Season 1

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  7.7/1031 votes

  Before the Freeze

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/29/2011

  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.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.6/1027 votes

  Fueling the Fire

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/5/2012

  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.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.7/1028 votes

  Snow, Cold and Darkness

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/12/2012

  The storms hit earlier than expected; search for a newborn calf and its mother; Otto builds shelter for his herd.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.7/1022 votes

  Dead Of Winter

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/2012

  Desperate for food, the Kilchers struggle to get through a harsh winter.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Spring Has Sprung

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/2012

  Spring arrives and the family deals with a rogue hen and hunts for food.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Cattle Drive

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/2012

  The family battles danger to drive their cattle to the summer pasture.

  Director: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Range Riding

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/2012

  Atz begins range riding to protect Otto's cattle herd from predators.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.8/1019 votes

  The River Wild

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/2012

  The Kilchers call in favors to help build a fence before the high tide.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.1/1018 votes

  Something's Fishy

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/7/2012

  The Kilchers fish for the hundreds of pounds of fish needed over winter.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.5/1017 votes

  Legend Of "Terrible Island"

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/14/2012

  Atz Lee and Eiven travel to "Terrible Island" to hunt deer.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.8/1018 votes

  Fall Feast

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/21/2012

  Fall arrives and the Kilchers scramble to finish their winter preparations.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.0/1015 votes

  Life According To Otto

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/28/2012

  Otto's sense of humor and ingenuity inspire his family and neighbors.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.9/1014 votes

  Homestead Innovations

  Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/5/2012

  The Kilchers must not only reuse and recycle, but also reinvent.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown