Alaska: The Last Frontier

With winter approaching, the Kilcher family is forced to pin all their hopes on one hunting trip.

The first storm of the winter is fast approaching and the entire homestead must rush to prepare.

During a night snowstorm, two family members search for a newborn calf and its mother.

The Kilchers must venture onto the ice to fish as they struggle to get through a harsh winter.

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

Otto and his family battle the elements and predators to drive their cattle to the summer pasture.

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

The Kilchers call in favors to help build a fence and rebuild a cabin before the river's high tide.

The Kilchers head out fishing to catch the hundreds of pounds needed over the winter.

Atz Lee and Eiven travel to "Terrible Island" to hunt deer, while others deal with stumps and bees.

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

Cattleman Otto Kilcher sees life a little differently than most people. His sense of humor and ingenuity inspire his family and neighbors alike.

For the Kilchers, necessity truly is the mother of invention. Their subsistence lifestyle requires that they not only reuse and recycle, but also reinvent.