All language subtitles for Port Protection - S08E01 - The Perfect Bear WEBDL-1080p

Livin' in Port Protection

is, is close to complete freedom

as a person can possibly ever
have... anywhere on the planet.

It's basically a
nautical community,

even though we're
surrounded by forest.

The only way to get here is
you gotta step off an airplane

or step off of a boat.

There's only a very small number

of people that live here.

And whether you like it or not,
when it comes push to shove,

everybody's gotta
kinda come together.

Port Protection is
kind of a crossroads,

not sure which
way it's gonna go.

Just gonna go from bad to
worse or from bad to good.

Newer generations comin' in here

that are willing to
get their hands dirty.

That's what we need...
keep this village goin'.

These fish are a...

- Freshie, freshie.
- Fresher than fresh!

There's a fierce
will to survive here.

And... become a
stronger family together.

I'm happy just
seeing Port Protection

growing a little bit
more than what it was,

and I'm happy
to be a part of it.

Around here, it is pretty
much self-sufficiency.

But we realize
that, as individuals,

it's not just us
doing it for us,

it's all of us doing it for us.

Success.

The goal for all of
us is to build a thriving

micro-civilization out
here on the wild frontier.

But first, we're all attempting

to build for the future
and the future is now.

What the?

The weather sucks right now.

It's kinda hard to take.

Might want start workin'
our way up the beach, I think.

Then get over here, we
can get away from the wind

a little bit on this other side.

Hopefully, there's
some bears out.

Make it worth the while anyway.

This weather we're havin' now,
you know, I mean, the bears,

they don't mind
the rain too much.

You just gotta keep
at it and don't give up.

I've lived in Port
Protection for 25 years.

I moved away to get
away from the society,

and I think it was
just a destined for me

and it's a little
different life than,

jumpin' in your car and
goin' to the grocery store.

But I cherish the fact that I'm
able to harvest my own food

and it makes you
really appreciate it

whenever you do eat it.

A little nicer back
here in this little bay.

We're just kinda outta
the bite of it right now.

Well, I got a spot here nearby,
pretty well-known bear trail,

comes down outta
the beaver ponds

and then into the
back bay and...

I set up a trail camera
and see if I can catch

any bears goin' by on it.

I chose this spot, specifically,

because I can't think of a year

that there wasn't a
bear on this beach,

sometimes three or four.

See what what we
got goin' on here.

What do we got here?

I see a bear head and a nose.

I'm really likin'
what I'm seein' here,

that's a beautiful bear.

He's perfect.

I think I'm gonna set up a camp

hopefully, catch him while
he's comin' down the creek there

to the beach in the
mornings to feed.

It's usually the best
times to hunt 'em.

I just, put my
time in, I'll get him.

Make some of the
best sausage around.

Here in Port Protection

it's a matter of
all hands on deck.

Every man, woman,
and child out here

knows that it's up to us

to make sure that we
can thrive, not just survive.

Okay. You're... you're
clear on the ports

we need to actually,
take a good look at?

- I think so, yeah.
- Yeah, makes, makes sense.

Then again, once
we're under there,

could all change.

Well, if you're
feelin' froggy, jump.

And we're off.

Out here, things can
come apart in a hurry.

We do live along
the ragged fringe.

I've got some pretty
significant difficulties

going on with our float.

It's getting lower in the water

and it's startin' to
rut out a little bit.

It doesn't have a
whole lot of flotation left.

This is our first foot forward in
trying to address 'em, you know?

Not only does this float hold
part of our water resource

for runnin' the dock,
it is butted right up

next to our current
fuel dispensing float.

If it started to go south on us,

it could cause some serious
ecological catastrophe.

Just really hoping we've got
enough flat surface under here

that we'll be able
to get something

cribbed up under there to

to lift it where it actually,
needs to be lifted.

Important to preserve
this way of life in this village

'cause there's not much like it.

If that thing goes down

that is an utter
disaster for our bay.

That's thousands of gallons
of fuel dumpin' in here.

Years and years and years,
if ever, Toto come back from.

It's imperative
that we're available

and, and willing Toto help out

the community and
do these chores.

The more we put into it today,
the better tomorrow's gonna be.

There's a couple holes
where you can see

all of it through the wood,
there's no foam at all.

I'm sure that
floorboard's rotten.

We got our work cut out for us.

I've been here,
basically, since I was

knee-high to a grasshopper.

The more years you spend
out here, the tougher ya get.

And it's my job, basically, to
pass on any knowledge I can.

I'm trying to smell for fish.

That's why I brought
you along, Sam.

You can tell me where
to set and if we do bad

then it's all your fault.

Let's drop it here, Sam.

It's kinda like...

I love the smell of gun
powder in the morning.

But, in this case, herring,
squid, and salmon.

I've got a bunch of
projects coming up,

so I need to go and
make a few bucks.

My friend, Kevin, is a
commercial fisherman

who I've known for,
basically, close to 60 years,

and he's got some halibut IFQs,

which are individual
fishing quotas.

And I'm gonna crew
for him, so with any luck,

we'll catch enough fish to
make this operation profitable.

With the economy and, and
people struggling the way they are,

I feel very fortunate
that I can actually,

you know, step on board a
boat, and go make a few bucks.

Fishing is pretty stable.
Everybody likes to eat fish.

And I like catching 'em.

You could say that being a
deckhand on a boat's a young guy's job,

but I've still got
all the moves.

I've been crewing on long
liners since I was a little boy,

so if there's one
thing I know about,

it's actually how
to catch a fish.

Think we're good.

Let's come up with a battle plan

and go splash a couple more
hundred hooks in the water

- and just see what happens.
- All righty.

Let's hope the fish cooperate.

My glorious vision of the future

was kinda what I
grew up with as a kid.

You know, families doing well,
kids runnin' around havin' fun.

That may take some time,

but anything I
can do, I will do.

'Cause this is my life
and this is my home.

That's probably
good enough for now.

Well, let's go
catch dinner then.

Hit the road, Jack.

This time of year,
this is hooter season.

This is when they come out

and they find a
big, nice, tall tree

and they puff up and they go.

I just heard one.

Do you know how
that goes, right, Carl?

When you hear a hooter?

You walk for days
lookin' for that hooter.

It sounds so close... but
it could be a mile away.

Is that real deep?

It's doable.

The hooters,
they're a blue grouse

and they're not native
on Prince of Wales,

so we have to actually traverse

some kinda uncharted
territory to look for 'em.

It's a ways, it's
across the muskeg...

I'm hearin' somethin' out here.

I'm hearin' somethin' out there.

Yeah, I heard somethin'
over that way, too.

Yeah, it's right over
there in that timber.

You wanna just head
for that timberline?

Yeah, and just kinda head
generally, that direction,

and, right now, with this wind,

it's kinda hard to tell
exactly where it is.

I grew up in Petersburg, Alaska

along with multiple
logging camps

and kind of all
around the place.

I met and fell in love with Carl

and moved to Port Protection.

He is the love of my
life and my soulmate.

And living in Port
Protection for two years,

I know it, in the very
depths of my soul,

this is gonna be the
place that I will forever be.

Might be in that next
little clump of trees up.

Yeah... He's real close.

Let's kinda take
it a little easy.

Move very gently.

I never hunted growing up.

And it is a whole new world,
basically, for me to learn.

I love being sneaky,
I love goin' out there,

I love the adrenaline rush.

I'm hopin' that I can
get my first hooter

with the help of Don and Carl.

I think we're just about
on top of him right now,

so... be a little stealthy.

He's right above us.

He's in one of these right here.

Yeah, it's this one
all right, I think.

. Can't see up in there though.

I see him right there.

Come here.

Look right there.

That little hole in the
branches right up there.

He's a big, fat one.

- That's massive.
- Yeah.

- This big.
- Yeah, he's plump.

Whenever you're
ready to shoot him.

Go 'head and take him.

Try and pick his
head off if you can.

Now I can't find him.

Damn!

He didn't drop.

Am I gonna have to
climb up there and get him?

I dropped him,
but he didn't fall.

No, he didn't fall.

Did he hang up on the limb?

I don't know if he's just
hunkered down alive or...

No, he's hooting again.

- He's alive.
- What the?

Seriously? He's hootin' still?

And all those feathers, I
thought you nailed him for sure.

I think I might've. Try
that one more time.

You got a clear shot, I think.

Knock him out, knock him out...

I'm lookin' for him.
Gimme a second.

Did he come down?

He's catchin' these
limbs on the way down.

He just ain't droppin'. Here.

He's dead.

Come on... Stay here.

Shh. That's somethin'
you gotta quit.

No crybabies...
no whining allowed.

Typical kid... Ya gotta have
the last word in, don't ya?

Wanna flip the
buoys out there, Sam?

Aye, aye skipper.

I've been actually
doing this for 53 years.

Remember when my dad
let us, actually, haul the gear.

Shoot, I was only
in, sixth grade then,

so I think I was 11.

I think we caught,
like, a thousand pounds

or somethin' like that.

Damn it... Why,
is he sittin' there?

- I can't tell.
- All right.

Yeah, he should be
right out in the open for ya.

He's twitchin' a little bit.

There he goes.

Well, good Lord, that was
'bout the hardest grouse

to knock out of a tree ever.

But we got him for dinner.

Yup.

Good shot.

Donkey Kong!

All right, well... the
idea I've come up with

is using some plastic pallets
and some 30-gallon poly drums,

sink them, float
'em under there,

and then, use some
compressed air to refill 'em.

That ought a help, pick that

old fuel dispensing float right
outta the water pretty easily.

So, I think first off,
I'm gonna go ahead

and, fire up the skill saw

and try to put, like, a
45-degree angle cut

along the outsides there
and that might be able to,

get the drums to sit down
in there a little bit better.

Been up here for about
little over a quarter century.

It's the only place I,
actually, call home anymore.

I've always had a
number of rough edges

when it comes to
dealing with two-leggers.

Out here, I've got the
room to, live life as I see fit,

and every neighbor is
extended family, you know?

It's a totally different
perspective when it comes

to, everyday living.

All right... Yeah, actually, I
think that'll work out pretty well.

On to the next.

Even though it's a
difficult life, quite often,

it's one I wouldn't
trade for anything

and it's up to us

to make sure that this is still
a thriving, active community.

Jack of every damn trade

master of damn near none of 'em.

Sure, the hell don't
stop me from tryin'.

So, Iso, I think
we'll be able to

get them filled with
water pretty easily and

with luck

they will stay where the
hell they're supposed to.

Let's see what Junior
does when he... sees a bear.

You better be quiet.

Even though Junior's not
been on a bear hunt much,

in general, he's a
really good huntin' dog.

He tells me if there's
a bear in the area,

if there's wolves or whatever.

That's it right up there.

That's what I want
in a huntin' dog.

To let me know what's
goin' on in my surroundings.

Nice spot right here.

They feed on grass like cattle.

Junior! No, no, no, no!

It's a leaf flutterin'
back and forth,

that's what he's seein'.

Get over here.

You're scarin' all
the bears away.

Come on, quit takin' off.

Sit down there. Good boy.

You don't have the
patience to sit still, do ya?

I grew up down in Washington

and I've been huntin'
pretty much all my life.

It started as a young kid
goin' out with my father

before I was old
enough to pack a gun.

You know, you change a lot
as a hunter through the years.

It's somethin' you
never quit learning.

Keep it simple and persistent
and you'll be successful.

Been here about
two to three hours and

doesn't seem to be
anything movin' around.

Think why I'm not seein'
this bear is my timing.

He's comin' in
earlier than I am.

I don't know. Maybe I'll move
down the beach a little ways.

Come on.

All right, man.
Let's do it. I'm ready.

So, I'm, filling up
the drums here.

First with water
to get 'em sunk,

and we'll see how
much fun we can have

gettin' 'em up under
there and into place.

That's good.

Good luck!

Once in position...

I'm literally gonna be
grabbin' this air hose

and stuffin' it
down into the drum.

All that air goin' in there
is gonna displace the water

that point as
quickly as possible,

I will put in the
bunghole back in there,

and then, rinse and repeat.

This is where we really
need the... to lift the most.

We wanna get at least
two of these pontoon

towards the back
corner, which is lowest

and where most of the
weight is contained in the float.

After we get that going,

we'll see how
the rest of the float

is starting to orient itself
and we'll adjust from there.

Hoo!

How warm are your paws?

God, are they still on there?

Ya all right?

Spring diving... Not
for the faint of heart.

There we go. That's good.

On to the next.

The fuel dispensing
float is really critical to

life here on the water
and everybody uses it.

If it broke loose
or started sinkin',

it could cause some
pretty serious calamity.

So, it is a key piece
of infrastructure

that we have to do
our best to maintain.

Hoo!

That doesn't look
like it came up.

Well, it looks like
it came up some,

but I think we might
have to even go three

on that back
corner to get it to lift.

One more and we're done.

Well, I can tell I am running

a little low on some
flat ground here.

So, I think from here on out,

we're gonna be
testin' my Tetris game.

He's trying to see if

it's got enough
of a footprint to lift

without shootin'
one way or the other.

Between the bubbles
and the, lack of light,

I really can't see what the
heck's goin' on down there, so...

This is all on Troy.

Well, there's another
one hootin' down there.

- Hear it?
- I do.

- Yeah.
- I guess we could pluck

- this one here, real quick.
- Yeah.

And then just pack him.

The best time to pluck 'em

- is, like, right away.
- Yeah.

Once they cool off,
those feathers don't wanna

come out very easily at all.

- Can I do this?
- Yeah, just grab and rip.

Hold 'em down,
just rip chunks out.

Carl and Don have lived
here their whole lives

and I am two years into this.

It's a, a new thing for me,

being able to,
actually, take charge

and provide for myself
and for my family.

That's pretty awesome.

My god.

It's got rocks in there.

- You feel it?
- Needles.

- Needles.
- Needles?

Yeah.

So, this is interesting,

given the, habitat around here,

there are a lot of pine trees.

But, usually, they're
eating spruce needles

and, maybe hemlock needles,

so... I'm curious to see if
those are pine needles...

Do you wanna cut that
out real quick and look?

Take a look, yeah. If
you wanna take a look.

Nah, it's bull pine.

That's all bull pine, yup.

What in the world?

Yeah, I'll be dammed.

That's gonna taste really good.

The hooter meat,
consistency-wise,

it's kind of like pork.

It's almost like a red
meat, but not quite,

and, um, really tasty.

That is crazy.

Learn somethin' new every day.

Well, this is the
moment of truth.

Gimme some slack.
I'll run it through here.

This is our first pick,

first anchor of
the year comin' up.

And we got about

two-thirds of a mile of
gear goin' that direction,

so with any luck there was a
seam of fish came along here,

we'll get a handful.

As self-sufficient as we
are in this neck of the woods,

there are any
number of things that

you cannot create
yourself out here.

Occasionally, you needed to buy
some nuts and bolts or some tools,

so, sometimes, you
need some actual cash.

Just what we don't wanna see.

It's a sand shark.

Sand shark.

Still in good shape.

I think something's comin' here.

Bandon? Is that
what they call it?

- Convict?
- Convict?

Or something of that nature.

Call that an eatin' fish.

Dang.

Lots of stuff down there,
just not... the correct stuff.

What do you call
these guys? Dusky?

- Some kinda...
- I've never seen one.

That's a big one.

Look at that, all
shapes and sizes.

A wee little one.

We're 'bout done with
this haul and we don't...

We have very little to show for it
besides a bunch of miscellaneous fin fish.

Last hook.

We got somethin', Sam.

Ho! Nice fish, the money fish.

There we go... That's
what we're lookin' for.

We need to get into
a school of those.

We won't be rushing back here.

Nope... Well, that was a
suck-ass set if you ask me.

One, 40-pound halibut is
not what we're lookin' for.

We should've got at least a
half a dozen like that on that set.

Well, let's check that next set.

Yeah, that's about
all we can do.

Yeah, I can already tell it's,

it's definitely brought
up the building.

We'll see what this
last barrel does for us.

We get this done and,

I'm pretty sure
we're callin' it a day.

That's, that's a lotta time in
the water for Troy in one sitting.

The temperature of the water

is about 37, 38 down
there, Isis a guess.

It's very important that
I keep my head straight.

It gets very easy,
especially as you get cold,

to start rushing things.

Focus gets harder and
harder the colder you get.

Trying to control my
shivering, control my breathing.

And, just get the job
done as safely as possible.

What happened?

I lost the tip.

That's the only one I got
for a straight air blowing tip.

- So, is it in the barrel?
- It must be.

Crap.

You got, like, a
magnet or anything?

Might be a magnet.

We got this one.

Hopefully, that, nozzle's
got some ferrous metal in it.

All right.

Good luck!

We put a lot of our tools and a lot of
the equipment we play with through,

riggers that they
were not designed for.

And often, what
we get, is epic fail.

But... that's just part
of... workin' around

our unconventional
circumstances, you know?

Keep rollin' with the
punches, perseverance is key.

Junior, where's
all the bears at?

Dang it.

I see somethin' right there.

Is that a bear?

We'll see how things go.

We got somethin' comin'!

We got a fish comin'.

- Bring him aboard.
- Hallelujah.

Well, we, we got
a profit fish here.

This is... close to a $400 fish.

It looks good to me. We
just need a handful more.

No.

Not a thing.

It sure looked like one
standin' back in there just

just inside the trees.

Let's keep the luck goin'.

Could be in that
batch of timber.

That's what I'm hearin'.

Standin' out in this wind,
it's hard to hear as well.

- There's another one.
- Could be over there.

- That sounds like there's two.
- There's two of 'em.

I'm gettin' it real clear

- somewhere right in this.
- Yeah.

Yeah, head that direction.

Yeah, go poke in there
and see what we see.

- See somethin' comin'.
- Yeah.

Big one, whoa.

Just like the last one.

Sixty, eighty pounder.

Ooh, he's doin'
that number on me.

Lively.

Yeah, he's fresh.

Easy, Big Guy.

We're looking at...
$800 worth of fish,

probably cover all the
expenses right there.

Ooh, look at this, we got
some geese and mallards.

That's a big deal. How
come we ain't shootin' 'em?

Good boy. Good, you see,
you see the moose, too?

The ducks. God.

What a nut.

Them ducks
torturing you, Junior?

Could you feel it rattlin'
around in there or...

No, there's still so much water
in there I couldn't tell and...

- Damn it.
- Can't get my fingers in there.

I can see if I can go hunt down
a couple crescent wrenches

and we can just
straight pipe it in there.

And, maybe that'll
work out for us.

Hold up here and
listen for a second.

- I'm hearing two.
- There's one over there,

- but one in here.
- And there.

Not far at all. Real close.

She might be in that big hemlock
right over there or somethin'.

Little further
than that, I think.

- You think so?
- Yeah.

- Sounds pretty clear.
- We'll keep walkin'.

- Yeah.
- If we hear him behind us,

then we know we've gone too far.

The hardest thing
trying to find a hooter

is pickin' what tree they're in.

And when the wind's
blowin', you know,

you kinda... sound carries weird
and echoes through the trees.

So, trying to pinpoint
that location can be hard.

There he is. I see him.

I got him. Right up in the top.

Right out on that limb.

Straight up. You see him?

He big.

He's a fatty, too.

You mind if I pop this one?

I mean, yeah, I wanna
shoot it, but... you can.

- You'll let me shoot this one?
- Yeah, you can shoot it.

I always wanna take the shot.

Find a little bit of a rest

to lean on here or somethin'.

Lean up against this.

I don't know if I can
see him from there.

That's a little
tight. Let's see.

I'll just freehand it.

That's fine.

He's runnin'.

He's fast. There he goes.

- Damn it!
- Careful.

- You got him?
- Yeah.

Nicely done, baby.

He was runnin'. Runnin' fast.

They do that.

Great success.

We should, let Don
shoot the next one.

You're two for two,

so you can't complain too much.

Well, that one's
just right over there.

- How many do we need for dinner?
- Three.

You want three? Two or three?

I don't wanna take
more than we need.

It's up to you. We
have an opportunity,

but, you know, also don't
wanna wipe out our population.

Yeah... we've kinda hit
this little ridge pretty hard.

So, let's leave one
for mating purposes.

Good call. I be fine with that.

Pluck it and head back
to the creek, I guess, right?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

I'll just get comfy
and watch you.

When I first met Morgan
and she moved out,

one of the first
things I gave her

when she came out
here was a little 10/22.

That was the first
gun she'd ever had

and she's learnin' how to move
through the woods really well.

You know, getting confident.

One of the reasons I
love Morgan, you know?

She's down to go do this stuff,

and learn about
it, and participate,

and she doesn't
mind gettin' bloody,

so that's pretty cool.

- Okay, well.
- Okay. Good sized dinner right there.

- We got dinner.
- Hell yeah.

- Yeah.
- Great success.

Well, I'm excited to try it.

- You'll love it.
- They're delicious.

It'll be good for dinner.

Yeah.

Well

been huntin' all day long
and I'm tired and hungry,

so... fresh fish would
be pretty darn good.

I'll try it out anyway.

Haven't been successful today,

but this hunt isn't
even close to bein' over.

What's that?
Something's spinnin'.

I think the best thing to do now

is just give it a
little bit of a break

and then we'll come back
at it with the guns a'blazin'.

'Sup, greenling?

It'll work.

Not much on him, but...
let me get another one.

And I really wanna
be successful.

Bears, it's the first red meat
of the year that's available.

Squirrely guy here.

It's a long time away
before we can shoot deer.

Bullseye... We got his buddy.

What do you think of that?

That... Don't be bitin' 'em.

That hook will bite
you back, buddy.

This bear is
frequentin' this area,

and I think I stand a pretty
good chance of gettin' him.

Now I just gotta be patient, and

keep after it and it'll it'll
happen here real soon.

Get in here in the
morning and then,

wait for him to come through
on his way down to feed.

Not half bad.

Well, we caught enough fish
today to cover our expenses,

which I've been on boats

where we actually
went in the hole, so.

We got one more set up here.

Keep our fingers crossed
for a couple big ones.

Make all the
difference in the world.

Let's get two big fish and
we'll be right back in the money.

It accumulates really quick
when you get 80-pound fish.

It's like your bank account
automatically changes.

Well, somethin' down
there eatin' the bait.

Cleaned the hooks off.

Here comes somethin'.

That's a shape of a halibut.

This is not our target species.

We call these skates.

And I'm gonna release
him back into the wild.

Well, we definitely have
not found a seam of fish here.

There's somethin'.

I don't see him.

Wanna feel it?

Ooh, yeah.

Next hook.

Yeah, baby.

Yes, he's a nice fish.

Kinda nice to catch $500 fish.

I'll whack him first here.

Is he, is he gotten torn out?

Let's get his head
near the water here.

Yeah, we need to get him
aboard. He's just hangin' by his lip.

Come on, we're
gonna lose him here.!

Okay, just, keep
him on the gaff.

Yeah, rock-a-roll a.

Some of 'em don't get
hooked as good as others.

He was just barely
hangin' by his skin there.

Just barely. He's got a little
lip, lip skin goin' on there.

Another one comin'!

Yeah, that's a fish.

Would you look at that?

That's a keeper.

Commercial fishing is,
basically, the heartbeat of Alaska.

Oop, there's a fish.

Some of my earliest memories
when I was a little boy,

the dock just lined up with
commercial fishing boats.

I'd say we're kickin' some ass
and takin' some names here.

You could hear a lot of whoopin'

and partyin' going
on in the old tavern.

And it was pretty active spot.

Things change.

Feels like somethin'
comin' here.

Okay, I see him.

In the last 20 years,
that has changed.

There we go. Perfect.

You can catch the fish here,
but the closest fish buyer,

it's a three-hour
run in a fast boat.

In the future, I'm
hopin' that some

of the commercial fishing
infrastructure gets restored

and a fish buyer actually
moves back into this area.

We're in the chips, we're rich.

Why'd we set so deep?

They're all up here
in the shallows.

Good deal.

It was a great success.

Every nickel I just made
on this little fishing trip's

gonna go into a bunch of projects
that I've been wanting to do.

That's the end of the line.

We're done for this trip
and it was a good one.

Yeah, a new honey hole.

Now, we need to
beat feet down to Craig

and put the money in the bank.

Fasten your seat
belt, we're outta here.

So... the quick-connect failed

and it blew off our,
our straight pipe,

so now it's just gonna
be truly straight pipe.

All right, bud.

Go stuff it in there

and I'll, I'll plug it
in here in a second.

You know, we're on
the one-yard line here,

but we still have
couple inches to go.

Sweet. Nice job, Troy.

Let's get you the hell
out of this cold-ass water.

This mask first here.

- Okay, got a hand on.
- Hoo! Can you tell?

Does it look like
it came up at all?

Yeah, it's definitely
come up, man.

Sixteen, eighteen inches.

It almost looks like it's,

where it started from
30 years plus back.

I think we... we managed to win.

Yeah.

For many years, I was a
senior financing consultant.

I came to Port Protection
because this is what we did

for tens of thousands of years.

We were hunter-gatherers.

And I think getting
back to that,

I think, is good for the
mind, body, and soul.

All right. Shall we,

get you headed for some warmth?

Yeah.

The saying, "It
takes a village,"

didn't make a whole
lotta sense to me

or really get driven home
until I moved up here.

This community has
done so much for me,

so it really feels
good to, to give back.

Feels good to have
my skills come in handy.

You may not be a carpenter,

but you know how
to blow bubbles.

That's right, Bubbles Brockway.

He left us a little surprise.

Junior smells him. Look at him.

That bear is here.

Best time of the fishin' trip
when you get your paycheck.

Start of another season.

In Port Protection,

we're, essentially, cash
poor and resource rich.

Sixty-three pounder.

I've been able to,

live a pretty damn good life
on a bare minimum of cash.

Sixty-one.

But I absolutely consider
myself a wealthy man.

Money in the bank,
cattle on the range.

A little somethin' I've been
wantin' to do, we don't do enough of.

Yeah, I'm just happy I
got to shoot something

and then come home and cook it.

- It's a good feeling.
- This is what it's all about.

When I moved out
to Port Protection,

I was definitely an open book.

I've done a lot more
in the last few years

than a lotta people
do in the lower 48.

I feel strong and confident,

and I feel like a
badass woman out here.

- Ooh.
- Ooh.

- I love the taste of that.
- Cooked just right.

Give her the real test?

Hey! Look at that.

Not rolling... not rolling.

- Success.
- There is no downhill.

Out here on the coastline
and in the rainforest,

Mother Nature will
reclaim whatever she can

and as quickly as she can.

This is a, a lifestyle
that we absolutely love

and, the only way that it's
gonna continue to go forward

is if we put in the effort
to make sure it does.

Definitely gave
her a helpin' hand.

Good job, Troy.

I got a really good
feeling about today.

I just...

Only a hunter would understand.

Sometimes you
get that feeling that

something's gonna happen
and... nine times out of 10 it does.

Bear, bear.

There he is. There he is.

He's lookin' this way.

He's not givin' me the
shot I need, though.

Come on down, bear.

Little bit more.

Here he comes...
He's comin' down.

And a little bit more.