Original subtitles

AH! I LOVE CAPES.

IT'S TOO BAD THAT CAPES WENT OUT OF FASHION, ACTUALLY.

NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, BRING CAPES BACK,

BUT THEY HAVE THEIR USES.

IF YOU HAVE, LIKE, A BLACK CAPE,

AND YOU'RE OUT EVEN IN A SNOW FIELD,

AND YOU LAY DOWN WITH IT,

THEN YOU'RE RENDERED PRETTY MUCH INVISIBLE

BECAUSE EVERYWHERE HAS SHADOWS.

PURE BLACK IS A SHADOW.

YOU KNOW, RED IS INVISIBLE AT NIGHT.

THIS ONE HERE, WITH BEING SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE LIKE THAT --

IT'S PERFECT FOR WHEN I GO OUT VIGILANTE-ING,

STOPPING EVIL LEFT AND RIGHT.

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

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, START YOUR GUNS.

...AS THE BROWN FAMILY FORTIFIES THEIR RANCH,

THE HOLIDAY SEASON HAS ARRIVED.

EACH STEP WE GET CLOSER TO DINNER.

FATHER BILLY AND MOTHER AMI

DECIDE IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE, BROWN-STYLE...

♪ YO-DA-LO-DO YO-DA-LAY-DI ♪

♪ YO-DA-LAY-HE-HOO ♪

...AND THE FAMILY DREAM GROWS BRIGHTER...

THEY WALK IN THAT BARN, THEY'RE GONNA FALL DOWN.

AAAAH!

...AS THE WOLF PACK HONORS THEIR BOND.

I COULDN'T BE THANKFUL FOR ANYTHING MORE

THAN THE GOOD LORD FOR DOING THIS.

- GO! - YEAH!

IT'S NOT REALLY TURNING WHEN I STEER!

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

HOW DO Y'ALL WANT TO DO THIS?

HOLD ON, NOAH. HOLD ON, MAN.

OW! BIRD, YOU CAN'T DO THAT. HERE.

IF YOUR HAND'S THERE, IT'S GONNA GET CRUSHED UNDER IT.

- WELL, THEN... - I NEED THE FOREARM.

- NOAH. - HEY, BIRDY, GET OUT.

THE HOLIDAYS ARE APPROACHING

ON THE BROWN FAMILY'S 400-ACRE RANCH,

AND THE WOLF PACK IS TIRELESSLY BUILDING UP

THEIR WASHINGTON HOMESTEAD.

OKAY.

BUT AS THEY RACE AGAINST THE DEEP FREEZE OF WINTER,

THE MONTHS OF ENDLESS WORK BEGIN TO TAKE A TOLL.

MOVING TO WASHINGTON AND TRYING TO MAKE A NEW HOME --

IT DOESN'T LEAVE A LOT OF TIME TO RELAX AND HAVE FUN.

WHEN YOU COMBINE, YOU KNOW,

LIVING IN THE BUSH AND BEING A RANCHER,

YOU JUST GET A REALLY, REALLY BUSY LIFE.

EVERYONE BUILDING, LIKE, YOU KNOW,

THEIR INDIVIDUAL HOUSES

AND, YOU KNOW, TAKING CARE OF THE ANIMALS --

IT DOESN'T LEAVE A LOT OF BONDING TIME.

I THINK I SHOULD BE THE LEADER OF THIS JOB.

I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT AT ALL.

YOU SHOULD BE THE LEADER OF BUILDING MY HOUSE?

YES.

EVERYONE FEELS THE SAME WAY,

SO IT'S, LIKE, SOMETHING YOU JUST HAVE TO MAKE TIME FOR.

GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING THEIR BACK ENDS OFF, YOU KNOW THAT?

THEY'VE WORKED REALLY HARD.

I THINK THAT'S ALL THEY'VE BEEN DOING, YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, EVEN THE GOOD LORD TOOK A DAY OFF.

YES, HE DID.

THEY HAVEN'T REALLY HAD THAT IN A WHILE.

WHY DON'T WE DO SOMETHING?

LIKE WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW, I WAS THINKING, LIKE...

- APPRECIATION DINNER? - YEAH.

WELL, YOU KNOW US. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES

WHEN WE'VE MISSED CHRISTMAS BY A WEEK OR TWO,

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES MAYBE A MONTH,

BUT IT DIDN'T REALLY MATTER TO US.

WE DO THINGS ON OUR OWN TIME.

IT'S A LITTLE WET, I'LL ADMIT IT,

BUT IT DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THIS TO ME.

DEFINITELY NOT.

THE HOLIDAYS GIVE US A CHANCE TO THINK ABOUT NOTHING ELSE.

IT'S CHRISTMAS.

IT'S A CELEBRATION OF ALL THINGS GOOD.

IT'S, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE GOOD LORD GAVE YOU

AND WHAT YOU GIVE TO YOUR FAMILY,

WHAT YOUR FAMILY GIVES TO YOU.

TO US, IT'S JUST A GREAT TIME.

YAY CHRISTMAS!

WHAT KIND OF FOODS WE GONNA HAVE?

WELL, PHEASANT.

PHEASANT? I'VE NEVER HAD PHEASANT.

THE KIDS HAVE NEVER HAD PHEASANT.

- I KNOW. - YOU ALWAYS SAID IT'S GOOD.

THEY'RE A BLAST TO HUNT, TOO.

I MENTIONED IT TO THEM THE OTHER DAY.

I THINK EVERYBODY WILL LOVE THE HUNT.

BILLY HAS ARRANGED USE OF A LOCAL'S LAND

FOR THE BROWN'S VERY FIRST PHEASANT HUNT,

PROVIDING THE MAIN COURSE FOR THEIR HOLIDAY MEAL.

WELL, WE DO HAVE A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW

AND ONE PERSPECTIVE OF A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW,

AND THEY'VE NEVER HAD A MEAL WITH US

AROUND THE TABLE LIKE THAT.

I THINK IT'D BE GOOD THING.

I THINK YOU CAME UP WITH A GOOD IDEA.

WE'VE GOT A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR.

THAT WE DO.

I'M ANXIOUS. I CAN'T WAIT.

- I AM, TOO. - THAT'S GOOD.

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU MORE. NO, YOU DON'T.

I DO. YOU AIN'T FORGET THEM.

I LOVE YOU THE MOST.

NO, LOVE YOU TO INFINITY, SQUARE AND BEYOND.

DOUBLE INFINITY. SQUARE AND BEYOND.

GOT YOU.

- EVERYONE READY? - READY.

PULL!

MISS! HARD MISS.

- LET'S DO THIS. - OKAY, LET'S DO IT.

PULL!

MISS!

UGH!

I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE UPCOMING CELEBRATION,

ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WHEN WE CELEBRATE SOMETHING,

WE DO IT TOGETHER, AND SO THAT'S THE FUN PART.

GET READY. SKIER.

OKAY, SO WE'RE ONE-FOR-ONE ON MISSING.

I HOPE WE HIT MORE ON THE HUNT THAN WE DO NOW.

WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO DO SO MUCH AND GET SO MUCH DONE,

IT'S EASY TO LOSE TRACK OF THE BIG PICTURE,

AND THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT JUST TO EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE

JUST STOP, LOOK AROUND, YOU KNOW, SMELL THE FRESH AIR,

REMEMBER WHERE WE ARE --

YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S NOT ABOUT THE WORK.

IT'S ABOUT THE FREEDOM.

OKAY, I'M LOCKING AND LOADING.

OKAY, WE GO HUNGRY IF YOU MISS.

EVERYBODY STARVES.

PULL.

THAT'S A DIRECT HIT.

ONE FOR GAME.

SO, I'M THE ONLY ONE WITH A POINT SO FAR.

WE'RE GONNA GO PHEASANT HUNTING.

IT'S NOT LIKE DUCKS. IT'S NOT LIKE DEER.

IT'S NOT LIKE ANYTHING I'VE EVER HUNTED BEFORE,

BUT I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED.

NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US FROM HAVING FUN.

WE'RE MAKING NEW TRADITIONS 'CAUSE WE'RE IN A NEW LAND.

THIS IS LIKE A NEW CHAPTER TO OUR LIVES.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, START YOUR GUNS!

PULL.

YES!

THAT'S HOW YOU SHOOT A CLAY PIGEON.

YOU ARE A PHEASANT-NAILING LITTLE GIRL.

I'M A WOMAN, GABE.

YOU ARE A PHEASANT-SHOOTING WOMAN RIGHT THERE.

YES!

IF WE HAVE SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE,

IT'S ALWAYS COOL TO GO OUT AND ACTUALLY GET THE FOOD,

ESPECIALLY, LIKE, THANKSGIVING.

I LOVE THE FEELING OF COMING HOME WITH A FRESH KILL

AND, LIKE, PROVIDING FOR EVERYONE.

THAT'S WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THE HUNT.

OOH!

IT JUST ALWAYS MAKES IT JUST EXTRA SPECIAL.

OKAY, THE PHEASANTS DON'T STAND A CHANCE,

I'M JUST GONNA SAY IT NOW.

I THINK WE'RE READY.

♪♪

- HEY, HON. - HEY.

- COOKING? - A LITTLE BIT.

- YOU UP FOR SOME BREAKFAST? - I AM. I'M SO SURPRISED.

I TAKE MY ROLE AS PROTECTOR VERY SERIOUSLY.

THAT'S WHY I WANT TO AT LEAST TRY TO STAY IN WHAT SHAPE I AM.

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT'S GOING TO BRING

ONCE I HAVE A SON, AND I DON'T KNOW

IF I'M EVER GONNA HAVE TIME TO LIFT WEIGHTS AGAIN.

SO EVEN IF IT'S JUST LIFTING A LITTLE BIT OF WEIGHTS

WHILE I COOK BREAKFAST, I'M GONNA DO IT.

YOU GONNA KEEP WORKING OUT, OR YOU GOT TO GET DOWN

TO THE LAB AND START YOUR PROJECTS FOR THE DAY?

I SHOULD PROBABLY START PROJECTS.

YEAH?

HUGE LIST OF THINGS TO DO.

START THE STOVE, FINISH THE FIRE PIT.

I'M WORKING ON THAT ONE.

OH, YEAH, MY VEHICLE FUEL PUMP

IS MAKING A GRINDY NOISE IN THE BACK.

SOUNDS LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.

IT DOES.

WE DO HAVE A LOT WE NEED TO DO,

AND BIRDY'S ALREADY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SLED.

OKAY, SO DOES SHE HAVE PLANS FOR A SLED?

NO, THEY WANT ME TO MAKE A SLED.

SO I'M GONNA TAKE ONE OF MY WORK TABLES

AND HOOK IT UP LIKE A BOBSLED.

I FIGURE WE'LL -- A BOBSLED, REALLY?

I WON'T SPEND ALL DAY ON IT.

IT'S JUST, LIKE, CUTTING PIECES, START IT OUT TYPE THING.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE'VE JUST ALL SHARED A MEAL

AND KIND OF JUST ENJOYED EACH OTHER'S COMPANY,

AND EVERYONE NEEDS TO PARTICIPATE.

SO I FIGURE THAT I'M GONNA TRY TO MAKE A SLED.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT SENDS

EVERYONE BACK TO THEIR CHILDHOOD.

SO, IS IT GONNA BE A TABLE SLED OR IS IT GONNA BE, LIKE,

SOMEWHERE YOU SLIP INTO SO YOU'RE PROTECTED IF YOU CRASH?

BUILDING, LIKE, ON TOP OF, BUT THERE WILL BE A FRONT.

OKAY.

NOAH HAS SO MUCH RESPONSIBILITY ON HIS SHOULDERS

TO UPHOLD HIS ROLE IN HIS FAMILY,

BUT WITH OUR GROWING FAMILY,

WE NEED TO GET THINGS DONE FOR, LIKE, NURSERY STUFF.

WE DON'T HAVE A CRIB.

WE DON'T HAVE A CHANGING STATION.

WE DON'T HAVE -- HMM. WE DON'T HAVE DIAPERS.

I KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE A BALANCING ACT,

BUT IT'S JUST A LITTLE STRESSFUL.

OH, I NEED TO MAKE A PLACE IN THE BOBSLED FOR MY WHIP.

NO WHIPPING ANYONE.

I THINK I'M THE ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE WHIPPED INTO SHAPE.

THAT JUST MEANS THAT YOU'RE HEALTHY.

YOUR DAD ALWAYS TOLD YOU IF YOU WANT MUSCLES,

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GUT TO FEED IT.

I KNOW.

♪♪

HEY, GUYS.

ARE THEY STARTING TO FILL THE SEATS?

ARE THEY STARTING TO FILL THE SEATS?

ALL RIGHT, GET UP HERE, GET UP HERE.

IT'S THE NIGHT BEFORE THE SIBLINGS' PHEASANT HUNT,

AND TO KICK OFF THE FAMILY CELEBRATION,

THE KIDS HAVE CALLED THEIR PARENTS INTO THE BARN

FOR A SPECIAL SURPRISE.

OH, MY.

GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

EVERYBODY PLEASE FIND A SEAT.

STEP RIGHT IN TO THE 10th ANNUAL BROWN'S TALENT SHOW.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE SHOW.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

TALENT SHOWS ARE JUST SOMETHING WE'VE ACTUALLY ALWAYS LIKED

'CAUSE A LOT OF THE TIME WE'LL BE IN THE BUSH

WITH NOTHING FOR ENTERTAINMENT

BUT, LIKE, OURSELVES AND OUR IMAGINATIONS.

I'M GOING TO THROW THIS KNIFE INTO A FLAMING TARGET!

AND IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH TALENT YOU REALLY HAVE.

IT'S ABOUT HAVING FUN AND MAKING MOM AND DAD LAUGH.

SO IT'S A GOOD WAY TO, LIKE, MARK THIS OCCASION.

OH, THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS.

PLEASE WELCOME THE YODELING GABEY!

♪ YO-DA-LO-DO YO-DA-LAY-DI ♪

♪ YO-DA-LAY-HE-HOO ♪

♪ LAY-DI-YO-DI-LAY-HEY-HO ♪

OH, MY GOD.

GROWING UP, MY PARENTS TAUGHT ME, AND ACTUALLY ALL OF US,

THAT YOU NEED THREE THINGS TO SURVIVE --

WOOD, WATER, AND MEAT.

BUT THEN THEY TAUGHT ME ABOUT THE FOURTH --

ENTERTAINMENT, OTHERWISE YOU'LL GO MAD.

AND WE COULDN'T JUST FLIP ON THE TV.

WHEN YOU LIVE IN THE BUSH, THIS IS HOW WE DO IT.

♪ YO-DA-LAY-DI YO-DA-LAY-HE-HOO ♪

OH, MY GOD.

THE SHOW IS COMPLETELY HILARIOUS.

YAY!

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO THE POINT TO WHERE YOU SMILED

AND LAUGHED SO MUCH THAT YOUR JAWS HURT

AND YOU JUST WANT TO TURN AROUND AND DO THIS?

I WAS DOING THAT.

IT WAS EITHER I WAS SWELLING WITH PRIDE

'CAUSE THEY WERE DOING SO GOOD, OR I WAS LAUGHING SO HARD

'CAUSE IT WAS SO FUNNY.

OH, MY GOSH.

AHHH.

♪ MAYBE I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR ANYONE ELSE TO HEAR ♪

♪ MAYBE I'M JUST ROLLING ALONG, PLAYING IT BY EAR ♪

THE KIDS ARE SO EXCITED.

IT FEELS SO GOOD TO SEE THAT THE KIDS CAME TOGETHER

AND WORKED TOGETHER.

I WAS JUST VERY BLOWN AWAY BY WHAT THEY HAD ACCOMPLISHED.

IT'S A... IT'S A BLESSING.

GOD HAS TRULY BLESSED OUR FAMILY.

THE ROSE IS FAIR, BUT FAIRER WE IT DEEM

FOR THAT SWEET ODOR WHICH DOTH IN IT LIVE.

WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO PREPARE ANYTHING.

WE KIND OF JUST THREW EVERYTHING TOGETHER SPUR OF THE MOMENT,

AND IT WAS JUST CRAZY.

IT'S EVERYWHERE.

BRAVO.

BUT MOM AND DAD HAD A BLAST. THAT'S ALL I WANT.

- I LOVE YOU. - I LOVE YOU, MAMA.

THANK YOU, BABY.

YOU DID REALLY GOOD, LITTLE ONE.

-COMING UP...

- LET'S DO IT. YEAH!

-...THE PHEASANT HUNT GETS OFF TO A ROCKY START.

-AGH! I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED.

AND LATER...

WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF BAD NEWS.

...BILLY AND AMI HAVE UNEXPECTED NEWS FOR THE FAMILY.

-I'M CONFUSED AND SCARED.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, START YOUR GUNS!

YES!

IT'S THE HOLIDAY SEASON IN NORTHERN WASHINGTON,

AND THE BROWN FAMILY IS ORGANIZING A BELATED

THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION ON THEIR RANCH.

I THINK YOU CAME UP WITH A GOOD IDEA.

WE'VE GOT A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR.

AFTER A THREE-HOUR TREK TO THE HUNTING GROUNDS,

SIBLINGS BEAR, GABE, BIRD, AND RAIN FINALLY SET UP CAMP,

MAKING EVENING PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE PHEASANT HUNT

AT DAWN THE NEXT MORNING.

- AHH, NICE JOB, RAINSKI. - THANK YOU.

SO, GUYS, SINCE WE'RE DOING IT IN TEAMS,

IT SHOULD OBVIOUSLY BE A COMPETITION, I'M THINKING.

I THINK GABE AND I AND THEN YOU AND RAIN.

THE COOL ONES AGAINST THE NOT-SO-COOL ONES.

PFFT. YEAH, RIGHT.

SHOULD I BLINDFOLD MYSELF?

NO, BEAR, YOU'RE ON MY TEAM. NO BLINDFOLDS.

COMPETITION HAS ALWAYS BEEN REALLY BIG IN MY FAMILY.

THERE'S WHO COULD SHOOT THE BEST,

RUN THE FASTEST, JUMP THE FURTHEST.

YOU CAN, IN TURN, MAKE STUFF A LOT MORE FUN.

READY, SET, GO!

GO, GABE, GO!

- OOH! - ONE.

GABE'S GOT IT.

THE LOSER HAS TO EAT A BUG.

A LITTLE HEALTHY COMPETITION IS GOOD

'CAUSE IT KEEPS YOU UP, KEEPS YOU TRYING,

AND MYSELF -- I ACTUALLY LIKE TO LOSE.

I REALLY DO.

IF I'M TRYING MY HARDEST, AND I JUST CAN'T BEAT MY OPPONENT,

WHICH HAS NEVER HAPPENED,

THAT IS WHAT I SEEK. THAT'S WHAT I LOVE.

SHOULD I GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED ON A STEW

AND YOU CAN DO SOME BISON?

- YEAH, DEFINITELY. - SUN'S SETTING, BIRD.

YEAH, THE SUN'S SETTING

AND YOU'RE STILL WORKING ON THE SAME CAN.

YOU WANT ME TO GET THAT?

RAIN, EW.

NO, BEAR.

YOU'RE NOT USING IT.

LET ME SEE.

- EW. - MY FEET ARE COLD!

NO! WE'RE COOKING.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE A SOCK IF YOU DO IT A SECOND TIME.

TO ME, THERE'S ALMOST NOTHING BETTER THAN JUST BEING OUTSIDE,

SITTING ON THE GROUND AROUND A CAMPFIRE.

THAT'S DEFINITELY MY HAPPY PLACE.

THIS HAS BEEN A NICE BREAK FROM ALL THE WORK ON THE RANCH.

IT HAS.

AND IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER WHERE THE OUTSIDE IS.

AS LONG AS MY FAMILY'S THERE

AND I'M OUTSIDE AND THERE'S A FIRE

AND YOU CAN LOOK UP AND SEE THE STARS --

LIKE, NO LIGHTS FOR MILES --

THERE'S, LIKE, NOTHING BETTER THAN THAT.

- ALL RIGHT, NIGHTY-NIGHT. - NIGHT, GUYS.

- NIGHT, GUYS. BIRDY? - YO.

COULD YOU TELL ME A STORY?

ONCE UPON A TIME -- GO TO BED, GABE.

AWW. I LIKE THAT STORY.

♪♪

THIS THING -- THIS THING WILL BE AWESOME.

MOST PEOPLE JUST BUY A SLED, BUT WHERE'S THE FUN IN THAT?

BACK ON THE BROWNS' RANCH,

YOUNGEST BROTHER NOAH IS REPURPOSING SALVAGED MATERIALS

TO CONSTRUCT HIS CONTRIBUTION

TO THE FAMILY'S HOLIDAY CELEBRATION.

I'M MAKING THIS SLED OUT OF SOME OLD BED FRAMES

AND SOME SKIS AND A SNOWBOARD

THAT I WAS ABLE TO FIND AT THE JUNKYARD.

MY PROJECTS EITHER HAVE TO BE FUNCTIONAL OR COOL,

PREFERABLY A 50/50 MIX OF BOTH.

THIS ONE IS FUNCTIONAL, COOL, AND FUN.

THAT'S THE IMPORTANT PART OF THIS ONE.

WITH HOW CLOSE IT IS TO RHAIN GIVING BIRTH,

IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THE PROJECTS DONE

'CAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF PROJECTS.

BUT ALSO WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS TO TAKE THE LITTLE BIT OF TIME

AND TO ENJOY THE MOMENT WE'RE IN.

ALL THE PROJECTS ARE GOING TO GET FINISHED.

THE IMPORTANT PART ALONG THE WAY

IS TO TAKE THE TIME TO SPEND WITH FAMILY

TO REALLY REALIZE THIS IS WHY I'M DOING IT.

AFTER I HAVE THE FRAME FINISHED AND THE SKIS ATTACHED TO IT,

THE SEATS GO IN IT.

ONE IS GOING TO BE BACK HERE, LIKE SO,

AND THE OTHER ONE WILL BE ABOUT YAY.

THE PEOPLE GOING OUT HUNTING -- THAT'S SUSTENANCE FOR YOUR BODY,

AND IT'S IMPORTANT,

BUT SLEDDING IS SUSTENANCE FOR THE SOUL AND FOR THE SPIRIT.

IT'S THE PINNACLE OF FUN IN THE WINTER.

THIS WILL WORK.

♪♪

WE'VE DONE DUCKS BUT NEVER DONE PHEASANT,

AND OUR DAD TALKS ABOUT -- HE SAYS THEY MOVE A LOT FASTER.

YEAH, YEAH, THEY REALLY WILL.

BILLY HAS ARRANGED FOR THE SIBLINGS

TO HUNT ON A NEARBY LOCAL PROPERTY

ALONG WITH USE OF HUNTING DOGS,

A SPECIAL TREAT FOR THE BROWNS.

AND WHILE THE KIDS HOPE TO SECURE 7 TO 10 BIRDS

FOR THEIR HOLIDAY MEAL,

THEY'LL ONLY HAVE ONE DAY TO PULL IT OFF.

WE HAVE TO GET MORE THAN RAIN AND BEAR.

- YEAH, WE DO. - WE WILL WIN THIS.

- WE HAVE TO WIN THIS. - THERE HE IS.

WE'VE NEVER HUNTED WITH DOGS BEFORE, BUT I CAN'T WAIT.

THESE DOGS ARE SUPPOSEDLY REALLY SMART OR REALLY SKILLED HUNTERS,

AND SO I'M A DOG PERSON,

SO TO SEE THAT IS GONNA BE REALLY COOL.

THERE ARE TRACKS.

YEAH, ALL OVER, ACTUALLY.

THIS IS NOT ONLY RAIN'S FIRST TIME TO TAKE A SHOT.

I REALLY WANTED TO BE HERE TO HELP WITH ALL THE POINTERS

THAT I CAN HELP HER WITH, TO ALMOST, LIKE, TEACH HER

WITHOUT ACTUALLY TEACHING HER,

TO MAKE IT WHERE SHE'S LIKE MY SECRET APPRENTICE --

SO SECRET THAT NOT EVEN SHE KNOWS IT.

OKAY, GET READY.

GETTING ANTSY.

GOT HIM!

HEY, RAIN, DID YOU SEE THE FLUTTER?

I PROBABLY COULD HAVE SHOT THAT ONE,

BUT I WENT AHEAD AND LET IT GO

'CAUSE I JUST WANTED TO WATCH THE FIRST GUY.

ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS YOU SHOULD ALWAYS DO

BEFORE TAKING A SHOT IS KNOW WHAT YOU'RE HUNTING,

KNOW THE ANIMAL.

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT GETTING THEM.

IT'S THE ART OF THE HUNT, STUDYING IT.

IT DOES GET REALLY ANNOYING AND REALLY TIRING WHEN,

YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY BEAR TREATS ME LIKE A BABY.

HAVING FUN, RAINY?

IT'S LIKE A CHOICE NOT HUNTING.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW.

IT'S NOT THAT I NEED BEAR TO TEACH ME HOW TO HUNT,

ESPECIALLY ON A PHEASANT HUNT

THAT HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE'S DOING EITHER.

- IS HE? YEP.

- STAY CLOSE. - FIND THE BIRD.

DANG IT.

AGH! I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED.

IN TARGET PRACTICE, I WAS REALLY GOOD,

BUT FIRST PHEASANT'S FLYING OUT --

BANG. NOTHING.

PRETTY DISCOURAGING.

IT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW I MISSED, BUT SOMEHOW.

WHERE'S HE POINTING?

- COME OVER THIS WAY. - OH!

WAIT. HE'S POINTING STRAIGHT TOWARD YOU.

WHERE IS IT, TUCKER?

YEAH!

GOT THE FIRST ONE.

EVERYBODY IN MY FAMILY IS A REALLY GOOD SHOT,

SO GROWING UP, LIKE, MISSING IS SOMETHING THAT'S LIKE,

"OH, LIKE, WHO MISSES?" KIND OF THING.

IT'S JUST NOT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO.

RIGHT HERE. GABE, IT'S RIGHT HERE.

HANG ON. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

- HOLD ON. - IT'S HIDING.

DANG IT! BARELY MISSED.

AGH! THERE IS NO BARELY MISSED.

NO, A FEATHER FLEW OFF.

THIS IS A COMPETITION, AND GABE IS...

I DON'T KNOW. HE'S LOSING CONFIDENCE

BECAUSE HE WANTS TO WIN SO BAD.

HE'S A GREAT HUNTER. HE'S A GREAT SHOT.

HE JUST NEEDS TO NOT WORRY ABOUT THE COMPETITION AND JUST HUNT.

IT'S JUST HIM AND I AND A DOG OUT HERE, YOU KNOW?

HE JUST NEEDS TO LET IT GO.

GET IT!

YEAH!

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE PATTERN.

ONCE YOU SEE IT, THEY MOVE THE SAME.

THAT'S ONE DOWN.

I'M PRETTY DETERMINED TO BEAT BIRD AND GABE

ON THIS OLD PHEASANT HUNT.

BIRD IS A PRIME SNIPER, SO TO BEAT HER IS A TRUE VICTORY.

SO NOW THAT I HAVE THE AIM, HOW THE GUN SHOOTS,

AND HOW THEY FLY,

THOSE PHEASANTS ARE GOING DOWN, LITERALLY.

I LOVE THE SMELL OF GUN POWDER IN THE MORNING!

HOW DID I MISS?

HOW, BIRD, HOW?

WHAT DID YOU DO?

I BELIEVED I COULD, AND I DID.

I BELIEVE I CAN, AND I'M NOT.

IT'S LATE MORNING, AND THE BROWN SIBLINGS

ARE ON A HUNT TO SECURE PHEASANT

AS THE MAIN COURSE FOR THE FAMILY'S HOLIDAY DINNER.

THIS IS A LOT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE.

I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA BE, LIKE, A CRACK SHOT.

BUT BROTHER GABE HAS LOST HIS SHOT AND HIS CONFIDENCE.

I USED TO BE GOOD. REMEMBER?

YOU HAVE TO KICK THAT SELF-DOUBT.

BEEN OUT HERE A LITTLE WHILE, AND I HAVEN'T HIT ANYTHING.

WE'VE SEEN SOME PHEASANTS, AND THEY'RE FLYING BY,

AND THEN I'M FIRING, BUT THEY KEEP FLYING OFF.

I'M STARTING TO WONDER IF MY GUN'S REALLY LOADED.

I'M STARTING TO THINK THAT I'M GONNA BE

THE DOWNFALL OF OUR TEAM.

DO YOU WANT TO SHOOT THE NEXT ONE OR KICK IT?

WELL, I'D LIKE TO SHOOT IT,

BUT I KNOW WE NEED THE MEAT,

SO MAYBE I BETTER LET YOU SHOOT IT.

DOES HE SEE SOMETHING, OR IS HE SMELLING?

OH, BIRD, I DON'T KNOW NOW.

YEAH, I THINK HE SEES SOMETHING.

OKAY, BIRD, DO YOU SHOOT OR...

YOU CAN DO IT, GABE.

YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, THOUGH.

I DON'T KNOW. OKAY.

WHERE IS THE BIRD, TUCKER?

FIND THE BIRD.

HE'S POINTING.

WHERE IS HE POINTING, GABE?

HE'S POINTING TOWARD YOU.

DEFINITELY SMELLS SOMETHING.

COME ON, GABE.

- YEAH! - NICE ONE.

- THANK YOU. - BRING IT IN.

YES!

I GOT A PHEASANT.

THERE'S FOOD ON THE TABLE THAT I HELPED CONTRIBUTE TO GET.

I'M NOT JUST OUT HERE WATCHING BIRD AND THE DOGS HUNT.

I'M ACTUALLY IN THIS THING.

NICE SHOOTING.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

AND DON'T AIM.

YES! YES!

- THERE WE GO. - YES!

I THINK I GOT MY MOJO WORKING NOW.

I'M OUT OF THE FUNK, AND I'M READY TO GO.

GET IT, GABE, GET IT! GOOD ONE!

I ALMOST FEEL LIKE I CAN BE -- YEAH, I FEEL PROUD OF HIM.

I'M LIKE, YOU KNOW -- I'M HIS LITTLE SISTER,

BUT I STILL DO.

HE CONTINUED GOING, HE FORGOT ABOUT THE MISSES,

AND HE FINALLY GOT THE PHEASANT.

THANK YOU, PHEASANTS, AND THANK YOU, LORD.

WE GOT OURSELVES A FEAST.

IF THESE PHEASANTS ARE ANYTHING AS GOOD AS I'VE HEARD,

WE'RE GONNA BE EATING GOOD.

YEAH.

YOU CAN ALREADY TELL THEY'RE GONNA BE TASTY.

YOU CAN?

JUST THAT LITTLE BIT OF BLOOD I GOT IN MY MOUTH.

EW.

YEAH, IT'S THE TASTIEST BIRD I EVER HAD!

THIS IS A BLAST.

EACH STEP WE GET CLOSER TO DINNER!

YEAH!

HUNTING THESE PHEASANT IS ACTUALLY EVEN MORE EXTREME

THAN I THOUGHT IT'D BE BECAUSE I'M GETTING TO RUN CONSTANTLY.

I'M HUNTING WITH A DOG,

LOCKING AND LOADING, SHOOTING THE GUNS.

THEIR FLYING UP IN THE AIR.

IT'S A LOT MORE ACTION-PACKED OF A HUNTING,

WHICH IS MORE LIKE MY PREFERRED STYLE OF HUNTING.

YES!

I LOVE IT.

OKAY, YOU READY TO MOVE OUT?

- LET'S DO IT. - LET'S GET YOU A KILL.

TO SEE RAINY TAKE THAT FIRST SHOT --

THAT IS WHAT I'M HERE FOR. THAT IS THE MEMORIES.

MY LITTLE SISTER -- HER FIRST SHOT ON A HUNT.

NOW, WHAT ELSE WOULD I RATHER SEE THAN THAT?

I THINK I SMELL ONE. GET READY.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING, TOO.

WAIT TILL THE SHOT'S THERE. TUCK IT IN.

GET THE PATTERN DOWN. WAIT TILL IT GETS UP.

RAINY, STEP UP.

AH! THE SAFETY WAS ON. DANG IT.

NO WORRIES AT ALL. NO WORRIES.

WE'RE JUST GETTING THE FEEL FOR IT.

I'M FEELING A LITTLE ANXIOUS.

HE'S TELLING ME, "DO THE THIS. DO THE THAT.

RUN THIS WAY. LOOK THIS WAY."

AND THAT WAS MAKING ME MORE NERVOUS.

OKAY, GET READY.

YEP.

WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT, RAINY.

RAIN, ON YOUR BACK!

- YES! - I LOVE IT.

DEFINITELY SEEING THE PHEASANT FALL FROM THE SKY

WAS REALLY AWESOME.

BRING IT, SWEETIE. THAT'S YOUR FIRST KILL.

THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD ONE.

AH, THANKS, LITTLE BIRDY, FOR DINNER.

IF GABE AND BIRD DID HALF AS GOOD AS YOU AND I,

IT IS GOING TO BE A FEAST FOR TURKEY DINNER.

IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING.

I THINK BEAR GOT A LITTLE BIT WRAPPED UP IN THE FACT

THAT IT WOULD BE MY FIRST KILL ON A HUNT,

BUT SLOWLY BUT SURELY,

I'M GETTING TO WHERE THEY'LL START SEEING ME

AS THE ADULT AND THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON THAT I AM.

LET'S HOOK OUR BOUNTY UP, SWEETIE.

- ALL RIGHT. - WE HAVE ENOUGH FEATHERS.

WE COULD FASHION SOME WINGS AND FLY TO THE SUN.

SO, HEY, DO WE WANT TO SAVE THESE FOR THE CHICKENS?

OR I COULD FRY THEM UP REAL QUICK.

REALLY?

YOU'VE NEVER HAD FRIED POTATO SKINS?

I'VE HAD THEM OUT OF, LIKE, A BAG.

I'VE NEVER EATEN THEM... OOH.

YOU GO FOR IT.

IT'S MY BELIEF THAT THROUGH EVERY STORM

THE GOOD LORD PUTS YOU THROUGH,

HE HAS A LITTLE HARBOR IN FRONT OF YOU.

OOH, ALL RIGHT. THIS IS NICE.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA SNACK ON?

I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF FAMILY TENSION

IN THE PAST YEAR AND TWO.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO JUST KIND OF GET BACK

TO WHAT WE WERE WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER.

THE NEXT STEP IS GRINDING OFF THIS PIECE

'CAUSE IT DRAGS IN THE SNOW TOO MUCH.

DO SOME MINOR TWEAKS TO THE BACK END.

THAT WAY IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE STREAMLINE.

AND THEN I'M READY.

ONCE MY SON'S BORN, IT'S ALL GOING TO BE GOING TOWARDS HIM.

IT'S ONE OF THE LAST THINGS LIKE THIS

THAT WILL BE DONE WITH THE SIBLINGS

'CAUSE ONCE I'M A DAD, IT'S ALL GONNA BE MY LITTLE BOY AND I.

THE TARP IS JUST COVERING THE FRONT SEAT,

FOR THE STEERING SYSTEM, FOR THE ELECTRONICS,

AND THE BATTERY.

YES, I KNOW. YOU'RE THINKING, "A BATTERY ON A SLED?"

HOW ELSE WOULD YOU HAVE HEADLIGHTS?

I WAS THIS CLOSE TO PUTTING TURN SIGNALS ON THIS THING.

A LITTLE BIT MORE DUSTING TO DO,

THEN I'M READY FOR THE SIBLINGS.

THIS SHOULD BE GOOD.

♪♪

I BET IT'S GONNA TASTE BETTER THAN CHICKEN.

OH, THIS IS GONNA BE SO GOOD.

I HOPE YOU GUYS ARE HUNGRY.

- STARVING. - WE ARE.

WELL, YOU DON'T GET TO EAT THEM RIGHT NOW.

AFTER A SUCCESSFUL PHEASANT HUNT,

SIBLINGS BEAR, GABE, BIRD, AND RAIN PREP THEIR BIRDS

FOR THE FAMILY FEAST.

- RAINY GOT HER FIRST KILL. - NICE.

- NICE. - BEAUTIFUL. I LOVE IT.

- IT WAS NICE. - YEAH, SHE GOT IT.

- SHE WAS GOING NUTS. - AWW.

SO, AHH. THROW THESE IN THE PILE.

- HOW MANY DID YOU... - TOTAL, FIVE.

THREE, FOUR. WE WON!

OH, DID YOU? HOW MANY DID YOU GET?

- WE GOT SIX. - SIX! WE WON.

GABE AND I WINNING THE HUNTING COMPETITION --

IT FEELS GOOD, BUT BEAR AND RAIN DID GREAT.

YOU KNOW, I'M ACTUALLY REALLY PROUD OF RAIN

GETTING OUT THERE AND GETTING SO MANY,

BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD

TO HAVE GOTTEN MORE PHEASANT THAN THEM.

OH, ALREADY BUTCHERED IT. CONVENIENT!

WELL, HEY, YOU WANT TO COUNT THE TORSOS?

- HERE'S ONE, TWO... - TWO, THREE...

...THREE. ...FOUR, FIVE...

- ...FIVE... - ...SIX.

- ...SIX! - SIX!

I DON'T THINK ONE OF THOSE IS A TORSO.

THEY'RE TORSOS.

WHEN YOU LOOK DOWN AND SEE ALL THE BIRDS WE GOT,

YOU KNOW, THE FEASTS THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE --

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

IT'S ABOUT, YOU KNOW, FAMILY TOGETHERNESS

AND COMING TOGETHER FOR A COMMON GOAL AND WORKING HARD AT IT.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT Y'ALL GUYS,

BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE COOLEST HUNTS I'VE BEEN ON.

AND WE'RE BACK, GUYS. WE REALLY ARE.

WE'RE ROCKING THIS THING.

IT FEELS GOOD TO BE LIVING AGAIN.

-COMING UP...

-WHAT DID YOU HAVE HERE, NOAH?

...NOAH'S BUSH SLED FACES THE SLOPES OF NORTH STAR RANCH.

-Y'ALL GUYS READY FOR THE BIG RIDE, BABY?

- SAY YOUR PRAYERS. WHOO!

♪♪

AH! WHAT IS IT, NOAH? SOME KIND OF FRANKENSTEIN THING?

WHAT HAVE YOU MADE?

CAN I RIDE IN THIS THING?

THE BROWNS ARE SET TO ENJOY THEIR FIRST HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

IN THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN WASHINGTON STATE.

- IS IT CALLED DEATH COACH? - NO.

- DEATH COACH! - IT'S THE ACCELE-SLED.

- ACCELE-SLED? - YES.

BUT BEFORE THE BIG FAMILY MEAL,

NOAH IS TAKING THE TIME TO RECONNECT WITH HIS SIBLINGS

AND SHARE HIS LATEST INVENTION.

Y'ALL GUYS READY FOR THE BIG RIDE, BABY?

SAY YOUR PRAYERS.

ONE OF THE BIG APPEALS ABOUT SLEDDING ISN'T JUST,

"OH, WE'RE GONNA BE FLYING. WE'RE GONNA GO DOWN THE HILL."

IT'S THE FACT THAT IT TAKES SKILL.

OKAY, WE READY?

- READY, STEER. - AAAH!

STRAIGHTEN OUT. STRAIGHTEN IT OUT.

NOAH, SHIFT YOURSELF PORT.

TURNING TOO MUCH TO THE LEFT, NOAH.

- YOU'RE GOING SIDEWAYS. - HOLD ON.

- OHHH! - HOLD ON.

IF YOU DON'T DO IT JUST RIGHT, YOU COULD CRASH.

THAT'S ALMOST AS FUN AS MAKING THE CORNER.

IF I DON'T GET IN, I'M SORRY.

WHAT?! YOU HAVE TO GET IN.

I CAN'T GO ALONE! NOAH, JUMP IN, JUMP IN.

- COME ON! - GET IN!

- GET OUT OF HERE! - WHOO! AAAH!

YEAH!

IT'S NOT REALLY TURNING WHEN I STEER!

- OH, MAN! - OH, CRASH.

- YOU GUYS OKAY? - YEAH, WE'RE GOOD.

OOH, IT'S DISCONNECTED.

OKAY, IS IT, LIKE, A QUICK FIX?

NO. THIS IS JUST THE PROTOTYPE, BUT IT REALLY DID --

IT STARTED FLYING.

'CAUSE ONCE YOU STARTED GOING, IT WAS JUST BOOM

AND THEN FOR ONE SECOND, YOU WENT, BOOM,

AND IT FLIPPED STRAIGHT UP LIKE THAT.

IS THERE SOME OTHER SLED

THAT WE CAN GO DOWN THIS BABY WITH?

I THOUGHT I SAW A SMALL PLASTIC ONE.

EVEN THOUGH NOAH'S SLED DIDN'T QUITE WORK AS MUCH

AS HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AND BROKE INTO A FEW PIECES,

IT STILL SERVED ITS PURPOSE --

WE WERE LAUGHING, HAVING FUN, ROLLING AROUND IN THE SNOW.

- YOU GUYS READY? - I GUESS. I CAN'T SEE.

EVEN THOUGH WE'RE BUSY, AND EVEN THOUGH WE'RE STRESSING

ABOUT THINGS WE ALL NEED TO GET DONE,

IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER WE'RE UP HERE AS A BIG FAMILY.

- HAVE FUN. - I WILL...

OR DIE TRYING.

IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER WHY WE'RE HERE,

AND THAT'S TO LIVE THE WAY WE WANT TO.

OOH, GOOD. LEAN, LEAN, LEAN!

HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO RIDE A SNOWBOARD, DOES HE?

HE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.

HE CRASHED.

YOU JINXED HIM.

OH, NO. HE'S RIGHT BACK UP.

LOOK AT THAT.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN ME ON THE PHEASANT HUNT, THOUGH.

I WAS REALLY GOOD. YOU WOULD'VE BEEN PROUD.

YOU WOULD'VE BEEN LIKE, "THAT'S MY MAN."

EVERYBODY'S CHIPPING IN TO HELP FOR THE FEAST,

AND I'VE BEEN ENDING UP DOING A LOT OF IT.

AND ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS RIGHT NOW

IS SEEING RAQUELL COOK FOR THE FAMILY.

THAT'S AWESOME, ESPECIALLY IN OUR FAMILY.

LIKE, THAT'S HUGE, YOU KNOW.

COOKING -- THAT'S A BIG HONOR,

AND SHE'S JUST GOING AT IT. AND I MUST SAY, SHE'S GOOD.

THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME.

SO, YOU'RE GONNA HIT ME WITH AN OLD FAMILY RECIPE?

MAYBE NOT TODAY.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE READY.

I'M KIND OF EXCITED TO SEE YOU AT THE FAMILY DINNER.

YEAH?

TO BE HONEST, WE DON'T HAVE MANY, LIKE,

"OUTSIDERS", IF YOU WILL, JOIN OUR LITTLE FAMILY FEASTS,

SO ANYTIME WE DO, IT'S ALWAYS A SPECIAL OCCASION.

LIKE, ARE YOU NERVOUS ABOUT IT AT ALL?

OH, YEAH.

TO SIT TOGETHER WITH EVERYBODY IN THE SAME AREA --

THAT'S A LITTLE INTIMIDATING TO ME.

THE MORE RAQUELL DOES STUFF LIKE THIS,

THE EASIER IT'S GONNA BECOME FOR HER, YOU KNOW?

SHE'S JUST TAKING RIGHT TO IT, AND THAT'S REALLY COOL TO SEE.

PERFECT GIRL FOR ME.

OH, LOOK AT THAT. OH, YEAH.

OH, DO YOU SMELL THAT?

BABY, YOUR SEASONING JOB IS GOOD.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE THAT OFF?

I GOT IT. HERE, JUST HOLD THIS.

- OKAY. - I'M GONNA BE SMART THIS TIME.

FORGET THOSE MAN-MADE HAND GLOVES.

THAT'S WHY GOD GIVES US STICKS.

GET ON IN THERE.

GET IN YOUR HOME. I'M COMING IN.

AH, IT'S HOT, HOT, HOT! AHH! OH.

ARE YOU OKAY?

OH, IT'S HOT. NO, IT BURNS.

GO STICK YOUR HAND IN THE SNOW, QUICK.

OH, IT BURNS LIKE FIRE.

- WHERE. - OH, THE CORNER.

AND THE MIDDLE FINGER A LITTLE.

AND ONE GOT ME HERE.

AWW.

I SHOULD GET BURNED MORE OFTEN.

YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY PATIENT.

I TRY TO SIT BACK AND LET PEOPLE DO THINGS THEIR WAY,

AND RAQUELL'S INTERESTED IN LEARNING NEW THINGS

AND KIND OF ROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES AND ADAPTING.

AND I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK WE MAKE THE PERFECT TEAM.

WE'RE A PERFECT COUPLE.

UGH. WAIT, DON'T SPILL IT.

OH!

OH-HO-HO-HO-HO-HO-HO!

OH, IT'S LOOKING GOOD.

LOOK AT THAT. DOESN'T IT?

OH, BABY, WE DID GOOD.

DID WE? HIGH FIVE. YES. UH!

DO YOU THINK EVERYBODY WILL LIKE IT?

OH, IF TASTES HALF AS GOOD AS IT SMELLS,

THEY WILL LOVE IT.

♪♪

I DON'T KNOW WHO WAS IN LAST.

THEY'RE GONNA FLIP, AMI.

THEY REALLY ARE.

LATE IN THE AFTERNOON,

THE FAMILY CELEBRATION DINNER DRAWS CLOSER,

BUT BILLY AND AMI HAVE SUMMONED THEIR DAUGHTERS

TO DISCUSS A SITUATION IN THE BARN.

- MOM, DAD. - THEY'RE HERE.

MOM AND DAD CALLED ME DOWN OUT OF NOWHERE.

TYPICALLY, IT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING BAD,

ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE NOT SMILING.

IT DEFINITELY MAKES ME FEEL LIKE SOMETHING MIGHT BE WRONG.

WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF BAD NEWS.

I'LL SHOW YOU IN THE BARN.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I DON'T KNOW HOW IT GOT TORN UP.

GONNA ASK Y'ALL IF YOU KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

I'M CONFUSED AND SCARED.

IF SOMETHING GOT INTO THE BARN

AND SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THE ANIMALS,

DEVASTATED WOULD DEFINITELY BE A WORD FOR IT.

I'M THE PROTECTOR. IT'D BE HORRIBLE.

IT WAS -- YOU KNOW...

IT REALLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, YOU KNOW?

DID SOMETHING GET IN?

WELL...

OOH, IT'S LOOKING GOOD.

RAIN AND I TODAY -- WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE

THE GOATS FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE.

RAIN HAD THE IDEA TO MAKE THEM, LIKE, LITTLE CAKES

JUST USING SOME OF THE GRAIN,

A LITTLE BIT OF THE HAY, AND I'M GONNA TOP IT OFF

WITH A LITTLE BIT OF SALT AND SOME BARK.

WHAT DOES YOUR CAKE REPRESENT,

AND WHY DOES IT LOOK LIKE A COW PATTY?

IT'S SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE A LOG.

MINE LOOKS BETTER THAN YOURS.

OKAY, ARE WE READY?

THEY LIKE YOURS MORE. THAT'S OKAY.

OH, YOU'RE LOVING IT.

I THINK THE GOATS DID LIKE RAIN'S CAKE

MORE THAT MINE FOR SOME REASON.

WE USED THE EXACT SAME INGREDIENTS.

THEY WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH MINE.

I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT.

IF YOU DECIDE YOU WANT IT LATER, IT'LL BE THERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHO WAS IN LAST.

WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF BAD NEWS.

- WHAT HAPPENED? - WHAT?

THE BROWNS ARE TAKING A BREAK

TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY SEASON ON THEIR RANCH...

AH! HOT POTATO.

OH, IT LOOKS LIKE A FACE.

...BUT AS THE REST OF THE FAMILY

PREPARES FOR THE FESTIVITIES ON THE MOUNTAIN,

BILLY, AMI, AND BEAR HAVE SHOCKING NEWS

TO SHARE WITH YOUNGEST DAUGHTER RAIN AND SNOWBIRD.

I'M CONFUSED AND SCARED.

SO MANY THINGS ARE JUST RACING THROUGH MY MIND RIGHT NOW.

BIRD AND I KEEP ASKING, "WHAT'S WRONG?

WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT'S GOING ON?"

AND THEY'RE JUST LIKE, "YOU HAVE TO SEE IT."

THEY CAN'T DESCRIBE IT.

AUTOMATICALLY, MY BRAIN GOES TO THE WORST PLACES.

AAAAH! OHHHH!

WAIT. NO, WAIT.

- YOU GOT HORSES IN HERE. - THAT'S YOURS.

WELL, GIRLS, GO SEE YOUR HORSE. COME ON.

- I WANT TO PET THEM. - GO SEE YOUR HORSE.

SAY HI.

EVER SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL,

I WAS ALWAYS HEARING THESE STORIES ABOUT HORSES

AND HOW AMAZING THEY WERE,

AND I WANTED ONE FROM THE TIME I COULD SPEAK.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME, ANGEL FACE?

AND SO, I SEE THIS HORSE AND I'M LIKE,

"OH, MY GOSH. IT'S A HORSE."

LIKE, THIS IS ONLY, LIKE, THE EIGHTH TIME

I'VE SEEN A HORSE IN PERSON.

AND THEN MOM AND DAD TELL ME IT'S MINE,

AND I JUST, LIKE, CRY.

OH, SHE LIKES ME.

SHE ALREADY NEEDS A BATH.

CAN I BATHE HER? DOES SHE LIKE BATHS?

WITH EVERYTHING HAPPENING FOR THE CELEBRATION

AND, YOU KNOW, THE HUNT AND THE TALENT SHOW,

I DID NOT EXPECT TO GET A HORSE AMONG ALL OF THIS.

IT IS DEFINITELY THE CHERRY ON TOP.

HI.

I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT HORSES,

AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IS LEARNING ABOUT THEM --

YOU KNOW, LEARNING ABOUT HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEM

AND BECOMING FRIENDS.

THE GIRLS LOVE IT.

NEVER THOUGHT WE'D GIVE THEM THIS.

SHE'S RESTING ON ME.

I'M SO TICKLED WHEN I SEE THEM AND THEY'RE SO HAPPY.

YOU KNOW, "HEY, GIRLS. LOOK OVER HERE."

EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE HAD AND EVERYTHING

THAT GOOD LORD'S GIVEN US --

IT IS SO BIG TO ME THAT I'M JUST ECSTATIC.

IS HE THE KIND OF HORSE

THAT I COULD FIRE MY BOW WHEN WE'RE RIDING?

YEAH.

I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA FAINT.

CAN I RIDE WHILE I HOLD ONE OF THE CATS?

MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO LEARN HOW TO STAY ON FIRST.

OKAY.

♪♪

- I NEED SOME BIRD. - YES.

- THANK YOU, BIRD. - YOU'RE WELCOME.

- STUFFING! - THANK YOU.

I LOVE THIS TABLE.

HAVE YOU SMELLED THE TABLE?

IT SMELLS REALLY GOOD.

IS IT GOOD, RAINY?

- HAVE YOU SMELLED THE TABLE? - I CAN SMELL THE TABLE, BABY.

IT'S BEEN HARD THE PAST COUPLE YEARS,

BUT BEING HERE AROUND THE TABLE WITH EVERYONE,

PASSING AROUND FOOD THAT WE GATHERED,

IT DEFINITELY TAKES OUR MIND OFF ALL THAT.

IT'S, LIKE, THAT'S IN THE PAST.

THIS IS THE FUTURE, AND THE FUTURE'S GONNA BE GREAT.

WELL, RAINY, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO KNOW THAT YOU PROVIDED

ONE OF THESE PHEASANTS?

I THINK THAT I SHOULD DO IT MORE OFTEN.

I LOVE TO HUNT PHEASANT.

SHE WAS RUNNING AROUND LIKE G.I. JANE, AIMING, SHOOTING.

I MEAN, EVEN WHEN HER SAFETY WAS STUCK ON, SHE'D HAVE BLASTED

THAT THING IN HALF IF SHE HADN'T OF FLIPPED IT ON.

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SHOT, TOO.

CAN SOMEBODY PASS THE GRAVY?

THE PHEASANT IS DELICIOUS.

IT EXCEEDED MY ENTIRE EXPECTATION.

I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA TASTE LIKE CHICKEN, LITERALLY.

YOU ALWAYS HEAR, "IT TASTES LIKE CHICKEN."

NO, PHEASANT DOES NOT TASTE LIKE CHICKEN.

PHEASANT TASTES LIKE PHEASANT.

IT'S, LIKE, SCRUMPTIOUS.

LOOK WHERE WE ARE NOW --

EATING PHEASANT, SITTING AROUND A TABLE,

EVERYBODY'S PRETTY HEALTHY.

AND GUESS WHAT. WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE A NEW ADDITION.

THAT'S RIGHT.

LITTLE KITTEN'S GONNA HAVE A KITTEN.

AND THEN LOOK DOWN THERE.

GOT ANOTHER ADDITION COMING IN.

A VERY QUIET ADDITION.

AND LOOK WHAT'S RIGHT OVER THERE.

I'M TRYING TO IGNORE THAT.

SHE'S LIKE, "ARE THEY STARING AT ME?

WHAT'S GOING ON?"

BOY, THAT MEANS THE LAST TIME WE WERE ALL TOGETHER

WAS A LONG TIME.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING TO BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED.

THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL ABOUT IT.

IT'S KEPT US REALLY CLOSE.

THIS RANCH IS A FAMILY RANCH.

THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

I'LL SAY ONE THING AND NO PUN. I'M PROUD OF EVERY ONE OF YOU.

VERY.

I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF THAT ONE RIGHT THERE...

YOU KNOW, WHAT SHE'S GIVEN ME, AND I'M JUST THANKFUL

GOOD LORD BLESSED AN IDIOT LIKE ME WITH ALL THIS.

I DON'T DESERVE ANY OF IT, AND I ADMIT IT.

I'M BLOWN AWAY ABOUT IT.

I COULDN'T BE THANKFUL FOR ANYTHING MORE

THAN THE GOOD LORD FOR DOING THIS.

I'VE BEEN IN A LOT OF SITUATIONS

THAT YOU'D THINK THE WORLD WAS COMING TO AN END,

BUT OUR FAITH, I FEEL, IS THE ONLY WAY

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO.

I THINK IF YOU TRY TO DO THIS ALONE, YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE IT,

AND I'VE HAD TOO MANY TIMES

THE GOOD LORD HAS MADE OUR FAITH STRONGER

BY SHOWING THAT YOU HAVE FAITH AND I'LL FIX IT,

BECAUSE HE HAS.

WE GOT A LOT IN FRONT OF US.

GOT A LOT TO DO.

AND Y'ALL KNOW AS WELL AS I DO

HE'S GONNA DROP A ROCK ON US TOMORROW PROBABLY,

BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK A LOT OF TIMES

HE'LL HIT US WITH STUFF, AND IT'S NOT FOR US.

IT'S 'CAUSE HE HAS FAITH IN US, TOO,

THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE FAITH IN HIM

AND NOT GIVE UP AND BE THAT EXAMPLE.

THAT'S JUST ONE THING I JUST WANT Y'ALL TO CARRY

THAT ALL THE TIME -- FAITH IN GOD.

IT WORKS.

♪♪

THE HARD WORK -- IT'S RIGHT AHEAD OF US NOW,

AND IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH.

BUT, YOU KNOW, SEEING ALL THE KIDS OUT TOGETHER

AND WORKING AT ONE THING, I'M JUST TICKLED TO DEATH.

HEY, HEY, GUYS, FOOD TIME.

AND I WILL ADMIT THAT THE DREAMS COMING HERE WERE BIG.

THEY STILL ARE.

IT TRIES TO THROW DOUBT IN THERE.

ARE WE GONNA END UP, YOU KNOW,

WITHOUT ANYTHING AND IN THE SNOW?

IT COULD HAPPEN.

BUT IF I JUST KEEP HITTING IT INTO SOMETHING GOOD,

GOOD LORD'S GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN,

AND I'VE GOT PLENTY OF FAMILY TO BACK ME UP.

MAKES YOU PROUD.

THE FAMILY DREAM IS RIGHT THERE.

WE CAN DO IT.

IF WE STICK TOGETHER, WE CAN DO THIS.

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

STOP HER AT THIRD! STOP HER! YES!

YOU'RE ON MY TEAM, BEAR!

...AS THE FAMILY'S FOOTPRINT ON THE MOUNTAIN GROWS...

ONE THING I THOUGHT I'D NEVER HAVE IN MY LAB -- DIAPERS.

YOU CAN USE IT AS A HATCHET.

...THE BROWNS' LIVESTOCK IS READY FOR HARVEST.

THIS IS RANCHING. WE HAVE TO EAT TO SURVIVE.

IT'S OKAY, GUYS.

-AND THE WOLF PACK MUST ADAPT TO A NEW WAY OF LIFE.

ARE YOU UP FOR THAT?

WE CAN'T LIVE LIKE WE USED TO.

BUT ONE FAMILY MEMBER TAKES A STAND...

I CAN'T KILL SOMETHING THAT I RAISED.

YOU DON'T HAVE A RANCH 'CAUSE YOU LIKE LOOKING AT BULLS.

...DETERMINED TO PROVE THERE'S A BETTER WAY.

-IF I CAN BRING THE MEAT BACK,

WE DON'T HAVE TO HARVEST THE ANIMALS.