Life Below Zero

WHAT, I, WHAT'S HAPPENING IS I GOT UP,

WENT OUT, TOSSED MY OLD COFFEE WATER OUT THIS MORNING,

AND THERE'S CARIBOU RIGHT ACROSS THE RUNWAY.

REALLY UNUSUAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

PROBLEM IS, ON THIS LANDSCAPE,

THERE'S ALMOST NO WAY TO SNEAK UP ON 'EM.

THEY LOOK CLOSE, BUT THEY ARE ACTUALLY 300 YARDS OUT.

, AH, THERE THEY GO.

I MEAN THAT'S EVERY BIT OF 500 YARDS THERE.

THEY'RE JUST TOO FAR OUT.

WHAT'S THAT?

HELLO.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT TELLS ME I'VE INJURED ONE.

SO NOW I'LL GO AND SEE IF I COULD LAY UP A BETTER SHOT.

WINTER HUNTING IS, A SON OF A BITCH.

I'M NOT WEARING INCONSPICUOUS COLORS.

THIS MAKES NOISE.

ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE, ARE NOT IN YOUR FAVOR WHEN

YOU'RE TRYING TO GET AN ANIMAL.

THEY SHOULDN'T BE HERE NOW.

IT'S STILL A MONTH, TWO MONTHS EARLY FOR THEM

TO EVEN BE HERE, (BLEEP).

JUST LIKE I USE THE FOXES TO TELL ME WHERE THE

ANIMALS ARE AT, THE CARIBOU ARE USING THE ANIMALS TOO.

WHEN THE PTARMIGAN GO, "OH MY GOD," AND THEY FLOCK UP,

THEY KNOW TO HEAD IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION BECAUSE

THERE'S SOMETHING SPOOKING 'EM.

YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE IN HERE,

IT'S WAY EASIER TO LAY IN A PLAN OF ATTACK.

IF THEY'RE OUT IN THE OPEN,

IT'S JUST DAMN NEAR IMPOSSIBLE.

THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION FOR ME TO

HAVE SUCCESS HUNTING TODAY, I'M GONNA BAG ON THE CARIBOU

AND I'M GONNA GET THE

. 22 AND I THINK I'M GONNA GO FOR PTARMAGEDDON.

I SAW SO MANY PTARMIGANS OUT THERE,

THAT WHAT I NEED TO DO IS PUT FOOD IN THE FREEZER.

HOW I DO IT, IS IN THE MANNER I'M GONNA

BE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL.

A BIRD IN A HAND'S WORTH TWO CARIBOU IN THE BUSH.

THERE'S NO SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS

TO THIS, THERE'S NO RETIREMENT TO THIS.

THERE'S JUST DEATH.

THAT'S WHAT I LOOK FORWARD TO.

YOU LADIES GOT YOUR HATS AND YOU'RE READY TO GO?

YEAH.

YOU'LL NEED 'EM.

YOU NEED GOGGLES TOO, 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE KICKING UP SNOW.

BUT I, WE TRIED TO MAKE YOU A NICE, UH,

LITTLE PROTECTION THING, SO IT DOESN'T JUST FLY

STRAIGHT INTO YOUR FACE.

IT'S PRIME FISHING SEASON NOW, AND, UH,

WE JUST WANNA GO LOOK AND SEE IF WE COULD FIND THE

SCHOOL OF FISH UNDER THE ICE, SO ME, CHIP, TING,

AND CAROLINE ARE GOING OUT TO THE NEW CAMP AT EMONAKROV.

THIS CAMP DOWN THERE, IT'S A PLACE WHERE WE HAD RECEIVED

NEW TITLES FROM MY GRANDMA, SO, UM,

WE HAVE A TENT FRAME DOWN THERE THAT CHIP MADE THIS FALL,

AND NOW THAT THE ICE IS THICK ENOUGH AND WE CAN TRAVEL,

WE'RE GONNA GO SPEND A FIRST NIGHT DOWN THERE AND

HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE FISHING OUT SOME PRETTY NICE-SIZED FISH.

THAT'S EVERYTHING, EH?

UH, I GOT A COUPLE TRAPS I WANNA

SET DOWN THERE, SO I'M GONNA PUT THESE ON TOP OF MY STUFF.

YOU KNOW, SINCE WE'RE GONNA BE DOWN THERE PERMANENTLY,

I FIGURE WHY NOT JUST HAVE SOME TRAPS TO

START TO SET THAT WAY.

AND THEN IN, UH, DARK WINTER WHEN I'M HERE,

I COULD USE THAT FOR A ROUNDABOUT.

IT JUST DEPENDS.

FIRST WHAT I WANNA DO IS GET TO LEARN THAT AREA DOWN THERE,

SEE WHAT IT HAS TO OFFER, AND THEN FIGURE OUT WHAT

TIME OF YEAR I'D WANNA BE THERE AND, UH, WHAT IT'LL,

WHAT IT'LL TURN OUT TO BE FOR US.

THERE MIGHT BE STAGNANT TIMES OF YEAR

WHEN YOU DON'T WANNA BE DOWN THERE.

NEVER KNOW.

WE DON'T KNOW.

IT'S LIKE A NEW ADVENTURE.

SO OUR PLAN IS TO JUST OUTFIT THE PLACE WITH THE

PROPER TOOLS AND START TESTING THE WATERS AND SEE WHAT'S THERE.

THIS IS SOMETHING I'M

LOOKING FORWARD TO.

IT'S, UM, A NEW PLACE FOR THE GIRLS,

BUT YET A PLACE WHERE I'VE BEEN ALL THROUGH MY

GROWING YEARS, AND, UM, I HOPE THESE GIRLS WILL

FIND IT THEIR HOME TOO.

WOW!

SLICK, HUH?

YEAH, IT'S ON THE PLATFORM TOO?

YUP, HOW'S THIS SOUND?

ABOUT THREE BENDS UP, THERE WAS A DEAD MOOSE

BESIDE THE, BESIDE THE SIDE OF THE BANK THERE.

IT'S KIND OF FROZEN INTO THE GROUND THERE.

DID YOU SEE ITS RIBS STICKING OUT?

YEAH.

I'M GONNA GO BACK THERE AND

GO PUT A COUPLE OF MY TRAPS THERE.

OR AT LEAST ONE AND MAYBE ONE CLOSER.

IS THAT OKAY?

WE'LL JUST UNPACK, UH?

YES, YOU UNPACK, PLEASE.

I'LL BE BACK IN A LITTLE BIT.

I DON'T THINK THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT AREN'T

DOING WHAT THEY LOVE TO DO.

I'VE HAD THIS LITTLE CARIBOU HANGING IN THE CLOSET

FOR THE LAST FOUR DAYS THAWING OUT.

IT WAS FROZEN SOLID.

NOW IT SHOULD BE THAWED OUT ENOUGH THAT I COULD

SKIN IT AND CUT IT UP INTO SMALLER PIECES.

FOR GLENN VILLENEUVE,

HUNTING IS AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR SURVIVING IN THE

BROOKS RANGE, AND UTILIZING EVERY PIECE OF HIS KILL

IS KEY TO MAINTAINING HIS SUBSISTENCE LIFESTYLE.

THIS LITTLE CARIBOU WILL HAVE ENOUGH

MEAT ON IT TO FEED ME FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

AND THE HIDE, I'LL MAKE INTO A BLANKET.

IT'S GOT A REALLY WARM FUR ON A CARIBOU.

EVERY ANIMAL IS DIFFERENT WHEN YOU GO TO SKIN IT.

SOME ANIMALS REQUIRE A LOT MORE WORK WITH A KNIFE.

OTHERS, LIKE A CARIBOU, YOU CAN TEAR A LOT OF THE

SKIN RIGHT OFF WITH JUST YOUR HANDS.

IT'S ACTUALLY FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENT.

THESE ARE THE WARBLE FLIES.

THOSE ARE MAGGOTS, LIVE UNDERNEATH THE SKIN.

THERE, THERE.

THAT'LL MAKE A NICE WARM BLANKET FOR MY BED.

CUTTING IT UP INTO SMALLER PIECES, THE LEGS,

THE RIBS, THE BACK.

EACH TIME I WANNA EAT SOMETHING I TAKE IT OUT

AND LET IT THAW OVERNIGHT.

NOW A BIG CARIBOU WILL LAST ME A MONTH,

BUT THIS LITTLE GUY HERE WILL BARELY LAST ME TWO WEEKS.

ONE OF THESE SHOULDERS, GOSH, I CAN EAT THAT IN A DAY.

I GOT THIS LITTLE CARIBOU ALL CUT UP INTO SMALL PIECES NOW.

AND EVERY BIT OF IT'S GONNA BE USEFUL TO ME.

I GOT MEAT HERE, I GOT MARROW IN THE BONES,

EVEN IN THE HOOVES, AND I GOT A HIDE THERE

TO MAKE A BLANKET OUT OF.

I'M JUST GONNA THROW SOME SNOW OVER IT TO KEEP THE

BIRDS OFF WHILE I GO INSIDE AND START WORKING ON THAT HIDE.

I'M NOT REAL PARANOID ABOUT PREDATORS.

THEY GOTTA BE PARANOID ABOUT ME.

I'M ON THE TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN.

YOU GUYS WANNA GO FOR A RUN?

WHO WANTS TO GO SET SOME TRAPS?

OH, TOPAZ DOES, YOU READY TO GO?

WE'RE GONNA GO DOWNRIVER TODAY.

NOW I'M GONNA HOOK UP THE DOGS, AND HEAD DOWNRIVER,

SET SOME TRAPS FOR THE DAY, TRY AND GET THAT DONE BEFORE

IT GETS TOO DARK HERE, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL CATCH SOME

LITTLE FUR, SOME BIG FUR, AND I CAN PUT TOGETHER A HAT

AND MAKE SOMETHING UP LATER ON.

WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.

HEP, HEP!

STRAIGHT AHEAD!

OKAY, EASY.

HAW, HAW, HAW, HAW!

THAT'A BOYS.

EASY, EASY, EASY, WHOA, EASY.

THE THING ABOUT TRAPPING, YOU JUST GOTTA GO OUT,

SET THE TRAPS.

IT'S A, IT'S A BIG CRAP SHOOT MOST OF THE TIME.

SO YOU SET WHERE IT'S LIKELY AND THEN, UH,

IT'S A WAITING GAME.

TRAPPING IS ONE OF THESE THINGS THAT I,

I HAVE A LOT OF MIXED EMOTIONS ABOUT.

I REALLY DON'T LIKE KILLING STUFF,

BUT PART OF LIVING OUT HERE IS YOU GOTTA,

YOU GOTTA KILL TO EAT.

AND YOU GOTTA KILL TO CLOTHE.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S A PART OF LIVING OUT HERE AND I,

I'VE LEARNED TO DEAL WITH IT.

OKAY, EVERYBODY, WHOA.

WHOA, HO, HO!

GOOD, EVERYBODY STAY.

SO THIS IS PROBABLY GONNA BE, KIND OF,

DEEP SNOW OUT ON THE LAKE HERE BUT I THINK IT'S GONNA BE

WORTHWHILE TO GO OVER TO THAT AREA AND TRY TO GET

RID OF SOME OF THESE TRAPS, AND THAT WAY IF,

IF MULTIPLE ANIMALS COME THROUGH,

YOU HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF EQUIPMENT OUT THERE TO,

TO HARVEST THOSE ANIMALS.

I GOT SOME OLD TRACKS RIGHT HERE.

THOSE ARE LYNX TRACKS.

KIND OF A ROUNDY, YOU CAN, KIND OF, SEE,

RIGHT HERE THERE'S THESE NICE, ROUNDED LITTLE PADS.

SO THAT'S GOOD.

I THINK I'M GONNA JUST WALK UP INTO THIS DRAW A LITTLE BIT.

I'LL TRY AND SET THE TRAP RIGHT IN HERE.

WHEN YOU'RE WORKING WITH TRAPS,

YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO BE PAYING REALLY CLOSE

ATTENTION TO WHERE ARE YOU PUTTING YOUR HANDS.

THIS IS THE PART I ALWAYS DON'T LIKE,

GETTING MY HANDS IN THERE...

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THIS IS THE PART I ALWAYS DON'T LIKE,

GETTING MY HANDS IN THERE.

IT'S A HAIR TRIGGER.