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- [Narrator] As Autumn
gives way to Winter,

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brothers Chris and Casey Keefer

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are drawn to the wild places.

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On a live to hunt,
hunt to live mission,

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dropped with very little
to rely on but each other.

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Each new season brings with it

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a new arena and new challenges.

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Together, the Keefer brothers
have faced angry predators,

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extreme hunger,

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impassable terrain,

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and volatile shifting
weather patterns.

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They've explored
hundreds of miles

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of desolate mountain ranges,

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unsettled tundras,
raging rivers,

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and the unpredictable
perils of territories

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where few are willing to go.

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All for the love of the hunt,

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to test themselves,

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to test each other,

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not to prove anything to anyone,

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but to feed the fire inside.

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This is Dropped.

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♪ Amazing grace 

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♪ What sweetest sight 

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♪ See her dressed in white 

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♪ I once was lost 

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♪ But now I'm found 

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♪ Through her amazing grace 

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♪ And soft cotton lace 

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- [Narrator] Northern
Saskatchewan,

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the land of living skies.

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Landlocked and
sparsely populated,

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this diverse province
has a reputation

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of being equal parts
beautiful and brutal.

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The grasslands of southern
and central Saskatchewan

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surrender to the thick
boreal forests of the north,

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where black bears,
wolves, and moose patrol

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towering thickets
of spruce and pine.

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This is where the
Keefer brothers will

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carve out a living
for the next 30 days.

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With a change in arena,
comes a change in the rules.

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The brothers have access
to thousands of acres

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of Canadian wilderness
by way of a remote lake.

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They've been afforded a
motorized fishing boat

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just big enough to
transport their gear

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and a limited supply
of fuel reserves.

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For the duration
of their journey,

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this boat will be
their life line

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allowing them to search for

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the lake trout, northern
pike, and walleye

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that soar through the
depths beneath them,

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while providing the
opportunity to scout and hunt

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the vast expanses of the
game-rich northern timber.

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The Keefer brothers hold tags
for moose and a black bear,

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but a tag is far
from a guarantee.

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(scratching noise)

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(man humming to guitar)

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It's late September,

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and the Keefer brothers are
deep into a crash course

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on how tough survival can become

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in the wilds of
Northern Saskatchewan.

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They haven't located any
big game animals yet,

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but the lake has provided
enough tender filets

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to keep them going.

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Against their best judgment,

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they split up to
cover more ground

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and increase their
chances of success.

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♪ Do you know why you're here 

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♪ Do you know from
where you've come ♪

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♪ Do you know what
you came to do ♪

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♪ Or leave behind
you when you go ♪

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- Okay well, I made it,

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made it down here
to the north end.

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I dropped Casey off
right at daylight.

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Sun is cracking down here.

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Took me a little
bit to get across,

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but what an amazing morning.

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Fog, steam coming off.

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Sun shining.

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It's an amazing
morning to be up north.

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I wanted to come
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of the lake so I could
investigate a little bit.

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I found down here,

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I'm looking for
any terrain change.

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I found down here a little
bit of a terrain change.

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Looks like this little
bay goes in here,

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so I'm gonna do
some investigating.

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I can get some altitude.

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Check it.

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Right up there.

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I can get some altitude

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which is really what I want.

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Yeah, that's exciting,

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so I'm just gonna
explore by myself today,

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kind of run and gun.

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I don't want to run too much.

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Don't want gas to be
an issue right now.

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So far, so good.

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But hopefully Casey can
stay with it up there.

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I'm just gonna keep
on trying down here,

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see what I can find.

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Gorgeous morning
in north country.

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(banjo strums)

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(Casey sounding hunting call)

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- (whispering) This
morning it is dead silent.

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Not a stitch of wind.

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Skies were wide open last
night, and it got cold.

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That was a cold ride
down here this morning.

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Chris brought me in
here and dropped me off.

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He's gonna go do
some exploration

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stuff because one of us has
a moose tag and a bear tag

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and then Chris
only has bear tag.

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And kind of the way that
you hunt moose and bears

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right now can be
totally different,

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so he's chomping at the
bit to get out there

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and try to find a bear.

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Moose hunting requires
me to give it time.

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Two, three days in a row with
an area calling consistently.

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Been in here
calling quite a bit.

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Hopefully it's just a matter
of time until a bull shows up.

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(drums thumping)

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It's mid morning and
the brothers have gone

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their separate ways in
search of moose and bear.

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Chris is putting miles
behind him in his quest

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to find new hunting grounds.

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By way of water,
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the northern
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where he has identified yet
another change of elevation.

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His plan is to hike to the top

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to gain a better vantage point

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where he'll spend the day
glassing the land below.

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- Okay, so I got a
glimpse of a water system.

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It looks like a river.

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Might be the one that
leads back out on the lake.

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Just trying to find
a good spot to sit.

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Oh yeah.

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Look at this right here.

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Check this.

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That down there
is moose country,

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and I can see a country
mile out there for bears.

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So I can watch if I
see anything for Casey.

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If not, that down there is
moose country and bear country.

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I just need to find a
good spot here to sit.

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- [Narrator] Meanwhile,
on the south end,

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Casey's censors are heightened

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by the sound of something big,

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but he's not sure it's the
visitor he's been hoping for.

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(pensive music)

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- (whispering) I been
sitting up on this same rock

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calling for a couple hours.

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Just out of nowhere
I can hear some

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distinct cracking
of like branches

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back in the bush
right here next to me.

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That is some really, really
thick stuff right there.

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I don't think a moose would
be able to get through there.

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But a bear definitely could.

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We heard some of that
distinct cracking.

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I could just hear
(mimics cracking),

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and then back in
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a squirrel just
started going nuts.

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Like he definitely didn't
like something back in there.

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- [Narrator] Casey is
surrounded by brush

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too thick for a moose
to squeeze through.

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A bear or wolf on
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wouldn't hesitate to
answer his lovesick calls

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in search of an easy meal
before winter sets in.

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He decides to wait it out

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and try to pinpoint where
the sound is coming from.

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- (whispering) It's a
really eerie feeling

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knowing that there could be a
bear staring at us right now

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and we have no idea where he is.

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(ominous music)

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- I really, really,
really like this spot,

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but I been up here now
for hours glassing,

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starting to get up to
kinda the afternoon sun.

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So I think I'm gonna
take the rest of my time

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before it gets too late,

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navigate my way back through,

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try to find the best way now
that I got a lay of the land.

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Feel like I could do
a direct shot down,

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but I really wanna
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the water system comes in.

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See if I could find
a really good way

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to get through
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and then if I can't,

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if I could find a way
to portage through.

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And then maybe spend
the afternoon fishing,

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trying to get some
dinner for tonight,

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pick up Casey bring
him back here tomorrow.

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It's worth it.

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It's definitely
worth it if he hasn't

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gotten into the moose yet.

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Need to spend some here.

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Muskeg all over the place.

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Can see for a long way.

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Lot of valleys dumping in.

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Just a phenomenal spot.

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I'm gonna start
heading back this way.

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I think it's gonna be
worth it to investigate,

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see if I can't find a
quick way to get up here

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or a quick way to get through.

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- [Narrator] As Chris works
his way down off the ridge,

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the sound of running water
catches his attention.

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He has located a small
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the lake to a new body of water.

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The wheels are turning,

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and he begins to formulate
a plan to reach new ground.

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Chris has identified
a new body of water

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that he believes will offer
access to better moose hunting.

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Reaching the lake requires
a challenging portage.

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The Keefer brothers
would need to remove

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all their gear from the boat
and detach the boat's motor,

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before carrying the gear along
the bank of a small creek

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that leads to the new lake.

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The reduced weight would
allow the empty boat

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to be portaged up the creek

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where they would reload the gear

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and begin exploring new ground.

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This portage is a lot of work

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with no guarantee of a pay off.

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- Okay well, that
hike was terrible.

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Lot worse than I thought,

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but I was able to
get to the boat

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and locate where
this little stream

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kicks into that
bay that I found.

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It's skinny water.

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There's no doubt
we'd have to portage,

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but I tell you,

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I got a couple plans as
to how we could do it.

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It's just a matter
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Casey wants to help
me do that or not,

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'cause it's gonna require some
serious work and no motor.

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So for now, I'm gonna fish
my way back towards Casey,

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see if I can't locate him.

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Hopefully, he does
have a moose down

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and it's gonna be a moot point,

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but right now, I got a plan
if he wants to partake.

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Let's see what he wants to do.

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(drums thumping)

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- I need a change of scenery.

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Need to definitely look
at something different.

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I've been staring at the
same stuff in there for days,

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and you can only
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vast emptiness for so long.

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I just decided to come
out, sit by the lake here,

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take it in, I don't know.

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Maybe see a moose walking
along the shoreline.

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Even a bear walking along
the shoreline or something.

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Just need a change of scenery.

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It's a beautiful lake,
man, beautiful lake.

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- [Narrator] While Casey
glasses the shoreline,

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Chris makes his
way back to meet up

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and discuss his new plan,

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but he doesn't make it far

255
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before he's reminded that
they're only in the game

256
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as long as their
transportation allows.

257
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- What the hell's that?

258
00:12:12.765 --> 00:12:13.866
(can rattling)

259
00:12:13.866 --> 00:12:14.700
Oh, that's why.

260
00:12:16.168 --> 00:12:17.870
I have officially figured
out how much gas it takes

261
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to run to the north and
the south right there.

262
00:12:20.439 --> 00:12:21.607
Tank is gone.

263
00:12:23.976 --> 00:12:28.247
Damn it.

264
00:12:28.247 --> 00:12:31.150
Used a full tank of gas.

265
00:12:31.150 --> 00:12:32.384
- [Narrator] A simple tank swap,

266
00:12:32.384 --> 00:12:33.986
and Chris is up
and running again.

267
00:12:35.154 --> 00:12:38.657
- Good news is, we
got another full one.

268
00:12:38.657 --> 00:12:40.126
- [Narrator] It's
a reality check

269
00:12:40.126 --> 00:12:42.828
as Chris now realizes just
how much fuel they're burning

270
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as they continue
to travel between

271
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one end of the
lake and the other.

272
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When the fuel is gone,
they're dead in the water.

273
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A new game plan
may be the only way

274
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to stretch their reserves
long enough to find big game

275
00:12:55.174 --> 00:12:57.143
and make it out of
the bush safely.

276
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- Hope that was it.

277
00:12:59.912 --> 00:13:01.380
(engine turns over)

278
00:13:01.380 --> 00:13:02.214
Oh.

279
00:13:03.249 --> 00:13:04.083
Yes.

280
00:13:05.618 --> 00:13:06.886
Back in business,

281
00:13:08.554 --> 00:13:09.955
but I'm down a tank of gas.

282
00:13:11.590 --> 00:13:13.592
We'll just let that one
slide for right now.

283
00:13:13.592 --> 00:13:16.095
(engine revs)

284
00:13:21.867 --> 00:13:24.270
(bird calls)

285
00:13:33.345 --> 00:13:34.380
See anything?

286
00:13:34.380 --> 00:13:35.881
- [Casey] I didn't see anything,

287
00:13:35.881 --> 00:13:39.685
but I definitely
heard something.

288
00:13:39.685 --> 00:13:41.520
- [Chris] Was it a moose?
- No way.

289
00:13:41.520 --> 00:13:42.955
- It was a bear?

290
00:13:42.955 --> 00:13:45.991
- That's the only logical
thing I can figure.

291
00:13:45.991 --> 00:13:47.426
I mean it was just

292
00:13:47.426 --> 00:13:49.562
perfectly calm in there.

293
00:13:49.562 --> 00:13:50.396
All morning.

294
00:13:50.396 --> 00:13:51.597
- It was gorgeous.

295
00:13:51.597 --> 00:13:52.832
- Unreal.

296
00:13:52.832 --> 00:13:54.533
I could hear that call
just (echoes call).

297
00:13:55.668 --> 00:13:56.769
I was just sitting there
and out of nowhere,

298
00:13:56.769 --> 00:13:57.703
just (mimics cracking).

299
00:13:58.637 --> 00:14:00.339
I heard sticks snap.

300
00:14:00.339 --> 00:14:01.607
I kind of looked off
to the right in that,

301
00:14:01.607 --> 00:14:04.910
there's a real thick
bush line up in there.

302
00:14:04.910 --> 00:14:07.079
And I heard it again.

303
00:14:07.079 --> 00:14:08.514
And I heard it again.

304
00:14:08.514 --> 00:14:10.316
And it was like four
or five in a row.

305
00:14:10.316 --> 00:14:11.550
That's so thick in there,

306
00:14:11.550 --> 00:14:13.552
there's no way it was a moose.

307
00:14:13.552 --> 00:14:14.787
I mean, if it was,

308
00:14:14.787 --> 00:14:16.622
he was walking with
his head cranked.

309
00:14:16.622 --> 00:14:18.958
There was just, it had
to have been a bear.

310
00:14:18.958 --> 00:14:19.892
There was a squirrel
back in there

311
00:14:19.892 --> 00:14:21.393
that just started going crazy.

312
00:14:24.029 --> 00:14:25.698
I don't know. I
thought it was a bear.

313
00:14:25.698 --> 00:14:29.702
I mean that's the only
thing I can think of.

314
00:14:29.702 --> 00:14:33.239
- Well, I have explored
the entire north country,

315
00:14:33.239 --> 00:14:35.174
and I have been
all over the place.

316
00:14:35.174 --> 00:14:37.376
I've found, I hiked up.

317
00:14:37.376 --> 00:14:39.078
I got pretty aggressive with it.

318
00:14:39.078 --> 00:14:41.513
I got way back in there.

319
00:14:41.513 --> 00:14:42.348
- [Casey] Back in there?

320
00:14:42.348 --> 00:14:43.349
- Yeah, I kept going.

321
00:14:43.349 --> 00:14:45.184
Finally, I got way up on top.

322
00:14:45.184 --> 00:14:47.286
I can see there's a bay.

323
00:14:47.286 --> 00:14:48.821
I could see for miles.

324
00:14:48.821 --> 00:14:51.357
It was just like,
it was gorgeous,

325
00:14:51.357 --> 00:14:55.961
and it looks like the water
system connects into this lake

326
00:14:55.961 --> 00:14:59.331
but it's rocky and if anything,

327
00:14:59.331 --> 00:15:01.100
we'd have to portage
through there.

328
00:15:02.368 --> 00:15:04.870
But I don't know if
it's even doable.

329
00:15:04.870 --> 00:15:07.773
- Haul it like you gotta
get the boat through there?

330
00:15:07.773 --> 00:15:10.709
- Yeah, 'cause you wouldn't
wanna moose hunt back in there

331
00:15:10.709 --> 00:15:12.811
without having access
to a boat to get it out

332
00:15:12.811 --> 00:15:16.749
because it's so far back
that if you shot something,

333
00:15:16.749 --> 00:15:17.983
you know, you'd
wanna have a boat.

334
00:15:17.983 --> 00:15:18.918
- It'd be a gnarly path.

335
00:15:18.918 --> 00:15:19.852
- It's not far.

336
00:15:19.852 --> 00:15:22.187
It's probably 80 to 100 yards,

337
00:15:22.187 --> 00:15:24.556
but it's 80 to 100
yards of I don't know.

338
00:15:24.556 --> 00:15:27.760
So I wanted to grab
you, go look at it.

339
00:15:27.760 --> 00:15:30.229
It's midday, we can
burn the afternoon

340
00:15:30.229 --> 00:15:31.964
and see if we can't
get through there

341
00:15:31.964 --> 00:15:35.634
'cause if we can, I think
it's amazing country up there.

342
00:15:37.002 --> 00:15:39.571
I mean, I just
wanna go look at it.

343
00:15:41.006 --> 00:15:42.474
- [Casey] Well, let's go then.
- [Chris] Alright, let's go.

344
00:15:43.876 --> 00:15:45.811
- [Narrator] The area Chris
has identified at the north end

345
00:15:45.811 --> 00:15:48.580
has a creek that connects
to a smaller chain of lakes.

346
00:15:48.580 --> 00:15:50.983
The shallow water would
require the Keefer brothers

347
00:15:50.983 --> 00:15:54.186
to portage their gear in
order to get the boat through.

348
00:15:54.186 --> 00:15:57.189
It's a process that will burn
a lot of time and energy,

349
00:15:57.189 --> 00:15:59.391
and the brothers are
running short on both.

350
00:16:00.059 --> 00:16:02.795
(drums thumping)

351
00:16:04.096 --> 00:16:05.464
The Keefer brothers
have returned

352
00:16:05.464 --> 00:16:07.099
to the far north end of the lake

353
00:16:07.099 --> 00:16:09.401
where Chris has discovered
a potential opportunity

354
00:16:09.401 --> 00:16:11.804
to explore new
moose-hunting ground.

355
00:16:11.804 --> 00:16:14.340
A difficult portage stands
in the way of the brothers

356
00:16:14.340 --> 00:16:16.709
and thousands of
untouched acres.

357
00:16:16.709 --> 00:16:19.878
(pensive banjo music)

358
00:16:24.550 --> 00:16:26.018
- [Chris] Well, this
is it right here.

359
00:16:26.018 --> 00:16:27.353
This is what I
was talking about.

360
00:16:27.353 --> 00:16:29.355
It's got this last
little shoot right here

361
00:16:29.355 --> 00:16:31.090
and we're through.

362
00:16:32.358 --> 00:16:33.859
- That's a whole lot of rock.

363
00:16:34.727 --> 00:16:36.328
I mean look at that right there.

364
00:16:37.696 --> 00:16:39.198
How you planning on getting
a boat through there?

365
00:16:39.198 --> 00:16:41.400
- That's why I was thinking
we take the motor off.

366
00:16:41.400 --> 00:16:43.135
- [Casey] Take the motor off?

367
00:16:43.135 --> 00:16:44.403
- Then we lift it.

368
00:16:44.403 --> 00:16:45.604
- And then what?

369
00:16:45.604 --> 00:16:47.206
Try to truck the
motor through that?

370
00:16:47.206 --> 00:16:48.574
- No,

371
00:16:48.574 --> 00:16:49.408
row.

372
00:16:50.809 --> 00:16:51.844
- Just row into here?

373
00:16:51.844 --> 00:16:53.379
Leave the motor over there?

374
00:16:53.379 --> 00:16:56.248
- Yeah.

375
00:16:56.248 --> 00:16:58.250
(Casey scoffs)

376
00:16:58.250 --> 00:17:00.619
- I don't know about that.

377
00:17:00.619 --> 00:17:01.453
- We're stealthy.

378
00:17:02.921 --> 00:17:04.423
- There's no way
we're gonna drag

379
00:17:04.423 --> 00:17:05.958
an aluminum boat through there.

380
00:17:07.626 --> 00:17:09.728
That would be tough with a raft.

381
00:17:11.030 --> 00:17:13.132
I mean, you'd be full
on float-dragging

382
00:17:13.132 --> 00:17:16.135
Alaska style right
there with a raft.

383
00:17:16.135 --> 00:17:19.471
Let alone an aluminum boat
that weighs three times,

384
00:17:19.471 --> 00:17:22.307
four or five times
what a raft does.

385
00:17:23.776 --> 00:17:25.177
- We could probably wader
up and move some boulders.

386
00:17:25.177 --> 00:17:27.679
Then if we get under it,

387
00:17:27.679 --> 00:17:29.748
all we gotta do is get
it up a little bit.

388
00:17:34.119 --> 00:17:36.288
- I mean, I have to think

389
00:17:36.288 --> 00:17:39.658
that there's better
area somewhere

390
00:17:39.658 --> 00:17:43.729
or as good of an area
somewhere that doesn't require

391
00:17:44.663 --> 00:17:47.433
wadering up, moving boulders,

392
00:17:49.101 --> 00:17:50.936
breaking our backs
to potentially put
a hole in our boat

393
00:17:50.936 --> 00:17:52.971
to be stuck on this side.

394
00:17:52.971 --> 00:17:54.306
- I'm just worried
about the moose country.

395
00:17:54.306 --> 00:17:56.075
If you're not seeing
anything down there,

396
00:17:56.075 --> 00:17:58.544
this was an option. That's why
I wanted to show it to you.

397
00:17:58.544 --> 00:18:00.646
You don't like, we
won't do it, fine.

398
00:18:00.646 --> 00:18:03.382
I just wanted to show it to
you 'cause it's an option.

399
00:18:03.382 --> 00:18:04.583
I mean, if we get to the point

400
00:18:04.583 --> 00:18:06.351
where we need to
get to more country,

401
00:18:06.351 --> 00:18:07.820
that's more country.

402
00:18:07.820 --> 00:18:09.488
And the only way to get to it is

403
00:18:09.488 --> 00:18:11.323
to get that boat through here.

404
00:18:11.323 --> 00:18:12.791
- Take me back there.

405
00:18:12.791 --> 00:18:15.527
I'll keep hunting down
there and that'll be that.

406
00:18:15.527 --> 00:18:18.564
Not what I'm looking
to get into right now.

407
00:18:18.564 --> 00:18:20.432
I'll just keep
hunting the south.

408
00:18:20.432 --> 00:18:21.967
- [Narrator] Tension
builds as the brothers

409
00:18:21.967 --> 00:18:24.636
are at odds about
Chris's plan to portage.

410
00:18:24.636 --> 00:18:27.773
Casey doesn't agree and feels
the extra work isn't worth it

411
00:18:27.773 --> 00:18:30.008
with no guarantee of
the plan paying off.

412
00:18:30.008 --> 00:18:32.444
- [Casey] I mean I can't even
get through the damn bush.

413
00:18:32.444 --> 00:18:33.979
Let alone through the boulders.

414
00:18:33.979 --> 00:18:35.514
- [Narrator] They need
to stay level headed

415
00:18:35.514 --> 00:18:38.083
and continue to work
together to stay safe

416
00:18:38.083 --> 00:18:40.252
and sane in the
Saskatchewan bush.

417
00:18:41.753 --> 00:18:44.156
- Well, didn't work out
exactly as I had planned.

418
00:18:45.157 --> 00:18:45.958
Or

419
00:18:46.892 --> 00:18:47.726
did it?

420
00:18:47.726 --> 00:18:48.760
I don't know.

421
00:18:48.760 --> 00:18:50.429
I mean, come on.

422
00:18:52.364 --> 00:18:54.133
We coulda got through that.

423
00:18:54.133 --> 00:18:55.868
I mean it's not that bad.

424
00:18:55.868 --> 00:18:56.935
Couple of boulders.

425
00:18:57.769 --> 00:18:58.737
Carry a boat.

426
00:18:58.737 --> 00:18:59.605
Want a boat?

427
00:18:59.605 --> 00:19:01.273
Carry the boat.

428
00:19:01.273 --> 00:19:02.241
Want to get through
and moose hunt?

429
00:19:02.241 --> 00:19:03.509
You gotta carry the boat.

430
00:19:04.409 --> 00:19:05.244
No moose hunt?

431
00:19:05.244 --> 00:19:06.478
Don't carry the boat.

432
00:19:06.478 --> 00:19:08.013
Fine, it's not my tag.

433
00:19:08.013 --> 00:19:10.549
I don't care. I was just trying
to open up some more ground.

434
00:19:10.549 --> 00:19:12.284
I'm just gonna keep
doing my thing.

435
00:19:13.685 --> 00:19:15.587
- There's not much
to say aside from

436
00:19:16.421 --> 00:19:17.856
that's not happening.

437
00:19:17.856 --> 00:19:22.060
I mean, not a chance in
hell is that happening.

438
00:19:22.060 --> 00:19:23.562
I'm gonna sit right here.

439
00:19:23.562 --> 00:19:26.732
I'm gonna wait for him to quit
(beep) around back in there

440
00:19:26.732 --> 00:19:27.866
and then we're gonna go south,

441
00:19:27.866 --> 00:19:29.168
and I'm gonna keep hunting.

442
00:19:30.669 --> 00:19:31.837
That's all there is to it.

443
00:19:33.305 --> 00:19:34.806
- [Narrator] They decide
to head back to the south

444
00:19:34.806 --> 00:19:37.476
to hunt the afternoon
on familiar ground.

445
00:19:37.476 --> 00:19:40.279
Casey walks this path
each day to hunt.

446
00:19:40.279 --> 00:19:42.181
The sign of fresh bear
scat on this trail

447
00:19:42.181 --> 00:19:44.750
confirms the rumbling
he had heard earlier.

448
00:19:44.750 --> 00:19:45.951
- When I left here,
couldn't have been

449
00:19:45.951 --> 00:19:49.588
more than six hours,
seven hours ago.

450
00:19:49.588 --> 00:19:50.756
Probably not even that,

451
00:19:51.924 --> 00:19:54.426
and that was not
here when I left.

452
00:19:57.162 --> 00:19:59.031
So it's evidence that

453
00:19:59.031 --> 00:20:02.301
that was definitely a bear
in that bush this morning.

454
00:20:02.301 --> 00:20:04.336
There's no doubt about it.

455
00:20:04.336 --> 00:20:05.604
I mean it's still, look at that.

456
00:20:05.604 --> 00:20:06.438
It's still soft.

457
00:20:07.472 --> 00:20:09.441
Just packed full of berries.

458
00:20:10.876 --> 00:20:12.844
That's what these bears are
feeding on this time of year.

459
00:20:12.844 --> 00:20:14.813
- [Narrator] He's in
a bear's territory,

460
00:20:14.813 --> 00:20:17.950
an uneasy feeling as
he's been hunting alone

461
00:20:17.950 --> 00:20:19.484
with no firearm.

462
00:20:19.484 --> 00:20:22.421
♪ I can see the valley 

463
00:20:22.421 --> 00:20:25.857
♪ I can see the road
we used to climb ♪

464
00:20:25.857 --> 00:20:29.895
♪ I can see the mountains 

465
00:20:29.895 --> 00:20:33.065
♪ Leering on the other side 

466
00:20:33.065 --> 00:20:37.502
♪ And on and on and
on and on it goes ♪

467
00:20:37.502 --> 00:20:39.471
- [Narrator] The brothers
have weighed their options,

468
00:20:39.471 --> 00:20:42.741
and their new game plan will
be crucial to their success.

469
00:20:42.741 --> 00:20:44.710
Whether they stay
patient where they're at

470
00:20:44.710 --> 00:20:47.045
or forge a new
path to the north,

471
00:20:47.045 --> 00:20:50.716
they must decide together
and move forward as brothers.

472
00:20:50.716 --> 00:20:53.452
♪ And on and on it goes