Kodiak (2014–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - First Time Fear - full transcript

Narrator:
PREVIOUSLY ON "KODIAK"...

Ernie: MY GOD!

THERE'S A **** WHALE
RIGHT THERE.

OH ****
WE'VE GOT A HERD OF BEARS.

Narrator: ISOLATED AND UNTAMED,

THE ISLAND GETS
ITS FIRST TASTE OF WINTER...

Man: GO! GO! GO!

Narrator:
...AND THE HOLLAND BOYS

SEE THIS SEASON
AS THEIR CHANCE TO MOVE UP.

Troy: THIS WILL BE
MY THIRD YEAR APPRENTICING.

THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO.



YOU TELL ME WHAT TO DO,
AND I'LL DO IT.

Narrator: IN SEARCH OF FOOD,

THE ISLAND'S KODIAK BEARS
ARE ON THE PROWL...

[ BEAR GRUNTS ]

Bob M.: THESE ARE
THE LARGEST CARNIVORES ON EARTH,

AND YOU BETTER BE CAREFUL.

THAT'S OVER A 9-FOOT BEAR,
AND YOU CAN SEE HIS TRAIL.

HE IS MOVING.

Narrator: ...AND BOB AND ERNIE
HAVE THEIR FIRST RUN-IN.

Bob M.:
MAKE A MISTAKE, YOU COULD DIE.

GET DOWN!
GET DOWN! GET DOWN!

[ BEAR GROWLS ]

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Bob M.: BOY,
THAT NORTHERLY WIND, MAN,



YOU CAN SURE FEEL
WINTER COMING, HUH?

THAT CABIN
IS JUST AS COLD AS AN ICEBOX

WITHOUT
THAT FLOOR INSULATED.

Narrator: ON KODIAK ISLAND,

WINTER IS
JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

LEGENDARY GUIDE BOB MAY
AND HIS SON, ROBERT,

ARE MAKING LAST-MINUTE REPAIRS
TO THE LODGE

IN THE DOWNTIME BETWEEN GUESTS.

BET YOU WITH THIS WEATHER,
IT COULD SNOW TOMORROW, HUH?

YEP. MAN, IT'S TIGHT UNDER HERE
FOR A OLD, FAT GUY.

Narrator:
40 MILES OFF THE COAST OF ALASKA

ON THE NORTHERN PART
OF KODIAK ISLAND

IS THE MAYS' LODGE.

EVERY FALL, THE MAYS,

ALONG WITH TWO OTHER
GUIDING FAMILIES,

MAKE THIS REMOTE CAMP
THEIR HOME,

LIVING OFF THE LAND,
STOCKPILING GAME

TO GET THEM THROUGH
THE HARSH ALASKAN WINTER,

AND GUIDING HUNTERS INTO
THE ISLAND'S DANGEROUS INTERIOR.

OKAY, HAND ME ONE.

WHY DON'T YOU LET ME
UNDER THERE?

IN A LAND THIS ROUGH,
THE MAYS AND THEIR FRIENDS

HAVE NO ONE TO DEPEND ON
BUT EACH OTHER.

WE'RE LOSING A LOT OF HEAT
THROUGH THE FLOOR.

IT'S CAUSING US
TO BURN A LOT MORE WOOD.

Narrator: AFTER MORE
THAN 20 YEARS OF GUIDING,

BOB IS STARTING TO THINK ABOUT
HIS LEGACY.

IT WAS KIND OF A HARD DECISION
TO ASK ROBERT NOT TO GO FISHING.

I REALLY
DON'T WANT YOU TO GO, MAN.

I NEED YOU KIND OF HERE.

I'M GLAD HE'S MADE THE CHOICE
TO STICK WITH ME

AND GIVE ME A HAND, YOU KNOW.

I MEAN, MAKES ME PROUD.

FALL WAS YESTERDAY.
WINTER'S TODAY.

THAT'S HOW FAST
**** CHANGES AROUND HERE.

THE MAY LEGACY UP HERE IN ALASKA
IS PRETTY HARD TO CARRY,

AND IT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT
ON MY SHOULDERS.

I THINK I HEAR A PLANE.

I FEEL HONORED MOST OF THE TIME

THAT SOMEBODY CALLS ME
TO TAKE THEM BEAR HUNTING.

Narrator:
BOB MAY'S REPUTATION AS A GUIDE

IS KNOWN THE WORLD OVER.

HE'S LED SPORTS FIGURES,
CELEBRITIES, AND C. E. O. s

INTO THE KODIAK BACKWOODS.

Bob M.: MOST PEOPLE, MAN,

THEY'RE SURROUNDED BY CONCRETE
ALL THE TIME.

I'M GONNA TRY MY HARDEST

TO GET THEM TO THEIR EXPERIENCE
SPENDING TIME OUT IN THE WOODS.

TODAY, I HAVE A HUNTER
COMING IN, JULIAN,

BUT HE'S BRINGING A BOW.

THAT ALWAYS MAKES ME
A LITTLE NERVOUS.

THAT'S THAT JULIAN RIGHT THERE.

Julian:
MOST OF US WHO LIVE IN CITIES

CONJURE UP ALL KINDS OF IDEAS
ABOUT WHO WE ARE,

SO I CAME TO KODIAK ISLAND

BECAUSE IT TESTS
YOUR ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT YOURSELF

AND YOUR ABILITY TO MAKE IT
IN A LIFE- AND-DEATH SITUATION.

JULIAN.

NICE TO MEET YOU,
MR. FAMOUS GUY.

[ CHUCKLES ]
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

YOU ALL READY FOR THIS?

I WAS BORN FOR THIS.

YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIVE OFF
THE LAND WHILE WE'RE OUT HERE.

THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

IT'D BE GOOD IF WE COULD MAYBE
TAKE A SHOT WITH YOUR BOW

IF YOU WANT TO?

I'D LIKE TO.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I SHOT.

OH, ALL RIGHTY.
YEAH.

OKAY.

[ BIRD CAWS ]

Narrator:
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CAMP,

BROTHERS AND APPRENTICE GUIDES
KYLE AND TROY HOLLAND

SET THEIR SIGHTS
ON A TARGET OF THEIR OWN.

Kyle: YOU SEE THE ONE
ON THE RIGHT?

Troy: YEP.

GUIDING - YOU NEED
THREE YEARS APPRENTICING,

SO THIS WILL BE MY THIRD YEAR,
HOPEFULLY MY LAST YEAR.

ALMOST IN POSITION.

Kyle:
I'M HOPING THAT THIS IS THE YEAR

THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVE
TO THESE GUYS

THAT WE CAN BE FULL GUIDES.

ALL RIGHT. CLEAR TO TARGET.
YOU READY?

YEP.

ALL RIGHT, TROY.

GOING LIVE.

CLEAR TO SHOOT.
FIRING.

IT'S A KILL SHOT,
RIGHT IN THE GOOD ZONE.

[ RIFLE COCKS ]

LOOKS LIKE
THIS GUN'S SIGHTED IN.

YEP.

YOU WANT TO DO
THE OTHER ONE?

Ernie: HEY, GUYS.
HEY, DAD.

WHAT'S UP, DAD?

DID YOU GET THE GUNS
SIGHTED IN?

YEAH.
DID YOU GET YOUR CHORES DONE?

YEAH, WE GOT
ALL OUR CHORES DONE.

WHEN KYLE AND TROY WERE KIDS,

ALL THEY WANTED TO DO
WAS BECOME BEAR GUIDES.

Boy: HEY, DAD.
YEAH?

WHEN AM I GONNA BE ABLE TO SHOOT
THAT 20-GAUGE?

WHEN YOU TURN ABOUT 40,
SON.

OH, BE QUIET.

I DON'T WANT THEM
TO BE GUIDES RIGHT NOW.

THE KODIAK BROWN BEAR
IS A KILLING MACHINE,

AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS
TO THEM,

AM I GONNA BLAME MYSELF?

ABSOLUTELY.

SO, AS LONG AS I CAN KEEP THEM
DOING CHORES,

THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING CHORES.

WATER LINE'S RUNNING?
RUNNING.

WOOD'S CUT AND STACKED
AND READY TO GO?

YEP.

I GOT ONE MORE FOR YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

GOT THE CUSACKS COMING,
GOT A NEW HUNTER.

WE NEED A NEW OUTHOUSE.

NOW, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO BUILD ONE,

BUT YOU GOT TO DIG A NEW HOLE
AND YOU GOT TO MOVE IT.

IT'S GOT TO BE SMELLING
LIKE DAISIES.

Troy: BEING AN APPRENTICE,

YOU KIND OF GET THE LOWER END
OF THE TOTEM POLE FOR JOBS.

AND WE HAVE TO DO IT?
YEP.

IT'S GOT TO BE DONE.

YOU JUST GOT TO ROLL
WITH THE PUNCHES

AND KEEP YOUR HEAD UP

BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT SOMEDAY,

YOU ARE GONNA MAKE IT
TO THAT GUIDE LEVEL.

THIS IS WHAT
GUIDING'S ABOUT -

TAKING CARE OF CLIENTS,
TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE.

YEAH, WE CAN DO IT.

OKAY. THANKS, GUYS.

ALL RIGHT.

Kyle: TROY AND I,
AS APPRENTICE GUIDES,

WE PUT IN OUR DUES

AND WE JUST KEEP OUR MOUTHS SHUT
AND MAKE SURE

THAT EVERYTHING RUNS
AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE.

YOU KNOW, FOR A SECOND THERE,
I THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA SAY

WE WERE GONNA GET
THE NEW HUNTER.

YEAH ****

NOT THIS TIME, BOYS.

Julian: YEAH,
I LIKE THIS LITTLE BOW.

IT'S A LITTLE OLD,
BUT I'M USED TO IT.

Bob M.:
WE REALLY HAVE TO MAKE SURE

THAT OUR HUNTERS ARE PROFICIENT
AND CAN SHOOT

AND SAY, "HEY, DOES THIS GUY
GOT WHAT IT TAKES?"

AND THAT'S
THE FIRST THING THAT WE DO.

Bob M.: WELL,
HOW'S THIS RANGE FOR YOU?

I'D SAY THAT'S ABOUT 29 YARDS
RIGHT THERE.

OKAY.

THE PROBLEM
WITH HUNTING WITH A BOW IS,

YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE TIME,

YOU CAN'T SEE MUCH FURTHER
THAN 25 TO 50 YARDS.

A LOT CAN HAPPEN IN 20 YARDS.

THEY CAN TRAVEL
40 MILES AN HOUR.

THEY CAN RUN DOWN A RACEHORSE
IF THEY WANTED.

THESE BEARS WEIGH 1,300 POUNDS,
THEY'VE GOT 6-INCH CLAWS,

SO YOU CERTAINLY DON'T
WANT THEM TO KNOW

WHERE THAT ARROW CAME FROM.

YOU'RE AT 24, GUYS.

24.

Ernie: IF YOU'RE GONNA HUNT
BROWN BEARS WITH BOWS,

YOU NEED TO BE FOCUSED,
YOU NEED TO PRACTICED,

AND YOU NEED TO BE PERFECT.

YOU NEED TO BE ABLE
TO PUT AN ARROW

NOT 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES,

10 OUT OF 10 TIMES
IN AN AREA LIKE THAT.

IF WE CAN GET IT IN THAT ORANGE,
I'D BE A HAPPY CAMPER.

WHENEVER YOU'RE COMFORTABLE.

OKAY. YOU READY?

YEP.

A LITTLE HIGH. EH.

A LITTLE BIT HIGH.
TRY THAT AGAIN.

WAY LOW.

THAT BEAR
CAN COVER 20 YARDS SO FAST,

YOU CAN'T EVEN HARDLY GET
ANOTHER ROUND IN YOUR GUN,

LET ALONE AN ARROW.

MY JOB IS NOT ONLY
FOR A CLEAN KILL TO THAT ANIMAL,

BUT MY HUNTER'S SAFETY

AND MY GUIDE'S SAFETY
IS SERIOUS STUFF.

I MEAN, PEOPLE DIE.

[ ROARS ]

IT'S CENTERED
BUT TO THE RIGHT.

WELL, THAT'S STILL OFF THE MARK
A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW?

HE'S NOT A COMPETENT ENOUGH
BOW HUNTER

TO TAKE A BROWN BEAR
WITH A BOW, PERIOD.

TOOK US JUST A FEW SECONDS
TO SEE THAT HE WASN'T READY.

I WOULDN'T ALLOW IT,
AND BOB WOULDN'T ALLOW IT.

THIS IS GONNA BE A RIFLE HUNT,
GUYS.

IS THAT OKAY?

I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

Ernie: JULIAN,
I COULD SEE IT IN HIS FACE,

KNEW HIMSELF HE WASN'T READY.

HE WAS DREAMING.

SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE HIM OUT
RIFLE HUNTING.

WELL, WE'LL BE HUNTING
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

[ OWLS HOOTS ]

BOY, THIS SKIFF
IS DIRTIER THAN ****

HOW COME
THE BOYS DIDN'T CLEAR HER?

Narrator: AS DAWN BREAKS,

THE HUNTING PARTY
HEADS 6 MILES NORTHWEST

UP THE AFOGNAK RIVER
TO HATCHERY CREEK.

IT'S A SPAWNING GROUND
FOR SALMON,

A STAPLE
OF THE BROWN BEAR'S DIET.

JULIAN, DO YOU SEE WHERE THE SUN
IS THERE ON THAT MOUNTAIN?

YEAH.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE
GONNA BE HEADING TODAY.

Bob M.: WE'VE GOT A POPULATION
OF PROBABLY 3,500 BEARS

HERE ON THE ISLAND.

EVERY YEAR, THEY GIVE US
ABOUT 200 BEARS TO KILL.

Narrator: CONTROLLED HUNTING
IS AN IMPORTANT PART

OF KEEPING
THE BEAR POPULATION HEALTHY.

Bob M.: A LOT OF TIMES,
IF THEY OVERPOPULATE,

THEY START GETTING INTO TOWNS,
AND THEY CAN KILL YOU.

AND THEN, MOST LIKELY,
THEY'RE GONNA EAT YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

We are in the heart of
brown bear country right now.

Got to be on our toes,
because they can be anywhere.

You can see how tall
the grass is here.

Ernie: KODIAK BROWN BEARS,
THEY CAN JUST BLEND IN.

THEY CAN WALK UP ON YOU,

AND YOU WOULD NEVER EVEN KNOW
THEY WERE THERE.

There's always bears
moving in and out.

Try not to scuff your feet,
make any noise walking.

These bears are gonna be getting

their last meal
for the winter, so...

That's what we're banking on,
anyway.

Bob M.:
A SQUIRREL MAKES MORE NOISE

THAN A KODIAK BEAR DOES
GOING THROUGH THE WOODS.

IT'S LIKE WE'VE CLIMBED
OVER THEIR FENCE

AND WE'RE STANDING
IN THEIR BACKYARD,

AND THEY KNOW WHERE EVER LEAF,
EVERY TWIG,

EVERY HIDING SPOT IS,

AND THEY DEFINITELY KNOW
WHERE YOU ARE

WHEN YOU'RE IN THE WOODS.

BOB M.:
Got to be on our toes.

And if we run into a bear,

even if he's charging,
it's gonna be up to you.

I'm not gonna shoot
unless I have to, all right?

Okay.

ERNIE:
We have spawning salmon here

that are coming up
into these streams here.

The bears are in hyperphagia
right now,

which means they're putting on
as much fat as they can

so that they can go in and den,

and this is an easy
protein source for them.

Bob M.: MOST OF THE TIME

WHEN YOU'RE WALKING AROUND
IN THESE WOODS,

YOU ALMOST FEEL LIKE
YOU'RE BEING WATCHED...

[ CROWS CAWING ]

...BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES
YOU ARE.

AND USUALLY IT'S MISTER BROWN
THAT'S WATCHING YOU.

That's the fishing hole
right there.

It's a good spot
to watch for a bear.

Ernie.

Psst!

Narrator: MASTER GUIDES BOB MAY
AND ERNIE HOLLAND

HAVE BEEN STAKING OUT
HATCHERY CREEK

FOR THE PAST SIX HOURS.

THEY HOPE TO FIND
A FEEDING KODIAK BEAR

BEFORE IT FINDS THEM.

Could've been fish.

[ INDISTINCT WHISPERING ]

WHEN ERNIE AND I ARE GUIDING,
WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING.

WE JUST BASICALLY
LOOK AT EACH OTHER

AND KNOW WHAT THE OTHER GUY
WANTS TO DO.

THERE'S NO BETTER MAN
THAT I'D RATHER HAVE BEHIND ME

GOING INTO A DANGEROUS SITUATION
THAN ERNIE.

I MEAN, HE'S STONE-COLD
WHEN IT COMES TO THAT MOMENT,

AND THAT'S WHAT
YOU'VE GOT TO BE.

I'd like to go down there
and look,

you know, look around
that fishing hole down there.

ERNIE: You guys, look.

I think we interrupted a bear.

At least we know that there's
a good bear working in here,

and there's still fish up here.

So, we got to come back up here.

Bob M.: WHEN YOU START SEEING
SIGN LIKE DEAD FISH LAYING THERE,

I MEAN, YOU KNOW YOU'RE CLOSE,

BUT IT'S A DANGEROUS ANIMAL
TO HUNT.

AND THEY'RE SMART.

AND THEY KNOW WHY YOU'RE THERE.

AND PRETTY SOON,

THEY JUST GET TIRED
OF BEING CHASED,

AND THEY'LL TURN AROUND
AND FIGHT.

WE WERE RIGHT ON TOP
OF THAT BEAR.

IT STARTED GETTING DARK,

AND WE DON'T OWN THE WOODS
WHEN IT GETS DARK.

SO, TOMORROW MORNING,
WE'RE GONNA BE BACK

LOOKING FOR THIS BIG BEAR
THAT'S UP THERE.

AND HOPEFULLY,
HE'S GONNA COME RIGHT TO US.

[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]

[ OWL HOOTS ]

[ As Tattoo from "Fantasy
Island"] DE PLANE, DE PLANE!

SEÑOR, DE PLANE!

Narrator: EVERY FALL,
THE MAYS AND THE HOLLANDS

ARE JOINED
BY A THIRD GUIDING FAMILY -

THE CUSACKS.

ROBERT, MY BOY,
HOW YOU DOING?

GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

GOD DANG IT,
YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD.

ANYTHING EXCITING
GOING ON?

JUST SOME BEARS.

BEARS?
KILLED A BEAR LAST WEEK.

Bob C.: I'M BOB CUSACK.

I'VE BEEN HUNTING
FOR 45 YEARS HERE IN ALASKA,

AND I'M A MASTER GUIDE.

I'VE KNOWN ERNIE
FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS.

MOST OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS,
LIKE ERNIE AND BOB -

HONEST GUYS
THAT YOU CAN COUNT ON.

WE HELP EACH OTHER OUT
AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

Robert: HELLO.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

I HAVE MY TWO DAUGHTERS WITH ME,
NICOLE AND MARISA.

THEY GREW UP IN ALASKA.
IT'S IN THEIR BLOOD, TOO.

CURRENTLY,
I'M AN ATTORNEY IN SAN DIEGO.

I'M IN A POINT IN MY LIFE WHERE
I'M KIND OF DOING A CHECK -

HOW I WANT TO LIVE MY LIFE
GOING FORWARD.

EVEN THOUGH IT'S SUNNY AND EASY
IN SAN DIEGO,

I ALWAYS FEEL MORE MYSELF
AND MORE AT HOME UP HERE.

YOU'RE BACK, GIRLS.
LET'S GO HAVE SOME FUN.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU GOT THAT TARGET THING
SET UP?

Marisa:
OUR FAMILY, THE CUSACKS,

AND THE HOLLANDS AND THE MAYS
ALL SHARE THIS PART OF ALASKA.

WE'RE ALL RELIANT ON EACH OTHER
FOR DIFFERENT THINGS,

SO IT'S WHAT WE DO OUT HERE.

Bob C.: I'D LIKE TO DO
A LITTLE SHOOTING.

Nicole: YEAH.
Robert: SOUNDS GOOD.

I WANT TO DO IT.
I WANT TO PRACTICE.

WELL, I KNOW
YOU GOT YOUR GUNS.

WELL, I ACTUALLY GOT DEER TAGS
IN TOWN,

'CAUSE I WAS THINKING MAYBE
IF IT'S NOT TOO EARLY...

YOU BOUGHT DEER TAGS?

WELL, I GOT A DEER TAG,
YEAH.

HMM.

WELL, THAT'S A SERIOUS MOVE,
I GOT TO SAY THAT.

EVEN THOUGH HUNTING WAS ALWAYS
A PART OF MY FAMILY'S BUSINESS,

I NEVER WENT HUNTING.

I WANTED TO AT ONE POINT,

BUT MY MOM WAS AFRAID THAT
ONCE I REALIZED WHAT I'D DONE,

IT WOULD AFFECT ME IN A WAY
THAT COULDN'T BE TAKEN BACK.

YOU'RE SURE
YOU WANT TO DO IT?

'CAUSE ONCE YOU TAKE A LIFE,
YOU TAKE A LIFE.

I KNOW. I'M -
I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT.

I'M TAKING IT SERIOUSLY.

I WANT TO SEE
WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR MY DAD -

WHAT HE'S BEEN DOING
ALL OF THESE YEARS,

WHAT HE'S SO PASSIONATE ABOUT.

AND WHAT IT MEANS
TO BE ABLE TO BRING IT HOME,

AND THEN COOKING IT
FOR EVERYBODY.

I MEAN, THERE'S SOMETHING
ALMOST SPIRITUAL

ABOUT BEING ABLE TO DO THAT.

Robert: IF YOU WANT TO GO,
WE'LL GO.

WE GOT OUR HOLE DUG.
IT LOOKS PLENTY DEEP.

Troy: OUT HERE AT THE LODGE,
THERE'S NO SEPTIC SYSTEM,

THERE'S NO SEWER SYSTEM.

SO, THE ONLY WAY
TO GO TO THE BATHROOM,

YOU GOT TO BUILD
YOUR OWN OUTHOUSES,

OTHERWISE YOU'RE JUST GONNA HAVE
LAND MINES ALL OVER THE PLACE.

WE JUST NEED TO DIG AROUND HERE
TO THESE POSTS,

MAKE SURE THAT
THEY'RE EXPOSED ENOUGH,

AND THEN
WE CAN ASK ROBERT

TO HELP US
JUST SAW THOSE POINTS OFF.

[ CHAIN SAW BUZZING ]

ALL RIGHT, ARE WE LOOSE?

Robert:
WHEN I FIRST MET KYLE AND TROY,

TROY WAS JUST A LITTLE ****

I THINK HE EVEN HAD A DIAPER ON.

FEELS PRETTY LOOSE.

KYLE AND I WERE KIND OF
AT THE TROUBLE-MAKING YEARS,

SO WE WERE ALWAYS
RUNNING AROUND,

CUTTING TREES DOWN
THAT WE WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE.

AND NOW I'M IN CHARGE
OF WHAT THEY DO.

LET'S TRY AND GET A COUPLE
OF 2x4s RIGHT HERE.

THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO PUT ON
THEIR BIG-BOY BRITCHES,

BECAUSE BY DOING
ALL THIS **** WORK,

IT CREATES
A WORK ETHIC FOR THEM.

YOU READY TO MOVE IT?

[ Straining ] OH, GOD.

DO NOT FALL IN.

MOVING AN OVERFLOWING OUTHOUSE
TO A NEW HOLE

AND STEPPING OVER
THAT **** PILE -

IT'S PROBABLY THE GREATEST JOB
I'VE EVER HAD.

ARE WE OVER THE HOLE?

OH ****
YEAH, THAT STINKS.

UGH!

OHH.

IN ALL HONESTY,
YEAH, NO, IT SUCKED,

BUT YOU GOT TO JUST ROLL
WITH THE PUNCHES.

GET IT DONE, ON TO THE NEXT JOB.

CAN I PLEASE
COVER THAT UP NOW?

JUST KEEP WORKING THAT MOUND
OF **** OUT OF THE WAY

SO THAT
WE CAN WALK IN THERE

AND THEN LAY GRAVEL OVER THE TOP OF
IT, AND IT'S GOOD TO GO.

I'M TAKING OFF,
GOING DEER HUNTING WITH NICOLE.

YOU GUYS
ARE ON YOUR **** OWN.

THANKS.

Robert: BEING A GREENHORN
IS TOUGH, YOU KNOW?

I'VE BEEN ON THE OTHER END, TOO.

YOU GOT TO LOVE TO HATE IT
AND HATE TO LOVE IT.

IF THEY'RE PISS-POOR GUYS,
IT REFLECTS ON THE LODGE.

Kyle: I DON'T KNOW IF THIS
IS GONNA GET US ANY CLOSER

TO GOING OUT HUNTING,

BUT AT LEAST
WE'LL HAVE CHECKED OFF

EVERY TASK
THAT THEY GAVE US FOR TODAY.

THOSE OLD MEN AND
THEIR LAUNDRY LIST OF CHORES.

OH, YEAH.

Narrator: 10 MILES NORTH,

MASTER GUIDES BOB AND ERNIE
AND THEIR CLIENT JULIAN

ARE ON DAY 2 OF THEIR BEAR HUNT.

BOB M.: Let's go.

YESTERDAY, A LOT OF SIGN,
LOT OF FRESH FISH.

THERE'S DEFINITELY
A BIG BEAR IN THIS AREA.

SO. WE'RE GONNA MOVE
WITH THE WIND IN OUR FACE

AND HOPE THAT WE CAN SPOT
THE BEAR BEFORE HE SPOTS US.

Bob M.: BEARS CAN DISAPPEAR.

THEY CAN WALK
RIGHT UP BEHIND YOU

AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
THEY'RE THERE.

THEY'RE STALKERS.

Right there.

ERNIE: Look at that.
Fresh scat.

There's no spruce needles
on top of that at all,

so I know that that was

within the last, basically,
24 hours.

He's a big bear.

BIG TURD, BIG BEAR.

LITTLE TURD, LITTLE BEAR.

Do you remember seeing that?

BOB M.: That was definitely
not there.

Boy, they're eating
every bit of the fish

except for that lower jaw.

ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR IS WHEN
THEY START SWITCHING BACK OVER

TO THEIR MEAT DIET.

WHEN THAT SWITCH COMES,
EVERYTHING'S EDIBLE TO THEM.

AND THAT INCLUDES US.

Got to really be watching
behind us.

There's bear tracks right there.

See them going up the hill?

JULIAN: Yeah.

He's a good 9 plus.

That's good sign.

Let's just try predator calling
for about 10 minutes,

see if we can pull anything.

Ernie: BEAR CALLING IS MIMICKING
A DEER THAT'S BEEN INJURED,

AND IT'S JUST LITERALLY RINGING
THE BEAR DINNER BELL.

SAYING, "COME EAT ME."

Bob M.: YOU KNOW,
I BELIEVE IN CALLING IN BEARS.

SOME SAY I'M CRAZY,
AND, I MEAN, IT'S DANGEROUS.

I WON'T SAY
I'M THE FIRST GUY THAT DID IT,

BUT I'M DAMN NEAR
THE FIRST GUY THAT DID IT.

YOU KNOW, ANYBODY CAN SHOOT
A BEAR AT 200 YARDS,

BUT CAN YOU DO IT AT 25 YARDS?

[ PREDATOR CALL SOUNDING ]

Just be ready, Julian,

because if this bear comes in,
he's gonna be coming in to eat.

Narrator: SIX MILES FROM CAMP,

AT THE SALMON SPAWNING GROUNDS
OF HATCHERY CREEK,

BOB, ERNIE, AND JULIAN

ATTEMPT TO DRAW A KODIAK BEAR
RIGHT TO THEM.

[ PREDATOR CALL SOUNDING ]

Ernie: WHEN BOB MAY STARTS
BLOWING ON THAT PREDATOR CALL,

THE HAIR STANDS UP
ON THE BACK OF MY NECK.

I MEAN, EVERY SENSE
IS AT ITS HIGHEST.

Come on, come on.

Bob M.: USUALLY GET A BEAR RIGHT
AWAY, FIRST TIME I CALL ON THE CALL.

BUT THIS TIME,
WE JUST DIDN'T SEE ANY BEARS.

Psst!
Since I squealed on that,

let's go ahead
and move out of here

before it gets dark.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AN ANIMAL
THAT'S REALLY SMART,

CAN SORT THINGS OUT,

AND IF YOU START TRACKING
A BEAR,

MOST TIMES THEY KNOW IT,
YOU KNOW?

THEY'LL FIGURE OUT
THAT SOMEBODY'S CHASING THEM.

Once it gets dark,

they definitely have
the upper hand.

It's pretty dicey
in there right now.

PRETTY DAMN FRUSTRATING.

AND SUCCESS
IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS BEAR.

I think tonight we better eat
some big-ball soup,

and give it another try
tomorrow.

[ OWL HOOTS ]

ROBERT: This is a trail I made
when I was in high school.

My dad likes hunting
the back side.

I like hunting this area
down through here.

Narrator:
IN THE HILLS ABOVE CAMP,

ROB LEADS THE CUSACKS OUT
TO GET DINNER.

Robert: KODIAK'S HOME.

THIS WHOLE ISLAND'S MY BACKYARD.

Narrator: AND NO ONE KNOWS
THESE WOODS AS WELL AS HE DOES.

Robert: WHATEVER I SHOOT
IS ON THE TABLE,

AND THAT'S THE WAY
WE WERE RAISED, YOU KNOW?

DON'T WASTE.

I'VE SHOT DEER
50 YARDS FROM HERE,

SO, BE READY, NICOLE.

Nicole: ON KODIAK ISLAND,

YOU CAN'T JUST GO TO THE STORE
AND PICK THINGS UP.

THERE'S NO CIVILIZATION
FOR MILES AND MILES.

I THINK THAT PUTS EVERYTHING
MORE IN PERSPECTIVE.

AND SO, I GET TO DO SOMETHING

THAT I HAVE A CONNECTION
WITH MY DAD ON.

I ALSO REALLY LIKE
THE CONNECTEDNESS TO THE FOOD.

BUT WE'LL SEE HOW THE KILLING
PART OF IT GOES FOR ME.

ROBERT: That deer trail's
pretty worn down.

Psst!

OKAY.

No.

Damn it.

SOMETHING
JUST DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT,

SO I DIDN'T -
I DIDN'T PULL THE TRIGGER.

Robert:
IT WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING.

WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO KILL THAT BUCK,

AND SHE DIDN'T HAVE IT.

IT'S SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO
DEAL WITH AS A GUIDE -

YOUR HUNTING ABILITIES
ARE LIMITED TO YOUR HUNTER.

That was so close.

Bob C.:
HOW'D THE HUNT GO?

Ernie:
YEAH, IT WAS SLOW.

WELL, YOU'LL BE READY
FOR A GOOD STEAK, I HOPE.

MAN, YEAH.
NO KIDDING.

I'M COLD.

I THINK MAYBE THE BOYS
NEED TO GET OUT A LITTLE BIT.

GO OUT IN THE FIELD.

BOTH OF THEM
ARE ENTHUSIASTIC AS HELL.

BOTH OF THEM ARE LOOKING
AT GUIDING, YOU KNOW?

THAT'S THE LAST THING
I WANT THEM TO BE.

HOW THE HELL
ARE YOU GONNA STOP THEM?

THOSE TWO OUT BY THEMSELVES
HUNTING BEARS,

I WOULDN'T WORRY
ABOUT IT A BIT.

BUT I'M WORRYING ABOUT
A DUMBASS CLIENT KILLING THEM

BECAUSE HE'S SOME BIGWIG
THAT THINKS HE KNOWS EVERYTHING,

AND HE DOESN'T.

THAT'S WHAT
I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

BUT IT'S OKAY FOR YOU TO DO IT
AND ME TO DO IT, BUT NOT HIM.

BUT THESE ARE MY BOYS.

Ernie: THE LAST DEATH
THAT HAPPENED ON KODIAK...

[ SIGHS ]

...IS A REALLY GOOD FRIEND
OF MINE.

AND I TALKED TO HIM
A WEEK BEFORE HE LEFT,

AND I ASKED HIM NOT TO TAKE
A SMALL-CALIBER RIFLE.

[ SNIFFLES ]

AND HE DID.

AND THE BEAR KILLED HIM.

SO, YEAH,
IT'S REALLY CLOSE TO ME.

DO YOU WANT YOUR KIDS
OUT DOING THAT?

DO YOU WANT THEM CHASING
1,500-POUND ANIMALS

THAT ARE WOUNDED
THROUGH THE BUSH...

YEAH.

...BECAUSE SOME DUMBASS
DIDN'T LISTEN TO THEM

AND PUT THEM
IN HARM'S WAY?

YOU CAN DIE SITTING
IN A **** ROCKING CHAIR.

I- I DON'T WANT THEM
TO DO IT.

I DON'T WANT TO PUT THEM
IN A COFFIN AND DO ALL THAT.

I- I'M AFRAID OF THAT.
I DON'T WANT THAT.

LET ME PUT
THE DOs AND THE DON'Ts IN THERE,

YOU KNOW?

Bob C.:
ERNIE'S GOT TO LEARN TO LET GO.

AS A PARENT, IT'S HARD,
AND YOU JUST...

IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

IF THEY WANT TO DO IT,
THEN YOU GOT TO LET GO,

BUT YOU'LL ALWAYS BE CONCERNED,
YOU KNOW?

AND THEY'RE GONNA
GO AROUND YOU

IF THEY DON'T GO WITH YOU
AND WITH US.

Bob C.: YOU BOYS HAPPY TO GET THE
HELL OUT OF THERE FOR A WHILE?

Troy: YEAH, DEFINITELY HAPPY
TO BE OUT OF CAMP.

Bob C.: ERNIE DEFINITELY
WORRIES ABOUT THEM.

THE BIGGEST THING I THINK I CAN
TEACH KYLE AND TROY IS SAFETY -

WITH THE CLIENT
AND WITH THEMSELVES.

I THINK THAT'S KIND OF MY JOB
OUT HERE WITH THOSE BOYS.

THAT'S 9 INCHES ACROSS.
THAT'S A 9-FOOT BEAR.

PROBABLY A 10 FOOT.

IT CAN BE AN INCH MORE
AS THEY GET BIGGER.

Troy: THAT GUY'S A LEGEND, MAN.

HE'S BEEN HUNTING THESE BEARS
FOR AS LONG AS HE HAS

AND IS STILL ALIVE
TO TELL US ABOUT IT.

I'M GONNA JUST HAVE AN EAR

ON EVERY SINGLE THING
THAT HE SAYS.

THE WHOLE GUIDING THING IS BEING
ABLE TO CONTROL THE CLIENT.

YOU KNOW
IF HE'S A GOOD HUNTER,

AND YOU ALSO KNOW
IF HE'S A NERVOUS BASTARD

AND HE'S GOT
THE SAFETY OFF

AND THE GUN'S GONNA BE
UP YOUR BUTT.

Troy: WELL, THAT KIND OF STUFF,
WE DIDN'T REALLY THINK ABOUT.

YOU KIND OF GOT TO BE
ON THESE CLIENTS, YOU KNOW?

THEY'RE THE ONES HUNTING,

BUT WE'RE THE ONES
CONTROLLING THE HUNTER.

THAT DAMN BEAR
WILL CHARGE FASTER THAN HELL.

HE'S GOT 10 SWITCHBLADES
UP FRONT

AND A BIG-ASS MOUTH
AND STRONG JAWS.

YOU'LL RIDE UP ON HIM,
AND "OH, CHRIST," HE'S THERE.

Kyle:
KODIAK BROWN BEARS ARE KILLERS,

AND IF YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG,

THEN YOU CAN PUT YOURSELVES
IN HARM'S WAY

AND PUT YOUR CLIENT
IN HARM'S WAY.

YOU DON'T SEE THEM.
YOU DON'T SEE THEM.

WOW.

OH, ABSOLUTELY.

IT MAKES ME REALIZE
JUST HOW HARD BEING A GUIDE IS.

MY DAD,
HE'S KIND OF DETERRED US

FROM WANTING TO GET
INTO THE GUIDING BUSINESS.

HE KEEPS WANTING TO PUSH US
AWAY FROM THE IDEA.

WELL,
IT'S A DANGEROUS BUSINESS.

BUT I THINK IF HE SEES
YOU'RE REALLY SAFE,

IT'LL WORK ITSELF OUT.

AND IF IT DOESN'T,
HE'LL CROAK,

AND THEN YOU CAN DO
WHATEVER YOU WANT.

WELL, BY THAT TIME, WHO KNOWS
IF WE'LL WANT TO BE GUIDES.

[ CHUCKLES ] YEAH.

Robert:
WE'RE GOING UP A DIFFERENT WAY.

WE'LL GO UP ON THIS.

WE'RE GONNA HEAD UP
AND GET UP ON THE RIDGE.

ALL RIGHT.

Robert: TODAY, ME AND NICOLE
ARE GOING OUT ON OUR OWN,

AND HOPEFULLY WE GET THE TRUE
HUNTING EXPERIENCE FOR HER

AND HAVE A GOOD DAY
AND GET A DEER.

'CAUSE WE NEED THE MEAT
TO GET BY FOR THE WINTER.

[ GASPS ]

OH, MY GOSH.

Nicole: I FEEL LIKE
I'M NOT FULLY AN ALASKAN

UNTIL I AT LEAST TRY HUNTING.

SO, IT'S BEEN EATING AT ME

THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO BRING HOME A DEER.

[ DEER CALL SOUNDING ]

Robert: I USE DEER CALLS

TO KIND OF CREATE THE SOUND
OF A DOE IN HEAT,

AND IT ATTRACTS BUCKS IN.

WHEN YOU'RE BLOWING
ON ONE OF THESE CALLS,

IT'S KIND OF DANGEROUS
AT THE SAME TIME,

BECAUSE BEARS CAN COME IN
REAL FAST.

[ DEER CALL SOUNDING ]

[ DEER CALL SOUNDING ]

****

Can you see it?

No. I don't see it.

In the middle of those trees
right there.

Okay. ****
I see him.

****

[ GUNSHOT ]

****

Oh, no.
Did I get it?

Mm-hmm.
Oh, my God, I'm shaking.

HOLY ADRENALINE RUSH.

[ CHUCKLES ]

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

OH, MY GOD.
IS THAT EXCITING OR WHAT?

YEAH.

OH, GOD.

GOOD JOB.

TOUCH THE EYEBALL
AND MAKE SURE HE'S DEAD.

IF THE EYEBALL BLINKS,
HE'S STILL ALIVE.

OKAY.

OH, MY GOD.
I'M SORRY.

WELL, YOU ALWAYS KIND OF
GOT TO BE SAD ABOUT IT,

BECAUSE
YOU DID TAKE A LIFE,

BUT AT THE SAME TIME,

YOU'RE TAKING LIFE
TO CREATE LIFE.

Nicole:
FOR THOSE OF US THAT EAT MEAT,

THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST
RESPECTFUL WAY TO GET OUR FOOD.

I FEEL CONNECTED.

THIS IS GONNA BE
AN AWESOME EATING DEER,

I'LL TELL YOU THAT
RIGHT NOW.

YOU WANT TO GET
YOUR HANDS BLOODY?

I DON'T CARE.

I MEAN, I MIGHT AS WELL
MAKE THIS FASTER,

'CAUSE I'M NOT EXACTLY PUMPED
ABOUT A BEAR ROLLING IN.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE
BEFORE MOWGLI COMES ALONG.

Narrator: EIGHT MILES WEST,
NEAR AFOGNAK LAKE,

BOB, ERNIE, AND JULIAN

ARE ON THE TRAIL
OF A 9-FOOT KODIAK BEAR.

THE BEAST HAS KEPT OUT OF SIGHT,

MAINTAINING THE UPPER HAND
ON THESE HUNTERS

FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS.

THAT'S THE FRONT PAD
OF HIS FOOT.

THAT IS A BIG BEAR.
THAT'S OVER A 9-FOOT BEAR.

Ernie: HUNTING BEARS ON KODIAK
IS A GAME OF CAT AND MOUSE.

THESE BEARS
ARE 26, 27 YEARS OLD.

THEY'RE SMART.

If you're not
a little bit nervous,

or even right on the edge
of being scared,

there's something wrong
with you,

because, I mean,
we're right on top of this bear.

That bear is in here somewhere.

I'd like to try and pull
that bear out of here.

[ PREDATOR CALL SOUNDING ]

[ WINGS FLAPPING ]

I hope that
everybody's up for this,

because it's gonna happen quick.

[ WOODPECKER PECKING ]

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

[ BEAR GRUNTS ]

There's a bear right here.
Come on, come on.

He's right there.

I see him.
I see him.

[ BEAR GRUNTING ]

Right here.
Right here.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Come around here.
Come here, come here.

Come here, come here.

Right there, right there,
right there, right there.

See it? It's gonna go -
it's going that way.

It's going that way.

Wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait, wait.

I see him.

[ PREDATOR CALL SOUNDS ]

It's coming.
I'm gonna call him in.

Take him.

[ BEAR ROARS ]

OH, HIT HIM AGAIN!
HIT HIM AGAIN!

I'M JAMMED!

I think I hear something.

KODIAK BROWN BEAR,

THEY ARE THE TOP
OF THE FOOD CHAIN OUT HERE.

NOTHING IS BIGGER AND BADDER
THAN THEM.

AND IF YOU DON'T RESPECT THEM,
THEN YOU DON'T BELONG OUT HERE.

THIS IS THE BEAR'S ELEMENT,
YOU KNOW?

THEY LIVE OUT HERE.
HUMANS DON'T.

THEY HAVE THE UPPER HAND
ALL THE TIME.

Bob C.: A LOT OF THEM
COME AT YOU DIFFERENTLY,

CHARGING YOU
LIKE THE SHERMAN TANK,

OR SNEAKING UP ON YOU
LIKE A PUSSY CAT.

Bob M.: THESE ARE
THE LARGEST CARNIVORES ON EARTH.

YOU'D BETTER BE CAREFUL.

THEY WILL HUNT YOU JUST AS MUCH
AS YOU'RE HUNTING THEM.

Ernie: A FRIEND OF MINE,

HE SHOT A BROWN BEAR
THAT WAS CHARGING,

DIDN'T MAKE A GOOD SHOT.

BEAR GOT AHOLD OF HIM,
SHOOK HIM,

TORE OPEN HIS FEMORAL ARTERY,
AND HE BLED TO DEATH.

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY JUST NOTHING
IN THEIR HANDS.

[ GUN COCKS ]

[ PREDATOR CALL SOUNDS ]

[ BEAR GROWLS ]

It's coming right across there.
Take him when you can.

[ BEAR GRUNTING ]

[ BEAR ROARS ]

OH, YEAH!

**** I'M JAMMED!

[ GUNSHOT ]

****
THAT WAS CLOSE, YOU GUYS.

HOLY ****
HE WAS GONNA RUN ME OVER.

Ernie: YEAH,
THAT THING'S JAMMED.

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER,
MY GUN JAMMED.

IT WAS THE WORST THING
THAT'S EVER HAPPENED TO ME

IN ALL OF THE TIME
I'VE EVER BEEN GUIDING.

THAT BEAR
WAS COMING TO CHARGE.

NO, IT SAW ME,
DEFINITELY.

IT KNEW WHERE WE WERE.

IF BOB HADN'T HAVE BEEN THERE,
I WOULD PROBABLY BE DEAD.

Bob M.: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,

WHEN YOU HAVE A BEAR
COMING DOWN ON YOU,

IT TURNS FROM A HUNT
TO A LIFE- AND-DEATH SITUATION.

I THINK WE GOT A BEAR, BUDDY.
GOOD JOB.

IT WAS TIME TO STEP UP
AND STOP THAT BEAR.

BEAUTIFUL BEAR.

THAT'S A NICE BEAR.

DANDY.
WOW.

LOOK AT THE CLAWS ON THAT.

LET'S ALL TAKE A KNEE
AND SAY A PRAYER.

AFTER THE BEAR'S DEAD,

EVERYBODY'S RELIEVED
BECAUSE EVERYBODY WAS SAFE.

YOU CAN LOSE YOUR LIFE OUT HERE,
AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE.

OH, NO, MY STRAP'S WRONG HERE.
GET IT UP THERE.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GOOD.

GOT TO THANK BOB MAY
FOR SAVING MY LIFE TODAY,

AND THANK THE BEAR
FOR HIS LIFE, TOO.

BECAUSE THIS BEAR
REALLY GAVE US A GOOD HEAD START

ON THE MEAT FOR THE WINTER.

Robert:
HOME SWEET HOME.

[ BOTH BREATHING HEAVILY ]

WHEW!

WELCOME BACK.

LOOKS LIKE YOUR PACK'S A LITTLE
HEAVIER THAN WHEN YOU LEFT.

YES, IT IS.
HOW'D YOU DO?

I SHOT A BUCK.

WELL, GREAT.
CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT?

I FEEL OKAY.
GOOD.

NO, I FEEL LIKE I GET...
ALL THIS STUFF A LITTLE MORE.

GOOD, GOOD.

GOOD JOB.

WE'LL EAT SOME **** DEER
TONIGHT, HUH?

YEAH, NO, I'M -
I'M ACTUALLY EXCITED.

YEAH, GOOD.

WANT ME TO TAKE THAT GUN
AND PUT IT UP?

[ Voice breaking ] YEAH.
WHAT?

I'M NOT BEING A WIMP.
I'M NOT BEING A WIMP.

NO, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I NOW UNDERSTAND WHAT IT FEELS
LIKE TO TAKE AN ANIMAL'S LIFE,

AND WHAT IT MEANS
TO BRING IT HOME

AND BE CONNECTED
TO WHAT YOU GATHERED.

IT'S CHANGED ME.

IT'S CHANGED MY PRIORITIES
AND HOW I WANT TO LIVE MY LIFE.

GREAT. GOOD GOING.

Troy: [ SIGHS ]

FOR ALL THE ****
WE HAD TO DO,

IT WAS
A PRETTY GOOD DAY, MAN.

YEAH.
CUSACK IS THE MAN.

EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT LEARNING
ABOUT HUNTING,

HE'S STILL JUST FUN
TO BE AROUND OUT THERE.

BUT YOU DO LEARN
A TON OF ****

[ Imitating Bob C. ]
OH, YES, MY BOY.

YEAH.
WHAT'S UP, DAD?

IT WAS A BAD DAY.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

BEAR CHARGED.
MY GUN JAMMED.

I NEARLY GOT KILLED
TODAY.

BOB CAME AROUND ME

AND KILLED THE BEAR
RIGHT AT OUR FEET.

HOLY ****

JUST GOT BOMBSHELLED
WITH THE FACT

THAT MY DAD ALMOST DIED TODAY,
YOU KNOW?

IT SCARED THE ****
OUT OF ME.

IT MAKES ME NERVOUS
ABOUT YOU GUYS BEING OUT HERE,

DOING THIS SAME THING.

WELL, IT'S A GOOD THING
BOB WAS THERE.

YEAH, YOU THINK?

BUT NORMALLY,
HE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN, KYLE.

DID YOU GET THE BEAR?

YEAH, IT'S IN THE BOAT.

YOU GUYS NEED
TO TAKE CARE OF IT.

OKAY.
[ SIGHS ]

BUT IT SHOOK ME UP.

ANYWAY, I NEED YOU
TO LOOK AT THAT,

AND GO GET THE BEAR
IN THE BOAT.

ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.

Kyle:
YOU ALWAYS THINK OF YOUR DAD

AS, YOU KNOW,
THE IMMORTAL SUPERHERO,

AND SEEING HIM TODAY
DEFINITELY MORTALIZED HIM.

HE'S ONE OF THE TOUGHEST GUYS
I'VE EVER KNOWN,

AND TO SEE HIM
LIKE THAT...

THAT MAKES ME SECOND-GUESS

EVEN WANTING TO BE OUT THERE
AND DO THIS.

THAT'S WHY
IT'S ME AND YOU.

YOU KNOW,
BOB HAD HIS BACK.

I GOT YOUR BACK.
YOU GOT MY BACK.

[ SIGHS ] I SUPPOSE.

Troy: WHAT HAPPENED TODAY
WITH BOB AND MY DAD,

YOU KNOW, JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU

THAT YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE SOMEBODY
THAT YOU TRUST IN THE WOODS.

I NEED KYLE,
YOU KNOW, TO BE WITH ME,

'CAUSE WE TRUST EACH OTHER,
WE'RE BROTHERS, WE'RE BLOOD.

I NEED MY BROTHER IN THE WOODS.

LET'S GO TAKE A LOOK
AT THIS BEAR, THEN.

WENT FROM WALKING THIS MORNING
TO ON THE PLATE TONIGHT.

THAT'S THE WAY WE ROLL.

UP HERE ON KODIAK,

YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE
TO SURVIVE OFF THE LAND.

THIS IS MY WAY OF LIFE.

THIS IS WHERE I BELONG.

THERE IT IS.

Bob C.:
THE KILL'S ON THE TABLE.

YEAH!

Nicole: BEING AN ALASKAN

IS WORKING HARD TO FEED YOURSELF
AND YOUR FAMILY...

SMELLS AMAZING.

[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]

...AND I'M GRATEFUL
THAT IT'S A PART OF WHO I AM.

I FEEL LIKE
I'M REALLY CONNECTED TO ALASKA

AND MYSELF AGAIN, ACTUALLY.

[ LAUGHS ]

CONGRATULATIONS.
Nicole: THANKS, DAD.

HERE YOU GO.

Bob M.: NOTHING
REALLY COMES EASY OUT HERE.

YOU'VE GOT TO RELY
ON YOUR FRIENDS.

WHOO-HOO!

BUT, HEY, I WOULDN'T HAVE IT
ANY OTHER WAY.

MMM! WOW.