The Untold Truth of ‘Life Below Zero’ Hunter – Chip Hailstone
Chip and his wife Agnes have been married for more than 25 years. She is native-born form an Alaskan tribe, Inupiaq. She was raised to know how to hunt and fish, and is a very good hunter, and a good match to Chip when it comes to surviving in Alaska. They met in Noovrik in 1990, became friends, apparently soon fell in love, and married in 1992. Although Agnes is a tribal member, Chip did not become one when they married, so he doesn’t enjoy the benefits of the tribe such as hunting of marine animals; he is her husband and nothing more.
They have five daughters together – Qutan, Caroline, Mary, Iriqtaq and Tinmiaq, the eldest; she was home-schooled at first, but eventually went to a local school. The family also comprises of two sons who were born from Agnes’ first marriage, Jon and Douglas. The family migrate seasonally, meaning that they have a very busy life. In 2015, Iriqtaq graduated from Noovrik High School where she was the captain of the basketball team in her freshman year.
Chip enjoys teaching survival skills to his youngest girls, Qutan and Caroline.
