A few things ruined this show for me. First, the amount of repeated footage after every commercial. They were obviously try to extend a little bit of footage into the time slot, but I'd rather just see fewer episodes. Then there's the generated drama: -it's dangerous to cross a river in the middle of winter... but it's fine in the spring? -we're almost out of wood for the stove, crisis!, but in a day we can gather 2 weeks worth. -bears are dangerous, so let's crawl headfirst into a supposed den without a gun. Also, nice sound effects.This would have been a very interesting documentary, but as a TV show it wasn't very good.

This is not "Survivorman" or "Man vs Wild". This show depicts the all too real life of everyday survival in Tanana, Alaska. As so many of us take for granted the luxuries we are accustom to such as local supermarkets with a supply of never ending food, we see the struggle of the occupants of Tanana to maintain enough food to last the winter by gathering and hunting it themselves. And the obstacles are many. Bears, wolves, and bad weather are just the tip of the iceberg. Broken equipment, changes in animal migration, and even unseasonably warm weather can play havoc on any attempts to gather enough food. Many have lost their lives due to the unpredictable mood of the Alaskan environment as they attempt to provide for their families.Remarkably, you see the best in human nature. The residents truly care for the well being of their neighbors and consider all as extended families. With no hesitation, they band together to overcome any crisis, this is evident when a local is killed and the entire town rallies together to mourn his passing in a traditional funeral and feast.Survival shows have become very popular lately, but nothing can compare to "Yukan Men" if you want to see people survive as a way of every day life. And yet, they would not want to live their lives any other way.

I always watch and get taken up with the personalities as with the difficult lives they lead. To the father of the girls who shot the caribou. You had the perfect opportunity to be their hero and a hero to all of us women who watch the show and tried at some point in our lives to please our father and it was never good enough. That was disappointing and I actually cried for your girls. Girls you forgive your father. Men are stupid. They can't help it. In his heart he is proud of you but it was his job to provide meat so he couldn't see passed his own pride. We all know that and he knows it too. We are human and make mistakes. I'm sure he is a good man. To the son who shot the grizzly!! Wow!! Good job! What an interesting young man you are and so much character. I love the way you show who you are and the protectiveness you feel for your father. I love the show. I pray for all of you. As a woman I would like to see more of what life is like for the women there too.To you cry baby liberals who want to whine about killing ...It's called survival and real life. You who live your lives in a cell phone and a fast food restaurant .. of course you cannot identify with anything real because you are not real.

The title says it all. I have lived a majority of my life in Alaska, in a way more remote location than Tanana. Can't believe they tote this town as one of the most remote villages in the world. LOL! The "stars" and producers of this joke of a show should be laughed out of the show biz. For those that are not familiar with Alaska, take everything on the show with a couple of pounds of salt. The father/son out to hunt a dangerous black bear...seriously? For one, you live in bear country. If the bear is entering your house or on your porch, fine shoot it. But to say a bear on the far side of the community trash dump is 'dangerous', especially one that couldn't give a rats bum that you were there, is ridiculous. Where I lived, on the west side of the Alaska range, 1000lbs grizzlies would come through my yard nearly every day. You live in bear country, you should know how to deal with bears. You are in their country!