Sons of Winter

2015 • Discovery Channel
4.5
25 reviews
TV-14
Rating
Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (8)

1 Rite of Passage
4/28/15
In northern Saskatchewan, the Barks have been trapping as a family for years, but now, the two oldest sons are heading off into the wild on their own, splitting up their family for the first time and tackling the wilderness' many obstacles separately.
2 The Coldest Night
5/5/15
Dale and Shane face a decision: find heat and eat later or go hunt risking another frigid night in the wild. Kole struggles to step into his new role as Randy's right hand. A fallen tree on the Barks' skinning shed raises concerns for the whole family.
3 The Freeze
5/12/15
The boys go ice fishing for bait, but it quickly takes an unexpected and potentially fatal turn, while the Barks' help Grandma and Grandpa Griz avoid having their cabin flooded by clearing out a beaver dam, bush style - with some dynamite.
4 Lost Boys
5/19/15
Randy and Kole check their line in the bog hoping to get done in time for Kole's birthday party, but Kole ends up lost and at risk of having to spend the night in the freezing cold. Dale and Shane also become stranded on the way home for Kole's birthday.
5 Thief in the Night
5/26/15
Dale and Shane have their winter meat stolen by wolves and must hunt for more in the dead of winter. Back at the Barks' cabin, Randy and Kole discover they have a wolf problem too, and must use their ingenuity to outwit the wolves and find a solution.
6 Stranded
6/2/15
To avoid over-trapping their area, Randy and Kole go north to set up a new trapline. The boys also explore north of their cabin, but after a snowmobile wreck, they must decide whether to take a 4-day walk home or press forward in search of Randy and Kole.
7 The Flare
6/9/15
A fluke accident with their gas can sends Randy and Kole into civilization to replenish. Dale and Shane stumble upon evidence of a wolverine, the highest prize a trapper can get. While on the hunt, they spot a signal flare and try to track its source.
8 End of Days
6/16/15
With Dale and Shane nearing the end their 90 days in the wild, Randy begins having second thoughts about calling his sons back home, but health concerns with a family member force the boys to make a painful decision.

About this show

In the remote wilderness of northern Saskatchewan, the Barks family are homesteaders who have rejected modern living and instead choose to live off the grid. Isolated from the rest of the world, two days from the nearest hospital and at the mercy of the harsh weather, every day brings with it new challenges and dangers.

Ratings and reviews

4.5
25 reviews
Patricia Williams
August 9, 2016
I just love these types of stories of how they're living I have stopped looking at NCIS all those
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Scott Browning
February 13, 2017
One very amazing family, That lives a truly has a great life & living the way they want Epic...
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Legend Erassem
February 12, 2016
Its about Family & Freedom, our family of six loved it we hope there is a next season!!!
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