Original subtitles

I LOST WATER TWO WEEKS AGO

AND MY CAR BROKE DOWN YESTERDAY,

SO I THINK THAT THE UNIVERSE IS PREPARING ME FOR ALASKA EARLY.

Narrator: BUILDING A NEW LIFE FROM NOTHING IS IN THE AMERICAN DNA.

Oliver: ALASKA IS THE LAST FRONTIER.

IT'S THE ULTIMATE PLACE TO LIVE THE OFF-GRID,

MOUNTAINOUS, WILDERNESS LIFESTYLE.

Narrator: NOW, FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE FRONTIERSMEN,

SEVEN PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE

ARE SETTING OUT ON A JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME...

...TO BUILD A SELF-SUSTAINING COLONY.

IF I CAN LIVE OUT HERE AND I CAN GET PAST

ALL THE HARDSHIPS OUT HERE, THEN I CAN DO ANYTHING IN LIFE.

Adam: I JUST QUIT MY JOB TO GO LIVE MY DREAM. THAT'S INTENSE.

WE'RE HERE IN THE HOPE THAT WE CAN BUILD

A SMALL COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE TO LIVE OFF THE LAND.

[ GUNSHOT ]

Adam: I CAME TO THIS COMMUNITY TO HELP BUILD IT,

TO HELP DEVELOP IT,

AND I INTEND TO BRING MY FAMILY HERE.

Narrator: BUT WITH 100 DAYS BEFORE THE ARCTIC FREEZE...

I HAVE FROSTNIP ON THE WHOLE FRONT OF MY FACE.

...THEY MUST WORK TOGETHER TO STOCKPILE ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES.

[ GUNSHOT ]

THE ONLY THING MORE CHALLENGING THAN SURVIVING THE TERRAIN...

Evan: I'M NOT GOING TO LIE TO YOU GUYS RIGHT NOW,

EVERYONE'S FREAKING OUT.

...IS SURVIVING EACH OTHER.

I CAN'T TRUST YOU.SO, I'M ON HOUSE ARREST.

-SEVEN PEOPLE... -IT'S JUST GETTING BRUTAL.

...100 DAYS...

ONE GOAL.

Andrew: WINTER'S GONNA COME, WHETHER WE'RE READY OR NOT.

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

A FEW OF THOSE PROBABLY COULD GET SWITCHED OUT

IF WE GET BETTER POLES.

YEAH, I WAS THINKING MAYBE WE WOULD USE

SOME OF THE SMALLER ONES TO INFILL ON THE OUTSIDE.

YEAH.

♪♪

Narrator: DEEP WITHIN ALASKA'S BOREAL FOREST,

200 MILES FROM CIVILIZATION

LIES THE UNTAMED TANANA VALLEY.

CUT OFF FROM THE WORLD,

THE COLONY FOUNDERS ANDREW AND JENNIFER

AWAIT THE GROUP'S NEW ARRIVALS.

SO ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING HELP THIS YEAR?

YES, IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME.

[ CHUCKLES ]

IT'LL BE NICE TO HAVE SOME EXTRA HANDS.

I'M EXCITED TO HAVE NEW PEOPLE WITH NEW IDEAS AND NEW SKILLS

BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO BEFORE WINTER.

♪♪

THE DREAM IS TO HAVE PEOPLE HERE

WHO WANT TO BE PART OF A HUNTER-GATHERER COMMUNITY.

AND SO TO ME, RATHER THAN GOING INTO THE WOODS

AND KIND OF DOING THE LONE WOLF THING OF ME VERSUS NATURE,

I THINK THAT IT'S IT'S BEST AND MORE FULFILLING

IF YOU HAVE A GROUP OF LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE

WHO ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER.

♪♪

WE MOVE TO THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA FIVE YEARS AGO

WITH THE GOAL TO BUILD A COMMUNITY

TO LIVE OFF THE LAND.

[ GUN COCKS, GUNSHOT ECHOES ]

THE CORE VALUES THAT ANDREW AND I WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO HAVE

ARE CARING ABOUT THE LAND AND CARING ABOUT EACH OTHER.

PEOPLE WHO LIVE THIS LIFESTYLE

ARE THE HAPPIEST AND HEALTHIEST PEOPLE ON EARTH.

♪♪

WE'VE HAD PEOPLE COME OUT IN THE PAST WITH THE GOAL

OF JOINING THE COMMUNITY THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT.

THEY WEREN'T PREPARED IN ANY WAY.

THEY COULDN'T HANDLE THE COLD.

I HOPE THAT THIS TIME, WE DO HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE.

Narrator: ANDREW AND JENNIFER HAVE ESTABLISHED A BASE CAMP

WHERE THEY HAVE BUILT A CABIN,

THE ONLY PERMANENT SHELTER AT THE OUTPOST.

IT IS IDEALLY LOCATED TO HARVEST

THE TANANA VALLEY'S EXTENSIVE NATURAL RESOURCES --

MOOSE, SALMON,

BEAR, AND GROUSE.

WITH ADDITIONAL BODIES, THE COLONY WILL BE ABLE TO COVER

2,000 SQUARE MILES OF WILDERNESS

BEFORE THE DEADLY EXTREMES OF WINTER ARRIVE.

♪♪

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-HOWDY, HOW'S IT GOING? -HI, NICE TO MEET YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU, EVAN.

-I'M CHRISTINE. -NICE TO MEET YOU.

ARE YOU EXCITED?

HECK YEAH. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY FOR FOR A WHILE.

YEAH.

LET'S GET LOADED HERE AND GET GOING.

♪♪

NEW RECRUITS EVAN AND CHRISTINE ARE HEADING TO BASE CAMP,

WHICH IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY BOAT UP THE TANANA RIVER.

SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED TO WHAT THEY CAN FIT IN THEIR CANOE.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE THING TO HUNT?

OH, THAT'S HARD.

PROBABLY HAVE TO SAY WATERFOWL.

♪♪

Evan: I WORK AT A OUTDOOR STORE

SELLING PEOPLE THEIR DREAMS WHILE I'M NOT BEING ABLE

TO LIVE OUT MY OWN DREAM.

SO WHAT I CAN BRING TO THIS COMMUNITY IS,

ONE, I'M AN EAGLE SCOUT,

SO I'M KIND OF WELL-ROUNDED IN A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.

♪♪

I'VE NEVER LIVED IN ALASKA BEFORE.

THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S IN MY LIFE

SO FAR THAT'S PUSHED MY BOUNDARIES

AS HARD AS I KNOW THIS WILL PUSH MY BOUNDARIES.

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-HOWDY. -HOW'S IT GOING?

-JENNIFER. -NICE TO MEET YOU.

-YOU, TOO. -HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?

-ANDREW, NICE TO MEET YOU. -NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.

-CHRISTINE. -HOW ARE YOU?

[ LAUGHTER ]

-OH. -HI.

IT'S BEEN A LONG WAY TO YOU GUYS.

EH?

YEAH. WELCOME.

THIS IS THE PART WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO.

YEAH, WE'RE SUPER HAPPY TO BE HERE.

Christine: WE FINALLY GOT TO CAMP.

I'M LIKE, "WOW, MY DREAM PLACE AND, LIKE, MY DREAM LIFESTYLE."

IT WAS DEFINITELY LIKE A MEANT TO BE SORT OF THING IN MY LIFE.

YEAH. YOU'LL PROBABLY STASH GEAR BACK THERE.

WE HAVE AN ELEVATED CACHE.

IF YOU PROTECT THE STUFF FROM BEARS.

COOL.

ACTUALLY BEAR HIDES OVER HERE IF YOU GUYS

WANT TO GO CHECK THEM OUT.

AWESOME.

THIS ONE IS JUST RECENTLY DRIED.

Jennifer: SO WE WERE LIKE TRYING TO DO

A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND SEE WHAT WORKS BEST.

WELL, THAT'S HOW YOU LEARN.

THAT'S HOW I'VE ALWAYS LEARNED IS EXPERIMENT.

I'M GOING TO ALASKA JUST BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS BEEN DRAWN TO NATURE

AND LIVING OFF GRID IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT.

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I GREW UP IN A FAMILY OF CITY PEOPLE,

AND NONE OF THEM KNOW HOW TO DO HUNT

OR DO AND WILDERNESS SKILLS,

SO I'M VERY ALMOST 100 PERCENT SELF-TAUGHT

IN EVERYTHING I KNOW.

HERE ARE SOME OF MY PROJECTS.

I STARTED TEACHING MYSELF TANNING HIDES

BY PICKING UP ROAD KILLS AND PRACTICING ON THAT.

AND THIS COYOTE, ALSO ROAD KILL

THAT I WANT TO TURN INTO A HEADDRESS.

SOMEONE WAS TELLING US WITH THE BLACK BEAR,

LIKE THEY HAVE ENOUGH FAT CONTENT

THAT YOU CAN TREAT THEM LIKE A SHEEP HIDE

AND LIKE KEEP THEM REAL SUPPLE BY, LIKE,

NOT LIKE REALLY SCRAPING THEM AND STUFF,

BY DOING MOSTLY SALTING.

PICKING UP ROADKILL IS SO WEIRD TO EVERYONE AT HOME.

BUT HERE, I'M SURE IT WOULD BE NORMAL, YOU KNOW?

SO IT DOES FEEL LIKE IT COULD BE HOME

AND THE PEOPLE COULD BE MY PEOPLE.

THIS IS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE UPON MY SKILLS.

I KNOW A LOT OF STUFF, BUT IT'S --

I DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING.

-WHAT? -YEAH, SHOCKING AS IT IS.

-WHAT? -YEAH.

THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME ANXIETY OF LIKE,

WELL, WE REALLY DON'T KNOW THEM.

AND YOU CAN ONLY LEARN SO MUCH

UNTIL PEOPLE ACTUALLY GET IMMERSED IN THE ENVIRONMENT.

THEN YOU LEARN A LOT MORE REAL FAST.

OH, HEY, IT'S OLIVER.

HEY. HELLO. HOW ARE YOU?

-GOOD. HOW ARE YOU, GUYS? -I'M OLIVER.

-JENNIFER. NICE TO MEET YOU. -NICE TO MEET YOU.

-EVAN. -HELLO, EVAN, HOW ARE YOU?

-NICE TO MEET YOU. -NICE TO MEET YOU.

Evan: OLIVER JUST SHOWED UP IN LEATHER EVERYTHING.

LEATHER IS THE NEW BLACK.

COMPLETE MOUNTAIN MAN ATTIRE,

AND THE BEST DESCRIPTIVE TERM, HE'S BADASS.

HOW WAS YOUR JOURNEY?

REAL GOOD. A LOT OF BUGS.

THEY JUST EAT THE [BLEEP] OUT OF ME.

I MUST HAVE GOOD-TASTING BLOOD.

[ LAUGHTER ]

I HAVE REALLY GOOD SKILLS IN FIRE STARTING.

I'M A GOOD HUNTER.

I'VE HUNTED EVERYTHING FROM A CHIPMUNK

ALL THE WAY UP TO A BUFFALO.

I CAN OUTRUN, OUT JUMP, OUT DRINK, OUT FIGHT,

OUT [BLEEP] ANY MAN.

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I'M A MOUNTAIN MAN. THAT'S MY LIFE CAREER IS A MOUNTAIN MAN.

I LEFT HOME TO BE A MOUNTAIN MAN AT 14 YEARS OLD,

SO I'VE BEEN LIVING OFF GRID

FOR THE PAST 25-PLUS-SOMETHING YEARS.

I FEEL LIKE I'M BETTER OFF IN THE WOODS.

I'M MORE CAPABLE OF TAKING CARE OF MYSELF IN THE WOODS.

AT MY PLACE. AND THAT'S THE INSIDE.

♪♪

I LIVE IN A DUGOUT PLACE I BUILT BY MYSELF.

IT'S MADE OF 250 LOGS,

THREE TO FOUR FEET OF DIRT.

I DON'T LIKE GETTING BILLED. I DON'T LIKE HAVING AN ADDRESS.

I DON'T LIKE HAVING ANYTHING THAT I'M TIED TO.

ALASKA IS A WHOLE NOTHER LEVEL.

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TO ALASKA.

I PUSHED MYSELF TO THE LIMIT IN UTAH.

YOU CAN ONLY DROP OUT SO FAR OFF GRID HERE.

ALASKA IS THE LAST FRONTIER.

IT'S THE ULTIMATE PLACE TO LIVE THE OFF-GRID,

MOUNTAINOUS, WILDERNESS LIFESTYLE.

♪♪

Narrator: THERE ARE STILL TWO MORE RECRUITS TO JOIN THE COLONY,

BUT WITH ONLY 100 DAYS UNTIL WINTER STRIKES,

THE NEWLY FORMED COMMUNITY WASTES NO TIME

IN ESTABLISHING THE RULES THEY MUST LIVE BY.

Andrew: EVERYONE'S NOT HERE, BUT WE HAVE TO KIND OF GET STARTED.

THE MAIN THING IS THERE'S NO LEADER TO THE COMMUNITY.

PEOPLE MIGHT LEAD IN A MOMENT, LIKE SOMEONE MIGHT LEAD.

SOMETHING IS HAPPENING, AND SOMEONE STEPS UP AND LEADS.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE THEM THE LEADER.

YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

EVERYBODY HAS AUTONOMY TO DO WHAT THEY WANT.

BUT THAT AUTONOMY

DEPENDS ON BEING ABLE TO TRUST EVERYONE ELSE

TO THINK OF EVERYONE WHILE THEY'RE MAKING DECISIONS.

STINGINESS IS ONE OF THE WORST QUALITIES YOU CAN HAVE

WHEN THERE'S A HUGE FISH RUN

OR WHEN THERE'S HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF MEAT IN ONE ANIMAL,

THOSE THINGS ARE SHARED, AND IT'S NOT REALLY OPTIONAL.

IF YOU CAN'T LET GO OF THE LONE WOLF MENTALITY, YOU'LL FAIL.

THE GOAL OF THE COMMUNITY IS TO HAVE A SERIES OF CAMPS

ALONG THE RIVER VALLEY

THAT WE CAN EASILY TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH WITH

SO WE DON'T USE UP THE RESOURCES

IN ANY ONE AREA.

THAT PUTS US IN THE BEST POSITION FOR THIS TO WORK OUT.

SO WE NEED MORE WINTER SHELTERS,

ONE MOOSE, ONE BEAR,

AND 300 SALMON.

Narrator: THE CORE CHALLENGE FOR THE SURVIVAL OF THE COLONY

IS TO STORE UP ENOUGH FOOD

TO CARRY THEM THROUGH THE BARREN MONTHS

OF ALASKAN WINTER

WHILE ALSO SUSTAINING THEIR DAILY FOOD NEEDS.

THE COLONY STARTS WITH A LIMITED FOOD SUPPLY FROM ANDREW

AND JENNIFER'S PREVIOUS HARVEST SEASON

AND FROM WHAT RECRUITS WERE ABLE TO CARRY WITH THEM.

IT IS ONLY ENOUGH TO FEED THEM FOR ONE WEEK.

♪♪

WE GOT TO HUNT AND FISH AND BASICALLY GET LIKE

SIX MONTHS OF FOOD IN A FEW WEEKS FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE,

MOST OF WHOM HAVE ZERO EXPERIENCE DOING THAT

AND ZERO EXPERIENCE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.

I DON'T WANT TO BE THE BEARER OF BAD NEWS,

BUT THE TIMELINE IS BAD.

MOOSE SEASON IS ENDING REAL SOON.

WELL, I THINK THE FIRST THING TO DO WOULD BE TO START

DROPPING A BUNCH OF ANIMALS. RIGHT?

-I'LL GO. -OLIVER'S MOST INTO IT.

I'M ALSO A BIG, BIG HUNTER, YOU KNOW, SINCE I WAS A KID.

SO MOOSE HUNTING DOWN RIVER, YEAH, AWESOME.

THAT'D BE GOOD.

WE'LL HEAD OFF, HUNT OUR ASSES OFF THERE.

WE'RE GOING TO GET A MOOSE KILLED HERE.

IT'S A BIG FOOD SOURCE.

WE'RE BRINGING TWO PACKS HERE, A DRY BAG FULL EXTRA CLOTHES

IN CASE THE CANOE TIPS OR, IN ANY EVENT,

MY OTHER CLOTHES GET WET.

IT'S PRETTY GOOD, HUH?

THAT ALL YOU'RE BRINGING?

YEAH, ALL SET, MAN.

OKAY, SWEET.

Narrator: MOOSE MIGRATE FROM THE HIGH PLAINS

INTO SWAMPY BACKWATERS,

ONE DAY'S JOURNEY UP THE TANANA RIVER FROM BASE CAMP.

THIS OFFERS THE COLONY THE OPPORTUNITY TO BAG

ALASKA'S LARGEST LAND ANIMAL.

JUST ONE MOOSE WILL PROVIDE 400 TO 700 POUNDS OF MEAT

AND CAN SUSTAIN A COLONY OF SEVEN FOR UP TO TWO MONTHS.

BUT THERE ARE ONLY 10 DAYS LEFT IN MOOSE HUNTING SEASON.

Evan: I'VE BEEN HUNTING ALL MY LIFE,

BUT I'VE NEVER HUNTED A MOOSE IN ALASKA,

SO HOPEFULLY I CAN PROVE MYSELF TO THE GROUP.

Andrew: WITH MOOSE SEASON GETTING AS CLOSE TO THE END,

THIS IS A CRUCIAL MOOSE HUNT.

A MOOSE IS MONTHS OF FOOD.

WE NEED EVAN AND OLIVER TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

♪♪

Narrator: THIS SEASON ON "100 DAYS WILD"...

[ GUN COCKS, GUNSHOT ]

THE NEWLY FORMED COLONY UNITE TO BUILD THEIR ULTIMATE DREAM.

Christine: ONE OF THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE.

Gerrid: I REALLY, REALLY LIKE IT UP HERE. IT SPEAKS TO MY HEART.

OH, MY [BLEEP] GOD.

Narrator: BUT AS THE COUNTDOWN TO WINTER STEPS UP...

IF IT SNOWS TOO EARLY, THAT DOOR SLAMS SHUT.

FULL FREAK-OUT MODE.

Narrator: ...DO THEY HAVE WHAT IT TAKES...

-YEAH. -WHAT THE [BLEEP] ARE YOU DOING?

WHO THE [BLEEP]'S MAKING ALL THESE RULES UP?

THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE [BLEEP] SHOW.

Narrator: ...TO OVERCOME...

Andrew: IT'S GETTING COLDER ALL THE TIME

AND PRETTY CHRONICALLY HUNGRY.

Narrator: ...THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGE...

TAKE YOUR [BLEEP] RATIONS AND SHOVE THEM RIGHT UP YOUR ASS.

Narrator: ...OF THEIR LIVES.

Andrew: WE HELPED GET YOU GUYS OUT HERE.

YOU'RE JUST STABBING ME IN THE BACK.

Oliver: OUT HERE, IT IS EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF.

OH [BLEEP]

♪♪

Narrator: FIVE PEOPLE HAVE COME TOGETHER

TO BUILD A NEW COLONY IN THE ALASKAN WILDERNESS.

TWO MORE ARE ON THEIR WAY.

THEY ARE IN A RACE AGAINST NATURE.

WITH WINTER COMES SUBZERO TEMPERATURES

AND LESS THAN THREE HOURS OF DAYLIGHT.

THEY HAVE 100 DAYS

TO GATHER ENOUGH RESOURCES TO ENSURE SURVIVAL.

♪♪

♪♪

I THINK THESE ARE THE HILLS RIGHT OVER HERE.

GOT TO GO. GOT TO GO THIS WAY.

♪♪

Narrator: EVAN AND OLIVER ARE HEADING FIVE MILES UP RIVER

ON A CRITICAL HUNTING MISSION.

THERE'S NO WAY FOR OLIVER AND I TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE GROUP.

SO WE HAD TO MAKE THIS GAME PLAN THAT ME AND OLIVER

WOULD BE RETURNING WITHIN THREE DAYS OF OUR HUNT.

WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT AND THEN COME BACK IN.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO HIT THE SANDBAR.

I'M DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO SHOOTING A MOOSE.

BEING A PART OF THE COMMUNITY,

EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE PLAYING THEIR PART.

AND HOPEFULLY THIS IS ME DOING SOME OF MY PART TO HELP.

WITH 10 DAYS OF HUNTING SEASON LEFT,

BAGGING ONE IS CRUCIAL FOR THE COLONY

TO REACH THE FOOD STOCKS NEEDED TO SURVIVE THE WINTER.

♪♪

LOOK STRAIGHT AHEAD OF US.THAT'S GOT TO BE IT.

Oliver: THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN [BLEEP] WAITING FOR,

THIS DREAM TO COME TO ALASKA TO BE ABLE TO LIVE OFF THE LAND.

I CAN'T WAIT TO PUT MY SKILLS TO THE TEST

AND I CAN'T WAIT TO BAG A BIG MOOSE.

I'M EXCITED FOR THIS.

♪♪

[ MOTOR SPUTTERING ]

OH, ARE YOU [BLEEP] ME?

♪♪

OH [BLEEP]

IS IT BOTTOMED OUT?

YEP.

BUT I CAN GET OUT AND MAYBE TAKE THE HIGH GROUND

AND HOLD THE ROPE AND TRY AND PULL US THROUGH.

♪♪

♪♪

OH [BLEEP] WE'VE GOT TO GO UP THIS THING A WAYS.

YEAH.

Narrator: EVAN AND OLIVER MUST TRAVEL ANOTHER MILE

TO REACH THE PRIME HUNTING GROUNDS.

NAVIGATING THE BACK CHANNELS AND SLOUGHS

IS NOTORIOUSLY UNPREDICTABLE

DUE TO FLUCTUATING WATER LEVELS.

[ GRUNTS ]

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

WOULD IT BE BETTER IF I GET OUT?

DEFINITELY DON'T WANT YOU TO GET YOUR MOCCASINS

ABSOLUTELY [BLEEP] DRENCHED.

BECAUSE I'M DEFINITELY SINKING.

[ GRUNTS ]

IN TERMS OF GEAR, I BROUGHT A LOT OF LAYERS, A LOT OF SOCKS.

THEN WE HAVE OLIVER, WHO DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HE'S PREPARED AT ALL.

I MEAN, THE DUDE'S IN ALL LEATHER AND MOCCASINS.

I AT LEAST HAVE, LIKE, WATERPROOF BOOTS.

♪♪

REALLY [BLEEP] SICK AND TIRED OF THIS [BLEEP]

[ SIGHS ]

I CAN GET OUT. I DON'T MIND IT.

[ GRUNTS ]

♪♪

[ GRUNTING ]

♪♪

OH, YEAH. I GOT IT.

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♪♪

MAYBE I SHOULD CROSS OVER TO YOUR SIDE.

WE CAN SET UP [BLEEP] CAMP

CAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME WE GOT LEFT, DUDE.

AND I'D RATHER NOT BE SOAKED WHEN I GO TO SLEEP, YOU KNOW?

♪♪

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

[ GRUNTS ]

[BLEEP]

[ COUGHS ]

♪♪

♪♪

THAT IS A BIG-ASS [BLEEP] WOLF, MAN.

QUITE A FEW TRACKS,

LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF WOLVES RUNNING THROUGH RIGHT HERE.

♪♪

IT'S ALMOST AS BIG AS ME.

[ INSECT BUZZING ]

♪♪

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Narrator: WITH STOCKPILING FOOD FOR WINTER THE TOP PRIORITY,

THE GROUP IS DIVIDING AND CONQUERING.

ANDREW AND JENNIFER ARE IN PURSUIT

OF ANOTHER IMPORTANT FOOD SOURCE -- SALMON.

THAT'S ONE.

WE LOOK AT SALMON AS OUR STAPLE FOOD.

WE REFER TO IT AS OUR BREAD.

WE CHOSE THIS PART OF THE BOREAL FOREST

BECAUSE OF SALMON.

IT'S THE BASIS OF OUR LIVES HERE,

AND WE CAN'T HUNT ENOUGH OTHER THINGS

TO FEED US THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

YES, GOOD SIZE CHUM.

THAT'S TWO.

Narrator: THE GROUP WILL NEED 300 SALMON IN ORDER TO SURVIVE

THROUGH THE WINTER.

DURING THE FIVE-MONTH SALMON RUN,

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SALMON TRAVEL DOWNRIVER TO SPAWN,

MAKING THIS LOCATION PERFECT FOR BOUNTIFUL CATCHES.

BUT THE COLONY IS MAKING A LATE START,

WITH ONLY FOUR WEEKS REMAINING OF THE RUN.

EVERY CATCH IS VITAL TO MEET THEIR GOAL.

Jennifer: USUALLY WHEN WE'RE OUT HERE,

I WOULD EXPECT TO GET ABOUT 30 TO 50.

GOT THREE CHUM.

♪♪

-I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ELSE. -THAT'S ALL?

YEAH.

WE'RE HOPING TO CATCH A FEW MORE.

Narrator: CATCHING THREE SALMON

WILL ONLY FEED THE COLONY FOR A WEEK

AND JEOPARDIZES THEIR WINTER SURVIVAL,

PUTTING EVEN MORE PRESSURE ON THE MOOSE HUNT.

Andrew: WE NEED ABOUT 300 FISH TO FEED THE SEVEN OF US

THROUGH THE WINTER.

IF WE'RE ONLY CATCHING THREE FISH AT A TIME,

WE'RE GOING TO BE LUCKY TO GET HALF THAT.

SO I HOPE EVAN AND OLIVER ARE DOING BETTER.

♪♪

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Narrator: OLIVER AND EVAN HAVE FINALLY MADE IT TO THE MOOSE OUTPOST,

BUT THEIR CHALLENGING JOURNEY

HAS COST THEM AN AFTERNOON OF PRIME MOOSE HUNTING.

I GOT A TENT I'LL PROBABLY SET UP.

ARE YOU PLANNING ON CAMPING OUT?

I'M JUST GOING TO SLEEP UNDER THE STARS.

I DON'T REALLY GIVE A [BLEEP]

COOL.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

I THINK I'M GONNA SET MY BED ROLL RIGHT HERE.

OH, YEAH. REAL SPONGY.

FEELS GOOD. IT FEELS LIKE --

IT FEELS LIKE WHALE BLUBBER OR SOMETHING.

I'M GOING TO GET STARTED ON GETTING SOME FIREWOOD TOGETHER.

I FEEL LIKE EVEN THOUGH I'M WET AND IT'S COLD,

I FEEL LIKE I AM COMPLETELY IN MY ELEMENT,

LIKE I'M GETTING STRONGER AND BETTER BY THE SECOND.

I'M HAPPIER THAN A PIG IN [BLEEP]

A LITTLE BIT OF A STRUGGLE BUS GETTING UP HERE, HUH?

-YEAH, A LOT OF MUD. -THAT'S FOR SURE.

♪♪

HOPEFULLY THERE'S MOOSE SOMEWHERE AROUND HERE.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

♪♪

[ WOLVES HOWLING ]

Christine: SO IT'S NIGHT ONE IN THE BOREAL FOREST.

SHORTLY AFTER WE GOT READY FOR BED,

WE HEARD WOLVES HOWLING,

AND I THINK THAT JUST MADE EVERYTHING SO WORTH IT.

♪♪

IT'S NEW AND IT'S EXCITING,

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT ALL.

♪♪

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FROZE.

MUST HAVE FROZE LAST NIGHT, BUT WHATEVER.

♪♪

YEAH. GETTING COLD.

OH, I SLEPT -- SLEPT GOOD.

WE NEED TO HAUL ASS TILL REAL WINTER.

GOT TO GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, GO.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE'LL BE ABLE TO SURVIVE THE WINTER

BECAUSE ALASKA WINTERS CAN KILL.

Narrator: THESE FERTILE WETLANDS

PROVIDE AN IDEAL HABITAT FOR MOOSE.

BUT IT'S ALL UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY FOR OLIVER AND EVAN,

WHO WERE DOWN TO TWO DAYS OF HUNTING

BEFORE THEY MUST RETURN TO CAMP.

I MIGHT SHOOT OFF TOWARDS THAT SIDE.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT TAKING THE ROUGHEST

[BLEEP] ROUTE THROUGH HERE.

OLIVER IS ONE BAD DUDE.

WE'RE CUT FROM A DIFFERENT CLOTH, MAN.

YOU KNOW, HE'S THE GOOD OLE MOUNTAIN MAN.

NO, I DON'T NAME MY GUNS AND I DON'T [BLEEP] NAME MY HORSES.

IT'S PRETTY WET.

MIGHT BE LUCKY IF THAT EVEN GOES OFF.

MODERN RIFLES, MY FRIEND.

♪♪

EVAN, LIKE FIRST IMPRESSION, I WAS LIKE I FELT LIKE

I WAS ON THE SPORTSMAN'S CHANNEL OR SOMETHING.

HE'S STANDING THERE MAKING FUN OF ME,

MAKING FUN OF MY GUNS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, LIKE [BLEEP] OFF.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE MY GEAR.

AND A LOT OF THAT UNDERESTIMATION

IS JUST A LACK OF ABILITY IN THEIR OWN SKILLS.

-GOOD LUCK. -YEAH, THANKS.

JUST DON'T MISS THE MOOSE.

YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS LITTLE KID

WILL BE ABLE TO SURVIVE IN ALASKA.

♪♪

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[ MOOSE CALL SOUNDING ]

♪♪

WITH ONLY NINE DAYS LEFT OF MOOSE HUNTING SEASON,

EVAN AND OLIVER ARE ON A CRUCIAL HUNT FOR THE COLONY.

I'VE BEEN HUNTING ALL DAY

AND I HAVEN'T SEEN LITERALLY ANY MOOSE.

♪♪

THAT'S KIND OF DEMORALIZING TO NOT SEE ANYTHING, LITERALLY.

MOOSE ARE NOTORIOUSLY HARD TO HUNT.

WITH EARS 60 TIMES LARGER THAN THE SIZE OF HUMANS

AND A HEIGHTENED SENSE OF SMELL,

THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DETECT ANOTHER ANIMAL

OR HUMAN UP TO TWO MILES AWAY.

♪♪

Evan: IT'S BEEN RAINING CONSTANTLY.

IN COLORADO, WE GOT A LOT OF ELEVATION.

IT'S SUPER EASY TO WALK THROUGH THE TERRAIN.

HERE, IT'S LIKE EVERY SINGLE [BLEEP] LEAF IS FIGHTING YOU

TO STOP YOU FROM MOVING FORWARD.

♪♪

MIGHT BE SOME SIGN HERE.

AND A LOT OF THIS GRASS IS LAID DOWN.

NOT ENTIRELY SURE, BUT IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE

THIS COULD BE A BEDDING AREA,

AND IT ALSO COULD BE FROM THE RAIN ALL NIGHT.

BUT IT DEFINITELY LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE A PLACE

WHERE THE MOOSE ARE RESTING.

♪♪

[ MOOSE CALLING ]

♪♪

GOLLY.

[BLEEP]

WHOA.

SO MY SCOPE'S GETTING WET.

THE LENSES ARE JUST -- THEY'RE GETTING BLURRY

BECAUSE I CAN'T CLEAN THEM RIGHT HERE.

CAN'T REALLY SHOOT SOMETHING

IF YOU CAN'T SEE IT THROUGH YOUR SIGHTS.

I KNOW I HEARD A MOUSSE,

BUT I JUST COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WITH ALL THE WATER IN MY SCOPE.

♪♪

I GIVE UP ON THIS SPOT.

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♪♪

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Narrator: WHILE EVANS STRIKES OUT, OLIVER DISCOVERS

A NEW OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO THE COLONY'S FOOD SUPPLY.

LOOK AT THIS.

THIS IS A BEAVER LODGE RIGHT HERE.

THIS IS ACTIVE.

THERE'S PROBABLY FIVE TO EIGHT BEAVER

LIVING IN THIS RIGHT HERE.

LOOKS LIKE A REALLY GOOD PLACE TO PUT TRAPS.

♪♪

AT THIS POINT, I DIDN'T SEE ANY MOOSE, DIDN'T KILL ANYTHING.

I MIGHT AS WELL TRAP SOME BEAVER.

THIS IS A REALLY GOOD SET.

100 PERCENT GONNA BE A BEAVER THERE IN THE MORNING.

GOING TO HEAD BACK TO CAMP.

♪♪

Evan: HOW'D YOU MANAGE TO DO?

I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.

THAT SUCKS.

DID YOU SEE ANYTHING?

-NOTHING? -NOTHING AT ALL.

OH, YEAH, I FOUND A BUNCH OF THESE BEAVER LODGERS,

SO I SET THE TRAP.

YOU SEEM PRETTY WET.

AT LEAST IT'S NOT UP TO MY WAIST.

IT'S LIKE BELOW MY CROTCH.

[ Chuckling ] YEAH.

♪♪

-HOW ARE YOU? -OVERALL, GOOD.

I'M GOING TO CRAWL INTO MY TENT AND CHILL OUT.

Evan: I'M GLAD OLIVER'S MORALE IS HIGH,

BUT MY [BLEEP] MORALE IS JUST LIKE PLUMMETING.

BUT THIS ISN'T REALLY ABOUT ME.

YOU KNOW, RAIN OR SHINE, I'VE GOT TO GO OUT AND HUNT TOMORROW

BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY NEEDS THIS MEAT.

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: HAVING ONLY CAUGHT ENOUGH FISH

TO FEED THE COLONY FOR ONE WEEK,

ANDREW AND JENNIFER SEARCH THEIR OTHER NET

SPREAD ACROSS THE TANANA RIVER.

AT THREE FISH, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A HUNDRED DAYS

TO CATCH THE AMOUNT OF FISH THAT WE NEED.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH TIME.

♪♪

♪♪

OH, MY GOD. [BLEEP] I CAN'T GET IT UP.

IT IS SO WRAPPED UP.

THE NET IS DESTROYED.

YEAH.

♪♪

[BLEEP]

WE CAUGHT A BEAVER IN THE NET.

TORE UP OUR NET, AND WE DIDN'T CATCH ANY FISH HERE.

BUT WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO ON FIXING THIS NET

BEFORE WE CAN PUT IT OUT AGAIN.

YEAH.

UM, SO IF WE DON'T HAVE NETS,

WE DON'T CATCH SALMON.

♪♪

WE HAVE LIMITED TIME TO FISH, AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET

THIS NET UP AND RUNNING SO I CAN SET IT AGAIN,

BECAUSE IF WE COULD GET A LOT OF FISH IN THE NEXT THREE DAYS,

THEN WE COULD JUST WORK ON ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS

THAT ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED TO GET DONE.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: AFTER THREE DAYS OF MOOSE HUNTING,

OLIVER AND EVAN HAVE COME UP EMPTY.

AND IT'S ALREADY RAINING.

THE WEATHER IS [BLEEP] RIGHT NOW.

IT'S JUST A STEADY DRIZZLE,

SO IT'S PROBABLY AROUND 1:00 OR 2:00 THIS MORNING.

I GOT A LOT OF MY SLEEPING BAG SOAKED,

AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE WATER SHEETING OFF OF IT.

MY BAGS ARE BOTH COMPLETELY SOAKED.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT TODAY?

TO BE QUITE HONEST, WITH IT STILL RAINING ON US,

YOU KNOW, WE'VE JUST GOT TO GO.

STAYING ONE MORE NIGHT, YOU COULD HUNT OR DO WHATEVER.

YEAH, NO, IT'S -- WE HAVEN'T SEEN LITERALLY ANY MOOSE.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING.

WHATEVER.

Oliver: MOOSE HUNTING IS NEW TO ME.

AND I DIDN'T SEE ANY MOOSE,

BUT I DID SEE LOTS OF BEAVER WHICH I THOUGHT,

YOU KNOW, I AM A BEAVER TRAPPER

AND I'VE HAD SUCCESS IN TRAPPING THEM BEFORE.

SO I FEEL LIKE I'M DOING BETTER HERE

IF I COULD GO BACK WITH SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES

I'VE EVER SEEN FOR BEAVER TRAPPING.

YEAH.

WHEN I WANT TO PACK UP,

I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PACK UP WITH,

YOU KNOW, SOME BEAVER BAIT OR WHATEVER TO SET BACK.

I MEAN, I WAS THINKING ABOUT STAYING.

WE TOLD ANDREW WE'D BE BACK IN THREE DAYS.

I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE HE WANTS TO LEAVE IN [BLEEP] THREE DAYS.

"WELL, IN THE THREE DAYS, WE COME BACK."

NAH. IT DOESN'T WORK.

THAT DOESN'T WORK.

BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING BACK EMPTY HANDED.

I THINK ANDREW'S GOOD WITH THIS.

HAVE YOU MANAGED SOME WAY TO TALK TO HIM?

JUST SMOKE SIGNALS.

[ CHUCKLES ]

♪♪

♪♪

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT TODAY?

TO BE QUITE HONEST, WITH IT STILL RAINING ON US,

I'M GOING TO PACK UP, HEAD BACK TO BASE CAMP.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT STAYING.

Evan: AS A GROUP, WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION

THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE OUT THERE FOR THREE DAYS.

SO THIS WAS THE PLAN WE LAID OUT.

THIS IS WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO.

WE NEED TO GET OUT OF THERE AND GET BACK TO CAMP, REGROUP,

SEE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO NEXT.

AND HE DIDN'T WANT TO --

HE DIDN'T WANT TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH THAT.

YEAH, I THINK I'LL HEAD BACK TO CAMP

AND SEE WHO'S ALL THERE, DISCUSS WITH THEM.

BECAUSE EVENTUALLY, YEAH, OF COURSE,

YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE SOMEWAY, TOO.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

I COULD STAY HERE EASILY FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS,

TAKE MY CHANCES OF GETTING MORE STUFF, MORE MEAT

IS BETTER RIGHT HERE THAN IT IS BACK AT THE OTHER CAMP.

THAT'S HOW I FEEL MY WAY OF CONTRIBUTING REALLY IS.

ALL RIGHTY.

I'M JUST GOING TO BE RIGHT HERE TRAPPING, HUNTING BEAVER.

♪♪

EVAN, HE'S THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF ME.

HE'S GOT A [BLEEP] TON OF EXPENSIVE GEAR,

BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH HOW MUCH GEAR

YOU HAVE TO GET YOU THROUGH THIS.

TO COME OUT HERE AND DO THIS,

IT REALLY HAS TO BE A PASSION TO WANT TO DO IT,

SOMETHING DOWN DEEP INSIDE OF YOU.

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: WITH THE COLONY'S SALMON CATCH COMPROMISED,

ANDREW HEADS OUT ON A HUNT

TO TRY AND PROVIDE MORE FOOD FOR THEIR IMMEDIATE NEEDS.

Andrew: NOT HAVING ENOUGH FOOD IS PROBABLY THE BEST WAY

FOR ANY COMMUNITY TO IMPLODE.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD, YOU'RE GOING TO BE

IN LITERALLY A SURVIVAL SCENARIO,

AND THEN EVERYBODY IS GOING TO START TRYING

TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES AND MAKE DECISIONS TO FEED THEMSELVES.

THIS TIME OF YEAR, THERE'S GROUSE IN AREAS LIKE THIS.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S LIKE THIS LITTLE SLOUGH OF THE RIVER'S

WAY DOWN RIGHT NOW.

THEY COME DOWN HERE AND THEY LAND ON THE SILT.

THE NICE THING IS WHEN YOU CAN SEE ONE,

THERE'S OFTEN A BUNCH MORE AROUND IT.

♪♪

♪♪

[ GUNSHOT ]

THERE'S ANOTHER ONE IN THIS TREE.

[ GUNSHOT ]

[ GUNSHOT ]

♪♪

[ GUNSHOT ]

SHOT THREE GROUSE. THERE'S THREE OF US IN CAMP RIGHT NOW,

AND, YOU KNOW, GROUSE IS A REALLY GREAT MEAL.

WE'RE THANKFUL FOR GROUSE ON ANY DAY,

BUT ESPECIALLY AFTER NOT GETTING A LOT OF SALMON.

♪♪

WHILE BASE CAMP ANTICIPATES THE RETURN

OF A SUCCESSFUL MOOSE HUNT,

THEY STRIVE TO UTILIZE ALL RESOURCES ON HAND.

WE GOT A BEAVER THIS MORNING.

I HAVEN'T REALLY PROCESSED A BEAVER BEFORE.

I DID ROADKILL BEAVER ONCE, BUT IT WAS REALLY TORN UP.

SO I DON'T REALLY COUNT THAT.

I AM VERY EXCITED TO APPLY MY SKILLS

AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY.

BEAVER ARE GREAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MUCH FAT

AND THE FUR IS INSULATING AND WATERPROOF.

SO IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR CLOTHES.

♪♪

THIS BEAVER RIGHT HERE,

AND NOW WE'LL HAVE TO HIDE FOR MITTENS

OR WHATEVER WE WANT TO STAY WARM,

AND THEN EVERY TIME I'LL LOOK AT THOSE MITTENS

OR WHATEVER I MAKE, I'LL JUST THINK ABOUT

THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE

AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HERE LIVING OFF THE LAND.

♪♪

♪♪

I FEEL PRETTY GOOD.

I FEEL LIKE I'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF ELBOW SPACE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

BUT I'M COMPLETELY HAPPY. I'M IN MY ELEMENT.

SO I'M EATING BERRIES.

BREAKFAST.

THEY'RE VERY HIGH IN VITAMIN C.

♪♪

AND ALSO TRAPPING BEAVER.

THAT'S GOING TO BE A DEAD BEAVER RIGHT THERE.

MY MORALE IS OUT THE ROOF. I'M HAPPY.

I GOT BIT BY SOMETHING IN THE EYE.

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS,

BUT MY EYE JUST KIND OF PUFFED UP AND I CAN BARELY OPEN IT.

BUT IT DOESN'T HURT AT ALL.

♪♪

EVAN WENT BACK AFTER THREE DAYS.

I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY STUPID TO GO BACK EMPTY HANDED,

AT LEAST GIVE IT EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT TO HUNT,

AND THEN EITHER COME BACK WITH SOMETHING OR NOTHING.

ALL RIGHT. TIME TO GO GET IT.

♪♪

♪♪

Evan: I DEFINITELY WANT TO PROVE TO THE GROUP

THAT I'M CAPABLE OF CONTRIBUTING.

GOOD TO BE BACK.

HOPEFULLY I DO GET TO PROVE MYSELF AND SHOW THE GROUP

WHAT I HAVE TO OFFER.

HOW GOES IT?

I'M WET AND COLD.

-YEAH. -WHAT HAPPENED?

UM, OLIVER WANTED TO STAY BACK

AND HE WANTED BEAVERS, SO THAT WAS A BIG PRIORITY FOR HIM.

SO HE WANTED TO -- HE'S LIKE, HE'LL STAY.

IT'S A VERY, VERY TIGHT SCHEDULE, LIKE 100 DAYS.

AND WE HAVE ALL OF THESE PEOPLE WE HAVE TO BUILD SHELTERS FOR.

WE HAVE TO GET THE FOOD FOR THEM,

THE SALMON RUNS AND THE MOOSE,

LIKE, THEY HAPPEN WHEN THEY HAPPEN.

AND, LIKE, YOU HAVE TO EITHER GET IT DONE OR NOT.

SO NOW OLIVER'S DECIDED TO GO DO HIS OWN THING,

AND THAT, I'M ANNOYED BY.

♪♪

Narrator: THREE DAYS IN, THE COLONY IS ALREADY FACING

THE HARSH REALITIES OF ALASKA.

SHELTER BUILDING HAS YET TO BEGIN

WITH EVERYONE FOCUSING ON FOOD.

BUT AFTER A FAILED MOOSE HUNT

AND SALMON NUMBERS FALLING SHORT,

THEIR STOCKPILE IS CRITICALLY LOW.

THE COLONY MEMBERS WILL NEED TO BAND TOGETHER

TO REACH THEIR GOAL.

♪♪

♪♪

Jennifer: THERE'S NO MOOSE. WHAT HAPPENED?

OLIVER WANTED TO STAY BACK. HE WANTED BEAVERS.

SO THAT WAS A BIG PRIORITY FOR HIM.

SO HE WANTED TO -- HE'S LIKE, HE'LL STAY.

I FEEL LIKE EVAN MADE THE RIGHT DECISION.

I DO HAVE SOME MAJOR CONCERNS ABOUT OLIVER.

REALLY SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITIES HAVE SHARED VALUE SYSTEMS,

AND THAT'S THE THING THAT HOLDS THEM TOGETHER.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT THING THAT BINDS YOU TOGETHER,

IT'S PRETTY EASY FOR PEOPLE TO GIVE UP.

♪♪

EVAN SAID THAT OLIVER WAS JUST LIKE TRAPPING BEAVER.

SO HE'S JUST UP THERE BY HIMSELF?

SOUNDS NICE.

WE'VE GOT NINE MONTHS LEFT OF BEAVER SEASON

AND SEVEN DAYS LEFT IN MOOSE SEASON.

SO IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A NOT OPTIMAL CHOICE

FOR WHERE WE ARE TIME-WISE.

HOW WE HAVE TO USE MORE TIME AND MORE TRAVEL AND MORE FOOD

BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE TO GO OUT AND FIND A MOOSE.

THE OTHER THING IS GETTING THE SHELTERS BUILT BEFORE FREEZE UP.

WE DON'T GET A DO OVER AND THERE'S NO BACKUP PLANS

ON SHELTERS, SO WE NEED MORE PEOPLE TO HELP OUT.

♪♪

♪♪

Adam: I JUST QUIT MY JOB TO GO LIVE MY DREAM.

THAT'S INTENSE.

♪♪

WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, AND THAT'S THE LAST FLIGHT

I'M GOING TO TAKE FOR A LONG TIME,

BECAUSE I'M STAYING HERE FOREVER.

[ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: ONLY FOUR DAYS INTO THE FOUNDING OF THE COLONY,

PRESSURE IS ALREADY MOUNTING.

NEW ARRIVALS WILL BE KEY TO THEIR SURVIVAL.

I'M HEADING UPRIVER TO MEET ANDREW, JENNIFER,

AND THE OTHER PEOPLE I'M GOING TO MEET ON THIS ADVENTURE.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHO THEY ARE. SO I'M NERVOUS ABOUT THAT.

A SIXTH MEMBER, ADAM, IS MAKING HIS WAY TOWARDS BASE CAMP.

I DID 12 YEARS, 3 MONTHS, AND 9 DAYS

IN THE VIRGINIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.

I WAS AN INFANTRYMAN. I'VE BEEN ON DEPLOYMENTS BEFORE.

I THINK I CAME PREPARED BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE

THAT CAME INTO THIS PROJECT.

I'VE GOT 250 POUNDS OF GEAR, AND 100 POUNDS OF THAT IS TOOLS,

AND I BROUGHT TOOLS TO BUILD WHATEVER THEY NEED,

INCLUDING SHELTER.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF MY BIGGEST PRIORITIES

WHEN I GET THERE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I'M IN ALASKA

TO BUILD A COMMUNITY TO LIVE OFF THE LAND.

IT'S MY LIFELONG GOAL, AND IT'S AN UNCOMMON THING.

WHEN YOU ACHIEVE A LIFELONG GOAL,

WHAT DO YOU DREAM FOR NEXT?

♪♪

NEXT TIME ON "100 DAYS WILD"...

THE FINAL TWO MEMBERS OF THE COLONY JOIN

Adam: MY FIRST IMPRESSION OF CAMP IS

THERE'S A LOT OF UNFINISHED PROJECTS.

WHEN I FEEL MOST ALIVE IS WHEN I'M OUT IN WILDERNESS SETTINGS.

-HOW'S IT GOING? -GOOD.

I'M GERRID.

Narrator: AND AS THE CAVALRY HEAD IN FOR THE MOOSE HUNT...

[ MOOSE CALL SOUNDING ]

...THEY FACE AN UNEXPECTED OBSTACLE IN THEIR SIGHTS.

[ GUNSHOT ]