1 00:00:01,268 --> 00:00:06,607 ♪ 2 00:00:06,740 --> 00:00:12,079 ♪ 3 00:00:12,212 --> 00:00:14,648 ‐Coming up on "Mountain Men"... 4 00:00:14,781 --> 00:00:16,650 ‐Just make sure I'm not gonna fall through that thing. 5 00:00:16,783 --> 00:00:17,684 ‐Yeah. 6 00:00:17,818 --> 00:00:20,988 Stay on that side as much as you can. 7 00:00:21,121 --> 00:00:22,689 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! 8 00:00:22,823 --> 00:00:24,858 [ Howling ] 9 00:00:24,992 --> 00:00:27,928 ‐Oh, man. That cat's way the heck up there. 10 00:00:28,061 --> 00:00:29,229 She's a big, mature female, 11 00:00:29,363 --> 00:00:33,967 one of the biggest I've come across in a long time. 12 00:00:34,101 --> 00:00:36,436 ‐As I'm riding, the tracks are getting fresher, 13 00:00:36,570 --> 00:00:38,372 the blood is starting to look fresher. 14 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:41,608 ‐There's a frickin' wolf right there. 15 00:00:41,742 --> 00:00:43,043 Ha! Get on out of here! 16 00:00:43,176 --> 00:00:44,378 Ha! Ya! 17 00:00:44,511 --> 00:00:45,779 Get out of here! Whoa. 18 00:00:45,913 --> 00:00:47,080 [ Gunshot ] 19 00:00:47,214 --> 00:00:48,415 Whoa, girl. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 20 00:00:48,549 --> 00:00:49,883 Whoa. 21 00:00:50,017 --> 00:00:52,886 [ Wolf howls ] 22 00:00:53,020 --> 00:00:58,292 ♪ 23 00:00:58,425 --> 00:00:59,626 ‐3,000 feet up 24 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,129 in Montana's Tobacco Root Mountains... 25 00:01:02,262 --> 00:01:04,031 ‐There's lots of snow on this north slope, 26 00:01:04,164 --> 00:01:05,365 and I'm trying to find a spot 27 00:01:05,499 --> 00:01:07,868 where that cat actually exited on me. 28 00:01:08,001 --> 00:01:10,370 ‐...lion tracker Jake Herak is on the hunt 29 00:01:10,504 --> 00:01:12,739 for a cat that struck his team and ran. 30 00:01:12,873 --> 00:01:13,807 ‐Look at right here. 31 00:01:13,941 --> 00:01:16,543 I've got old lion tracks in here, 32 00:01:16,677 --> 00:01:18,779 and they've got lots of snow in them. 33 00:01:18,912 --> 00:01:20,747 On the first hunt of the season... 34 00:01:20,881 --> 00:01:22,049 Holy [bleep]! 35 00:01:22,182 --> 00:01:24,818 Looks like that lion bit straight through that collar. 36 00:01:24,952 --> 00:01:26,587 That lion got in a big fight with Henry 37 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:27,821 and ended up hurting him 38 00:01:27,955 --> 00:01:30,324 and destroying one of my GPS collars. 39 00:01:30,457 --> 00:01:34,428 So after that run in, I decided to name her Fang. 40 00:01:34,561 --> 00:01:38,231 ‐The fight with fang happened in an area known as Hell's Gate, 41 00:01:38,365 --> 00:01:42,202 a narrow corridor between the mountains and the ranches below, 42 00:01:42,336 --> 00:01:44,071 which is why Jake's returned to push her 43 00:01:44,204 --> 00:01:47,874 back up into the mountains and away from the livestock. 44 00:01:48,008 --> 00:01:50,143 ‐This lion's definitely top priority. 45 00:01:50,277 --> 00:01:53,380 We've kind of got, uh, revenge on our mind right now. 46 00:01:53,513 --> 00:01:55,082 ‐But to make the most of this run, 47 00:01:55,215 --> 00:01:56,984 Jake needs a fresh track. 48 00:01:57,117 --> 00:02:00,153 ‐This is actually the second old track 49 00:02:00,287 --> 00:02:02,589 that I've crossed just today. 50 00:02:02,723 --> 00:02:04,391 ‐His veteran dog Marlene 51 00:02:04,524 --> 00:02:07,260 can pick up on scents that are several days old. 52 00:02:07,394 --> 00:02:09,363 But he's still training 6‐month‐old Trixy 53 00:02:09,496 --> 00:02:13,367 how to lock in on a lion and not get distracted. 54 00:02:13,500 --> 00:02:15,035 [ Dog barks ] 55 00:02:15,168 --> 00:02:17,104 ‐Oh, [bleep]. 56 00:02:17,237 --> 00:02:20,307 Marlene liked that one. 57 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,577 Marlene and Trixy just lined out on this track. 58 00:02:23,710 --> 00:02:26,213 I can tell it's definitely a fresh track, 59 00:02:26,346 --> 00:02:29,683 so, uh, hopefully the girls can get it caught up and, uh, 60 00:02:29,816 --> 00:02:31,985 hopefully this is the same cat we're after. 61 00:02:32,119 --> 00:02:35,355 Kinda get a little payback and, uh, teach it a lesson. 62 00:02:35,489 --> 00:02:39,926 ♪ 63 00:02:40,060 --> 00:02:41,395 Oh, it looks like Trixy got lost 64 00:02:41,528 --> 00:02:44,331 and she's coming right back down the backtrack. 65 00:02:44,464 --> 00:02:46,066 Trixy, come on girl. 66 00:02:46,199 --> 00:02:48,268 Oh, come on girl. 67 00:02:48,402 --> 00:02:50,137 Get a little confused? 68 00:02:50,270 --> 00:02:51,872 ‐Just 30 minutes into the chase, 69 00:02:52,005 --> 00:02:54,541 6‐month‐old Trixy returns. 70 00:02:54,675 --> 00:02:55,942 ‐It's not her fault. 71 00:02:56,076 --> 00:02:58,178 She really doesn't know what she's after just yet. 72 00:02:58,311 --> 00:03:01,248 ‐But while it's a training opportunity for the young pup, 73 00:03:01,381 --> 00:03:03,884 it's dangerous for her teammate Marlene 74 00:03:04,017 --> 00:03:06,720 who is now speeding after an aggressive mountain lion 75 00:03:06,853 --> 00:03:09,056 all on her own. 76 00:03:09,189 --> 00:03:11,625 ‐Come on, Trixy. Come on! 77 00:03:11,758 --> 00:03:13,226 ‐Marlene's running solo right now 78 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:14,661 and that's a big, big concern to me. 79 00:03:14,795 --> 00:03:16,830 The last time I let go on this problem cat, 80 00:03:16,963 --> 00:03:18,699 it actually attacked one of my dogs, 81 00:03:18,832 --> 00:03:21,268 so I'm gonna kick it in high gear. 82 00:03:21,401 --> 00:03:23,570 I want her to definitely have some backup. 83 00:03:23,704 --> 00:03:29,176 ♪ 84 00:03:29,309 --> 00:03:34,748 ♪ 85 00:03:34,881 --> 00:03:38,285 ‐In the foothills of Wyoming's Wind River Mountains, 86 00:03:38,418 --> 00:03:41,621 a western icon is quietly making a comeback. 87 00:03:41,755 --> 00:03:43,790 ‐Here we go. 88 00:03:43,924 --> 00:03:46,293 ‐At an average weight of 2,000 pounds, 89 00:03:46,426 --> 00:03:49,229 the American Bison is a force to be reckoned with. 90 00:03:49,362 --> 00:03:50,597 ‐Come on, now! 91 00:03:50,731 --> 00:03:51,865 Come on, now! Yep! 92 00:03:51,998 --> 00:03:54,334 ‐35‐year‐old ranch‐hand Josh Kirk 93 00:03:54,468 --> 00:03:56,803 manages a herd that's 200 strong... 94 00:03:56,937 --> 00:03:58,271 and growing. 95 00:03:58,405 --> 00:04:02,175 ‐Right now, my number one job is keeping these calves alive. 96 00:04:02,309 --> 00:04:04,111 This is my livelihood. 97 00:04:04,244 --> 00:04:06,747 With snow on the ground, the grasses are going away, 98 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:08,482 and that means I've got to feed them, 99 00:04:08,615 --> 00:04:10,050 I've got to make sure they're staying fed, 100 00:04:10,183 --> 00:04:14,254 because as soon as that feed runs out, they're gone. 101 00:04:14,387 --> 00:04:16,256 ‐If the bison start to go hungry, 102 00:04:16,389 --> 00:04:20,026 they'll get restless and wander, which is why after every feed, 103 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,829 Josh has to get close to the herd for a head count, 104 00:04:22,963 --> 00:04:24,831 despite the personal risk. 105 00:04:24,965 --> 00:04:26,833 [ Gear clacks ] 106 00:04:28,101 --> 00:04:29,803 ‐[ Sighs ] 107 00:04:29,936 --> 00:04:33,106 I'm just gonna chill... 108 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:35,942 kinda remain where I'm at. 109 00:04:36,076 --> 00:04:39,546 Watch my six a little bit. Watch my back. 110 00:04:39,679 --> 00:04:42,482 Bison are not like cows or goats or horses. 111 00:04:42,616 --> 00:04:46,553 They're dangerous. They're wild. They are not domesticated. 112 00:04:46,686 --> 00:04:49,122 Things can go downhill really, really, really, really quick, 113 00:04:49,256 --> 00:04:52,225 especially with that bull right there. 114 00:04:52,359 --> 00:04:53,927 Better get on now. 115 00:04:56,797 --> 00:05:00,267 So, I'm up on this kinda plateau here on this high point, 116 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,869 and it's a good time for me to do my herd count. 117 00:05:03,003 --> 00:05:06,006 I'm‐a start with the ones at the bottom. 118 00:05:06,139 --> 00:05:09,242 Counting bison is probably one of the most chaotic things 119 00:05:09,376 --> 00:05:10,610 that you can possibly do. 120 00:05:10,744 --> 00:05:12,979 You have to count and recount. 121 00:05:13,113 --> 00:05:14,714 ‐When the bison cluster in small groups 122 00:05:14,848 --> 00:05:16,082 along the feed line, 123 00:05:16,216 --> 00:05:19,886 it's easier and faster to get an accurate count. 124 00:05:20,020 --> 00:05:21,555 ‐That can't be right. 125 00:05:21,688 --> 00:05:23,323 I'm coming up short. 126 00:05:23,456 --> 00:05:25,025 I'm gonna do a fence check. 127 00:05:27,294 --> 00:05:29,229 'Cause I'm definitely coming up short. 128 00:05:29,362 --> 00:05:30,564 Ah, man. 129 00:05:30,697 --> 00:05:31,765 [ Grunts ] 130 00:05:31,898 --> 00:05:33,967 ‐Each bison is worth $6,000 131 00:05:34,100 --> 00:05:37,204 to the rancher who pays Josh to protect his assets. 132 00:05:37,337 --> 00:05:39,206 ‐I am the protector of the herd. 133 00:05:39,339 --> 00:05:40,473 That's a huge job. 134 00:05:40,607 --> 00:05:42,175 And when bison go missing, 135 00:05:42,309 --> 00:05:44,678 then that's a huge loss for the ranch. 136 00:05:44,811 --> 00:05:47,147 So, all the responsibility, all the stress 137 00:05:47,280 --> 00:05:50,317 is on me to keep them safe. 138 00:05:50,450 --> 00:05:53,220 ‐The perimeter of the 3,000‐acre bison pasture 139 00:05:53,353 --> 00:05:54,788 is lined with a wire fence 140 00:05:54,921 --> 00:05:58,158 that's powered by 7,000 volts of electricity. 141 00:05:58,291 --> 00:06:00,527 It's designed to keep the bison in... 142 00:06:00,660 --> 00:06:01,795 ‐Golly. 143 00:06:01,928 --> 00:06:03,563 ‐...and the predators out. 144 00:06:03,697 --> 00:06:04,564 [ Car door shuts ] 145 00:06:04,698 --> 00:06:05,932 ‐Ugh! 146 00:06:06,066 --> 00:06:07,100 There's definitely been a bison 147 00:06:07,234 --> 00:06:08,702 that's come in straight through the fence. 148 00:06:08,835 --> 00:06:10,337 You can see the tracks right here, 149 00:06:10,470 --> 00:06:13,974 right where it went out and headed that way. 150 00:06:14,107 --> 00:06:16,977 Judging by these tracks, could have been out for a day. 151 00:06:17,110 --> 00:06:18,211 [ Sighs ] 152 00:06:18,345 --> 00:06:19,613 ‐After a quick fix to keep 153 00:06:19,746 --> 00:06:21,014 the rest of the herd corralled... 154 00:06:21,147 --> 00:06:22,849 ‐All right. 155 00:06:22,983 --> 00:06:25,352 Try to turn it back on here. 156 00:06:25,485 --> 00:06:27,420 We're hot. [ Sighs ] 157 00:06:27,554 --> 00:06:30,557 ‐Josh needs to start tracking the lost bison 158 00:06:30,690 --> 00:06:32,158 before it's too late. 159 00:06:32,292 --> 00:06:35,128 ‐These tracks are just going right outside this fence, 160 00:06:35,262 --> 00:06:38,465 straight that way into no man's land. 161 00:06:38,598 --> 00:06:41,101 I mean, you got wolves and mountain lions. 162 00:06:41,234 --> 00:06:43,336 It's definitely a recipe for disaster. 163 00:06:43,470 --> 00:06:45,205 I'm gonna get my horse saddled up 164 00:06:45,338 --> 00:06:48,675 and I got to hit this range and just start trackin' him. 165 00:06:48,808 --> 00:06:51,478 And somehow, hopefully, I can bring this beast back home. 166 00:06:51,611 --> 00:06:59,019 ♪ 167 00:06:59,152 --> 00:07:06,626 ♪ 168 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:08,495 ‐In North Carolina, 169 00:07:08,628 --> 00:07:10,764 keeping his corner of the mountains wild 170 00:07:10,897 --> 00:07:13,733 has saddled Eustace Conway with a hefty debt 171 00:07:13,867 --> 00:07:14,935 that he and apprentice, Raleigh Avery, 172 00:07:15,068 --> 00:07:17,804 will be scrambling all winter to pay off. 173 00:07:17,938 --> 00:07:20,540 ‐We're gettin' it there, Raleigh. 174 00:07:20,674 --> 00:07:22,842 ‐Fortunately, when the weather turns 175 00:07:22,976 --> 00:07:25,545 and the temperatures drop, they have a side business 176 00:07:25,679 --> 00:07:28,181 they can tap for some quick cash. 177 00:07:28,315 --> 00:07:30,116 ‐Let's see if we can load up some of that. 178 00:07:30,250 --> 00:07:31,618 ‐In the Appalachian Mountains, 179 00:07:31,751 --> 00:07:34,888 where many rural people still heat their homes with firewood, 180 00:07:35,021 --> 00:07:38,291 a single cord can bring in as much as $400. 181 00:07:38,425 --> 00:07:40,794 ‐This is my personal stash, but my goodness, 182 00:07:40,927 --> 00:07:42,362 I need the money to make that payment. 183 00:07:42,495 --> 00:07:43,396 ‐Yeah. 184 00:07:43,530 --> 00:07:44,798 ‐Part of my strategy for raising money 185 00:07:44,931 --> 00:07:46,700 is to let the land pay for itself. 186 00:07:46,833 --> 00:07:48,802 This firewood is coming off the land, 187 00:07:48,935 --> 00:07:53,406 so the very land I'm paying for is paying for itself. 188 00:07:53,540 --> 00:07:55,508 ‐Every truck load will help Eustace chip away 189 00:07:55,642 --> 00:07:59,546 at the $50,000 balloon payment that's due in the spring. 190 00:07:59,679 --> 00:08:01,381 But for every buyer in the area, 191 00:08:01,514 --> 00:08:03,717 there's usually twice as many sellers, 192 00:08:03,850 --> 00:08:07,654 so Eustace has no time to waste getting to town. 193 00:08:07,787 --> 00:08:09,255 ‐Well, let's see if we can get this one out. 194 00:08:09,389 --> 00:08:11,157 We'll come back and get some more. 195 00:08:11,291 --> 00:08:18,832 ♪ 196 00:08:18,965 --> 00:08:21,835 Startin' to get cold now that that storm's moved through. 197 00:08:21,968 --> 00:08:23,169 ‐Yeah, it is. 198 00:08:23,303 --> 00:08:26,940 ‐Speakin' of the storm moving through, look at that. 199 00:08:27,073 --> 00:08:30,110 ‐When heavy rains blew through the area two days ago, 200 00:08:30,243 --> 00:08:32,512 it left a lot of damage in it's wake, 201 00:08:32,645 --> 00:08:34,014 and a century‐old wooden bridge 202 00:08:34,147 --> 00:08:36,616 that connects Turtle Island to the outside world 203 00:08:36,750 --> 00:08:38,518 appears to have taken a major hit. 204 00:08:38,651 --> 00:08:40,186 ‐There's shingles everywhere, huh? 205 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:43,957 ‐Yeah. It looks like that wind ripped up the roof a little bit. 206 00:08:44,090 --> 00:08:46,960 ‐High winds ripped dozens of shingles from the roof 207 00:08:47,093 --> 00:08:50,030 and the swollen river ravaged the bridge's dirt roadbed. 208 00:08:50,163 --> 00:08:52,298 ‐Hit this bridge hard. 209 00:08:52,432 --> 00:08:55,502 You can see all the way down through there. 210 00:08:55,635 --> 00:08:57,537 This is sunk way down. 211 00:08:57,670 --> 00:09:00,073 ‐From where you're standing, to where I'm standing, 212 00:09:00,206 --> 00:09:03,476 it's just sloping off down into the creek. 213 00:09:05,545 --> 00:09:08,548 ‐We just have to get through ‐‐ we have to get through today. 214 00:09:08,681 --> 00:09:11,684 It looks like it might be safe enough to drive. 215 00:09:11,818 --> 00:09:13,720 ‐The condition of the bridge is not ideal 216 00:09:13,853 --> 00:09:16,423 for Eustace's 2,000 pound load, 217 00:09:16,556 --> 00:09:19,125 but it's the only road to town. 218 00:09:19,259 --> 00:09:20,794 ‐Tell you what, let's, uh... 219 00:09:20,927 --> 00:09:22,829 [Sighs]...try it. 220 00:09:25,031 --> 00:09:26,900 [ Engine revs ] 221 00:09:27,033 --> 00:09:32,372 ♪ 222 00:09:32,505 --> 00:09:34,541 Just make sure I'm not gonna fall through that thing. 223 00:09:34,674 --> 00:09:39,079 ‐Yeah. Stay on that side as much as you can. 224 00:09:39,212 --> 00:09:40,513 Just ease on in. 225 00:09:40,647 --> 00:09:45,418 ♪ 226 00:09:49,622 --> 00:09:51,157 ‐In the Blue Ridge Mountains... 227 00:09:51,291 --> 00:09:52,425 ‐Whoa, whoa, whoa! 228 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:54,160 ‐...Eustace is on the edge... 229 00:09:54,294 --> 00:09:55,995 ‐This bridge is gonna give out under you. 230 00:09:56,129 --> 00:09:57,764 ‐...of a dangerous collapse. 231 00:09:57,897 --> 00:09:59,466 ‐Back up, back up. 232 00:10:00,500 --> 00:10:02,502 [ Engine revs ] 233 00:10:04,304 --> 00:10:05,638 Whew. 234 00:10:05,772 --> 00:10:07,173 ‐Raleigh stopped me right in my tracks, 235 00:10:07,307 --> 00:10:09,809 'cause apparently, he saw it movin', like sinkin' down. 236 00:10:09,943 --> 00:10:12,112 This bridge is my main way to civilization. 237 00:10:12,245 --> 00:10:13,713 If I wanna sell some firewood, 238 00:10:13,847 --> 00:10:15,815 I've gotta go through this bridge. 239 00:10:15,949 --> 00:10:19,385 I wonder if that storm washed out the underpinnin'. 240 00:10:19,519 --> 00:10:21,588 ‐I see some supports down on this side, 241 00:10:21,721 --> 00:10:23,723 but over here there's nothing under it. 242 00:10:23,857 --> 00:10:25,825 And it looks like the log is cracked. 243 00:10:25,959 --> 00:10:27,760 ‐Does it look like if we jacked it up right there 244 00:10:27,894 --> 00:10:29,996 and put something underneath it, it would bring it back up? 245 00:10:30,130 --> 00:10:32,465 ‐Right, even if we lift it up a little bit, 246 00:10:32,599 --> 00:10:33,800 we can stick something up under there 247 00:10:33,933 --> 00:10:36,369 and just keep it from going down any more. 248 00:10:36,503 --> 00:10:38,371 ‐To repair the broken foundation, 249 00:10:38,505 --> 00:10:41,107 they need to lift the bridge at least a foot. 250 00:10:41,241 --> 00:10:43,309 But weighing in at more than six tons, 251 00:10:43,443 --> 00:10:45,678 it'll be difficult to do by hand. 252 00:10:45,812 --> 00:10:48,014 ‐We could try just gettin' a big lever 253 00:10:48,148 --> 00:10:49,616 and just see if we can jack it up. 254 00:10:49,749 --> 00:10:53,119 Like right there, that huge rock would make a good fulcrum. 255 00:10:53,253 --> 00:10:55,522 ‐A sturdy fulcrum is the first requirement 256 00:10:55,655 --> 00:10:58,158 for a makeshift lever system. 257 00:10:58,291 --> 00:10:59,559 ‐Yeah, that's a beauty. 258 00:10:59,692 --> 00:11:00,927 Put it on top of that one and that one. 259 00:11:01,060 --> 00:11:02,262 ‐Yep. ‐See how it will bridge that? 260 00:11:02,395 --> 00:11:05,932 And that could be the foundation for our fulcrum. 261 00:11:06,065 --> 00:11:08,768 All right, now wiggle it and see how stable it is. 262 00:11:08,902 --> 00:11:10,970 That's pretty good. 263 00:11:11,104 --> 00:11:13,106 Let's see if we can find a lever 264 00:11:13,239 --> 00:11:15,675 up through here somewhere, Raleigh. 265 00:11:15,808 --> 00:11:18,711 I just started looking for a straight section of a tree. 266 00:11:18,845 --> 00:11:19,946 ‐The straighter the tree, 267 00:11:20,079 --> 00:11:22,749 the more effective the lever will be. 268 00:11:22,882 --> 00:11:25,718 ‐That one that's hanging up over there, up on that hillside? 269 00:11:25,852 --> 00:11:27,687 ‐Yeah. ‐It looks like it's got promise. 270 00:11:27,820 --> 00:11:29,222 ‐Okay. 271 00:11:29,355 --> 00:11:32,025 ‐And the longer it is, the more weight it will be able to lift. 272 00:11:32,158 --> 00:11:33,560 [ Saw whirs ] 273 00:11:33,693 --> 00:11:35,261 ‐About ready? ‐Yeah. 274 00:11:35,395 --> 00:11:37,263 [ Saw buzzes ] 275 00:11:37,397 --> 00:11:43,536 ♪ 276 00:11:43,670 --> 00:11:45,705 ‐Tapering the ends of the 30‐foot poplar 277 00:11:45,838 --> 00:11:49,709 makes it easier to slide under the bridge. 278 00:11:49,842 --> 00:11:52,912 ‐All right, maybe we can pull it into place. 279 00:11:53,046 --> 00:11:57,483 Ready? One, two, three. 280 00:11:57,617 --> 00:12:01,321 One, two, three. 281 00:12:01,454 --> 00:12:02,956 We got it underneath there, but pick It up 282 00:12:03,089 --> 00:12:05,758 and put it right over there just see what ‐‐ what we get. 283 00:12:05,892 --> 00:12:07,694 Now go down... 284 00:12:07,827 --> 00:12:10,496 ‐Oh yeah, we got some movement here. 285 00:12:10,630 --> 00:12:12,398 Yeah, it's movin' there, Raleigh. I can see it. 286 00:12:12,532 --> 00:12:13,800 Keep goin'. 287 00:12:13,933 --> 00:12:14,934 Start bringing it down. 288 00:12:15,034 --> 00:12:16,402 There you go. 289 00:12:16,536 --> 00:12:18,438 Perfect. 290 00:12:18,571 --> 00:12:20,139 I think we're on to somethin' here. 291 00:12:20,273 --> 00:12:22,875 Let me just put something solid under it. 292 00:12:23,009 --> 00:12:23,876 [ Crack ] 293 00:12:24,010 --> 00:12:25,211 Ah, God! 294 00:12:25,345 --> 00:12:35,221 ♪ 295 00:12:35,355 --> 00:12:38,825 ‐Winter is in full swing across Montana's Yaak Valley, 296 00:12:38,958 --> 00:12:40,226 throwing a wrench in the works 297 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:43,096 of Tom Oar's successful trapping business. 298 00:12:43,229 --> 00:12:44,364 ‐Trapping's been tough, man. 299 00:12:44,497 --> 00:12:45,798 Bunch of sets out and... 300 00:12:45,932 --> 00:12:48,201 ‐This kind of weather just ain't good. 301 00:12:48,334 --> 00:12:50,403 ‐His apprentice and partner, Sean McAfee, 302 00:12:50,536 --> 00:12:52,672 has come up empty for the last two weeks 303 00:12:52,805 --> 00:12:54,741 on their most productive line. 304 00:12:54,874 --> 00:12:58,011 ‐Conditions, uh, changing pretty quickly now, Tom. 305 00:12:58,144 --> 00:12:59,746 ‐Yep, it's freezing up, isn't it? 306 00:12:59,879 --> 00:13:00,847 ‐Yeah. 307 00:13:00,980 --> 00:13:02,382 ‐And with subfreezing temperatures 308 00:13:02,515 --> 00:13:04,751 soon to make accessing local ponds and rivers 309 00:13:04,884 --> 00:13:05,952 more difficult, 310 00:13:06,085 --> 00:13:08,054 Sean's seeking Tom's expert advice 311 00:13:08,187 --> 00:13:11,791 to salvage their season before it's too late. 312 00:13:11,924 --> 00:13:13,159 ‐And here's that first set here. 313 00:13:13,293 --> 00:13:14,961 ‐Oh, well, there ain't nothing in it. 314 00:13:15,094 --> 00:13:16,296 ‐Nothing in it. ‐Nothing in it. 315 00:13:16,429 --> 00:13:18,431 ‐Just kinda been the story of that trap right there. 316 00:13:18,564 --> 00:13:21,067 ‐Let me slip down in this. 317 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:22,635 ‐We can probably just pull it though, huh? 318 00:13:22,769 --> 00:13:25,371 ‐Yep. I think we ‐‐ it's gonna be froze in tomorrow. 319 00:13:25,505 --> 00:13:29,475 The rivers and all the waters are starting to freeze over. 320 00:13:29,609 --> 00:13:32,412 Once the water starts freezing, 321 00:13:32,545 --> 00:13:35,915 well, now the beaver can't step on the trap anymore 322 00:13:36,049 --> 00:13:39,018 because there's a layer of ice over the trap, 323 00:13:39,152 --> 00:13:41,821 so he can't even get on it and step on it. 324 00:13:41,954 --> 00:13:44,257 ‐Let's do it then. Let's pull it and find something new here. 325 00:13:44,390 --> 00:13:45,758 ‐Yeah. 326 00:13:45,892 --> 00:13:47,927 ‐Trapping under the ice is possible, 327 00:13:48,061 --> 00:13:49,595 but it requires different equipment 328 00:13:49,729 --> 00:13:51,497 and a different strategy. 329 00:13:51,631 --> 00:13:53,466 Plus, there's no point in doubling down 330 00:13:53,599 --> 00:13:56,369 on an area that's not producing. 331 00:13:56,502 --> 00:13:58,004 ‐Another set right in here, Mr. Tom. 332 00:13:58,137 --> 00:13:59,339 ‐Oh yeah, I see it. 333 00:13:59,472 --> 00:14:00,673 [ Sighs ] 334 00:14:00,807 --> 00:14:03,509 ‐Beaver pelts are one of Tom's biggest sellers, 335 00:14:03,643 --> 00:14:06,779 which means if they don't drum up a plan B soon, 336 00:14:06,913 --> 00:14:09,215 their whole season could be in jeopardy. 337 00:14:09,349 --> 00:14:12,151 ‐I know a place we can go. ‐Okay. 338 00:14:12,285 --> 00:14:14,020 ‐The biggest thing in our favor, Sean, 339 00:14:14,153 --> 00:14:17,156 is that it's kinda spring fed... 340 00:14:17,290 --> 00:14:18,324 ‐Uh‐huh. 341 00:14:18,458 --> 00:14:21,594 ‐...so it's always the last thing to freeze. 342 00:14:21,728 --> 00:14:24,597 ‐Okay. ‐The only thing is... [Exhales] 343 00:14:24,731 --> 00:14:27,200 ...it's so far back in there we'll have to spend the night. 344 00:14:27,333 --> 00:14:29,035 ‐Okay. ‐There's a cabin, though. 345 00:14:29,168 --> 00:14:30,436 ‐Okay. Let's do it. 346 00:14:30,570 --> 00:14:31,971 ‐All right. 347 00:14:32,105 --> 00:14:33,239 ‐When you work for somebody like Tom 348 00:14:33,373 --> 00:14:34,374 who has that kind of experience ‐‐ 349 00:14:34,507 --> 00:14:35,541 you know, he's been trapping beaver 350 00:14:35,675 --> 00:14:36,909 longer than I've been alive. 351 00:14:37,043 --> 00:14:39,345 So, it just helps to give you confirmation on 352 00:14:39,479 --> 00:14:40,780 all ‐‐ all right. It's ‐‐ It's time to ch‐‐ 353 00:14:40,913 --> 00:14:42,315 change what we're doin' here. 354 00:14:42,448 --> 00:14:44,917 ‐It's been years since Tom's made the 15‐mile trek 355 00:14:45,051 --> 00:14:47,653 to this spot, and it's a gamble to try and run a line 356 00:14:47,787 --> 00:14:49,222 so deep in the woods. 357 00:14:49,355 --> 00:14:51,557 But since it was high yield in the past, 358 00:14:51,691 --> 00:14:53,993 he's hoping the journey will be worth the effort. 359 00:14:54,127 --> 00:14:55,628 ‐It'll be an adventure. ‐Yeah. 360 00:14:55,762 --> 00:14:56,963 ‐You stick with me, buddy. 361 00:14:57,096 --> 00:14:59,899 I'll k‐‐ I'll keep you in lots of adventures. 362 00:15:00,099 --> 00:15:01,634 ‐[ Chuckles ] 363 00:15:01,768 --> 00:15:03,469 [ Engines rev ] 364 00:15:03,603 --> 00:15:10,476 ♪ 365 00:15:10,610 --> 00:15:12,345 ‐High up in the Montana mountains, 366 00:15:12,478 --> 00:15:13,446 at Hell's Gate... 367 00:15:13,579 --> 00:15:14,680 ‐Oh, [bleep]. 368 00:15:14,814 --> 00:15:16,849 Ooh‐ooh. 369 00:15:16,983 --> 00:15:18,651 Look what we got here. 370 00:15:18,785 --> 00:15:20,086 Got us an elk. 371 00:15:20,219 --> 00:15:22,588 Got multiple lion tracks all over. 372 00:15:22,722 --> 00:15:24,757 ‐Jake Herak and his youngest dog, Trixy, 373 00:15:24,891 --> 00:15:27,293 are pushing deeper into the lion's den. 374 00:15:27,427 --> 00:15:30,663 ‐This thing's definitely freshly chewed on here. 375 00:15:30,797 --> 00:15:34,167 I'll bet you Marlene came up and kicked this cat off this kill. 376 00:15:34,300 --> 00:15:36,302 ‐They're racing to catch up with Marlene, 377 00:15:36,436 --> 00:15:38,237 Jake's 2‐year‐old lead dog, 378 00:15:38,371 --> 00:15:41,808 who's now facing a killer lion one‐on‐one. 379 00:15:41,941 --> 00:15:43,176 ‐Come on, Trixy, let's go! 380 00:15:43,309 --> 00:15:45,745 Let's go! 381 00:15:45,878 --> 00:15:47,847 ‐Lions are really resourceful animals 382 00:15:47,980 --> 00:15:49,816 and they won't waste any meat, so... 383 00:15:49,949 --> 00:15:51,717 And they'll come back to this multiple times. 384 00:15:51,851 --> 00:15:54,787 So, we're definitely gonna need to push this cat up the mountain 385 00:15:54,921 --> 00:15:59,058 and, uh, in hopes that she goes after some game up higher. 386 00:15:59,192 --> 00:16:01,894 ‐Jake's following Marlene's tracks up the mountain, 387 00:16:02,028 --> 00:16:06,365 but there's no way to know for sure how far behind he is. 388 00:16:06,499 --> 00:16:09,402 ‐Holy crap, what a mess. 389 00:16:09,535 --> 00:16:12,505 There's a bunch of dead fall all over the damn place. 390 00:16:12,638 --> 00:16:13,706 Come on, Trixy. 391 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,107 ‐Every minute Jake spends 392 00:16:15,241 --> 00:16:17,143 navigating the treacherous terrain 393 00:16:17,276 --> 00:16:20,480 widens the gap between him and Marlene. 394 00:16:20,613 --> 00:16:24,851 ‐You can see right here where this cat took one hop, two hops, 395 00:16:24,984 --> 00:16:27,820 then it took about a eight‐and‐a‐half‐foot jump 396 00:16:27,954 --> 00:16:31,791 before it touched down on the other side of the creek there. 397 00:16:31,924 --> 00:16:34,460 These dogs can't jump six or eight feet like these cats, 398 00:16:34,594 --> 00:16:36,629 and it's no surprise to me that it ‐‐ 399 00:16:36,762 --> 00:16:38,264 this water didn't stop Marlene. 400 00:16:38,397 --> 00:16:42,468 She'll swim a river if she knows that cat's on the other side. 401 00:16:42,602 --> 00:16:44,604 ‐But with temperatures below zero, 402 00:16:44,737 --> 00:16:49,542 he's not taking any chances with 6‐month‐old Trixy. 403 00:16:49,675 --> 00:16:51,244 ‐Go ahead, Trixy. 404 00:16:53,779 --> 00:16:55,348 Oh! 405 00:16:55,481 --> 00:16:58,184 That was close. 406 00:16:58,317 --> 00:17:00,453 All right, I've just made it across that crick. 407 00:17:00,586 --> 00:17:03,723 Fang's still on the loose, so we need to get up there with her. 408 00:17:03,856 --> 00:17:05,491 Come on, Trixy. 409 00:17:09,562 --> 00:17:11,163 [ Dog howls ] 410 00:17:11,297 --> 00:17:13,366 ‐In the Tobacco Root Mountains... 411 00:17:13,499 --> 00:17:15,368 ‐You can hear her right now, she's blowing up. 412 00:17:15,501 --> 00:17:18,638 ‐...Jake's finally closing in on his lead dog, Marlene... 413 00:17:18,771 --> 00:17:20,806 ‐She's definitely treed this cat. 414 00:17:20,940 --> 00:17:22,174 ‐...hoping she's treed the cat 415 00:17:22,308 --> 00:17:23,876 that took a swipe at his dog Henry 416 00:17:24,010 --> 00:17:27,013 in yesterday's encounter. 417 00:17:27,146 --> 00:17:29,215 ‐Get down, get down. There it is right there. 418 00:17:29,348 --> 00:17:31,150 I can't tell what exact cat that is, 419 00:17:31,284 --> 00:17:33,319 but she's definitely got a cat in the tree. 420 00:17:33,452 --> 00:17:35,288 Oh, [bleep]. Look at that. 421 00:17:35,421 --> 00:17:36,589 Trixy's lining out. 422 00:17:36,722 --> 00:17:39,292 She definitely hears Marlene hammering down the head. 423 00:17:39,425 --> 00:17:42,395 Um, this is gonna be pretty cool to see what she does. 424 00:17:42,528 --> 00:17:44,864 ‐6‐month‐old pup Trixy is still in training, 425 00:17:44,997 --> 00:17:46,666 but her instincts are on point. 426 00:17:46,799 --> 00:17:47,833 ‐Oh, [bleep] yeah. There you go. 427 00:17:47,967 --> 00:17:49,468 You can hear her right now. She's blowing up. 428 00:17:49,602 --> 00:17:51,837 Uh, I need to get up here real quietly 429 00:17:51,971 --> 00:17:53,372 and, uh, get to the tree. 430 00:17:53,506 --> 00:17:55,408 [ Marlene howls ] 431 00:17:57,276 --> 00:17:59,145 Good girl, Mar Mar! 432 00:17:59,278 --> 00:18:01,213 [ Howling continues ] 433 00:18:01,347 --> 00:18:02,648 Oh, man. 434 00:18:02,782 --> 00:18:04,650 That cat definitely didn't like Marlene. 435 00:18:04,784 --> 00:18:07,119 It's, uh, way the heck up there. 436 00:18:07,253 --> 00:18:08,921 Good girl, Mar Mar! 437 00:18:09,055 --> 00:18:10,423 Mar Mar. 438 00:18:10,556 --> 00:18:12,058 Good girl, good girl! 439 00:18:12,191 --> 00:18:13,859 Good girl! 440 00:18:13,993 --> 00:18:16,462 Female! 441 00:18:16,596 --> 00:18:18,230 You can definitely see that black dot's 442 00:18:18,364 --> 00:18:19,365 right at the base of it, 443 00:18:19,498 --> 00:18:22,101 so that means that it's a female. 444 00:18:22,234 --> 00:18:24,403 ‐In addition to a cat's relative size, 445 00:18:24,537 --> 00:18:27,707 a black spot of fur directly under the base of the tail, 446 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:29,642 rather than several inches below, 447 00:18:29,775 --> 00:18:32,011 is a sign that it's a female cat. 448 00:18:32,144 --> 00:18:34,547 ‐Good dog! 449 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:37,416 ‐But she's not nearly as big as the one that injured Henry ‐‐ 450 00:18:37,550 --> 00:18:39,452 the one he calls Fang. 451 00:18:39,585 --> 00:18:41,020 ‐This is a totally new cat to me. 452 00:18:41,153 --> 00:18:43,055 So, new cats mean more problems. 453 00:18:43,189 --> 00:18:45,458 More problems means I got more work. 454 00:18:45,591 --> 00:18:47,660 Marlene did a hell of a job today by herself. 455 00:18:47,793 --> 00:18:50,963 I, uh, having high hopes of her and Trixy treeing this cat, 456 00:18:51,097 --> 00:18:53,733 but she ended up solo, and, uh, she got it done. 457 00:18:53,866 --> 00:18:55,201 Trixy. 458 00:18:55,334 --> 00:18:57,670 Trixy didn't do bad today, it's pretty typical of a young pup. 459 00:18:57,803 --> 00:18:59,705 Just, uh, it's all part of training. 460 00:18:59,839 --> 00:19:01,641 It takes a lot of work and a lot of dedication 461 00:19:01,774 --> 00:19:03,009 to make a good dog. 462 00:19:08,147 --> 00:19:10,249 Come on, Mar Mar! Hey, let's go! 463 00:19:10,383 --> 00:19:13,653 ‐The day was a success, but with Fang still on the loose, 464 00:19:13,786 --> 00:19:17,289 Jake's work in Hell's Gate isn't over yet. 465 00:19:17,423 --> 00:19:19,191 ‐There ain't no way in Hell we're leaving this job 466 00:19:19,325 --> 00:19:21,661 until we get Fang pushed up off the mountain. 467 00:19:21,794 --> 00:19:27,967 ♪ 468 00:19:28,067 --> 00:19:34,240 ♪ 469 00:19:34,373 --> 00:19:37,143 ‐You ready for some coffee? ‐Yeah, sounds great. 470 00:19:37,276 --> 00:19:39,111 ‐From their Ozark Mountain forge, 471 00:19:39,245 --> 00:19:42,948 Jason and Mary Hawk provide for their growing clan. 472 00:19:43,082 --> 00:19:45,584 But the living is only as good as the work, 473 00:19:45,718 --> 00:19:48,854 and so far, they're both on the upswing. 474 00:19:48,988 --> 00:19:50,189 ‐You know, we've been really fortunate. 475 00:19:50,322 --> 00:19:51,457 The business is hoppin'. 476 00:19:51,590 --> 00:19:53,859 We've got a ton of orders for knives. 477 00:19:53,993 --> 00:19:57,797 So the goal this year, it's about producing. 478 00:19:57,930 --> 00:19:59,532 ‐To help keep up with the demand, 479 00:19:59,665 --> 00:20:01,867 Mary spent the summer getting a crash course 480 00:20:01,967 --> 00:20:05,004 in the basics of blacksmithing. 481 00:20:05,137 --> 00:20:07,773 ‐Will you grab me that, uh, little pad and paper? 482 00:20:07,907 --> 00:20:08,974 And I'll show you something. ‐Okay. 483 00:20:09,108 --> 00:20:10,843 ‐Now it's time for her to prove her skills 484 00:20:10,976 --> 00:20:14,914 with her first solo forge of a frontier belt knife. 485 00:20:15,047 --> 00:20:18,150 ‐Our frontier belt knife is one of our most popular models. 486 00:20:18,284 --> 00:20:21,220 And if I can get this pattern down 487 00:20:21,353 --> 00:20:23,355 and be producing them in a good way, 488 00:20:23,489 --> 00:20:26,592 Jason can focus on his custom knives. 489 00:20:26,726 --> 00:20:30,730 ‐Jason is a master blacksmith with a reputation for quality. 490 00:20:30,863 --> 00:20:32,364 Mary's work will have to measure up 491 00:20:32,498 --> 00:20:35,835 before they're able to sell her blade under the Hawk name. 492 00:20:35,968 --> 00:20:39,371 ‐The forge is yours. ‐Ah, thanks. 493 00:20:39,505 --> 00:20:44,410 I...I'm a little nervous because, uh, this is my first, 494 00:20:44,543 --> 00:20:47,713 uh, knife build all the way through. 495 00:20:47,847 --> 00:20:51,250 ‐The first step is to heat the steel to 1,500 degrees, 496 00:20:51,383 --> 00:20:54,487 hot enough to make it pliable and ready to be shaped. 497 00:20:56,522 --> 00:20:58,924 ‐So, I'm just drawing out the handle. 498 00:20:59,058 --> 00:21:03,496 When it's thick is the best time to really pound on it 499 00:21:03,629 --> 00:21:05,264 and move some metal. 500 00:21:05,397 --> 00:21:09,935 And the faster you can get it back in when it loses the heat, 501 00:21:10,069 --> 00:21:14,840 the faster it can heat up and the less fuel is wasted. 502 00:21:14,974 --> 00:21:16,642 ‐Honing the blade down to an eighth of an inch 503 00:21:16,776 --> 00:21:18,611 requires an expert touch ‐‐ 504 00:21:18,744 --> 00:21:20,913 something Mary is still developing. 505 00:21:21,046 --> 00:21:24,049 ‐So, right now, I'm ‐‐ my blows are a lot lighter 506 00:21:24,183 --> 00:21:28,053 because this steel is a lot thinner. 507 00:21:28,187 --> 00:21:29,955 ‐With the blade roughly shaped, 508 00:21:30,089 --> 00:21:32,558 the next step is to create a beveled edge ‐‐ 509 00:21:32,691 --> 00:21:35,728 precision work that is even more difficult. 510 00:21:35,861 --> 00:21:39,932 ‐I just need to be able to... get this right. 511 00:21:40,065 --> 00:21:41,066 We'll see. 512 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:43,135 It's... 513 00:21:43,269 --> 00:21:44,236 Okay. 514 00:21:44,370 --> 00:21:48,874 ♪ 515 00:21:49,008 --> 00:21:50,543 Oh. 516 00:21:50,676 --> 00:21:51,677 Um... 517 00:21:51,811 --> 00:21:53,179 Jay? 518 00:21:55,314 --> 00:21:57,316 ‐It's twisted. 519 00:21:57,449 --> 00:21:58,851 ‐Is it fixable? 520 00:22:00,186 --> 00:22:01,654 ‐[ Sighs heavily ] 521 00:22:01,787 --> 00:22:11,530 ♪ 522 00:22:11,664 --> 00:22:13,165 ‐Whoa. Whoa. 523 00:22:13,299 --> 00:22:14,300 [ Clicks tongue ] 524 00:22:14,433 --> 00:22:16,502 There's definitely some tracks over here. 525 00:22:16,635 --> 00:22:18,137 ‐Josh Kirk is 10 miles deep 526 00:22:18,270 --> 00:22:20,573 into Wyoming's Wind River mountains... 527 00:22:20,706 --> 00:22:22,875 tracking a rogue prized bison. 528 00:22:23,008 --> 00:22:26,245 ‐Looks like this bison's going right up in this canyon. 529 00:22:26,378 --> 00:22:28,514 ‐It's been three hours since Josh discovered tracks 530 00:22:28,647 --> 00:22:30,583 headed straight into the high hills ‐‐ 531 00:22:30,716 --> 00:22:33,485 dangerous country for an animal without a herd. 532 00:22:33,619 --> 00:22:35,921 ‐This canyon goes into some of the wildest country 533 00:22:36,055 --> 00:22:37,289 that's out here. 534 00:22:37,423 --> 00:22:39,725 I mean, it just goes on and on for hundreds of miles. 535 00:22:39,859 --> 00:22:41,927 It's just nothing but wilderness. 536 00:22:42,061 --> 00:22:46,031 ‐These mountains are home to wolves, black bears, and lions, 537 00:22:46,165 --> 00:22:49,268 all powerful enough to take down a single bison 538 00:22:49,401 --> 00:22:51,670 if given the chance. 539 00:22:51,804 --> 00:22:54,273 ‐Come on, girl. What is that? 540 00:22:54,406 --> 00:22:56,475 We got somethin' right here. Hang on. 541 00:22:56,609 --> 00:22:57,810 Oh, yeah. 542 00:23:00,279 --> 00:23:02,648 There's a bunch of blood right here, and this is fresh. 543 00:23:02,781 --> 00:23:03,983 Whoa. 544 00:23:04,116 --> 00:23:06,118 Definitely a wolf track here. 545 00:23:06,252 --> 00:23:07,920 This is not what I want to see. 546 00:23:08,053 --> 00:23:09,822 [ Quietly ] Oh, man. 547 00:23:09,955 --> 00:23:11,590 [ Normal voice ] [Bleep]. 548 00:23:11,724 --> 00:23:12,825 Come on, girl. 549 00:23:12,958 --> 00:23:14,126 Come on. 550 00:23:14,260 --> 00:23:16,495 As I'm riding, the tracks are getting fresher, 551 00:23:16,629 --> 00:23:18,364 the blood is starting to look fresher. 552 00:23:18,497 --> 00:23:21,166 At this point, I don't know what to expect. 553 00:23:21,300 --> 00:23:22,635 Come on. 554 00:23:22,768 --> 00:23:26,171 ♪ 555 00:23:26,305 --> 00:23:28,474 There's a frickin' wolf right there. 556 00:23:28,607 --> 00:23:30,175 Ha! Get on out of here! 557 00:23:30,309 --> 00:23:32,678 Ha! Ya! Ya! 558 00:23:32,811 --> 00:23:33,979 Get out of here! 559 00:23:34,113 --> 00:23:35,581 Ya! 560 00:23:35,714 --> 00:23:38,284 ♪ 561 00:23:40,786 --> 00:23:42,855 ♪ 562 00:23:42,988 --> 00:23:44,523 ‐Ha! Get on out of here! 563 00:23:44,657 --> 00:23:46,792 Ya! Get out of here! 564 00:23:46,926 --> 00:23:49,094 There's a wolf right there. 565 00:23:49,228 --> 00:23:51,163 Ya! Whoa. 566 00:23:51,297 --> 00:23:52,965 Whoa. 567 00:23:53,098 --> 00:23:54,733 [ Grunts ] 568 00:23:56,602 --> 00:23:58,203 [ Gunshot, horse neighs ] 569 00:23:58,337 --> 00:24:00,239 Whoa, girl. Ho, ho, ho, ho. 570 00:24:00,372 --> 00:24:01,840 Whoa. Come on, girl. 571 00:24:01,974 --> 00:24:03,142 Easy. 572 00:24:03,275 --> 00:24:04,977 [ Breathes heavily ] 573 00:24:05,110 --> 00:24:07,746 I missed him. 574 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:09,548 [ Horse snorts ] 575 00:24:09,682 --> 00:24:12,151 ‐Josh managed to scare off the lone wolf... 576 00:24:12,284 --> 00:24:15,587 ‐[ Pants ] ‐...but the damage is done. 577 00:24:15,721 --> 00:24:17,323 ‐God, I'm so pissed. 578 00:24:17,456 --> 00:24:19,491 [ Sighs ] 579 00:24:19,625 --> 00:24:21,160 [ Breathes heavily ] 580 00:24:21,293 --> 00:24:23,228 This is a 3‐year‐old animal. 581 00:24:23,362 --> 00:24:26,131 It's my responsibility to take care of them, 582 00:24:26,265 --> 00:24:28,267 and when I lose a bison, it's tough. 583 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:30,135 It can be really, really tough. 584 00:24:30,269 --> 00:24:32,404 Thousands of dollars just laying here. 585 00:24:32,538 --> 00:24:34,640 ‐With so much of the carcass untouched, 586 00:24:34,773 --> 00:24:38,010 Josh changes gears quickly to salvage what he can. 587 00:24:38,143 --> 00:24:40,245 ‐I've got it semi‐away from this gut pile, 588 00:24:40,379 --> 00:24:43,349 so, I'm gonna try to get this guy s‐‐ skinned up. 589 00:24:43,482 --> 00:24:45,784 ‐Bison meat is worth $10 per pound, 590 00:24:45,918 --> 00:24:49,855 so every part that Josh is able to save is money in the bank. 591 00:24:49,989 --> 00:24:51,123 ‐I've got to get the skin off 592 00:24:51,256 --> 00:24:53,625 because I've got to get this meat cooled down. 593 00:24:53,759 --> 00:24:55,894 ‐The faster Josh can break down the animal, 594 00:24:56,028 --> 00:24:58,864 the less likely it will rot. 595 00:24:58,998 --> 00:25:00,833 But just cutting through the half‐inch hide 596 00:25:00,966 --> 00:25:02,768 is an hour‐long job. 597 00:25:02,901 --> 00:25:03,969 ‐The hide is thick. 598 00:25:04,103 --> 00:25:06,271 These animals are made to go through winter. 599 00:25:06,405 --> 00:25:09,274 ‐It takes three hours to complete the salvage job, 600 00:25:09,408 --> 00:25:11,310 and by the time he's finished... ‐[ Grunts ] 601 00:25:11,443 --> 00:25:13,445 ‐...Josh has run out of enough daylight 602 00:25:13,579 --> 00:25:15,314 to make the eight‐mile trip home. 603 00:25:15,447 --> 00:25:17,016 ‐It's startin' to get cold. 604 00:25:17,149 --> 00:25:19,718 I need to get a fire going. I need to get a camp started. 605 00:25:19,852 --> 00:25:22,254 Last thing I wanna do is be stuck on a wolf kill 606 00:25:22,388 --> 00:25:23,455 in the middle of the freaking night 607 00:25:23,589 --> 00:25:25,858 without a shelter, without a fire. 608 00:25:25,991 --> 00:25:28,694 I was not expecting to have to skin a bison 609 00:25:28,827 --> 00:25:30,662 and have to salvage all this. 610 00:25:30,796 --> 00:25:33,298 I'm gonna be here all night whether I wanna be or not. 611 00:25:33,432 --> 00:25:35,067 I'm limited with my gear. 612 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:36,435 I have no sleeping bag. 613 00:25:36,568 --> 00:25:37,636 I don't have no blanket. 614 00:25:37,770 --> 00:25:39,238 So now I've got to improvise. 615 00:25:39,371 --> 00:25:41,940 The wind's definitely starting to pick up. 616 00:25:42,074 --> 00:25:43,709 It's gonna be getting cold tonight. 617 00:25:43,842 --> 00:25:49,081 ♪ 618 00:25:49,214 --> 00:25:54,486 ♪ 619 00:25:54,620 --> 00:25:56,455 ‐In North Carolina... 620 00:25:56,588 --> 00:25:59,792 ‐It's too dang heavy. It broke the f‐‐ lever. 621 00:25:59,925 --> 00:26:02,127 ‐...a feat of extreme heavy lifting... 622 00:26:02,261 --> 00:26:03,395 goes south. 623 00:26:03,529 --> 00:26:06,365 ‐How bad is it? ‐Oh, it's bad. 624 00:26:06,498 --> 00:26:08,267 ‐But with only one way in and one way out 625 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:11,303 of Turtle Island, Eustace and Raleigh aren't giving up 626 00:26:11,437 --> 00:26:13,038 until the bridge is repaired 627 00:26:13,172 --> 00:26:15,707 and they're back in business delivering firewood. 628 00:26:15,841 --> 00:26:18,544 ‐It broke where I had it, like, sawed down. 629 00:26:18,677 --> 00:26:20,712 We could just not saw it down. 630 00:26:20,846 --> 00:26:22,247 That's what I'm thinkin'. 631 00:26:22,381 --> 00:26:24,983 My best guess on the way to deal with this lever breakin' 632 00:26:25,117 --> 00:26:26,151 is to make it stronger, 633 00:26:26,285 --> 00:26:28,087 and the only way I can use it stronger 634 00:26:28,220 --> 00:26:29,188 is just the full size. 635 00:26:29,321 --> 00:26:32,658 One, two, three. [ Grunts ] 636 00:26:32,791 --> 00:26:35,494 ‐To wedge the full thickness of the log under the bridge, 637 00:26:35,627 --> 00:26:38,864 Eustace has to reduce the height of the rock fulcrum, 638 00:26:38,997 --> 00:26:40,999 giving him less leverage for the job. 639 00:26:41,133 --> 00:26:43,435 ‐Can you get it out of there? ‐Yeah, I got it. 640 00:26:43,569 --> 00:26:46,004 ‐All right, see if you can lift it up in there, Raleigh. 641 00:26:49,808 --> 00:26:51,944 ‐[ Grunting ] 642 00:26:52,077 --> 00:26:54,246 ‐Whoa, yeah. That's it. 643 00:26:54,379 --> 00:26:56,648 All right. Now take him on down. 644 00:26:58,016 --> 00:26:59,852 ‐[ Exhales sharply ] 645 00:27:00,052 --> 00:27:02,588 ‐Let me just see what I can do by myself on this. 646 00:27:02,721 --> 00:27:05,491 If I can stand up on this thing... 647 00:27:05,624 --> 00:27:06,725 Whew. 648 00:27:06,859 --> 00:27:10,696 Feel like I'm steering a ‐‐ a boat here. 649 00:27:10,829 --> 00:27:12,464 But what I'm doing on the end of this lever 650 00:27:12,598 --> 00:27:14,766 is putting as much weight as I can on it 651 00:27:14,900 --> 00:27:16,969 and what Raleigh's doing at the other end, 652 00:27:17,102 --> 00:27:19,304 is he's puttin' the rocks up underneath it. 653 00:27:19,438 --> 00:27:20,839 What about now? 654 00:27:20,973 --> 00:27:23,142 ‐Oh, yeah. It went further. 655 00:27:23,275 --> 00:27:24,643 Just keep on bouncin'. 656 00:27:24,776 --> 00:27:26,879 ‐[ Grunting ] ‐Every time you bounce, 657 00:27:27,012 --> 00:27:28,847 this rock squeezes in. 658 00:27:28,981 --> 00:27:30,082 All right, hold off. 659 00:27:30,215 --> 00:27:31,817 It's there. 660 00:27:33,152 --> 00:27:34,052 [ Sighs ] 661 00:27:34,186 --> 00:27:36,121 ‐I believe we've got it done, Raleigh. 662 00:27:36,255 --> 00:27:37,990 [ Laughter ] 663 00:27:38,123 --> 00:27:39,725 ‐Reinforcing the bridge foundation 664 00:27:39,858 --> 00:27:41,193 takes care of one job, 665 00:27:41,326 --> 00:27:43,428 but the roadbed is still unstable, 666 00:27:43,562 --> 00:27:46,365 with one side partly washed away. 667 00:27:46,498 --> 00:27:47,799 ‐If we can just get this shored up, 668 00:27:47,933 --> 00:27:50,035 maybe throw some rocks in these big holes... 669 00:27:50,169 --> 00:27:51,303 ‐Uh‐huh. ‐...maybe build this up 670 00:27:51,436 --> 00:27:52,337 a little bit, 671 00:27:52,471 --> 00:27:54,072 then I think we can get through this. 672 00:27:56,909 --> 00:27:59,912 ‐A 12‐foot poplar log acts as a new curb 673 00:28:00,112 --> 00:28:02,948 and locks in a fresh layer of rock and dirt. 674 00:28:03,081 --> 00:28:07,586 ♪ 675 00:28:07,719 --> 00:28:09,521 ‐[ Grunts ] 676 00:28:09,655 --> 00:28:16,361 ♪ 677 00:28:16,495 --> 00:28:19,631 ‐I believe we about got this thing, Raleigh. 678 00:28:19,765 --> 00:28:21,967 ‐Yeah, I'd drive over it. 679 00:28:22,100 --> 00:28:24,236 ‐Well, let's go deliver some firewood. 680 00:28:24,369 --> 00:28:27,439 We're gonna get in the truck and drive on out on this bridge 681 00:28:27,573 --> 00:28:29,241 and see what moves. 682 00:28:29,374 --> 00:28:31,143 Well, you watch, and we'll see what happens. 683 00:28:31,276 --> 00:28:33,312 ‐Just come through slow. ‐Okay. 684 00:28:33,445 --> 00:28:39,418 ♪ 685 00:28:39,551 --> 00:28:45,557 ♪ 686 00:28:45,691 --> 00:28:47,159 How's it lookin' there, Raleigh? 687 00:28:47,292 --> 00:28:48,260 ‐It's lookin' good. 688 00:28:48,393 --> 00:28:49,861 Come on through. 689 00:28:49,995 --> 00:28:54,499 ♪ 690 00:28:54,633 --> 00:28:55,968 ‐Yew! 691 00:28:58,904 --> 00:28:59,938 How did it look? 692 00:29:00,138 --> 00:29:01,840 ‐Didn't move at all. ‐Right on. 693 00:29:01,974 --> 00:29:04,309 ‐That's what I'm talking about. ‐Yeah! 694 00:29:04,443 --> 00:29:05,911 ‐We fixed it. 695 00:29:06,044 --> 00:29:10,082 At long last, we're gonna get this load of firewood delivered. 696 00:29:10,215 --> 00:29:12,551 My life's mission is to keep this land 697 00:29:12,684 --> 00:29:15,087 a wild and sacred place. 698 00:29:15,220 --> 00:29:18,090 So I'm just gonna keep goin' and goin' at it till we get there. 699 00:29:18,223 --> 00:29:27,899 ♪ 700 00:29:28,033 --> 00:29:29,368 [ Engine revs ] 701 00:29:29,501 --> 00:29:32,604 ‐In the remote backwoods of Montana's Yaak Valley, 702 00:29:32,738 --> 00:29:36,808 Tom Oar and Sean McAfee are racing against the deep freeze. 703 00:29:36,942 --> 00:29:39,211 ‐It's very rough country. 704 00:29:39,344 --> 00:29:41,413 ‐After having struck out on their local line, 705 00:29:41,546 --> 00:29:43,382 they're on the hunt for better trapping grounds 706 00:29:43,515 --> 00:29:44,883 in the high country. 707 00:29:45,017 --> 00:29:49,288 And the only way to get there is to cross the Yaak River... 708 00:29:49,421 --> 00:29:51,757 ‐There be the river there, eh? 709 00:29:51,890 --> 00:29:54,226 ‐...if the ice is strong enough to hold them. 710 00:29:54,359 --> 00:29:55,560 ‐What do you think of that ice? 711 00:29:55,694 --> 00:29:57,996 ‐I don't know. It don't look real thick right there. 712 00:29:58,130 --> 00:30:01,833 ‐Some open water there, huh? ‐Yep. 713 00:30:01,967 --> 00:30:04,469 Maybe we should walk out there first, huh? 714 00:30:04,603 --> 00:30:05,671 We're a long ways from home. 715 00:30:05,804 --> 00:30:08,707 This is gonna be a pretty dangerous situation. 716 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:12,644 ‐Probing the ice assesses its thickness and strength, 717 00:30:12,778 --> 00:30:16,515 but it's impossible to be sure that it's frozen over evenly. 718 00:30:16,648 --> 00:30:18,917 ‐I don't know about getting across anywhere else there. 719 00:30:19,051 --> 00:30:21,219 This looks like the spot right here, buddy. 720 00:30:21,353 --> 00:30:24,956 ‐You don't want to go across on ice slow. 721 00:30:25,090 --> 00:30:26,358 All right. 722 00:30:26,491 --> 00:30:29,461 It gives it more chance to break out from underneath you. 723 00:30:29,594 --> 00:30:33,799 So, big thing is, get on it and run across that ice 724 00:30:33,932 --> 00:30:37,602 and shoot up that other bank on the other side to dry land. 725 00:30:37,736 --> 00:30:39,771 You ready? ‐Yes sir. 726 00:30:39,905 --> 00:30:40,806 ‐Here we go. 727 00:30:40,939 --> 00:30:42,407 [ Engine revs ] 728 00:30:42,541 --> 00:30:48,447 ♪ 729 00:30:48,580 --> 00:30:54,486 ♪ 730 00:30:54,619 --> 00:30:55,587 ‐Hold up! 731 00:30:55,721 --> 00:30:56,888 ‐Damn it. 732 00:31:02,227 --> 00:31:04,129 ‐In Montana's treacherous backcountry... 733 00:31:04,262 --> 00:31:05,931 [ Engine revs ] 734 00:31:06,064 --> 00:31:08,500 ‐Ooh! Ah. 735 00:31:08,633 --> 00:31:11,036 ‐...Tom's been bested by the ice and snow. 736 00:31:11,169 --> 00:31:12,604 ‐She's stuck, isn't she? 737 00:31:12,738 --> 00:31:14,239 [Bleep]. 738 00:31:14,373 --> 00:31:15,507 I thought I had enough speed 739 00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:17,175 to make it up the other bank and ‐‐ 740 00:31:17,309 --> 00:31:19,111 but it was a little bit too steep. 741 00:31:19,244 --> 00:31:21,413 Almost made it to the top of the bank, 742 00:31:21,546 --> 00:31:25,450 and then that was it. I was stuck. 743 00:31:25,584 --> 00:31:28,286 ‐The snow machine slammed into the bank at full speed. 744 00:31:28,420 --> 00:31:29,721 ‐There's one ski. 745 00:31:29,855 --> 00:31:31,923 ‐And though it hasn't sustained any damage, 746 00:31:32,057 --> 00:31:33,825 it's not going anywhere. 747 00:31:33,959 --> 00:31:36,261 ‐Ooh. Huh. That sucker's packed in there. 748 00:31:36,395 --> 00:31:37,362 ‐Yeah. 749 00:31:37,496 --> 00:31:40,232 ‐How in the Hell are we gonna get this out? 750 00:31:40,365 --> 00:31:42,434 ‐Without a reverse gear, the only way to move 751 00:31:42,567 --> 00:31:45,604 the 500‐pounder is with muscle power. 752 00:31:47,672 --> 00:31:49,608 ‐I got the back. ‐One, two, three. 753 00:31:49,741 --> 00:31:51,042 ‐[ Grunts ] ‐[ Grunts ] 754 00:31:51,176 --> 00:31:53,879 ♪ 755 00:31:54,012 --> 00:31:55,080 ‐[ Grunts ] ‐[ Grunts ] 756 00:31:55,213 --> 00:31:56,448 ‐Why don't we try again without the trailer 757 00:31:56,581 --> 00:31:59,017 and I'll pull the trailer up there? 758 00:31:59,151 --> 00:32:00,685 ‐For his second run at the hill, 759 00:32:00,819 --> 00:32:02,788 Tom's shedding the weight of the trailer 760 00:32:02,921 --> 00:32:05,590 and circling around again to build momentum. 761 00:32:05,724 --> 00:32:07,325 [ Engine revs ] 762 00:32:07,459 --> 00:32:12,631 ♪ 763 00:32:12,764 --> 00:32:14,733 ‐Whoa. ‐[ Laughs ] 764 00:32:14,866 --> 00:32:15,867 You made it. 765 00:32:15,967 --> 00:32:17,903 ‐[ Sighs ] Whew. 766 00:32:18,036 --> 00:32:19,204 All righty. 767 00:32:21,373 --> 00:32:23,375 ‐Four miles deeper into the bush, 768 00:32:23,508 --> 00:32:25,744 Tom and Sean arrive at their destination 769 00:32:25,877 --> 00:32:27,179 with little daylight left 770 00:32:27,312 --> 00:32:29,581 to find out if they've beaten the freeze. 771 00:32:29,714 --> 00:32:32,050 ‐These ponds are spring fed, 772 00:32:32,184 --> 00:32:34,286 so the spring‐fed water is warmer. 773 00:32:34,419 --> 00:32:36,855 This could be our last chance of being al‐‐ 774 00:32:36,988 --> 00:32:40,525 able to trap beaver before everything freezes. 775 00:32:41,760 --> 00:32:42,627 [ Sighs ] 776 00:32:42,761 --> 00:32:44,663 ‐Looks promising, man. ‐Yep. 777 00:32:44,796 --> 00:32:48,099 ‐The river is still open water and not only flowing, 778 00:32:48,233 --> 00:32:51,670 it's also teaming with signs of beaver activity. 779 00:32:51,803 --> 00:32:53,572 ‐Got to be a beaver around here somewhere. 780 00:32:53,705 --> 00:32:56,141 See all the sticks sticking up out of the water there? 781 00:32:56,274 --> 00:32:57,375 ‐Sure do. ‐Yep. 782 00:32:57,509 --> 00:32:59,044 ‐Tom zeroes in on a beaver dam 783 00:32:59,177 --> 00:33:03,014 that should be a high‐traffic zone for the animals. 784 00:33:03,148 --> 00:33:04,916 ‐Probably put in about three traps here. 785 00:33:05,050 --> 00:33:06,251 ‐Okay. 786 00:33:06,384 --> 00:33:09,087 ‐The first trap that I put in is a‐a foothold trap. 787 00:33:09,221 --> 00:33:11,089 It's baited with beaver castor. 788 00:33:11,223 --> 00:33:15,026 It's a‐a call lure to call them to that spot. 789 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:17,963 And just put it right there, and we'll have one set done. 790 00:33:18,096 --> 00:33:19,397 All right. 791 00:33:19,531 --> 00:33:20,799 Second set I thought 792 00:33:20,932 --> 00:33:24,469 I'll put in the middle of the dam. 793 00:33:24,603 --> 00:33:25,670 Ooh. 794 00:33:25,804 --> 00:33:27,305 We're gonna put the third trap there... 795 00:33:27,439 --> 00:33:28,507 ‐Oh, okay. Yep, right ‐‐ ‐...right in that center. 796 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:29,941 ‐Right there. ‐Got it. 797 00:33:32,143 --> 00:33:33,745 Three sets. 798 00:33:33,879 --> 00:33:36,214 I think you found us a little honey hole there. 799 00:33:36,348 --> 00:33:37,549 ‐We're not all done yet. 800 00:33:37,682 --> 00:33:39,518 We still got a lot of work to do. 801 00:33:39,651 --> 00:33:44,923 ♪ 802 00:33:45,056 --> 00:33:50,328 ♪ 803 00:33:50,462 --> 00:33:51,830 ‐Let me see that. [ Sighs ] 804 00:33:51,963 --> 00:33:53,498 ‐I really muffed it up. 805 00:33:53,632 --> 00:33:55,967 ‐In the Ozarks, Mary's trying to prove 806 00:33:56,067 --> 00:33:58,403 she's ready to join the family business... 807 00:33:58,537 --> 00:34:00,405 ‐Yeah you did. 808 00:34:00,539 --> 00:34:01,973 That's a twist. 809 00:34:02,107 --> 00:34:05,477 ‐But she's run into trouble on her first solo job. 810 00:34:05,610 --> 00:34:07,245 ‐Okay, one of the things is... ‐Yeah. 811 00:34:07,379 --> 00:34:08,613 ‐...if you're gonna make blades 812 00:34:08,747 --> 00:34:10,048 you're gonna learn to straighten them. 813 00:34:10,181 --> 00:34:13,718 ‐For me, and ‐‐ this is one of the most challenging things. 814 00:34:13,852 --> 00:34:15,987 Everything going out needs to be perfect. 815 00:34:16,121 --> 00:34:17,489 ‐We don't want to spot heat this 816 00:34:17,622 --> 00:34:19,858 as much as we want to get the whole thing rolling. 817 00:34:19,991 --> 00:34:20,959 ‐Yeah. 818 00:34:21,092 --> 00:34:23,862 ‐So we're just gonna kind of... 819 00:34:23,995 --> 00:34:28,033 heat it and let it come up to temp for a minute. 820 00:34:28,166 --> 00:34:30,435 If we can get this straightened out, 821 00:34:30,569 --> 00:34:32,003 then it'll be fine. 822 00:34:32,137 --> 00:34:34,639 But if we can't get it straightened out, 823 00:34:34,773 --> 00:34:36,675 then we start over. 824 00:34:36,808 --> 00:34:38,076 First thing we're gonna do is we're gonna take out 825 00:34:38,209 --> 00:34:40,045 the majority of it. 826 00:34:40,178 --> 00:34:43,148 Get it back to true. ‐Rather than hammering it? 827 00:34:43,281 --> 00:34:46,418 ‐Then we'll hammer it back true. 828 00:34:46,551 --> 00:34:47,552 ‐Okay. 829 00:34:47,686 --> 00:34:49,387 ‐The challenge is to straighten the twist 830 00:34:49,521 --> 00:34:51,222 without overworking the metal, 831 00:34:51,356 --> 00:34:54,459 which will make it too brittle to cut. 832 00:34:54,593 --> 00:34:58,330 ‐And bend it back this way. ‐Gentle, gentle. 833 00:35:00,865 --> 00:35:01,933 Yep. 834 00:35:02,067 --> 00:35:03,568 You can see right now the spine's there. 835 00:35:03,702 --> 00:35:07,038 ‐Mm‐hmm. ‐But that ‐‐ that edge is... 836 00:35:07,172 --> 00:35:08,340 ‐Oh, I see that. ‐...womp, womp, womp. 837 00:35:08,473 --> 00:35:10,809 ‐Could I get that out with the hammer? 838 00:35:10,942 --> 00:35:12,444 ‐You can. 839 00:35:12,577 --> 00:35:13,912 A little bit better, but... 840 00:35:14,045 --> 00:35:16,648 ‐Okay. ‐...super gentle. 841 00:35:16,781 --> 00:35:18,483 Not much on your strikes at all. 842 00:35:18,617 --> 00:35:21,186 Not much on your heat at all. 843 00:35:21,319 --> 00:35:22,821 Okay. 844 00:35:22,954 --> 00:35:24,255 ‐All right. ‐You give that a run. 845 00:35:24,389 --> 00:35:25,857 I'll be right back. ‐Okay. 846 00:35:25,991 --> 00:35:27,359 [ Door squeals ] 847 00:35:27,492 --> 00:35:35,767 ♪ 848 00:35:35,900 --> 00:35:38,870 I think it's good. 849 00:35:39,004 --> 00:35:40,672 ‐With the blade back on track, 850 00:35:40,805 --> 00:35:43,742 Mary's next step is to file the metal and reheat it 851 00:35:43,875 --> 00:35:45,443 to prepare for the quench ‐‐ 852 00:35:45,577 --> 00:35:46,911 the part of the process that proves 853 00:35:47,045 --> 00:35:49,614 whether the steel will hold or fail. 854 00:35:49,748 --> 00:35:52,484 ‐All right, looks good. 855 00:35:52,617 --> 00:35:56,121 Heel in first, get this all heated up. 856 00:35:56,254 --> 00:35:58,990 All right, I'm‐a let that sit for a second. 857 00:35:59,124 --> 00:36:00,225 Grab my oil out. 858 00:36:00,358 --> 00:36:01,359 [ Sighs ] 859 00:36:01,493 --> 00:36:02,694 ‐Quenching steel in hot oil 860 00:36:02,827 --> 00:36:04,763 brings the metal back to room temperature 861 00:36:04,896 --> 00:36:06,898 and locks in it's hardness. 862 00:36:07,032 --> 00:36:08,266 ‐I'm a little concerned. 863 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:11,536 Sometimes when a blade is twisted in the forging process, 864 00:36:11,670 --> 00:36:15,006 the crystalline structure sometimes remembers that twist. 865 00:36:15,140 --> 00:36:18,309 And so, when I quench, we'll be able to see 866 00:36:18,443 --> 00:36:21,146 whether or not that twist ruined the blade. 867 00:36:21,279 --> 00:36:22,947 [ Door squeals ] 868 00:36:23,081 --> 00:36:25,283 ‐Hey, babe. ‐[ Sighs ] How you doing? 869 00:36:25,417 --> 00:36:29,120 ‐All right. Just, uh, about ready to quench. 870 00:36:29,254 --> 00:36:30,221 ‐Okay. 871 00:36:30,355 --> 00:36:31,856 If she didn't get the twist out, 872 00:36:31,990 --> 00:36:33,358 it'll amplify in that quench. 873 00:36:33,491 --> 00:36:34,893 ‐All right. 874 00:36:35,026 --> 00:36:39,097 One, two, three. 875 00:36:39,230 --> 00:36:41,332 [ Sizzling ] 876 00:36:46,471 --> 00:36:50,341 ‐In the Ozarks, it's Mary's moment of truth 877 00:36:50,475 --> 00:36:52,310 to see whether or not she's single‐handedly 878 00:36:52,444 --> 00:36:55,847 forged her first blade worthy of the Hawk name. 879 00:36:55,980 --> 00:36:57,816 ‐If something goes wrong with this quench, 880 00:36:57,949 --> 00:37:00,552 we're gonna have to start from scratch. 881 00:37:00,685 --> 00:37:02,787 ‐Huh, yeah. 882 00:37:02,921 --> 00:37:04,656 ‐How's it look? ‐Looks pretty straight. 883 00:37:04,789 --> 00:37:05,790 What do you think? 884 00:37:05,924 --> 00:37:07,859 ‐That looks good. 885 00:37:07,992 --> 00:37:09,761 We want the true test. 886 00:37:09,894 --> 00:37:11,596 [ Scratching ] 887 00:37:11,730 --> 00:37:14,699 ‐The teeth of a file will dig into softer steel, 888 00:37:14,833 --> 00:37:16,468 but if they don't grip the blade, 889 00:37:16,601 --> 00:37:19,037 it means the hardness is just right. 890 00:37:19,170 --> 00:37:20,672 ‐All right. ‐All right, oh. 891 00:37:20,805 --> 00:37:21,906 ‐It's looking good now. 892 00:37:22,040 --> 00:37:23,675 ‐All right. [ Sighs ] 893 00:37:23,808 --> 00:37:26,644 It is a big relief to see that that knife survived. 894 00:37:26,778 --> 00:37:28,079 I feel good. I feel confident. 895 00:37:28,213 --> 00:37:29,414 I can do this. 896 00:37:29,547 --> 00:37:35,620 ♪ 897 00:37:35,754 --> 00:37:37,756 [ Banging ] [ Door shuts ] 898 00:37:37,889 --> 00:37:39,991 ‐Oh, it's getting cold out there. [ Sighs ] 899 00:37:40,125 --> 00:37:42,193 ‐You get it all together? ‐Yeah. 900 00:37:42,327 --> 00:37:43,661 ‐Let me see. ‐Check it out. 901 00:37:43,795 --> 00:37:45,497 ‐It's looking pretty good. ‐Is it good? 902 00:37:45,630 --> 00:37:46,498 ‐Yeah. 903 00:37:46,631 --> 00:37:47,999 This is a milestone. 904 00:37:48,133 --> 00:37:50,602 This frontier belt knife, she's got in the bag. 905 00:37:50,735 --> 00:37:54,139 Now it's an opportunity for me to focus on some other things, 906 00:37:54,272 --> 00:37:56,641 so that's huge. 907 00:37:56,775 --> 00:37:59,477 That's a ‐‐ That's a hell of a job, babe. 908 00:37:59,611 --> 00:38:00,578 This is a big deal. 909 00:38:00,712 --> 00:38:02,280 ‐Despite all of my setbacks today, 910 00:38:02,413 --> 00:38:04,349 I really feel like I can do this. 911 00:38:04,482 --> 00:38:08,753 I can forge this knife and finish it all the way through. 912 00:38:08,887 --> 00:38:11,956 And I'm proud to see it go out the door. 913 00:38:12,090 --> 00:38:17,595 ♪ 914 00:38:17,729 --> 00:38:23,201 ♪ 915 00:38:23,334 --> 00:38:25,570 ‐This looks good, Sean. ‐All right. 916 00:38:25,703 --> 00:38:28,106 ‐Tom and Sean are using the last moments of daylight 917 00:38:28,239 --> 00:38:30,542 to take full advantage of the beaver trapping grounds 918 00:38:30,675 --> 00:38:31,910 they've just uncovered. 919 00:38:32,043 --> 00:38:33,144 ‐Conibear set? ‐Yeah. 920 00:38:33,278 --> 00:38:34,245 ‐All right. 921 00:38:34,379 --> 00:38:37,382 ‐Conibear, it's a 10‐inch square trap, 922 00:38:37,515 --> 00:38:39,150 springs on both sides. 923 00:38:39,284 --> 00:38:42,754 The beaver swims through it and it clamps down on them. 924 00:38:42,887 --> 00:38:46,391 It goes off kind of like a mousetrap does. 925 00:38:46,524 --> 00:38:49,060 ‐They've already set three traps around a beaver dam. 926 00:38:49,194 --> 00:38:50,929 Now, further downstream, 927 00:38:51,062 --> 00:38:53,631 the conibear traps could snare another catch 928 00:38:53,765 --> 00:38:55,300 as it travels up the river. 929 00:38:55,433 --> 00:38:56,267 ‐You gonna drive this one in? 930 00:38:56,401 --> 00:38:58,203 ‐Yep. Go ahead. 931 00:39:00,438 --> 00:39:02,006 ‐Their job done... ‐After you, mister. 932 00:39:02,140 --> 00:39:03,208 ‐Here we go. 933 00:39:03,341 --> 00:39:05,276 ‐...Tom and Sean head back to camp for the night 934 00:39:05,410 --> 00:39:07,412 in the nearby trapper's cabin. 935 00:39:07,545 --> 00:39:10,248 They will let their traps soak until morning. 936 00:39:10,381 --> 00:39:12,383 ‐Home sweet home. ‐Made her. 937 00:39:12,517 --> 00:39:13,952 ‐Though they've been lucky so far, 938 00:39:14,085 --> 00:39:16,254 if the traps fail to produce tonight, 939 00:39:16,387 --> 00:39:19,524 their prospects for a good haul this season will sink. 940 00:39:19,657 --> 00:39:22,460 ‐We ought to be able to pick up a couple beavers, anyhow. 941 00:39:22,594 --> 00:39:24,395 ‐I would think so. 942 00:39:24,529 --> 00:39:25,897 ‐Pulling beaver in the dead of winter 943 00:39:26,030 --> 00:39:27,632 is especially difficult, 944 00:39:27,765 --> 00:39:29,868 and they can use all the head start they can get 945 00:39:29,968 --> 00:39:32,203 before this river freezes, too. 946 00:39:32,337 --> 00:39:34,439 ‐We've put out five traps and normally you, 947 00:39:34,572 --> 00:39:37,709 with beaver, you usually catch about half. 948 00:39:37,842 --> 00:39:38,910 ‐Yeah. Half your sets? 949 00:39:39,043 --> 00:39:40,044 ‐Yeah. ‐Yeah. 950 00:39:40,178 --> 00:39:42,814 ‐I mean, so we outta catch two, maybe three. 951 00:39:42,947 --> 00:39:44,949 But the only thing we can hope for is that ‐‐ 952 00:39:45,083 --> 00:39:46,985 from that warm spring water... ‐Yeah. 953 00:39:47,118 --> 00:39:49,320 ‐...if that spring water keeps it from freezing. 954 00:39:49,454 --> 00:39:51,122 ‐Right. Yeah. ‐Hopefully tomorrow at this time 955 00:39:51,256 --> 00:39:52,724 we'll be skinnin'. Huh? 956 00:39:52,857 --> 00:39:54,592 ‐Hopefully. 957 00:39:54,726 --> 00:40:02,867 ♪ 958 00:40:02,967 --> 00:40:06,337 ‐It's 30 minutes until sundown in the Wind River Mountains. 959 00:40:06,471 --> 00:40:09,040 And with three hundred pounds of bison meat on the line, 960 00:40:09,173 --> 00:40:11,376 Josh Kirk isn't going anywhere. 961 00:40:11,509 --> 00:40:12,911 ‐The temperature's dropping fast, 962 00:40:13,044 --> 00:40:15,246 and I have no sleeping bag, I don't have no blanket. 963 00:40:15,380 --> 00:40:16,915 All I've got is this bison. 964 00:40:17,048 --> 00:40:19,350 Right now, my main focus is to get this hide off, 965 00:40:19,484 --> 00:40:21,085 so I can make it through the night. 966 00:40:21,219 --> 00:40:23,588 ‐Bison hides are rare and valuable. 967 00:40:23,721 --> 00:40:26,124 But in a survival situation like this, 968 00:40:26,257 --> 00:40:28,293 they're also life savers. 969 00:40:28,426 --> 00:40:29,961 ‐This hide, it's gonna protect me. 970 00:40:30,094 --> 00:40:31,863 It's gonna be my shelter from the storm. 971 00:40:31,996 --> 00:40:33,131 It's what I'm gonna wrap up, 972 00:40:33,264 --> 00:40:34,799 and it's what's gonna keep me warm 973 00:40:34,933 --> 00:40:37,168 through this winter‐cold night. 974 00:40:37,302 --> 00:40:38,803 Got the bison by the tail. 975 00:40:38,937 --> 00:40:40,838 Ooh‐aah! 976 00:40:43,141 --> 00:40:45,043 [ Grunting ] 977 00:40:46,744 --> 00:40:49,047 I feel accomplished right now. 978 00:40:49,180 --> 00:40:51,616 I was able to minimize a complete loss. 979 00:40:51,749 --> 00:40:53,851 Tomorrow's another day. 980 00:40:53,985 --> 00:40:56,421 I got to figure out how to pack all this meat out, 981 00:40:56,554 --> 00:40:58,156 get it processed. 982 00:40:58,289 --> 00:41:00,625 I'm gonna sleep with my pistol on me, 983 00:41:00,758 --> 00:41:02,560 just to hopefully keep the wolves at bay, 984 00:41:02,694 --> 00:41:04,062 any predators that come in. 985 00:41:04,195 --> 00:41:05,630 Just wanna make it through the night. 986 00:41:05,763 --> 00:41:07,565 If my eyes open in the morning, 987 00:41:07,699 --> 00:41:10,268 then, uh, that's gonna be the first day's blessing. 988 00:41:12,236 --> 00:41:14,172 [ Howling ] 989 00:41:15,907 --> 00:41:18,309 ‐Next time on "Mountain Men"... 990 00:41:18,443 --> 00:41:20,745 ‐She's got a lot of weight on her back. 991 00:41:20,878 --> 00:41:22,947 It's like pilgrim's progress here. 992 00:41:23,081 --> 00:41:25,416 Just trying to get home. 993 00:41:25,550 --> 00:41:28,419 I'm tired, she's tired, but we have to get back. 994 00:41:28,553 --> 00:41:31,823 We have to save this meat. 995 00:41:31,956 --> 00:41:34,225 ‐Welcome to your first day of school, bud. 996 00:41:34,359 --> 00:41:35,526 Go! Yeah, yeah. 997 00:41:35,660 --> 00:41:37,395 When they're young like this, 998 00:41:37,528 --> 00:41:39,597 they're the most dangerous, just 'cause they don't know. 999 00:41:39,731 --> 00:41:40,765 [ Horse neighs ] 1000 00:41:40,898 --> 00:41:41,899 ‐Woah. Woah, woah! 1001 00:41:42,033 --> 00:41:42,900 Woah! 1002 00:41:43,001 --> 00:41:44,402 ‐Hang on, Harry! 1003 00:41:46,070 --> 00:41:48,473 ‐The goal this year, it's about producing. 1004 00:41:48,606 --> 00:41:51,843 Focusing on our most popular products that we're putting out. 1005 00:41:53,077 --> 00:41:54,412 ‐Ah, [bleep]. 1006 00:41:54,545 --> 00:41:57,048 [ Rumbling ] [Bleep] it! 1007 00:41:57,181 --> 00:41:58,282 Ah, [bleep]. 1008 00:41:58,416 --> 00:41:59,617 ‐You okay? ‐No. Ugh. 1009 00:41:59,751 --> 00:42:02,420 ‐What happened?