Eustace and Raleigh set out in search of a deer to replenish their food stores; Jason faces the moment of truth in his attempt to create his own steel; Jake hauls 400 pounds of fresh elk meat out of the mountains; Kidd and Harry pack supplies into Idaho's remote backcountry; and Morgan and Margaret hope that a new trapline will save the day.

Jake has a problem lion on his hands and soon discovers it's not alone; Tom and his brother, Jack, break down on the road to the Yaak Valley; Morgan crosses the Great Alaska Range on an emergency supply run; Jason scavenges steel to jumpstart his bladesmith business; and Eustace and Raleigh's outpost cabin build is dealt a hard blow.