Resourcefulness is key to survival in Port Protection and for 56-year resident Sam that means making the most of what he’s got. He sets out to extend the wear of his boots using mink oil — but first he must find and trap the minks.
Winter’s end is approaching and the change of season brings new opportunities while closing the door on others.
The residents of Port Protection deal with the forces of nature, yet again. Curly decides to support the community and take on pesky beavers.
Spring has come to Port Protection and with it a host of chores and opportunities. Mary Miller takes advantage of bear season and heads into the nearby woods to hunt her first black bear. Gary Muehlberger sets out to trap a beaver in the hopes of teaching Port Protection’s newest resident, Amanda Makar, how to skin and treat it for its fur. And Hans and Timbi Porter overcome their recent surgeries and hike up a nearby mountain for firewood to an astonishing patch of land known as “the blow down.”
The spring season progresses and the residents of Port Protection encounter tasks and challenges. When Curly tries to be a good neighbor by helping his friend Jiggy with a rotten tree that threatens to fall on his house, he finds his experience and determination tested. Mary passes the torch of knowledge to Amanda, teaching her the finer points of how to hunt and track game, to provide her with the tools to survive on her own. Sam readies the fire patrol boat, staging a fire drill with other community members, which involves setting a real fire.
With winter almost upon them, the residents of Port Protection are busy using the remaining days of good weather and daylight to stock their freezers and complete crucial chores.
For the residents of Port Protection, a transition from fall to winter means not only a change in weather but also a change in priorities.
Mary and Curly head out on a duck hunt that tests their limits. Sam hunts for a Sitka black-tailed deer with one of his oldest hunting partners.
As winter moves in on Port Protection, residents take advantage of some rare mild weather to increase their chances of survival throughout the season.
In order to survive the menacing winter months, residents scramble to gather any remaining necessities.
The dark days of winter have come to Port Protection, but that hasn’t stopped its residents from continuing their pursuit of a more sustainable life.
The residents continue making repairs around town during a mild winter.
The residents deal with unpredictable weather in Port Protection as the winter subsides.
Hans and Timbi need help building their greenhouse; Sam experiments with handmade octopus pots for fishing; Gary searches for river trout inland; and Curly rids Mary's property of an uninvited mink.
Community improvement projects are worked on by the residents of Port Protection.
The Season 3 premiere demonstrates how the community of Port Protection depends on each other to survive.
Backwoods ingenuity comes in handy in the repair of some broken-down equipment.
The wild can be a hunter's paradise for those willing to make the effort.
The importance of acquiring Alaskan wood in the small town of Port Protection is examined.
For those willing to brave the ocean's hazards, the waters off the coast of Alaska will prove rewarding.
The village of Port Protection is home to both wild characters and wild animals. Both play an integral role in what it means to live and survive in Port Protection. From marten to mink, animals provide food, shelter and clothing. This compilation will include how traps are made and for what purpose. Gary traps marten, Sam voyages for mink, and Curly ‘The Woodsman’ Leech attempts to trap a varmint eating away the foundation of Mary’s home. Each capture fills a different need for those who live in the vast wilds of Port Protection.
Sam Carlson is Port Protection’s Mr. Fix It. Sam has not only built a life in the bush, but has thrived in engineering ways to save power, catch and store fish for the long winters, and most importantly. help the other residents in the area.
Gary Muehlberger is Port Protection's resident Sourdough.
Mary Miller left the city life to become a Port Protection native. Away from her children, Mary takes the Alaskan wild head on.
In the isolated and rugged village of Port Protection, residents live on their own terms, but staying ahead of Mother Nature’s fury is vital.
The independent residents of Port Protection go to great lengths to harvest key resources for their survival in this harsh environment.
Learning to live in a symbiotic relationship with Mother Nature could be the difference between life and death for the residents of Port Protection.
As residents of Port Protection prepare for the impending winter, old tools and new skills prove to be vital in this unforgiving landscape.
In Southeast Alaska, residents of Port Protection must often work together to overcome difficult and dangerous obstacles in the fight for survival.
To survive in Southeast Alaska, residents of Port Protection must adapt to Mother Nature’s whims—not only in the forest but also out on the sea.
As winter looms in Port Protection, its residents both young and old must prepare for the harsh days ahead or face dire consequences.
Winter has arrived in Port Protection, and residents struggle to survive the elements.
Port Protection's dwellers use old methods and tenacity to survive the midpoint of winter.
Residents of Port Protection undertake arduous tasks to ensure their winter survival.
With winter looming, the residents of Port Protection must rely on each other to prepare for the harsh months ahead.
Living in Port Protection means constant preparation for the cruel, unforgiving winter.
Living in Port Protection is a never-ending education on the art of survival, and residents must use their own creativity to adapt and thrive.
As winter takes its hold, the independent-minded citizens of Port Protection turn to each other to keep their community thriving.
As the temperatures drop in Port Protection, it is critical that residents continue to survive despite the cruel environment around them.
Life in Alaska never slows down — even in winter. Residents build a water catchment system, trap fur, collect logs and rescue an escaped float house.
Dodging disaster and surviving in Port Protection requires its residents to be masters of hunting, gathering and building.
During the unforgiving winter, Port Protection residents must turn to their lifelong talents in order to survive.
During the winter, residents of Port Protection must find ways to combat Mother Nature.
During the winter, residents of Port Protection must find ways to combat Mother Nature.
In an enhanced episode, Port Protection tries to recover from the loss of a valued village elder.
Spring brings new obstacles and opportunities
Residents of Port Protection use brain and brawn to survive
The residents of Port Protection build a life-changing tool
The residents of Port Protection work tirelessly to better their lives in this rugged landscape through tradition and innovation.
At summer’s height, Port Protection residents scour both land and sea to stock up on winter protein.
A newcomer begins construction on his cabin in Alaska
The citizens of Port Protection race to build shelter for their newest resident before the brutal and unforgiving winter hits the town.
With winter approaching, villagers of Port Protection, unite to build new homesteads and stockpile fish.
On the edge of winter, Matt trudges through powerful winds, rain, and snow determined to secure some deer for the long months ahead.
Residents of Port Protection, Bre and Oliver, secure a massive haul to start their winter king salmon season.
Residents of Port Protection, Matt, Sam, and Carl, race against the tide to ensure the seaworthiness of Matt’s home on the water.
The citizens of Port Protection come together to help improve the town infrastructure and provide aid to a neighbor preparing for the brutal and unforgiving winter.
Sam and Matt brave chilling conditions on their final mission for deer.
As the community of Port Protection springs forward, Squibb and Troy join forces to repair a sinking float that could cause a massive oil spill.
As the community of Port Protection springs forward, Squibb and Troy join forces to repair a sinking float that could cause a massive oil spill.
Curly and Mary try for crab. Sam and his sons go fishing. Troy helps Oliver and Breanna lift their house. Carl and Morgan teach Veronica to survive.
When one of the town’s only phone lines to the outside world goes down, village newcomer Veronica Arrants steps up to prove she’s got what it takes.
Residents of Port Protection join forces to move a thousand-pound sawmill to Carl and Morgan’s property.
Veronica tries to fell a tree. Sam and Squibb set nets for sockeye. Oliver builds a rainwater catchment system. Carl and Morgan install a garden.
With fishing season underway, Sam and Matt race to fix an old boat for Matt's first fishing trip as captain. Carl and Morgan target valuable salmon.
With some neighborly help from David Squibb, Tim 'Curly' Leech finally tears out the death trap decking waiting just outside his front door.
With winter on its way, Sam and Squibb band together to build Curly a hoist but struggle to lift a massive piece of steel into place
Sam and Troy embark on a treasure dive. Mary stalks a buck. Curly sets a skate for big fish. Oliver quests for firewood.
Residents race to complete projects before winter. Curly constructs a duck blind. Oliver and Breanna try to load up on crab.
Tim “Curly” Leach may have bitten off more than he can chew as a pack of wolves turn a routine duck hunt into a potential bid for survival.
Breanna puts her lifetime of hunting experience to the test on a solo mission for deer but encounters some unsettling signs.
Breanna and Oliver drop pots for shrimp. Sam and Curly help each other out and look for salmon. Squibb and Matt make major upgrades.
Residents spend time and energy to get results before winter. Matt and Carl get ready for an epic journey. Oliver chases after deer.
With the help of neighbors Carl and Morgan, novice crabber Matt Carlson breaks in his new boat in an iceberg minefield.
A long winter forever changes the paths of residents.
Carl stalks a deer. Troy braves the cold water on a dive. Curly and Mary tear down a dangerous structure. Veronica tries her first solo tree falling.
Winter continues to pummel Port Protection and some venture out to find food for their families. Carl spots a buck in his crosshairs.
Curly lends his expertise to help remove “danger trees” from above Jiggy’s house but a broken safety cable turns things deadly serious in an instant.
As mother nature tries to take back the land, Port Protection residents work hand-in-hand to ensure the safety and success of the community.
Sam and Squibb’s solar panel installation project lands Sam on a rotten boat roof trying to salvage a heavy, awkward mast.
Hoping to add a new weapon to his fishing arsenal, Oliver hits the water with Carl, Matt, and a new set of slinky pots – and they’re in for a shock.
Milestone achievements are only possible with steep challenges in Port Protection. Carl and Matt pull a three-thousand-gallon barrel up a cliff.
Squibb tackles a ticking time bomb that threatens a life
Curly Leach spends some final moments with a dear friend
The locals of Port Protection use their skills of sustainability to survive the harsh enviroment.
The Port Protection folks are faced with having to depend on one another in order to survive.
When equipment breaks down in the remote landscape of the Alaskan wild, sometimes the only way to fix things is to use some backwoods ingenuity.
The Alaskan wild offers game for those in Port Protection willing to make the hunt.
In Port Protection, wood is the lifeblood of the community. Whether it is the collection of it, or its general use in their daily lives, the people in Alaska live and die by the lumber they are able to utilize. Gary finds cutting down a dead standing tree comes with its own complications. Sam uses its buoyancy to help collect it from long distances. Hans and Timbi get some help to create a zip line for their stockpile. Curly helps a friend whose house is under threat of a fallen behemoth and Mary cuts down her first tree alone.
The bays and straits around Port Protection offer a bounty of edible aquatic life. As a community that focuses on a subsistence lifestyle, the breadth of food beneath the surface is unparalleled. But, in order to reap the reward, they must pay the price. The danger of the open ocean can take life as easily as it gives it. Sam and Stuart build shrimp pots out of discarded materials. Gary uses the extreme tides to chase down clams and invertebrates. Curly aims to catch his first king salmon of the season. Hans and Timbi use the break in weather to store their shelves with more halibut. And Mary Miller finds pleasure in the little things at smaller estuaries.
The community of Port Protection depends on each other to survive like a family.