2011 · 13 episodes
December 29, 2011 · 43m
Meet the Kilcher family, who live on a 600-acre homestead in Alaska. With another brutal winter approaching, and bears having killed two of the family's cattle, they are forced to pin all of their hopes of surviving the winter on one last hunting trip.
January 5, 2012 · 43m
The first storm of winter approaches as the family races to finish preparing for the next eight months; Atz herds cattle across flooded glacial rivers.
January 12, 2012 · 43m
The storms hit earlier than expected; search for a newborn calf and its mother; Otto builds shelter for his herd.
October 3, 2012 · 43m
Desperate for food, the Kilchers struggle to get through a harsh winter.
October 10, 2012 · 43m
Spring arrives and the family deals with a rogue hen and hunts for food.
October 17, 2012 · 43m
The family battles danger to drive their cattle to the summer pasture.
October 24, 2012 · 43m
Atz begins range riding to protect Otto's cattle herd from predators.
October 31, 2012 · 43m
The Kilchers call in favors to help build a fence before the high tide.
November 7, 2012 · 43m
The Kilchers fish for the hundreds of pounds of fish needed over winter.
November 14, 2012 · 43m
Atz Lee and Eiven travel to "Terrible Island" to hunt deer.
November 21, 2012 · 43m
Fall arrives and the Kilchers scramble to finish their winter preparations.
November 28, 2012 · 43m
Otto's sense of humor and ingenuity inspire his family and neighbors.
December 5, 2012 · 43m
The Kilchers must not only reuse and recycle, but also reinvent.