Kodiak (2014–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Faltering Legend - full transcript
Narrator:
PREVIOUSLY ON "KODIAK"...
MAN:
Bob, that bear saw us.
...THE SEASON IS OFF
TO A ROUGH START...
I NEARLY
GOT KILLED TODAY.
SURE YOU STILL
WANT TO DO THIS?
ERNIE: Go ahead.
Nicole: I'M IN A POINT IN MY LIFE
WHERE I NEED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.
I can't.
Narrator:
...AND THE HOLLAND BOYS
STRUGGLE TO PROVE THEMSELVES...
Troy: WE'VE BEEN
JUST BUSTING OUR ASSES,
AND HOPEFULLY,
THE GUYS HAVE SEEN IT.
I'M READY FOR THE CHALLENGE.
I'M READY TO STEP UP.
UGH!
Bob C.: AND THEY'RE
GONNA GO AROUND YOU
IF THEY DON'T GO WITH YOU
AND WITH US.
YEAH, I KNOW.
Narrator: ...WHILE THE LEGEND,
BOB MAY, FEARS FOR THE FUTURE.
Bob M.: I'M GETTING
A LITTLE OLDER. I NEED A HAND.
YOU GOT TO PASS THE TORCH
SOONER OR LATER.
I NEED YOUR HELP.
I REALLY DON'T WANT YOU
TO GO, MAN.
Bob M.: WE ARE IN THE HEART OF
BROWN BEAR COUNTRY RIGHT NOW.
OH! I'M JAMMED.
[ GUNSHOT ]
[ BEAR GROWLS ]
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Troy:
YOU READY TO GET UP?
Kyle: NO. BUT I WILL.
Narrator:
IT'S LATE FALL ON KODIAK,
AND AS HARSH WINDS AND BITTER
COLD WHIP OVER THE ISLAND,
THE KODIAK BEARS
HAVE BECOME MORE AGGRESSIVE
IN THE HUNT FOR FOOD,
TURNING FROM BERRIES AND SALMON
TO HUNTING FOR RED MEAT.
NOW THEY ARE THE MOST VIOLENT
AND UNPREDICTABLE.
AND HERE, 40 MILES
OFF THE COAST OF ALASKA,
BOB MAY'S LODGE
IS GEARING UP FOR A BUSY WEEK.
Troy:
WE GOT CLIENTS COMING TODAY.
THIS WEEK,
WE GOT TWO HUNTERS COMING IN.
THAT MEANS DOUBLE THE WORK
FOR ME AND KYLE.
OUR SEASON'S ABOUT MIDWAY DONE.
WE'RE HALFWAY
THROUGH THE MARATHON.
WE'RE JUST ITCHING TO GET OUT
IN THE WOODS TO GO ON A HUNT.
KYLE, YOU NEED
ANY WATER IN THERE?
NOT AT THE MOMENT.
WE'VE BEEN
JUST BUSTING OUR ASSES,
AND HOPEFULLY,
THE GUYS HAVE SEEN IT.
MAYBE WE'LL GET OUT
FOR ONE DAY.
Kyle:
THE APPRENTICE GUIDES
ARE LEFT WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF WAKING UP
BEFORE EVERYBODY ELSE
AND GETTING EVERYTHING SET.
GOT TO DO THE BREAKFAST, MAKING
SURE THAT THE FIRE IS LIT,
THAT THERE'S HOT COFFEE,
EVERYBODY'S GONNA BE COMFORTABLE
AND HAPPY WHEN THEY WAKE UP.
Bob C.: MORNING, BOYS.
MORNING, BOB.
MR. CUSACK.
HOW'S SHE GOING?
SHE'S GOING GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?
FEELING PRETTY GOOD TODAY,
REALLY.
Bob C.:
MORNING, ERNESTO.
GOOD MORNING.
MORNING, BOB.
MORNING.
HOW YOU GUYS DOING?
MORNING, ROBERT.
GOT ANY COFFEE?
Kyle: WHY, YES, WE DO.
LESS THAN A MINUTE AWAY.
WELL, WE GOT A COUPLE HUNTERS
COMING IN -
ONE DEER HUNTER,
ONE BEAR HUNTER.
THINK ERNIE AND I ARE GONNA
TAKE THE BEAR HUNTER OUT.
BUT NORMALLY, I ONLY HAVE
ONE GUY IN CAMP AT A TIME,
BUT WE GOT ANOTHER HUNTER
COMING IN,
SO WE'RE JUST GONNA
HAVE TO PUT HIM WITH A GUIDE
AND START HUNTING.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
OKAY, GUYS, THE TWO HUNTERS
MEANS TWICE AS MUCH WORK.
JUST LET US KNOW WHAT WE NEED
TO GET DONE, AND WE'LL DO IT.
Ernie:
I'VE TRIED TO DISCOURAGE
TROY AND KYLE
FROM GOING INTO GUIDING,
BUT I CAN SEE RIGHT NOW,
THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
DO I WANT THEM TO BE OUT HERE
HUNTING BEARS? NO.
BUT IF THEY'RE GONNA DO IT,
I WANT THEM TO DO IT TOGETHER.
OKAY. HEY, ERNIE,
LET'S GO MEET THAT GUY, HUH?
OKAY.
THANKS.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
OH. NO TIP?
[ SCOFFS ]
Bob M.: PAT.
MY BEAR HUNTER.
HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD, BOB.
ERNIE HOLLAND.
I'M HIS SIDEKICK.
ERNIE,
GOOD TO MEET YOU.
Bob M.: WE GOT A NEW HUNTER.
HIS NAME IS PATRICK.
HE'S AN EXPERIENCED HUNTER,
BUT HE'S NEVER HUNTED
BROWN BEAR BEFORE,
SO LET'S HOPE
HE DOESN'T LOSE HIS NERVE.
WHAT'S THE NEWS
FROM IN TOWN?
A GUY GOT MAULED.
WOW.
HE SAW SOME ELK,
AND HE CAME OVER THIS KNOLL.
BEAR CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND
JUST BIT HIM THROUGH THE HAND,
BIT HIM A FEW TIMES
IN THE LEGS.
HE OBVIOUSLY
HAD TO KILL THE BEAR.
NO, HE COULDN'T EVEN
GET A SHOT OFF.
BUT HE ENDED OKAY.
HEY, THANKS, DEAN.
OKAY.
WE'LL SEE YOU LATER.
THANKS, DEAN.
YOU BET.
Bob M.: HEARING THAT SOMEBODY
GOT MAULED OUT HERE,
IT'S A SOBERING REMINDER
THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS GAME.
YOU CAN LOSE AND LOSE BIG HERE
ON KODIAK.
HEY, WE JUST WANT YOU
TO CHECK YOUR GUN,
MAKE SURE IT'S ON AFTER
YOU TRAVELED AND WHATNOT.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO
ANYWAYS, SO...
GO AHEAD
AND GET COMFORTABLE THERE,
AND LET'S POP
A COUPLE OF CAPS HERE
AND SEE WHERE
YOU'RE SHOOTING.
BEARS, THEIR TEMPERAMENT
IS DICTATED BY THEIR DIET.
WHEN THEY SWITCH
FROM THAT FISH TO MEAT DIET,
THEY GET AGGRESSIVE.
AND YOU BETTER HAVE A GUN
THAT YOU CAN COUNT ON.
[ GUNSHOT ]
Bob M.: BULL'S-EYE!
BULL'S-EYE?
I MEAN,
YOU'RE RIGHT ON THE CAN.
THAT WAS GOOD.
OKAY.
CALL IT GOOD.
Bob M.: I KNOW HE'D SHOT IT
AT THE RANGE AND SIGHTED IT IN,
BUT IT'S HARD TO TEST A RIFLE
UNTIL YOU'RE IN THE FIELD.
LET'S GO HUNTING.
YEAH, A BEAUTIFUL DAY, HUH?
FEEL LIKE IT COULD RAIN
OR DO SOMETHING, THOUGH.
Narrator:
AS DAWN BREAKS ACROSS THE BAY,
BOB AND THE HUNTING PARTY
PREPARE TO HEAD OUT.
HIS PLAN IS TO TAKE PATRICK
UP TO HATCHERY CREEK,
WHERE HE THINKS AN OLDER
MALE BEAR IS ON THE PROWL.
Oh, yeah, right here.
That's a pretty good bear.
You can kind of see some tracks.
He's probably about
a 10-foot bear, at least.
Hopefully, that big bear
comes back through here.
Narrator: BACK AT CAMP,
KYLE AND TROY READY THEMSELVES
BEFORE THE SECOND HUNTER
ARRIVES,
BUT WITH THE BEARS BECOMING
MORE AGGRESSIVE,
BOB CUSACK WANTS TO MAKE SURE
THE APPRENTICES ARE PREPARED
FOR THE WORST.
BOYS, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YEAH, TROY AND KYLE ARE COMING
ALONG PRETTY WELL, YOU KNOW?
NOW IT'S TIME TO SEE HOW
THEY CAN HANDLE THEIR WEAPONS.
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE FIELD HUNTING
LIKE THESE BOYS WILL BE,
THAT GUN'S GONNA BE
THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
Kyle: WHAT DO YOU GOT HERE?
Troy: OH-HO, LOOK AT THIS.
OH, WE GOT A LITTLE DRILL
SET UP FOR YOU.
I SEE THAT.
THIS IS GONNA SIMULATE
THAT CHARGING BEAR.
Narrator:
THE BARREL MIMICS A KODIAK BEAR
CHARGING AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.
THE HUNTER HAS ONLY 4 SECONDS TO
GET OFF AS MANY SHOTS AS HE CAN.
AND I'D PRACTICE MY ASS OFF
IF I WERE YOU,
'CAUSE IT MAY MAKE
THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN YOU KILLING THE BEAR
OR THE BEAR KILLING YOU
OR YOUR CLIENT.
WITH SHOOTING UPHILL
AND IT COMING DOWN,
DO YOU WANT TO AIM LOW
SO YOU CAN GET ON YOUR SPOT?
YOU GOT THIS BIG-ASS KODIAK BEAR
COMING RIGHT AT YOU.
YOU CAN'T PLAY GAMES.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT UP AND DOWN.
ALL CONCENTRATION'S GOT TO BE
ON THE CENTER OF THAT BEAR.
AIM RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE,
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS THING'S
SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE.
ALL RIGHT.
IT LOOKS AWESOME.
I'D RATHER LEARN THIS WAY THAN
HAVING A BEAR CHARGING AT ME,
SO I JUST HOPE
I HIT THE DAMN THING.
YOU GUYS READY?
YEAH.
WITH BEAR HUNTING,
THINGS HAPPEN REAL FAST.
IT'S GOT TO BE SECOND-NATURE -
PULL UP, SHOOT,
AND MAKE A GOOD SHOT.
THERE'S NO RUNNING.
YOU GOT TO STAND THERE.
YOU KILL HIM, OR HE KILLS YOU.
LET HER GO.
I THINK YOU DID
PRETTY GOOD THERE.
HOW'D IT FEEL?
THE SECOND ONE,
I WAS PULLING BACK,
TRYING TO CALM DOWN, AND,
MAN, THAT THING COMES QUICK.
IT'S ON YOU
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.
SHOULD I CYCLE IT FROM HERE
OR DROP IT DOWN?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I THINK, WITH ADRENALINE, GOING
TO CYCLE IT RIGHT FROM THERE.
CYCLE IT FROM RIGHT HERE?
AND THAT'S THE BEST, YEAH.
AND, BANG, IT'S READY TO GO.
OKAY.
IF THIS TRAINING
BUYS ME AN EXTRA SECOND
WHEN I'M STARING
AT A BEAR CHARGING ME,
THEN IT'S WELL WORTH IT.
ALL YOU ALL READY?
I'M ALL SET.
SAFETY'S OFF.
LET HER RIP!
YOU GOT TWO QUICK ONES OFF.
WHERE'D THEY GO?
Kyle: THIS IS TROY'S GROUPING
RIGHT HERE.
IS THAT RIGHT?
GOOD.
YOU GOT AN INCH
BETWEEN YOUR SHOTS.
TROY KICKED MY ASS IN SHOOTING.
IT'S A GREAT FEELING FOR ME
BECAUSE I KNOW
IF WE'RE OUT IN THE WOODS
AND HE'S BACKING ME UP,
I KNOW THAT
HE'S GONNA PUT THE BULLETS
RIGHT WHERE THEY NEED TO BE,
AND HE COULD SAVE MY LIFE,
DEFINITELY.
THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
THANKS.
KYLE'S WASN'T AS GOOD,
SO INSIDE, I'M LIKE, "YEAH!"
BUT AROUND EVERYONE ELSE,
I KEEP IT DOWN.
I DON'T WANT TO BE
THE DICK LITTLE BROTHER
THAT'S OUTSHOOTING
HIS OLDER BROTHER.
Bob C.: THE IDEA HERE IS
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE.
TROY DID REALLY WELL
ON THE BARREL.
THAT TELLS ME
THAT HE'S GOT THE GUTS AND NERVE
TO STAND THERE,
KNOWS WHAT HE HAS TO DO.
I'M REAL HAPPY WITH THAT.
WELL, YOU WANT TO RUN
A FEW MORE?
OH, HECK, YEAH.
Narrator: 6 MILES NORTH,
BOB, ERNIE, AND PATRICK
ARE TRACKING A 10-FOOT,
1,500-POUND KODIAK BROWN BEAR.
Patrick...
Here, there's a big
smashed-down area.
See there in the grass?
Right there.
That would've been
a logical track
for him to take it down
this way.
[ FLIES BUZZING ]
Bob M.: WHEN A BEAR
STARTS EATING OTHER BEARS,
THAT BEAR
IS TWICE AS AGGRESSIVE.
IT'S A WHOLE NOTHER BALLGAME.
[ BUZZING CONTINUES ]
EDDIE: He's here.
He's here for sure.
And he knows we're here.
Oh, yeah, he knows we're here.
I mean, we're standing
right in his lair right now.
[ FLIES BUZZING ]
Narrator:
6 MILES FROM THE LODGE,
BOB, ERNIE, AND PATRICK
FIND THEMSELVES
IN THE LAIR
OF A CANNIBALISTIC BEAR.
A PREDATOR THIS AGGRESSIVE COULD
SEE THE HUNTING PARTY AS PREY,
AND IT MIGHT BE CLOSE BY.
Bad things happened here.
Bob M.: WHEN A BEAR
STARTS EATING OTHER BEARS,
THAT BEAR
IS TWICE AS AGGRESSIVE.
IT'S A WHOLE NOTHER BALLGAME.
Well, this is, uh...
pretty dicey.
We got to get the hell
out of here.
YOU KNOW, THESE BEARS EAT
RED MEAT, AND WE'RE RED MEAT.
Narrator: BACK AT CAMP,
A NEW HUNTER ARRIVES.
HOWDY.
ARE YOU JASON?
YEAH.
PLEASURE MEETING YOU.
I'M BOB CUSACK.
HEY, BOB.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
HE'S AN ALASKAN,
AND HE'S HERE TO HUNT DEER
AND FEED HIS FAMILY.
Narrator: THE ISLAND'S
SITKA BLACK-TAILED DEER
ARE A PRIZED FOOD SOURCE.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS TRY TO
GET YOUR STUFF UP TO THE LODGE
BEFORE IT GETS TOO DARK,
OKAY?
SOUNDS GOOD.
I ACTUALLY LOVE BRINGING
BLACK-TAILS BACK HOME.
MAN, THAT'S GOOD EATING.
THEY'RE SOME OF THE BEST.
MARIS, DO YOU WANT ME
TO MAKE SOME TEA?
YES, PLEASE.
COOL. SO, I'M GONNA -
THIS IS OLD WATER.
I'M GONNA GET SOME -
OH. OH, NO.
WINTER'S MOVING IN.
IT'S PRETTY COLD,
AND SO THE PIPES HAVE FROZEN UP.
Marisa:
THIS ISN'T WATER FOR LUXURY.
WE NEED THIS WATER AROUND CAMP
IN ORDER TO KEEP THINGS GOING.
AS BOB MAY SAYS,
WE ALWAYS HAVE RUNNING WATER.
WE JUST ALWAYS HAVE TO RUN
AND GET IT.
MY DAD WASN'T EXPECTING
TO HAVE TWO GIRLS,
BUT HE TELLS US EVERY DAY
HOW PROUD HE IS
OF ALL THAT WE'VE DONE
AND THAT WE'RE ABLE
TO BE OUT HERE
AND BE JUST AS CAPABLE
AS A COUPLE OF BOYS.
HOO.
YEAH, THE STREAM
IS PRETTY FROZEN ALREADY.
LET'S DO THIS.
YEAH.
Nicole: WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO
DIP OUR BUCKETS INTO THE STREAM
BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY SHALLOW
AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF DIRT
AND STUFF ON THE BOTTOM,
SO WE SET THE GRAVITY LINE
TO JUST HAVE A NICE STREAM
INTO OUR BUCKETS.
THE JOINT - THE ELBOW IS NOT
STAYING WHERE WE SAID IT SHOULD.
TRY TO MAKE SURE I DON'T SLIP
AND BREAK MY ASS.
MARISA AND I,
WE WERE RAISED IN REMOTE ALASKA,
BUT CURRENTLY,
I'M AN ATTORNEY IN SAN DIEGO.
I'VE BEEN TO BUSINESS SCHOOL,
I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL,
AND I WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET
TO WHERE I AM AT MY LAW FIRM.
I LIKE THE WORK,
BUT I'M IN A POINT IN MY LIFE
WHERE I'M KIND OF DOING A CHECK.
WHOO!
GOOD JOB, MARIS.
DOES IT FEEL LIKE
IT'S GONNA STAY?
YEAH. IT'S WEDGED BETWEEN
THOSE ROCKS. WE'RE GOOD.
OKAY, PERFECT.
AFTER I SHOT MY DEER,
THEN I REALIZED IT'S GOOD FOR ME
TO BE CONNECTED TO THE NATURE
AROUND US AND THE EARTH.
[ GUNSHOT ]
I DIDN'T FEEL REGRET.
I FELT PROUD.
AND IT'S CHANGED ME.
IT'S CHANGED MY PRIORITIES,
AND IT'S CHANGING
HOW I WANT TO LIFE MY LIFE.
THIS IS A GOOD FLOW
FOR NOW.
OOH.
I KNOW
YOU'RE PRETTY TOUGH,
BUT YOU MIGHT NOT WANT
TO FILL THEM UP TOO MUCH.
LIVING IN ALASKA
MAKES YOU CONSIDER FOOD
AND WHAT YOU CONSUME
DIFFERENTLY.
Marisa:
I'M HAPPY THAT NICOLE CAME BACK
AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE DEER
THAT SHE WANTED TO GET.
IT MADE HER REALIZE
THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS
SHE WANTS TO DO AND CONSIDER
AND DIFFERENT THINGS
THAT MAKE HER HAPPY.
READY?
YEP.
OKAY. LET'S GO.
I FEEL GROUNDED IN ALASKA.
I FEEL CENTERED IN ALASKA.
I JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO SPEND A LOT MORE TIME
UP HERE IN ALASKA.
GOOD JOB!
THAT WAS FAST.
EASY.
YOU'RE GUIDING TODAY,
BUD.
YEAH, I KNOW.
OKAY? YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN.
Ernie: BOB AND I ARE
SPLITTING UP CLIENTS TODAY.
HE'S TAKING PATRICK,
AND I'M TAKING JASON.
THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY
FOR ME TO TAKE MY BOYS OUT
ONE AT A TIME.
I WANT TO TEACH THEM THE RIGHT
WAY TO HANDLE A CLIENT
BECAUSE I'M GONNA MAKE
DAMN SURE,
IF THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE GONNA
DO, THEY'RE GONNA BE PREPARED.
TROY, THIS IS YOUR GUN?
COOL.
Troy: I REALLY DIDN'T EXPECT
TO GET PICKED
TO GO ON A HUNT
WITH MY DAD AND JASON.
KYLE'S THE FIRSTBORN SON. HE
KIND OF HAS THE RIGHT TO DO IT.
MY DAD PICKED ME.
KIND OF A CURVEBALL.
BUT I'M PUMPED
AND I'M EXCITED TO GO.
Kyle: HAVE A GREAT DAY.
WE'LL SEE YOU IN A BIT.
COME BACK BEFORE DARK.
OTHERWISE, I'LL HAVE TO
COME FIND YOU.
LATER, KYLE.
Kyle:
YEAH, I'M DISAPPOINTED ABOUT IT,
AND I'D LIKE TO BE OUT THERE,
FOR SURE,
BUT I'LL KEEP MY HEAD
IN THE GRIND HERE,
DOING THE WORK AROUND CAMP.
THAT'S ALL THAT I CAN REALLY DO.
Ernie:
JASON'S HERE FOR DEER,
AND WE'RE GONNA GO FIND THE DEER
WHERE THEY ARE,
AND THAT'S A LONG WAYS
FROM HERE - 8, 10 MILES.
Narrator:
TRAVELING NORTH FROM THE LODGE,
ERNIE AND TROY GUIDE JASON
TO HUMPY CREEK.
IT'S AN AREA OF LUSH FOREST
WHERE SITKA BLACK-TAILED DEER
FIND PLENTIFUL FOOD AND SHELTER.
BUT WHERE THERE'S DEER, THERE
WILL ALSO BE FEEDING BEARS.
ERNIE: Keep your eyes open
for any deer scat,
any kind of tracks.
Ernie:
TROY'S JOB IS TO TELL ME
HOW MANY SALMON HE SEES
GOING UP THE STREAM,
BECAUSE IF THERE'S SALMON
IN THE STREAM,
THAT MEANS THAT THERE WILL BE
BEAR ON THE STREAM.
AND EVEN THOUGH WE'RE HUNTING
DEER, WE NEED TO BE SAFE.
Narrator: 5 MILES WEST,
AT HATCHERY CREEK...
BOB M.: That's a well-used deer
trail right there, isn't it?
Mountain's right there.
BOB MAY HAS HIS SON ROBERT ALONG
TO HELP TRACK A 10-FOOT BEAR
THAT HAS ALREADY PROVEN
TO BE VERY AGGRESSIVE.
Bob M.: WE HAVEN'T SEEN
ANY BEARS WITH PAT.
I LOST A LITTLE SLEEP LAST NIGHT
OVER IT.
YESTERDAY WAS HARD ENOUGH,
AND TODAY, WE'RE LOOKING
AT GOING AT IT EVEN HARDER.
Try and walk where I do.
Just be quiet.
I'M GLAD I GOT BOB WITH ME.
IT'S NICE TO HAVE THOSE YOUNG
EARS AND EYES, TOO, LOOKING.
AND WE GOT TO PUT OUR GAME FACE
ON TO GET PATRICK A BEAR.
[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
YEARS AGO, WHEN I WAS
A COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN,
I HAD A HATCH COVER FALL ON ME,
KIND OF BUSTED ME UP
A LITTLE BIT,
SO STARTING TO FEEL THOSE PAINS
A LITTLE BIT MORE WHEN I WALK.
**** OOH.
POP A GASKET.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
IT'S A STEEP SON OF A BITCH.
FEEL LIKE THE OLD BUFFALO
THAT'S GONNA GET EATEN BY
**** WOLVES HERE ANY MINUTE.
MY ANKLE HURTS ALL THE WAY
TO MY KNEE NOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
FEELS LIKE MY WHOLE LOWER LEG'S
CRAMPING UP.
DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED.
MY ANKLE'S BUGGING ME,
AND, UH...
HEY, I DIDN'T GET THIS WAY
LOOKING FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL.
HOLY ****
**** HURTS, MAN.
I'm sorry.
Oh, man.
Boy, it's burning
right up from my ankle,
up the outside of my leg, about
up in here for some reason.
Robert: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
EVER IN MY LIFE
I'VE HAD TO SIT DOWN WITH MY DAD
WHILE HUNTING.
NOBODY WANTS TO SEE THEIR DAD
NOT BEING ABLE TO DO
WHAT THEY LOVE DOING.
THAT'S SCARY, YOU KNOW?
LET'S CALL IT.
ERNIE: Psst! Psst!
Take a few steps.
Stop and look.
Troy, stop. Take a look around
every once in a while.
Narrator: TODAY, ON TROY'S
FIRST HUNT OF THE SEASON,
ERNIE GIVES HIM
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
IN TRACKING AND GUIDING.
Cut right down through here.
Just take it easy
till you can see the deer.
MY DAD'S BEEN DOING THIS
HIS WHOLE LIFE
AND RAISED US IN THIS,
AND IT'S LIKE GETTING
THE BEST PROFESSOR,
AND HE'S ONE-ON-ONE WITH YOU,
AND HE'S TELLING YOU
ALL OF HIS TRICKS.
YOU KNOW, HE'S TEACHING YOU
ALL THE ****
THAT MOST GUYS HAVE TO LEARN
THE HARD WAY.
YOU KNOW, I'M BLESSED
TO HAVE HIM AS A DAD.
Shh! Quiet!
Let me listen.
Let's go over into the trees,
get out of the wind, eat some
lunch, and we'll talk about it.
Sounds good.
All right.
I like that - that little
ear trick that you did there.
That is based on the bull moose,
which amplifies its hearing
with its horns.
I got a few other ones.
You just have to wait and see.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Ernie: TROY WANTS TO BE A GUIDE.
THAT'S OBVIOUS TO ME.
AND I'M NOT TOTALLY OKAY
WITH IT YET.
I'LL FEEL A LOT BETTER
IF KYLE JUMPS IN, AS WELL,
AND HELPS HIS BROTHER OUT,
HAS HIS BACK,
JUST LIKE BOB MAY HAS HAD
MY BACK OVER THE YEARS.
Well, it's fun
having you out here.
I know that you're
champing at the bit.
I just want to make sure
you're ready. That's all.
Yeah. It's fun being out here
with you, man.
[ BIRD CALLING ]
Kyle:
TODAY, IT'S JUST ME IN CAMP.
WHEN I'M STUCK HERE IN CAMP
AND I SEE EVERYBODY ELSE
JUST HEADING OUT ON HUNTS
AND I'M LEFT ALONE JUST TO DO
ALL THE CHORES AND WORK MYSELF,
I QUESTION WHETHER
IT'S WORTH IT OR NOT.
WHEN I'M NOT UP IN ALASKA,
GUIDING,
I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME
COACHING AND PLAYING SOCCER.
I GREW UP PLAYING SOCCER,
AND A DREAM OF MINE WAS ALWAYS
TO PLAY PROFESSIONALLY,
AND I GOT CLOSE TO THAT LEVEL.
WHEN I'M OUT COACHING SOCCER,
I'M THINKING
ABOUT BEING UP HERE,
BUT NOW THAT I ACTUALLY GET UP
HERE AND I'M DOING THIS,
YOU KNOW, I'M THINKING ABOUT
BEING BACK ON THE SOCCER FIELD.
DO I WANT TO BECOME A GUIDE?
SOMETIMES I THINK YES,
AND OTHER TIMES, NO.
Narrator:
AFTER AN OLD INJURY FORCES HIM
TO ABANDON THE TRAIL
OF A 10-FOOT BEAR,
BOB MAY RETURNS TO CAMP
EMPTY-HANDED.
Bob M.:
I'M GONNA GO REST MY ANKLE.
Ernie: YOUR DAD
LOOKS PRETTY BAD.
HIS FOOT'S **** UP BAD.
IT REALLY IS.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME
I'VE EVER HAD TO WAIT FOR HIM.
HE SHOULDN'T
BE IN THE FIELD ANYMORE.
HE'S STUBBORN.
I WANT TO GET OUT
OF MY **** GEAR.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL GET OUT OF YOUR WAY.
SEE YOU, ERNIE.
Robert:
HE'S BEEN TRYING REAL HARD.
YOU SEE THE FRUSTRATION
IN HIS FACE,
AND YOU SEE THE FRUSTRATION
PHYSICALLY.
AND HE AIN'T GOT NO QUIT IN HIM,
SO HE'S GONNA KEEP DOING
WHAT HE'S DOING,
AND IT'S GONNA SLOWLY PUT HIM
OUT OF THE WALKING.
[ OWL HOOTS ]
Kyle:
WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR TODAY, DAD?
AM I STICKING AROUND CAMP
AND CHOPPING WOOD AGAIN TODAY?
YOU WANT
TO GO HUNTING?
I WOULD LIKE
TO GO HUNTING, YEAH,
IF, UH,
TROY DOESN'T MIND.
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT'S GOING ON
THIS MORNING?
HEY, TROY, WHY DON'T YOU
TAKE A DAY OFF?
I'M GONNA TAKE KYLE
WITH ME TODAY.
IS THAT OKAY?
YEAH.
HE NEEDS TO GET OUT
IN THE WOODS,
AND, UH, YOU CAN WORK
AROUND CAMP TODAY, HUH?
YEAH. NO PROBLEM.
AWESOME.
ALL RIGHT.
GET YOUR STUFF TOGETHER QUICK.
WE GOT TO
GET OUT OF HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
LET ME PUT THIS BACK.
I'VE BEEN GRINDING
ON CHORES ALL WEEK,
AND THIS IS THE FIRST
OPPORTUNITY I'M GONNA HAVE
TO GO HUNTING,
SO WHATEVER I CAN DO
TO MAKE IT EASIER ON THOSE GUYS
AND HELP THEM IN ANY WAY
THAT I CAN, I WILL.
Narrator: TODAY, ERNIE AND KYLE
ARE TRYING A DIFFERENT ROUTE
A MILE NORTH OF YESTERDAY'S
UNSUCCESSFUL HUNT
AT HUMPY CREEK.
ERNIE:
There's almost no sound.
Even the creek
barely covers our sound,
so we're just gonna have to
creep up this thing.
Yeah.
YOU'RE OUT IN THE WOODS
AND YOU'RE GUIDING A CLIENT,
WHETHER YOU'RE AN APPRENTICE
OR A FULL-BLOWN GUIDE,
YOU NOTICE
JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING.
YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG, THEN YOU
CAN PUT YOURSELVES IN HARM'S WAY
AND PUT YOUR CLIENT
IN HARM'S WAY,
SO YOUR SENSES ARE HEIGHTENED.
YOU NOTICE EVERYTHING.
Trusty electrical tape.
[ DEER CALL SOUNDS ]
WHEN YOU'RE USING A DEER CALL
HERE ON KODIAK,
YOU'RE MIMICKING
A FEMALE DEER IN HEAT.
THAT CAN LURE BIG MALES IN.
BUT IT CAN ALSO BRING IN
BIG BEARS,
SO WE HAVE TO BE READY
FOR THE WORST.
Narrator: AT HUMPY CREEK,
KYLE HAS HELPED ERNIE
GUIDE JASON TO HIS FIRST CHANCE
AT GETTING A BUCK.
AND NOW THEY'VE CALLED THE DEER
IN CLOSE.
ERNIE: There he is.
You can take him.
Shoot him.
Wait till he comes out.
He's gonna give us a shot at him
right over here.
Wait till he comes out.
He's looking at us.
There he is.
You can take him.
[ LIPS SQUEAKING ]
I don't know.
I'd rather hold out.
He's too small.
That's all right.
Ernie:
PART OF BEING A GUIDE
IS RESPECTING THE DECISION
OF YOUR HUNTER.
IF HE DECIDES
NOT TO TAKE AN ANIMAL,
YOU JUST HAVE TO RESOLVE
YOURSELF TO THAT FACT
AND LIVE WITH IT.
YOU JUST GOT TO WORK THAT MUCH
HARDER TO GET HIM ANOTHER ONE.
Wasn't a big deer.
It was a...
STARTING TO GET DARK, SO WE
SHOULD GET BACK TO THE BOAT.
YEAH. WE AREN'T GONNA MAKE IT
OUT BY DARK, BUT WE'LL GET -
WE'LL GET AS LOW
AS WE CAN, HUH?
YOU LEAD THE WAY, HUH?
LET'S GET US MOVING.
Kyle:
COMING OUT AND HUNTING,
IT REMINDS ME OF
WHERE WE GREW UP AND OUR ROOTS
AND WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT
BEING OUT HERE IN ALASKA.
AND HOPE TO PASS IT ON
FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
THIS IS OUR LAST SHOT.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR ANY MOVEMENT.
Narrator: IT'S THE FINAL DAY
OF JASON'S HUNT,
AND THE PARTY HAS RETURNED
TO HUMPY CREEK.
WE'RE GONNA TRY
AND CROSS THE CREEK
AND THEN GLASS
FOR BIG BUCKS.
READY OR NOT, KYLE AND TROY
ARE BEING PUT TO THE TEST.
THEY'VE GOT TO HELP ERNIE
GET JASON A DEER TODAY.
LET'S GO.
Ernie: I'M JUST HAPPY I GET THE
CHANCE TO GET OUT HERE WITH MY KIDS.
NOW WE NEED
TO MAKE THIS HUNT GOOD,
AND WE NEED TO GET JASON A DEER.
THERE'S A FRESH PILE
OF SCAT.
Ernie: WHEN I FIND FRESH SCAT,
IT MEANS DEER ARE NEARBY.
Look.
Good eye, Troy.
He's coming this way.
You see it?
That's perfect.
There he goes, there he goes.
He's coming.
Okay, Jason,
go ahead and take him.
There you go.
You got him now.
GOT HIM!
LET'S GO! LET'S GO!
Troy: EVERY SINGLE BEAR KNOWS
THAT SHOT,
KNOWS THAT THERE'S
A DOWNED DEER,
SO GOT TO BE ON IT FAST
SO WE'RE NOT CHASING A BLOOD
TRAIL IN BEAR COUNTRY.
HE'S GONNA BE RIGHT
ON THIS TRAIL HERE.
OVER HERE.
I THINK I SEE IT.
WE PUT OUR HAND ON THE DEER
JUST TO SAY THANKS,
YOU KNOW, FOR GIVING ITS LIFE.
MY DAD'S TAUGHT IT TO US.
HIS DAD TAUGHT HIM.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING
THAT WE WERE RAISED WITH -
JUST TREAT THE ANIMALS
WITH RESPECT.
Ernie: THANKS, BIG FELLA.
NOT A BAD LITTLE BUCK.
THIS TURNS OUT
TO BE A GREAT HUNT.
HE GOT A NICE BUCK. HE'S GONNA
BE ABLE TO FEED HIS FAMILY.
WITH MY KIDS BY MY SIDE,
THIS WAS A GAS.
CONGRATULATIONS.
AFTER SEEING THEM IN THE WOODS
HUNTING WITH JASON,
I FEEL MUCH BETTER
ABOUT THEM GUIDING.
OF COURSE,
THEY HAVE YET TO FACE A BEAR,
AND IF I HAVE ANYTHING
TO SAY ABOUT IT,
I WANT THEM TO GET A LOT MORE
EXPERIENCE UNDER THEIR BELT
BEFORE THAT HAPPENS.
DO I PUSH IT ALL THE WAY OUT
AND PULL IT BACK?
A LITTLE BIT OF WATER GETS IN
THERE ON THE FIRING PIN
AND THINGS GET RUSTY,
IT COULD LET YOU DOWN.
AND EVEN THOUGH
IT'S NOT A GUN
THAT YOU WANT TO USE
FOR THE BEAR,
YOU'LL BE OUT THERE
HUNTING THIS DEER,
AND THE DAMN BEAR JUMPS UP,
YOU WANT THIS THING TO FUNCTION,
YOU KNOW?
YEAH. DEFINITELY.
NICOLE SHOT A DEER,
AND I THINK SHE DID A NOBLE JOB.
I'M PROUD. SHE WANTED
TO EXPERIENCE IT, YOU KNOW?
DID YOU HAVE FUN ON THAT HUNT
WITH ROBERT?
YEAH. IT WAS GOOD.
WHEN I WAS OUT THERE,
I REALIZED I FELT REALLY ALIVE.
COMPARING MY LIFE
EVERY DAY,
GOING TO WORK,
SITTING AT THE DESK,
AND THEN WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
FOR ME UP HERE NOW,
I JUST KNOW THAT I NEED
TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.
I NEED TO MAKE ALASKA
A BIGGER PART OF MY LIFE.
I WANT TO FEEL AS HAPPY ALL
THE TIME AS I FEEL RIGHT NOW.
NOW THAT I'VE EXPERIENCED
WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED
AND REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THINGS,
I DON'T THINK I CAN GO
BACK TO THE WAY
THINGS WERE.
I'M REALLY SET
ON MAKING CHANGES.
I'D LIKE TO HELP YOU
NEXT HUNTING SEASON,
IF YOU THINK
I COULD BE HELPFUL TO YOU.
YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT'S GONNA BE.
ASSISTING ME,
LET'S SAY, YOU KNOW?
YEAH.
I'M GOOD WITH THAT.
Narrator: IT'S THE LAST DAY
OF PATRICK'S HUNT.
DESPITE BOB'S HURT ANKLE,
HE INSISTS ON PUSHING
DEEPER INTO THE BUSH
IN SEARCH OF A MASSIVE 10-FOOT,
1,500-POUND KODIAK
HE KNOWS IS IN THE AREA.
WE'RE GONNA CATCH A BEAR
MOVING TODAY DOWN IN THERE,
I'LL BET YOU.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S THE LAST DAY OF THE HUNT,
AND IT'S ALMOST A LITTLE BIT
DEGRADING ON MY PART
THAT I CAN'T FIND PATRICK
A BEAR.
MY REPUTATION'S ON THE LINE,
TOO, ON THIS DEAL.
I'D SURE LIKE TO GET UP
ON THE MOUNTAIN HERE.
WE GOT TO GET UP HIGHER,
SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE COUNTRY,
AND HOPEFULLY SPOT A BEAR.
There's his track right there.
That scat's pretty fresh
right there.
You could warm your hands on it.
So everybody be on your toes.
I think that big sucker knows
we're here right now.
And he's just giving us
the slip.
He didn't get to be a 10-footer
by being stupid.
HE KNOWS HE'S BEING TRACKED,
AND THE MOST DANGEROUS THING
WITH A BROWN BEAR
IS THEY WILL AMBUSH YOU.
I MEAN, THEY WILL WAIT FOR YOU.
AND THEIR INTENTION IS NOT
TO COME OUT AND SLAP YOU AROUND.
THEIR INTENTION
IS TO COME OUT AND KILL YOU.
Looks like we found
where he slept last night.
This is really new.
It's not frozen, either.
Where do you see it?
All the way at the top.
See that brown spot there?
The brown spot in the middle.
Right there
in that little creek bed.
Where?
No, that's not a bear.
That is a big Sitka black-tail.
You want to take this deer
or keep trying for a bear?
IF PATRICK DECIDES
TO TAKE THIS DEER,
WE'LL HAVE TO CLEAN IT AND
GET IT BACK TO CAMP RIGHT AWAY.
IT'S OVER.
[ IMITATES DEER CALL ]
ROBERT:
He's cornered right at you.
Perfect shot.
What are you gonna do?
Troy: KODIAK ISLAND.
YOU CAN'T JUST DRIVE TO IT.
YOU GOT TO FLY IN
OR BOAT IN ONLY.
IT'S PRETTY REMOTE OUT HERE.
YOU NEED WATER, YOU NEED WOOD,
YOU NEED HEAT.
YOU GOT TO GO DO IT YOURSELF.
Bob M.: THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS
I DON'T DO OUT HERE
IF I WAS ALONE.
BECAUSE YOU FALL IN THE WATER
OUT HERE IN WINTERTIME,
MR. HYPOTHERMIA'S GOT YOUR ASS,
AND YOU'RE DEAD.
Kyle: THINK ABOUT HOW FAR
YOU GOT TO GO
TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL,
YOU KNOW?
IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE
JUST DRIVING DOWN THE STREET
TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
YOU GOT TO HAVE
A HELICOPTER COME
AND PLUCK YOU
OUT OF THE MOST REMOTE,
DANGEROUS AREA
YOU'VE EVER BEEN IN.
Ernie: THERE'S BIG REWARDS,
AND THERE'S BIG RISKS.
DON'T MAKE A MISTAKE.
[ BEAR ROARS ]
Narrator: 10 MILES FROM CAMP,
DEEP IN THE HEART
OF BROWN BEAR COUNTRY,
THE PARTY HAS JUST SPOTTED
A LARGE SITKA BLACK-TAILED DEER
THAT WILL FILL PATRICK'S FREEZER
WELL INTO NEXT YEAR,
BUT IT'S NOT THE BEAR
THAT HE SET OUT FOR.
BOB M.:
You want to take this deer
or keep trying for a bear?
IF PATRICK DECIDES
TO TAKE THIS DEER,
WE'LL HAVE TO CLEAN IT TO GET IT
BACK TO CAMP RIGHT AWAY.
IT'S OVER.
He's right there.
Take him.
Shoot.
Right that way.
[ GUNSHOT ]
YOU GOT HIM. YOU HIT HIM.
WE GOT TO GO AFTER HIM.
WE BETTER FIND HIM
BEFORE A BEAR DOES.
YOU HIT HIM RIGHT HERE
SOMEWHERE.
HOLY...
THERE HE IS.
WHAT A BUCK.
OH, MAN!
**** AROUND DAY AFTER DAY.
IT'S JUST THRILLING
TO GET A DEER LIKE THIS.
Bob M.: HE'S 200 POUNDS.
WHEN WE WALKED UP TO IT,
I THINK WE WERE ALL
PRETTY SURPRISED
AT HOW BIG IT REALLY WAS.
Patrick:
THAT IS INCREDIBLE, GUYS.
Bob M.:
IT'S A CONSOLATION PRIZE,
BUT IT CERTAINLY
ISN'T WHAT HE CAME FOR.
I DON'T GET SOMEBODY A BEAR,
I INVITE HIM TO COME BACK
AND TRY AGAIN.
NO GUIDE LIKES TO GO AWAY
UNSUCCESSFUL,
BUT, YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES THE BEARS GOT TO WIN.
HOW'S YOUR FOOT DOING?
OH, IT'S KIND OF SORE.
BUT IT'S A LONG WAY
FROM THE HEART.
I AM JUST -
I'LL ADMIT I'M KIND OF TIRED.
FOOT'S HURTING.
YOU KNOW, BACK HURTS.
UH, WELL...
I'VE BEEN THINKING QUITE A BIT
ABOUT BEING OUT HERE MORE.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE...
YOU SAY IT,
I'LL KICK YOUR ASS.
THAT I'M GETTING OLDER?
NO, YOU'RE JUST GETTING
TO THAT AGE
WHERE YOU NEED TO START SLOWING
DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE.
Robert: WATCHING MY DAD
SIT DOWN IN THE WOODS
AND TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HIS ANKLE,
IT WAS A REALITY CHECK FOR ME.
MY DAD'S GETTING OLDER.
WHY?
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS,
YOU'RE GETTING MORE TIRED
AT NIGHTTIME THAN YOU USED TO.
AND I THINK
YOU NEED TO TAKE A BREAK.
SIT BACK AND RELAX.
MAYBE LET ME DO A LITTLE BIT
MORE OF THE HUNTING.
I CAN DO THE BEAR GUIDING, TOO,
I GUESS.
THIS IS WHERE I BELONG.
HE PUT UP WITH MY ****
FOR A LONG TIME
AND HELPING ME OUT
THROUGHOUT MY LIFE.
I THINK IT'S TIME FOR ME
TO STEP UP AND HELP HIM.
GOOD. THANKS.
MM-HMM.
I APPRECIATE IT.
YOU KNOW?
CERTAINLY, IN THE END,
IT WAS HIS CHOICE,
BUT I'M GLAD
HE'S MADE THE CHOICE
TO STICK WITH ME
AND GIVE ME A HAND.
MAKES ME PROUD, YOU KNOW?
'CAUSE I KNOW IT WAS
A TOUGH DECISION FOR HIM.
YEP. GOOD.
MAKES ME HAPPY.
Kyle: I'LL PLAY ONE.
[ GUITAR STRUMMING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪ WITH A SKY OF FIRE ♪♪
♪♪ OPENED HIS MIND
WITH HIS PLAIN DESIRE ♪♪
THIS HALIBUT RIGHT HERE
IS AS FRESH AS IT GETS.
♪♪ PACK MY BAGS,
WANT TO GET AWAY, YEAH ♪♪
♪♪ LORD, I MISS IT,
I'VE BEEN RUNNIN' AWAY ♪♪
Troy: I WAS OUT IN THE WOODS
WITH MY DAD AND KYLE.
SUCCESSFUL HUNT. YOU KNOW,
THIS IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
I'M ALMOST THERE.
I'M ABOUT TO BE A GUIDE.
HOPEFULLY ME AND KYLE
ARE GONNA DO THIS TOGETHER.
I'M HAPPIER THAN EVER.
♪♪ OOH, OOH-OOH, OOH-OOH, OOH ♪♪
♪♪ WHERE IS HOME? ♪♪
Kyle: TROY AND I HAD A GREAT DAY
OUT IN THE WOODS.
WE LEARNED A LOT, AND THAT
EXPERIENCE CEMENTED MY MIND-SET
INTO TAKING THIS PATH
TO BE A GUIDE.
♪♪ WHERE IS HOME? ♪♪
♪♪ I'M ON MY OWN ♪♪
TROY AND KYLE WANT TO BE GUIDES,
BUT I STILL HAVE CONCERNS.
THEY'RE NOT KIDS ANYMORE.
BUT IF THEY'RE GONNA DO IT,
I WANT THEM TO BE TOGETHER.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
THIS LODGE, IT'S KIND OF
MY LEGACY, YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, I WANT FAMILY
TO ALWAYS RUN THE PLACE,
AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT MY
FAMILY WANTS TO CARRY IT ON.
HAVE A PIECE.
Marisa:
YEAH, THERE'S A KNIFE.
Bob M.: I'M STARTING
TO PACE MYSELF A LITTLE BIT.
I THINK I STILL GOT
ABOUT 30 YEARS LEFT.
♪♪ I'M ON MY OWN ♪♪
♪♪ I'M ON MY OWN ♪♪
♪♪ I'M ON MY OWN ♪♪
PREVIOUSLY ON "KODIAK"...
MAN:
Bob, that bear saw us.
...THE SEASON IS OFF
TO A ROUGH START...
I NEARLY
GOT KILLED TODAY.
SURE YOU STILL
WANT TO DO THIS?
ERNIE: Go ahead.
Nicole: I'M IN A POINT IN MY LIFE
WHERE I NEED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.
I can't.
Narrator:
...AND THE HOLLAND BOYS
STRUGGLE TO PROVE THEMSELVES...
Troy: WE'VE BEEN
JUST BUSTING OUR ASSES,
AND HOPEFULLY,
THE GUYS HAVE SEEN IT.
I'M READY FOR THE CHALLENGE.
I'M READY TO STEP UP.
UGH!
Bob C.: AND THEY'RE
GONNA GO AROUND YOU
IF THEY DON'T GO WITH YOU
AND WITH US.
YEAH, I KNOW.
Narrator: ...WHILE THE LEGEND,
BOB MAY, FEARS FOR THE FUTURE.
Bob M.: I'M GETTING
A LITTLE OLDER. I NEED A HAND.
YOU GOT TO PASS THE TORCH
SOONER OR LATER.
I NEED YOUR HELP.
I REALLY DON'T WANT YOU
TO GO, MAN.
Bob M.: WE ARE IN THE HEART OF
BROWN BEAR COUNTRY RIGHT NOW.
OH! I'M JAMMED.
[ GUNSHOT ]
[ BEAR GROWLS ]
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Troy:
YOU READY TO GET UP?
Kyle: NO. BUT I WILL.
Narrator:
IT'S LATE FALL ON KODIAK,
AND AS HARSH WINDS AND BITTER
COLD WHIP OVER THE ISLAND,
THE KODIAK BEARS
HAVE BECOME MORE AGGRESSIVE
IN THE HUNT FOR FOOD,
TURNING FROM BERRIES AND SALMON
TO HUNTING FOR RED MEAT.
NOW THEY ARE THE MOST VIOLENT
AND UNPREDICTABLE.
AND HERE, 40 MILES
OFF THE COAST OF ALASKA,
BOB MAY'S LODGE
IS GEARING UP FOR A BUSY WEEK.
Troy:
WE GOT CLIENTS COMING TODAY.
THIS WEEK,
WE GOT TWO HUNTERS COMING IN.
THAT MEANS DOUBLE THE WORK
FOR ME AND KYLE.
OUR SEASON'S ABOUT MIDWAY DONE.
WE'RE HALFWAY
THROUGH THE MARATHON.
WE'RE JUST ITCHING TO GET OUT
IN THE WOODS TO GO ON A HUNT.
KYLE, YOU NEED
ANY WATER IN THERE?
NOT AT THE MOMENT.
WE'VE BEEN
JUST BUSTING OUR ASSES,
AND HOPEFULLY,
THE GUYS HAVE SEEN IT.
MAYBE WE'LL GET OUT
FOR ONE DAY.
Kyle:
THE APPRENTICE GUIDES
ARE LEFT WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF WAKING UP
BEFORE EVERYBODY ELSE
AND GETTING EVERYTHING SET.
GOT TO DO THE BREAKFAST, MAKING
SURE THAT THE FIRE IS LIT,
THAT THERE'S HOT COFFEE,
EVERYBODY'S GONNA BE COMFORTABLE
AND HAPPY WHEN THEY WAKE UP.
Bob C.: MORNING, BOYS.
MORNING, BOB.
MR. CUSACK.
HOW'S SHE GOING?
SHE'S GOING GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?
FEELING PRETTY GOOD TODAY,
REALLY.
Bob C.:
MORNING, ERNESTO.
GOOD MORNING.
MORNING, BOB.
MORNING.
HOW YOU GUYS DOING?
MORNING, ROBERT.
GOT ANY COFFEE?
Kyle: WHY, YES, WE DO.
LESS THAN A MINUTE AWAY.
WELL, WE GOT A COUPLE HUNTERS
COMING IN -
ONE DEER HUNTER,
ONE BEAR HUNTER.
THINK ERNIE AND I ARE GONNA
TAKE THE BEAR HUNTER OUT.
BUT NORMALLY, I ONLY HAVE
ONE GUY IN CAMP AT A TIME,
BUT WE GOT ANOTHER HUNTER
COMING IN,
SO WE'RE JUST GONNA
HAVE TO PUT HIM WITH A GUIDE
AND START HUNTING.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
OKAY, GUYS, THE TWO HUNTERS
MEANS TWICE AS MUCH WORK.
JUST LET US KNOW WHAT WE NEED
TO GET DONE, AND WE'LL DO IT.
Ernie:
I'VE TRIED TO DISCOURAGE
TROY AND KYLE
FROM GOING INTO GUIDING,
BUT I CAN SEE RIGHT NOW,
THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
DO I WANT THEM TO BE OUT HERE
HUNTING BEARS? NO.
BUT IF THEY'RE GONNA DO IT,
I WANT THEM TO DO IT TOGETHER.
OKAY. HEY, ERNIE,
LET'S GO MEET THAT GUY, HUH?
OKAY.
THANKS.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
OH. NO TIP?
[ SCOFFS ]
Bob M.: PAT.
MY BEAR HUNTER.
HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD, BOB.
ERNIE HOLLAND.
I'M HIS SIDEKICK.
ERNIE,
GOOD TO MEET YOU.
Bob M.: WE GOT A NEW HUNTER.
HIS NAME IS PATRICK.
HE'S AN EXPERIENCED HUNTER,
BUT HE'S NEVER HUNTED
BROWN BEAR BEFORE,
SO LET'S HOPE
HE DOESN'T LOSE HIS NERVE.
WHAT'S THE NEWS
FROM IN TOWN?
A GUY GOT MAULED.
WOW.
HE SAW SOME ELK,
AND HE CAME OVER THIS KNOLL.
BEAR CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND
JUST BIT HIM THROUGH THE HAND,
BIT HIM A FEW TIMES
IN THE LEGS.
HE OBVIOUSLY
HAD TO KILL THE BEAR.
NO, HE COULDN'T EVEN
GET A SHOT OFF.
BUT HE ENDED OKAY.
HEY, THANKS, DEAN.
OKAY.
WE'LL SEE YOU LATER.
THANKS, DEAN.
YOU BET.
Bob M.: HEARING THAT SOMEBODY
GOT MAULED OUT HERE,
IT'S A SOBERING REMINDER
THAT THIS IS A DANGEROUS GAME.
YOU CAN LOSE AND LOSE BIG HERE
ON KODIAK.
HEY, WE JUST WANT YOU
TO CHECK YOUR GUN,
MAKE SURE IT'S ON AFTER
YOU TRAVELED AND WHATNOT.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO
ANYWAYS, SO...
GO AHEAD
AND GET COMFORTABLE THERE,
AND LET'S POP
A COUPLE OF CAPS HERE
AND SEE WHERE
YOU'RE SHOOTING.
BEARS, THEIR TEMPERAMENT
IS DICTATED BY THEIR DIET.
WHEN THEY SWITCH
FROM THAT FISH TO MEAT DIET,
THEY GET AGGRESSIVE.
AND YOU BETTER HAVE A GUN
THAT YOU CAN COUNT ON.
[ GUNSHOT ]
Bob M.: BULL'S-EYE!
BULL'S-EYE?
I MEAN,
YOU'RE RIGHT ON THE CAN.
THAT WAS GOOD.
OKAY.
CALL IT GOOD.
Bob M.: I KNOW HE'D SHOT IT
AT THE RANGE AND SIGHTED IT IN,
BUT IT'S HARD TO TEST A RIFLE
UNTIL YOU'RE IN THE FIELD.
LET'S GO HUNTING.
YEAH, A BEAUTIFUL DAY, HUH?
FEEL LIKE IT COULD RAIN
OR DO SOMETHING, THOUGH.
Narrator:
AS DAWN BREAKS ACROSS THE BAY,
BOB AND THE HUNTING PARTY
PREPARE TO HEAD OUT.
HIS PLAN IS TO TAKE PATRICK
UP TO HATCHERY CREEK,
WHERE HE THINKS AN OLDER
MALE BEAR IS ON THE PROWL.
Oh, yeah, right here.
That's a pretty good bear.
You can kind of see some tracks.
He's probably about
a 10-foot bear, at least.
Hopefully, that big bear
comes back through here.
Narrator: BACK AT CAMP,
KYLE AND TROY READY THEMSELVES
BEFORE THE SECOND HUNTER
ARRIVES,
BUT WITH THE BEARS BECOMING
MORE AGGRESSIVE,
BOB CUSACK WANTS TO MAKE SURE
THE APPRENTICES ARE PREPARED
FOR THE WORST.
BOYS, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YEAH, TROY AND KYLE ARE COMING
ALONG PRETTY WELL, YOU KNOW?
NOW IT'S TIME TO SEE HOW
THEY CAN HANDLE THEIR WEAPONS.
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE FIELD HUNTING
LIKE THESE BOYS WILL BE,
THAT GUN'S GONNA BE
THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
Kyle: WHAT DO YOU GOT HERE?
Troy: OH-HO, LOOK AT THIS.
OH, WE GOT A LITTLE DRILL
SET UP FOR YOU.
I SEE THAT.
THIS IS GONNA SIMULATE
THAT CHARGING BEAR.
Narrator:
THE BARREL MIMICS A KODIAK BEAR
CHARGING AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.
THE HUNTER HAS ONLY 4 SECONDS TO
GET OFF AS MANY SHOTS AS HE CAN.
AND I'D PRACTICE MY ASS OFF
IF I WERE YOU,
'CAUSE IT MAY MAKE
THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN YOU KILLING THE BEAR
OR THE BEAR KILLING YOU
OR YOUR CLIENT.
WITH SHOOTING UPHILL
AND IT COMING DOWN,
DO YOU WANT TO AIM LOW
SO YOU CAN GET ON YOUR SPOT?
YOU GOT THIS BIG-ASS KODIAK BEAR
COMING RIGHT AT YOU.
YOU CAN'T PLAY GAMES.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT UP AND DOWN.
ALL CONCENTRATION'S GOT TO BE
ON THE CENTER OF THAT BEAR.
AIM RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE,
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS THING'S
SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE.
ALL RIGHT.
IT LOOKS AWESOME.
I'D RATHER LEARN THIS WAY THAN
HAVING A BEAR CHARGING AT ME,
SO I JUST HOPE
I HIT THE DAMN THING.
YOU GUYS READY?
YEAH.
WITH BEAR HUNTING,
THINGS HAPPEN REAL FAST.
IT'S GOT TO BE SECOND-NATURE -
PULL UP, SHOOT,
AND MAKE A GOOD SHOT.
THERE'S NO RUNNING.
YOU GOT TO STAND THERE.
YOU KILL HIM, OR HE KILLS YOU.
LET HER GO.
I THINK YOU DID
PRETTY GOOD THERE.
HOW'D IT FEEL?
THE SECOND ONE,
I WAS PULLING BACK,
TRYING TO CALM DOWN, AND,
MAN, THAT THING COMES QUICK.
IT'S ON YOU
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.
SHOULD I CYCLE IT FROM HERE
OR DROP IT DOWN?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I THINK, WITH ADRENALINE, GOING
TO CYCLE IT RIGHT FROM THERE.
CYCLE IT FROM RIGHT HERE?
AND THAT'S THE BEST, YEAH.
AND, BANG, IT'S READY TO GO.
OKAY.
IF THIS TRAINING
BUYS ME AN EXTRA SECOND
WHEN I'M STARING
AT A BEAR CHARGING ME,
THEN IT'S WELL WORTH IT.
ALL YOU ALL READY?
I'M ALL SET.
SAFETY'S OFF.
LET HER RIP!
YOU GOT TWO QUICK ONES OFF.
WHERE'D THEY GO?
Kyle: THIS IS TROY'S GROUPING
RIGHT HERE.
IS THAT RIGHT?
GOOD.
YOU GOT AN INCH
BETWEEN YOUR SHOTS.
TROY KICKED MY ASS IN SHOOTING.
IT'S A GREAT FEELING FOR ME
BECAUSE I KNOW
IF WE'RE OUT IN THE WOODS
AND HE'S BACKING ME UP,
I KNOW THAT
HE'S GONNA PUT THE BULLETS
RIGHT WHERE THEY NEED TO BE,
AND HE COULD SAVE MY LIFE,
DEFINITELY.
THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
THANKS.
KYLE'S WASN'T AS GOOD,
SO INSIDE, I'M LIKE, "YEAH!"
BUT AROUND EVERYONE ELSE,
I KEEP IT DOWN.
I DON'T WANT TO BE
THE DICK LITTLE BROTHER
THAT'S OUTSHOOTING
HIS OLDER BROTHER.
Bob C.: THE IDEA HERE IS
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE.
TROY DID REALLY WELL
ON THE BARREL.
THAT TELLS ME
THAT HE'S GOT THE GUTS AND NERVE
TO STAND THERE,
KNOWS WHAT HE HAS TO DO.
I'M REAL HAPPY WITH THAT.
WELL, YOU WANT TO RUN
A FEW MORE?
OH, HECK, YEAH.
Narrator: 6 MILES NORTH,
BOB, ERNIE, AND PATRICK
ARE TRACKING A 10-FOOT,
1,500-POUND KODIAK BROWN BEAR.
Patrick...
Here, there's a big
smashed-down area.
See there in the grass?
Right there.
That would've been
a logical track
for him to take it down
this way.
[ FLIES BUZZING ]
Bob M.: WHEN A BEAR
STARTS EATING OTHER BEARS,
THAT BEAR
IS TWICE AS AGGRESSIVE.
IT'S A WHOLE NOTHER BALLGAME.
[ BUZZING CONTINUES ]
EDDIE: He's here.
He's here for sure.
And he knows we're here.
Oh, yeah, he knows we're here.
I mean, we're standing
right in his lair right now.
[ FLIES BUZZING ]
Narrator:
6 MILES FROM THE LODGE,
BOB, ERNIE, AND PATRICK
FIND THEMSELVES
IN THE LAIR
OF A CANNIBALISTIC BEAR.
A PREDATOR THIS AGGRESSIVE COULD
SEE THE HUNTING PARTY AS PREY,
AND IT MIGHT BE CLOSE BY.
Bad things happened here.
Bob M.: WHEN A BEAR
STARTS EATING OTHER BEARS,
THAT BEAR
IS TWICE AS AGGRESSIVE.
IT'S A WHOLE NOTHER BALLGAME.
Well, this is, uh...
pretty dicey.
We got to get the hell
out of here.
YOU KNOW, THESE BEARS EAT
RED MEAT, AND WE'RE RED MEAT.
Narrator: BACK AT CAMP,
A NEW HUNTER ARRIVES.
HOWDY.
ARE YOU JASON?
YEAH.
PLEASURE MEETING YOU.
I'M BOB CUSACK.
HEY, BOB.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
HE'S AN ALASKAN,
AND HE'S HERE TO HUNT DEER
AND FEED HIS FAMILY.
Narrator: THE ISLAND'S
SITKA BLACK-TAILED DEER
ARE A PRIZED FOOD SOURCE.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS TRY TO
GET YOUR STUFF UP TO THE LODGE
BEFORE IT GETS TOO DARK,
OKAY?
SOUNDS GOOD.
I ACTUALLY LOVE BRINGING
BLACK-TAILS BACK HOME.
MAN, THAT'S GOOD EATING.
THEY'RE SOME OF THE BEST.
MARIS, DO YOU WANT ME
TO MAKE SOME TEA?
YES, PLEASE.
COOL. SO, I'M GONNA -
THIS IS OLD WATER.
I'M GONNA GET SOME -
OH. OH, NO.
WINTER'S MOVING IN.
IT'S PRETTY COLD,
AND SO THE PIPES HAVE FROZEN UP.
Marisa:
THIS ISN'T WATER FOR LUXURY.
WE NEED THIS WATER AROUND CAMP
IN ORDER TO KEEP THINGS GOING.
AS BOB MAY SAYS,
WE ALWAYS HAVE RUNNING WATER.
WE JUST ALWAYS HAVE TO RUN
AND GET IT.
MY DAD WASN'T EXPECTING
TO HAVE TWO GIRLS,
BUT HE TELLS US EVERY DAY
HOW PROUD HE IS
OF ALL THAT WE'VE DONE
AND THAT WE'RE ABLE
TO BE OUT HERE
AND BE JUST AS CAPABLE
AS A COUPLE OF BOYS.
HOO.
YEAH, THE STREAM
IS PRETTY FROZEN ALREADY.
LET'S DO THIS.
YEAH.
Nicole: WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO
DIP OUR BUCKETS INTO THE STREAM
BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY SHALLOW
AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF DIRT
AND STUFF ON THE BOTTOM,
SO WE SET THE GRAVITY LINE
TO JUST HAVE A NICE STREAM
INTO OUR BUCKETS.
THE JOINT - THE ELBOW IS NOT
STAYING WHERE WE SAID IT SHOULD.
TRY TO MAKE SURE I DON'T SLIP
AND BREAK MY ASS.
MARISA AND I,
WE WERE RAISED IN REMOTE ALASKA,
BUT CURRENTLY,
I'M AN ATTORNEY IN SAN DIEGO.
I'VE BEEN TO BUSINESS SCHOOL,
I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL,
AND I WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET
TO WHERE I AM AT MY LAW FIRM.
I LIKE THE WORK,
BUT I'M IN A POINT IN MY LIFE
WHERE I'M KIND OF DOING A CHECK.
WHOO!
GOOD JOB, MARIS.
DOES IT FEEL LIKE
IT'S GONNA STAY?
YEAH. IT'S WEDGED BETWEEN
THOSE ROCKS. WE'RE GOOD.
OKAY, PERFECT.
AFTER I SHOT MY DEER,
THEN I REALIZED IT'S GOOD FOR ME
TO BE CONNECTED TO THE NATURE
AROUND US AND THE EARTH.
[ GUNSHOT ]
I DIDN'T FEEL REGRET.
I FELT PROUD.
AND IT'S CHANGED ME.
IT'S CHANGED MY PRIORITIES,
AND IT'S CHANGING
HOW I WANT TO LIFE MY LIFE.
THIS IS A GOOD FLOW
FOR NOW.
OOH.
I KNOW
YOU'RE PRETTY TOUGH,
BUT YOU MIGHT NOT WANT
TO FILL THEM UP TOO MUCH.
LIVING IN ALASKA
MAKES YOU CONSIDER FOOD
AND WHAT YOU CONSUME
DIFFERENTLY.
Marisa:
I'M HAPPY THAT NICOLE CAME BACK
AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE DEER
THAT SHE WANTED TO GET.
IT MADE HER REALIZE
THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS
SHE WANTS TO DO AND CONSIDER
AND DIFFERENT THINGS
THAT MAKE HER HAPPY.
READY?
YEP.
OKAY. LET'S GO.
I FEEL GROUNDED IN ALASKA.
I FEEL CENTERED IN ALASKA.
I JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO SPEND A LOT MORE TIME
UP HERE IN ALASKA.
GOOD JOB!
THAT WAS FAST.
EASY.
YOU'RE GUIDING TODAY,
BUD.
YEAH, I KNOW.
OKAY? YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN.
Ernie: BOB AND I ARE
SPLITTING UP CLIENTS TODAY.
HE'S TAKING PATRICK,
AND I'M TAKING JASON.
THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY
FOR ME TO TAKE MY BOYS OUT
ONE AT A TIME.
I WANT TO TEACH THEM THE RIGHT
WAY TO HANDLE A CLIENT
BECAUSE I'M GONNA MAKE
DAMN SURE,
IF THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE GONNA
DO, THEY'RE GONNA BE PREPARED.
TROY, THIS IS YOUR GUN?
COOL.
Troy: I REALLY DIDN'T EXPECT
TO GET PICKED
TO GO ON A HUNT
WITH MY DAD AND JASON.
KYLE'S THE FIRSTBORN SON. HE
KIND OF HAS THE RIGHT TO DO IT.
MY DAD PICKED ME.
KIND OF A CURVEBALL.
BUT I'M PUMPED
AND I'M EXCITED TO GO.
Kyle: HAVE A GREAT DAY.
WE'LL SEE YOU IN A BIT.
COME BACK BEFORE DARK.
OTHERWISE, I'LL HAVE TO
COME FIND YOU.
LATER, KYLE.
Kyle:
YEAH, I'M DISAPPOINTED ABOUT IT,
AND I'D LIKE TO BE OUT THERE,
FOR SURE,
BUT I'LL KEEP MY HEAD
IN THE GRIND HERE,
DOING THE WORK AROUND CAMP.
THAT'S ALL THAT I CAN REALLY DO.
Ernie:
JASON'S HERE FOR DEER,
AND WE'RE GONNA GO FIND THE DEER
WHERE THEY ARE,
AND THAT'S A LONG WAYS
FROM HERE - 8, 10 MILES.
Narrator:
TRAVELING NORTH FROM THE LODGE,
ERNIE AND TROY GUIDE JASON
TO HUMPY CREEK.
IT'S AN AREA OF LUSH FOREST
WHERE SITKA BLACK-TAILED DEER
FIND PLENTIFUL FOOD AND SHELTER.
BUT WHERE THERE'S DEER, THERE
WILL ALSO BE FEEDING BEARS.
ERNIE: Keep your eyes open
for any deer scat,
any kind of tracks.
Ernie:
TROY'S JOB IS TO TELL ME
HOW MANY SALMON HE SEES
GOING UP THE STREAM,
BECAUSE IF THERE'S SALMON
IN THE STREAM,
THAT MEANS THAT THERE WILL BE
BEAR ON THE STREAM.
AND EVEN THOUGH WE'RE HUNTING
DEER, WE NEED TO BE SAFE.
Narrator: 5 MILES WEST,
AT HATCHERY CREEK...
BOB M.: That's a well-used deer
trail right there, isn't it?
Mountain's right there.
BOB MAY HAS HIS SON ROBERT ALONG
TO HELP TRACK A 10-FOOT BEAR
THAT HAS ALREADY PROVEN
TO BE VERY AGGRESSIVE.
Bob M.: WE HAVEN'T SEEN
ANY BEARS WITH PAT.
I LOST A LITTLE SLEEP LAST NIGHT
OVER IT.
YESTERDAY WAS HARD ENOUGH,
AND TODAY, WE'RE LOOKING
AT GOING AT IT EVEN HARDER.
Try and walk where I do.
Just be quiet.
I'M GLAD I GOT BOB WITH ME.
IT'S NICE TO HAVE THOSE YOUNG
EARS AND EYES, TOO, LOOKING.
AND WE GOT TO PUT OUR GAME FACE
ON TO GET PATRICK A BEAR.
[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
YEARS AGO, WHEN I WAS
A COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN,
I HAD A HATCH COVER FALL ON ME,
KIND OF BUSTED ME UP
A LITTLE BIT,
SO STARTING TO FEEL THOSE PAINS
A LITTLE BIT MORE WHEN I WALK.
**** OOH.
POP A GASKET.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
IT'S A STEEP SON OF A BITCH.
FEEL LIKE THE OLD BUFFALO
THAT'S GONNA GET EATEN BY
**** WOLVES HERE ANY MINUTE.
MY ANKLE HURTS ALL THE WAY
TO MY KNEE NOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
FEELS LIKE MY WHOLE LOWER LEG'S
CRAMPING UP.
DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED.
MY ANKLE'S BUGGING ME,
AND, UH...
HEY, I DIDN'T GET THIS WAY
LOOKING FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL.
HOLY ****
**** HURTS, MAN.
I'm sorry.
Oh, man.
Boy, it's burning
right up from my ankle,
up the outside of my leg, about
up in here for some reason.
Robert: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
EVER IN MY LIFE
I'VE HAD TO SIT DOWN WITH MY DAD
WHILE HUNTING.
NOBODY WANTS TO SEE THEIR DAD
NOT BEING ABLE TO DO
WHAT THEY LOVE DOING.
THAT'S SCARY, YOU KNOW?
LET'S CALL IT.
ERNIE: Psst! Psst!
Take a few steps.
Stop and look.
Troy, stop. Take a look around
every once in a while.
Narrator: TODAY, ON TROY'S
FIRST HUNT OF THE SEASON,
ERNIE GIVES HIM
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
IN TRACKING AND GUIDING.
Cut right down through here.
Just take it easy
till you can see the deer.
MY DAD'S BEEN DOING THIS
HIS WHOLE LIFE
AND RAISED US IN THIS,
AND IT'S LIKE GETTING
THE BEST PROFESSOR,
AND HE'S ONE-ON-ONE WITH YOU,
AND HE'S TELLING YOU
ALL OF HIS TRICKS.
YOU KNOW, HE'S TEACHING YOU
ALL THE ****
THAT MOST GUYS HAVE TO LEARN
THE HARD WAY.
YOU KNOW, I'M BLESSED
TO HAVE HIM AS A DAD.
Shh! Quiet!
Let me listen.
Let's go over into the trees,
get out of the wind, eat some
lunch, and we'll talk about it.
Sounds good.
All right.
I like that - that little
ear trick that you did there.
That is based on the bull moose,
which amplifies its hearing
with its horns.
I got a few other ones.
You just have to wait and see.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Ernie: TROY WANTS TO BE A GUIDE.
THAT'S OBVIOUS TO ME.
AND I'M NOT TOTALLY OKAY
WITH IT YET.
I'LL FEEL A LOT BETTER
IF KYLE JUMPS IN, AS WELL,
AND HELPS HIS BROTHER OUT,
HAS HIS BACK,
JUST LIKE BOB MAY HAS HAD
MY BACK OVER THE YEARS.
Well, it's fun
having you out here.
I know that you're
champing at the bit.
I just want to make sure
you're ready. That's all.
Yeah. It's fun being out here
with you, man.
[ BIRD CALLING ]
Kyle:
TODAY, IT'S JUST ME IN CAMP.
WHEN I'M STUCK HERE IN CAMP
AND I SEE EVERYBODY ELSE
JUST HEADING OUT ON HUNTS
AND I'M LEFT ALONE JUST TO DO
ALL THE CHORES AND WORK MYSELF,
I QUESTION WHETHER
IT'S WORTH IT OR NOT.
WHEN I'M NOT UP IN ALASKA,
GUIDING,
I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME
COACHING AND PLAYING SOCCER.
I GREW UP PLAYING SOCCER,
AND A DREAM OF MINE WAS ALWAYS
TO PLAY PROFESSIONALLY,
AND I GOT CLOSE TO THAT LEVEL.
WHEN I'M OUT COACHING SOCCER,
I'M THINKING
ABOUT BEING UP HERE,
BUT NOW THAT I ACTUALLY GET UP
HERE AND I'M DOING THIS,
YOU KNOW, I'M THINKING ABOUT
BEING BACK ON THE SOCCER FIELD.
DO I WANT TO BECOME A GUIDE?
SOMETIMES I THINK YES,
AND OTHER TIMES, NO.
Narrator:
AFTER AN OLD INJURY FORCES HIM
TO ABANDON THE TRAIL
OF A 10-FOOT BEAR,
BOB MAY RETURNS TO CAMP
EMPTY-HANDED.
Bob M.:
I'M GONNA GO REST MY ANKLE.
Ernie: YOUR DAD
LOOKS PRETTY BAD.
HIS FOOT'S **** UP BAD.
IT REALLY IS.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME
I'VE EVER HAD TO WAIT FOR HIM.
HE SHOULDN'T
BE IN THE FIELD ANYMORE.
HE'S STUBBORN.
I WANT TO GET OUT
OF MY **** GEAR.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL GET OUT OF YOUR WAY.
SEE YOU, ERNIE.
Robert:
HE'S BEEN TRYING REAL HARD.
YOU SEE THE FRUSTRATION
IN HIS FACE,
AND YOU SEE THE FRUSTRATION
PHYSICALLY.
AND HE AIN'T GOT NO QUIT IN HIM,
SO HE'S GONNA KEEP DOING
WHAT HE'S DOING,
AND IT'S GONNA SLOWLY PUT HIM
OUT OF THE WALKING.
[ OWL HOOTS ]
Kyle:
WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR TODAY, DAD?
AM I STICKING AROUND CAMP
AND CHOPPING WOOD AGAIN TODAY?
YOU WANT
TO GO HUNTING?
I WOULD LIKE
TO GO HUNTING, YEAH,
IF, UH,
TROY DOESN'T MIND.
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT'S GOING ON
THIS MORNING?
HEY, TROY, WHY DON'T YOU
TAKE A DAY OFF?
I'M GONNA TAKE KYLE
WITH ME TODAY.
IS THAT OKAY?
YEAH.
HE NEEDS TO GET OUT
IN THE WOODS,
AND, UH, YOU CAN WORK
AROUND CAMP TODAY, HUH?
YEAH. NO PROBLEM.
AWESOME.
ALL RIGHT.
GET YOUR STUFF TOGETHER QUICK.
WE GOT TO
GET OUT OF HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
LET ME PUT THIS BACK.
I'VE BEEN GRINDING
ON CHORES ALL WEEK,
AND THIS IS THE FIRST
OPPORTUNITY I'M GONNA HAVE
TO GO HUNTING,
SO WHATEVER I CAN DO
TO MAKE IT EASIER ON THOSE GUYS
AND HELP THEM IN ANY WAY
THAT I CAN, I WILL.
Narrator: TODAY, ERNIE AND KYLE
ARE TRYING A DIFFERENT ROUTE
A MILE NORTH OF YESTERDAY'S
UNSUCCESSFUL HUNT
AT HUMPY CREEK.
ERNIE:
There's almost no sound.
Even the creek
barely covers our sound,
so we're just gonna have to
creep up this thing.
Yeah.
YOU'RE OUT IN THE WOODS
AND YOU'RE GUIDING A CLIENT,
WHETHER YOU'RE AN APPRENTICE
OR A FULL-BLOWN GUIDE,
YOU NOTICE
JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING.
YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG, THEN YOU
CAN PUT YOURSELVES IN HARM'S WAY
AND PUT YOUR CLIENT
IN HARM'S WAY,
SO YOUR SENSES ARE HEIGHTENED.
YOU NOTICE EVERYTHING.
Trusty electrical tape.
[ DEER CALL SOUNDS ]
WHEN YOU'RE USING A DEER CALL
HERE ON KODIAK,
YOU'RE MIMICKING
A FEMALE DEER IN HEAT.
THAT CAN LURE BIG MALES IN.
BUT IT CAN ALSO BRING IN
BIG BEARS,
SO WE HAVE TO BE READY
FOR THE WORST.
Narrator: AT HUMPY CREEK,
KYLE HAS HELPED ERNIE
GUIDE JASON TO HIS FIRST CHANCE
AT GETTING A BUCK.
AND NOW THEY'VE CALLED THE DEER
IN CLOSE.
ERNIE: There he is.
You can take him.
Shoot him.
Wait till he comes out.
He's gonna give us a shot at him
right over here.
Wait till he comes out.
He's looking at us.
There he is.
You can take him.
[ LIPS SQUEAKING ]
I don't know.
I'd rather hold out.
He's too small.
That's all right.
Ernie:
PART OF BEING A GUIDE
IS RESPECTING THE DECISION
OF YOUR HUNTER.
IF HE DECIDES
NOT TO TAKE AN ANIMAL,
YOU JUST HAVE TO RESOLVE
YOURSELF TO THAT FACT
AND LIVE WITH IT.
YOU JUST GOT TO WORK THAT MUCH
HARDER TO GET HIM ANOTHER ONE.
Wasn't a big deer.
It was a...
STARTING TO GET DARK, SO WE
SHOULD GET BACK TO THE BOAT.
YEAH. WE AREN'T GONNA MAKE IT
OUT BY DARK, BUT WE'LL GET -
WE'LL GET AS LOW
AS WE CAN, HUH?
YOU LEAD THE WAY, HUH?
LET'S GET US MOVING.
Kyle:
COMING OUT AND HUNTING,
IT REMINDS ME OF
WHERE WE GREW UP AND OUR ROOTS
AND WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT
BEING OUT HERE IN ALASKA.
AND HOPE TO PASS IT ON
FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
THIS IS OUR LAST SHOT.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR ANY MOVEMENT.
Narrator: IT'S THE FINAL DAY
OF JASON'S HUNT,
AND THE PARTY HAS RETURNED
TO HUMPY CREEK.
WE'RE GONNA TRY
AND CROSS THE CREEK
AND THEN GLASS
FOR BIG BUCKS.
READY OR NOT, KYLE AND TROY
ARE BEING PUT TO THE TEST.
THEY'VE GOT TO HELP ERNIE
GET JASON A DEER TODAY.
LET'S GO.
Ernie: I'M JUST HAPPY I GET THE
CHANCE TO GET OUT HERE WITH MY KIDS.
NOW WE NEED
TO MAKE THIS HUNT GOOD,
AND WE NEED TO GET JASON A DEER.
THERE'S A FRESH PILE
OF SCAT.
Ernie: WHEN I FIND FRESH SCAT,
IT MEANS DEER ARE NEARBY.
Look.
Good eye, Troy.
He's coming this way.
You see it?
That's perfect.
There he goes, there he goes.
He's coming.
Okay, Jason,
go ahead and take him.
There you go.
You got him now.
GOT HIM!
LET'S GO! LET'S GO!
Troy: EVERY SINGLE BEAR KNOWS
THAT SHOT,
KNOWS THAT THERE'S
A DOWNED DEER,
SO GOT TO BE ON IT FAST
SO WE'RE NOT CHASING A BLOOD
TRAIL IN BEAR COUNTRY.
HE'S GONNA BE RIGHT
ON THIS TRAIL HERE.
OVER HERE.
I THINK I SEE IT.
WE PUT OUR HAND ON THE DEER
JUST TO SAY THANKS,
YOU KNOW, FOR GIVING ITS LIFE.
MY DAD'S TAUGHT IT TO US.
HIS DAD TAUGHT HIM.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING
THAT WE WERE RAISED WITH -
JUST TREAT THE ANIMALS
WITH RESPECT.
Ernie: THANKS, BIG FELLA.
NOT A BAD LITTLE BUCK.
THIS TURNS OUT
TO BE A GREAT HUNT.
HE GOT A NICE BUCK. HE'S GONNA
BE ABLE TO FEED HIS FAMILY.
WITH MY KIDS BY MY SIDE,
THIS WAS A GAS.
CONGRATULATIONS.
AFTER SEEING THEM IN THE WOODS
HUNTING WITH JASON,
I FEEL MUCH BETTER
ABOUT THEM GUIDING.
OF COURSE,
THEY HAVE YET TO FACE A BEAR,
AND IF I HAVE ANYTHING
TO SAY ABOUT IT,
I WANT THEM TO GET A LOT MORE
EXPERIENCE UNDER THEIR BELT
BEFORE THAT HAPPENS.
DO I PUSH IT ALL THE WAY OUT
AND PULL IT BACK?
A LITTLE BIT OF WATER GETS IN
THERE ON THE FIRING PIN
AND THINGS GET RUSTY,
IT COULD LET YOU DOWN.
AND EVEN THOUGH
IT'S NOT A GUN
THAT YOU WANT TO USE
FOR THE BEAR,
YOU'LL BE OUT THERE
HUNTING THIS DEER,
AND THE DAMN BEAR JUMPS UP,
YOU WANT THIS THING TO FUNCTION,
YOU KNOW?
YEAH. DEFINITELY.
NICOLE SHOT A DEER,
AND I THINK SHE DID A NOBLE JOB.
I'M PROUD. SHE WANTED
TO EXPERIENCE IT, YOU KNOW?
DID YOU HAVE FUN ON THAT HUNT
WITH ROBERT?
YEAH. IT WAS GOOD.
WHEN I WAS OUT THERE,
I REALIZED I FELT REALLY ALIVE.
COMPARING MY LIFE
EVERY DAY,
GOING TO WORK,
SITTING AT THE DESK,
AND THEN WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
FOR ME UP HERE NOW,
I JUST KNOW THAT I NEED
TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.
I NEED TO MAKE ALASKA
A BIGGER PART OF MY LIFE.
I WANT TO FEEL AS HAPPY ALL
THE TIME AS I FEEL RIGHT NOW.
NOW THAT I'VE EXPERIENCED
WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED
AND REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THINGS,
I DON'T THINK I CAN GO
BACK TO THE WAY
THINGS WERE.
I'M REALLY SET
ON MAKING CHANGES.
I'D LIKE TO HELP YOU
NEXT HUNTING SEASON,
IF YOU THINK
I COULD BE HELPFUL TO YOU.
YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT'S GONNA BE.
ASSISTING ME,
LET'S SAY, YOU KNOW?
YEAH.
I'M GOOD WITH THAT.
Narrator: IT'S THE LAST DAY
OF PATRICK'S HUNT.
DESPITE BOB'S HURT ANKLE,
HE INSISTS ON PUSHING
DEEPER INTO THE BUSH
IN SEARCH OF A MASSIVE 10-FOOT,
1,500-POUND KODIAK
HE KNOWS IS IN THE AREA.
WE'RE GONNA CATCH A BEAR
MOVING TODAY DOWN IN THERE,
I'LL BET YOU.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S THE LAST DAY OF THE HUNT,
AND IT'S ALMOST A LITTLE BIT
DEGRADING ON MY PART
THAT I CAN'T FIND PATRICK
A BEAR.
MY REPUTATION'S ON THE LINE,
TOO, ON THIS DEAL.
I'D SURE LIKE TO GET UP
ON THE MOUNTAIN HERE.
WE GOT TO GET UP HIGHER,
SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE COUNTRY,
AND HOPEFULLY SPOT A BEAR.
There's his track right there.
That scat's pretty fresh
right there.
You could warm your hands on it.
So everybody be on your toes.
I think that big sucker knows
we're here right now.
And he's just giving us
the slip.
He didn't get to be a 10-footer
by being stupid.
HE KNOWS HE'S BEING TRACKED,
AND THE MOST DANGEROUS THING
WITH A BROWN BEAR
IS THEY WILL AMBUSH YOU.
I MEAN, THEY WILL WAIT FOR YOU.
AND THEIR INTENTION IS NOT
TO COME OUT AND SLAP YOU AROUND.
THEIR INTENTION
IS TO COME OUT AND KILL YOU.
Looks like we found
where he slept last night.
This is really new.
It's not frozen, either.
Where do you see it?
All the way at the top.
See that brown spot there?
The brown spot in the middle.
Right there
in that little creek bed.
Where?
No, that's not a bear.
That is a big Sitka black-tail.
You want to take this deer
or keep trying for a bear?
IF PATRICK DECIDES
TO TAKE THIS DEER,
WE'LL HAVE TO CLEAN IT AND
GET IT BACK TO CAMP RIGHT AWAY.
IT'S OVER.
[ IMITATES DEER CALL ]
ROBERT:
He's cornered right at you.
Perfect shot.
What are you gonna do?
Troy: KODIAK ISLAND.
YOU CAN'T JUST DRIVE TO IT.
YOU GOT TO FLY IN
OR BOAT IN ONLY.
IT'S PRETTY REMOTE OUT HERE.
YOU NEED WATER, YOU NEED WOOD,
YOU NEED HEAT.
YOU GOT TO GO DO IT YOURSELF.
Bob M.: THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS
I DON'T DO OUT HERE
IF I WAS ALONE.
BECAUSE YOU FALL IN THE WATER
OUT HERE IN WINTERTIME,
MR. HYPOTHERMIA'S GOT YOUR ASS,
AND YOU'RE DEAD.
Kyle: THINK ABOUT HOW FAR
YOU GOT TO GO
TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL,
YOU KNOW?
IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE
JUST DRIVING DOWN THE STREET
TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
YOU GOT TO HAVE
A HELICOPTER COME
AND PLUCK YOU
OUT OF THE MOST REMOTE,
DANGEROUS AREA
YOU'VE EVER BEEN IN.
Ernie: THERE'S BIG REWARDS,
AND THERE'S BIG RISKS.
DON'T MAKE A MISTAKE.
[ BEAR ROARS ]
Narrator: 10 MILES FROM CAMP,
DEEP IN THE HEART
OF BROWN BEAR COUNTRY,
THE PARTY HAS JUST SPOTTED
A LARGE SITKA BLACK-TAILED DEER
THAT WILL FILL PATRICK'S FREEZER
WELL INTO NEXT YEAR,
BUT IT'S NOT THE BEAR
THAT HE SET OUT FOR.
BOB M.:
You want to take this deer
or keep trying for a bear?
IF PATRICK DECIDES
TO TAKE THIS DEER,
WE'LL HAVE TO CLEAN IT TO GET IT
BACK TO CAMP RIGHT AWAY.
IT'S OVER.
He's right there.
Take him.
Shoot.
Right that way.
[ GUNSHOT ]
YOU GOT HIM. YOU HIT HIM.
WE GOT TO GO AFTER HIM.
WE BETTER FIND HIM
BEFORE A BEAR DOES.
YOU HIT HIM RIGHT HERE
SOMEWHERE.
HOLY...
THERE HE IS.
WHAT A BUCK.
OH, MAN!
**** AROUND DAY AFTER DAY.
IT'S JUST THRILLING
TO GET A DEER LIKE THIS.
Bob M.: HE'S 200 POUNDS.
WHEN WE WALKED UP TO IT,
I THINK WE WERE ALL
PRETTY SURPRISED
AT HOW BIG IT REALLY WAS.
Patrick:
THAT IS INCREDIBLE, GUYS.
Bob M.:
IT'S A CONSOLATION PRIZE,
BUT IT CERTAINLY
ISN'T WHAT HE CAME FOR.
I DON'T GET SOMEBODY A BEAR,
I INVITE HIM TO COME BACK
AND TRY AGAIN.
NO GUIDE LIKES TO GO AWAY
UNSUCCESSFUL,
BUT, YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES THE BEARS GOT TO WIN.
HOW'S YOUR FOOT DOING?
OH, IT'S KIND OF SORE.
BUT IT'S A LONG WAY
FROM THE HEART.
I AM JUST -
I'LL ADMIT I'M KIND OF TIRED.
FOOT'S HURTING.
YOU KNOW, BACK HURTS.
UH, WELL...
I'VE BEEN THINKING QUITE A BIT
ABOUT BEING OUT HERE MORE.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE...
YOU SAY IT,
I'LL KICK YOUR ASS.
THAT I'M GETTING OLDER?
NO, YOU'RE JUST GETTING
TO THAT AGE
WHERE YOU NEED TO START SLOWING
DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE.
Robert: WATCHING MY DAD
SIT DOWN IN THE WOODS
AND TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HIS ANKLE,
IT WAS A REALITY CHECK FOR ME.
MY DAD'S GETTING OLDER.
WHY?
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS,
YOU'RE GETTING MORE TIRED
AT NIGHTTIME THAN YOU USED TO.
AND I THINK
YOU NEED TO TAKE A BREAK.
SIT BACK AND RELAX.
MAYBE LET ME DO A LITTLE BIT
MORE OF THE HUNTING.
I CAN DO THE BEAR GUIDING, TOO,
I GUESS.
THIS IS WHERE I BELONG.
HE PUT UP WITH MY ****
FOR A LONG TIME
AND HELPING ME OUT
THROUGHOUT MY LIFE.
I THINK IT'S TIME FOR ME
TO STEP UP AND HELP HIM.
GOOD. THANKS.
MM-HMM.
I APPRECIATE IT.
YOU KNOW?
CERTAINLY, IN THE END,
IT WAS HIS CHOICE,
BUT I'M GLAD
HE'S MADE THE CHOICE
TO STICK WITH ME
AND GIVE ME A HAND.
MAKES ME PROUD, YOU KNOW?
'CAUSE I KNOW IT WAS
A TOUGH DECISION FOR HIM.
YEP. GOOD.
MAKES ME HAPPY.
Kyle: I'LL PLAY ONE.
[ GUITAR STRUMMING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪ WITH A SKY OF FIRE ♪♪
♪♪ OPENED HIS MIND
WITH HIS PLAIN DESIRE ♪♪
THIS HALIBUT RIGHT HERE
IS AS FRESH AS IT GETS.
♪♪ PACK MY BAGS,
WANT TO GET AWAY, YEAH ♪♪
♪♪ LORD, I MISS IT,
I'VE BEEN RUNNIN' AWAY ♪♪
Troy: I WAS OUT IN THE WOODS
WITH MY DAD AND KYLE.
SUCCESSFUL HUNT. YOU KNOW,
THIS IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
I'M ALMOST THERE.
I'M ABOUT TO BE A GUIDE.
HOPEFULLY ME AND KYLE
ARE GONNA DO THIS TOGETHER.
I'M HAPPIER THAN EVER.
♪♪ OOH, OOH-OOH, OOH-OOH, OOH ♪♪
♪♪ WHERE IS HOME? ♪♪
Kyle: TROY AND I HAD A GREAT DAY
OUT IN THE WOODS.
WE LEARNED A LOT, AND THAT
EXPERIENCE CEMENTED MY MIND-SET
INTO TAKING THIS PATH
TO BE A GUIDE.
♪♪ WHERE IS HOME? ♪♪
♪♪ I'M ON MY OWN ♪♪
TROY AND KYLE WANT TO BE GUIDES,
BUT I STILL HAVE CONCERNS.
THEY'RE NOT KIDS ANYMORE.
BUT IF THEY'RE GONNA DO IT,
I WANT THEM TO BE TOGETHER.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
THIS LODGE, IT'S KIND OF
MY LEGACY, YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, I WANT FAMILY
TO ALWAYS RUN THE PLACE,
AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT MY
FAMILY WANTS TO CARRY IT ON.
HAVE A PIECE.
Marisa:
YEAH, THERE'S A KNIFE.
Bob M.: I'M STARTING
TO PACE MYSELF A LITTLE BIT.
I THINK I STILL GOT
ABOUT 30 YEARS LEFT.
♪♪ I'M ON MY OWN ♪♪
♪♪ I'M ON MY OWN ♪♪
♪♪ I'M ON MY OWN ♪♪