Best Episodes
Deep into Alaska's bush, naturalist and adventurer Billy Brown, along with his wife, Ami, and their seven children, chooses to live life on their own terms, connected to wild nature and bonded to each other. The family of nine strives to be self-sufficient against all odds — often shunning modern society to live off the wilderness and to walk where no man has ever walked before.
Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 10, 2023.
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A hungry predator encroaches deeper onto North Star Ranch forcing Bird and Gabe to take stronger action. Bam must play nice with his siblings in an effort to finally break ground on his homestead. Gabe has an incredible surprise for the Wolf Pack.
The episode was rated 7.84 from 114 votes.
The Brown family gets ready to defend themselves after a gruesome scene indicates that a dangerous new predator is stalking their ranch.
The episode was rated 7.86 from 137 votes.
Crisis strikes another member of the Wolfpack.
The episode was rated 7.86 from 51 votes.
Everything the Browns have built is threatened as a devastating wildfire rages on Palmer Mountain. As they take refuge down the mountain, the siblings are given 30 minutes to return to the property and rescue as many animals as they can.
The episode was rated 7.87 from 87 votes.
With the Browns committed to rebuilding, Bear gets the chance to finally meet his son River for the first time. But Bird grapples with her future, longing for life back on the sea in Alaska.
The episode was rated 7.88 from 57 votes.
Gabe leads a risky salvage job while Bird fights to return to Alaska.
The episode was rated 7.89 from 53 votes.
As winter winds down, the Browns prepare for a medieval-themed birthday celebration for Baby Eli. Pushing through the pandemic, the Browns complete the main house just before a massive wildfire strikes the mountain.
The episode was rated 7.89 from 80 votes.
The Browns flee the mountain during a dangerous lightning storm in the heat of fire season. To ensure their safety, they devise ingenious new fire safety measures, including a bush alert system and animal evacuation ark, which they put to the test.
The episode was rated 7.90 from 105 votes.
Fresh bear traces near the camp place the "Alaskan Bush People" on Chichagof Island in alertness. Obviously the animal has not been eating enough bacon before the winter's rest. But there is very little time for wilderness dwellers to find and drive the robber, since the family's new windmill is an absolute priority. If Billy and his sons succeed in assembling the missing spare parts before the ground completely freezes, this would be an important step towards independence.
The episode was rated 7.91 from 43 votes.
When an ostrich lays its first egg, the Brown siblings rush to figure out how to incubate it. Bear gets a special visit from a girl on North Star Ranch as the family prepares for a surprise celebration for Billy and Ami's 40th wedding anniversary.
The episode was rated 7.94 from 102 votes.
The wolfpack prepares for their first ever wedding in the bush. But as the family prepares to welcome a new member, emotions run high and the Browns struggle to keep their most ambitious project on track.
The episode was rated 7.98 from 109 votes.
An incoming storm threatens to cut the siblings' Alaska trip short. But surprise news from Billy sends them on a quest to reunite with an old friend. Noah struggles to train his new "war horse," Prometheus.
The episode was rated 8.00 from 63 votes.
As the siblings race to complete their ambitious water system, Billy gets news that shakes the Wolfpack and redirects their future. Meanwhile, Bear goes on an important hunt where he reflects on an important life decision.
The episode was rated 8.01 from 106 votes.
Bird, Bear and Rain make a long-awaited return to Browntown to reconnect with their bush past. But will it be as they imagined it? On North Star Ranch, Bam, Gabe and Noah use a unique method to repair the roads damaged by the fire.
The episode was rated 8.06 from 64 votes.
Saw work and a hungry bear keep the adventurers in Alaska powerful. The predator has ransacked the food supplies of the emigrants, and without flesh Billy and his family do not come across the winter. That is why Bear and his sister Snowbird break into the wilderness to hunt game. Matt and Gabe, meanwhile, roll up their sleeves in Brownstown to organize 12 cubic meters of timber for a barter. When everything runs smoothly, the brothers receive a turbine for their wind turbine.
The episode was rated 8.16 from 38 votes.
