Family members search for a newborn calf and its mother during a snowstorm.

Desperate for food, the Kilchers struggle to get through a harsh winter.

Spring arrives and the family deals with a rogue hen and hunts for food.

The family battles danger to drive their cattle to the summer pasture.

Atz begins range riding to protect Otto's cattle herd from predators.

The Kilchers call in favors to help build a fence before the high tide.

The Kilchers fish for the hundreds of pounds needed over the winter.

Atz Lee and Eiven travel to "Terrible Island" to hunt deer.

Fall arrives and the Kilchers scramble to finish their winter preparations.

Otto's sense of humor and ingenuity inspire his family and neighbors.

The Kilchers must not only reuse and recycle, but also reinvent.

Atz Lee and Jane head to remote Adak Island in search of Caribou.

Otto and Charlotte defend against the homestead's first predator attacks.

Atz Sr. finds a spot to anchor his floating homestead on the Yuletide.

Otto and Eivin fight to douse a raging coal seam fire on Kilcher beach.

Otto protects his newborn calves as predators begin closing in.