Original subtitles

OH, THERE HE IS!

HI, LITTLE OREO, HOWIE NUBBINS.

HI, BUDDY! COME HERE, YOU.

ARE YOU READY FOR DINNERTIME?

COME HERE, NUBBY. OKAY, OKAY.

BREATHE, BREATHE. GOOD BOY.

NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I FEED OR SEE THEM,

I JUST GET SO EXCITED.

GOOD BOY. COME HERE.

GABEY, DO NOT STICK IT IN YOUR MOUTH.

- GABE. - GABE.

GABE!

NO!

IT'S GOOD.

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

RIGHT THERE AND STOP HER! YES!

YOU'RE ON MY TEAM, BEAR!

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

ONE THING I THOUGH 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 CATTLE RANCH

'CAUSE YOU LIKE LOOKING AT PRETTY BULLS.

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

IF I CAN BRING THE MEAT BACK,

WE DON'T HAVE TO HARVEST THE ANIMALS.

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

YOU MIGHT WANT TO GO BACK A MILE OR TWO.

GABE RUTH UP TO BAT.

OKAY, GABE RUTH. ARE YOU READY TO RUMBLE?

♪♪

- OH, YEAH! - GET IT, BEAR!

TODAY, THE GUYS AND I DECIDED TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN

AND PLAY SOME BUSH BASEBALL.

RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. YOU READY?

GOOD FAKE-OUT BALL.

MOM AND DAD EXPLAINED TO US ALL,

LIKE, THE RULES AND STUFF OF SPORTS,

AND WE DIDN'T REALLY FOLLOW 100%,

SO WE JUST KIND OF MADE UP OUR OWN.

SO WE HAD WHAT WE'D CALL BUSH SPORTS.

NO, HE MISSED ME BY, LIKE -- WHY DIDN'T HE HIT YOU?!

AND BASICALLY, THERE'S A LOT LESS RULES,

AND IT'S MORE EXTREME.

WHOEVER MAKES IT HOME THE MOST, WINS.

IT'S THE SAME RULES AS BASEBALL, MORE OR LESS.

I DON'T THINK IT IS, THOUGH. I MEAN...

THIS WAY, NOT THAT WAY? I HAVE NO IDEA.

WE RUN LEFT.

A DOUBLE?

WE DON'T PLAY WITH DOUBLES.

I THINK THAT WAS A FOUL BALL.

EVER SINCE WE HEARD OF THAT,

WE MIGHT INCORPORATE SOME KIND OF DOUBLE.

IS THAT WHEN THEY THROW TWO BALLS?

THAT'S WHAT WE WERE THINKING.

MAYBE, YOU KNOW, HAVE TWO BATTERS

OR TWO PITCHERS OR SOMETHING, AND THAT COULD MAKE IT FUN.

GET GABE! GET HIM! SAFE!

TO BE HONEST, I STILL DON'T EVEN KNOW

THE RULES OF BUSH BASEBALL.

BASICALLY, HIT THE BALL AND RUN.

- GOOD ONE! - AAH!

GET IT, GABE! GET IT!

GO! RUN! GET HER! GET HER! GET HER!

STOP RIGHT THERE AND STOP HER!

YES!

YOU'RE ON MY TEAM, BEAR!

WE'RE ON THE SAME TEAM!

I THOUGHT IT'S ALL AGAINST ALL.

GET THE BALL, GABE! GET THE BALL!

THROW IT! BIRD, GO! GRAB IT! GRAB IT!

- GET HIM! - SO CLOSE!

BASICALLY, TO WIN, IT'S WHOEVER GETS THE MOST POINTS.

NORMALLY WE GO TO, LIKE, FIRST TO 10,

FIRST TO 5 DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE.

SO, AS MANY TIMES AS YOU CAN RUN THE BASES

AND MAKE IT HOME, THAT'S A POINT.

- HE GOT ME! - THAT'S THREE?

- YEP. - YOU -- UGH!

- RAINY WINS! - I THINK THAT'S IT.

WHOO! GOOD JOB.

- YEAH! - YEAH! YEAH!

- YEAH! - ME!

YOU WIN!

IN THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN WASHINGTON,

THE BROWN FAMILY IS IN THE START OF WINTER,

STRIVING TO BUILD THEIR DREAM OF A MULTI-GENERATIONAL RANCH.

THAT'S ONE WAY TO BREAK UP HAY.

WE'VE BEEN ON THE RANCH FOR ALMOST A YEAR,

AND WHEN YOU STAND HERE AND LOOK AROUND, WE'VE DONE A LOT,

BUT AS MUCH AS WE'VE DONE, THERE'S STILL SO MUCH TO DO.

I'M TRYING TO TELL THEM NOW

THIS RANCH WILL NOT BE FINISHED IN YOUR LIFETIME.

THERE YOU GO, GUYS.

SINCE RELOCATING TO THEIR NEW HOMESTEAD,

THEY'VE ACQUIRED LIVESTOCK WITH THE HOPES OF LIVING SUSTAINABLY.

AND WHILE THEY'VE SUBSISTED OFF HUNTED MEAT

AND PROVISIONS FROM TOWN,

THE TIME HAS COME TO HARVEST SOME OF THEIR ANIMALS.

♪♪

WE'VE BEEN PUTTING IN A LOT OF WORK

EVER SINCE WE GOT HERE TO TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THE ANIMALS.

YOU KNOW, SINCE WE STEPPED ON THIS GROUND,

THAT'S BEEN OUR MAIN FOCUS.

BUT THIS IS RANCHING, AND NOBODY SAID

IT WAS GOING TO BE EASY.

IT ISN'T WHAT WE'RE USED TO.

IN ALASKA, THE BROWNS WERE RAISED

TO HUNT FOR SURVIVAL.

YOU DID GOOD, BIRD.

BUT WITH REGULATIONS AND LESS ABUNDANT GAME IN WASHINGTON,

THEY MUST ADAPT TO SUSTAIN THEIR GROWING FAMILY.

HERE ON THE RANCH, IT GIVES US

AN OPPORTUNITY WE NEVER HAD BEFORE,

'CAUSE HUNTING TAKES TIME, YOU KNOW?

GATHERING TAKES TIME. FISHING TAKES TIME.

BUT HERE, YOU KNOW, THE CHICKEN COULD JUST BE OVER THERE GROWING

WHILE WE WORK ON OTHER PROJECTS, AND IT'S JUST THE WAY TO GO.

♪♪

ARE YOU READY FOR WHAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN WITH THE ANIMALS?

I REALLY DON'T THINK WE NEED TO.

LIKE, WE COULD JUST HAVE 15 ROOSTERS.

THERE'S NO REAL PURPOSE FOR THEM,

'CAUSE YOU DON'T NEED THAT MANY ROOSTERS

TO HAVE A LOT OF EGGS.

AND THEY FIGHT A LOT.

BUT I RAISED THEM, YOU KNOW?

THEY COME TO ME FOR FOOD,

AND I CAN'T KILL SOMETHING THAT I RAISED AND THAT LOVES ME.

I KNOW, LIKE, WE HAVE A RANCH. YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY CHICKENS.

WE HAVE CHICKENS FOR FOOD,

BUT IT'S HARD FOR ME TO KILL SOMETHING THAT I'VE NAMED

AND, LIKE, HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH.

I LOVE ANIMALS MORE THAN I LOVE PEOPLE,

AND SO, LIKE, I GET VERY ATTACHED TO ANIMALS VERY QUICK.

GOOD BOY.

ANIMALS DON'T JUDGE YOU. ANIMALS DON'T LIE TO YOU.

AN ANIMAL WOULDN'T, YOU KNOW,

TRY BEFRIEND YOU AND THEN STAB YOU IN THE BACK.

HEY!

OH.

IT TICKLES, GUYS.

YOU KNOW, I DID GROW UP HUNTING,

BUT TO RAISE THE ANIMAL AND THEN KILL IT,

IT JUST FEELS DIFFERENT.

♪♪

I THINK A BIG PART OF THE RANCH IS LOOKING OUT

AND SEEING A WHOLE BUNCH OF CATTLE AND CHICKENS

AND KNOWING THAT THEY'RE DOING GOOD,

BUT THE MAIN PART OF IT IS MEAT.

YOU DON'T HAVE A CATTLE RANCH

'CAUSE YOU LIKE LOOKING AT PRETTY BULLS.

♪♪

YOU KNOW, AS A BIG BROTHER TO BIRD,

IT'S JUST A HARD POSITION FOR ME TO BE IN

TO SEE HER STRUGGLE LIKE THIS, BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING

THAT I KNOW NEEDS TO GET DONE, AND, YEAH,

I FEEL BAD ABOUT IT, TOO, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,

YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER WHY THEY'RE EVEN HERE.

AND MY WHOLE FAMILY'S ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL,

YOU KNOW, AND IN THE WOLF PACK,

NOBODY'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYBODY ELSE,

SO IT'S JUST REALLY CRUCIAL THAT WE GET BIRD ON BOARD

WITH THE PLANS THAT WE HAVE.

LET'S JUST WALK AROUND AND LOOK AT ALL THE ANIMALS

AND LOOK AT ALL THE FACES YOU WANT TO KILL.

I TRY NOT TO LOOK IN THEIR FACES, BIRD.

WELL, NOW WE KNOW.

NOW WE KNOW THE PROBLEM.

I WANT TO LIVE OFF THE LAND AND LIVE IN THE WOODS

MORE THAN ANYONE PROBABLY ON THE PLANET.

I DON'T NEED RUNNING WATER. I DON'T NEED A BATHROOM.

BUT I CAN'T JUST CUT OFF MY FEELINGS

AND BE LIKE, "YOU'RE RIGHT. LET'S GO GET SOME CHICKENS."

THESE ARE THE SAME LITTLE CHICKENS

THAT WE HAD TO, LIKE, DROPPER-FEED.

I HAVE A LITTLE CALL THAT, LIKE, THEY ALL LOOK WHEN I DO,

AND YOU CAN JUST SEE IT'S THE SAME LITTLE CHICKENS.

I JUST CAN'T DO IT.

♪♪

♪♪

I CAN SEE WHY YOU LIKE THIS PLACE.

NOT ONLY CAN YOU GET COOL STUFF,

BUT IT ALSO, LIKE, GETS YOUR MIND WORKING.

EXACTLY.

20 MILES AWAY IN THE SMALL TOWN OF TONASKET,

BROTHERS GABE AND NOAH

ARE SPENDING THE MORNING AT A LOCAL ANTIQUE STORE,

LOOKING TO FIND MATERIALS FOR NOAH'S LATEST INNOVATION.

IDEALLY, I'M LOOKING FOR SOME SORT

OF CHANGING TABLE WITH DRAWERS. THE DRAWERS ARE IMPORTANT,

BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO STORE DIAPERS IN IT,

AND THE TOP NEEDS TO BE VERY SOLID,

BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE BABY'S GONNA GO.

PLAY ME SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW, SINCE NOAH AND I BOTH HAVE GIRLS ON THE MOUNTAIN,

IT'S KIND OF PUT US IN OUR OWN LITTLE, SPECIAL CLUB.

PLEASE WATCH WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

AND SINCE NOAH'S THE FIRST ONE THAT DID IT,

LIKE, HE KIND OF PAVED THE WAY TO ADDING SOMEONE TO THE FAMILY,

WHICH WORKS FOR MY ADVANTAGE, 'CAUSE IT'S PROBABLY NOT

THE MOST COMFORTABLE THING IN THE WORLD,

AND I WANT TO MAKE IT COMFORTABLE FOR RAQUELL.

HOW'S YOUR GIRL?

WELL, SO FAR SO GOOD,

BUT I JUST DON'T WANT HER TO GET TIRED OF IT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT EASY LIVING IN THE BUSH

WITH THE LIFE WE LIVE. LIKE, IF IT WERE FOR EVERYONE,

EVERYONE WOULD DO IT.

WHAT DO YOU FIND IN THE BUSH?

BUSHES. ANYTHING YOU TAKE THERE.

THAT'S TRUE.

DON'T MAKE IT HARD ON HER.

MAKE IT EASY.

PUT THAT THING BACK. LET'S CONTINUE LOOKING.

MOUNTAIN LIFE IS NOT AN EXTREMELY EASY LIFE TO LIVE.

PEOPLE THAT ARE USED TO LIVING THE CITIES

OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, IT CAN BE DIFFICULT.

SO MY ADVICE TO HIM IS ACTUALLY JUST TO SHOW HER

THAT YOU CAN GIVE HER EVERYTHING SHE'S USED TO RIGHT HERE.

JUST 'CAUSE YOU'RE UP ON A MOUNTAIN

DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE,

IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

WHAT ABOUT THIS FOR A CHANGING TABLE?

YEAH, THAT ONE SEEMS KIND OF OLD.

I MEAN, YOU MIGHT BE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW,

PUT SOME STABILIZATION ON IT.

I COULD DEFINITELY SEE IT IN YOUR CASTLE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

IT'S THE ONLY THING LARGE ENOUGH,

BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT TOO LARGE.

I CAN AT LEAST SOME OF THE PARTS.

USE IT FOR A BASE.

THIS WILL DO, GABE.

♪♪

-YOU HEARD HER! -SHE'S AGREEING WITH ME.

NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT MEANS.

I KNOW Y'ALL'S FEELINGS ABOUT THE CHICKENS.

LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE HOLDING ONE

WHEN YOU JUST WANT TO EAT IT.

SO, I WAS THINKING ABOUT GOING ON A HUNT.

♪♪

I DON'T WANT TO HARVEST THE ANIMALS.

I THINK A HUNT IS A GOOD IDEA, THOUGH.

WE NEED MEAT FOR THE WINTER ANYWAY,

AND MAYBE I CAN PROVE WE DON'T NEED TO HARVEST THE ANIMALS.

WE HAVE LIVED ON HUNTING SINCE I CAN REMEMBER.

EVERY TIME WE NEEDED FOOD -- WHAT IF I GO ON A HUNT?

I RARELY COME BACK WITHOUT SOMETHING.

THE ISSUE ISN'T THE SYSTEM.

THE ISSUE IS YOUR ATTITUDE ABOUT THE SYSTEM.

YOU'RE NAMING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.

WOULD YOU GO INTO THE WOODS UP TO A HERD OF DEER

AND WATCH THEM THE WHOLE SEASON BEFORE IT'S HUNTING SEASON?

IF THERE WAS A HERD OF DEER THAT HUNG OUT AND ATE OUT OF MY HAND,

I WOULDN'T EAT THEM.

♪♪

WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD.

THEY'VE COME TO THE POINT WHERE THEY'RE READY TO HARVEST.

FROM NOW, THEY'RE JUST GONNA START

GETTING TOUGHER AND TOUGHER.

WE CAN'T WAIT TOO LONG.

WE HAVE A VERY SHORT WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW,

BECAUSE THESE OLD ROOSTERS, IF THEY GET MUSCLED,

THEY'RE GONNA BE STRINGY, AND THEIR MEAT'S GONNA BE TOUGH,

AND SO NOW IS PRIME.

NOW THEY'RE READY FOR IT.

WE HAVE TO DO THIS, BUT WE ALL HAVE TO BE

IN AGREEANCE ABOUT IT.

RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE HOLDING US BACK

FROM SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD'VE DONE A WEEK AGO.

♪♪

LIKE, I DON'T KNOW.

I CAN'T DECIDE HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE MATTER.

'CAUSE LEAVING ALASKA WASN'T EASY FOR ME,

AND ONE OF THE ONLY WAYS I COPED WITH IT IS WITH MY ANIMALS.

SO I DON'T WANT TO DISASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH LOVING THEM.

♪♪

THINK OF HOW THEY'RE PROVIDING FOR US.

THINK OF THE REASON WHY WE GOT THEM.

I WANT TO HELP HER GET TO A POINT WHERE SHE'S OKAY WITH IT,

'CAUSE IT'S EITHER WE GO BACK TO JUST CONSTANTLY HUNTING FOR FOOD

OR WE DO THE FARM LIFE.

REALLY THINK ABOUT THE CIRCLE OF LIFE

AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HUNTING FOR YOUR FOOD

OR RAISING ANIMALS FOR YOUR FOOD.

WELL, I'M GONNA GO GET READY, AND I'LL --

OKAY. AND I'LL JUST THINK TO MYSELF.

I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND HEAD OUT.

IF IT MEANS WE DON'T HAVE TO HARVEST THE ANIMALS

ON THE RANCH, I AM WILLING TO JUST GO OUT

AND HUNT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ANYTIME WE NEED MEAT, YOU KNOW?

I'M WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES.

I REALLY HOPE I SEE A MOUNTAIN LION.

I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE HOPING THAT, BUT I DO.

ON THE BROWNS' NORTH STAR RANCH,

THE WOLF PACK IS READY TO BEGIN BUTCHERING THEIR CHICKENS.

BUT ELDEST SISTER BIRD IS ON A MISSION

TO PROVE THERE'S A BETTER WAY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW,

HARVESTING THE ANIMALS IS THE EFFICIENT WAY TO DO IT.

THAT'S WHAT A RANCH IS ABOUT,

BUT IT'S LIKE IT'S JUST ABOUT MEAT.

SO IF I CAN BRING BACK MEAT,

WE DON'T HAVE TO HARVEST THE ANIMALS.

♪♪

-HEY, PRINCESS. -'SUP?

JUST CAME TO HELP YOU OUT HARVESTING YOUR QUAIL.

ARE YOU UP FOR THAT? YEAH.

WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE

EVERYONE IN OUR CIRCLE IS COMFORTABLE WITH THE MOVEMENT,

ESPECIALLY IF IT'S SOMETHING AS PERMANENT

AS HARVESTING THE LIVESTOCK.

BUT BAM HAS SORT OF HIS OWN RANCH,

AND HE ASKED FOR HELP HARVESTING SOME OF HIS ANIMALS.

THEY'RE PRETTY EASY TO CATCH.

COME HERE, LITTLE GUY.

YOU KILL IT, YOU TAKE THE BRAIN OUT,

AND THEN YOU CUT ITS HEAD OFF.

IT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF BLOOD 'CAUSE IT'S A QUAIL,

SO YOU JUST DRAIN THE BLOOD OUT.

I'M GONNA TAKE THAT AND THE GUTS AND EVERYTHING

TO THE COMPOST BIN.

I THINK IT'S REALLY COOL THAT RAINY'S COMING OVER

TO HELP ME HARVEST SOME OF THE QUAIL.

THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS LIKE THIS SHE'S DONE.

I KNOW NOT ALL OF US ARE WARMED UP TO THE IDEA

OF KILLING AND EATING

THE ANIMALS THAT WE'VE BEEN TAKING CARE OF.

DON'T RIP THE SKIN. YEP.

JUST HOLD THE SKIN DOWN WITH YOUR THUMB

AND THEN PRY BACKWARDS.

SEE? LOOK. THEY JUST COME RIGHT OUT.

THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ASPECT TO ME,

IS KNOWING WHAT'S GOING INTO THE FOOD,

KNOWING HOW THE ANIMAL WAS RAISED.

I DEFINITELY LOVE THE INDEPENDENCE

THAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS

OF BEING ABLE TO RAISE THE THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO EAT,

RAISE THE FOOD THAT YOUR ANIMALS NEED TO EAT

TO BE COMPLETELY SELF-SUFFICIENT.

SO I LIKE KNOWING THAT THESE ANIMALS

HAD THE BEST LIFE POSSIBLE UP UNTIL THE POINT IN TIME

THAT THEY END UP IN MY STEW POT.

ALRIGHT, NOW LET'S GET TO THE CLEANING.

CAN I HAVE THE FEET?

WHY? SO I CAN EAT THEM.

YOU WANT TO EAT THE FEET?

YEAH.

I'VE NEVER EATEN QUAIL FEET BEFORE.

THAT COULD BE INTERESTING.

YOU'VE NEVER HAD CHICKENS' FEET BEFORE?

NO.

THEY'RE GOOD.

LIKE, THE BEST PART OF THE THING.

I THINK THE FEET ARE ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF ANIMALS,

ESPECIALLY ANY BIRD-LIKE ANIMAL.

I'VE EATEN CHICKEN FEET. I'VE EATEN TURKEY FEET.

I'VE EATEN DEER HOOVES. I'VE EATEN PIGS' FEET.

I'VE EATEN COWS' FEET.

PRETTY MUCH ANY ANIMAL THAT I'VE EATEN,

I'VE EATEN ITS FEET.

♪♪

MY FAVORITE WOULD PROBABLY BE CHICKENS' FEET.

THEY'RE VERY RICH. THEY'RE VERY CRUNCHY

BUT ALSO VERY TENDER ON THE INSIDE.

AND YOU JUST PUT THEM IN A LITTLE BAG, CLIP THEM TO YOU,

AND YOU HAVE LITTLE SNACKS ALL DAY.

♪♪

MY DAD ALWAYS SAID THAT SOMEDAY, IF I EVER HAD KIDS,

I'D BE LIKE SANTA CLAUS --

THE FACT THAT I CAN MAKE ANYTHING.

TODAY'S PROJECT IS ACTUALLY A DIAPER-CHANGING STATION.

THE DIAPERS WILL BE PUSHED UP WHERE YOU CAN GRAB ONE,

PULL IT OUT, AND THE NEXT ONE'S PUSHED UP INTO ITS PLACE.

LIKE ONE OF THOSE OLD-FASHIONED CANDY MACHINES

WHERE YOU PULL THE HEAD BACK, AND CANDY POPS OUT.

WITH HIS SON DUE TO ARRIVE IS JUST A FEW MONTHS,

NOAH IS CREATING A SHAFT INSIDE THE CHANGING TABLE

TO STORE DIAPERS.

A COUNTERBALANCE SYSTEM WILL UNLOAD THEM WHEN NEEDED.

♪♪

RHAIN WANTED SOMETHING THAT WAS MEDIEVAL,

SOMETHING THAT WOULD FIT IN WITH EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE CASTLE,

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS.

LOOK AT THE FRONT OF IT, AND IT LOOKS MEDIEVAL.

I WILL ADMIT, I'M VERY ANXIOUS

ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS HAVING TO DO WITH ELIJAH,

BUT I'M ALSO VERY EXCITED.

IT'S LIKE THEY GO HAND IN HAND.

IT IS LITERALLY MY RESPONSIBILITY

TO TEACH THIS LITTLE HUMAN

AND TO SHOW HIM WHAT A MAN IS.

MY YOUNGEST SISTER IS 10 YEARS YOUNGER THAN ME,

SO I'VE KIND OF HAD A PREVIEW

OF WHAT IT'D BE LIKE TO WATCH A KID GROW UP.

I KNOW THAT IT GOES BY VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY QUICKLY,

SO I DECIDED I'M GOING TO ENJOY EVERY SLEEPLESS NIGHT,

EVERY DIRTY DIAPER,

EVERY TIME HE CRIES AND NEEDS ME TO HOLD HIM.

I'M GOING TO ENJOY EVERYTHING.

I'VE, LIKE, HUNTED QUITE A FEW THINGS,

BUT DEER IS PROBABLY STILL MY FAVORITE.

THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT HUNTING DEER, YOU KNOW?

IT'S THE MAIN THING THAT I HUNT, ACTUALLY.

THERE AREN'T A LOT OF THINGS THAT I CAN DO

THAT MAKE ME FEEL CLOSE TO ALASKA STILL.

YOU KNOW, ALASKA WILL ALWAYS BE WITH ME.

I'LL ALWAYS BE ALASKAN.

BUT HUNTING FOR ME JUST TAKES ME BACK

TO, I GUESS, MY ROOTS ALMOST.

I ACTUALLY FOUND SOME TRACKS.

AH, THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY EVEN THAT OLD.

I'D SAY MAYBE THIS MORNING OR LATE LAST NIGHT.

IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SOME GOING THAT WAY, AS WELL,

SO THIS IS PROBABLY A HIGHWAY FOR THEM.

THEY'VE DEFINITELY BEEN HERE.

I THINK ONE THING THAT MAKES IT EVEN MORE SPECIAL

IS THAT, YOU KNOW, DAD TAUGHT US.

YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS WENT OUT WITH DAD

BEFORE WE KNEW HOW TO HUNT, AND WE'D WATCH HIM HUNT.

AND THEN WHEN THE TIME CAME FOR US TO HUNT,

HE TAUGHT US HOW, YOU KNOW?

AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I LOVE HUNTING SO MUCH.

THIS IS A NICE AREA, AND THERE'S A LOT OF SIGNS.

SO I'M JUST GONNA WAIT HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT.

IT LOOKS DOWN INTO A VALLEY,

WHICH THEY WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE IT DOWN THERE,

SO I'M HOPING MAYBE I CAN SEE SOMETHING.

THERE IS ALMOST NO GREATER FEELING THAN GOING OUT HUNTING

AND GETTING SOMETHING AND BRINGING IT BACK,

'CAUSE IT'S NOT JUST FOR FUN.

IF IT CAN SAVE ALL THE ANIMALS, YOU KNOW, ON THE RANCH,

THEN I CAN HUNT ANYTIME THEY NEED ME.

AND I CAN PULL OFF OF WHATEVER I'M DOING.

I CAN GO OUT. I CAN GET A QUICK DEER

OR A TURKEY, YOU KNOW,

AND BRING THE MEAT BACK.

♪♪

NOW, WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU WANT?

IT'S A THING THAT YOU TAKE CAMPING OR HUNTING.

I'M GUESSING IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH SEWING...

AND KNIVES.

STRIVING TO MAKE RAQUELL'S TRANSITION

INTO THE BUSH SMOOTHER,

GABE SEEKS THE COUNCIL OF HIS MAIN SOURCE OF BUSH KNOWLEDGE --

HIS MOTHER, AMI.

IT'S TO HANG ON A TREE YOUR UTENSILS AND YOUR CUTLERY.

OH, LIKE A BUTCHER'S THING.

YES. A BUTCHER'S RACK.

MOM'S BEEN IN THE BUSH, LIKE, ALMOST HER WHOLE LIFE --

A VERY, VERY LONG TIME,

AND SHE JUST HAS ALL THESE LITTLE TIDBITS AND LITTLE IDEAS,

AND SHE'S JUST SO CREATIVE.

SHE'S PROBABLY THE MOST CREATIVE PERSON I KNOW.

OH, I REMEMBER YOU USED TO MAKE BAGS OUT OF BLUE JEANS,

SAILS OUT OF BLUE JEANS, AND MANY A THINGS.

INDEED, I HAVE.

IF YOU HAVE A PAIR OF BLUE JEANS IN THE BUSH, YOU'RE A KING.

YOU CAN DO SO MUCH WITH ONE PAIR OF BLUE JEANS.

THEY'RE MADE OF COTTON, YOU KNOW, SO YOU CAN TURN

ALMOST ANY PART OF THEM INTO A WICK FOR A CANDLE.

AND WE HAVE LIGHT!

THE THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH BLUE JEANS.

THEY DON'T BREAK EASY.

YOU CAN CUT THEM INTO CLOTHS.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT JUST TO BE WORN.

I THINK ONCE I SHOW RAQUELL THIS,

SHE'S GONNA REALLY LIKE IT.

YOU THINK SO? OH, YEAH.

SHE'S INTO ALL THAT, LIKE, ARTS AND CRAFTSY KIND OF STUFF.

HOW IS RAQUELL DOING UP THERE IN THAT LOFT, REALLY?

IS IT COMFORTABLE? WE GOT IT PRETTY DANG COZY.

WE HAVE A COUPLE TWIN BEDS.

WE'RE NOT SLEEPING IN THE SAME BED.

WE'RE WAY APART.

WE LEFT ROOM IN THE MIDDLE FOR THE LORD.

YOU BETTER.

TALKING WITH MOM, I DEFINITELY THINK

I CAN MAKE MORE OF AN EFFORT

TO KIND OF SHARE MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE BUSH WITH RAQUELL.

THERE'S A LOT OF LITTLE TIDBITS THAT A BUSH BOY CAN IMPART

ON SOMEONE WHO HASN'T GROWN UP OUT THERE.

IT'S STUFF LIKE THIS THAT I MISS.

ME, TOO. YOU KNOW?

IT'S, LIKE, YOU AND I, ONE-ON-ONE, MAKING SOMETHING.

JUST MAKING SOMETHING, BUT MEMORIES, TOO.

YEAH.

GABEY HAVING FOUND SOMEONE

THAT WANTS TO LIVE IN THE BUSH WITH HIM IS A GODSEND,

BECAUSE THERE'S A CERTAIN FEW PEOPLE

THAT LIKE TO LIVE LIKE WE DO.

IT IS HARD, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE PERSEVERANCE AND PATIENCE,

AND I THINK HE FOUND IT.

I LOVE IT.

LOVE YOU, MOM. LOVE YOU, BABE.

♪♪

WHY AM I GOING THROUGH A THORN BUSH?

MILES AWAY, ELDEST SISTER BIRD HAS BEEN DEER HUNTING FOR HOURS

AND STILL REMAINS EMPTY-HANDED.

THE SUN IS STARTING TO SET,

AND I'M FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM CAMP RIGHT NOW

THAT IT WOULD BE DARK BEFORE I MADE IT BACK.

SO I'M JUST GONNA MAKE A CAMP.

I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A DEER YET,

AND THAT WAY, IN THE MORNING, HOPEFULLY I'LL GET SOMETHING.

THIS HUNT IS TAKING LONGER THAN I WANTED IT TO.

IT'S BEEN PRETTY MUCH ALL DAY.

IT'S DEFINITELY DISCOURAGING, YOU KNOW?

I WANTED TO JUST COME OUT, GET SOMETHING, AND GO BACK.

I'M JUST STARTING DINNER.

I'M JUST GONNA SET IT IN THE FIRE, LET IT HEAT A LITTLE BIT,

AND THEN I'M GONNA EAT AND GO TO SLEEP.

♪♪

IT'S UNNERVING BEING ALONE IN THE WOODS,

BUT IN ANOTHER WAY, IT'S PEACEFUL,

AND IT'S THE MOST PEACEFUL THAT I EVER AM.

I DON'T KNOW. IT HELPS ME COPE WITH STUFF, I GUESS.

YOU KNOW, BEING OUT HERE BY MYSELF,

JUST UNDER THE STARS WITH THE ANIMALS, YOU KNOW,

IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE ME AGAIN,

LIKE WHEN I'M STARTING TO LOSE TRACK OF THAT, YOU KNOW?

I DON'T LIKE STAYING OUT OVERNIGHT ON A HUNT,

ESPECIALLY BY MYSELF,

'CAUSE NORMALLY, YOU KNOW, WE HUNT IN TWOS.

BUT ANY CHANCE THAT I HAVE TO POSSIBLY SAVE THE LIVESTOCK,

I'M GONNA DO IT.

I'M DETERMINED TO STAY, GET A DEER.

I'M CONFIDENT THAT IN THE MORNING,

I WILL GET SOMETHING AND GET BACK.

GOOD NIGHT, EVERYONE.

♪♪

-COMING UP...

BAKING SODA IS ONE OF THE MOST PRIMITIVE TOOTHPASTES

THAT YOU CAN USE.

...GABE GIVES RAQUELL A PREVIEW OF BUSH LIFE

WITHOUT MODERN CONVENIENCES.

ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS TO GET USED TO ABOUT LIVING IN THE BUSH

IS PROBABLY THE HYGIENE.

-AND LATER...

-THAT'S A LOT OF DEER HAIR.

-...BIRD'S DEER HUNT COMES DOWN TO A FINAL SHOT.

OKAY, READY? LIFT.

NOW DO A CURL.

OKAY. CAN YOU STEP THIS WAY?

NOW BACK.

READY? YEAH, I'M READY.

HIGHER. I NEED A STRETCH, TOO.

MORE RESISTANCE?

'CAUSE I CAN PUT A LOT MORE WEIGHT ON THAT LEG.

IT'S EARLY MORNING ON NORTH STAR RANCH,

AND SOME OF THE BROWNS' LIVESTOCK

ARE AT A PRIME AGE FOR HARVESTING.

THERE ARE A LOT OF ROOSTERS IN HERE AND NOT ENOUGH CHICKENS.

BUT SISTER BIRD IS OUT ON A DEER HUNT

TO SHOW THERE'S ANOTHER WAY TO GET MEAT.

♪♪

AND AFTER A COLD NIGHT ON THE MOUNTAIN,

SHE'S READY FOR A FRESH START ON A NEW DAY.

I GOT A LITTLE COLD DURING THE NIGHT,

BUT FOR THE MOST PART, I STAYED WARM.

I EVEN JUST SLEPT LIKE THIS.

I NEVER QUIT HUNTING.

I'M JUST GONNA START HEADING BACK TOWARD THE MAIN CAMP

AND HOPEFULLY, I GET SOMETHING ON MY WAY BACK.

♪♪

THE SNOW DEFINITELY HAS ITS UPS AND DOWN FOR HUNTING.

IT'S, LIKE -- IT'S EASIER TO TRACK,

AND THE DEER WILL PROBABLY BE MOVING DOWN,

'CAUSE IT'S GETTING SO COLD.

♪♪

IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A NICE ANIMAL TRAIL HERE,

MOST LIKELY DEER, SO I'M JUST GONNA FOLLOW THAT.

IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO BRING THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT

AND THE RIGHT MIND-SET TO ADAPT TO ANYTHING,

'CAUSE WEATHER MIGHT CHANGE.

YOU MIGHT GET SNOW. IT MIGHT START RAINING,

AND YOU JUST HAVE TO BE ABLE TO ADAPT.

I DON'T REALLY OWN WHITE CLOTHES,

SO I JUST DECIDED TO BRING A WHITE SHEET WITH ME

AND JUST WRAP MYSELF WITH IT

SO I'M NICE AND CAMOUFLAGED AGAINST THE SNOW.

BUT THIS IS A GOOD SPOT, BECAUSE, ONE --

I'M BACKED UP AGAINST THE FOREST.

ESPECIALLY WITH MY SHEET. IT'S LIKE I'M BLENDING NICELY,

AND IT OVERLOOKS A NICE RIDGE OVER THERE --

ACTUALLY, ALMOST MORE THAN ONE --

AND THE TREE LINE OVER THERE.

SO IF THEY'RE OVER THERE IN THE FIELD GRAZING OR COMING DOWN,

I'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THEM AND SHOOT THEM.

I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING LAST NIGHT.

I DIDN'T GET ANYTHING.

IT'S EASY TO GET DISCOURAGED, BUT YOU HAVE TO STAY POSITIVE.

I CAN'T BE TRAIPSING THROUGH THE WOODS WITH MY HEAD DOWN,

FEELING SORRY FOR MYSELF.

I HAVE TO BE POSITIVE AND KNOW I'M GONNA GET A DEER

AND BRING MEAT BACK TO EVERYONE.

♪♪

BAKING SODA, OR AS WE CALL IT IN THE BUSH, TOOTHPASTE.

YOU KNOW, I DEFINITELY THINK IT'S IMPORTANT

TO MAKE RAQUELL'S TRANSITION INTO THE RANCH LIVING

AS SMOOTH AS IT CAN BE.

ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS TO GET USED TO ABOUT LIVING IN THE BUSH

IS PROBABLY THE HYGIENE.

YOU WANT TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH?

I ALREADY BRUSHED MY TEETH THIS MORNING.

LET ME SMELL. WHY?

LET ME SMELL.

HOW'S THAT SMELL?

I THINK YOU SHOULD BRUSH YOUR TEETH.

EW!

SHE'S COMING INTO A WORLD THAT SHE HASN'T LIVED IN BEFORE.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU LEARN THAT I WANT TO HELP HER WITH.

SO, WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF TOOTHPASTE,

YOU CAN'T ALWAYS MAKE IT INTO TOWN.

YOU HAVE TO LAY LOW FOR SOMETIMES MONTHS.

YOU DON'T SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT WHEN YOU DO SEE PEOPLE,

YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE, LIKE, A NASTY --

YEAH.

BAKING SODA... BAKING SODA.

...IS ONE THE MOST PRIMITIVE TOOTHPASTES THAT YOU CAN USE.

SO, I GIVE MY BRUSH A NICE RINSE,

PUT SOME BAKING SODA IN MY HAND, LOAD IT UP.

IT'S A LITTLE TART.

AND JUST BRUSH.

WORK IT AROUND.

IT'S A LITTLE TART.

WATCH THIS MAKE ME THROW --

I DON'T LIKE THIS.

YOU GET USED TO IT.

THAT WAS MY BOOT.

WE DON'T LIVE IN THE BUSH SO THAT WE CAN BE

A BUNCH OF SLOBS, YOU KNOW?

IT'S STILL IMPORTANT TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

HYGIENE'S GOOD FOR THE SOUL, NOT JUST THE BODY.

YOU CAN WASH YOUR HAIR

ANYWHERE YOU HAVE A BAR OF SOAP AND WATER.

I COULD POUR IT ON. I COULD SPLASH IT WITH MY HANDS.

THE BEST WAY TO DO IT IS JUST TO GO STRAIGHT IN.

MAYBE A LITTLE FARTHER.

GO.

THERE YOU GO.

GET A GOOD LATHER GOING.

GET THE BURNS.

YOU PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

A LOT OF TIME, YOU'RE LIMITED ON HOW MUCH WATER YOU HAVE.

SCRAPE THE FOAM.

FLICK IT.

SCRAPE, FLICK.

IN THE BUSH, WE DON'T USE TOWELS.

I HAVE FAITH IN RAQUELL THAT SHE'S GONNA MELD INTO IT WELL.

SHE'LL WILLING TO TRY NEW THINGS, TOO,

SO I THINK SHE'S GONNA GET ALONG JUST FINE.

YOU HAVE TO STYLE IT SOMETIMES.

YOU DON'T HAVE A HAIR BRUSH. YEAH.

SO YOU JUST DO THIS.

COMB IT BACK, COMB IT BACK.

AND BOOM. SMELL ME.

YOU WANT ME TO SNIFF YOU.

PRETTY GOOD, RIGHT?

AND THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT.

THAT'S HYGIENE IN THE BUSH.

NO MUSS, NO FUSS, NO BED HAIR.

♪♪

Oh, shh.

Shh. Branch. No, no, no.

IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SOME DROPPINGS HERE.

I'M NOT SURE HOW FRESH.

♪♪

PRETTY FRESH.

I MEAN, HUNTING IS DEFINITELY HARDER THAN RANCHING.

YOU KNOW, ONE WAY, YOU JUST RAISE IT, AND YOU HAVE THE MEAT.

THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT A -- IT'S NOT A SURE THING.

YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT NOT GET SOMETHING EVERY TIME YOU GO OUT.

♪♪

THAT'S A LOT OF DEER HAIR.

PIECES OF THE SCALP, NORMALLY,

BUT MAYBE BUCKS FIGHTING OR SOMETHING.

♪♪

THIS IS A WELL-USED TRAIL, THAT'S FOR SURE.

♪♪

SEEING THIS DEER IN FRONT OF ME, FINALLY, AFTER ALL THIS TIME,

I JUST GET IN THAT PREDATOR MODE.

THIS IS WHERE I AM.

IT'S THE GUN, IT'S MYSELF, AND IT'S THE DEER.

BUT RIGHT NOW, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A BIT MORE PRESSURE,

'CAUSE I'VE BEEN OUT HERE FOR LIKE A DAY AND A HALF.

IT'S DEFINITELY IMPORTANT I DON'T MISS THIS SHOT

AND I TAKE IT NOW.

♪♪

♪♪

AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL FIRST DAY,

ELDEST SISTER BIRD HAS FINALLY SPOTTED A DEER.

AND WITH THE SCARCITY OF GAME,

THIS MAY BE HER ONE AND ONLY SHOT.

AS I'M LINING UP TO TAKE THE SHOT,

I DEFINITELY FEEL A LITTLE BIT OF THAT ADDED PRESSURE.

IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THERE'S SOMEONE BEHIND ME,

BREATHING DOWN MY NECK.

I WANT TO PROVE THAT WE MIGHT NOT HAVE TO HARVEST THE ANIMALS,

SO THERE IS DEFINITELY MORE RIDING ON THIS SHOT

THAN OTHER HUNTS.

OKAY.

LOOKS LIKE I GOT IT.

♪♪

I FINALLY GOT ONE.

LOOKS LIKE A CLEAN KILL.

♪♪

AFTER TAKING THE SHOT AND DOWNING THE DEER,

AFTER I GO TO IT,

I CAN'T HELP BUT GET A LITTLE SAD.

THANK YOU, LITTLE DEER.

AND YOU WILL NOT BE WASTED,

AND YOUR DEATH WAS NOT IN VAIN.

AND DEEPEST APOLOGIES.

I GUESS I'M JUST REALIZING NOW

THAT, LIKE, I'M JUSTIFYING THE CHICKENS LIVING

BECAUSE I'M FRIENDS WITH THEM.

BUT THIS DEER, AS WELL, I MEAN, IT HAD A LIFE.

IT HAD -- IT COULD'VE HAD A LITTLE GIRLFRIEND,

YOU KNOW, A LITTLE FAMILY, AND IT PROBABLY DID.

LET'S GET YOU OUT OF HERE.

I'M USING A TARP 'CAUSE IT'S BIG ENOUGH, AND I CAN DRAG IT,

AND IT WON'T ACTUALLY HURT ANY OF THE MEAT ON THE DEER.

I'M NOT GABE, SO I CAN'T QUITE JUST PUT IT ON MY SHOULDERS.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA GO ANYWHERE ON ME, ARE YOU?

♪♪

IN A PERFECT WORLD, ESPECIALLY MY PERFECT WORLD,

NO ANIMAL HAS TO DIE,

BUT, LIKE IF WE WANT TO EAT MEAT,

THAT DOES MEAN KILLING ANIMALS,

AND SO, I GUESS HARVESTING THE CHICKENS AND STUFF

IS KIND OF THE SAME THING.

NO MATER WHAT, WE DO HAVE TO KILL TO SURVIVE.

♪♪

♪♪

WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THE ROCKS?

MAKING A PRIMITIVE KNIFE.

EARLY MAN DIDN'T HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO BEND STEEL

AND TO, LIKE, SMELT.

I MEAN, I'M SURE SOME OF THEM "SMELT," BUT --

THEY WOULD USE ROCKS AND THINGS.

THE SAME WAY, LIKE, MY BROTHERS AND I

AND MY SISTERS AND I GREW UP, A ROCK AND STICK --

THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN'T ACCOMPLISH.

-NOW THAT I'VE TAUGHT RAQUELL SOME OF THE TIPS

AND TRICKS OF HYGIENE,

I WANT TO GET INTO WEAPON-MAKING AND TOOL-MAKING.

YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING ANY TOOL IN THE BUSH,

ALL YOU NEED IS A STICK AND A ROCK.

LOOK AT THAT ONE.

AND YOU SEE IT HAS A PRETTY SHARP EDGE.

MM-HMM.

SO THERE'S YOUR KNIFE, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE A HANDLE.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY MAKE STRING OUT OF YOUR T-SHIRT.

YOU RIP IT... YES.

...LIKE SO.

PUT IT OVER, WRAP IT... MM-HMM.

...AND THEN, SO IT HOLDS ONTO ITSELF.

THIS WOULD MAKE A PRETTY GOOD SPEAR.

YOU CAN ALSO USE THE BIGGER PIECES LIKE THIS,

AND YOU CAN USE IT AS A HATCHET.

AND SO WITH THAT, YOU COULD CHOP DOWN A TREE,

USE IT TO MAKE OTHER TOOLS.

IT'S PRIMITIVE TOOLS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST REALLY IMPORTANT

TO KNOW ALL THESE BASIC SURVIVAL THINGS.

IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT MY WHOLE LIFE.

I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP OUR BUSH TRADITIONS ALIVE

AND NOT LOSE THAT ASPECT OF OUR LIFE.

IT'S BEEN SUCH A BIG PART OF IT.

JUST LIKE MY PARENTS, LIKE, THEIR INTRODUCTION TO ALASKA

WAS, YOU KNOW, 18 MONTHS STRANDED ON AN ISLAND

WITH NOTHING AND NOBODY.

AND THINGS LIKE THIS SAVED THEIR LIFE.

I JUST WANT TO, LIKE, IMPART THAT TO YOU.

YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT

THAT RAQUELL EMBRACES THIS SIDE OF LIFE.

IT WOULDN'T WORK IF SHE WANTED TO LIVE ON, YOU KNOW, 5th AVENUE

AND HAVE A LUXURY APARTMENT

AND WASH HER HAIR WITH FOUR DIFFERENT SOAPS EVERY DAY.

WOW.

BOOM. IT WORKS.

BOOM. SEE WHAT I MEAN?

MM-HMM. THIS IS BUSH LIVING.

AND IF SHE WEREN'T OF THIS MIND-SET, SHE WOULDN'T BE HERE.

SHE WOULDN'T BE INTERESTED IN A GUY LIKE ME.

THIS IS THE LIFESTYLE SHE'S WANTED,

AND I THINK SHE'S GONNA BE HAPPY WITH HER DECISION.

I CAN SEE HOW THEY CAN SAVE LIVES.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

PRIMITIVE WEAPONRY 101.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

♪♪

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

WITH ALL OF HIS SUPPLIES TRANSPORTED TO HIS LAB,

NOAH FINALLY BEGINS CUSTOMIZING HIS HOMEMADE DIAPER DISPENSER.

THE DIAPER-CHANGING STATION -- IT'S BEEN A LOT MORE SANDING

AND PICKING TO GET THE OLD PAINT OUT OF THE CARVINGS

THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD.

ORIGINALLY, WHEN I FOUND IT, THIS PIECE --

YOU COULDN'T TELL THAT IT HAD ANY DESIGNS IN IT.

I'M TRYING TO DESIGN IT TO WHERE IT'S NOT JUST A TABLETOP

THAT YOU CAN CHANGE THE KID ON, WHERE IT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING

THAT YOU CAN USE TO STORE THINGS.

SO I HAVE THE DIAPER DISPENSER DESIGNED ON THE INSIDE

WHERE IT'S LIKE A MAGAZINE IN A GUN.

SO AS YOU'RE CHANGING THE LITTLE TYKE,

YOU JUST REACH OVER

AND YOU PULL OUT A DIAPER, AND YOU USE IT.

AND YOU KEEP REMOVING DIAPERS.

THE NEXT ONE...IN LINE...

IS MAGICALLY ALWAYS RIGHT THERE.

I HAVE LOADED COUNTLESS OF GUN MAGAZINES,

BUT NEVER A DIAPER MAGAZINE.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME TO MAKE SURE

THAT MY SON HAS THINGS THAT I DIDN'T.

ANY DIAPER-CHANGING STATION

THAT MY FAMILY WOULD'VE HAD WAS MY MOM'S LAP.

BUT THIS ACTUALLY ISN'T REALLY FOR ELI.

THIS IS FOR RHAIN.

IF I CAN MAKE SOMETHING AND USE THIS SKILL THAT I HAVE

IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MAKE HER BEING A MOM A LITTLE EASIER,

I'M GONNA DO IT.

AND I'M GONNA DO IT WITH STYLE.

-COMING UP...

I REALLY RESPECT HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THE ANIMALS, MAN.

...BIRD'S FINAL DECISION

WILL AFFECT THE FUTURE OF THE BROWNS' LIVESTOCK.

MY WHOLE MOTIVATION IS TO FEED THE CLAN.

I CAN'T JUST, I GUESS, TURN OFF THE SWITCH.

-NOAH? -WHAT?

IS THIS WHAT I THINK IT IS?

I THINK IT'S AN ORGAN.

NO. IT'S A PIPE ORGAN.

NOPE. IT'S A HARMON-I-CATOR.

IT'S AN ACCORDION.

AN ACCORDION.

I'M GONNA BE THE FIRST JIMI HENDRIX ACCORDION PLAYER.

OKAY. YOU PLAY, I'LL SING.

PLAY ME A SONG I CAN DANCE TO.

♪ IT'S NOT EASY ♪

♪ LIVING ON A MOUNTAIN IN THE BUSH ♪

♪ SOMETIMES YOU GET QUEASY ♪

♪ LIVING ON A MOUNTAIN IN THE BUSH ♪

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK I NEED PRACTICE AND YOU'RE AN IDIOT.

WE KNEW THAT.

GOT TO GET THIS BABY OUT. IT'S GONNA BE A BLAST.

COME ON, YOU.

♪♪

THIS IS THE HARDEST PART, BUDDY.

IT'S WINTER ON NORTH STAR RANCH,

AND ELDEST SISTER BIRD

HAS FINALLY RETURNED HOME FROM HER TWO-DAY DEER HUNT.

YOU DID REALLY GOOD, BIRDY. THANK YOU.

AS USUAL, QUITE PROUD OF YOU, GIRL.

BUT THE BROWNS ARE FACING A FAMILY DECISION

WHETHER TO HARVEST THEIR LIVESTOCK.

AWW, LISTEN TO THEM.

BOY, THEY'RE GROWING, AREN'T THEY?

NOT THAT FAST.

I REALLY RESPECT HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THE ANIMALS, MAN.

AS YOU KNOW, I DO, TOO.

AND YOU GOT A HUNTER'S HEART, LIKE I DO.

I MEAN, YOU REALLY DO, AND I KNOW IT.

BUT THINK -- THINK HOW YOU DO IT WITH HUNTING.

I MEAN, MY WHOLE MOTIVATION TO HUNT IS TO FEED THE CLAN.

AND THERE'S JUST THE BOTH THOSE MODES YOU HAVE TO TURN ON.

KIND OF SEEING WHERE EVERYONE'S COMING FROM.

HUNTING -- IT'S SIMILAR TO, LIKE, HARVESTING THE ANIMALS.

IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT 'CAUSE, LIKE,

I DON'T KNOW, I DIDN'T RAISE THE DEER.

BUT I SEE IT'S PROVIDING.

IT'S THE WAY OF LIFE.

I DON'T WANT TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT.

I WANT TO LIVE OFF THE LAND,

YOU KNOW, MORE THAN ANYONE, YOU KNOW?

SO I WANT TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT,

AND I KNOW THAT'S WHAT IT CALLS FOR, YOU KNOW?

IT CALLS FOR EATING THE CHICKENS.

YEAH. BUT IT'S LIKE, I CAN'T JUST,

I GUESS, TURN OFF THE SWITCH AND, LIKE, QUIT CARING.

AND I JUST DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT WHERE, LIKE,

IT DOESN'T MAKE ME WANT TO PLAY WITH THE LITTLE CHICKENS.

I KNOW.

I KNOW.

♪♪

YOUR COMPASSION'S A GREAT THING.

IT'S NOT WHAT THE GOOD LORD WOULD WANT US TO DO THERE,

YOU KNOW, CUT OFF COMPASSION AND ALL THAT

AND -- AND HATCHET A BUNCH OF CHICKENS.

THAT'S NOT WHAT IT'S ABOUT, YOU KNOW?

EVEN THOUGH IT DEFINITELY MAKES ME SAD,

I DO UNDERSTAND WHAT EVERYONE'S SAYING.

I STILL WANT TO KEEP THE ONES I'M ESPECIALLY CLOSE WITH,

LIKE MR. CLUCKLES

AND, LIKE, WAFFLES.

BUT IT'S A HARD CONCLUSION TO COME TO.

YES, OF COURSE.

OF COURSE.

♪♪

YOU OKAY?

YEAH.

I'M GOOD.

I'M NOT READY TO DO THE KILLING YET.

I'LL GET THERE.

YOU KNOW, AT FIRST, BIRD DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO

WITH HARVESTING THE ANIMALS.

SHE'S AT LEAST COME AROUND ENOUGH TO LET ME DO IT,

AND SHE WANTS TO BE THERE, WHICH SPEAKS A LOT

TO WHO SHE IS AS A PERSON.

WAIT, ARE WE GETTING IT RIGHT NOW?

HOLD ON. I -- HOLD ON.

I DON'T WANT TO CHOOSE,

AND I DON'T WANT TO GO IN AND GET THEM.

AND I DON'T WANT TO HOLD THEM,

AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO TETHER THEM.

YOU'RE PUTTING A LOT ON ME RIGHT NOW.

LIKE, A WEEK AGO, I DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO DO IT.

I KNOW. AND NOW, LIKE,

WORK WITH ME, OKAY?

EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA BE HARVESTING THE ANIMALS,

I'M NOT GOING TO LOVE THEM ANY LESS.

I THINK ONE THING THAT'LL HELP ME,

REALIZING THAT WE HAVE TO HARVEST THEM,

IS GIVING THE ANIMALS THE BEST LIFE THAT THEY CAN HAVE.

♪♪

HOLD ON, GABE.

WHY ARE YOU SMILING?

IT'S HOW I DON'T CRY.

THANK YOU, LITTLE CHICKEN.

OKAY.

HERE WE GO.

IT'S GONNA DEFINITELY TAKE ME A COUPLE STEPS

TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE I'M THE ONE HARVESTING THEM.

I'M JUST NOT THERE YET.

IT'S OKAY, GUYS.

♪♪

♪♪

CHANGE IS REALLY NEVER EASY, EVEN IF IT'S GOOD CHANGE.

WE'RE ON A RANCH NOW.

I HAVE TO TAKE AS MUCH PRIDE AS I DO IN HUNTING

AS RAISING THE ANIMALS FOR FOOD.

WE SHOULD HAVE A PRETTY GOOD FEED GOING ON.

WHEW.

YOU KNOW, EVERY DAY UP HERE,

WE FIGHT TO BECOME MORE AND MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT.

AND I'M JUST PROUD OF THE FAMILY.

WE'VE ALL COME TOGETHER, AND WE ALL HAVE A COMMON GOAL

AND A COMMON DREAM.

AND SO FAR, WE'VE STUCK TOGETHER.

TODAY IS SUCH A GREAT STEP FOR THE RANCH.

IT MIGHT SEEM IMPOSSIBLE WITH EVERYTHING WE'RE TRYING TO DO,

BUT AS LONG AS THE WOLF PACK STANDS TOGETHER,

NOTHING CAN STOP US.

WE'VE OVERCOME SOME HURDLES.

WE'VE HAD SOME TROUBLES.

BUT WE'RE GONNA KEEP ROLLING.

THAT'S THE MIRACLE OF THE BROWNS, THAT WE JUST KEEP GOING.

♪♪

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

ONE THING THAT MAKES IT MORE EXTREME IS HOW YOU DO IT.

EXTREME!

...AS THE BROWNS BATTLE

TO COMPLETE THEIR MOUNTAIN PARADISE...

IT'S DIGGING IN PRETTY GOOD!

HOLD! HOLD!

...NORTH STAR RANCH IS EXPANDING FASTER THAN EXPECTED.

I NEED YOUR HELP TO FIX BAMBI.

THIS IS NOT GONNA GO IN. HE'S BIGGER THAN THAT.

WHY WOULD I BE NERVOUS?

WE'RE JUST HEADING AWAY TO HAVE A BABY.

MORE, GUYS.

OH, BOY.

GO! GUN IT!

BUT FATHER BILLY'S FIGHT

TO CARRY THE HOMESTEAD INTO THE FUTURE...

DON'T PUSH YOURSELF.

...MAY COST THE WOLF PACK ITS LEADER.

I JUST CAN'T BREATHE. IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE.

-AND FOR THE FIRST TIME...

-WHAT? NOW?

-RIGHT NOW.

...THE FAMILY USHERS IN A NEW ERA.

-I'M YOUR GRANDMA. YOU CAN CALL ME GRANNY.