The Moores caught altogether several pounds of chum salmon for their dogs and less than 30 king salmon for their extended family, which is not enough for the winter. James Roberts caught only a few chum salmon and king salmon in his net for himself, his family, and his sled dogs, but is relieved a bit when Joey brings him several pounds of grizzly meat to supply his family and his dogs for a few days.

As the Dark Days of winter are ending, reserves are dwindling fast. Villagers must furiously re-stock their supply. Stan risks his life in hazardous whiteout conditions. Charlie uses tough love on Bob, pushing him farther away from subsistence living.

After the worst storm in ten years, Tanana residents emerge to see what's left of their village. Charlie needs help defending his trapline from the Moores, but his son, Bob, is missing in action. Stan receives an unexpected visit from the lower 48.

A late-season cold snap grips Tanana. James finds a creative way to save his business and teach his son, Francis, a lesson. Stan faces the deadly Tozi River crossing without Joey. The Moores turn to an outsider for help, and face the shock of a lifetime.

Spring brings predators to Tanana, and Stan loses a sled dog to a hungry bear. The Yukon River begins to thaw at an alarming rate, and the villagers must quickly move to high ground. The town gas pump breaks, putting a halt to flood preparations

Pat is faced with tough financial choices when he finds out his newly handicapped wife is returning home. Sensing weakness, James comes up with a plan to bring Pat's kennel down. Stan is forced to make a life-changing decision. Bob finally decides to leave Tanana.

The men endure the dark days; the residents team up to keep a pack of wolves at bay; the family must choose a team leader; Joey honors his grandmother.

A wolf pack continues to encroach. Charlie's only option is to pursue the pack leader. Joey deals with consequences of Alaska's unusually warm winter and turns to his dad for help. Nations thinks the Moore's mushing team is running with the wrong leader.

Stan must build an ice road across the Yukon River; Joe and Bob embark on a caribou hunt; Charlie confronts Nations

The pressure is on Nations, when the Moores head out for the first major dog sled race of the season. Stan faces a hard decision when one of his dogs falls ill. Charlie has had enough once he sees the state of the trapline he handed over to Nations.

Stan and Pat race to prepare Tanana to be a checkpoint for the Iditarod dogsled race; Charlie and Bob hunt a grizzly that has been terrorizing a miner's camp; and Joe hopes to turn his new pooch into a hunting partner.

Nations and Charlie argue over rights to a family trapline; Stan and Kathleen try to upgrade Tozi cabin, but get more than they bargained for; and the Moore's kennel is on the line as Courtney and Nations race in the Yukon River Championship.

After a poor trapping season, Charlie Wright teams up with Stan Zuray in a last-ditch effort to catch beaver. Also: Stan and Joe Zuray discover a large predator has been stealing from them; and James Roberts teaches his sons the importance of hunting.

The Yukon River breaks up earlier than ever. Despite dangerous conditions, Joey crosses the river to hunt geese. Stan and Bob prepare the village for imminent flooding due to the break up, when they something very disturbing.

In the wake of the wildfire, the villagers need to adapt their lifestyles; homesteaders embark on a dangerous journey.

A devastating fire forces villagers to alter their traditional techniques in order to survive the winter; a young couple finds a greater challenge than they expected upon arrival at their remote homestead.

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Charlie and James save a home that slid into a creek; Pat's last hope for meat is in jeopardy.

Chris and Jessi struggle think up a new strategy for food; Charlie falls behind on his winter preparations; Pat finds out if his gamble has paid off.

The Morses encounter a bear while hunting; Stan rushes to his winter home in Tozi; and Charlie assists a village elder in an emergency situation.

Villagers face a new threat, as outsiders descend on sacred hunting grounds. Charlie and James track a moose and make a disturbing discovery. Stan races to find a new source of fresh water after a vital spring dries up.

Charlie clears trail along a treacherous stretch of the Yukon with help from his daughter's new boyfriend. Later, Chris and Jessi hatch a plan to hunt with homemade weapons; and Lorene is rushed to a hospital in Fairbanks, Alaska, for emergency surgery.

A historic lack of snowfall prevents Stan from reaching his trapline; Charlie joins forces with Stan to defend an ancestral trapline from an unknown invader; and Courtney passes on dying native traditions to her daughter.

Villagers race to prepare for an early cold snap; Stan uses Yukon engineering to make a risky repair to his truck; Chris and Jessi enlist their dog to help them haul firewood; and Charlie tries to stop a deadly fire.