Before the Freeze
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Dec 29, 2011
A hunting trip becomes a necessity after a bear kills two cattle on the homestead in the opener of the series following the Kilcher family in a remote community outside of Homer, Alaska.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Dec 29, 2011
A hunting trip becomes a necessity after a bear kills two cattle on the homestead in the opener of the series following the Kilcher family in a remote community outside of Homer, Alaska.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2012
The first storm of winter approaches as the family races to finish preparing for the next eight months; Atz herds cattle across flooded glacial rivers.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2012
Early winter storms catch the homestead unprepared; Otto's wife and their youngest son search for a newborn calf and its mother in a snowstorm while Otto builds a shelter for the herd.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Oct 2, 2012
The extended Kilcher family struggle through a record-breaking harsh winter. Desperate for food, Atz Lee and Jane venture into the brutal elements in search of food.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Oct 9, 2012
Spring finally arrives on the homestead. Eivin mills lumber, builds a large chicken house from scratch and helps his wife Eve take out a rogue cannibal hen.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2012
Otto and his family battle the elements and predators to drive their cattle to the summer pasture. Atz Lee and Jane build a makeshift greenhouse from cast off supplies.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 23, 2012
Eivin and Eve's cannibal hen strikes again. Meanwhile, Atz begins his summer range riding season to protect Otto's cattle herd, but will he keep the predators at bay?
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Oct 30, 2012
The clan have 48 hours to build a cattle fence and rebuild a cabin, or the hazardous river's tide will trap their barge full of critical equipment for another month.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Nov 6, 2012
With summer half over the Kilchers head out fishing. They need 100s of pounds of fish to eat and barter with during winter. But will they reach their target?
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Nov 13, 2012
Atz Lee and Eivin travel 160 miles and brave the bears of "Terrible Island" to hunt deer. Meanwhile, Eve helps Charlotte solve a swarming bee problem.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Nov 20, 2012
Autumn arrives and the Kilchers scramble to finish their winter preparations in time. Meanwhile, Eivin uses a samurai sword to prepare Thanksgiving dinner.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Nov 27, 2012
Meet cattleman Otto Kilcher who sees life a little differently. Some people think he's crazy, but it's just his readiness to accept whatever life brings him.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Dec 4, 2012
For the Kilchers, necessity truly is the mother of invention and recycling takes on a whole new level - from make-do parts to tasty roadkill suppers.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: May 19, 2013
Half the herd returns early from the summer grazing grounds, so the Kilchers drive the rest home across icy rivers. But will they escape any casualties?
Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: May 26, 2013
Otto must move the outhouse due to frozen soil. Eivin takes Eve on her first deer-hunt on Afognak Island and Atz and sons gather trees for a big new project.
Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Jun 2, 2013
Otto pulls porcupine quills out of a colt's face. Eve has conflicting thoughts about deer hunting and Atz gives Jane a lesson in rabbit skinning.
Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Jun 9, 2013
The Kilchers race through the last few days of fall, prepping the cabins, winterising the bee hive, sorting the cellar, bottling raspberry mead and creating a new field.
Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Jun 16, 2013
The Kilchers share never-before-seen family footage and stories about patriarch Yule. Otto and Atz share stories of their own parental style, with their sons chiming in.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Oct 6, 2013
After a long winter, cabin fever is setting in. Eivin and Atz get caught overnight in the backcountry and Otto gets an orphan calf to connect with an unwilling mother.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Oct 13, 2013
Before the spring thaw floods the area, Atz Sr. and his sons build a bridge across a river. Meanwhile, Atz Lee and Jane build a new smokehouse.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Oct 20, 2013
Atz and family head out on a black bear hunt. But as Jane's confidence gets stronger, Atz Sr's waivers. Meanwhile, Otto gives CPR to two prematurely born calves.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Oct 27, 2013
Atz Lee and Jane climb reefs to hunt for octopus. Jane must face her fear of heights or be trapped by the tide. Plus, Otto struggles to keep a newborn calf alive.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Nov 3, 2013
Eivin and Eve decide to finally add running water to their home. While Otto builds Charlotte a milking parlour, Atz and Atz Lee head out to hunt bear.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Nov 10, 2013
The Kilchers try to make the most of the long hours of sunlight. While Otto helps a cow with an udder problem, Atz Lee goes salmon fishing.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Nov 17, 2013
Atz Senior, Atz Lee and Jane travel to the highest peaks to hunt for wild goat. A wasp infestation destroys Eivin and Eve's bee hive and summer honey harvest.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Nov 24, 2013
The Kilchers come together to enjoy the fruits of their year-long labour. From Yule's famous nettlebread to Homesteader pie, nothing comes easy when making this feast.
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Dec 1, 2013
A porcupine nails several of the Kilchers' animals with quills and removing them is a dangerous procedure. Atz and his family move an old abandoned cabin.
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Dec 15, 2013
Atz and Atz Lee swim their horses across a chilly lake to get to bull moose hunting grounds. But the trip is made more difficult by uncooperative weather.
Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Dec 22, 2013
Otto decides to give his "Wacky Yak" to a friend, but the gift rejects the idea of being given. Meanwhile, Atz Lee gathers lumps of coal for his gifts.
Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Dec 29, 2013
Bears and wolves remind the Kilchers that humans aren't always the apex predator on the homestead, but threats to their welfare come in all shapes and sizes.
Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2014
With winter on their doorstep, the Kilchers race to finish their summer projects. Plus, Otto's enormous new project strains his marital bliss.
Episode: 3x14 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2014
Otto and Eivin use a duck hunt for some last minute father-son time before Eivin becomes a dad himself. Unfortunately, Atz and Atz Lee's bonding time is less fun.
Episode: 3x15 | Airdate: Jan 19, 2014
Atz Lee and Eivin brave bears on a remote island to hunt deer. Meanwhile on the homestead, Charlotte and Otto try to save the life of their cow and her calf.
Episode: 3x16 | Airdate: Jan 26, 2014
Fall is over and Eiven and Eve prepare for a new arrival before the freeze, and Jane faces wicked weather and quicksand on her first cattle drive with Otto.
Episode: 3x17 | Airdate: Jan 26, 2014
The Kilchers' lifestyle is dictated by the seasons, from rescuing calves born in late winter snow to fighting swarms of mosquitos in almost 24 hour solstice sun.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Oct 5, 2014
The Kilchers face fallout from the warmest Alaskan winter in decades. Atz Lee & Eivin tackle an emergency mission to secure their cabins at the head of the bay.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Oct 12, 2014
Atz Lee & Shane struggle to move a two-ton bridge to ensure crossing of glacial rivers, while Otto & Charlotte fight a serious threat to their cattle.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Oct 19, 2014
Atz Lee and Jane encounter disaster in a hunt for Jane's first black bear. Atz Sr, Bonnie & Shane defend the head of the bay against grizzlies.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Oct 26, 2014
It's spring, and life is returning to the homestead. But with temperatures soaring things are far from normal. Tensions reach breaking point and the annual cattle drive.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Nov 2, 2014
Atz Lee and Jane venture out in a risky hunt for black bear, but instead come face to face with a grizzly. Plus, Otto and Eivin introduce new bulls into the herd.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Nov 9, 2014
To fill their freezer, Atz Lee and Jane chase the first salmon run of the season, while Otto and Eivin fix the homestead's defences to contain their cattle herd.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 16, 2014
Otto, Charlotte, Eivin & Eve harvest a cow to stock up on meat for winter. At the head of the bay, Atz Senior's range riding skills are tested.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Nov 23, 2014
Homesteaders who work together, give thanks together. The Kilchers celebrate Thanksgiving with the friends who helped prepare the homestead for winter.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Nov 30, 2014
The end of summer leaves little time to complete winter preparations. To heat the cabin, the family must transform raw metal pipes into a working chimney.
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Dec 14, 2014
Otto, Jane & Shane transport a cabin to the distant and uninhabited Perl Island. But things take a sinister turn when they discover a predator on the loose.
Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Dec 21, 2014
The Kilchers put their own spin on a Secret Santa gift exchange: hand-making something useful for someone in the family, from a crossbow to explosives.
Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Dec 28, 2014
The Kilchers work together to ensure the homestead's survival: from having each other's back during bear hunts to surviving fishing expeditions gone awry.
Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Jan 4, 2015
Otto, Eivin and August scramble to stake a claim on 10 tons of priceless steel on a distant beach. Meanwhile, Shane and Kelli break ground on their cabin.
Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Jan 11, 2015
Changing weather forces the Kilchers to venture miles from home in search of food for winter. Eivin and Eve stalk big game above the clouds.
Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Jan 18, 2015
The Kilchers pay tribute to a fallen friend by driving cattle back home. Atz Lee winterizes the Hunters Cabin, preparing to move further off the homestead.
Episode: 4x16 | Airdate: Jan 25, 2015
With bear season nearly over, the pressure is on Jane & Atz Lee as they set out for their last hunt of the year. Atz Sr. & Bonnie encounter a black bear of their own.
Episode: 4x17 | Airdate: Feb 8, 2015
At the head of the bay, Atz Sr. has wild game in his sights. Meanwhile, Atz Lee and Jane tackle a long-overdue task to secure their cabin for the winter.
Episode: 4x18 | Airdate: Feb 15, 2015
The Kilchers make final preparations for winter. Eivin, Atz Lee, Jane and Shane embark on an epic group hunt for deer to fill their freezers.
Episode: 4x19 | Airdate: Feb 22, 2015
Eivin and Atz Lee travel to Shuyak Island to acquire meat. Meanwhile, Otto and Eivin deploy the excavator to free themselves from a sandbar.
Episode: 4x20 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2015
The cattle are the lifeblood of the homestead. While super bull 13-08 survives near-death experiences, Otto transports a new bull to the head of the bay.
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Oct 4, 2015
The Kilchers confront the realities of the changing Alaskan climate; and Atz Lee enlists Atz Sr., Otto, Eivin, Bonnie and Jane to help with his dream to build an all-new and remote homestead.
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Oct 11, 2015
The Kilchers team up to tame the land after a winter of record-setting warm temperatures. As Otto & Eivin tackle turning raw wilderness into a source of food for generations to come, Atz Sr. battles the elements and a menace at the head of the bay.
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Oct 18, 2015
Spring arrives on the homestead. Included: Atz and Atz Lee attempt to tame wild stallions at the head of the bay; at the same time, Otto, Eivin, Charlotte and Jane must innovate to protect their calves and overcome threats to their herd.
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Oct 25, 2015
With the arrival of spring, the homestead needs work; Atz Sr. hunts to restock dwindling food supplies; Otto, Charlotte and August try to protect livestock; Atz Lee develops a new foothold.
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Nov 1, 2015
The Kilchers brace for summer on the homestead; Atz Lee takes a crash course in wilderness survival; Jane fights for food; Otto and Eivin try to build a sauna.
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2015
As spring draws to a close, Otto and August dig into a monumental plumbing project. Included: Eivin attempts to help, but loses control of his truck; Atz Sr. searches for two predators threatening the Kilcher property; Atz Lee and Jane give Shane a hand with his cabin.
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2015
Living on the remote and rugged homestead poses challenges for the Kilcher family, and members are forced to stick together.
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Nov 22, 2015
The Kilchers pay tribute to the family's patriarch and matriarch, Yule and Ruth, by preparing a feast using strictly old-fashioned methods.
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2015
The Kilcher's cattle is threatened by the hot summer; Atz Lee learns how to tame the frontier; Jane faces a bear; Shane and Kelli make progress on their cabin.
Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Dec 6, 2015
The Kilchers prepare for winter; Eivin faces treacherous peaks to fill his freezer; Otto helps Shane build the cabin; catastrophe strikes for Atz Lee.
Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Dec 13, 2015
Otto and Charlotte set out on an urgent rescue mission; Atz Sr., Eivin, Shane and Nikos come together to help Atz Lee.
Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Dec 20, 2015
The Kilchers celebrate Christmas by creating homemade gifts for their loved ones. Included: Otto's explosive present takes Charlotte by surprise; Jane has something musical in mind for Atz Lee; and Eivin constructs a dual-use vehicle for Eve and Findlay.
Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Dec 27, 2015
Otto and Charlotte try to resuscitate a stillborn calf; Eve learns that hunting is difficult; the Kilchers say goodbye to Bruce; Eivin and Eve welcome new life.
Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Jan 3, 2016
Atz Lee confronts the reality of recovery; Eivin and Jane search for massive halibut; Eve and Otto rush to complete the fall harvest.
Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2016
Sparks fly between Otto and Charlotte while they build a staircase; Eiven and Eve welcome the newest member of the family.
Episode: 5x16 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2016
The Kilchers are unprepared for the arrival of winter; Otto and Charlotte guide the cattle; Shane risks losing a year's progress on the cabin.
Episode: 5x17 | Airdate: Jan 24, 2016
Otto receives a terrifying house call; Atz Lee's return to the hunter's cabin is interrupted; the Kilchers join forces to protect Shane's cabin.
Episode: 5x18 | Airdate: Jan 24, 2016
Atz Lee and Jane brave subzero temperatures to search for fish; the Kilcher men mount a mission to the head of the bay; Eivin and Atz Lee are pushed to their limits.
Episode: 5x19 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2016
Atz Lee plans a surprise ceremony to renew his vows with Jane at the head of the bay; the other Kilchers struggle to prepare for the event.
Episode: 5x20 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2016
The most memorable moments of the show with previously unseen footage; viewer questions are answered.
Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2016 (120 min)
Southern Alaska is hit by an earthquake and the Kilcher's fight to open access to their roads. Elsewhere, Atz Lee leaves his family to mend his new homestead.
Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2016
Mother Nature continues her onslaught on the Kilcher homestead; Otto, Charlotte, Jane, Bonnie and August scramble to save a hay barn; Atz Lee and Sr. begin building Atz Lee's new cabin.
Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Oct 23, 2016
The Kilchers rush to make headway on time sensitive projects; Otto, Charlotte, and Eivin travel to rescue a family relic; the first fishing trip of the year leaves Eve and Jane lost at sea.
Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Oct 30, 2016
The rush to complete projects intensifies as Otto's surgery looms; the herd's food supply is threatened; Atz Lee and Jane reunite after a month apart.
Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Nov 6, 2016
After years of procrastination, Otto goes under the knife; Jane must take care of the farm and deliver her first calf alone; Eivin and Atz Lee scout the Head of the Bay, but their findings won't ease Otto's concerns.
Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Nov 13, 2016
With Otto recovering from surgery, Levi heads to Alaska to lead the annual spring cattle drive with Eivin; Otto's unwillingness to step aside puts him in danger.
Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Nov 20, 2016
The Kilchers gather for Thanksgiving dinner at the old family barn and show thanks to friends and family that helped out in the past year.
Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Nov 27, 2016
Otto puts his recovery at risk to help save a paralyzed cow; Jane and Atz Lee put their differences aside to prepare for winter; Atz Senior prepares for a very special visitor: his daughter and singer-songwriter, Jewel.
Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Dec 4, 2016 (122 min)
The Monster Catch - Singer Jewel returns to the homestead with her son and rides out to assist a neighbor; the Kilcher men work to save Shane's cabin; Atz Lee and Jane investigate signs of a bear.
When Cows Attack - The Kilchers attack the biggest jobs in this mega episode! The men reclaim lumber for Shane's cabin. Jewel saddles up and rides again to help a neighbor. Eve makes a gruesome discovery. Atz Lee and Jane encounter signs of an aggressive bear.
Episode: 6x10 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2016
Otto flies a massive greenhouse to a new location using a helicopter; Eve takes on the role of provider and learns a new skill to feed her family; Atz Lee risks his recovery to continue his cabin build alone.
Episode: 6x11 | Airdate: Dec 18, 2016
The Kilchers celebrate Christmas with a one of a kind gift exchange, using their ingenuity to make homemade gifts.
Episode: 6x12 | Airdate: Jan 1, 2017
Fall brings big changes to the homestead. Tensions flare between Otto and August in their last mission before August leaves for college. Atz Lee, Sr., and Jane work on Atz Lee's new cabin, but Jane still has doubts. Eivin builds a special surprise.
Episode: 6x13 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2017
Frigid temperatures sweep into southern Alaska and the Kilchers need to get jobs done before the freeze.
Episode: 6x14 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2017
Otto pays for his hernia surgery and ends up with gold fever; Jane and Eivin search a remote island for enough deer to last the winter; Atz Lee faces down old fears and reaches new heights as he races the freeze in order to complete his cabin.
Episode: 6x15 | Airdate: Jan 22, 2017
The Kilchers look to the future as winter looms; Atz Sr passes on vital survival knowledge; Atz Lee embarks on a risky solo hunt to a remote and dangerous island; Eivin builds the ideal boat for his young family's adventures on the water.
Episode: 6x16 | Airdate: Jan 29, 2017
Otto and Charlotte fight to round up their cattle; Atz Lee and Jane come to a decision about his cabin; Eivin and Eve take the new boat on a maiden fishing journey; Shane and Kelli brace for unexpected news about her health.
Episode: 6x17 | Airdate: Feb 12, 2017
The Kilchers face daily conflicts from Mother Nature and one another as they survive in the Alaskan wilderness; unseen footage and fan questions.
Episode: 6x18 | Airdate: Feb 19, 2017
The Kilcher men share the importance of communication between fathers and sons, especially in the face of danger.
Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Oct 1, 2017
The Kilchers kick off a complete homestead overhaul; blindsided by a massive snowstorm, the family uses every piece of heavy machinery in their arsenal to ensure the survival of future generations.
Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: Oct 8, 2017
The family bands together on a massive mission to rescue a tractor, but Otto faces pressure to get it going before the ice road melts; Otto puts his safety on the line when the family pitches in to build tracks across the frozen river.
Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: Oct 15, 2017
Otto is forced to the edge after a chimney fire threatens to destroy his cabin; Eivin and Eve burn up dangerous brush piles threatening their family; Atz Lee and Jane embark on a dangerous ice fishing mission and end up on thin ice.
Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: Oct 22, 2017
Otto and Eivin race to get the barge ready for its most ambitious mission yet- moving wild buffalo; Jane and Charlotte are put to the test as they lead the Kilchers' first ever all female cattle drive; Atz Sr. and Atz Lee protect a homestead relic.
Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Oct 29, 2017
The Kilchers join forces to conquer big projects. Tensions flare when Otto and Jane journey to Kodiak Island to rescue a herd of wild buffalo. Eivin and Eve tackle an urgent roof repair.
Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: Nov 5, 2017
Otto and Jane's mission to relocate a herd of wild buffalo on Kodiak Island continues. Atz Sr. ventures into the untamed Alaskan backcountry to hunt spring black bear. Atz Lee and Nikos test their firearm skills using a custom made gun range.
Episode: 7x07 | Airdate: Nov 12, 2017
Atz Lee and Charlotte rush to save the life of a stuck cow before it's too late. A father son shrimping trip turns deadly when Otto and his sons must outrun a colossal caving glacier. Eve and Jane fish for salmon for their family.
Episode: 7x08 | Airdate: Nov 19, 2017
Thanksgiving dinner goes mobile! Kick off the holidays with the Kilchers, as the family shows off new upgrades to the homestead to give thanks to their home and family. Touring the new additions while sharing a feast and good times with family.
Episode: 7x09 | Airdate: Nov 26, 2017
Otto and August make a risky attempt to acquire a massive machine. Charlotte, Eivin, and Eve race against the tide to rescue a weak cow. And Atz Lee and Jane go kayak fishing, but reel in more than they bargained for.
Episode: 7x10 | Airdate: Dec 3, 2017
Jewel returns to the homestead for son Kase's first cattle drive. Shane faces an uncertain future with his home. And Otto and Eivin fight to save the Kilchers' prized Octagon cabin from destruction.
Episode: 7x11 | Airdate: Dec 10, 2017
The Kilchers take on some of the biggest jobs in homestead history as one team tries to pick up the historic Octagon building and move it to safety while another strives to finish Shane's multi-year cabin build before winter once again stops them cold.
Episode: 7x12 | Airdate: Dec 17, 2017
Christmas has the Kilchers playing Secret Santa! Atz Lee makes art with fire, Eivin tries to avoid blowing himself up, Atz Sr. jams out with a shovel and Jane wraps coal for someone special. After his injury, Shane spends Christmas in the hospital.
Episode: 7x13 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2018
Atz Lee and Atz Sr. trek in search of black bear; Eivin builds a survival motorcycle; the Kilchers film themselves for the first time; Eivin and Eve take their kids crabbing; Atz Senior helps a fellow veteran with a big build.
Episode: 7x14 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2018
Eve butchers chickens with her children to teach them about the circle of life; Eivin builds a shelter for his trusty horse to protect it from the freeze; Atz Lee and Jane warm up their remote cabin; Atz Sr. goes on a solo hunt.
Episode: 7x15 | Airdate: Jan 21, 2018 (120 min)
Eve finds herself alone with a buck while hunting; Jane and Atz Sr. hunt elk; Otto races a snowstorm while rounding up his cattle; Otto and Charlotte travel to Switzerland to see where the Kilcher family started and learn old building techniques.
Episode: 7x16 | Airdate: Jan 28, 2018
For generations, Yule Kilcher's legacy has survived on perseverance and commitment of his family and a community of fellow homesteaders. Now, in order for that dream to continue, a new generation of young homesteaders must raise up and carry the torch.
Episode: 8x01 | Airdate: Oct 7, 2018
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.
Episode: 8x02 | Airdate: Oct 14, 2018
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.
Episode: 8x03 | Airdate: Oct 21, 2018
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.
Episode: 8x04 | Airdate: Oct 28, 2018
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.
Episode: 8x05 | Airdate: Nov 4, 2018
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.
Episode: 8x06 | Airdate: Nov 11, 2018
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.
Episode: 8x07 | Airdate: Nov 18, 2018
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.
Episode: 8x08 | Airdate: Nov 25, 2018
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.
Episode: 8x09 | Airdate: Dec 2, 2018
Singer Jewel Kilcher throws her son a coming-of-age celebration on the Yuletide; Atz Lee battles worsening weather to help Grady build a homestead on Perl Island.
Episode: 8x10 | Airdate: Dec 9, 2018
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.
Episode: 8x11 | Airdate: Dec 16, 2018
Eivin takes son Findlay on his first coming of age hunt. Atz Lee and Jane head into the wilderness to fish for pike. Atz Sr. upgrades the Yuletide ahead of the freeze.
Episode: 8x12 | Airdate: Dec 23, 2018
This Christmas, it's the first-ever Couples Secret Santa. And this year, the Kilchers film themselves making inventive homemade gifts.
Episode: 8x13 | Airdate: Dec 30, 2018
Atz Lee and Atz Sr. take Jane on an epic hunt on horseback in the foothills. Eivin builds a one-of-a-kind motorized cart for Findlay. Otto, Charlotte, and August race to repair a fence breach after their cattle escape.
Episode: 8x14 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2019
Otto and Levi bring wind power to the remote cabin. Atz Lee and Jane help homesteader Mike repurpose an old city house into a cabin. Tela receives help from the Kilchers as she struggles to fix her dry spring. August moves back home on his 21st birthday.
Episode: 8x15 | Airdate: Jan 13, 2019
The fall cattle round-up takes an electrifying turn when a horse gets tangled in electric wire. Eivin and Levi go on a rock-climbing expedition to secure access to a valuable, new hunting ground. Atz Sr. takes Bonnie on an epic hunting date.
Episode: 8x16 | Airdate: Jan 20, 2019
Otto and August radio Eivin for rescue after facing an emergency at sea; Atz Sr. must choose between living on the Yuletide and returning to the family homestead; Atz Lee puts Jane's homesteading skills to the test with a wilderness scavenger hunt.
Episode: 8x17 | Airdate: Jan 27, 2019
With the Constructor dead in the water, it's up to Otto and his crew of family and friends to save the invaluable boat for future use. Eivin takes novice hunter Levi on a last chance hunt to Shuyak Island to stockpile deer meat for winter.
Episode: 9x01 | Airdate: Oct 6, 2019
Spring arrives early in Alaska and the Kilchers are forced to prepare their homestead. And 3,000 miles away, Idaho's River of No Return roars back to life and the people who live on its shores must navigate the raging spring rapids.
Episode: 9x02 | Airdate: Oct 13, 2019
Otto surveys the condition of his rusting barge after a winter in dry dock; Eivin and Eve use explosives to clear land for a new root cellar; Jane builds an innovative dogsled for Atz Lee.
Episode: 9x03 | Airdate: Oct 20, 2019
In preparation for the spring cattle drive, Atz Lee, Otto and August survey the homestead for signs of bears and employ surveillance to track their movements; Eivin and Eve take the kids on a kelp-harvesting expedition; Atz Sr. goes bear hunting.
Episode: 9x04 | Airdate: Oct 27, 2019
While collecting coal on the beach after a storm, Eivin and Eve find a capsized boat and begin looking for survivors; Otto, Charlotte and August build a shelter for their calves; Jane brings the family together with a new spring tradition.
Episode: 9x05 | Airdate: Nov 3, 2019
With predators stalking the homestead, the need for safe grazing land is greater than ever; Atz Sr. and Atz Lee head to Perl Island to begin plans for a new pasture; Otto and Eivin set to work transporting a small herd to the island by boat.
Episode: 9x06 | Airdate: Nov 10, 2019
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; Otto has a surprise for Charlotte.
Episode: 9x07 | Airdate: Nov 17, 2019
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.
Episode: 9x08 | Airdate: Nov 24, 2019
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.
Episode: 9x09 | Airdate: Dec 1, 2019 (120 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.
Episode: 9x10 | Airdate: Dec 8, 2019
A backcountry winter wonderland is threatened when unseasonably warm weather brings rain to the homestead. But the Kilchers won't let the storm ruin their Christmas plans, and they adapt to throw a holiday celebration for the entire family.
Episode: 9x11 | Airdate: Dec 15, 2019
Eivin and Eve discover a tangle of nets endangering fish in a nearby river, and launch a risky clean-up operation. Charlotte and Otto rebuild their rotting deck, leaving Jane and Jewel to pitch in elsewhere. And Atz Sr. goes on a solo hunt for moose.
Episode: 9x12 | Airdate: Dec 22, 2019 (120 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.
Episode: 9x13 | Airdate: Dec 29, 2019 (120 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.
Episode: S09 Special | Airdate: Apr 24, 2020
As the coronavirus spreads into Alaska and ATLF camera crews are sent home for safety, the Kilcher family self-documents the quarantine and how the CV-19 crisis is changing life on the homestead.
Episode: 10x01 | Airdate: Oct 25, 2020 (121 min)
As spring approaches, the Kilchers prepare for a potentially devastating wildfire season. But when Covid-19 threatens the homestead and crews are evacuated, the family must come together and adapt like never before.
Episode: 10x02 | Airdate: Nov 1, 2020 (121 min)
An unprecedented new chapter kicks off on the homestead as the Kilchers film themselves coping with Alaska's stay-at-home order amid a growing pandemic. Resources must be stretched, homeschooling proves difficult and Atz Lee's PTSD resurfaces.
Episode: 10x03 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2020 (122 min)
As supply chains in Alaska are disrupted, Jane and Eve focus on maximizing food supplies. The cattle drive is threatened by a runaway stallion, Eivin suffers a serious injury in his workshop and Atz Sr requires emergency surgery.
Episode: 10x04 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2020 (121 min)
Kilcher road is threatened by a dangerous flood and Otto must repair the vital road before it's washed away. Eve struggles to homeschool her kids, Jane and August score big on a deep-sea fishing trip and Atz Sr. recovers from his surgery.
Episode: 10x05 | Airdate: Nov 22, 2020 (122 min)
While transporting calves to the Head of the Bay by boat, Otto, Charlotte and August are marooned. Still struggling with PTSD, Atz Lee works with his son Etienne to finish the insulation on his backcountry build and Jewel visits the homestead.
Episode: 10x06 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2020 (121 min)
The Kilchers take advantage of the high summer's extra daylight to forge ahead. Atz Lee uses a helicopter to haul in vital equipment. Jane and Charlotte battle an angry nest of wasps, while Eivin fells trees and clears land for an upgraded chicken coop.
Episode: 10x07 | Airdate: Dec 6, 2020 (121 min)
An earthquake strikes Homer, triggering a tsunami warning and evacuation. Eivin and Eve traverse treacherous mountain terrain on their first-ever goat hunt and Charlotte creates a special memorial for victims of COVID-19.
Episode: 10x08 | Airdate: Jan 3, 2021 (142 min)
To protect the homestead from wildfires, Otto dynamites a reservoir in case of an emergency. Charlotte goes fishing with Jane but finds it's not for her. After falling behind on the Fox Cabin, Atz Sr. enlists the help of his family to get back on track.
Episode: 10x09 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2021 (126 min)
As fall approaches, the Kilchers kick into high gear. A large bull moose stalks the homestead and Eivin must keep his family safe. Atz Sr. hunts bear and nearly loses a horse. Otto begins the massive cleanup from an explosive wildfire prevention project.
Episode: 10x10 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2021 (126 min)
As the Fox Cabin nears completion, Atz Sr. unites seven Kilcher siblings to finish the interior of his legacy rebuild. Jane, August and Etienne embark on the final fishing trip of the year and Eivin suffers a devastating loss.
Episode: 10x11 | Airdate: Jan 24, 2021 (126 min)
The Kilchers rush to prepare for the arrival of winter. Otto saves a friend's home from sinking into the bay. The stress of parenting during the pandemic pushes Eve to her breaking point and Atz Sr. stalks a menacing bear on the homestead.
Episode: 10x12 | Airdate: Jan 31, 2021 (121 min)
Atz Sr. reveals his Fox Cabin legacy build after months of backbreaking effort. As winter begins, Eivin scrambles to complete a vital project he'd fallen behind on. Jane and Atz Lee attempt to airlift a piano to their remote cabin before snowfall.
Episode: 11x01 | Airdate: Oct 9, 2022 (61 min)
Otto is trampled by a cow during a severe snowstorm and must be rescued before he succumbs to his life-threatening injuries.
Episode: 11x02 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2022 (61 min)
After his brush with death, Otto has a long, painful road of recovery ahead. Eivin and August bear the burden of their father's injury.
Episode: 11x03 | Airdate: Oct 23, 2022 (61 min)
Otto considers leaving cattle ranching behind and Atz Sr. mobilizes a group of veterans to bring water to a local homesteader.
Episode: 11x04 | Airdate: Oct 30, 2022 (61 min)
Eivin considers expanding the Kilchers' reach by becoming a bush pilot. Tela takes Alysse dipnetting and Jane's cousin Kate comes to visit from Texas.
Episode: 11x05 | Airdate: Nov 6, 2022 (61 min)
August must make some hard choices about his future. To help him clear his mind, Eivin brings his brother on a trip to Red Mountain. Jane and her cousin take Charlotte off the homestead for the first time since Otto's injury.
Episode: 11x06 | Airdate: Nov 13, 2022 (62 min)
Before leaving for college, Etienne endures a homestead right of passage in the wilderness and August finally knows what he wants to do with his future.
Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Nov 1, 2013
Episode: S04 Special | Airdate: May 11, 2014
The Kilchers celebrate the women in their lives, including new mother Eve; Atz and Otto remember their mother.
Episode: S04 Special | Airdate: Jun 15, 2014
The Kilchers celebrate the men in the family and share stories about their legacy.
Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Aug 26, 2014
Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Sep 2, 2014
S01E02 with additional clips and interviews. The first storm of winter approaches as the family races to finish preparing for the next eight months; Atz herds cattle across flooded glacial rivers.
Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Sep 9, 2014
S01E03 with additional clips and interviews. The early winter storms have left the entire homestead unprepared. A desperate search for a newborn calf and its mother forces Otto's wife and their youngest son into a night snowstorm while Otto is away building shelter for his herd.
Episode: S04 Special | Airdate: Oct 5, 2014
Episode: S04 Special | Airdate: Oct 15, 2014
Life on the Kilcher homestead is full of surprises. From fashioning a support bra for a milk cow to maintaining one-of-a-kind outhouses to fending off relentless attacks from a pesky porcupine, the family shares what could happen only on the homestead!
Episode: S05 Special | Airdate: Nov 9, 2015
The Kilchers celebrate Thanksgiving on the homestead, and share stories of the dishes they will be enjoying.
Episode: S06 Special | Airdate: Oct 9, 2016
The Kilcher family has adventures in Alaska, from a a high altitude hunt, a perilous journey to work, and risking it all to help a neighbor in need.
Episode: S06 Special | Airdate: Nov 19, 2016 (180 min)
The Kilchers celebrate Thanksgiving on the homestead once again, and share stories of the dishes they will be enjoying in this 3-hour long special episode.
Episode: S06 Special | Airdate: Dec 17, 2016 (180 min)
Episode: S06 Special | Airdate: Jan 1, 2017 (180 min)
Atz Senior's daughter, singer-songwriter Jewel, and her son, Kase, visit the homestead; interviews with the Kilchers.
Episode: S06 Special | Airdate: Jan 1, 2017
For the Kilcher family, life in Alaska means facing danger at every turn. This special episode features behind-the-scenes interviews and the Kilchers reveal how they survive in the untamed Alaskan wild.
Episode: S06 Special | Airdate: Jan 22, 2017
One year after his traumatic near-death cliff fall, Atz Lee talks for the first time about the accident and his recovery; the family comes together in a massive effort to aid one of their own; Jane prepares for Atz Lee's homecoming.
Episode: S06 Special | Airdate: Jan 29, 2017
Otto reveals the secrets of the boneyard; Atz Sr and Atz Lee hunt a black bear to restock their depleted food supplies; Eivin and his pregnant wife, Eve, find a natural underground spring and attempt to channel its water directly into their home.
Episode: S06 Special | Airdate: Feb 12, 2017
Otto struggles to maintain control of the annual Kilcher cattle drive; Eivin and Nikos risk it all to bring a homestead relic back to life; Atz Sr. tours the Head of the Bay and pays tribute to Bruce Willard.
Episode: S06 Special | Airdate: Feb 19, 2017
Summer ends and Eivin and Eve share a behind-the-scenes look at their life on the homestead; Atz Lee and Jane fish for halibut; Atz and Otto fish for enough Alaskan salmon to fill their freezer.
Episode: S06 Special | Airdate: Feb 19, 2017
Jane offers a tour of her homestead as the family faces the impending winter; Atz Lee tries to gather enough wood for Winter; Otto and Atz try to get the Kilcher cattle back to the safety of the ranch before a ferocious storm.
Episode: S06 Special | Airdate: Apr 21, 2017
Otto gives a behind-the-scenes tour of the homestead; Atz Senior confronts a giant brown bear and her cubs before he and his son Nikos must take down a killer wolf.
Episode: S06 Special | Airdate: Apr 26, 2017
Episode: S06 Special | Airdate: May 10, 2017
Episode: S06 Special | Airdate: Jun 9, 2017
Episode: S07 Special | Airdate: Sep 17, 2017 (180 min)
After years of procrastination, Otto goes under the knife; Atz Lee and Jane reunite after a month apart when he brings her to his new homestead; Levi comes to Alaska to lead the annual Spring cattle drive with Eivin.
Episode: S07 Special | Airdate: Sep 24, 2017
The Kilchers answer the audience's most pressing questions about the ups and downs of life on the homestead over the last six years; a sneak peek of what to expect in the next season.
Episode: S07 Special | Airdate: Dec 3, 2017
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.
Episode: S07 Special | Airdate: Dec 17, 2017
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.
Episode: S07 Special | Airdate: Dec 24, 2017
‘Tis the season for the Kilchers to create homemade gifts for their significant others. Otto surprises Charlotte with an explosive gift, and Jane builds a musical present for Atz Lee.
Episode: S07 Special | Airdate: Jan 14, 2018
The Kilchers reveal the stinkiest, filthiest, muddiest and bloodiest jobs on the homestead.
Episode: S07 Special | Airdate: Jan 18, 2018
Episode: S07 Special | Airdate: Jan 18, 2018
The Kilchers film themselves for the first time. Eivin and Eve take their kids on an adventure to go crabbing. Atz Lee and Jane prepare Shane's cabin for his recovery.
Episode: S07 Special | Airdate: Feb 4, 2018 (180 min)
Episode: S07 Special | Airdate: Feb 11, 2018
With homesteaders & survivalists, take a first-hand look at the most intense, jaw-dropping, and gut-wrenching animal moments ever caught on camera. In never before seen footage, go behind-the -scenes, with the daring camera crews who capture it all.
Episode: S08 Special | Airdate: Oct 7, 2018
With Spring on the way, the Kilchers team up to prepare the homestead for the upcoming summer season, and they look back on the most pivotal moments from last year, with fresh insight and never-before-seen footage.
Episode: S08 Special | Airdate: Nov 4, 2018
The family gets candid about their life in the Alaskan wild, which is a perpetual cycle of fails and fixes. And for every great solve that goes horribly wrong, another is genius, and uniquely Kilcher.
Episode: S08 Special | Airdate: Nov 25, 2018
Jane Kilcher relays her five rules that have helped take her from homestead to greenhorn.
Episode: S08 Special | Airdate: Jan 6, 2019
Animals play a critical role in survival on the homestead. From dangerous predators to hardworking livestock to elusive prey, each has an undeniable effect on the Kilchers' day-to-day life.
Episode: S08 Special | Airdate: Feb 3, 2019
Episode: S09 Special | Airdate: Sep 22, 2019
The Kilchers reveal how their brand of ingenuity has allowed them to survive in the wild.
Episode: S09 Special | Airdate: Sep 29, 2019
After eight decades on the homestead, the Kilcher clan continues to thrive. Now, the family is revealing the valuable lessons, techniques and special skills they've acquired that allow them to flourish in the Alaskan wilderness.
Episode: S09 Special | Airdate: Nov 17, 2019
Traveling to parts both known and unknown is a part of the Kilcher lifestyle that goes all the way back to Yule and Ruth's time in Switzerland. Now, the family reveals how venturing off the homestead is still necessary for survival and adventure.
Episode: S09 Special | Airdate: Dec 8, 2019
The Kilchers reveal the gnarliest, hairiest and downright dirtiest moments from their nine seasons on the homestead. And a "Behind the Blast" bonus scene depicts the family's most earth-shattering, havoc-filled explosion.
Episode: S10 Special | Airdate: Oct 18, 2020 (121 min)
The Kilchers look back on the last decade of their lives homesteading in the Alaskan wilderness. From their first moments on camera to never-before-seen footage, the family relives 10 years of danger, adventure and ingenuity on the last frontier.
Episode: S10 Special | Airdate: Dec 13, 2020
The family reflects on moments of friendship and mishaps with animals.
Episode: S10 Special | Airdate: Dec 27, 2020 (61 min)
The Kilchers share their most loved homestead recipes.