8.4/1012 votes#1 - A Mild Winter
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2014
The family faces the fallout from a warm Alaskan winter; an emergency mission to supply and secure hunting cabins; Charlotte and Jane search for a missing newborn calf.
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- 8.1/1010 votes
#2 - Moving Toward the Future
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/12/2014
The family struggles to move a two-ton bridge to allow for crucial access to the head of the bay; Otto and Charlotte fight a threat to their cattle.
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- 7.8/109 votes
#3 - Spring Forward
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2014
The family bands together to protect its livelihood; Atz Lee and Jane encounter disaster while bear hunting; Atz Sr., Bonnie and Shane defend against grizzlies.
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- 8.2/109 votes
#4 - On the Move
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2014
Life returns to the homestead in the spring; tensions are high on the annual Kilcher cattle drive; Otto tries to maintain control of his crew.
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- 8.3/1010 votes
#5 - Loaded for Bear
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2014
Atz Lee and Jane venture out in a risky hunt for black bear, but instead come face to face with a massive grizzly. Using the constructor, Otto and Eivin race the tide to transport and introduce two new bulls into the family herd at the head of the bay.
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- 8.3/109 votes
#6 - Greener Pastures
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2014
The Kilchers race to finish a year’s worth of work in just four months. To fill their freezer, Atz Lee and Jane chase the first salmon run of the season, while Otto and Eivin bolster the homestead’s defenses to contain their unruly cattle herd.
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- 7.8/109 votes
#7 - Waste Not, Want Not
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2014
Otto, Charlotte, Eivin & Eve harvest a sterile cow to stock up on meat for winter, repurposing its byproducts to make homesteader soap, and tanning its hide for building corrals. At the head of the bay, Atz Sr.’s range riding skills are tested.
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- 8.3/109 votes
#8 - Thanksgiving on the Homestead
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2014
Homesteaders who work together, give thanks together. Join the Kilcher family as they celebrate Thanksgiving with the friends who helped prepare the homestead for winter.
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- 8.2/109 votes
#9 - Secrets of the Range Rider
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2014
At the head of the bay Atz Sr. divulges the secrets of the range rider to Atz Lee & Eivin in preparation of the future. To heat the family’s cabin, Otto, Charlotte and August must transform more than 1000 pounds of metal pipe into a working chimney.
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- 8.5/109 votes
#10 - Journey to Perl Island
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/2014
The Kilchers face their biggest challenges yet. Otto, Jane & Shane help a fellow homesteader transport a cabin to the distant and uninhabited Perl Island but things take a sinister turn when they discover a predator on the loose.
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- 8.7/1011 votes
#11 - Christmas Kaboom!
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/21/2014
In true homesteader holiday spirit, the Kilchers put their own spin on a Secret Santa gift exchange: hand-making something useful for someone in the family. With gifts ranging from a crossbow to explosives this Christmas special is filled with surprises!
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- 8.2/108 votes
#12 - The Ties that Bind
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/28/2014
On the homestead, a strong partnership is key. The Kilcher couples work together to ensure the homestead's survival: from having each other's back during bear hunts to surviving fishing expeditions gone awry to providing backup on building projects.
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- 8.2/109 votes
#13 - Claims, Cans and Cabins
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/2015
Otto, Eivin & August scramble to stake a claim on 10 tons of priceless steel on a distant beach. At the head of the bay, Atz Sr. & Bonnie team up with Atz Lee and Jane to stockpile salmon for the upcoming winter. Shane & Kelli break ground on their cabin.
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- 8.3/109 votes
#14 - A Hunt Above the Clouds
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/2015
Atz and Bonnie battle the sea; Otto, Charlotte and August face off with brown bears.
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- 8.7/1011 votes
#15 - Call of the Cattleman
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 1/18/2015
The Kilchers, fellow homesteaders & cattlemen pay tribute to a fallen friend by driving over 100 cattle back home. Atz Lee winterizes the Hunters Cabin, preparing to move further off the homestead. Jane & Eve's halibut fishing trip ends with a bang.
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- 8.2/109 votes
#16 - Fall Bear Fall
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 1/25/2015
With bear season nearly over, the pressure is on Jane & Atz Lee as they set out for their last hunt of the year. While searching for berries, Atz Sr. & Bonnie encounter a black bear of their own. Otto & Charlotte transport precious cargo.
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- 8.0/108 votes
#17 - Snowy Roundup
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/8/2015
At the head of the bay, Atz Sr. has wild game in his sights. Otto & Charlotte face disaster as the tides overpower the herd on the 30-mile journey to the homestead. Atz Lee & Jane tackle a long-overdue task to secure their cabin for the winter.
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- 8.0/109 votes
#18 - Will Winter Come?
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/15/2015
The Kilchers finalize their winter preparations; Eivin, Atz Lee, Jane and Shane hunt for deer.
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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"A Mild Winter" is the best rated episode of "Alaska: The Last Frontier" season 4. It scored 8.4/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/5/2014. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Moving Toward the Future".