Due to this, he was convicted of two counts of making false statements and two counts of perjury which led to his imprisonment. Chip then filed for a restraining order against the trooper but this was disputed by the other trooper. Police were called and a state trooper at the scene physically assaulted his daughter. During the altercation, one of the residents pointed a gun at his daughter. Apparently, his stepson was involved in an altercation with another family back in 2011. He spent 10 of those months in jail and he clarified the reasons for his imprisonment after being released. He stills plans on living out the rest of his life in Alaska and is also benefitting from the income he earns through the show.Ĭhip was also caught in some controversy due to his prison sentence of 15 months in 2017. The depiction of Chip’s interesting lifestyle has gotten him a lot of fans over the years. His wife, Agnes Hailstone is also heavily featured on the show and the couple is adored by the fans. Chip agreed and has been a part of the main cast in the TV show Life Below Zerosince 2013.Īside from Chip, the show also focuses on other Alaskan subsistence hunters such as Sue Aikens, Glenn Villeneuve, Jessie Holmes, Andy Bassich, Erik Salitan, and Ricko DeWilde. National Geography also learned about his lifestyle and showed interest in making a reality TV show documenting his life. But despite this, hunting for a living in this day and age, in a remote place such as Alaska is pretty interesting. He hunts for a living and his lifestyle is pretty minimalistic, to say the least. How did Chip Hailstone rise to fame?Ĭhip Hailstone leads a quiet life with his family near the Kobuk River in Noorvik, Alaska. It seems as though he has studied up to high school but he might have chosen to rather learn the skills of hunting and fishing during his childhood. Not much information is available regarding his education. This led to him moving to Alaska at the age of 19, but after a while, he fell in love with the Alaskan wilderness and is still living there. He also learned fishing and craft-making during this time and always had the desire to use these skills and live out his life as a hunter. Even as a child, he had a lot of interest in hunting and quickly learned the skills essential for a hunter while growing up. Chip was born to parents Daniel Franklin Hailstone ( father) and Mary Lois Hailstone ( mother).
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