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Narrator: THIS IS "BUYING ALASKA,"
WHERE ONE FATHER AND SON ARE HUNTING FOR BIG GAME...
...AND A PLACE TO CATCH DINNER.
[ BOTH CHUCKLING ]
Williamson: THAT IS SO AWESOME!
Narrator: THEY'LL LOOK AT THREE HUNTING OUTPOSTS --
ONE THAT HELPS SETTLE AN AGE-OLD QUESTION...
THAT TAKES CARE OF THAT MYTH, DARLENE.
[ LAUGHS ]
...ONE THAT WILL MAKE THEM SWEAT...
THEY LITERALLY WHIP YOU WITH THE ALDER BRANCHES.
...AND ONE THAT BRINGS THEM TOGETHER
IN WAYS THEY NEVER THOUGHT OF.
OH, WOW.
BUT MOTHER NATURE MIGHT CHOOSE A PLACE FOR THEM.
WE MAY NOT MAKE IT OUT.
Narrator: THIS IS ALASKA, THE LAST AMERICAN FRONTIER.
[ GUNSHOT ]
THESE ARE THE DREAMERS
WHO WANT TO LEAVE THE MANIC RUSH OF THE CITY BEHIND
AND OWN A PIECE OF THE UNTAMED NORTH.
FROM BOATHOUSES TO OUTHOUSES,
FROM THE BARE ESSENTIALS...
WHERE'S THE LIGHT?
...TO JUST PLAIN BEARS.
THIS IS THE LAST AMERICAN OUTPOST OF WILDERNESS.
FOR THESE ADVENTUROUS HOMEBUYERS,
IT'S ALASKA OR BUST.
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MIKE YORK IS AN AVID HUNTER AND FISHERMAN.
HE'S MADE HIS HOME IN KODIAK, ALASKA, FOR 26 YEARS.
AND NOW HE WANTS TO FIND A SECOND PROPERTY --
A REMOTE HUNTING RETREAT FOR HIM AND HIS SON, HUNTER,
TO TAKE DOWN SOME BIG GAME.
I LOVE THE OUTDOORS SINCE I WAS A CHILD.
AND THERE WAS NEVER A TIME THAT I WASN'T HUNTING OR FISHING.
Narrator: NOW MIKE'S SON IS ALSO HIS HUNTING PARTNER.
Mike: HUNTER JOSEPH YORK.
YOU KNOW, HE'S THE APPLE OF MY EYE.
HE'S BEEN HUNTING WITH ME, BASICALLY,
BEFORE HE EVER WALKED.
YOU KNOW, LITTLE MAN,
I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME IN OUR CAREERS
WHERE WE START LOOKING AT GETTING OUR OWN PLACE.
SERIOUSLY? THAT'D BE AWESOME.
YEAH, IT WOULD.
IT'S JUST REAL HEARTWARMING
TO BE BONDED THAT CLOSE WITH YOUR SON
AND HAVE HIM BE YOUR FRIEND.
AND IT MEANS A LOT, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF HIM.
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO GO OUT AND GO BEAR HUNTING.
Narrator: THE ISLANDS OF THE KODIAK ARCHIPELAGO
ARE HOME TO THE WORLD'S BIGGEST LAND-BASED BEAR,
THE KODIAK BROWN BEAR.
THIS MONSTER CAN GROW TO OVER 10 FEET TALL
AND WEIGH WELL OVER 2,000 POUNDS.
AND THIS FATHER-SON TEAM
IS LOOKING FOR THEIR OWN PIECE OF ALASKA
SO THEY CAN HUNT FOR THESE GIANT PREDATORS.
WE'D BE LOOKING ON ANY PROPERTY WE GET TO HUNT AND FISH.
AND THE GRAND PRIZE WOULD HAVE TO BE
THE KODIAK BROWN BEAR.
Narrator: THE YORKS EAT EVERYTHING THEY HUNT
AND DONATE ANYTHING LEFT OVER TO LOCAL FOOD BANKS.
Mike: YOU ALWAYS WANT A FRESH WATER SOURCE.
YOU WANT A LOT OF TIMBER.
THE BIG BEACHES ARE NICE.
AND I WANT TO REST MY HEAD WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT
ANYTHING OUTSIDE TRYING TO EAT ME.
[ ROARS ]
I'D LIKE TO BE IN THE $200,000 TO $300,000 RANGE.
I THINK THAT WOULD GIVE YOU ENOUGH ROOM, ENOUGH LAND,
AND WAY MORE THAN ENOUGH CABIN
TO REALLY GET OUT AND ENJOY YOURSELF.
YEAH, I WANT TO SHOOT A BEAR.
Narrator: DARLENE WILLIAMSON FROM ALASKA FIRST REALTY
HAS BEEN SELLING REAL ESTATE ON KODIAK FOR OVER A DECADE.
HEY, DARLENE.
SHE'S GOT SEVERAL REMOTE PROPERTIES TEEMING WITH WILDLIFE
TO SHOW MIKE AND HUNTER.
YOU WANTED A HUNTING CABIN.
SO, WITH THAT,
THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO GO TO REMOTE LOCATIONS.
THE FIRST PROPERTY MIKE AND HUNTER ARE GOING TO SEE
IS ON OLGA BAY, 80 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY.
IT'S SO REMOTE
THEY CAN GET THERE ONLY BY BOAT OR FLOAT PLANE.
THE WEATHER IS COMING DOWN A LITTLE BIT,
SO WE MAY NOT MAKE IT IN THERE.
WE MAY NOT MAKE IT OUT.
WE'RE READY.
LET'S JUST GET GOING.
LET'S GO.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
Narrator: THE TOUR OF THIS PROPERTY HAS TO HAPPEN QUICKLY.
IT'S RAINING,
AND THE WEATHER OVER KODIAK IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE.
WITH AN AVERAGE OF 193 DAYS OF PRECIPITATION PER YEAR,
STORMS WITH DOWNPOURS
AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 58 MILES PER HOUR
COME OUT OF NOWHERE.
A SMALL PLANE CAUGHT IN THOSE CONDITIONS
MIGHT NOT MAKE IT HOME AT ALL.
WE'VE GOT ABOUT AN HOUR'S WORTH OF FLIGHT,
GIVE OR TAKE.
HOPEFULLY, WE'RE GONNA BE LANDING IN THAT BAY,
WEATHER PERMITTING.
THE PROPERTY HAS NO DOCK TO SECURE THE PLANE TO.
BIG WAVES SLAMMING A FLOAT PLANE AGAINST A ROCKY SHORE
CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE,
SO THE PILOT CAN'T RISK
WAITING FOR DARLENE, MIKE, AND HUNTER.
THEY'LL BE PICKED UP IN A FEW HOURS
IF THE FLOAT PLANE IS ABLE TO LAND.
IF THE WEATHER TURNS, THEY COULD BE STRANDED FOR DAYS.
BUT NONE OF THAT BOTHERS MIKE AND HUNTER.
Mike: WHAT A HUNTING MECCA.
OH, THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT.
THIS PLACE HAS GOT "BEAR" WRITTEN ALL OVER IT.
WHEN WE FIRST GOT OUT OF THE PLANE,
MY FIRST THOUGHTS WERE,
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PERFECT AREA.
Narrator: THE PROPERTY INCLUDES A WELL-BUILT 3-BEDROOM CABIN,
32 ACRES OF PRIME HUNTING LAND,
A FRESHWATER POND,
A SALMON STREAM,
AND NEARLY A MILE OF BEACHFRONT.
THE PLANE JUST LEFT.
WHY DON'T WE JUST GRAB EVERYTHING
AND GO ON INTO THE CABIN
SOUNDS GOOD.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN, DARLENE.
THERE YOU GO.
Narrator: BEAR DROPPINGS IN FRONT OF THE CABIN
ARE A SURE SIGN THAT THERE ARE ANIMALS IN THIS AREA.
Mike: THIS IS NICE.
Williamson: YEAH?
A LOT OF ROOMS, ENOUGH FOR ALL YOUR BUDDIES IN HERE.
ENOUGH SPACE.
WE'VE GOT THE DINING AREA ALREADY BUILT IN FOR YOU.
YOUR TABLE'S ALREADY SET UP AND READY TO GO.
LOOK AT THIS VIEW.
IT'S INCREDIBLE FROM THE FRONT.
IT'S INCREDIBLE EVERYWHERE.
IT'S NICE, YEAH.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
CLEAN IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
IT'S A LITTLE DIRTY, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF IT WASN'T DIRTY, IT WOULDN'T BE A HUNTING CABIN.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FOR A 5-STAR HOTEL,
AND YOU DON'T NEED ONE.
IT'S A WORKING CABIN.
WE GOT IN HERE BY PLANE, DARLENE.
IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY TO GET IN HERE?
YOU KNOW, YOU COULD TAKE A BOAT,
BUT KODIAK'S GONNA TAKE YOU PROBABLY A GOOD DAY AND A HALF.
KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE TO GET OUT HERE BY AIRPLANE
MEANS THAT'S A LITTLE DRAWBACK FOR ME.
WELL, YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT THE BEDROOMS?
OKAY.
Narrator: THIS CABIN HAS THREE BEDROOMS
AND CAN SLEEP EIGHT PEOPLE COMFORTABLY.
Williamson: IN THERE, YOU HAVE BUILT-IN BUNKS.
PERFECT.
IT EVEN HAS A STAIRCASE TO GET UP TO THE BUNK.
ROOM WITH A VIEW.
YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE ATTIC.
I'M CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT'S UP THERE. YOU WANT TO LOOK?
Hunter: I SEE A LOT OF BAT DROPPINGS.
I DON'T KNOW IF I REALLY WANT TO GO UP THERE.
OKAY, THIS IS YOUR ROOM.
[ LAUGHS ]
LET'S CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE PLACE.
Narrator: THE AREA IS NOT HEAVILY WOODED,
SO THE CABIN DOES NOT HAVE A WOOD STOVE.
IT'S EQUIPPED WITH AN OIL-DRIP FURNACE.
DARLENE, I HOPE THIS ISN'T
THE ONLY HEATING SOURCE THEY HAVE HERE.
BUT IT LOOKS PERFECTLY GOOD TO ME.
Narrator: AN OIL-DRIP FURNACE IS AN EFFICIENT GRAVITY-FED HEATER
THAT USES ALMOST ANY KIND OF OIL AS ITS FUEL.
BUT THIS OLD UNIT ISN'T GONNA BURN ANYTHING.
THIS THING'S SEEN BETTER DAYS.
THE OLD STOVE HAS GOT TO GO.
IT'S GOT TO BE REPLACED.
LET'S GO OUT AND SEE WHAT WE'RE REALLY HERE FOR.
ALL RIGHT.
OH, SHOULD I BRING MY BEAR GUN?
OH, PLEASE DO.
[ GUN *** ]
OKAY.
HUNTER, GO DOWN AND SEE IF THAT'S FRESHWATER OR SALTWATER.
[ GRUNTS ]
[ SPITS ]
YEAH, DAD. IT'S FRESHWATER.
NICE.
SO, WE HAVE A FRESHWATER POND.
[ GAME CALL SOUNDING ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT IS IT?
WELL, THESE ARE PREDATOR CALLS.
Narrator: GAME CALLS SIMULATE THE SOUNDS OF AN INJURED ANIMAL.
BEARS WILL OFTEN RESPOND TO THE SOUND
THINKING ANOTHER PREDATOR
HAS WANDERED INTO THEIR TERRITORY.
THAT GIVES THEM THE CHANCE TO CHASE OFF THE INTRUDER
AND STEAL THEIR MEAL.
WOULDN'T THAT BE AMAZING,
A BIG OL' BEAR COMES ROMPING OUT?
YEAH.
[ SOUNDING CONTINUES ]
LOOK DOWN AND ON THE BEACH FROM THERE.
WHAT IS IT?
OH, MY GOSH!
Narrator: MIKE AND HIS SON, HUNTER,
ARE LOOKING FOR A CABIN TO HUNT BIG GAME,
AND THEY MAY HAVE JUST FOUND SOME.
LOOK DOWN AND ON THE BEACH FROM THERE.
OH, MY GOSH!
[ GAME CALL SOUNDING ]
WITH EVERYTHING YOU SEE LIKE THAT FOR A SHORT WALK,
YOU JUST KNOW IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND
THAT A PLACE LIKE THIS CAN BE VERY, VERY SPECIAL.
Williamson: I SMELL SOMETHING REALLY FUNNY UP HERE.
Narrator: WILD BEARS HAVE A STRONG, MUSKY SMELL,
ALMOST LIKE GARBAGE.
YOU CAN USUALLY SMELL THEM FROM A DISTANCE,
AND THAT LETS YOU KNOW YOU MAY NOT BE ALONE.
Mike: THIS IS DEFINITELY WHERE
THE GUY IN THE BROWN PAJAMAS WAS SLEEPING.
THESE ARE FRESH FOR SURE.
THEY'RE PROBABLY SOMEWHERE OUT THERE WATCHING US.
SO, MIKE, HAVE YOU NOTICED WE DON'T SEE HUNTER ANYWHERE?
LET ME GUESS.
YEAH.
HE'S OVER THERE!
Hunter: THEY'RE JUST STACKED IN HERE.
LOOK AT 'EM. YOU SEE 'EM?
I BET YOU I GET ONE ON MY FIRST CAST.
TAKE THAT BACK.
OH, MY GOD!
[ LAUGHTER ]
DUDE, DID YOU SEE THAT?!
YEAH.
Williamson: OH, MY GOSH.
THAT IS A TROPHY.
Mike: RIGHT ON!
Narrator: SALMON ARE A BEAR'S FAVORITE FOOD,
SO WHERE THERE'S SALMON, YOU'LL FIND BEAR.
Mike: THERE'S A LOT OF LIFE AROUND STREAMS.
IT'S JUST A NATURAL PLACE FOR CRITTERS TO COME TO.
Mike: HOLY SMOKES!
WHOO-HOO-HOO!
WELL, THIS IS IT. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WHERE ARE WE AT ON THE PRICE, DARLENE?
IT'S $300,000.
THAT'S THE TOP OF MY RANGE,
BUT I LIKE IT.
IT'S GOT EVERYTHING A GUY WANTS, YOU KNOW,
FOR WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING TO DO, AND I LOVE THIS.
BUT I WANT TO LOOK AT MY OPTIONS.
EVEN THOUGH MY DAD WANTS TO
GO LOOK AT ALL THE OTHER STUFF THERE IS,
I JUST WANT TO STAY AND FISH.
OKAY, WELL, I GOT A COUPLE MORE,
SO LET'S JUST HEAD ON OUT THERE
AND WE'LL TAKE A LOOK NOW.
LET'S GO.
[ GRUNTS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: LUCKILY, KODIAK'S FAMOUSLY UNPREDICTABLE WEATHER
REMAINS CALM ENOUGH FOR THE PLANE TO RETURN TO OLGA BAY.
THE NEXT PROPERTY IS ON THE ROAD SYSTEM,
LOCATED ON CHINIAK BAY,
A 39-MILE DRIVE FROM THE CITY OF KODIAK.
Williamson: WELL, THIS NEXT PROPERTY I'M GONNA SHOW YOU
IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE THAT WE'VE SEEN SO FAR.
IT'S A LITTLE LESS RECREATIONAL AND MORE OF A HOME STYLE.
IT'S DEFINITELY CLOSER TO TOWN.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS,
BEING ABLE TO DRIVE OUT HERE?
YEAH, I LIKE IT.
I LIKE HOW IT'S MORE ACCESSIBLE BY CAR.
LET'S GO ON IN AND TAKE A LOOK
AND SEE WHAT WE GOT.
WOW.
Hunter: WOW.
THE FIRST THING I NOTICED
WAS THERE'S DEFINITELY A LODGE ATMOSPHERE.
Narrator: THE PROPERTY INCLUDES OVER TWO ACRES OF LAND,
A 6-BEDROOM HOUSE,
A SMOKER,
AND A SAUNA, KNOWN IN ALASKA AS A BANJA.
LET'S GO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT BANJA.
A BANJA IS A TRADITIONAL SAUNA
USED BY THE ALEUTIC PEOPLE OF ALASKA FOR CENTURIES.
THE NAME "BANJA" WAS COINED BY THE RUSSIANS
WHEN THEY ARRIVED IN ALASKA IN THE MID-1700s.
Williamson: IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO SIT AND RELAX
AS YOU HEAT UP THE ROOM.
Mike: THEY DID A GOOD JOB ON THIS.
THE FIRST TIME I DID A BANJA,
THEY GET WITH EACH OTHER AND WHIP YOU WITH ALDER BRANCHES.
[ LAUGHS ]
I JUST ABOUT RAN OUT OF THE PLACE, SO...
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: THE ALEUTIC TRADITION OF
WHIPPING EACH OTHER WITH ALDER BRANCHES IN A BANJA
ORIGINATED AS A WAY TO
INCREASE BLOOD FLOW FOR BETTER HEALTH.
Williamson: LET'S GO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT SMOKER.
THAT WAS NICE, DARLENE.
THIS IS OLD-SCHOOL.
THIS IS HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE.
WOW.
SMOKING IN HERE, HUNTER,
WITH THE NATURAL WOOD,
IT MAKES YOUR FISH TASTE SO MUCH BETTER.
THE SMOKER OUT NEXT TO THE OUT BUILDING
IS ACTUALLY PERFECT.
Williamson: LET'S GO CHECK OUT THE HOUSE.
AFTER THAT LONG DAY OF FISHING AND HUNTING
AND BRINGING IN YOUR CATCH,
THIS IS WHERE YOU'RE GONNA END UP.
I GUARANTEE YOU.
WOW.
YOU GOT TWO SINKS, TWO DISHWASHERS.
THEN YOU'VE GOT THIS GREAT KITCHEN STOVE.
THIS IS GORGEOUS.
HUNTER, I'VE TAUGHT HIM TO COOK
SINCE HE'S BEEN 10 YEARS OLD.
HE KNOWS HIS WAY AROUND THE KITCHEN AS WELL AS I DO,
WHICH IS GONNA BE NICE WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE HERE.
LET'S GO TAKE A LOOK AT THE REST OF THE HOUSE.
Williamson: THIS HOUSE, ACTUALLY,
WOW.
Narrator: THOUGH THIS HUGE LODGE IS VERY MODERN,
IT DOES HAVE ONE TRULY OLD-FASHIONED ALASKAN AMENITY.
WHOA, DAD.
CHECK THIS OUT.
WHOA, ISN'T THAT NICE?
Narrator: WILL THIS HUGE ALASKAN LODGE
BE MORE THAN THIS FATHER-SON HUNTING TEAM WANT TO SHOOT FOR?
Mike: WOW.
Williamson: YEAH. IT'S BIG.
WHOA, DAD.
CHECK THIS OUT.
WHOA, ISN'T THAT NICE?
CAN I TIE ONE?
YEP. GO AHEAD.
Narrator: FLY TYING IS THE TRADITIONAL ART
OF CREATING ARTIFICIAL FLIES
BY BINDING MATERIALS TO A FISHHOOK.
AND THIS TYING STATION IS FULLY EQUIPPED.
WHILE HUNTER WORKS ON A CUSTOM FLY,
DARLENE SHOWS MIKE THE GUEST BEDROOMS.
GOT ONE OVER HERE.
NOW, THIS IS A GOOD-SIZED BEDROOM,
AS MOST OF THEM ARE.
YOU KNOW WHAT -- IT'S ALMOST LIKE
THE FEEL OF A HOTEL OR A HIGH-END LODGE.
Narrator: AND HUNTER FEELS RIGHT AT HOME
AT THE FLY TYING TABLE.
Mike: YOU COULD DO SOME MAGIC HERE, LITTLE MAN.
LET'S GO.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS GORGEOUS...?
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
PROBABLY THE BEST PART ABOUT THIS IS
IS HOW YOU CAN GET OUT HERE WITH A CAR
AND NOT HAVE TO TAKE A PLANE OR A REALLY LONG BOAT TRIP.
WHAT...
WHAT IS THE PRICE ON THIS?
THEY SAID THEY WERE GONNA LIST IT FOR ABOUT $475,000.
THEY BROUGHT THE PRICE UP TO $650,000.
Narrator: AS A BONUS, THE SALE NOW INCLUDES
THE CURRENT OWNER'S HUNTING AND FISHING GUIDE BUSINESS,
COMPLETE WITH CLIENT LIST.
THE POTENTIAL FOR INCOME
WOULD MORE THAN MAKE UP FOR THE HIGH PRICE,
IF MIKE AND HUNTER ARE WILLING TO
MAKE THEIR PASSION FOR THE OUTDOORS A CAREER.
THERE'S JUST SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY HERE
FOR SOMEONE LIKE YOURSELF.
PRETTY MUCH GONNA PAY FOR ITSELF
PROBABLY WITHIN THE FIRST THREE YEARS.
FOR A PLACE THIS NICE, IT'S...
IT'S SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SPOT.
AND THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL
TO BE AN INCOME OPPORTUNITY, AS WELL.
MY BUDGET'S DEFINITELY FOR A RECREATIONAL FACILITY,
BUT IT'S VERY NICE
AND SOMETHING THAT I'M GONNA HAVE TO
TAKE A SERIOUS LOOK AT.
BUT THERE IS ONE CLOSING THING THAT I NEED TO DO.
OH, REALLY? WHAT'S THAT?
LET'S GO CHECK OUT THE FISHING.
I REALLY LIKED IT.
AND WE'RE RIGHT NEXT TO THIS GREAT FISHING HOLE, TOO.
[ CHUCKLES ] YEAH, LOOK AT THIS.
Mike: THERE'S PROBABLY NOTHING HERE
THAT MY LITTLE GUY DOESN'T LIKE.
AND IF HE HAD IT IN HIS CHECKBOOK,
HE'D BUY IT TODAY.
Narrator: THE THIRD PROPERTY DARLENE HAS
IS LOCATED WELL OFF THE ROAD SYSTEM
IN SECLUDED AFOGNAK,
21 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY.
THE BEST WAY TO REACH THIS REMOTE LOCATION
IS BY BOAT.
Williamson: CHECK IT OUT.
Mike: I SEE THE TAIL!
[ Chuckling ] YEAH!
WHOA!
[ LAUGHS ]
ALWAYS A GOOD SIGN WHEN YOU CATCH FISH.
Narrator: GETTING TO THE PROPERTY IS NOT EASY.
AFTER AN HOUR'S RIDE ON A TOUR BOAT,
A CRANE LIFTS A SKIFF INTO OPEN WATER.
Man: IF YOU'RE CAUGHT IN THIS, IT WILL KILL YOU.
Narrator: THEN A DANGEROUS TRANSFER OF PEOPLE AND GEAR
TAKES PLACE OVER TURBULENT SEAS.
YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL GETTING FROM ONE MOVING BOAT TO ANOTHER
BECAUSE A SINGLE MISSTEP,
AND YOU'LL FALL INTO THE FRIGID 30-DEGREE WATER.
BUT FINALLY, DARLENE, MIKE, AND HUNTER
ARE SAFELY ON THEIR WAY TO SHORE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S GOT A GREAT BEACH.
Mike: YEE-HAW.
WHOO-HOO.
THIS IS WAY COOL.
IT'S LIKE YOU HAVE YOUR OWN LITTLE BAY IN HERE.
LET'S JUST SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND.
Narrator: THE PROPERTY INCLUDES 40 ACRES OF LAND,
A FRESHWATER POND,
OVER ½ MILE OF SECLUDED BEACHFRONT,
A STURDY CABIN,
AND A UNIQUE OUTHOUSE.
WATCH YOUR STEP.
HUNTER, CHECK OUT THAT POND.
Hunter: WHEW.
IT'S NICE.
YEAH.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL HERE.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE AWE-INSPIRING MOMENTS.
YEAH, NO KIDDING.
THIS IS A NATURAL SPOT FOR DUCKS.
[ QUACKING ]
OH, YEAH. YEAH.
OH, MY GOSH! [ LAUGHS ]
SEE ANY BEAVERS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN THERE?
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S ONE OVER THERE IN THE CORNER.
BEARS LOVE BEAVERS, AND THEY'D BE IN HERE.
THEY'D BE OUT HERE IN THE OCEAN.
I LOVE THIS.
THIS IS SO COOL.
Narrator: MIKE AND HUNTER LOVE THE DUCK POND,
BUT THERE'S ANOTHER ALASKAN AMENITY ON THIS PROPERTY
THAT'S TWO TIMES AS UNIQUE FOR THEM TO SHARE.
I THINK WE TOOK THE PATH LESS USED.
YEAH.
OKAY, YOU READY?
YOU CAN DO THE HONORS.
OKAY, LET ME GET MY GLOVES READY HERE.
READY.
HERE WE GO.
OH, WOW.
WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD THEY HAVE
TWO TOILETS TOGETHER LIKE THAT?
Narrator: TWO-SEATER OUTHOUSES ARE COMMON IN BEAR COUNTRY.
BEARS ARE MOST ACTIVE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS,
SO IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE
THAT FIRST TREACHEROUS MORNING WALK TO THE OUTHOUSE
WITH A BUDDY.
YOU EVER FOUND THE URGE TO...
YEAH.
NO. ME EITHER.
Hunter: I THOUGHT THE OUTHOUSE WAS GREAT,
HOW IT HAD THE DOUBLE TOILETS,
SO IF SOMEONE ELSE NEEDS TO GO,
THEN THEY CAN JUST HOP IN THERE WITH YOU.
LET'S GO CHECK OUT THE HOUSE.
Narrator: IN 1964,
A MAGNITUDE 9.2 EARTHQUAKE STRUCK ALASKA,
THE SECOND-BIGGEST EARTHQUAKE IN RECORDED HISTORY.
AND THIS CABIN WAS ONE OF THE CASUALTIES.
Williamson: I THINK THEY BUILT THE ORIGINAL CABIN, MIKE.
IT'D BE FUN TO GO THROUGH IT, BUT IT'D BE DANGEROUS.
YOU KNOW, THERE IS A CABIN BEHIND US.
WHY DON'T WE GO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT
AND SEE HOW YOU LIKE THAT ONE, OKAY?
OH, CEDAR-LINED.
PRETTY COOL.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS ROOM?
I LOVE THAT SMELL.
ISN'T THAT A NICE SMELL?
IT IS A NICE SMELL.
SOMEONE'S PUTTING SOME LOVE IN THAT CABIN.
I MEAN, THEY'RE PUTTING SOME NICE CEDAR IN THERE,
AND THEY'VE WORKED ON IT.
IT'S IN GREAT SHAPE.
OH, WOW. THIS IS A LOT BIGGER THAN I THOUGHT.
YEAH, IT IS.
YOU GOT A GREAT LITTLE WOOD STOVE
TO KEEP THE WHOLE PLACE WARMED UP.
THESE THINGS ARE GREAT.
YOU GET FOUR OR FIVE OF THESE PIECES OF WOOD
AND YOU'RE GOOD FOR HOURS.
SO, THERE'S NO POWER IN HERE.
YEAH, A SMALL GENERATOR WOULD BE ALL YOU NEED IN HERE.
MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING.
REALLY?
YOU GOT ALL THE STUFF THAT YOU NEED
FOR BEING A CABIN -- A RECREATIONAL CABIN.
IT'S COMFORTABLE, IT'S QUAINT,
IT'S JUST A GREAT PIECE OF PROPERTY.
I JUST LOVE THE OCEAN AND THE LAKE THING.
Narrator: WHILE THE RIDE ON THE COMMERCIAL BOAT
TOOK NEARLY THREE HOURS,
MIKE CAN CUT THAT TRAVEL TIME TO LESS THAN AN HOUR
IN HIS FAST-MOVING OCEAN SKIFF.
I CAN BE AT THIS CABIN IN MY SKIFF
WITHIN A HALF-HOUR FROM TOWN.
JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THIS.
THE MILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION.
WELL, HOPEFULLY NOT A MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION.
WHAT'S THE PRICE ON THIS PLACE?
NOT A MILLION DOLLARS. I CAN TELL YOU THAT.
IT IS $225,000.
FOR 40 ACRES.
WOW.
Mike: I THINK THE BIGGEST DETERRENT FOR ME
IS THE BROKEN-DOWN CABIN.
I MEAN, THAT COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR HUNTER,
WHO LOVES TO GET INTO EVERYTHING.
Narrator: THREE SECLUDED CABINS,
TWO MEN ON A QUEST TO FIND THE PERFECT HUNTING RETREAT.
WHICH ONE DO THEY HAVE IN THEIR CROSSHAIRS?
Narrator: THESE TWO ALASKAN HUNTERS
HAVE TRACKED DOWN THREE REMOTE PROPERTIES.
WHICH ONE WILL THEY PULL THE TRIGGER ON?
YOU KNOW, DAD, BEAR SEASON'S COMING UP PRETTY QUICK.
I KNOW. YOU REMIND ME EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF AWESOME STUFF FOR ALL OF THEM.
WHAT'D YOU THINK OF THAT FIRST SPOT AT OLGA BAY?
I LIKED IT.
I THINK IT WAS PRETTY GOOD.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL, WASN'T IT?
YEAH.
AND WE GOT THAT RIVER.
CAUGHT A BUNCH OF FISH OUT OF THERE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU SLAYED 'EM.
THAT WAS AWESOME.
BUT ACCESSIBILITY IS KIND OF THIN.
EXPENSIVE TO FLY THERE.
HOW ABOUT NUMBER TWO?
I THOUGHT THAT PLACE WAS GREAT, BUT...
I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED THAT MUCH,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE IT, WOULDN'T IT?
STARTING OUR OWN LITTLE BUSINESS.
IT'D BE SOMETHING YOU'D HAVE TO THINK ABOUT
REALLY HARD FOR THE FUTURE.
AND THEN WE HAVE NUMBER THREE.
I THOUGHT THAT PLACE WAS GREAT.
I MEAN, YOU CAN GET TO IT EASY.
YOU GOT THE LAKE IN THE BACK.
YOU GOT THE OCEAN IN THE FRONT.
YOU KNOW, PULL OUT ALL THAT JUNK
THAT'S AROUND THE CABIN.
IT WOULD TAKE SOME ELBOW GREASE.
WHEREVER WE'RE AT, IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
WELL, DAD, LET'S GO CALL DARLENE
AND TELL HER WHICH ONE WE WANT.
YOU READY?
LET'S GO.
LET'S DO IT.
Narrator: WITH BEAR SEASON FAST APPROACHING,
MIKE AND HUNTER WASTE NO TIME IN TRACKING DOWN
THEIR PERFECT ALASKAN HUNTING CABIN.
I THINK WE MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE HERE.
I THINK WE DID, TOO.
I HAVE A GOOD FEELING THIS IS WHERE
YOU'RE GONNA PUT THAT BIG KODIAK BROWN BEAR ON YOUR WALL.
THIS IS WHERE THAT BIG RUG'S GOING ON THE WALL.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING SOME TIME
BEAR HUNTING AND FISHING.
Mike: THIS IS IT. THIS IS THE CABIN FOR US.
IT'S GOT EVERYTHING WE WANT, AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
GET RIGHT TO THE STUMP RIGHT THERE.
Hunter: I LOVE THE FACT THAT THERE'S 40 ACRES OF LAND,
'CAUSE THAT GIVES YOU MORE AREA TO EXPLORE.
Mike: GREAT PIECE OF PROPERTY, GREAT LAND.
IT'S ACCESSIBLE AND IN A GREAT AREA.
JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
[ GUNSHOTS ]
HOPEFULLY WE GET HUNTER HIS FIRST BROWN BEAR OUT HERE,
AND THAT WOULD BE REAL SPECIAL.