It's trapping season in Tanana and villagers battle deadly cold to get fur. Joey starts his own line, and ends up in trouble. Charlie and Bob chase a vicious wolverine that's been stealing their bait, and the Moores make a decision.

Trapping season is underway, but record-low snowfall has made fur scarce and villagers are forced to adapt. A deadly wolverine threatens the Moores' fish camp. Charlie and Bob go after a bear in its den.

Lack of snow is making trails impassable. Joey sets a new trap line that brings him face to face with a vicious predator. Charlie trusts Bob to run his traps, but Bob might not be up to the challenge. James struggles with a wood shortage.