Outhouses, Cow Bras And Bears, Oh My!

[ SMOOCHES ] GOOD BOY. Narrator: ALASKA -- THE LAST FRONTIER. OVER 70 YEARS AGO, YULE KILCHER FLED SWITZERLAND AND THE LOOMING THREAT OF WORLD WAR II IN SEARCH OF A NEW LIFE. HERE IN THE WILDS OF SOUTHERN ALASKA, HE DISCOVERED A WORLD WITHOUT LIMITS BUT FRAUGHT WITH DANGER, WHERE HE CARVED OUT A HOMESTEAD ABUNDANT WITH THE RESOURCES HE NEEDED TO SUSTAIN THIS PRIMAL EXISTENCE. GIVE HIM SOME SLACK! GET OUT OF THERE! GET! [ HORSE NEIGHS ] TODAY, THREE GENERATIONS OF KILCHER DESCENDANTS THAT STILL LIVE HERE ENDURE EIGHT HARSH MONTHS OF WINTER, LEAVING JUST FOUR MONTHS TO PREPARE FOR THE DEADLY COLD TO COME. [ GUNSHOT ] Narrator: IF THEY DON'T STICK TOGETHER, NATURE'S WRATH WILL TEAR THEM APART. [ SOBS ] [ GUNSHOTS ] [BLEEP] GET HIM OUT OF HERE. [ GUNSHOT ] NOW IT'S MIDSUMMER. 22 HOURS OF SUNLIGHT FORCE THESE MODERN-DAY HOMESTEADERS TO USE EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY TO HUNT FOR FOOD... RABBITS. ...GATHER SUPPLIES, AND RAISE CROPS AS THEY RACE AGAINST MOTHER NATURE... [BLEEP] LET'S GO. COME ON! EIVIN! Narrator: ...AND THE IMPENDING FREEZE. [ ROARS ] ♪ SOMETIMES IT'S BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS ♪ ♪ ON ALASKA'S LAST FRONTIER ♪ ♪ BUT LIFE IS SIMPLE, LIFE IS GOOD ♪ ♪ WHEN YOU'RE LIVIN' LIKE YOU SHOULD ♪ ♪ HEY, HEY ♪ ♪ SOMETIMES IT'S STRUGGLE, STRIFE ♪ ♪ FATHERS, SONS, BROTHERS, WIVES ♪ ♪ BUT WE'RE MAKIN' OUR WAY ♪ ♪ YES, WE'LL STAY ♪ ♪ RIGHT HERE ♪ ♪ ON ALASKA'S LAST FRONTIER ♪ -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS SUMMER IS ABOUT THAT PAYLOAD. [ GUNSHOT ] EVERY DAY, WE'VE GOT LIKE 20 OR 30 MINUTES MORE LIGHT THAN WE HAD THE DAY BEFORE. I THINK WE'RE PLUMB UP TO LIKE 75 DEGREES OR SOMETHING. IT'S TERRIBLE. Atz Lee: IN THE SUMMER, YOU GOT TO WORK HARD. YOU'RE BURNING THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, AND ON TOP OF IT, IT GETS HOT. THE MOSQUITOS SHOW UP. THE BEARS ARE WANDERING AROUND EVERYWHERE. Woman: HOLY [BLEEP] BEARS, BUGS. Atz: THE BIRDS ARE GOING CRAZY. THE EAGLES ARE PULLING FISH UP TO FEED THEIR YOUNG. THE CATTLE ARE GRAZING VORACIOUSLY. THE PREDATORS ARE OUT. EVERYTHING IS JUST LIKE... FFFFFTT! AND YOU'RE CAUGHT UP IN THAT FAST-PACED WORLD. Eivin: IT'S JUST THIS MAD SCRAMBLE. BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, IT'S GONNA BE OVER. Narrator: 20 MILES FROM THE HOMESTEAD, ATZ SR. CARRIES THE HEAVY BURDEN OF TENDING THE KILCHER HERD. AS THE FAMILY'S SOLE SOURCE OF BEEF, IT MUST BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS. [ COWS MOOING ] Atz: AROUND HERE, WHAT WE CALL THE HEAD OF THE BAY IS A BIG VALLEY SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS AND HILLS AND THE FOX RIVER, THE SHEEP RIVER, AND THE BRADLEY RIVER THAT ALL COME DOWN INTO THE VALLEY AND INTO THE HEAD OF THE BAY. IT'S WHERE THE LOCAL CATTLEMEN, INCLUDING MY BROTHER OTTO, KEEP THEIR CATTLE FOR SUMMER GRAZING. BY GOLLY, WE MAY HAVE SOMETHING. I GOT TO TAKE A LOOK. THERE'S A LOT OF POTENTIAL DANGER, AND IT REALLY HELPS TO HAVE SOMEONE UP THERE KEEPING AN EYE ON THE COWS. THERE'S WOLVES AND BEARS AND PREDATOR PROBLEMS, BUT THIS IS THEIR TERRITORY, AND THEY'VE SLOWLY GOTTEN AWAY FROM EATING MOOSE AND MOOSE CALVES TO EATING BEEF. THE COASTAL BIG BROWN BEARS ARE PROBABLY THE BIGGEST CONCERN FOR CATTLEMEN. THEY'RE A DIFFERENT ANIMAL FROM GRIZZLY BEAR BECAUSE THEY'RE USED TO EATING FISH. THEY'RE ALSO USED TO EATING MORE MEAT, AND THEY'RE MORE DANGEROUS. YOU PUT A BUNCH OF CATTLE IN BROWN BEAR COUNTRY, AND SOME OF THE BROWN BEAR ARE GONNA KILL SOME OF THE CATTLE. BUT I'M TRYING TO SAVE AS MANY AS I CAN. HE'S BEEN CHEWED UPON. YOU KNOW, THIS LOOKS LIKE A CALF. SO, AT THIS STAGE, YOU DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT WAS A BROWN BEAR OR A WOLF. THEY DON'T LEAVE MUCH. SOMETHING REALLY HAS BEEN TERRORIZING THEM, AND I GOT TO FIGURE IT OUT. YOU GO TO THE THOSE PLACES WHERE YOU CAN SEE TRACKS ALONG THE SANDBARS AND RIVERBANKS. SO, IT'S KIND OF LIKE BLANK PAPER. IT'S KIND OF GETTING A NEWSPAPER WITH NOTHING ON IT, AND PRETTY SOON, YOU START TO SEE HEADLINES. PRETTY SOON, YOU KNOW, YOU START TO SEE, "OH, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS SAME BIG BEAR "HAS BEEN COMING UP AND DOWN HERE. WE BETTER LOOK OUT." WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THESE CROSSINGS -- THAT'S WHERE EVERYTHING CONVERGES. CATTLE USE THEM, HORSES USE THEM, AND THE BEARS USE THEM. SO, THAT'S WHY I'M UP HERE, TO TRY TO DISCOURAGE THE BEARS OR, BEST-CASE SCENARIO, FIND THE BEAR OR BEARS THAT ARE KILLING THE COWS AND CATCH THEM IN THE ACT. NOW I WANT TO GO CHECK THE CATTLE TO MAKE SURE NOTHING'S BEEN WOUNDED. [ COWS MOOING ] A LOT OF COWS AND CALVES TO GO THROUGH, LOOK AT ONE BY ONE. LOOKS LIKE THE BROWNIE GOT HIM RIGHT ON TOP, ON THE SIDE AND ON THE VERY TOP, GOT A PUNCTURE HOLE. THAT'S WHAT THEY DO. THE BEARS JUST JUMP ON FROM THE BACK JUST LIKE THIS, AND THEN THEY JUST START SCRATCHING THE SHOULDERS OPEN AND BITING UNTIL THEY GO DOWN. SO, THAT CALF THERE -- IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME THAT ANOTHER COW FOUGHT OFF THE BEARS BECAUSE THE BEAR WOULD HAVE HAD HIM. THE OTHER COWS CAME TO HIS RESCUE AND SAVED THAT CALF. SO, THIS GRIZZLY BEAR HAS BEEN KICKING SOME *** AROUND HERE, AND I NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I CAN DO TO PROTECT THE CATTLE. Narrator: 20 MILES AWAY, BACK ON THE KILCHER HOMESTEAD, ATZ'S BROTHER OTTO AND HIS WIFE, CHARLOTTE, KEEP TWO COWS TO SUPPLY THE FAMILY WITH ESSENTIAL DAIRY PRODUCTS. Charlotte: I MILK LILLY TWICE A DAY, BUT I'M HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH HER UDDER RIGHT NOW. WHOA, NO. WHOA. [ SIGHS ] GOOD LORD. FOR A WHILE, I HAD OUR ORPHANED BULL MILKING ON HER. AS THE ORPHANED BABY GOT OLDER, HIS NURSING WAS REALLY VIGOROUS AND AGGRESSIVE. [BLEEP] GET OUT OF THERE, AUGUST. HE HURT LILLY'S TEATS TO THE POINT THAT THEY WERE REALLY SCRAPED UP, AND SO I WAS AFRAID THAT I WASN'T GONNA BE ABLE TO CONTINUE MILKING HER. AND WE NEED TO MILK FOR OUR FAMILY. IT WAS OBVIOUS I HAD TO TAKE THE BABY OFF OF HER. Charlotte: WELL, YOU KNOW, SHE'S GOTTEN TO BE SO SORE. ANYWAY, I'M THINKING WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO PROTECT HER TEATS FROM THE BUGS 'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT OPEN SORE MM-HMM. AND I'M JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S SOME WAY WE CAN PROTECT HER, YOU KNOW, SO SHE COULD HEAL UP A LITTLE BETTER. MM-HMM. WE COULD BUILD A COW BRA. YEAH. DAD TOLD ME THEY USED TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT THEY PUT ON THE COW IN THE OLD COUNTRY. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT WILL BE KIND OF A ONE-CUP BRA. [ LAUGHS ] MAYBE ALL SHE'D HAVE TO WEAR IT IS FOR A WEEK OR SOMETHING JUST TO GET THAT TO HEAL UP. GOD, SHE'S A MESS. Otto: NEVER MADE A COW BRA BEFORE. THIS IS IT. THIS IS MY MAIDEN FOREIGN VOYAGE. IT'S BEEN -- OHH [BLEEP] JUST WANT TO PROTECT HER FROM THE BUGS AND ANY MORE INJURIES IF WE CAN. WHAT WILL WE USE? I DON'T KNOW. WE COULD JUST TRY THIS FOR -- GOOD GOD, GIRL. BRASSIERES -- A LONG-TIME-TESTED, PROVEN ARTICLE OF CLOTHING, SO WE THOUGHT, "WHY CAN'T WE ADAPT THAT TO A COW?" LET ME SEE. LET ME SEE. ARE YOU BEING THE COW? I'M TRYING TO IMAGINE THIS. [ LAUGHS ] OKAY, SOMETHING'S GOT TO COME -- IT'S COMING UNDER. Charlotte: WE TOOK THE SHIRT, AND WE FASHIONED SOMETHING THAT I THINK REALLY COULD WORK. AND THE -- YEAH, JUST TIE ME A STRING UP HERE. WOULD YOU -- THAT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD FOR THE MOMENT. HERE, GIVE ME THIS ONE. YEAH. NOW WE'RE GETTING COVERAGE. WHAT SIZE CUP WOULD YOU SAY SHE IS? [ LAUGHS ] LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SHE WALKS. LET'S LET HER GO FOR A MINUTE, SHALL WE? OKAY. [ LAUGHS ] WELL, HEY, IT DON'T LOOK SORT OF KIND OF HALF BAD. I WONDER HOW SHE'D LOOK IN A RED ONE. SEE IF WE CAN -- OH, BOY. OH, BOY. OH, BOY. OH, BOY. OH, BOY. AH, SHE GOT IT ON THE SHIRT. YOUR SHIRT TOOK A DIRECT HIT, HONEY. Charlotte: THE SHIRT WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE AS A SHIRT, AND THE TEMPORARY COW BRA LOOKED PRETTY RIDICULOUS, BUT IT GAVE US A GOOD BASE TO START CALCULATING THE REAL COW BRA. Narrator: SEVEN MILES ACROSS KACHEMAK BAY, EIVIN'S COUSIN ATZ LEE AND HIS WIFE, JANE, SET OUT TO STOCKPILE FISH FOR THE LONG WINTER BY DIPNETTING FOR RED SALMON. THEIR FIRST STOP IS A WILD RIVER THAT FEEDS INTO THE BAY. THE ANNUAL SALMON RUN IS ON, WHEN THE FISH JOURNEY FROM THE OCEAN TO THEIR SPAWNING GROUNDS AT THE RIVER'S HEADWATERS. Atz Lee: WE HAVE TO GET A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FISH. WE HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST 50 POUNDS OF RED SALMON, 50 POUNDS OF SILVER SALMON JUST FOR OUR FAMILY, OUTSIDE OF THE HALIBUT AND THE MOOSE AND ALL THE REST OF THE GAME. WE GOT TO KEEP GOING UNTIL THOSE SALMON SHOW UP, AND THEN WE GOT TO GET AS MANY AS WE CAN FOR THE WINTER. OH, IT'S REALLY DEEP. IT'S REALLY DEEP. YOU GOT TO THRUST IT ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM AND THEN FIND THE NICE SPOT AND HIT THE SPOT REALLY HARD AND JUST DO THAT AGAIN AND AGAIN. Jane: ON A HOMESTEAD, YOU CAN HAVE A CHOICE, AND MY CHOICE IS THAT I DON'T WANT CHICKENS AND I DON'T WANT CATTLE AND I DON'T WANT THINGS THAT KEEP ME HOME EVERY DAY. I LIKE GOING TO GET THE FISH AND PUTTING THE FISH IN THE FREEZER AND THEN HAVING IT THERE. REALLY GOT TO WORK FOR THESE FISH. THEY'RE IN HERE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY. DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT, BUT THIS DEEP HOLE, THEY JUST GO DOWN TO THE VERY BOTTOM OF IT AND HANG OUT. EVERY RIVER I FISH, THERE'S A DIFFERENT WAY TO FISH IT. THIS WAS A DIPNETTING RIVER, AND YOU GOT TO FIND THE POCKETS AND THE HOLES WHERE THE FISH ARE. RED SALMON, THEY'RE OUT SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN. AND WHEN THEY COME INTO THE CREEKS THAT THEY THINK OF THEIR HOME, THEY COME IN ON A TIDE. SO, IF THEY'RE THERE, YOU CAN GET REALLY LUCKY AND JUST LOAD UP. THAT HOLE IS ABOUT 20 FEET DEEP, YOU KNOW? CURRENT'S A LITTLE FAST TO GET OVER AGAINST THE CLIFF THERE. REALLY FAST. SALMON RUNS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE WEAK THIS YEAR. THE NUMBERS HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN UP, AND THEY'VE BEEN A LITTLE LATE SHOWING UP. THAT DEFINITELY PUTS A LOT OF PRESSURE ON ME. YOU START GETTING NERVOUS. YOU KNOW, LIKE, IF THE FISH DON'T SHOW UP, YOUR CHANCES OF MAKING IT THROUGH THE WINTER GO WAY DOWN. IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT COULD PAN OUT. ALSO, AT THE SAME TIME, IF THE FISH AREN'T THERE, WE'VE WASTED EVEN MORE TIME. GOT ONE. AAH! Narrator: BACK ON THE HOMESTEAD, ATZ LEE'S COUSIN EIVIN HAS TO PUT ASIDE HIS FAMILY'S WINTER FOOD NEEDS TO TACKLE SOME URGENT BUSINESS. Eivin: WHETHER IT'S FOR, YOU KNOW, GOING TO THE BATHROOM OR HAY OR SHELTER FOR OUR ANIMALS, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WINTERS HERE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD SHELTER FOR THE WINTERTIME. 'CAUSE WITHOUT IT, WE JUST WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO LIVE THE WAY THAT WE DO. SO, I'M AT MY HOUSE WORKING ON THE NEW OUTHOUSE, 'CAUSE I KIND OF SMASHED MY OLD ONE. OH [BLEEP] [ LAUGHS ] IT WAS AN OLD OUTHOUSE. I BUILT IT CLOSE TO 10 YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS A BACHELOR AND USED TO SHOOT IT WITH MY GUN FOR TARGET PRACTICE. AND SO, NOW THAT EVE'S PREGNANT, SHE'S GETTING A NEW OUTHOUSE, YOU KNOW, WHICH MAKES HER PRETTY HAPPY. SO, I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE I'VE GOT A LOT OF TIME, BUT I WAS JUST GONNA BUILD SOMETHING KIND OF SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAD BEFORE. I DON'T THINK IT NEEDS TO BE PERFECT. I DIDN'T REALLY LIKE WHAT WE HAD BEFORE. [ LAUGHS ] WELL, IT'S JUST A PLACE TO GO TAKE A [BLEEP] I KNOW. BUT IT'S ALSO A BUILDING THAT YOU LOOK AT EVERY DAY. I WAS THINKING MAYBE IT COULD EVEN BE, LIKE, ROUND. A ROUND OUTHOUSE? YEAH. WOULDN'T THAT BE CUTE? WELL, LET ME THINK ABOUT IT. I'D REALLY LIKE IT. NOW YOU GOT MY BRAIN GOING. YEAH. SEE? YOU WANT A ROUND OUTHOUSE. [ LAUGHS ] SOMETHING KIND OF LIKE THAT? I MEAN, THAT'S ROUNDISH-LOOKING. SEE, NOW I GOT YOU ON A ROLL. YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT EVEN MORE. THANK YOU, HONEY. JUST AS LONG AS YOU DON'T ASK ME TO PUT A TOILET IN THE HOUSE. AND WHO IN THE HELL [BLEEP] INSIDE THEIR HOUSE ANYWAYS? THAT'S DISGUSTING. YEAH, REALLY. AWESOME. WELL, JUST HOLLA WHEN YOU NEED ME, OKAY? OKAY, I WILL. THANK YOU. YEAH. [ SIGHS ] EVE REALLY WANTED A NICE OUTHOUSE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, SHE'S PREGNANT THESE DAYS, AND WHATEVER I CAN DO TO NOT KIND OF *** HER OFF IS PROBABLY A GOOD THING. SO, TO ME, IT KIND OF WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE, LIKE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE FUN TO JUST TRY TO DO SOMETHING THAT I'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE. SO, I'M BUILDING SOMETHING ROUND, AND IT'S KIND OF FUN. Eve: EIVIN'S SO INGENIOUS AND GOOD AT BUILDING THAT I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS GONNA BE THAT MUCH MORE WORK FOR HIM. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. HE MIGHT BE CURSING ME LATER. Narrator: COMING UP ON "ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER"... ATZ SR. ENTERS A DEADLY BATTLE AT THE HEAD OF THE BAY. Atz: WHEN MY CATTLE ARE BEING ATTACKED, IT GETS PERSONAL. Narrator: AND ATZ LEE AND JANE CONTINUE THEIR DESPERATE PUSH TO STOCK THEIR FREEZER. [ BEAR ROARS ] IT COULD KNOCK MY HEAD OFF IN JUST ONE LITTLE, PLAYFUL SWAT. Jane: OH, MY GOD, IT'S BACK! [ SMOOCHES ] GOOD BOY. COME ON. COME ON, GIRL. Narrator: OTTO KILCHER AND HIS WIFE, CHARLOTTE, HAVE STOPPED THEIR WINTER PREPARATIONS TO CARE FOR THEIR MILK COW, LILLY. TO PROTECT HER INJURED UDDERS FROM INFECTION AND A HUNGRY, YOUNG BULL, THEY MUST DEVISE A HOMEMADE UNDERGARMENT. IF LILLY DOESN'T HEAL QUICKLY, THE KILCHERS WILL RUN OUT OF MUCH-NEEDED MILK. HER UDDER IS JUST "UDDER-LY" TERRIBLE. COME ON. COME ON. HUP, HUP, HUP! COME ON. WE JUST WANT TO GET SOMETHING COVERING THOSE TEATS SO THAT SHE DOESN'T -- SO SHE CAN JUST HEAL BETTER. Otto: BASICALLY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING A COW BRA. Narrator: AFTER COMPLETING A PROTOTYPE, OTTO HAULS IN HIS SEWING MACHINE SO THAT HE AND CHARLOTTE CAN CREATE A MORE STYLISH BOVINE BRASSIERE. HOW'S THAT GRAB YOU? THAT'S PRETTY NICE TO HAVE A PORTABLE SEWING MACHINE. YEP. THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THIS ANYMORE, HONEY. NOPE. Otto: GOT US A REALLY NICE OLD SEWING MACHINE. IT'S AN OLD COBBLER'S MODEL 29. GOT IT ABOUT 100 YEARS AGO FROM A FRIEND OF MINE'S GRANDMA. GOD, THERE JUST AIN'T ANY MACHINE THAT IS BETTER THAN THIS MACHINE. THEY CAN SAY WHAT THEY WANT. NOPE. EVERYTHING'S ELECTRIC AND COMPUTERIZED AND MODERN. DON'T NEED ELECTRICITY. TOTALLY JUST FOOT-POWERED. YOU START IT TURNING WITH YOUR HAND, AND THEN YOU JUST ROCK YOUR FOOT. AND IT MAKES THE LITTLE ROD GO UP AND DOWN AND JUST CRANK AWAY. LONG AS YOU GOT A FOOT, YOU GOT A SEWING MACHINE. YOU TAKE THE PINS AND YOU GATHER AND TELL ME WHERE TO SEW. AND THEN I'LL JUST SEW ACROSS IT WHOLE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, RIGHT NOW, WE'LL JUST -- YOU'LL JUST MAKE A SEAM RIGHT HERE ON THE WEBBING, RIGHT? OKAY, SO, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THAT DART? I LIKE THAT. GUESS WHAT I JUST DID? SEWED IT TO MY PANTS. OKAY, WAIT A SEC. YOU GOT ALL -- OH, ARE YOU GONNA PULL THIS OUT, THEN, SO YOU'RE NOT -- WHOO-WHEE! I LOVE THIS OLD MACHINE. [ LAUGHS ] OH, YEAH. IS THAT SLICKER THAN SNOT OR WHAT? Otto: LILLY WOULD LIKE LACE, YOU KNOW? ♪ LILLY IN LACE, GOT A PRETTY FACE ♪ ♪ AND SHE GOT HER [BLEEP] JUST A-HANGIN' TOO FAR DOWN ♪ ♪ STEP ON THEM WHEN SHE JUMPS, BUGS ARE SUCKING BLOOD ♪ WHOO! ♪ DON'T SHE KICK GOOD NOW? ♪ ♪ AIN'T NOTHING IN THE WORLD LIKE A BAD-*** COW ♪ ♪ HIT ME WITH SOME [BLEEP] ♪ [ GROANS ] YEAH. HAVE FUN WITH THAT. OKAY. LOOKS LIKE IT FITS PRETTY GOOD TO ME. [ LAUGHS ] THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING, REALLY. IT IS. IT FIT WELL. COW BRA FIT REALLY WELL. IT WAS TIGHT ENOUGH TO DO THE JOB, TIGHT ENOUGH TO KEEP DIRT OUT AND LOOSE ENOUGH TO BE COMFORTABLE, TIGHT ENOUGH TO HOLD THE NIPPLES UP WHERE THEY WON'T GET STEPPED ON. YOU KNOW, THAT'S PROBABLY THE FUNCTION OF ANY GOOD BRA. HEY, GIRL. OOH. [ CHUCKLES ] Narrator: SEVEN MILES ACROSS THE BAY FROM THE KILCHER HOMESTEAD, ATZ LEE AND JANE CONTINUE TO FISH FOR WINTER FOOD. THEY USE A PROVEN TECHNIQUE CALLED DIPNETTING, BUT SO FAR, THE RED SALMON THAT RUN UP THIS RIVER EVERY YEAR HAVE ELUDED THEM. Jane: IT'S A REALLY, LIKE, FICKLE BUSINESS OF WHEN THEY'RE COMING IN. IT'S NOT CONSISTENT. YOU CAN'T PREDICT IT. YOU COULD JUST MISS IT COMPLETELY. LIKE, THE RUN COULD BE OVER. REALLY GOT TO WORK FOR THESE FISH. THEY'RE IN HERE. AAH! HELLO! HOLY [BLEEP] IT WANTS TO JUMP OUT. YOU GOT HIM. YOU GOT HIM. [ CHUCKLES ] THAT'S MY WIFE. FISH ON. I KNOW THAT IF WE STICK TO IT, WE'RE GONNA GET OUR LIMIT, BUT IT'S EXHAUSTING. THE WATER IS INCREDIBLY COLD. INCREDIBLY STRONG CURRENT, COLD, AND YOU'RE SHAKING, YOUR MUSCLES AND STUFF -- YOU DON'T WANT TO BE OUT THERE ANY LONGER THAN YOU HAVE TO. I GOT ONE. Jane: I'M FEELING GOOD 'CAUSE THE FISH ACTUALLY ARE HERE. THEY SHOWED UP. I GOT TWO, SO I'M FEELING REALLY GOOD. THERE THEY ARE. YEAH, BUDDY. HERE YOU GO. GOT IT. ♪ OH, LORDY, THE FISH STARTED COMIN' ♪ ♪ I KNOW, YEAH ♪ Jane: ATZ, I'M -- OHH. WHOA! Atz Lee: ONE FISH, TWO FISH, THREE FISH -- YOU GOT FOUR FISH IN THERE, AND IT'S JUST ON. I MEAN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU GO INTO JUST SLAY MODE. Jane: HOLY [BLEEP] WHOA! WE DID REALLY WELL TODAY. WE HAVE SOME REALLY NICE-LOOKING REDS, AND THEY'RE GOING STRAIGHT TO DINNER TONIGHT AND THEN FILETS FOR OUR FREEZER. Narrator: JANE AND ATZ LEE REACH THEIR LEGAL LIMIT FOR RED SALMON, BUT THE KILCHERS NEED HUNDREDS MORE POUNDS OF FISH TO LAST EIGHT MONTHS OF WINTER. THEY CAN STILL CATCH SILVER SALMON, SO THE COUPLE PACKS UP AND PUSHES ON TO ANOTHER RIVER. Narrator: BACK ON THE HOMESTEAD, ATZ LEE'S COUSIN EIVIN CONTINUES WORK ON AN INNOVATIVE DESIGN FOR ONE OF THE HOMESTEAD'S MOST CRUCIAL STRUCTURES, HIS PREGNANT WIFE'S NEW OUTHOUSE. Eivin: THIS IS KIND OF A WAY, I THINK, TO MAKE EVE THAT MUCH HAPPIER. EVE GREW UP WITH AN OUTHOUSE. I GREW UP WITH AN OUTHOUSE. I THINK THEY MAKE YOU STRONG CHARACTERS, MAKE YOU, YOU KNOW, AN ALASKAN INDIVIDUAL WHEN YOU GROW UP ON AN OUTHOUSE, SO I'LL RAISE MY KIDS ON AN OUTHOUSE, TOO. YEAH, NOW I'M DOING THE FRAMING. I NEEDED TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT HOW TO BEND SOME PLYWOOD AND KIND OF FRAME UP A ROUND CIRCLE OUT OF SQUARE MATERIALS. ONCE I KIND OF GOT THAT FIGURED OUT AND REALIZED THAT I COULD BEND THE PLYWOOD AROUND IN KIND OF THAT SHAPE THEN BUILD WALLS, WRAP IT WITH MORE PLYWOOD, AND START BUILDING THE ROOF. IT'S A LITTLE BIT TRICKY TRYING TO GET IT ALL TO FIT PERFECTLY. I'M HAVING TO TAP INTO MY RESOURCES THAT I LEARNED WHEN I WAS LEARNING TO BUILD IN THE FOURTH MING DYNASTY. AND THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT THING TO EMPEROR MING WAS THAT HE DIDN'T EVER GET HIT WITH A DROP OF WATER WHEN HE WAS ENTERING AND EXITING A BUILDING. I'M HOPING THE WATER KIND OF SHEDS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE DOOR RATHER THAN RIGHT OFF THE END OF THE DOOR. SHINGLES, I THINK, IS DEFINITELY THE BEST METHOD FOR TRYING TO PUT A ROOF ON A ROUND BUILDING. IF YOU'RE TRYING TO USE, LIKE, METAL OR TAR PAPER, A LOT OF DIFFERENT METHODS OF ROOFING, YOU'D HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME GETTING IT TO BEND IN A CIRCLE AROUND THAT SHAPE. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M PUTTING A LITTLE BIT OF A WHOOP ON THE ROOF THERE TO HOPE THAT WHEN IT'S ALL SHINGLED AND FINISHED THAT YOU WON'T GET ANY WATER ON YOU WHEN YOU COME OUT THE DOOR. THE NEXT THING I'M GONNA DO IS I'M GONNA START BUILDING THE SEAT AND KIND OF THE THRONE IN THERE THAT YOU SIT ON AND DO YOUR JOB. SO, I'M GONNA START BY CUTTING THE HOLE OUT IN THE FLOOR AND BUILDING SOME KIND OF A BOX TO SIT ON, MAKE IT PRETTY COMFORTABLE. WELL, I ALMOST SHOULD JUST LEAVE IT ASIAN-STYLE. YOU KNOW? THEY SAY THAT'S THE HEALTHY WAY TO GO RIGHT THERE. NOT SITTING ON A SEAT BUT JUST -- ALTHOUGH, I DON'T THINK EVE WOULD LIKE THAT FOR OUR LITTLE BABY. 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO CRAWL DOWN THERE AND PULL A PISSED-OFF CHILD OUT OF THAT SUCKER. Narrator: SEVEN MILES AWAY, ATZ LEE AND JANE ENTER THEIR 16th STRAIGHT HOUR OF ALASKAN SUMMER DAYLIGHT. BUT WITH SIX HOURS OF SUN REMAINING, THEIR WORK IS FAR FROM OVER. AH. IT'S ONE OF THE NICE THINGS ABOUT LIVING IN ALASKA. PLENTY OF LIGHT FOR FISHING. ALMOST MIDNIGHT, STILL ABLE TO FISH. THERE'S A BROWN BEAR RIGHT THERE. WHAT? Atz Lee: HE'S JUST GETTING A LITTLE DINNER. HE'S EATING BETTER THAN I AM TONIGHT. YOU BE NICE, BUDDY. I'LL LEAVE YOU ALONE. YOU LEAVE ME ALONE. IT'S GREAT THAT THE FISH SHOWED UP, BUT THE BEAR SHOWED UP, TOO. YES. DEFINITELY. MY LAST CAST. Atz Lee: NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE. GETS YOU PRETTY NERVOUS AND STUFF. BUT IF THE BEAR'S HERE, THERE'S FISH HERE. IT'S MY FISH. I WANT THE FISH JUST AS BAD AS HE DOES, MAN. I'M [BLEEP] HUNGRY, TOO. HOLY [BLEEP] OH, MY GOD, IT'S BACK! AND HE'S COMING. JUST HUSH, JANE. [ SMOOCHES ] GOOD BOY. Narrator: LATE INTO THE ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHT, JANE AND ATZ LEE FISH FOR THE SILVER SALMON NEEDED TO FILL THEIR FREEZERS FOR WINTER. BUT THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES LOOKING FOR A MEAL. BEAR IN THE RIVER. WHAT? THERE'S A BROWN BEAR RIGHT THERE. BEAR IN THE RIVER, BABY. Atz Lee: HE'S JUST GETTING A LITTLE DINNER. YOU BE NICE, BUDDY. I'LL LEAVE YOU ALONE. YOU LEAVE ME ALONE. YES. DEFINITELY. MY LAST CAST. HOLY [BLEEP] YEAH. WHAT? AW. I JUST [BLEEP] HAD A STRIKE, TOO. OKAY, WE ARE OUT OF HERE. NO FISH SOUNDS GOOD TO ME WHEN -- 'CAUSE NO BEAR ATTACK SOUNDS BETTER. Atz Lee: IN THE END, A 600-POUND ANIMAL USUALLY WINS. HE CAN KNOCK MY HEAD OFF IN JUST ONE LITTLE, PLAYFUL SWAT. LIKE, I WANT TO GO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. "YOU'RE ALL RIGHT"? WE DON'T HAVE A GUN. IT'S GETTING DARK NOW. WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE. THIS IS DANGEROUS NOT HAVING FIREARMS ON ME RIGHT NOW. FOR WHATEVER REASON, I DECIDED NOT TO BRING ONE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? JUST PUT YOUR ROD IN THERE. JUST GIVE ME A SECOND HERE. [BLEEP] BELIEVE ME, I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE, EITHER. COME ON. Jane: OH, MY GOD, IT'S BACK! Atz Lee: SHUSH! YOU SHUSH! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO MAKE NOISE. JANE [BLEEP] KILCHER, DO NOT FREAK ON ME. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO MAKE NOISE IF THERE'S A BEAR. YEAH, WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE FREAK OUT. YOU KNOW WHAT HE'S DOING? HE'S GETTING FOOD. AND HE'S COMING. JUST HUSH, JANE. CALM YOURSELF [BLEEP] DON'T [BLEEP] BRING ATTENTION AND FEAR. OKAY. HE'S DISTRACTED. HE'S DOWN THERE. HE'S GOT A LITTLE FISHING HOLE THAT HE'S IN. JUST CHILL OUT. JUST KEEP AN EYE OUT ON HIM. ALL RIGHT? JUST RELAX, PLEASE. THAT DRAWS ATTENTION TO A PREDATOR. I THOUGHT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO MAKE NOISE. HE'S HAULING CARCASSES OUT OF THE WATER. THAT'S THE CLOSEST I'VE EVER BEEN TO A BEAR. WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T FREAK OUT. YOU MAKE NOISE BUT STAY -- YES, WE CAN GO. IT'S REALLY NOT SAFE. ...NO SALMON WORTH GETTING EATEN BY A [BLEEP] GRIZZLY BEAR. YOU HAVE A FLARE, RIGHT? HEY, BEAR. NO. Narrator: BACK AT THE HOMESTEAD, ATZ LEE'S COUSIN EIVIN HAS PUT ASIDE GATHERING FOOD FOR WINTER TO TACKLE AN EVEN MORE PRESSING JOB, BUILDING A NEW OUTHOUSE FOR HIS PREGNANT WIFE, EVE. Eve: I WANTED A CUTER OUTHOUSE, SOMETHING THAT I LIKED LOOKING AT. I'M JUST A GIRL IN THAT WAY. I LIKE THINGS TO LOOK NICE. Eivin: USUALLY, PEOPLE PUT MOONS, YOU KNOW? PUT A MOON IN THE DOOR. THAT'S A GOOD, TRADITIONAL OUTHOUSE SYMBOL IS THE MOON. NO OLD DOOR WOULD BE COMPLETE WITHOUT ONE OF MY GRANDPA'S DOOR LATCHES. NOW I NEED TO DIG A HOLE. A GOOD OUTHOUSE HOLE IS NOT VERY LARGE IN DIAMETER 'CAUSE OTHERWISE YOUR OUTHOUSE WILL FALL INTO IT MAYBE OVER A COUPLE YEARS. SO, YOU GOT TO DIG KIND OF A SMALL HOLE AND REALLY DEEP. SO, I'M GONNA GO LIKE 10 FEET DEEP, HOPEFULLY. THAT'LL PROBABLY GIVE ME ABOUT 10 YEARS OF CRAP. [ GRUNTS ] THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WITH THIS WHOLE PROJECT IS MOVING IT, YOU KNOW? AFTER IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, IT'S VERY HEAVY. I'M GUESSING SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 POUNDS. [ GRUNTS ] OKAY. I'M GONNA MOVE IT BY PICKING IT UP WITH THE EXCAVATOR. LET'S GIVE IT A SHOT. AND I'M A LITTLE BIT WORRIED ABOUT PICKING IT UP. THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT CENTER POLE COULD JUST RIP OUT OF THERE. IT COULD RIP PART OF THE ROOF OFF. SO, I'M JUST GONNA TRY TO PICK IT UP REALLY SLOW AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. [ ROPE CREAKS ] [ THUD ] OH [BLEEP] [ Chuckling ] I THINK I NEED A STRONGER ROPE. Narrator: 20 MILES FROM THE HOMESTEAD AT THE HEAD OF KACHEMAK BAY, ATZ SR. RIDES HERD OVER THE KILCHER CATTLE. HE'S ON HIGH ALERT AFTER A BROWN BEAR ATTACKED ONE OF THE CALVES. [ COWS MOOING ] NOW HE ROUNDS UP THE CATTLE FOR CLOSER INSPECTION. Atz: SO, I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CATTLE IN THE CORRAL, AND I FIND A SECOND WOUNDED CALF. SAME THING, EXCEPT THIS ONE ALSO HAS BIG CLAW MARKS ON ITS BUTT, A BIG HOLE BETWEEN ITS SHOULDER BLADES. ROPED THE CALF JUST TO GET A CLOSER LOOK AT IT. YEAH, YOU... WE CALL THIS LITTLE CALF 1308. THAT'S THE TAG NUMBER ON ITS EAR. OTTO AND CHARLOTTE BROUGHT HIM UP HERE ON THE CATTLE DRIVE. THAT IS CLASSIC CLAWS ON EACH SIDE, TEETH IN THE MIDDLE. JUST LIKE THIS, THEY GRAB AND CLIMB ON. YOU KNOW? THERE'S TWO PUNCTURES RIGHT ON TOP. IT'S ALREADY GOT MAGGOTS IN IT THERE. THAT'S GOOD. OH, YEAH. I LIKE TO SEE THOSE MAGGOTS IN THERE. IF YOU'RE OUT THERE WITHOUT ANY MEDICINE, THE VERY BEST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN IS WHAT HAPPENED. THOSE FLIES LAY EGGS ON THE WOUNDS. BOOM. THE MAGGOTS ARE CLEANING OUT THE DEAD FLESH. SEE THAT COW? MAMA'S LICKING THAT BACK WOUND. YEAH, SHE KNOWS WHAT TO DO. AND PEOPLE MIGHT ASK, "HOW CAN YOU SHOOT AN INNOCENT BROWN BEAR?" WELL, I'LL TELL YOU. YOU LOOK AT SOMETHING LIKE THIS -- HOLES IN A LIVE, LIVING CRITTER -- AND I AIN'T GONNA STAND BY WHILE THE BROWN BEAR KILLS A POOR LITTLE CALF LIKE THIS. Narrator: COMING UP ON "ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER"... ATZ SR. ENGAGES IN A DEADLY BATTLE AT THE HEAD OF THE BAY. Atz: THERE'S A FIGHT GOING ON. I GOT BULLETS IN MY POCKETS. I GOT BULLETS IN MY MOUTH. AS SOON AS I GOT CLOSE ENOUGH, JUMPED OFF THE HORSE... [ GUNSHOT ] [ SMOOCHES ] GOOD BOY. Narrator: BACK ON THE KILCHER HOMESTEAD, EIVIN HAS FINISHED HIS NEW OUTHOUSE, BUT ALL HIS HARD WORK COULD BE DESTROYED AS HE ATTEMPTS TO HOIST THE 1,000-POUND STRUCTURE OVER THE 10-FOOT PIT. [ ROPE CREAKS ] [ THUD ] OH [BLEEP] [ Chuckling ] I THINK I NEED A STRONGER ROPE. I'M GLAD THAT FIRST ROPE BROKE RIGHT WHEN I PICKED IT UP BECAUSE IF IT HADN'T BROKEN THEN, THEN MAYBE IT WOULD HAVE BROKE AFTER I SWUNG IT AROUND THE CORNER, AND IT WOULD HAVE FALLEN AND TUMBLED DOWN THE HILL AND SMASHED TO PIECES. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A REAL BUMMER. OKAY. LET'S TRY IT AGAIN HERE. THIS IS A STRONGER ROPE, I THINK. I WAS STILL SKEPTICAL AT THAT POINT. I WAS WORRIED BECAUSE I WAS LIKE, "MAN, MAYBE THIS THING IS A LOT HEAVIER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS ORIGINALLY." JUST TRYING TO BE AS CAREFUL AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE I PUT SO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY INTO THIS THING. THE LAST THING I WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN IS TO DROP IT NOW AND HAVE IT TIP OVER AND BREAK THE ROOF AND ROLL DOWN THE DANG HILL. SO, I REALLY TRIED TO GO AS SLOW AND METHODICAL AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THIS IS THE LAST STAGE, YOU KNOW? I'M TRYING MY BEST TO JUST GET THE OUTHOUSE HOME SAFE IN THIS LAST LITTLE PUSH HERE. I WANT TO LIVE IN IT. YEAH? YOU CAN VISIT IT EVERY DAY. Eve: EIVIN WAS VERY SWEET AND LET ME HAVE MY WAY WITH THE OUTHOUSE. THERE ARE MOMENTS WHERE HE JUST GOES, "NO. THIS IS NOT PRACTICAL. NICE IDEA." BUT I HAVE TO SAY HE TRIES TO DO WHAT I'D LIKE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, SO I FEEL LIKE I'M PRETTY LUCKY IN THAT WAY. Eivin: SHE'S A LITTLE BIT DEMANDING AS SHE SEEMS TO GET BIGGER WITH HER PREGNANCY. SHE WANTS THINGS JUST SO EVEN MORE. SO, WHATEVER I CAN DO TO MAKE HER HAPPY RIGHT NOW IS PROBABLY THE BEST THING 'CAUSE I SURE AS HELL DON'T WANT TO MAKE HER MAD. [ SIGHS ] WOW. Narrator: 20 MILES FROM THE HOMESTEAD, EIVIN'S UNCLE ATZ SR. IS DETERMINED TO PROTECT THE KILCHER CATTLE FROM A LARGE BROWN BEAR THAT HAS BEEN MENACING THE HERD. Atz: WELL, WE'RE IN THE BANK OF THE SHEEP RIVER UP AT THE HEAD OF KACHEMAK BAY. AND I'M UP HERE RANGE-RIDING AND MIGHT PUT IN 3 TO 5 MILES, MAYBE UP TO 10... [ SMOOCHES ] GOOD BOY. ...COVERING A MILE THIS WAY, A MILE THIS WAY, DOING LAPS BACK AND FORTH, CROSSING THAT WHOLE AREA. EVERYTHING SEEMS CALM. ALL OF A SUDDEN, SOMETHING SEEMS A LITTLE STRANGE. HYAH! THE CATTLE HAD JUMPED THE RIVERS. THE FAR HERD JUMPED THE SHEEP. THE HERD BETWEEN THE RIVERS JUMPED THE FOX RIVER. "JUMPED" MEANING THEY WENT THROUGH THAT COLD WATER FOR A REASON. RIGHT AWAY, I KNOW THIS IS FAST-MOVING ANIMALS, AND THEY ONLY MOVE FAST WHEN THEY'RE RUNNING AWAY FROM A BROWN BEAR. BOOM -- CATTLE COMING STRAIGHT TOWARDS ME LIKE A HERD OF BUFFALO. I KNOW EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW. THERE'S A BEAR OR THERE ARE BEARS CHASING THE HERD, SO THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE HE GOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THEM AND HE'S KILLING SOMETHING. MAYBE IT'S COWS PROTECTING THEIR CALVES. I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS, BUT I KNOW THERE'S A FIGHT GOING ON. I GOT BULLETS IN MY POCKETS. I GOT BULLETS IN MY MOUTH. Otto: HELL YEAH. WE CAN GO PLACES WITH THIS COW BRA. IT'S A GOOD START. WE COULD GO WITH THE NURSING BRA, OR WE COULD POP DOWN A COUPLE SNAPS AND LET THE CALVES NURSE ON ONE SIDE, YOU KNOW? BUT I DO THINK THAT I'D LIKE SOME KIND OF A HATCH WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THE WHOLE THING OFF. MIGHT BE KIND OF HOT. BUT I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT THE WHITE LACE BECAUSE IT WOULD GET DIRTY. I'M KIND OF THINKING MORE LIKE RED. I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE SOME BLACK LACE FOR THOSE NAUGHTY DAYS. [ CHUCKLES ] THE OTHER COWS, WITHOUT A DOUBT, ARE JEALOUS. BUNNY IS PARTICULARLY KIND OF CAPABLE OF BEING JEALOUS. I COULD TELL BY THE WAY SHE WAS LOOKING. SHE'S GONNA HAVE A CALF AT SOME POINT HERE HERSELF, SO WE MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW -- DEPENDING ON CUP SIZE -- WE MIGHT BE PUTTING IT ON HER. [ MOOS ] [ SMOOCHES ] GOOD BOY. [ EAGLE SCREECHING ] Atz: HYAH! HYUP, HYUP, HYUP, HYUP! Narrator: AT THE HEAD OF THE BAY, ATZ SR. KEEPS A WATCHFUL EYE OVER THE KILCHERS' CATTLE, THEIR SOLE SOURCE OF BEEF. HYAH! HYAH! HYAH! MOVE IT UP THERE! TODAY, HE MUST BE ESPECIALLY VIGILANT. A KILLER IS IN THE VICINITY -- BROWN BEAR. Atz: WE TAKE A LOT FOR GRANTED. APPEARANCE -- IN THE HOUSE, EVERYTHING SEEMS CALM. ALL OF A SUDDEN, SOMETHING SEEMS A LITTLE STRANGE. AH, THE KID'S IN THE COOKIE JAR. YOU SENSE THINGS WHEN THEY'RE DIFFERENT. BOOM. WATCHING WHERE MY HORSE IS GOING. I'M LOOKING AT THE HERD. I GOT BULLETS IN MY POCKETS. I GOT BULLETS IN MY MOUTH. I PUT ONE IN THE CHAMBER. I BECOME LIKE A MACHINE. I'M FOCUSED. THEN I JUST BAILED OFF THE HORSE. [ GUNSHOT ] [ RIFLE *** ] THE FIRST THING I DO IS GO MAKE SURE THE BEAR IS DEAD JUST 'CAUSE IT'S SOMETHING YOU DO. I DON'T THINK THERE'S, "YAHOO, I KILLED SOMETHING," BUT I SAVED A COUPLE LIVES TODAY AND MADE THIS PART OF THE VALLEY A SAFER PLACE. [ HORSE NEIGHS ] Narrator: AFTER CHECKING THE HERD FOR ANY INJURIES, ATZ SR. RETURNS TO THE BROWN BEAR. THE KILCHERS WASTE NOTHING. THEY UTILIZE ALL OF NATURE IN ORDER TO SURVIVE IN THIS HARSH ALASKAN WILDERNESS. Atz: I CAN EITHER LET THE MEAT LAY THERE AND ROT, OR I CAN HARVEST SOME OF IT. THE WEATHER'S PRETTY WARM. RIGOR MORTIS HAS SET IN. IT MAKES IT HARDER YET TO SKIN A BEAR WHOSE LEGS ARE REALLY STIFF. OH, THIS AIN'T GONNA BE FUN. THIS AIN'T GONNA BE FUN AT ALL. I CRIBBED IT WITH LOGS ON EACH SIDE TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING TO ITS SIDE, SO NOW IT'S KIND OF STICKING UP IN THE AIR. THESE BROWN BEARS ARE ABOUT THE HARDEST TO SKIN JUST 'CAUSE OF THE TOUGHNESS OF THE HIDE. YOU GOT TO START SOMEWHERE, SO YOU SPLIT IT UP THE MIDDLE AND DOWN EACH LEG. AND THEN YOU GO FROM THERE. IT'S ABOUT AS PERFECT AS A SHOT AS YOU CAN GET RIGHT THERE -- HIGH IN THE CHEST. YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA GET THE HEART. YOU'RE GONNA GET THE LUNGS. A PERSON MIGHT ASK, "HOW CAN YOU FEEL GOOD JUST HAVING KILLED A BEAUTIFUL BEAR, TAKEN A LIFE?" BUT IT'S JUST LIKE THAT GOOD FEELING YOU GET WHEN YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB, WHEN YOU'VE PROTECTED SOMETHING, WHEN YOU'VE SAVED SOMETHING. THEY HAVE SOME KILLER CLAWS RIGHT THERE. SHE WAS TRYING TO KILL A COW AND DOING HER JOB. I WAS DOING MY JOB TO PROTECT MY COWS, SO WE WERE ALL DOING OUR JOB TODAY. [ SNIFFS ] MMM. WELL-BLED. THIS WOULD MAKE SOME FINE SUPPER. ♪ WELL, I AIN'T GOT A CARE ♪ ♪ I'M BRINGIN' HOME AN OLD BROWN BEAR ♪ ♪ BRINGIN' HOME AN OLD BROWN BEAR ♪ ♪ IN THE OLD FRESH AIR ♪ ♪ YEE-HAW ♪ Narrator: AT THE HEAD OF THE BAY, ATZ SR. HAS BROUGHT THE SLAIN BROWN BEAR BACK TO CAMP. Atz: PART OF WORKING IN THE WOODS WITH MY DAD -- YOU DIDN'T WASTE ANYTHING. WE REALLY ATE ALL PARTS OF THE ANIMAL. GRIZZLY BEAR TRYING TO EAT THE COW. I'M GONNA EAT THE GRIZZLY BEAR. OH, MY GOD. THAT IS LIKE BUTTER. GRIZZLY CUTLETS. I LOVE ANIMALS, WILD ANIMALS, AS MUCH OR MORE THAN THE NEXT GUY. BUT IT GETS REAL PERSONAL WHEN MY CATTLE ARE BEING ATTACKED, MY BROTHER'S CATTLE ARE BEING ATTACKED, AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT REALLY A CHOICE. IN THOSE INSTANCES, IT'S NOT HARD AT ALL TO KILL THAT BEAR AND FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT IT, LIKE YOU'VE TAKEN OUT A KILLER. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL EVENING, HUH? A LITTLE CHICKWEED, LAMB'S-QUARTERS, AND DANDELION. OKAY. WELL, LET'S JUST SEE HOW THIS TASTES. [ CHUCKLES ] OH, YEAH. I'VE TASTED FOUR DIFFERENT BROWN BEARS, AND THIS PARTICULAR BROWN BEAR -- UNBELIEVABLY DELICIOUS. NOW, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. THAT IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. I AIN'T GONNA COMPARE IT TO CHICKEN. I'M GONNA COMPARE IT TO PORK. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A BEEF STEAK AND A PORK STEAK, BUT ITS OWN UNIQUE TASTE. MMM. Narrator: NEXT ON "ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER"... ATZ SR., ATZ LEE, AND HIS WIFE, JANE, GO TO DANGEROUS HEIGHTS FOR FRESH MEAT. IT'S ONE OF THE MORE DANGEROUS HUNTS IN THE UNITED STATES. OH, MY GOD. WHOA! [ GRUNTS ] Narrator: THE HOMESTEAD IS UNDER ATTACK. [ WASPS BUZZING ] [BLEEP] WASPS! MAN! [BLEEP] DAMN Eivin: FEELS LIKE SOME KIND OF WASP-POCALYPSE. Narrator: AND WHEN THEIR CATTLE'S FOOD SUPPLY IS THREATENED, CHARLOTTE AND OTTO RISK LIFE AND LIMB TO SAVE IT. WHOA! [BLEEP]