The countdown to the dark days causes a mad dash for food. Chris and Jessi venture onto thin ice to net whitefish. Stan and Charlie join forces on a perilous hunt for caribou. And Pat Moore turns to the town dump to feed his pigs.

With the dark days fast approaching, Chris and Jessi use Yukon ingenuity to bring light to the Cosna. Stan goes trapping with his dog team, but his dogs have other plans. Pat and James travel to a distant village to net eels for their dogs.

Charlie Wright fights to save Tanana's water supply with help from fellow villager, Stan Zuray. Chris Morse‘s father Stuart returns to the homestead he established forty years ago to help build a key piece of infrastructure.