
Shane Meets an Inuit Sled Dog Hunter
Clip: Episode 3 | 2m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
Chilling in the Arctic: Shane explores the role of how sled dogs in Resolute Bay.
They say dogs are man's best friend, but Inuit sled dogs take it to a whole new level. They're not just companions, they're the lifeline of Resolute Bay. Shane’s journey begins above the Arctic Circle, where the power and endurance of Inuit sled dogs allow a traditional way of life to thrive.

Shane Meets an Inuit Sled Dog Hunter
Clip: Episode 3 | 2m 52sVideo has Closed Captions
They say dogs are man's best friend, but Inuit sled dogs take it to a whole new level. They're not just companions, they're the lifeline of Resolute Bay. Shane’s journey begins above the Arctic Circle, where the power and endurance of Inuit sled dogs allow a traditional way of life to thrive.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipBut after the near extinction of the Inuit sled dog, there weren't many elders in Resolute to teach Devon how to hunt the old way.
So he turned to Gen Zs most trusted source of information.
I used to watch videos on YouTube of Greenland Mushers.
You know, I tried do how they did it.
You learned how to how to how to run a sled dog team from YouTube?
Well, not entirely, but it was a part of it, yeah.
I learned how to bake like cinnamon rolls on YouTube once.
What can I expect out on this, on this hunt?
At first, it'd be chaos.
I have legitimately never seen and definitely never heard anything like this before.
These boys are ready to go.
The adult fights get pretty nasty.
If I don't stop them, they'll try to kill each other.
It's game time out here.
Yeah, so you might as well not even come out here if you're not going to put the bear skin on it.
*Indistinct dialogue * Okay.
Let's hold on for dear life when you're going.
They should start slowing down once we get into the flat ice.
Over milenia only the strongest, most cold tolerant dogs survive these brutal conditions.
They evolved into a creature the planet had never seen.
A team of sled dogs can pull a heavy load across hundreds of miles of snow and ice in a week, all while finding prey and protecting hunters from polar bears.
With these dogs at our sides, humans unlocked life above the Arctic Circle.
I'm usually hunting alone.
Just me and the dogs.
They don't care about anything else.
They just want to pull.
We can't survive without each other.
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