BELLAMY_SARVELA CHEVIE_ROACH CLARE_MORRISETTE_CALVERT INARA_SARVELA JOHNNY_ROLFE KATIE_SARVELA KYLE_SARVELA MARIO_QUEZADA NATHAN_BROWN ROGER_HAMILTON_JR RUDY_HAMILTON SONTA_ROACH SYDNEY_ROACH UNKNOWN_MAN JOHNNY ROLFE Think we're at that big JOHNNY ROLFE I think what we need to do is get up to that little summit, it's like another five hundred and fifty (167 meters) above where I'm at right now 'Cause that's where those six came down This time of year, the caribou come through, they're a migratory animal If the caribou don't come around it's a tough winter to not have that meat Sometimes the caribou don't come down low yet, because it hasn't snowed, and it hasn't pushed them off the mountain So, I gotta hike up the mountain Don't move, don't move Oh my God, my head was down like a dumbass Put a bullet right at them Oh, wait Don't move, don't move, don't move Don't move Got him Go, go, go, go, go, go Why isn't my gun working? My gun is not firing JOHNNY ROLFE My firing pin is [bleep] on this thing right now If I can just get right there to try My gun's just not working, man It won't even dry fire I can't shoot, I can't shoot my gun right now There might be an easy fix for it, I don't know though because I've never had this happen before I don't know any tricks out in the field to fix it right now JOHNNY ROLFE This is [bleep] crazy KATIE SARVELA So, do you wanna put the wind turbine right here, then? KYLE SARVELA I think this is like, probably a really good location for us 'cause coming off the ocean, coming off the inlet there's a lot of wind and we get some pretty big windstorms too so KATIE SARVELA Yeah KYLE SARVELA We're gonna harness the power KATIE SARVELA All right, bringing the marker in? KYLE SARVELA I am KATIE SARVELA Sweet KYLE SARVELA All right I think we just put it right here KATIE SARVELA Yup Right here will be perfect Okay, so now we're gonna clear out all of this brush So, I guess we better go grab the ATV and do that KYLE SARVELA Oh yes KATIE SARVELA All right KYLE SARVELA This is kind of the pretty simple brush removing method I do this all the time With all this pushki and cowslip parsley it's really fragile, so once you just let it grow up a little bit and then just knock it over you only have to do it maybe once or twice a year So, I'm gonna get on it I have absolutely no regrets leaving the city Being out here, it's just away from the rat race KYLE SARVELA And working from someone else, that's someone else's dream And what I do out here, that's my dream Provide everything for ourselves KATIE SARVELA Does that just have a pin that goes through it, then? KYLE SARVELA Yeah KATIE SARVELA The wind turbine will potentially eliminate our generator usage in winter, and then we don't need to do things like get gas or live by candlelight, which we have done in the past before Is this battery operated? KYLE SARVELA Yeah KATIE SARVELA We'll see if it works Oh KYLE SARVELA It all starts right here KATIE SARVELA Yeah That's nice Wow Look how nice that dirt is KYLE SARVELA Yeah KATIE SARVELA I want to see if this just, oh, that's pretty close Is that where you want it or like, another six inches (15 centimeters) deeper? KYLE SARVELA Honestly, I'm good KATIE SARVELA You think that's good? KYLE SARVELA Yeah KATIE SARVELA So, we're gonna fill this with concrete and then that'll be where our base for the wind turbine sits KYLE SARVELA Exactly, yeah KATIE SARVELA Do you think it's taller than you? KYLE SARVELA You wanna go in? BELLAMY SARVELA Yes KYLE SARVELA Yeah? All right let's do it Are you scared? BELLAMY SARVELA A little KYLE SARVELA Going in KATIE SARVELA Goodbye! KYLE SARVELA All right, see you later, B! Bye! This is kind of like a mob story here Putting people in concrete KATIE SARVELA Swim with the fishes KYLE SARVELA Part of the foundation KATIE SARVELA You like this? BELLAMY SARVELA Go get the concrete and then take me out KATIE SARVELA You can't stay in there forever, though BELLAMY SARVELA Yes, I can KATIE SARVELA You're so silly CHEVIE ROACH To capitalize on getting an animal, we have to be prepared for it CHEVIE ROACH Know what ammo goes in that gun, how it feels in your hands, how to use it How you doing, honey? SYDNEY ROACH I'm doing good CHEVIE ROACH You need another jacket? SYDNEY ROACH No CHEVIE ROACH You pretty tough? SYDNEY ROACH No, my hands are cold CHEVIE ROACH Well, where's your gloves? Under here, you want them when we take off again? SYDNEY ROACH Yeah CHEVIE ROACH Nothing so far, huh? Kinda quiet, not even any cow moose or nothing, huh? SYDNEY ROACH Uh uh SYDNEY ROACH They're probably hiding in those trees CHEVIE ROACH Probably hiding in the trees You were out here with me one time when I got a moose Right there Right there I got a moose SYDNEY ROACH How old was I? CHEVIE ROACH You were about as old as the new baby SYDNEY ROACH I don't understand CHEVIE ROACH You were in mom's tummy SYDNEY ROACH Oh How would I remember that? CHEVIE ROACH Oh, I was just seeing how good your memory was SYDNEY ROACH I was inside of her stomach CHEVIE ROACH Oh, okay That was the first moose I ever got out here in Shageluk SYDNEY ROACH Really? CHEVIE ROACH First one ever SYDNEY ROACH Nice CHEVIE ROACH Now you're sitting here with me, cruising around like an old pro SYDNEY ROACH Old pro? CHEVIE ROACH Oh, is that a big bull right there? There's a big bull, you see that big bull? Let's get him The big bull SYDNEY ROACH That's huge CHEVIE ROACH Sydney, go to the front of the boat I'll tell you when to put one in the chamber and stuff, okay? SYDNEY ROACH Okay CHEVIE ROACH Grandpa Rudy, he always wants a fat bull early in the season, and we're gonna be the one that delivers it He must have just wondered back in, and he seen us We'll just walk back in the woods here and see if we get lucky and he's still standing here I don't know if he's gonna come back out Damn, that was a nice moose, huh? SYDNEY ROACH Yeah CHEVIE ROACH That bull, he doesn't like coming out into the open SYDNEY ROACH Why not? CHEVIE ROACH Cause he knows that it's hunting season, but the wind's in our favor It's blowing towards us Just keep watch, okay? SYDNEY ROACH Okay CHEVIE ROACH We'll keep on walking back a little bit He might have kept going up Sydney, there's a dark spot right there SYDNEY ROACH Okay CHEVIE ROACH Ready to go? SYDNEY ROACH Yeah CHEVIE ROACH Okay Tracks through here Sydney [bleep], man A big, a big moose That way He's cautious still Stay over here CHEVIE ROACH Spooked him SYDNEY ROACH Wasn't that right there where you shot? CHEVIE ROACH Huh? SYDNEY ROACH Wasn't that right there when we first saw a clear shot? CHEVIE ROACH Yeah, that was a clear shot But I was hoping he would come this way But he spooked SYDNEY ROACH That guy was big CHEVIE ROACH He was big, huh? Do you think I should have shot it? SYDNEY ROACH Yes CHEVIE ROACH We'll have another opportunity We know he's in here KYLE SARVELA Living off grid in Alaska KYLE SARVELA People would say this is a more simplistic lifestyle, but in actuality it's way more difficult It's just a different type of difficult KYLE SARVELA All right, so we're gonna pour concrete in here, right? And then these are gonna stick out just like this And then basically we're gonna put that giant pipe like this on top of it, and this is our pivot point So, we'll be able to swing it up and down You look super interested I think I lost you BELLAMY SARVELA Mix, mix, mix, mix, mix, mix, mix, mix, mix! KATIE SARVELA Yes, mixing is the next part We make a point to let the girls do as much as possible with all of our projects Are you gonna mix it with the shovel while I pour it in? I call it life schooling INARA SARVELA Is this adding to the concrete? KATIE SARVELA It's gonna turn into concrete They just are learning as we live our lives You wanna pour that in? But, even if my kids don't want to continue living this lifestyle, say goodbye to the concrete and goodbye to the hole, guys It provides a lot of skills that can transfer to a life in town if they wanted to do that BELLAMY SARVELA Bye bye, hole KYLE SARVELA You guys will get a new hole KATIE SARVELA I think that's good BELLAMY SARVELA You made too much KATIE SARVELA We did make too much KYLE SARVELA I like that KATIE SARVELA Now you're, yeah there you go Push that down in there KYLE SARVELA This is the main support for the turbine right here BELLAMY SARVELA Push, Daddy muscles KYLE SARVELA I think that'll work All right so I think before we get the tower up, we should probably knock down these trees It's gonna cause a lot of interference KATIE SARVELA Plus, if we pick this up first- BELLAMY SARVELA It's gonna block a lot of air KATIE SARVELA Yeah, it will block a lot of air KYLE SARVELA That's true, yeah it will KATIE SARVELA What if we get this of first- BELLAMY SARVELA Let's cut it down! KYLE SARVELA The price that we pay to live out here, obviously there's a lot of physical labor A lot of stress KATIE SARVELA You need me to push? Oh, there you go BELLAMY SARVELA Woah! Oh my goodness! KYLE SARVELA I love it, but it is hard work The jobs will never end BELLAMY SARVELA Watch out mom, don't get hit KYLE SARVELA It looks like this is gonna like, really fall this way KATIE SARVELA Nope All right, there it goes That did not go off the beach though KYLE SARVELA No, that one did KATIE SARVELA Oh, okay KYLE SARVELA Yeah JOHNNY ROLFE Living this remote, it seems every day out here I'm getting some sort of lesson JOHNNY ROLFE And it's easy to look at these situations as problems, but JOHNNY ROLFE Every new experience I become more knowledgeable JOHNNY ROLFE Yesterday I was having difficulties with the firing pin inside here This is the bolt right here This bolt comes out and my firing pin inside of this is not working Seems to be ceased If I don't have a rifle then I don't have meat, so it's really important that I get this thing figured out White gas is gonna be the best solvent There's only so many things I have out here to try to fix and clean my stuff It's gonna kinda break down any of that gunk And while that's soaking I'm gonna just kinda give my gun a little clean through You hear that? Loons Those are loons You ever get woken up in the middle of the night by your neighbors or early morning? You're pissed off, you gotta get to sleep 'cause you gotta work early in the morning? These are my neighbors right here Okay Looks pretty good Let's pop this sucker back in, and what I'm looking for is just a loud click when I pull the trigger That's the loud noise I'm looking for right there That's awesome That's the sound of success right there Whatchu think, Java? You wanna get a new caribou antler to chew on tomorrow? JOHNNY ROLFE So, this time up the mountain I'm gonna do things a little different I'm gonna try to stay in the tree line as much as I can 'til I can get my eyes on a bull Okay On three bulls There's three bulls out there We're gonna go get one No, not yet Hold on a minute, dork We're gonna get 'em in a second How many hunts have you been on with me? How many mountains have you been up? You're a lucky damn dog, you know that? I think I'm a lucky person to have you JOHNNY ROLFE Damn, that's a bad bull One of my best friends asked me to listen to a song called "Caribou", and I don't have a way to listen to it right now but it's in my head and I'm singing it It's pretty fitting right now All right Java, we better roll before they come up right here I'm gonna keep my bag here slipped down a little bit Don't move, don�t, don't move, don't move, don't move JOHNNY ROLFE I got too cocky JOHNNY ROLFE These six are gonna spot me They're just too much in the open right now It�s not working for me I'm just gonna drop down and go around Try to come up behind them CHEVIE ROACH Listen SYDNEY ROACH Dad, what time is it? CHEVIE ROACH Not time to go home I'll tell you that SYDNEY ROACH Kay CHEVIE ROACH I've shot a lot of moose and I've been in the woods a lot You gotta check a lot of area You gotta put in time, you gotta work, you gotta call, and you gotta be patient CHEVIE ROACH Can't get any better than this, man This is the good [bleep] This is what life's about Out here with my daughter CHEVIE ROACH I mean, she's ready, she's hunting Awesome to see, man Awesome to see CHEVIE ROACH See where it laid down? There's a moose in here, okay? You always gotta be ready for it right here You're walking in this tall grass like this, you're walking and walking and all of a sudden one was just to stand up right in front of you fifty feet (fifteen meters) away, just like that You'll spook it, up it'll come, and it'll look at you and it'll give you about two, three seconds and then it's gonna turn And that's when you boom Kay? You just gotta anticipate what it's gonna do, you gotta know the animal Use all your senses, kay? You listening? Smelling? Look at those geese SYDNEY ROACH Can I take the caterpillar? CHEVIE ROACH Huh? SYDNEY ROACH Can I take the caterpillar? CHEVIE ROACH Oh, you need a friend to talk to? Where's your caterpillar? Oh yeah, I like these black ones You're kind of a caterpillar right now SYDNEY ROACH Like, how? CHEVIE ROACH You're just getting ready to turn into a butterfly SYDNEY ROACH I think I'll plan to stay human for a while CHEVIE ROACH Oh Is that a bull right there? Hold this SYDNEY ROACH Dad That's a moose CHEVIE ROACH Straight across from here Okay, let's start walking back this way SYDNEY ROACH Is it a bull? CHEVIE ROACH Yeah, come on Hey, try to be quiet KYLE SARVELA Living this type of style of being off grid and off road, it takes a lot of do-it-yourself skill There's always something that needs to be done and I don't think I'll ever be done learning out here KATIE SARVELA All right, so that's three for the pole and then one as a counterbalance? KYLE SARVELA Correct KATIE SARVELA Kay KYLE SARVELA Right here We have to wrench them all together, so KATIE SARVELA With a pipe wrench? KYLE SARVELA Yeah KATIE SARVELA Kay I think I can get it started, but then you'll have to finish it KYLE SARVELA Our pole's gonna basically be an L-shape, so we've gotta raise it and lower it, do maintenance for the summertime KATIE SARVELA We'll have one drill hole here, and that'll be the one that actually releases it, and then this one will be the lock KYLE SARVELA That will be, and that will be hooked up to the pin, yeah KATIE SARVELA So, this will be the pivot point, and this will be the lock point KYLE SARVELA Yeah KATIE SARVELA Okay KYLE SARVELA Basically, we're trying to incorporate what you would have in the city but we�re trying to make all those utilities available out here This is our first attempt at putting up a turbine KATIE SARVELA This will be our first time putting up a wind turbine KYLE SARVELA Yes KATIE SARVELA I think that's better KYLE SARVELA [Laughs] I think it'll work out KATIE SARVELA The most appealing thing to me about living off grid, like the whole concept was that I couldn't hear my neighbors Oh, it's going, it's not too bad But I was like, 14 when I decided that Good? KYLE SARVELA I think so KATIE SARVELA I grew up a couple blocks away from a community college, and I was just like, I can hear my neighbors yelling at each other in their house from in my house Living that close to a whole bunch of other people is just not appealing to me KYLE SARVELA Okay Let's do this KATIE SARVELA All right You see right there? KYLE SARVELA Right there KATIE SARVELA You see what dad's doing? The final piece of the pole All the way through KYLE SARVELA Yeah, like that, and then we'll tighten this guy down KATIE SARVELA Pull this backwards into here? KYLE SARVELA Yeah KATIE SARVELA This is a pretty ideal spot to have a wind turbine We're kind of the outer edge of a lot of the storms that come through Alaska That worked So, we get some pretty high winds pretty frequently out here Ready to put it up? KYLE SARVELA Yeah, I say we just go ahead and lock it in KATIE SARVELA That's pretty heavy KYLE SARVELA It can be pulled back on it? KATIE SARVELA I don't think I can do it myself KYLE SARVELA Honestly, I think this will be easy enough Oh INARA SARVELA Ginormous! KATIE SARVELA It is ginormous All right, are you ready to lay back down? KYLE SARVELA Yeah All right, I'm gonna give it the, oh Too much, too much, too fast, too fast, yeah All right Little slower KATIE SARVELA Oh, what happened? KYLE SARVELA It was a little too fast KATIE SARVELA It was too fast? You were guiding it KYLE SARVELA No, I couldn't do it that fast KATIE SARVELA Oh Did it break it? KYLE SARVELA It bent the [bleep] out of it KATIE SARVELA Hmm KYLE SARVELA I think our error was not putting the brace KATIE SARVELA I know and I� KYLE SARVELA From here to here to kind of support the joint KATIE SARVELA Right, because all of the load is right here, and so if we can make the load this whole entire section instead� KYLE SARVELA Right KATIE SARVELA It'll have a lot more stability KYLE SARVELA I like that, that's a really good idea KATIE SARVELA Okay KYLE SARVELA Plus, you, you gotta do some welding KATIE SARVELA Yeah, I know KYLE SARVELA It's your favorite KATIE SARVELA I learned how to weld in high school I didn't expect to use this knowledge as an adult It's much nicer to weld in a shop, but gotta do what you gotta do out here I thought it was just kind of a fun class to take KYLE SARVELA Oh, yeah Hoist it back up KATIE SARVELA But I'm glad that I can bail us out when situations call for it Pretty wiggly up at top KYLE SARVELA Yeah, that's why we gotta get the guide wires going KATIE SARVELA Just kinda make it go down in one direction KYLE SARVELA That's kinda what I'm hoping I think it'll be super sturdy KATIE SARVELA Okay KYLE SARVELA Give ourselves a little bit of slack All right, let's do it KATIE SARVELA All right, in reverse KYLE SARVELA Uh-hmm Go for it KATIE SARVELA All right, you're on the ground KYLE SARVELA The brace and the weld's definitely, you know, they're holding I think we might be good to go with the turbine I never thought as an IT guy that I'd be out here It's that nonrenewable energy, it's kinda cool KATIE SARVELA The last piece KYLE SARVELA Yes Basically, we had really good jobs at an airplane company KATIE SARVELA I'm excited to not have to run the generator in winter KYLE SARVELA I know, right? And we were just sitting on the couch I just jokingly said, "Hey, you wanna move off grid with me?" KATIE SARVELA Well, it's on KYLE SARVELA Katie looked at me and said only if you marry me All right, let's put the, you wanna do the honor? Put the cap on? KATIE SARVELA It's the last piece KYLE SARVELA Uh-hmm Within five months after our honeymoon, we were up here, and we've been up here for seven and a half years now CHEVIE ROACH We'll just give it twenty, thirty minutes And Sydney? SYDNEY ROACH What? CHEVIE ROACH If we're in a position and we see one and you want me to shoot it, all's you gotta say is dad, shoot it, okay? SYDNEY ROACH Okay CHEVIE ROACH And then I'll tell you to shoot it CHEVIE ROACH The only way to teach kids is to be out there doing it with them CHEVIE ROACH Sydney's learning She could pull the trigger Help skin, but I really want her to be able to act under pressure and come through He's coming right straight towards us He's looking right at us Do you see him? SYDNEY ROACH Can we please shoot him? CHEVIE ROACH Not right now We're gonna duck down low The grass is so tall Try to stay low as much as you can, it's gonna see you He's gone SYDNEY ROACH Dang it CHEVIE ROACH I could have shot him a couple times I want to try to get you a good shot SYDNEY ROACH Should we go in the boat and like� SYDNEY ROACH follow it? CHEVIE ROACH See if it comes out again? SYDNEY ROACH Yeah CHEVIE ROACH Okay I think we're gonna try back over here, and maybe walk back in the woods one more time, okay? SYDNEY ROACH Okay CHEVIE ROACH This is hard moose hunting right here, but they got the best meat That's why we're out here Go to the front of the boat Hold on, Sydney Sydney No No, no Sydney, no CHEVIE ROACH Too much water Okay, right there Go ahead, baby Again Back of the head SYDNEY ROACH Dang it CHEVIE ROACH Hit it again, Sydney Hit it again Hit it again All the way back, all the way back Jack it forward now You hit it the first shot, good job You hit it twice, good SYDNEY ROACH My ears are ringing CHEVIE ROACH So are mine SYDNEY ROACH I got a moose CHEVIE ROACH Good shot, baby You're not always going to have a perfect scope, you're not always going to have a perfect shot, but you just work with what you got and that's what you did That's what [bleep] hunters do, man The second time we both hit it at the same time on that third shot SYDNEY ROACH Oh, did we? CHEVIE ROACH Yeah SYDNEY ROACH At the same time? CHEVIE ROACH The same time, we pulled the trigger at the exact same time and it hit it twice, that's why it fell so hard SYDNEY ROACH We're the Roaches CHEVIE ROACH We're the Roaches That's right All right, let's make sure that it's down It's gonna be wet out there, I can just tell already All right Sydney, well we got a moose down, but there's a lot of water between us and it as you can see So, I think what we're gonna do is, I threw that chainsaw winch in the boat today I'm thinking we might need that Come on, old baby One more time SYDNEY ROACH Great CHEVIE ROACH [Laguhs] Oh Well, that's that SYDNEY ROACH You know, we can go to Shageluk, get a good thing that's not this old hunk of junk CHEVIE ROACH Hmm, let's think about this whole operation We can try to get it closer through that little creek right there's deep SYDNEY ROACH Is it? CHEVIE ROACH Yeah, and then once you get, once you get in there, we could try it You wanna try it? SYDNEY ROACH Sure, why not? JOHNNY ROLFE You know, you think it would be a blessing to have all these caribou all over the damn place, but if I scare one, I scare all of them If you bring an animal home or not it's a lot of work you put into this hunt JOHNNY ROLFE Hiking up this steep mountain, try not to be seen or heard, but work doesn't end until that meat's hanging up in that cache JOHNNY ROLFE Do you know how rare it is find both of them? These are matching Imagine carrying these things around These are nice sheds Really cool looking I don't hunt for the horns, but they're beautiful These are nature made Nature's the greatest artist on Earth I don't know, something tells me I need to grab both of them If I got caribou looking at me, I can just look like another caribou I don't know, I've never tried it before I don't really want to lug around extra weight, but let's go try something new Okay All right, Java Let's go Oh, yeah, that's us He's coming toward us There's three I might take the jacket off because it's noisy He heard me They're starting to walk away Okay There's a bunch of them There's at least six of them Do you see that bull to the right? The far right? He's a sketchy one, we gotta keep eyes on him He won't stop moving around, he's all horny and worked up We don't have to get too much closer Sit, Java, sit Gonna use these antlers as my gun rest So glad I brought these with me That's a big boy It looks like a damn steer Did he go down? JOHNNY ROLFE Or is that him right there? We got meat It's right there, Java Oh man, beautiful Beautiful About a two-year-old Thank you, thank you You know, I've gathered food in worse places before A grocery store with florescent lights Up here I got a couple dozen caribou behind me and this Okay Hides are in great shape this time of year Oh yeah, here we go Rocky Mountain oysters right there Two testicles, better believe I'm eating those That song I had in my head earlier called "Caribou" My buddy that asked me to listen to it, he asked me to listen to it while he was in hospice He didn't have access to music, and he said, �Hey man, will you listen to that song �Caribou� for me?� And I told him, �Yeah� I knew this kid since I was five years old, and he died of cancer And it's just been in my head all day today, and I knew it was just kind of meant to be Time to go caribou hunting I feel like he's with me today KATIE SARVELA Kay You gonna start on that end and push it up? KYLE SARVELA Yeah KATIE SARVELA And I will move backwards Are you ready? KYLE SARVELA Yeah Yeah KATIE SARVELA Okay KYLE SARVELA Let's do it KATIE SARVELA I'm in reverse KYLE SARVELA Oh, yeah Go, yeah, go, go Keep Ah Geez KATIE SARVELA All right Oh, it's spinning already See that? KYLE SARVELA A lot of people do try to live this lifestyle Ah ha! KATIE SARVELA That was an adventure CHEVIE ROACH Kay, here we go KYLE SARVELA A lot of people do try and fail out here We were told we were gonna fail our first year But we didn't KATIE SARVELA You see what I see? KYLE SARVELA We're still here Oh, that thing is turning JOHNNY ROLFE You're the best hunting partner, you know that? Here Good girl Java girl, you're the best Been through a lot, she's got half of a lung I don't know how many more hunts she has coming up and down a mountain Man, does she kick ass CHEVIE ROACH You want to skin? SYDNEY ROACH Yes CHEVIE ROACH Let me get the legs started and then once they get spread out you can cut it SYDNEY ROACH Okay, yeah, I like skinning the skin CHEVIE ROACH I know you do SYDNEY ROACH Ah, that's a big moose CHEVIE ROACH When I was Sydney's age I was out hunting with my dad I learned a lot and got pushed a lot You just keep watching those woods for me, baby At times it was, man this is tough, or I don't know if I can do this My dad had confidence in me, and he knew I could do it I just had to mentally commit to it Kay, you can let it down Take a break If you want to you can work this one up SYDNEY ROACH Okay CHEVIE ROACH When you're with your parents and you're doing something that they love, that influence I think shines onto you as a kid And you know, my dad died unexpectedly four years ago now You just don't know the cards that you're gonna get dealt SYDNEY ROACH Dad? What would you rate skinning on satisfying of a scale one to ten? CHEVIE ROACH Oh, it's gotta be a ten for sure, don't you think? SYDNEY ROACH Yeah, ten! CHEVIE ROACH But the way I was raised, no matter what happens, man, you just live your life the best you can that day Grandpa's moose, huh? You gonna give this one to grandpa? SYDNEY ROACH Yes Definitely, and yes CHEVIE ROACH I've always wanted to be able to give my kids what my dad gave me KATIE SARVELA You flipped the switch? KYLE SARVELA Yeah KATIE SARVELA We're just waiting CHEVIE ROACH That's a lot of good memories, lot of fun hunts A lot of great time in the woods JOHNNY ROLFE Okay, that�s a nice leg CHEVIE ROACH This is the life that we've chosen KATIE SARVELA There it goes KYLE SARVELA Did they come on? CHEVIE ROACH And we make some sacrifices, but� SYDNEY ROACH Hi, Grandpa RUDY HAMILTON Hello, Bean CHEVIE ROACH Family, friendship RUDY HAMILTON I recognize that, you know what that is? CHEVIE ROACH And good food RUDY HAMILTON This is the rib steak CHEVIE ROACH Fills a big hole JOHNNY ROLFE It's freedom Just out here to be happy, grateful, just be one with the land KATIE SARVELA That was a project KYLE SARVELA Yeah, it was That was a good project KATIE SARVELA I'm glad it worked though KYLE SARVELA Yes, it did CHEVIE ROACH Pretty cool Good shooting All right, let's hang up this meat RUDY HAMILTON Thank you, Bean SYDNEY ROACH Welcome, Grandpa JOHNNY ROLFE All right Java, let's do this KATIE SARVELA Are we going this way? You wanna go back to the wind turbine and look at it again? CHEVIE ROACH There we go Hey, this experience? Being here, going out, under pressure Working hard all day KYLE SARVELA I'm tired CHEVIE ROACH Barely getting any sleep, getting the job done, it's a lot But it's gonna be the skills that are gonna get you far in life, whether it's hanging moose meat or going to work You're getting up, you're going I'm tired of hunting but man you know what? NATHAN BROWN A little ways further CHEVIE ROACH I can go do this test MARIO QUEZADA There we go CLARE MORRISETTE CALVERT Good job CHEVIE ROACH I can go make it to this job SONTA ROACH All right, we'll keep going CHEVIE ROACH This is what shapes you UNKNOWN MAN Walking out is the wrong idea UNKNOWN MAN I see him, I see him CHEVIE ROACH It what separates you It's why you get raised out here KATIE SARVELA Do you know what temperature water freezes at? JOHNNY ROLFE This is life BELLAMY SARVELA Below zero? CHEVIE ROACH This is what makes you ROGER HAMILTON JR Might have to move, huh? CHEVIE ROACH Yup CHEVIE ROACH It's what it's all about, man KYLE SARVELA One, two, three! SYDNEY ROACH Okay CHEVIE ROACH All right [SNAP-IN] CHEVIE ROACH There's situations where you think you're gonna shoot something or it could even be a self-defense thing and your gun doesn't go off and that's the last thing that you want so every time we go out, we clean our guns Always check and make sure it's empty, never any shells in there And I always wipe down the outside of my gun first It keeps from any of the dirt on the outside falling into the inside of your gun Kay so we clean that, we take it off safety SYDNEY ROACH Okay CHEVIE ROACH We pull the bolt out, okay? And you wipe that down SYDNEY ROACH Dad, this is an insanely random question but when did you start getting your white hairs? CHEVIE ROACH [Laughs] Probably the first time I had to change your diaper SYDNEY ROACH No CHEVIE ROACH I'm pretty sure Yeah SYDNEY ROACH No CHEVIE ROACH So, then you can take a piece of rag, dip it in there Run it down this Okay, there it is, see how it's a little dirty, it's got that gun powder on it? SYDNEY ROACH Mm-hmm CHEVIE ROACH Now, take a little bit of oil and I just spray it on here Too much oil will cause dirt and dust to build up on there really fast Look how shinny and clean that is, okay? This is the gun that you're gonna shoot SYDNEY ROACH Gimme that CHEVIE ROACH We live in a dirty environment, a lot of dust and a lot of mud There's� SYDNEY ROACH You get good views CHEVIE ROACH But you get good views The thing about new guns is that they haven't developed their personality yet It's like a new friend, they gotta earn your trust All right that's pretty good You got to take care of it, you gotta treat them right and in return you hope that they treat you right and if they don't treat you right, then they're not really your friend Yeah, atta girl So, you're gonna be shooting a 308 for the first time, it's a little bit bigger gun but you're ready for it SYDNEY ROACH Okay CHEVIE ROACH We're ready to go Hit the trail, get on the river How you doing, honey? SYDNEY ROACH I'm doing good CHEVIE ROACH You need another jacket? SYDNEY ROACH No CHEVIE ROACH You pretty tough? SYDNEY ROACH No, my hands are cold CHEVIE ROACH Well, where's your gloves? Under here, you want them when we take off again? SYDNEY ROACH Yeah CHEVIE ROACH Nothing so far, huh? Kinda 26