About this season
Centers on the Kilcher family and their community outside Homer, Alaska. Begun by patriarch Yule Kilcher who immigrated from Europe during WWII, and currently led by his sons, Otto and Atz Kilcher (singer Jewel's father) the family have lived on their land for four generations. The show also features the homesteaders who live nearby and interact with the Kilchers.
Episodes (17)
1. New Ways on the Homestead
Aired 6 October 2019 • 44 min
With winter coming to a close, the Kilchers spring into action preparing the homestead. Eivin and August struggle to resupply the head of the bay. Jane and Eve embark on a ptarmigan hunt. Atz Sr. and Atz Lee build a weather station on Perl Island.
2. Rusted and Busted
Aired 13 October 2019 • 44 min
Otto looks into the condition of his barge after the winter, Even and Eivin lear land using explosives.
3. Bears Descend
Aired 20 October 2019 • 45 min
To prepare for the spring cattle drive, Atz Lee, Otto and August survey the homestead for signs of bear and employ modern surveillance to track their movement. Eivin and Eve take the kids on a kelp-harvesting expedition and Atz Sr. goes bear hunting.
4. Boat Rescue Mission
Aired 27 October 2019 • 44 min
While collecting coal on the beach after a storm, Eivin & Eve find a capsized boat and immediately begin looking for survivors. Otto, Charlotte & August build a shelter for their calves and Jane brings the family together with a new spring tradition.
5. Greener Pastures
Aired 3 November 2019 • 44 min
With predators stalking the homestead, the need for safe cattle grazing land is greater than ever. Atz Sr and Atz Lee head to Perl Island to begin plans for new pasture, while Otto and Eivin work to transport a small herd to the island by boat.
6. Otto's Surprise
Aired 10 November 2019 • 44 min
When Jane and Charlotte get word of a sick calf at the Head of the Bay, they trek through bear country to protect their herd. Three generations of Kilchers build a line shack on Perl Island, and Otto has a surprise for Charlotte.
7. Moving Mountains
Aired 17 November 2019 • 44 min
Things get explosive when the Kilchers expand a road on their homestead with detonation expert Desmond Duffy; Jane and Charlotte get stuck in the mud on a fishing trip; Atz Sr. and Bonnie brave the back country to salvage vital resources.
8. Turkey With A Side Of Hay
Aired 24 November 2019 • 86 min
In the midst of Thanksgiving preparations, a baby seal needs help getting back to its family in time for dinner. Later, Eivin and August engineer a hay baler that will literally take a load off their backs.
9. By Land or By Sea
Aired 1 December 2019 • 86 min
The Kilchers navigate their newly blasted road for the first time, hauling a huge pole barn up the hill and across the homestead. Eivin and Atz Sr. get tangled in a mooring line as the tide comes in, pushing Eivin's boat towards the rocky beach.
10. Christmas Wonderland Woes
Aired 8 December 2019 • 45 min
The Kilchers rally when warm weather brings holiday rain to the homestead.
11. Dangerous Waters
Aired 15 December 2019 • 44 min
The Kilchers take on a risky river cleanup and a solo moose hunt.
12. A Right Of Passage
Aired 22 December 2019 • 86 min
Honoring tradition and the ways of the past, the next generation of Kilcher men venture out on their first big game hunts. Later, the family rushes to complete unfinished projects before winter's arrival.
13. Making Kilcher History
Aired 29 December 2019 • 86 min
Otto unearths and restores a homestead relic once used by Yule Kilcher himself. Jane is dropped into the harsh and unforgiving Arctic Circle with only a rifle and a backpack in her first ever solo hunt.
14. Preserving The Old Ways
Aired 2 February 2020 • 43 min
Eivin guides August on his first-ever deer hunt, and Etienne goes on his first big game hunt. Plus, Atz Sr. and Otto attempt to reassemble a historic barn.
15. Fall Scramble
Aired 9 February 2020 • 43 min
The Kilchers get busy on outdoor projects to prepare for the winter months. Atz Sr., Eivin and Nikos scavenge for lumber while Atz Lee and Etienne mill wood.
16. Legacies Live On
Aired 16 February 2020 • 43 min
Eivin and Eve build an epic homestead-style treehouse. Atz Lee, Jane and Etienne stock their freezers with trout while Otto and August refurbish an old tractor.
17. Chasing Caribou
Aired 23 February 2020 • 43 min
Jane heads to the Arctic Circle hoping to bag a caribou before winter. Meanwhile, Otto, Eivin, Charlotte and August wrap up the season's final cattle drive.