Fish Wheel Harvest - Deleted Scene | Life Below Zero

[Music] I've had my fish whe running for a few hours now while I've been at home taking care of the dogs and doing some other chores. Coming back here, check it, see what I'm catching. This is a big thing for me because it's going to relieve me financially, and it's going to provide my dogs with an excellent food source while I eat good tonight.

This is my hopes; it's the way it is up here. You know, you set a goal, you stick to it, and you work hard, and the River takes care of you as long as you respect it and seven keep track. Keep track of my number, so I can fill them out on my paperwork and keep fishing game posted. That's eight big males and ten females right there of the salmon species. That's a lot of good fish right there.

I never let my dogs go home hungry, but I know how valuable of a resource this is. That's why I strive to do this. Going back, going to get my cooker fired up, cook these up for the dogs. While that's going on, I'm going to fillet these and, uh, start my grill.

[Music] Too, I work hard to feed my dog. To provide this food myself is like a very rewarding feeling to me. It ties in the whole lifestyle of like being an Alaskan, not just being a dog musher. It's more important for me, the lifestyle. I like to tie it in all together, be self-sufficient, productive.

This is true Freedom right here. It's like seeing these dogs being happy, you know, means everything to me. I like being out here; you know, no place I'd rather be, no life I'd rather be living. I'm all about it.