Never-before-seen footage shows the intense animal moments of the Kilchers.

In this special episode, the Kilchers answer the audience's most pressing questions about the ups and downs of life on the homestead over the last six years. They also share a sneak peek of what to expect in this exciting upcoming season.

The Kilchers pay tribute to their most unique and skilled homesteader friends. From kilt-wearing mountain man Turkey Joe to gold mining surgeon Doc Sayer, these are the fascinating characters who have stood by the Kilchers through thick and thin.

For 80 years, the Kilchers have relied on an arsenal of equipment, machines, and weapons, vital to their family's survival in Alaska. Today, these incredible and dangerous tools of the homestead are the only things keeping it from falling apart.

Carving a subsistence lifestyle out of the Alaskan wilderness is a full time dirty job. In this episode, the Kilchers take a look at the stinkiest, filthiest, muddiest, and bloodiest jobs on the homestead.

Otto and his son Eivin's hunt for Ptarmigan ends in disaster. Atz Lee and Jane tour Jane's past and travel to remote Adak Island in search of Caribou. And Atz Sr.'s pioneer spirit leads him to an abandoned barge.

Otto and Charlotte defend against the homestead's first predator attacks. Atz Lee and Jane travel to Lake Louise to catch massive lake trout. Atz Sr. renovates his new floating homestead. Eve takes on more work as Eivin recovers from a broken rib.

Atz Lee and Jane rush to aid of a fellow homesteader. Atz Sr searches for a remote spot to anchor his floating homestead. Otto, Eivin, and Levi rebuild a homestead hot tub. Charlotte takes extreme measures to protect her herd from predators.

Otto and Eivin fight to douse a raging coal seam fire on Kilcher beach. Atz Sr. attempts the most unconventional bear hunt of his life. Jane and Charlotte take a girl's day adventure clamming.

Otto creates a calf caboose for his spring cattle drive at the Head of the Bay. Atz Lee and Jane bring sustainable power to their remote cabin. Atz Sr. builds a smoker to preserve the meat from his epic hunt. Levi renovates his childhood cabin.

Atz Lee builds a bridge and encounters a predator in the backcountry. Otto's hay season nearly comes to a halt when a broken tractor forces him to get creative. Eivin, Eve and Bonnie journey to Atz Sr's floating homestead to bring him crops.

The Kilcher Family takes Thanksgiving off the homestead and onto Atz Sr's floating homestead, the Yuletide. Steeped in family tradition, each person brings something special to share - from homestead dishes to the dinner table itself.

Atz Lee journeys to Perl Island to build a homestead for a friend. Tempers flare as Otto, Eivin, and Levi work to move an old workshop cabin to Otto's property. Tela constructs a fence for a surprise horse for her children.

Singer Jewel Kilcher throws her son Kase a coming-of-age celebration on the Yuletide. Atz Lee battles worsening weather to help Grady build a homestead on Perl Island. Otto constructs a drawbridge between his cabin and his new man cave.

The Kilchers mobilize a major sea/land effort to help finish Grady's Perl Island Cabin build, under threat of the approaching remnants of a typhoon. Charlotte and August build a cat patio to keep their house cats from killing the local animals.

Eivin takes son Findlay on his first ever, coming of age hunt. Atz Lee and Jane venture far out into the wilderness to fish for elusive pike. Atz Sr. upgrades the Yuletide for the impending cold.