This season, The Last Alaskans face obstacles brought on by the unforgiving environment, including rising predator competition and the aftermath of forest fires, as well as the deeply personal challenges. After 40 years in the Alaskan Wilderness, due to the return of his cancer, Bob Harte must move away from the refuge and into town with his daughter and granddaughter. We will follow Bob's hard-fought battle to the end and get the chance to say goodbye. For Heimo and Edna Korth, this season brings an opportunity they have dreamt of for years: their daughter Krin and her family will attempt to survive a winter in the refuge. There's also another new face this season, as Tyler and Ashley Selden bring their baby girl Sidney into the refuge. They look to improve their property and face the challenge of balancing the demands of being parents, as well as providers for their newest member. Charlie Jagow faces one of his toughest challenges this season in the aftermath of the summer fires. He must re-establish 40 years' worth of family traplines. These families and trappers will be challenged like never before as they look to continue the unique life they've built in the refuge.
#1 | 11/25/2018Hit the Ground Running
Heimo stalks his best hunting grounds and Tyler tracks caribou as the pressure is on to get a big kill before the harsh Alaskan winter takes hold. Charlie inspects his traplines but damage from summer wildfires puts his season in jeopardy.
#2 | 12/02/2018The Price of Freedom
Charlie scrambles to secure his first big kill and rebuild his traplines. Heimo's daughter Krin and family arrive in the refuge but are tested immediately when their cabin is uninhabitable. Bob struggles with his health.
#3 | 12/09/2018Two Kills
Tracking a caribou herd, Heimo's daughter Krin and her husband Scott are out to prove they can make it in the refuge. Tyler and Ashley look to make a major improvement running water in their cabin.
#4 | 12/16/2018No Regrets
The loss of Bob Harte is felt across the Refuge. Heimo boats to Bob's cabin to bring Bob's possessions to his family. Charlie recovers his father's shotgun from a hidden cache and hunts small game. Edna prepares her favorite meal, caribou head.
#5 | 12/23/2018The Hunter Is Hunted
As moose season opens, the hunt is on to get meat for the winter.
#6 | 12/30/2018Winter's Wrath
As winter closes in, Tyler is on a desperate hunt to get a moose that can feed his family. With the river freezing over, Heimo and Scott race to get his boat off the water. Bob's daughter and ex-wife return to his cabin to honor his memory.
#7 | 01/06/2019Hard Choices
With temperatures plummeting, Heimo pushes into the arctic, desperate to get a moose for winter. Charlie and Tyler look to start their trapping seasons but must overcome devastating fire damage on their traplines.
#8 | 01/13/2019Never Gets Easier
With no meat for winter, Heimo's desperate to run his trapline, but has no choice but to hunt for moose. Krin makes a devastating discovery - a wolf pack hunting on her trapline. Tyler and Ashley work together to make the most of a recent moose kill.
#9 | 01/20/2019Biting Back
Heimo tests his trapping skills on both land and water to outsmart one of his favorite catches, beaver. Scott puts lessons learned to the test as he tracks marten. Tyler's plan to run his sled dog team is threatened when the pack turns on each other.
#10 | 01/27/2019Laying Down Their Legacy
Scrambling to finish trapping season, Heimo discovers the best catch so far: a wolf. Charlie walks a legend's footsteps as he works the traplines Bob left to him. Tyler takes on the challenge of getting their hunting cabin ready for next season.
As the Artic Refuge's final permit holders seek prosperity in a hungry land, a new generation steps into this age-old way of life. Eager young trappers, Tyler and Ashley Selden, and Charlie Jagow fully commit to a life among North America's most isolated, modern day pioneers. Aside from the day-to-day challenges, Tyler and Ashley face another surprise this season - welcoming their first child. Meanwhile, Bob Harte faces his mortality and flees the Alaskan winter and after 40 years in the bush, the legendary Heimo Korth yearns to pass the torch to his daughter Krin. In an unexpected twist, both new and old generations must now learn how to survive a winter with much lighter snowfall than past. The families have always relied on heavy snow for their mobility to trap. Without solid snow fall, dog sleds and snow machines are of no use. This winter's wolf packs move closer to the cabins, making trapping by foot all the more perilous. With pressure on their livelihood like never before, will The Last Alaskans overcome the tribulations that lie ahead this winter or will the homestead and its memories simply return to the wilderness?
The Last Alaskans are joined by extended family members, with some members traveling to the refuge by boat for the first time in 20 years. Bob Harte and his daughter, Talicia, embark on a dangerous river journey from Fairbanks to the cabin where she was raised decades ago. Heimo Korth breaks ground on a new cabin with wife Edna, his daughters and grandchildren. The Lewis family journey back to their old homestead, navigating upriver through Alaska's interior on a house boat constructed over the past decade by patriarch Ray. Tyler and Ashley Selden continue to gain experience in the wilderness and contemplate adding a new member to their family. And 19-year-old Charlie Jagow, who was born in the refuge and remains one of the youngest permit-holders there, returns to build his first cabin.