Original subtitles

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I KNOW THERE ARE FROGS HERE. I SENSED THEM.

HERE'S ONE. MIGHT BE DEAD.

- NO. - DEAD AS A DOORNAIL.

I DON'T SEE HOW ANYBODY COULD NOT LIKE FROGS.

NOW, LET'S FIND A LIVE ONE THAT I CAN LOVE.

THEY'RE SO ADORABLE. EVEN THE BIG ONES ARE ADORABLE.

BEAR, I SEE ONE.

- DON'T LET IT GET AWAY. - I GOT HIM.

- YOU GOT IT? - HI, BUDDY.

OH, NO. HE'S SLIPPERY.

HE'S REALLY SLIPPERY.

MWAH!

I DO ACTUALLY KISS ALL FROGS THAT I COME ACROSS,

JUST IN CASE ONE MIGHT HAPPEN TO BE A CURSED PRINCE.

- NOTHING. - NOTHING.

I WONDER IF THAT'S HIS FIRST KISS.

ON THIS EPISODE OF "ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE"...

TIMBER!

...AS THE BROWNS LAY THE GROUNDWORK

FOR A NEW FUTURE IN THE BUSH...

THAT'S MY BABY!

...THE FAMILY FIGHTS TO RECLAIM THEIR INDEPENDENCE IN THE WILD.

PROVIDING FOR EVERYBODY MEANS SO MUCH TO ME.

IT'S TIME TO GO KILL SOMETHING.

BUT IN A RUGGED, NEW FRONTIER...

GUYS, THAT'S A LAKE IN THE ROAD.

LOOK AT THAT.

...AN UNFAMILIAR HAZARD THREATENS TO DERAIL THEIR DREAM.

I'M NOT SURE I'VE EVER SEEN A FLOOD BEFORE.

HOW FAR TILL IT CLEARS?

THAT'S WHAT I'M WONDERING!

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BORN AND RAISED IN THE ALASKAN BUSH...

LET'S GO! TIME TO WAKE UP.

ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE BUSH.

...THE BROWN FAMILY OF NINE HAVE RESETTLED

IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE NORTHWEST.

IT'S A MIRACLE IS WHAT IT IS.

BUT THE FIGHT TO LIVE OUTSIDE SOCIETY...

YOU GOT IT!

...IS HARDER THAN EVER.

HIT IT AGAIN!

THAT'S THE WAY YOU DO IT IN THE BUSH.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS. THIS IS OUR MOMENT, RIGHT?

THIS IS THE LIFE THEY CHOSE.

HOME SWEET HOME.

THAT'S THE WAY WE ROLL! HA!

I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE FINALLY FOUND IT.

THESE ARE...

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DON'T KNOW IF I'M GETTING OLD OR LAZY,

BUT I HAVEN'T QUITE GOT MY BUSH LEGS BACK ON YET.

EVEN THOUGH RIGHT NOW IT KIND OF HURTS,

I'M ALL OUT OF BREATH,

THIS IS GOOD FOR MY BODY AND MY SOUL.

HA!

VICTORY!

SINCE ARRIVING ON THEIR

NEW PROPERTY WEEKS EARLIER,

THE WOLF PACK HAS BEEN HARD AT WORK,

BUILDING THEIR HOMESTEAD FROM THE GROUND UP.

THAT'S WHAT I CALL SOME EXTREME CHAINSAWING.

AND WITH THEIR GOAL OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY A TOP PRIORITY,

THE FAMILY HAS MADE HEADWAY

ON A 10,000-SQUARE-FOOT CLEARING FOR THEIR FUTURE BARN.

EVERYTHING MUST COME DOWN.

WE MADE A BIG DECISION THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA GO UP THERE

AND BUILD A HOUSE RIGHT OFF.

THE BARN HAS TO COME FIRST BECAUSE SELF-SUFFICIENCY,

THAT'S OUR MAIN GOAL HERE.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.

BUT EVERY STEP THAT WE'VE HAD SINCE WE CAME HERE

HAS MADE THE DREAM A LITTLE HARDER.

WE GOT UP HERE, AND WE HAD RECORD SNOW.

AT 4,000 FEET IN ELEVATION,

THE BROWNS' EARLY SPRING ARRIVAL ON THEIR REMOTE MOUNTAIN

WAS OVERSHADOWED BY THE COLOSSAL SNOW BUILD-UP

AND RELENTLESS RUNOFF.

I'M TAKING YOU DOWN. THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.

I'M GONNA LEAVE THE KIDS UP HERE TO TAKE CARE OF STUFF.

NOW WITH RISING TEMPERATURES

SWEEPING THROUGH THE NORTHWEST FRONTIER,

BILLY IS CONCERNED THAT THE MELT WILL LEAD

TO FLOODING AT THE BASE OF THE MOUNTAIN,

WHICH WOULD ISOLATE THE FAMILY'S HOMESTEAD

AND PUT HIS DREAM OF A RANCH IN JEOPARDY.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS -- BROWN LUCK

FOLLOWS US EVERYWHERE WE GO.

AND SURE ENOUGH, WE CAME UP HERE.

THE WORST SNOW THEY'VE HAD SINCE 1972.

TOPOGRAPHICALLY, WHERE WE ARE, AND WHERE EVERYTHING COMES,

THE WORSE IS IN FRONT OF US.

IF WE DON'T GET THE WOOD, WE DON'T FINISH THE BARN.

WE CAN'T GET THE ANIMALS.

THAT PRETTY MUCH STOPS US ON EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW?

THE BARN'S THE HEART OF THE RANCH.

THE DREAM BEGINS WITH ANIMALS,

AND IF WE CAN'T FINISH THIS AND GET EVERYTHING UP HERE

GOING RIGHT NOW, THEN THE DREAM JUST GOES ON PAUSE.

WE STILL GOT A TON OF LUMBER TO GET UP HERE.

YOU KNOW, WE GOT, LIKE, THE NEXT FOUR PHASES TO DO.

THEY'RE TALKING LIKE IT COULD BE BAD ENOUGH THAT IT --

IT COULD CLOSE THIS TOWN UP, BASICALLY,

CLOSES THE ROADS UP AND ALL.

WE'RE IN A SITUATION WITH A CLOCK TICKING

IN THE BACK OF OUR MINDS.

THE SNOW'S GONNA MELT,

AND THE RUNOFF IS GONNA BE HORRENDOUS.

HOW LONG YOU FIGURE IT'D TAKE THE WATER TO SUBSIDE?

I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THAT,

BUT I KNOW WE'RE GONNA BE STOPPED TILL IT DOES.

WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT RIGHT NOW.

BUSH LIFE'S HARD, AND IT CAN WEAR YOU OUT.

BUT THE BUSH WAY OF LIFE IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR

AND MAINTAINING BECAUSE IT'S REALLY

THE ONLY TRUE FREEDOM WE HAVE.

WE HAVE BEEN STUCK BEFORE WITH WHAT LOOKED LIKE

THERE WEREN'T ANY ALTERNATIVES, RIGHT?

BUT YOU KNOW, IT DIDN'T BOTHER US.

IT DIDN'T HAMPER US. KEPT LIVING LIFE THE WAY IT WAS,

AND THE GOOD LORD LAID IT OUT, AND WE HAD FUN.

IF LIFE WERE EASY,

AND THERE WERE NEVER OBSTACLES TO OVERCOME,

WOULDN'T IT BE BORING?

THE GOOD LORD KNOWS WHAT WE NEED,

AND THERE'S NO REASON TO WORRY.

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♪♪

BEETHOVEN SAID THAT MUSIC

IS A SYMPHONY NOT FOR THE EARS, BUT THE SOUL INSIDE.

IT IS PLEASING TO THE EAR ON A VERY GENETIC LEVEL.

THERE'S NO ONE IN THE WORLD THAT DOESN'T LIKE THAT SOUND.

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♪♪

HAVING RECENTLY ARRIVED AT THE FAMILY'S NEW MOUNTAIN HOMESTEAD,

NOAH HAS DESCENDED INTO THE NEARBY TOWN OF OROVILLE

TO STOCK UP ON MATERIALS FOR A NEW WORKSHOP.

I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO STARTING ON MY NEW LAB

AND ALL MY NEW PROJECTS.

BECAUSE BEING THAT WE'RE NOT LONGER IN ALASKA,

WE'RE IN AN ENVIRONMENT I'M NOT USED TO.

AND THAT BREEDS WHOLE NEW CHALLENGES.

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THRIFT STORES, IT'S A REALLY GOOD PLACE TO FIND THINGS.

♪♪

THE BEST PART ABOUT IT IS WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING

YOU'RE NOT EXPECTING TO FIND.

HI. CAN I HELP YOU FIND ANYTHING?

I FOUND THIS VEST.

LOOKS NICE.

IT'S GOING TO BE HOT, HOWEVER.

YOU'RE RIGHT. I SHOULD JUST DITCH MY SHIRT AND GO WITH THE VEST.

I BELIEVE IN RECYCLING, BUT WHAT I DO ISN'T THAT.

WHAT I DO IS RE-IMAGINE.

CAN I JUST GO AHEAD AND MAKE A PILE?

I TAKE SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ONE THING

AND MAKE ITS PURPOSE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

I'M JUST EXCITED TO HELP OUT WHERE I CAN AND SHOW MY FAMILY

MY WORTH WITH THE THINGS I CAN CREATE.

EVERY TIME I SEE ONE OF THESE THINGS, I HAVE TO RING IT.

EVERY KID DOES IT.

- HAVE A GOOD ONE. - YOU, TOO.

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♪♪

-SO, WHERE DO YOU WANT 'EM?

RIGHT HERE IS WHAT I'M THINKING.

-WITH SUSTAINABILITY THEIR ULTIMATE GOAL,

BROTHER MATT BEGINS A TEMPORARY GARDEN

AT THE EDGE OF THEIR BASE CAMP.

I MISS PLAYING IN THE DIRT SO MUCH.

YES!

BUT BIRD HAS OTHER PLANS

FOR A RENEWABLE FOOD SOURCE.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE FOCUSING SO HARD ON THE BARN AND STUFF.

GETTING ROOTS DOWN, NO PUN INTENDED, WITH THESE.

WHAT I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO IS WHEN WE START HUNTING AND STUFF.

- YES. - BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HUNTED YET.

IS THAT WHY YOU WERE POLISHING THE GUN LAST NIGHT, OR...?

I THOUGHT ABOUT GOING OUT

AND TRYING TO GET SOMETHING, YOU KNOW?

I DECIDED THAT I WANT TO GO ON A HUNT.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, IF THE ROADS DO FLOOD,

AND WE DON'T GET THE ANIMALS, AND WE CAN'T GO TO TOWN,

THEN IT'S, LIKE, THIS LAND CAN PROVIDE FOR US

LIKE ALASKA DID.

WHEN WERE YOU PLANNING ON HEADING OUT?

- LIKE, SOON? - YEAH.

WHO ARE YOU GONNA TAKE WITH YOU?

I DON'T KNOW. I FELT LIKE GOING BY MYSELF.

- OH, REALLY? - TO BE HONEST, YEAH.

JUST, I DON'T KNOW, FIND MYSELF AGAIN,

I GUESS, KIND OF THING.

AFTER BEING OUT OF THE BUSH FOR SO LONG --

I MEAN, WE WERE OUT FOR ALMOST A YEAR.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO A SOLO HUNT

BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO GET BACK TO FEELING LIKE ME.

AND I FEEL LIKE GETTING OUT THERE AND HUNTING

AND GETTING TO KNOW THE LAND WILL HELP ME FIND MYSELF.

YOU KNOW, I ADMIT I MAY HAVE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT

BECAUSE I STARTED TAKING CARE OF MORE.

AND I GUESS I WANT TO GET BACK TO THAT, THE OTHER ME.

YOU HAD TO TAKE ON A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY

OVER THE PAST YEAR.

IF NOTHING ELSE, JUST IN THE WEIGHT ON YOUR SHOULDERS

TO NOT CRACK, YOU KNOW?

THAT WAS MY BIG THING.

BIRD BRINGING UP THE IDEA DOING A SOLO HUNT OUT HERE,

IT KIND OF, LIKE, MADE ME RECALL MY SOLO HUNT BACK IN BROWNTOWN.

IT TAUGHT ME HOW TO KIND OF, LIKE, DEPEND ON MYSELF

AND NOT HAVING ANYBODY ELSE

TO BE ABLE TO GET YOU OUT OF WHATEVER YOU'RE IN.

YEAH! HAH!

WE DO HAVE TO SPREAD OUR WINGS AT SOME TIME

AND HAVE TO JUST RELY ON OURSELVES

TO BE ABLE TO GET OURSELVES THROUGH IT.

I AM A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT HER,

BUT I THINK THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A KIND OF

A GROWING-UP POINT FOR BIRD.

BUT ALSO A WAY TO RECONNECT TO THE BUSH GIRL.

I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN YOU, BIRDY.

I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I'VE ALWAYS

LOOKED TO YOU FOR STRENGTH.

I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU.

THANK YOU.

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♪♪

TIMBER!

YEAH!

THE NEXT MORNING, THE BROWNS WASTE NO TIME

CONTINUING PROGRESS AT THEIR BARN SITE.

NO, NO, NO, NO, YOU DON'T.

DO I LOOK LIKE BAM TO YOU?

AND WITH ONLY 2,000 SQUARE FEET OF LAND

LEFT TO LEVEL BEFORE THEY CAN BEGIN CONSTRUCTION...

OH, THAT'S SO GOOD.

...THE FAMILY WILL RELY ON THEIR BORROWED BULLDOZER

TO FINISH THE JOB.

OKAY. SHE IS NOT STARTING.

WELL, I DIDN'T FLIP ANY SWITCHES,

SO UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE DID...

YO, MATT!

YO, MATT!

WHAT?!

BULLDOZER'S DEAD.

DEAD?

TRY AGAIN.

NAH, MAN, IT'S DEAD.

OKAY, YEAH, YOU'RE OUT OF JUICE.

I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THE SWITCH ON THE DOZER GOT LEFT ON.

BAM!

OKAY, I HAVE GOOD NEWS.

AND THAT IS THAT I HAVE BATTERIES THAT'LL FIT.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO GET ALL MY WELDER TOOLS.

SHOULD PROBABLY HOOK UP THE CHARGER

AND BRING THE GENERATOR DOWN HERE TO CHARGE IT.

IF YOU WANT TO SIT HERE ALL NIGHT FEEDING THE GENERATOR

AND KEEPING IT RUNNING.

WE SHOULD STOP NOW, GET THE BATTERY CHARGER,

BRING THE GENERATOR DOWN HERE, AND JUST CHARGE IT.

IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DOWN FOR THE NIGHT.

BUT THEN ONCE WE GET IT GOING AGAIN,

IT WOULD BE FIXED AND GOOD.

WHERE THIS WAY IS MORE OF A TEMPORARY FIX

JUST TO USE IT FOR NOW.

I'LL JUST PULL A COUPLE OF 'EM 'CAUSE I KNOW THEY'RE HOT.

BRING 'EM DOWN AND KICK IT OFF.

YOU CAN JUST STRAIGHT SWAP 'EM OUT, RIGHT?

YEAH, I THINK.

MY IDEA IS TO TAKE THE BATTERIES FROM THE BUSH WELDER

AND HOOK 'EM UP TO THE BULLDOZER.

I'M GONNA GO GET MY BATTERIES.

I'LL PROBABLY BE UP AND RUNNING

IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR SOMETHING.

JUST DON'T TAKE A NAP ALONG THE WAY.

REMEMBER WHERE YOU CAME FROM.

EVERY TIME MATT HAS A PLAN,

YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

SOMETIMES IT WORKS.

OTHER TIMES, HE GETS DISTRACTED BY SHINY OBJECTS

AND NEVER EVEN GETS TO THE POINT OF TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM,

WHICH IS DEFINITELY NOT GOOD

BECAUSE IT'S NOT MUCH OF A FALL BACK, A SHUFFLE.

SERIOUSLY, TAKE ME 30 MINUTES.

AWESOME.

-COMING UP...

BEAUTIFUL!

...MATT'S BUSH BATTERY FIX PUTS THE BROWNS' DOZER AT RISK.

NO, WE'RE NOT RUNNING IT LIKE THIS.

JUST HIT IT, COME ON.

HAVE SOME GUTS. IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

♪♪

AND LATER...

-IS THE WATER STILL RISING?

-...FLOOD WATERS CLOSE IN

ON THE BROWNS' MOUNTAIN HOMESTEAD.

GOT TO COME UP WITH MORE FEET.

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♪♪

THE SNOW IS MELTING FAST, YOU KNOW, SO IF THE ROADS FLOOD...

FASTER THAN WE CAN KEEP UP WITH IT.

AND THE LAKES ARE RAISING, YOU KNOW?

SO, I JUST WANT TO GET THAT BARN UP.

IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT OF WORK TO DO IT RIGHT.

AS THE WARM SPRING TEMPERATURES

ROLL THROUGH NORTHERN WASHINGTON,

THE RUNOFF FROM THE WORST WINTER IN DECADES

THREATENS TO CUT THE BROWN FAMILY OFF

FROM MUCH-NEEDED SUPPLIES AND DERAIL THEIR DREAM

OF A NEW HOMESTEAD.

YO, BAM! I'M BACK.

BAM!

KID'S DEAF.

BUT IN ORDER TO CONTINUE

THE CRITICAL PROGRESS OF THEIR BARN SITE,

THE GUYS ARE RACING TO BRING THEIR DEAD BULLDOZER

BACK TO LIFE.

THIS IS NOT A TIME TO, YOU KNOW, LOSE THE DOZER.

EVERY MOMENT COUNTS.

AH-HA-HAH!

MY IDEA IS TO SIMPLY TAKE THE BATTERIES

FROM THE BUSH WELDER AND HOOK IT UP TO THE BULLDOZER.

BUT IN TRUE MATT FASHION, NOTHING'S EVER EASY.

I GOT NEGATIVE POST HERE.

TOO SMALL. THAT'S TOO SMALL, TOO.

YOU COULD HAVE BUILT A BATTERY BY NOW, MAN.

BAM, I DON'T NEED YOU BARKING ON MY SHOULDER.

I GOTTA CONCENTRATE.

ONE THING THAT THE BUSH HAS TAUGHT ME

IS IT'S A VERY COMMON THING TO HAVE TO ADAPT TO A PROBLEM.

THE CONNECTORS FOR THE BULLDOZER

WON'T FIT ON THE BATTERY POSTS FROM THE BUSH WELDER.

AND SO I JUST HAVE TO, YOU KNOW,

FIND A WAY TO EXERCISE MY INGENUITY.

HA-HAH! BEAUTIFUL.

ALL I NEED IS ELECTRICITY TO FLOW FROM THE BATTERY

INTO THOSE TWO TERMINALS.

HOW AM I GONNA GET THERE?

WELL, I'VE BASICALLY SHIMMED IT.

I STARTED BREAKING FILE PIECES

AND STICKING METAL DOWN IN THERE

AND JAMMING IT UNTIL I GOT A GOOD CONNECTION.

LET'S JUST SAY THAT

IT'S NOT THE MOST DANGEROUS THING I'VE DONE TODAY.

HEY, BAM!

YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIKE WHAT I HAD TO DO,

BUT I THINK IT ACTUALLY MIGHT WORK.

WHY ARE YOU SAYING "MIGHT" WORK,

AND I WON'T LIKE WHAT YOU "HAD" TO DO?

METAL TO METAL. CHECK IT OUT.

DO YOU SEE WHAT I DID?

NO, WE'RE NOT RUNNING IT LIKE THIS.

YOU CAN'T JUST RIG IT LIKE THIS AND EXPLODE THE BATTERY

OR BURN OUT THE CABLES.

NO, IT'S METAL TO METAL.

MAN, YOU HAVE A FREAKIN' CHAINSAW TOOL IN THERE.

KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A CARTOON CHARACTER FIXED THIS.

MATT JUST PUT ALL KINDS OF METAL PIECES.

I THINK THERE'S EVEN, LIKE, TIN SNIPS IN THERE.

WE REALLY SHOULD HAVE JUST GOTTEN THE BATTERY CHARGER

AND STOPPED DOWN AND CHARGED THE BATTERY,

'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MESS ANYTHING UP.

THIS ISN'T OUR DOZER.

I'VE BEEN DOING THIS, DEALING WITH THE BATTERIES

AND STUFF FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW.

I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.

THAT DOES NOT MAKE THIS A GOOD IDEA.

IT DOES, TOO. IT'S METAL TO METAL.

NO, IT DOESN'T. WE GO GET THE BATTERY CHARGER

AND THE GENERATOR, AND WE HOOK IT UP FOR A FEW OF HOURS

WHILE WE WORK, OR IN THE MORNING,

WE HOOK IT UP FIRST THING. JUST KICK IT.

GIVE ME A TWIST ON IT.

DUDE, NO. EVEN IF IT STARTS,

IT'S NOT GONNA KEEP STARTING. YOU'RE GONNA ARC SOMETHING OVER.

IT DOESN'T NEED TO KEEP STARTING.

IT NEEDS TO START ONE TIME AND RUN.

AND WE'LL KNOW REAL QUICK IF IT'S GONNA ARC OVER,

WHICH IT SHOULDN'T. IT'S METAL TO METAL.

YOU SHOULD HAVE NEVER DONE THIS TO BEGIN WITH.

YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE BATTERY CHARGER

HOOKED UP TO THE BATTERIES THAT ARE GOOD AND WERE IN THERE.

IT'D TAKE A DAY TO CHARGE, ANYWAY, BAM.

JUST HIT IT. COME ON.

HAVE SOME GUTS. IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

I'M GONNA CLOSE THE DOOR FOR JUST IN CASE.

THIS IS SILLY, MAN. IT'S SILLY.

HIT IT.

YEAH!

THAT'S MY BABY!

I TOLD YOU I COULD GET YOU TO RUN!

YES!

OH, HEARING THE DOZER TURN ON,

IT WAS INSTANT GRATIFICATION!

IT'S A THING OF BEAUTY!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT FELT BETTER, WHETHER IT WAS PROVING BAM WRONG

THAT MY FIX WOULD WORK OR JUST THAT THE FIX WORKED SO WELL.

I'M GONNA TAKE 50/50 ON THAT ONE.

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I'M FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT MYSELF.

YES, I AM.

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♪♪

OOH. THAT SPLATTERED EVERYWHERE.

WITH PROGRESS AT THE BARN SITE BACK ON TRACK...

THAT'S AWESOME.

...OLDEST DAUGHTER BIRD PREPARES FOR HER FIRST HUNT

ON THE NEW LAND IN WASHINGTON.

TODAY I CAME OUT TO TARGET PRACTICE A LITTLE BIT

BECAUSE I'M GONNA GO ON A TURKEY HUNT.

EVERYTHING'S NEW.

I'VE NEVER HUNTED TURKEY.

I'VE NEVER HUNTED IN WASHINGTON. IT'S EVEN A NEW GUN.

♪♪

IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO BE OUT IN THE WOODS

FIRING THE GUN, GETTING READY FOR A HUNT,

BECAUSE IT'S BEEN TOO LONG.

BUT TARGET PRACTICE, IT'S ALSO A NECESSITY.

YOU CAN'T LET YOURSELF GET RUSTY,

ESPECIALLY IN THE WAY THAT WE LIKE TO LIVE.

BECAUSE THE FIRST SHOT MIGHT BE ALL YOU HAVE.

♪♪

HUNTING FOR ME, I LIKE PROVIDING.

YOU KNOW, I LIKE KNOWING THE LAND CAN PROVIDE.

BUT AS WELL, IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE MYSELF.

IT HELPS ME GET GOOD WITH NATURE AGAIN.

WHEN I'M HUNTING, I JUST FEEL LIKE

I BELONG OUT THERE, YOU KNOW?

I TRY AND BECOME PART OF THE FOREST.

I TRY AND BECOME AN ANIMAL MYSELF.

-GOOD ONE.

I GUESS IT JUST GIVES ME MY RIGHT MIND-SET, YOU KNOW?

IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE ME.

DEFINITELY THE MOST COLORFUL LOG I'VE EVER SEEN.

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- WELL, YOU READY? - THE QUESTION IS, ARE YOU?

I CAN'T THINK OF A GOOD REBUTTAL FOR THAT,

SO I'LL JUST GO WITH "YEAH."

WITH THEIR BARN SITE NEARLY LEVELED,

THE BOYS HAVE TACKLED THE LAST OF THE LARGE TREES

THAT LINE THE EDGES OF THEIR CLEARING.

BUT AS THE SPRING RUNOFF INTENSIFIES,

THEY MUST REMOVE THE REMAINING STUMPS

TO GRADE THE AREA COMPLETELY

AND ADVANCE TO THE NEXT PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION.

YOU WANT TO PULL WITH THE BLADE,

OR YOU WANT TO PULL WITH THE BACK?

WELL, LET'S PULL WITH THE BACK OF IT

SO AT LEAST I'M MOVING FORWARDS AS I PULL.

ALL RIGHT, GET IT IN PLACE. I'LL THROW SOME CHAINS.

ONE THING WE HAVE HERE THAT WE DON'T USUALLY

HAVE IS BIG MACHINERY.

WE HAVE A LOT OF HORSEPOWER,

AND I'M TRYING TO PUT THAT TO GOOD USE.

WITH THIS CHAIN, WE'RE JUST GONNA BE ABLE TO LASH IT

AROUND A STUMP, HOOKING 'EM ONTO THE DOZER,

BAM TAKES OFF, AND WE'RE HOPING WE CAN YANK THAT STUMP

OUT OF THE GROUND LIKE YOU'RE PULLING A TOOTH.

ALL RIGHT.

JUST KEEP IT GOING!

♪♪

YEAH.

- THAT'S PRETTY EASY. - SEE?

YEAH.

SO FAR, SO GOOD.

JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE TO DO.

YEAH.

WE HAVE MANPOWER, WE HAVE HORSEPOWER,

AND A LITTLE BIT OF INGENUITY.

WE'RE GONNA TURN THIS THING INTO A BARN SITE AFTER ALL.

ALL RIGHT, STRETCH IT OUT.

DON'T FORGET TO PUT IT AROUND THE STUMP

SO YOU KNOW YOU HAVE ENOUGH.

- YEAH. - IT WOULD BE BETTER IF YOU COULD

DOUBLE-WRAP THAT CHAIN FROM THE STUMP TO THE BULLDOZER.

IT'S DEFINITELY NOT GONNA BE LONG ENOUGH FOR THAT.

BAM AND GABE HAVE ONE LAST TREE STUMP REMAINING,

BUT WITH ROOTS REACHING FOUR-FEET DEEP,

IT'S THE FINAL OBSTACLE BEFORE THEY CAN BEGIN CONSTRUCTION

ON THE BARN FOUNDATION.

♪♪

- READY? - READY.

♪♪

EASE INTO IT SO THE CHAIN DOESN'T JERK.

♪♪

- WHAT HAPPENED? - THE CHAIN BROKE.

IT'S SIMPLY TOO MUCH FORCE.

YEAH, MAYBE.

WE'RE SIMPLY TRYING TO PULL TOO MUCH FORCE, MAN.

IT'S JUST NOT HAPPENING.

WELL, THIS STUMP IS A LOT BIGGER

THAN THE REST OF THE STUMPS THAT WE'VE BEEN PULLING OUT.

THE ROOT SYSTEM IS DEFINITELY LARGER.

WE REALLY HAVE TO GET THE JOB DONE AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN,

AND IT'S HARD IN THIS INSTANCE NOT TO TAKE IT PERSONALLY

BECAUSE IT'S THE LAST THING WE NEED TO DO

BEFORE WE CAN STEP BACK AND GO, "OKAY, WE DID IT."

LOOK AT THAT.

I KNOW. I SAW IT HAPPEN.

WE NEED A MORE POWERFUL CHAIN.

WE NEED TO LOOP IT. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING.

THIS IS A REALLY HEAVY STUMP, AND WHAT WE'RE TYING WITH IT...

UGH.

-COMING UP...

-RIGHT NOW, I'M ACTUALLY TRYING TO FIND SOME MUD

SO I CAN CAMOUFLAGE A LITTLE BIT.

...AS BIRD SETS OUT TO BAG A TURKEY...

...HER FIRST HUNT IN WASHINGTON GETS OFF TO A ROCKY START.

I'M SUPER WARM, SO I HAVE TO STOP FOR A SECOND.

I THINK I MIGHT THROW UP.

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AFTER ONE OF THE REGION'S WORST WINTERS

IN OVER 40 YEARS,

THE BROWNS ARE WORKING OVERTIME

TO FINISH THEIR BARN AND STAY AHEAD OF THE FLOOD

THAT BILLY FEARS IS IMMINENT.

YOU KNOW, I COULD BE BAD ENOUGH THAT IT CLOSES UP THE TOWN UP.

IT CLOSES THE ROADS UP AND ALL.

AND WITH CONCERNS ABOUT BEING CUT OFF

FROM THEIR PRIMARY SUPPLY LINES...

...BIRD HAS EMBARKED ON HER SOLO MISSION

TO SCOUT THE GAME IN WASHINGTON

AND CONNECT TO HER NEW ENVIRONMENT.

FOR ME, IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO A SOLO HUNT

BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE GETTING OUT THERE AND HUNTING

AND GETTING TO KNOW THE LAND WILL HELP ME FIND MYSELF.

I ACTUALLY SEE SOME MUD,

SO I'M GONNA TAKE THIS CHANCE TO CAMOUFLAGE UP,

COOL DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

AND THAT WAY, IT HIDES MY HUMAN SCENT, AS WELL.

THIS IS REALLY GOOD MUD.

IT'S DARK. IT'S THICK.

IT'S LIQUIDY, BUT NOT TOO LIQUIDY.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE A PAINT.

NOT ONLY ARE WE TRYING TO GET BACK

TO THE WAY THAT WE LIKE TO LIVE,

WE'RE TRYING TO GET BACK TO BEING US IN A NEW ENVIRONMENT.

AND I FEEL LIKE, ONE THING ABOUT THE HUNT IS IT SHOWS

THAT WE CAN BUILD A HOME HERE.

IF WE CAN HUNT AND PROVIDE FOR OURSELVES,

WE CAN MAKE OUR NEW DREAM A REALITY.

IT'S DEFINITELY HARDER TO HUNT HERE

BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, I DON'T KNOW THE LAND.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THE PREDATORS.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW THE ANIMAL THAT I'M HUNTING YET.

ONE THING I UNDERESTIMATED ON THIS HUNT IS THE HEAT.

IT IS SO WARM RIGHT NOW.

I HAVE WOOL SOCKS ON, WINTER BOOTS.

DEFINITELY NOT THE RIGHT GEAR.

IT'S MUCH HOTTER THAN ALASKA EVER GOT.

I'M SUPER WARM, SO I HAVE TO STOP FOR A SECOND.

I MIGHT THROW UP.

THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I'M GONNA HAVE TO OVERCOME.

♪♪

COME ON, TURKEYS.

IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS RESPONDING TO ME,

BUT IT'S A GOOD WAYS AWAY,

BUT THAT'S A GOOD SIGN BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT --

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THERE'S DEFINITELY A TURKEY OVER THERE.

I'M JUST GONNA GO A LITTLE FURTHER UP,

SEE IF I MIGHT CAN SEE HIM.

HOPEFULLY, HE'S ACTUALLY COMING TO ME,

AND I WILL LURE HIM IN.

PROVIDING FOR EVERYBODY,

I GUESS THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME.

IF I END UP NOT GETTING SOMETHING,

I MEAN, I'M GONNA BE DISAPPOINTED.

SO, I JUST HAVE TO GET SOMETHING.

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WELL, THAT NEEDS A CABLE.

IT'S BEEN, LIKE, OVER A YEAR AND A HALF

SINCE I'VE HAD AN ACTUAL LAB.

IT'S BEEN STRESSFUL WITHOUT AN OUTLET

FOR MY CREATIVE JUICES TO FLOW.

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I WANT TO GET MY LAB FINISHED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE,

BUT DONE CORRECTLY.

I LIKE TO HAVE EVERYTHING ORGANIZED.

I FIND INSPIRATION IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES.

THIS CHAIR IS ACTUALLY ONE OF MY PROJECTS.

I'M GONNA ATTACH IT ONTO THE MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR

I FOUND IN THE DUMP, PUT FOUR-WHEEL TIRES ON IT

SO I CAN GO UP AND DOWN THE ROAD IN IT.

THAT WOULD BE NICE.

BOO!

- HEY, BRO. - HOW YOU DOING?

GOOD. I THOUGHT I SMELLED SOMETHING.

CAREFUL ON THE SIDE.

- WHEW! - GALLBLADDER.

AW, MAN.

THEY CUT EVERYTHING,

THEN PULLED MY GALLBLADDER THROUGH MY BELLY BUTTON.

JUST LIKE A MOVIE, THEY JUST PUT YOU STRAIGHT OUT?

MORE OR LESS.

I'D PROBABLY WANT TO BE AWAKE, THEN I COULD SEE

ALL THE GRUESOME STUFF GOING ON.

ESPECIALLY IF YOU COULD SEE LITTLE VALVES

SPURTING BLOOD AND STUFF.

IT'S BIOLOGY, MAN.

JUST JOKING.

NOAH. HE'S A MYSTERY WRAPPED IN A BOX OF SURPRISES,

THAT ONE, FOR SURE.

HOLD OUT YOUR HANDS.

THERE YOU GO, YEAH.

QUITE FRANKLY, I PERSONALLY AM QUITE GLAD TO HAVE HIM HERE.

DON'T TURN THAT. I JUST GOT IT SET BEFORE YOU WALKED UP.

HE'S MR. FIX IT, LITERALLY.

HE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING, TAKE STUFF APART.

PICK 'EM UP, PUT 'EM DOWN.

- EXACTLY. - PICK 'EM UP, PUT 'EM DOWN.

YOU ALWAYS HAVE COOL TOYS, MAN.

IT'S ALWAYS INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT KIND OF DEVICE

NOAH WILL COME UP WITH.

I ALWAYS TRY TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE.

DISGUSTING. PAH.

MAN, THAT'S QUITE A BIT OF AIR COMING OUT.

I CAN TRADE IT TO YOU IF I MAKE A HAIR DRYER.

OH. A LITTLE FASTER. A LITTLE FASTER.

WHEW. SOMEBODY IN HERE NEEDS A SHOWER.

AFTER SNAPPING THEIR CHAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL

THE FINAL STUMP...

- READY? - READY.

- WHAT HAPPENED? - THE CHAIN BROKE.

UGH.

THE BOYS ARE HEADING TO THE TOWN OF LOOMIS

FOR A REPLACEMENT TO FINISH CLEARING THEIR LAND

AND READY THEIR BARN SITE FOR CONSTRUCTION.

YOU REMEMBER HOW WHITE IT WAS WHEN WE FIRST GOT HERE?

NOW LOOK AROUND.

THERE'S NOT A SPECK OF SNOW IN SIGHT.

BUT AN HOUR INTO THEIR QUEST,

THE BROWNS' WORST FEARS HAVE COME TRUE.

THERE'S A LOT OF WATER IN FRONT OF US.

THAT'S A LAKE, GUYS. THAT'S A LAKE IN THE ROAD.

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- LOOK AT THAT! - DANG.

- THAT'S CRAZY. - DANG.

HOW FAR TILL IT CLEARS?!

THAT'S WHAT I'M WONDERING, HOW DEEP IT GETS!

CAREFUL UP THERE. YOU DON'T WANT TO FALL.

- OHH. - EASY.

BLACKHAWK DOWN.

THIS IS THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME FOR THIS MASSIVE FLOOD

TO BE OCCURRING.

AS IS, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME

TO ACCOMPLISH EVERYTHING WE'RE TRYING TO.

IT'S GONNA COMPLETELY CUT OFF OUR SUPPLY LINES.

IT'S GONNA MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET LUMBER.

THIS FLOOD COULD SLOW US DOWN TO A CRAWL.

IT COULD COMPLETELY STOP US.

WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE?!

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DANG.

THAT'S A LAKE, GUYS. THAT'S A LAKE IN THE ROAD.

HEADING TOWARDS THE TOWN OF LOOMIS,

THE BROTHERS HAVE COME FACE-TO-FACE

WITH THE DESTRUCTIVE FORCE OF MOTHER NATURE.

IS IT JUST GETTING DEEPER?

I THINK SO!

HISTORIC SNOWFALL AND RISING TEMPERATURES

IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS

HAVE CAUSED MASSIVE FLOODING IN THE RIVERS AND LAKES

SURROUNDING THE BROWNS' MOUNTAIN HOMESTEAD.

WHAT ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE GONNA DO,

THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING IN THOSE HOUSES THAT ARE FLOODING?

WHAT ARE PEOPLE GONNA DO ABOUT THEIR CROPS, THEIR CATTLE?

WELL, IT'S PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOODS.

IT'S PEOPLE'S HOMES. IT'S REALLY SERIOUS.

NOW, THE BIG DANGER FOR US WITH THIS FLOOD IS BEING CUT OFF,

NOT BEING ABLE TO GET RESOURCES OR BRING ANIMALS IN

AS FAST AS WE WOULD LIKE TO IS REALLY GONNA SLOW US DOWN.

BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND HERE, IT'S THEIR LIVELIHOOD.

IT'S EVERYTHING THEY HAVE.

I THINK IT'S JUST COMMON DECENCY TO BE A GOOD PERSON

AND HELP YOUR NEIGHBOR IF THEY NEED IT

OR TO HELP ANYONE THAT NEEDS YOUR HELP.

THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN

A VERY BIG PART OF OUR LIFE

IS THAT EVERYTHING GOES ON HOLD WHEN SOMEBODY NEEDS HELP.

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YOU CAN'T GET A TRUCK PAST IT RIGHT NOW.

BARNS AND STUFF ARE ALREADY UNDER WATER.

DANG.

BEAUTIFUL DAY. PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IT.

- YEAH. - IT'S NOT HERE.

IT'S LIKE THE STORMS OUT AT SEA, MAN.

YES.

IT MATTERS WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THOSE MOUNTAINS,

WHAT'S COMING DOWN THOSE RIVERS.

HEARING THE TOWN'S FLOODING IS ONE THING

THAT IT WAS PROBABLY COMING.

TOPOGRAPHICALLY, WHERE WE ARE,

IT DOESN'T EVEN NEED TO RAIN HERE.

IT'S ALL COMING OUT OF CANADA NOW, ALL NORTH,

AND ALL THE RIVERS ARE HEADED HERE.

BUT THAT'S NEWS I DID NOT WANT TO HEAR.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN AT SOME OF THE PLACES WHERE WE STOPPED BY.

I MEAN, COMPLETELY FLOODED OVER THE ROAD, PAST THE GRILLE.

WE COULDN'T DRIVE THROUGH IT.

A LOT OF THE COMMUNITIES, ACTUALLY, PITCHING IN RIGHT NOW.

THEY'RE DOING SAND BAGS.

- IT IS AMERICAN WAY. - IT IS.

- IT REALLY IS. COME ON. - IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.

COME ON. WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS TODAY.

THAT'S WHAT WE FIGURED -- IT'S ABOUT THE COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW,

YOU KNOW, AND US MAKING A HOME HERE.

I LOVE IT.

WE DON'T PUSH IT ON ANYBODY, BUT WE LIVE BY FAITH, YOU KNOW?

WE'RE CHRISTIANS, AND THAT'S THE WAY THAT WE LIVE.

AND IT'S SOMETHING IN OUR HEARTS THAT,

WHEN SOMEONE KNOCKS ON YOUR DOOR,

AND THEY ASK FOR SOMETHING TO DRINK OR TO EAT,

AND YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH,

IT TELLS YOU RIGHT THERE THAT IT MIGHT AS WELL

BE GOD HIMSELF THAT'S THERE.

YEAH, PLEASE, PLEASE. WE'LL MAKE UP FOR WHATEVER.

- ALL RIGHT. - I'D STAY TILL IT'S DONE.

WHEN PEOPLE NEED HELP,

I'M VERY PROUD THAT MY GUYS ARE COMING

AND MAKES THE GOOD LORD SMILE.

IT'S JUST WHAT WE ARE. IT'S WHAT WE'RE FOUNDED ON.

LET'S GET GOING. WORK HARD. WORK LATE.

- AWESOME. - I'LL SEE YOU WHEN YOU GET BACK.

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SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY RESPONDING.

AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF TRACKING,

BIRD BROWN IS DESCENDING INTO THE VALLEY IN PURSUIT

OF A TURKEY WHO IS RESPONDING TO HER CALLS.

SO HOT.

MOVING TO WASHINGTON IN ITSELF IS A CHALLENGE.

THE HUNTING PART OF BEING HERE IS, AS WELL, CHALLENGING.

'CAUSE IT'S THINGS I'VE NEVER HUNTED.

IT'S THINGS I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT.

ONE THING THAT I'VE DEFINITELY LEARNED IS YOU HAVE TO ADAPT.

I'M HAVING TO ADAPT TO THE LAND AND THE HEAT

AND THE OTHER ANIMALS THAT I'M NOT USED TO,

I GUESS LIKE YOU WOULD ANYWHERE.

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THIS IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST VEGETATION THAT I'VE RECOGNIZED.

BECAUSE, LIKE, IN ALASKA, WE HAD WILD ROSES.

SO I'M GLAD I RECOGNIZE THEM AND CAN EAT 'EM.

I TRAVELED A PRETTY GOOD WAYS.

I'M GONNA TRY AND DO A BIT MORE CALLING,

SEE IF THEY'RE AROUND HERE.

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ONE THING WHEN YOU'RE HUNTING, IT'S, LIKE,

NO MATTER WHAT YOU'RE HUNTING, YOU WANT TO STAY COVERED.

YOU WANT TO STAY IN THE TREES.

BUT HERE, THE TREES ARE SO FAR APART,

AND THERE'S JUST NOT MUCH COVERAGE.

I JUST TRY AND GO FROM COVER TO COVER,

EVEN IF THERE ARE SOME SPOTS THAT I'M OUT IN THE OPEN,

WHICH I HATE, BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?

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IT'S KIND OF FRUSTRATING.

I MEAN, I KNOW TURKEYS ARE OUT HERE,

BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY.

I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ONE, WHEN I KNOW FOR SURE I'VE HEARD THEM.

BUT NOW THAT I KNOW I CAN GET THE FOOD,

EVEN IF THE ROADS FLOOD OR WHEN THEY FLOOD,

I DO FEEL A LOT BETTER BREAKING FROM THE HUNT

TO HELP WITH THE BARN.

NEXT TIME I HUNT, I THINK IDEALLY,

I'M GOING TO GET UP SUPER EARLY.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE BEST BET AND JUST COME OUT.

IN TIME, I WILL GET A TURKEY.

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- THAT'S INTENSE. - LOOK AT THAT.

IT'S UP OVER THE PICNIC TABLE.

AS MATT AND BAM ENTER THE LOWLANDS

BENEATH THE BROWN'S NEW HOMESTEAD,

THE FLOODING CAUSED BY THE WINTER RUNOFF

IS WORSE THAN THEY IMAGINED,

RAVAGING PRIVATE FARMLAND AND PROPERTY

ACROSS THEIR LOCAL BUSH COMMUNITY.

IT IS FORECASTED TO BE WORSE THAN '72.

I'VE NEVER SEE IT THIS BAD.

MULTIPLE HOMES HAVE ONLY ROOFTOPS VISIBLE,

AND THE FLOW COULD SWEEP YOU AWAY.

SURROUNDED BY A STRING OF MOUNTAIN RANGES,

CONDITIONS IN THE REGION ARE THREATENING TO WORSEN.

WE STILL HAVE SNOW CLEAR UP IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS.

SO ALL OF THAT STILL HAS TO COME OFF.

CANADA JUST OPENED THEIR DAMS,

SO WE WILL SEE THAT EFFECT

PROBABLY TOMORROW OR THE NEXT DAY.

BUSH CODE IS, UH, PRETTY MUCH UNWRITTEN.

BUT IT'S PLAIN AND SIMPLE THAT WHEN YOUR NEIGHBORS

NEED YOUR HELP, YOU STOP EVERYTHING.

AND SO WHEN WE SEE THIS FLOOD,

AND WE SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS

AND THEIR FAMILIES, THERE WAS NO QUESTION.

STOP THE BARN, JUMP IN THERE, AND GO HELP THEM.

THIS IS REALLY COOL.

I LOVE THE SPIRIT OF EVERYBODY, MAN.

IT FEELS LIKE ONE GREAT BIG FAMILY OUT HERE.

RIGHT. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER.

MATT AND BAM HAVE JOINED THE RELIEF EFFORT,

ATTEMPTING TO SAVE LOCAL HOMES

THAT ARE IN DANGER OF BEING SWEPT AWAY.

I'M GETTING TOO OLD FOR THIS, YEAH.

RIGHT, RIGHT?

WHERE WE COME FROM, YOU NEVER PASS ANYBODY.

YOU ALWAYS STOP TO HELP.

IT'S THE IDEA THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER KNOW

WHEN YOU'RE GONNA BE THE GUY BROKEN DOWN

ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

MORE BAGS RIGHT ON TOP OF HERE.

GOTCHA, AND THEN BUILD HIGHER?

- BUILD UP HIGHER. - OKAY.

THERE'S A LEAK RIGHT HERE.

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE A COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER

LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT COULD EASILY BE ANY ONE OF US

THAT ARE TRYING TO PROTECT OUR HOME.

ALL RIGHT, THIS PADDOCK IS ALMOST DONE.

GREAT JOB, GUYS. THANK YOU.

AND SO IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK A LITTLE BIT,

TO HELP SOMEBODY THAT NEEDS IT.

WELL, WE WILL STOP BY TOMORROW AND CHECK ON YOU.

- ABSOLUTELY. - IF YOU NEED MORE HELP,

WE'LL BE HERE, ALL RIGHT?

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

YES!

-COMING UP...

-HOPEFULLY, IT DOESN'T JUST SNAP IN HALF

LIKE THE LAST ONE.

-...WITH THEIR REPLACEMENT CHAIN IN HAND,

THE BOYS ATTEMPT TO CLEAR THE LAST STUMP FROM THEIR BARN SITE.

DOES IT LOOK LIKE IT'S MOVING?

NO. HIT IT AGAIN!

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WHAT DID YOU JUST STICK IN YOUR MOUTH?

BEFORE SETTING OUT ON HER HUNT,

BIRD AND SISTER RAIN TESTED THEIR SKILLS

WITH AN UNFAMILIAR DEVICE --

A TURKEY CALL.

TURKEYS GOBBLE. LIKE A RETAINER.

EW. IT'S TICKLY.

IT'S SEMI-EASY FOR ME TO IMITATE ANIMALS.

IT DIDN'T TAKE ME LONG TO PICK UP THE PEACOCK CALL,

AND I THINK IT'S, LIKE, FAIRLY SIMILAR TO THE TURKEY CALL

BECAUSE THE PEACOCK IS LIKE --

KIND OF, AND IT'S LIKE -- I THINK TURKEYS

ARE KIND OF LIKE THAT WITH A LITTLE LESS OF THE AHH, AHHS.

LIKE MORE OF A --

KIND OF.

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- THAT'S INTENSE. - LOOK AT THAT.

IT'S UP OVER THE PICNIC TABLES.

A MASSIVE FLOOD HAS COMPROMISED THE ROAD SYSTEM

TO THE NEIGHBORING TOWNS THAT PROVIDE THE SUPPLIES

AND ANIMALS THEY'LL NEED TO SEE THROUGH BILLY'S DREAM OF A BARN

AND A SELF-SUFFICIENT LIFE IN THE BUSH.

IF WE DON'T GET THE WOOD, WE DON'T FINISH THE BARN,

AND THEN WE CAN'T GET THE ANIMALS.

THAT PRETTY MUCH MUCH STOPS US ON EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW.

THE BARN'S THE HEART OF THE RANCH.

THE DREAM BEGINS WITH THE ANIMALS.

IF WE CAN'T FINISH THIS AND GET EVERYTHING UP HERE

GOING RIGHT NOW, THEN THE DREAM JUST GOES ON PAUSE.

IF THE ROADS DID CLOSE AND STUFF LIKE THAT,

IT WOULD JUST -- DEAD STOP ON EVERYTHING.

ALTHOUGH THE BROWNS HAVE NO IDEA

WHEN OR IF THE FLOODWATERS WILL SUBSIDE,

THEY'RE DETERMINED TO MAKE AS MUCH PROGRESS

AS THEY CAN AT THE BARN SITE.

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- AM I CLOSE ENOUGH AS IS? - YEAH, I THINK SO.

ALL RIGHT.

THE BARN SPREAD IS ALMOST TAKEN CARE OF,

AND GABEY HAS A REAL VENDETTA WITH THIS ONE STUMP.

IT BROKE THE CHAIN THE OTHER DAY,

BUT HE'S COME BACK WITH A MUCH LARGER ONE.

THIS IS A THICKER CHAIN.

HOPEFULLY, IT DOESN'T SNAP IN HALF LIKE THE LAST ONE.

YEAH.

WE CANNOT BUILD THE BARN ON UNEVEN GROUND.

WE CAN'T BUILD IT WITH A STUMP

COMING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A STALL.

WE HAVE TO HAVE A CLEAR FOUNDATION.

WE HAVE TO HAVE A CLEAR SPOT TO WORK.

WE NEED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY ONCE YOU HOOK IT UP.

WELL, THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM.

ALSO, I THINK ONE OF OUR CATS MAY HAVE MISTAKEN

MY JEANS FOR A LITTER BOX

BECAUSE THERE'S AN ODD AROMA EMANATING FROM THE PANT LEG.

THAT'S A REALLY, REALLY WEIRD THING TO SAY.

OD YOU WANT TO SMELL MY PANT LEG AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK?

I WOULD RATHER SHOOT YOU IN THE LEG.

AS TEMPTING AS THAT SOUNDS, IT'S STILL NOT GONNA LET ME KNOW

IF THE CAT DID, IN FACT, OR DID NOT USE MY PANT LEG

AS A LITTER BOX.

ALL RIGHT, BACK TO THE CHAIN.

IT'S GOOD.

- ARE WE GOOD? - WE'RE GOOD.

- WE'RE READY TO DO IT? - WE'RE READY TO DO IT.

ALL RIGHT.

CAN YOU SEE THE CHAIN?

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IT'S JUST ADJUSTING. KEEP GOING.

DOES IT LOOK LIKE IT'S MOVING?

NO, IT DOESN'T.

IT MOVED. HIT IT AGAIN.

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GO, GO, GO.

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YEAH!

THAT'S HOW YOU PULL A STUMP!

YOU KNOW, THE STUMP WON A COUPLE OF BATTLES,

BUT IT DIDN'T WIN THE WAR.

WE FINALLY GOT THE STUMP REMOVED,

AND WE JUST GOT IT OUT OF THERE.

WE PRETTY MUCH CLEARED OFF ALL THE AREA FOR THE BARN.

YEAH! PULL THAT STUMP!

WHILE THE BROWNS HAVE TAKEN A BIG FIRST STEP

IN CLEARING THEIR BARN SITE...

IS THE WATER STILL RISING?

IS IT GETTING WORSE?

THEY'RE SAYING IT'S GONNA COME UP A FEW MORE FEET.

EVERYONE'S CUT OFF.

...THE SURROUNDING FLOODS HAVE THE BARN PROJECT

AND BILLY'S DREAM ON HOLD.

SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET ANY LUMBER OR LIVESTOCK OR ANYTHING?

WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.

WAIT TILL IT GOES DOWN.

I HAD A BIG DREAM, AND IT'S KIND OF A HIT.

WE GET HERE, AND THE FLOODS GET STARTED.

EVERYBODY'S CUT OFF FROM ANYTHING.

IT'S JUST WHAT HAPPENS.

BROWN LUCK NOW, I GUESS.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SETBACKS BEFORE.

BEARS EVERYTHING EVERYTHING YOU OWN, HOUSES BURNING,

BOATS SINKING. IT JUST HAPPENS.

YOU HAVE TO GET BACK UP.

THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA STOP US COMPLETELY.

IT'S JUST GONNA SLOW US DOWN.

I THINK IT REALLY HAS BEEN HOUSES BURNING, BOATS SINKING,

YOU KNOW, LOSING EVERYTHING SO MANY TIMES THAT WE'VE LEARNED.

FAITH IN THE GOOD LORD. WE KEEP GOING.

EVERYTHING WORKS OUT. IT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS.

WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS ALWAYS.

IT'S WHAT WE DO.

NORMALLY, IT JUST AFFECTS US.

- NO, THAT'S TRUE. - IT'S JUST A SHAME.

I CAN FEEL THOSE PEOPLE. I REALLY CAN.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S KIND OF MORE IMPORTANT

TO TRY TO HELP EVERYBODY ELSE

OUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

IT WOULDN'T BE THE BROWNS IF IT WAS EASY.

YEAH, THIS ISN'T THE END OF ANYTHING.

IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER PHASE,

ANOTHER PHASE AFTER THE FLOOD.

I'LL BE JUST AS ANXIOUS TO GET EVERYTHING FINISHED AND ALL.

LIKE I TELL THE GUYS, IT JUST MEANS YOU HAVE TO WORK

A LITTLE BIT HARDER.

JUST KEEP BANGING NAILS. WE JUST KEEP PUSHING.

YOU KNOW, WE STAY THE COURSE. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

WE'RE SITTING UP HERE NOW.

OUR SUPPLY LINE IS COMPLETELY CUT OFF.

BOY, IT CAN ISOLATE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING,

ANY ISOLATION WE'VE EVER KNOWN.

EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE HAS MADE THE DREAM A LITTLE HARDER.

MADE THE DREAM WHERE IT'S MORE OF A PUSH.

THE DREAM'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.

I'VE SKIPPERED THROUGH SOME VERY BAD STORMS, YOU KNOW,

AND THE CREW WAS MY FAMILY.

BUT I'VE FOUND THAT I'VE COME THROUGH SO MUCH

THROUGH THE YEARS.

YOU JUST PERSEVERE ONE WAVE AT A TIME.

YOU JUST KEEP GOING WITH WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU

AND NOTHING MORE.

I HAVE THE FAITH THE GOOD LORD'S GONNA PULL US THROUGH IT.

YOU CAN ASK ANYONE THAT KNOWS ME. I'M A DREAMER.

THE DREAMS COMING HERE ARE BIG.

THEY STILL ARE.

FREEDOM!

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ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF "ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE"...

SLOW DOWN. YOU DON'T NEED TO BE GOING THIS FAST.

SEE THAT ONE HAND I DID?

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

...AS THE BROWNS RECOVER FROM THE WORST FLOOD IN DECADES...

GOOD ENOUGH TO BATHE IN.

CAN I JUST GET IN THE CONCRETE?

...THE FAMILY FIGHTS TO KEEP THEIR DREAM ON TARGET.

ANYBODY HOME?

BUT WITH FATHER BILLY DEMANDING MORE FROM THE WOLF PACK...

I'M GONNA HAVE YOU KIND OF IN CHARGE OF THE HOLES.

I'M MOVING MY END. LET GO OF YOURS.

OW!

...EACH SIBLING WILL BE PUT TO THE ULTIMATE TEST.

- DON'T PUSH DOWN YET. OH, MY GOD.

- WHOA. AAH!

THIS IS HISTORIC AS FAR AS THE BROWN FAMILY GOES!

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