXACTLY
HOW IT'S GONNA GO.

I DID A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH.

I TOOK PICTURES
OF SOMEBODY ELSE'S TENT.

I FIGURED I HAD IT.

I EVEN MADE MY CUTS.
I LABELLED STUFF.

I FIGURED,
THIS IS GONNA GO UP IN AN HOUR.

JUST TRYING TO REMEMBER WHY
I PUT THAT HOLE IN THAT PANEL.

AS TEMPERATURES DROP
AND THE WIND PICKS UP

WITH THE SETTING SUN,

IT BECOMES A RACE AGAINST TIME
TO COMPLETE THEIR TENT...

...AND GET THEIR STOVE FIRED UP

BEFORE THE LAKE'S NIGHTTIME
CONDITIONS TURN DEADLY.

HOLD YOUR END.

IF YOU CAN'T
MAKE SHELTER, YOU'RE ****

I NEED TO GET THAT TENT UP
RIGHT NOW.

IF NOT,
WE'RE IN SOME SERIOUS TROUBLE.

AT THIS POINT,
SUCCESS IS WARMTH...

THREE!

...BECAUSE AS SOON
AS THAT SUN GOES DOWN,

THAT COLD IS PIERCING.

THIS ONE?

YEAH. AND YOU SEE THAT FLANGE
ON THE BOTTOM?

YEAH.

THAT'S THE FIRST PART
THAT'S GOING IN.

YEAH, THE DAMPER
IS OFF TO THE SIDE USUALLY.

YOU CAN'T TAKE ANYTHING
FOR GRANTED.

YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR TIME

WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING
A PLACE LIKE THIS,

ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
A WOOD STOVE INSIDE IT.

I MEAN,
YOU MAKE ONE SMALL MISTAKE,

YOU JUST DECIDE
IT'S GOOD ENOUGH,

AND YOU COULD BURN DOWN
YOUR TENT.

IN FACT, LOW-QUALITY VERSIONS

OF THESE STOVE HEATERS
ARE CALLED HIPPIE KILLERS,

EITHER CREATING
TOO MUCH CARBON MONOXIDE,

OR BURNING TENTS
WITH PEOPLE TRAPPED INSIDE.

YOU GOT THAT?
YEAH.

I'M GONNA GO OUTSIDE.

HOW'S THAT?

WE FINALLY PUT THE STOVE
AND THE CHIMNEY UP.

NICE.

SO, HOPEFULLY, IT TAKES NO TIME
TO HEAT THAT PLACE UP.

IT'S GONNA KEEP US WARM.
ABSOLUTELY.

WHEN YOU SPEND A NIGHT
IN JUST A SMALL CANVAS TENT

IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER,

ESPECIALLY 'CAUSE WE'RE SLEEPING
LOW TO THE GROUND,

YOU FEEL IT.

WE'RE GONNA
HUNKER DOWN, KEEP WARM,

AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.

MILES FROM
ANY OTHER LIVING SOUL,

STEPHAN AND ALLYCE
PREPARE TO FACE -50 ALONE.

ANOTHER WINTER DAY RISES
IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES.

GOOD MORNING, DORA.

GOOD MORNING,
LITTLE PUPPY DOG.

STEPHAN AND ALLYCE
HAVE SURVIVED

THE SUBARCTIC NIGHT
IN THEIR TENT.

IT'S TOO WARM IN HERE.

IT'S SO FREAKIN' COLD
OUTSIDE THE BLANKETS.

IT'S TIME TO GET UP.

MAN, WE GOT A LOT OF WORK
AHEAD OF US TODAY.

IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN
WITH ME SITTING

IN THIS COMFORTABLE
SLEEPING BAG.

LET'S DO IT.

IT'S GO TIME, PEOPLE!

YEAH.

HOW IS IT OUT THERE?

COLD.

COLD.

HERE IN
THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES,

DAYLIGHT IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE.

WE NEED TO GET THOSE HOLES DONE,
GET THOSE LINES IN,

PULL SOME FISH OUT.

THAT'S WHAT WE CAME HERE TO DO.

PULL LIKE YOU MEAN IT.

GO.

COME ON, HONEY.

COME ON.

FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.
READY TO ROCK 'N' ROLL.

SLED STARTS.

WE'RE OFF TO A GREAT DAY
OF FISHING.

THEY'VE GOT TO BE
THE EARLY BIRDS

IF THEY HOPE TO CATCH ANY FISH.

16 MILES NORTHWEST...

HOPEFULLY,
I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK.

...RANDY TREKS THROUGH TWO FEET

OF NEWLY FALLEN SNOW
TO CHECK ON THE RABBIT TRAPS

HE SET YESTERDAY.

NATURE HAS ALWAYS PROVIDED
FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE NORTH.

BEING ON THE LAKE IS A REAL
TREASURE TROVE OF RESOURCES.

HEY.

WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT.

THAT'S A NICE SIGHT TO SEE.

THAT'S JUST GREAT.

AS YOU CAN SEE,

THE SNOWSHOE HARE
IS NOT PARTICULARLY BIG,

BUT IT'S SUBSTANTIAL,
AND IT'S VERY DELICIOUS.

EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT EATING.

OUT HERE, MOTHER NATURE
PROVIDES YOU WITH THE RESOURCES

TO DO ANYTHING YOU NEED.

YOU USE IT TO GET
YOUR FOOD SUPPLY FOR THE YEAR,

TOO HELP YOUR LOVED ONES.

AS RANDY HIKES ON
TO CHECK THE DOZENS

OF OTHER SNARES
HE SET IN THE WOODS...

STEPHAN AND ALLYCE DRIVE OUT
TO THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE

TO START REPLENISHING
THEIR SUPPLY OF FISH.

I HAVE THE FISH CAMP.

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

FROM THERE, IT'S A SHORT
DISTANCE TO GO FISHING.

COME BACK THE CAMP...

SAVING MONEY ON GAS,
SAVING MONEY ON OIL.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BOTTOM LINE
RIGHT NOW.

KEEP DIGGING, DORA.
KEEP DIGGING.

THERE YOU GO.

SO, STEPH PICKED
A COUPLE SPOTS FOR US FOR TODAY.

AND THEN IT'S JUST A MATTER
OF DRILLING THROUGH THE HOLES,

SETTING UP YOUR LINES,
AND GETTING THEM IN THERE.

AM I DRILLING THIS ONE,
OR ARE YOU DRILLING THIS ONE?

WANT TO GO TEAM?

I DRILL, YOU CLEAR.

10-4.

"THOSE ARE TERRIBLE."

MAYBE THE GUY...

PERSONALLY, I LOVE
DRILLING THROUGH THE ICE

WITH THE HAND AUGER.

IT'S EXERCISE.

GO, ALLYCE.

BORING MULTIPLE HOLES
THROUGH FIVE FEET OF ICE

WITH ONLY A HAND AUGER

BURNS VALUABLE FISHING TIME
AND PRECIOUS CALORIES.

I THINK
WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE.

I KNOW.
I FELT THAT, TOO.

GO, TEAM.

YOU GOT THIS

NICE AND LIGHT.

THERE WE GO!

IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE
THE LIQUID WATER,

BECAUSE IN THE DEEP, DARK
OF WINTER,

IT FEELS LIKE NOTHING'S ALIVE,
THAT EVERYTHING IS FROZEN.

AND JUST SEEING THAT BIT
OF LIQUID GIVES YOU HOPE AGAIN.

OKAY, IT'S FISHY TIME.

WHEN THE LINE GOES SLACK,

YOU KNOW YOU HIT
THE BOTTOM,

SO THEN YOU BRING IT UP
A FEW INCHES,

'CAUSE THE FISH AREN'T SWIMMING
RIGHT ON THE BOTTOM.

A GAS-POWERED AUGER
AS SOON AS I CAN AFFORD ONE.

25 MILES WEST OF YELLOWKNIFE,

ON THE NORTH ARM
OF THIS COLOSSAL LAKE,

A HUNGRY BLACK BEAR
IS ON THE PROWL

AND THREATENS
TO CONTINUE RAVAGING

RAGNAR'S WINTER FOOD SUPPLY.

WHERE ARE YOU LOOKING?

JUST SAW IT IN THE CUT THERE.

WE'RE DOWNWIND, SO MAYBE
HE'S GOT A SENSE OF US BY SIGHT,

CAN'T SMELL US.
YEAH, MAYBE. MAYBE.

RAGNAR HAS RECRUITED
CHEF RON AND PIKE MIKE

TO HELP TRACK DOWN
THE ROGUE BEAR.

IT'S CRUCIAL THAT THEY DEAL
WITH THIS PROBLEM NOW

OR RISK THE BEAR RETURNING
TO STEAL FOOD ALL WINTER LONG.

I'M GONNA LOOK AROUND THE SIDES
FOR THESE TRACKS,

SEE WHICH DIRECTION
THEY CAME FROM.

DON'T WANT TO SHOOT HIM
IF WE DON'T HAVE TO, BUT...

NO, WE SURE DON'T.

IF HE GETS INTO CAMP,
HE'LL DESTROY EVERYTHING.

PREPARATION IS EVERYTHING
IN TERMS OF DETERRENTS.

MAKE SURE
YOU CAN SCARE THE BEAR AWAY

BEFORE IT GETS REWARDED.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU OVER HERE
THE TRACKS,

FIGURE OUT WHICH WAY IT'S...
WHERE IT'S COME FROM.

HE'S GONE THAT WAY.

GONE UP AROUND THE CORNER
OF THE CUT THERE.

AT AN AVERAGE WEIGHT
OF 600 POUNDS

AND A TOP RUNNING SPEED
OF 35 MILES PER HOUR,

THE GREAT SLAVE LAKE BLACK BEAR

IS A THREAT
THAT CANNOT BE UNDERESTIMATED.

YOU KNOW,
HE'S GETTING ON THE TRAIL.

ALL THESE OTHER ANIMALS ARE
HUNGRY, AND HE'S HUNGRY, TOO.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO
SOMETHING.

HE ALREADY TOOK
SOME CARIBOU MEAT FROM US.

YOU GOT YOUR SNOWSHOES
ON YET, RAGNAR?

YOU GOT YOUR SNOWSHOES
ON YET?

WE'RE RUNNING
OUT OF DAYLIGHT, HERE.

YEAH.

BURNING DAYLIGHT, GUYS.

OKAY, MIKE, HURRY UP.

YOU'RE LEAD HUNTER.
I'M COMING AFTER YOU.

AND WE'RE GONNA GET
INTO SOME THICK BRUSHES.

AND THE ONLY WAY TO PENETRATE
THAT IS BY SNOWSHOES.

YOU SAID HE WAS COMING IN
THIS WAY, MIKE?

YEAH, WELL,
HE'S COME RIGHT UP HERE.

HE'S THROUGH
THE LITTLE GULLY THERE.

SO HE'S GONE ALONG THE EDGE
OF THE WILLOWS OVER THERE,

JUST IN FRONT
OF THOSE SPRUCE.

EVERY STEP
YOU TAKE OUT THERE HAS TO BE

A STEP OF EXTREME CAUTION.

ALWAYS CONSIDER THAT
THERE MIGHT BE A BEAR AROUND.

THE BEAR RECOGNIZES MAN
AS A DANGEROUS ANIMAL,

AND MAN, AT THE SAME TIME,
CAN SENSE THE DANGER IN A BEAR,

SO THERE'S A RESPECT THAT'S
DEVELOPED BETWEEN THE TWO.

AS SOON AS YOU STEP OVER
THAT BOUNDARY OF RESPECT,

THEN WE'RE GETTING
INTO CONFRONTATION.

YEAH, AND HE COULD BE ANYWHERE
RIGHT NOW, RON.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO HAVE A LITTLE
CLOSER LOOK AT THE TRACK HERE.

OKAY, THERE'S THE TRACKS.
THERE HE IS RIGHT THERE.

STOP.
YOU MISSED.

HE'S ASS END OVER THE HILL.
HURRY UP!

LET'S GET HIM!

A WOUNDED BEAR
IS VERY DANGEROUS.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE VERY CAREFUL
TRACKING THEM,

BECAUSE THE CAN
ACTUALLY AMBUSH YOU.

THEY CAN LAY BEHIND A ROCK
AND WAIT FOR YOU,

AND THEN YOU'RE GONE.

HE'S ASS END OVER THE HILL.
HURRY UP!

LET'S GET HIM!

HE'S GONE! HE'S GONE!
GO! GO!

ON THE FAR NORTHERN
ARM OF GREAT SLAVE LAKE,

RAGNAR AND HIS TEAM
HAVE TRACKED DOWN THE BLACK BEAR

THAT'S BEEN THREATENING
HIS LODGE'S LIMITED FOOD SUPPLY.

YOU MISSED.

HE'S ASS END OVER THE HILL.
HURRY UP!

LET'S GET HIM!

RETURNING TO THEIR SNOWMOBILE,
THE TEAM RACES TO THE HILLTOP.

IF THE SHOT
ONLY WOUNDED THE BEAR,

THE ANIMAL
COULD BE EVEN MORE DEADLY.

WELL, THIS IS WHERE IT WAS
WHEN I SHOT HIM,

AND THERE'S NO BLOOD
WHATSOEVER.

AND HE WAS CONTINUING
IN ORDER TO GO EAST.

HE MAY BE LONG GONE
INTO THICK BUSH, INTO DEEP SNOW.

HE'S GONE NOW.

HE CAN FIND
OTHER FOOD SOURCES THERE.

IN A WAY, IT'S A GOOD THING,

BECAUSE WE DIDN'T
HAVE TO DESTROY THE BEAR.

HE'S GONE OFF INTO THE HEAVY
BUSH, AND WE'LL NEVER TRACK HIM.

JUST GONNA LET HIM GO
FOR THIS TIME, THEN.

BUT IF HE COMES BACK,
WE GOT TO BE MORE PREPARED.

WE'RE OKAY NOW FOR A WHILE
UNTIL THE NEXT BEAR,

AND THEN WE HAVE TO START OVER
THE WHOLE PROCESS.

IT'S A NEVER-ENDING STORY,

BUT IT'S PART OF LIVING
IN THE WILD.

ON A SMALL ISLAND
NEAR YELLOWKNIFE BAY,

RANDY CONTINUES TO CLEAR RABBIT
SNARES TO RESTOCK PROVISIONS

THAT WILL FEED HIS FAMILY
FOR THE REMAINING

TWO MONTHS OF WINTER.

****
I THINK I CUT MYSELF.

****

I WAS OUT IN THE COLD,
FUMBLING WITH MY PLIERS,

AND WOUND UP CUTTING MY KNUCKLE,
SO I USED A LITTLE BIT

OF BIRCH BARK
IN ORDER TO MAKE A BAND-AID.

IT'S REALLY GOOD LITTLE
FIRST-AID TRICK, YOU KNOW?

A LITTLE BIT OF THIS.

IT'S FAIRLY PLIABLE,
JUST LIKE A GOOD PIECE OF PAPER.

SPRUCE SAP
HAS VERY ANTISEPTIC PROPERTIES,

SO IT'S A VERY EFFECTIVE REMEDY

FOR CUTS AND SCRAPES
AND INFECTIONS.

TAKE THIS LITTLE DROPLET HERE,

AND YOU WANT THE CLEAR,
FRESH STUFF

THAT'S NOT REALLY HARD YET.

PUT IT ON THERE.

EVEN LOOKS LIKE A BAND-AID,
DOESN'T IT?

I MEAN,
CAN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THAT.

OUT HERE, MOTHER NATURE
PROVIDES YOU WITH THE RESOURCES

TO DO ANYTHING YOU NEED.

WHEN YOU'RE LIVING OFF THE GRID
AND SOMETHING GOES WRONG,

THE RESOURCES ON THE LAKE
ARE THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE.

ALL'S WELL.

BACK TO 100% IN NO TIME.

AS RANDY FINISHES
HIS SEARCH FOR RABBIT MEAT,

STEPHAN AND ALLYCE ARE STILL
TRYING FOR MUCH-NEEDED FISH,

DESPERATE FOR ANY SIGN OF A BITE
THAT WILL MAKE THIS LONG HAUL

TO THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE WORTH
THEIR TIME AND WANING RESOURCES.

ONCE THEY START BITING,
THEY TEND TO KEEP BITING.

EVEN AFTER WAITING
THIS LONG,

WE COULD STILL HAVE SOME LUCK.

ONCE WE GET ONE,

THERE'S NORMALLY ANOTHER ONE
NOT TOO FAR AWAY.

THEY'RE DOWN THERE.
THIS LAKE IS POLLUTED WITH FISH.

WE'RE TALKING GREAT SLAVE, MAN.

THEORETICALLY, I SHOULD HAVE
ALREADY CAUGHT FISH.

YOU JUST GOT TO KEEP HOPEFUL.
CAN'T GIVE UP.

EVERYONE HAS A MASTER.

YOU HAVE TO DEAL
WITH YOUR ENVIRONMENT.

I'M A SLAVE TO GREAT SLAVE LAKE.

IF WE GAVE UP EASILY,
WE WOULDN'T BE LIVING OUT HERE.

IT'S THE DEAD OF
WINTER ON GREAT SLAVE LAKE...

I AIN'T GONNA PRETEND
LIKE I'M SUPER HAPPY ABOUT IT.

I GOT SKUNKED.

SO NOW WE'RE GONNA HEAD HOME.

I GOT TO RETHINK MY PLAN,
MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS.

...AND STEPHAN AND ALLYCE

HAVE FAILED TO SCORE FISH
ON THEIR OWN.

HEY, BRIAN.

HEY, HOW YOU DOING, STEPH?

ONCE BACK IN THE BAY,

HIS NEW PLAN INCLUDES
HIS NEIGHBOR, BRIAN.

HOW YOU BEEN, BROTHER?

GOOD.
HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN A LONG TIME.

ALWAYS STUCK ON THAT ISLAND
ALL THE TIME.

10-4.
YOU GOT TO MAKE MONEY.

IF WE DON'T GET OUR HOUSEBOAT
STOCKED UP

WITH ALL THE SUPPLIES WE NEED,

WE'RE GONNA RUN OUT OF FOOD
BEFORE BREAK-UP.

NOTHING CAN BEAT
BRUTE FORCE.

WELL, YOU WERE TALKING
ABOUT GOING ON YOUR OWN

OR SOMETHING,
I HAD HEARD.

SO, YOU MEAN THAT'S...

I JUST SPENT
AN ENTIRE DAY ON THE LAKE,

TRYING TO CATCH FISH.

WE DIDN'T CATCH ANYTHING.

I'M KIND OF HUNGRY.

SO FOR ME,
COMING DOWN HERE TO BRIAN'S,

IT'S JUST A SMART THING TO DO.

MAYBE WE SHOULD PUT YOU TO WORK
OR SOMETHING.

IT LOOKS LIKE STEPHAN
NEEDS SOME WORK,

AND HE'S OBVIOUSLY WILLING TO
GET IN AND DO SOMETHING DIRTY.

WELL, ALL WE NEED TO DO
IS INCREASE THE VOLUME OF FISH.

THAT'S COMING THIS WEEK.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE
HENRY SO BUSY,

HE'S NOT GONNA KNOW
WHICH WAY IS UP.

HE'LL NEVER GET ANY SLEEP.

WITH YOUR HELP,
HE MIGHT GET SOME.

OKAY.

WE JUST GOT TO GET ENOUGH NETS
IN THERE TO GET ENOUGH.

OKAY.

AND FIGURE OUT
WHERE THEY'RE ALL HIDING.

WELL, I THINK IT'D BE REALLY
GOOD HAVING STEPHAN THERE.

SO, WE CAN PROBABLY FISH
THREE TIMES AS MANY NETS

WITH TWO PEOPLE AS ONE CAN DO.

WE'RE GONNA NEED AS MUCH FISH
AS WE CAN POSSIBLY GET

OR OUR CUSTOMERS
ARE GONNA RUN OUT.

THEY DEPEND ON US.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

I THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT, MAN.

PLEASURE.
SEE YOU.

YOU TWO, BROTHER.
SEE YOU.

I GOT MYSELF MORE WORK,
APPARENTLY.

BRIAN'S HIRED ME
TO GO TO THE NET LINES

AND HAUL FISH OUT OF THE NETS
AND BRING IT BACK TO THE BARGE.

BACK ON THE NORTH ARM,

RAGNAR AND HIS CREW
PREPARE A MEAL,

STILL ANXIOUS
ABOUT THE RAVENOUS BLACK BEAR

THAT REMAINS AT LARGE.

SO, I PULLED THE
TRIGGER, AND I SHOT ABOVE IT.

IT WAS TOO FAR.

WE WENT UP OVER THE RIDGE.
WE FOLLOW HIS TRACKS.

THERE WAS NO BLOOD.
THERE WAS NOTHING.

AND WE TRACKED HIM
FOR ABOUT TWO MILES.

HE'S GONE.

THIS IS TIME OF YEAR,
THIS IS THE SEASON,

END OF THE WINTER,

FOOD IS SCARCE ON THE LAND.

NORMALLY, WE WOULDN'T BE WORRIED
ABOUT BEARS,

BUT WE MIGHT HAVE TO...

CLEAN UP
REALLY, REALLY WELL HERE.

THE HUNGRY BEAR
HAS TO EAT SOMETHING.

IF THEY RECOGNIZE
YOUR FOOD SOURCE,

THEY DON'T RESPECT
YOUR OWNERSHIP OF IT.

IT'S JUST A FOOD SOURCE.

WE CAN'T SPEND
TOO MUCH TIME HERE.

I'M A LITTLE SHAKY.

THOSE BEAR TRACKS
ARE KIND OF UNNERVING ME

A LITTLE BIT RIGHT NOW.

HOPEFULLY, HE DOESN'T COME BACK,

BUT IF HE DOES COME BACK,
WE'RE READY.

PIKE MIKE GOT HIS GUN.
I GOT MY GUN.

IF HE COMES,
WE'RE GONNA WELCOME HIM.

WELL, LET'S HAVE
SOME SASHIMI, HERE, MIKE.

ALL RIGHT, RAGNAR.

THANK GOD
WE FINALLY GOT SOME FISH.

I'M STARVING, MAN.

BANNOCK WILL BE READY
IN A MINUTE THERE, GUYS.

GOOD, GOOD.

SASHIMI AND BANNOCK.

IT'S THE BEST.
THAT'S BUSH LUNCH.

MERCI.

BACK ON THE OPEN LAKE,

FISHERMEN BRIAN, SHEILA,
AND NEW HIRE STEPHAN

ARE JOINING FORCES
AFTER THEIR INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS

TO BRING HOME FISH
FAILED THE DAY BEFORE.

WITH THE FISH SCHOOLS

CONSTANTLY MOVING
UNDERNEATH THE FROZEN SURFACE,

THE MORE NETS
THEY CAN SET AND PULL TODAY,

THE BETTER CHANCE THEY HAVE

OF MAKING IT THROUGH
THE FINAL TWO MONTHS OF WINTER.

THAT IS STUCK.
YEAH.

WE'RE ABOUT TO PULL
OUR FIRST NET RIGHT NOW,

AND I'M HOPING THIS THING
IS JUST CHOKED RIGHT FULL.

WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT
IN A MOMENT.

IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
GONNA GET TILL YOU OPEN IT UP.

PULL, SHEILA!

SOFTLY!
LITTLE JERKS, LITTLE TUGS!

THERE SHE GOES.

OKAY, THERE!
I GOT IT!

CAN YOU GET MORE?

YEP, THERE SHE GOES.

OKAY,
I BETTER GO PULL NOW.

YOU WANT TO TAKE IT
FROM HERE, OR...?

YEAH.
IT WAS JAMMING OVER THERE.

YEAH, I KNOW.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE TO DO
THE JOB I WAS HIRED TO DO.

THANKS, SHEILA.

IT'S NOT THAT HARD.

IT WAS JAMMED OVER THERE.

WAS IT?
YEAH.

HERE, TO BE
A PROFESSIONAL FISHERMAN,

YOU GOT TO BE
AS STRONG AS AN OX.

IT TAKES SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH

TO PULL THESE NETS
THAT ARE FULL OF FISH.

I GOT A LOT OF RESPECT FOR BRIAN
AND SHEILA, 'CAUSE I'M TELLING YOU,

THESE TWO
ARE AS TOUGH AS IT COMES.

COME ON.

**** ME.

NOPE, WE'RE SNAGGED RIGHT THERE.

BRIAN!

IT'S STUCK AGAIN!

SO THE SURFACE OF THE ICE
UNDERNEATH THE WATER

IS ACTUALLY QUITE ROUGH AND EDGY
AT TIMES.

AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS NOW
THAT I'VE SNAGGED THE NET.

IF YOU CAN'T GET
THAT NET UN-SNAGGED,

YOU CAN'T PUT THE NET
BACK UNDERWATER,

WHICH MEANS YOU CAN'T CATCH
ANY MORE FISH.

SNAGGED AGAIN!

THIS LAKE IS RUTHLESS,

AND IT WILL NOT GIVE UP
ITS BOUNTY WITHOUT A FIGHT.

MOVING NOW?

UM, I THINK SO.

NOPE, THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE.

WE'RE STILL SNAGGED.

TRY THAT.

I AM PULLING AND PULLING
AND PULLING,

AND NOTHING IS HAPPENING.

IF I CAN'T GET THE JOB DONE,
BRIAN'S GONNA FIRE ME.

GEEZ.

IT'S MID-WINTER
IN THE HARSH SUBARCTIC LAKE

NEAR YELLOWKNIFE BAY.

AND HOUSEBOATER STEPHAN HERVIEUX
IS WORKING

WITH COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN
BRIAN ABBOT AND SHEILA FRISE,

HOPING TO SHARE IN THE POTENTIAL
BOUNTY THEIR NETS MAY BRING,

ALLOWING HE AND HIS FIANCéE
TO STOCK UP THROUGH SPRING.

NOPE,
WE'RE SNAGGED RIGHT THERE.

BRIAN!

IT'S STUCK AGAIN!

SNAGGED AGAIN!

BUT THE LAKE DOESN'T
GIVE UP ITS TREASURE EASILY.

TRY THAT.

YEP!

THIS LAKE IS THE MOST BOUNTIFUL
LAKE IN THE WORLD,

AND THE FISH INSIDE OF IT
ARE INNUMERABLE.

IF WE START PULLING ENOUGH FISH,

I COULD BE WORKING FULL-TIME,
LIVING ON THE LAKE,

WORKING ON THE LAKE.

THIS IS LIFE.

THE AMOUNT OF FISH WE'RE GETTING
IS IMMENSE.

BRIAN'S INSTINCTS PAY OFF.

THE FISHING HOLE
YIELDS A BIG ENOUGH HAUL

TO STOCK BRIAN'S FREEZERS
FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS

AND EARN A NICE PAYDAY
FOR STEPHAN.

WELL, IT'S KIND OF NICE
GETTING LOTS OF FISH IN.

WE'D REALLY LIKE
TO ACTUALLY SHOW A GOOD PROFIT.

YEAH, THEY'VE BEEN
GETTING BETTER EVERY PULL.

AS WE WERE LOADING UP
ALL OUR FISH IN THE BOMBARDIER,

I NOTICED THIS ONE LONE FISH
SWIMMING AT THE TOP

OF THE SURFACE
OF ONE OF OUR HOLES,

AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF,
"THIS FISH IS MINE."

HE'S TRYING TO GO DOWN.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

I'LL GET HIM.
I'LL GET HIM.

I'LL GET HIM.
I'LL GET HIM.

I'LL GET HIM.

DON'T LET HIM GO.
I'LL GET HIM, SHEILA.

DON'T WORRY.
I GOT THIS GUY.

NO, NO, NO, NO.
I GOT HIM. I GOT HIM.

DON'T WORRY. DON'T WORRY.
DON'T WORRY. DON'T WORRY.

DON'T WORRY. DON'T WORRY.
PATIENCE. PATIENCE.

YEAH!

YEAH!
ONE-HANDED!

YOU AIN'T GOING NOWHERE, BABY!
YOU'RE ALL MINE.

YOU'RE DINNER.

* YOU'LL BE DINNER IN MY BELLY
TONIGHT, LITTLE FISH *

THIS IS WHY I LOVE
LIVING ON THE LAKE.

THE LAKE PROVIDES EVERYTHING.

IT TAKES CARE OF
ALL OF YOUR NEEDS.

YOU JUST GOT TO BE REALLY READY

TO SEIZE THAT OPPORTUNITY
WHEN IT COMES.

BACK IN YELLOWKNIFE BAY,

RANDY HAS SUCCESSFULLY
RETURNED HOME

WITH SEVERAL RABBITS IN TOW,

ENOUGH TO FEED HIS FAMILY
FOR A FEW MORE DAYS.

THIS IS A WAY OF LIFE
THAT IS SUSTAINABLE.

AND I AM GETTING HUNGRY.

YEAH.

HERE.

WE TAKE WHAT WE NEED

FROM THE FORESTS AND THE LAKES
AND THE ENVIRONMENT

FOR OUR SUSTENANCE
AND OUR SURVIVAL.

SO, WHAT ELSE ARE WE GONNA HAVE?
JUST RABBIT AND...?

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE BOIL SOME POTATOES,
HAVE SOME MASHED POTATOES.

SOUNDS GOOD.
REALLY GOOD.

THE BOYS WILL BE HAPPY.

YEAH, IT'S SOMETHING...

IT'S NICE TO KNOW
THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE

GOOD, HEALTHY FOOD FOR THE KIDS
AND THE FAMILY.

AND IT'S A VERY CLEAN,
HONEST WAY OF LIVING,

AND IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD.

AS THE SUN SETS ON THE LAKE,

THE REBELS RETURN HOME
TO THE FISH PLANT TRIUMPHANT.

LAST ONE.

WORK, WORK.
CHALLENGE, CHALLENGE.

FAIL, FAIL, FAIL.

BUT WHEN YOU GET SUCCESS,

WHEN IT DOES
ACTUALLY COME TO FRUITION,

I FEEL AWESOME.

LET ME GIVE YOU A HAND
WITH THAT, BRIAN.

THAT'S HEAVY, MAN.

WHOO-WEE!
LOOK AT THIS SUCKER.

WE SHOULD JUST GET SOME HOOKS
AND DRAG 'EM.

THE HOUSEBOATERS
ON GREAT SLAVE LAKE

ARE SOME OF THE PROUDEST,
KINDEST, WARMEST-HEARTED PEOPLE

I'VE EVER MET.

I MEAN,
YESTERDAY KICKED MY ASS.

TODAY WAS A MOMENT OF GREATNESS.

I'M JUST SO HAPPY
AND SO GRATEFUL

FOR THE PEOPLE IN MY LIFE.

I'LL BE LEARNING
ALL ABOUT IT.

HANG ON.
THAT'S HEAVY.

WE SURE GOT
A LOT OF CONEY TODAY, THOUGH.

YEAH, TONES OF IT.

YEAH, A LOT MORE CONEY.

THEY START COMING IN THICK
THIS TIME OF YEAR.

THIS TIME OF THE YEAR,
THE FISH ARE JUST BEGINNING TO PICK UP.

THIS IS MORE LIKE
WHAT IT SHOULD BE,

AND IT WILL GET BETTER THAN THIS
EVERY DAY FROM NOW ON.

IT'LL GET THICKER RIGHT UP UNTIL
JUST BEFORE WE STOP FISHING.

WELL, THAT'S IT?
RIGHT ON.

THAT'S ALL OF HER.

WELL,
THANKS A LOT, STEPH.

NO PROBLEM.
APPRECIATE IT.

THAT EXTRA HAND
SPEEDED HER UP A BIT.

TOMORROW WILL REALLY HELP
A LOT, TOO.

WE GET AN EXTRA
COUPLE OF NETS.

WE MIGHT ACTUALLY GET
THE FREEZERS FULL.

KIND OF LOOKING FORWARD
TO TOMORROW, SEE HOW WE DO.

I'LL SEE YOU BRIGHT AND EARLY
TOMORROW MORNING.

ALL RIGHT.
APPRECIATE IT, MAN.

NO PROBLEM.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, GUYS.

YOU HAVE A GOOD ONE.