Season 12

Episodes • 2018

Sue Aikens
Erik Salitan
Andy Bassich
Kate Rorke-Bassich
Chip Hailstone
Agnes Hailstone
Winds of Change

1. Winds of Change

60 min

The Hailstone family rushes to prepare camp for a possible storm; winds jeopardize Sue's camp and livelihood; as goose season opens, Ricko teaches his daughter to hunt; Glenn heads out to replenish his family's meat supply.

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The Burning Man

2. The Burning Man

60 min

Sue sharpens her survival skills; Jessie sets out for food and medicine; Glenn burns a manmade structure to the ground so that nature can reclaim its rightful place; the Hailstones embark on a traditional hunt for valued seal meat and oil.

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Open Season

3. Open Season

60 min

The everyday struggles of living in the Alaskan wilderness where one wrong decision could be deadly.

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The Great Changeover

4. The Great Changeover

60 min

Sue rips out her old kitchen to build a new one; the Hailstones go picking for vegetables; Ricko goes fishing with his kids; Jessie goes beaver hunting.

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The Nightmare

5. The Nightmare

60 min

Alaskans make the transition into the Arctic summer; the Hailstone family contends with a natural obstacle; Jessie harvests food; Sue hustles to protect Kavik before clients arrive; Ricko and his children face a deadly threat.

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Treading Water

6. Treading Water

60 min

Sue deals with a flooded runway; the Hailstones patch their fishing net before the run of fish occurs in Kiwalik; Ricko and his children head out to secure camp food; Jessie builds a new raft to haul firewood throughout the summer season.

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Highways of the Arctic

7. Highways of the Arctic

60 min

In Alaska, summer is spent preparing for what lies ahead; the Hailstones spend a night on the water; Sue Aikens battles river currents to source coal; Ricko DeWilde secures food with nets made by his late mother; Jessie Holmes gathers firewood.

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Back in the Saddle

8. Back in the Saddle

60 min

With the summer ending, Alaskans must overcome exhaustion, injury and failure; after seeking medical aid, Andy returns home to pick up the pieces; Jessie harvests salmon; Sue searches for winter food; the Hailstones gather key resources.

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Race Against Time

9. Race Against Time

60 min

As summer wanes, Alaskans race against Father Time to harvest nature's bounty.

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No One Fights Alone

10. No One Fights Alone

60 min

Alaskans scramble to secure provisions before winter; Andy Bassich must secure clean water to grow vital crops; Sue Aikens stalks a herd of caribou; Jessie Holmes returns to a familiar area to hunt a dangerous predator.

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Cost of Winter

11. Cost of Winter

60 min

At the edge of the warm season, Alaskans prepare to pay winter's cost; Ricko DeWilde heads out on a proxy moose hunt to aid a village elder; Sue Aikens builds an arctic entryway; Jessie Holmes works to finish his dream cabin before conditions worsen.

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