Season 12

E1. Winds of Change

Dec 11, 2018 · 60m

The Hailstone family rushes to prepare camp for a possible storm; winds jeopardize Sue's camp and livelihood; as goose season opens, Ricko teaches his daughter to hunt; Glenn heads out to replenish his family's meat supply.

E2. The Burning Man

Dec 18, 2018 · 60m

Sue sharpens her survival skills; Jessie sets out for food and medicine; Glenn burns a manmade structure to the ground so that nature can reclaim its rightful place; the Hailstones embark on a traditional hunt for valued seal meat and oil.

E3. Open Season

Jan 1, 2019 · 60m

The everyday struggles of living in the Alaskan wilderness where one wrong decision could be deadly.

E4. The Great Changeover

Jan 1, 2019 · 60m

Sue rips out her old kitchen to build a new one; the Hailstones go picking for vegetables; Ricko goes fishing with his kids; Jessie goes beaver hunting.

E5. The Nightmare

Jan 8, 2019 · 60m

Alaskans make the transition into the Arctic summer; the Hailstone family contends with a natural obstacle; Jessie harvests food; Sue hustles to protect Kavik before clients arrive; Ricko and his children face a deadly threat.

E6. Treading Water

Jan 15, 2019 · 60m

Sue deals with a flooded runway; the Hailstones patch their fishing net before the run of fish occurs in Kiwalik; Ricko and his children head out to secure camp food; Jessie builds a new raft to haul firewood throughout the summer season.

E7. Highways of the Arctic

Jan 22, 2019 · 60m

In Alaska, summer is spent preparing for what lies ahead; the Hailstones spend a night on the water; Sue Aikens battles river currents to source coal; Ricko DeWilde secures food with nets made by his late mother; Jessie Holmes gathers firewood.

E8. Back in the Saddle

Jan 29, 2019 · 60m

With the summer ending, Alaskans must overcome exhaustion, injury and failure; after seeking medical aid, Andy returns home to pick up the pieces; Jessie harvests salmon; Sue searches for winter food; the Hailstones gather key resources.

E9. Race Against Time

Feb 5, 2019 · 60m

As summer wanes, Alaskans race against Father Time to harvest nature's bounty.

E10. No One Fights Alone

Feb 12, 2019 · 60m

Alaskans scramble to secure provisions before winter; Andy Bassich must secure clean water to grow vital crops; Sue Aikens stalks a herd of caribou; Jessie Holmes returns to a familiar area to hunt a dangerous predator.

E11. Cost of Winter

Feb 19, 2019 · 60m

At the edge of the warm season, Alaskans prepare to pay winter's cost; Ricko DeWilde heads out on a proxy moose hunt to aid a village elder; Sue Aikens builds an arctic entryway; Jessie Holmes works to finish his dream cabin before conditions worsen.