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s14e13 · 2025-11-27
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Mountain Men
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What it is
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live your life off the grid? Have you wished you could shed the complications of modern society and live in the wilderness, using only the things nature has provided? Meet Eustace Conway, Tom Oar and Marty Meierotto of the new History series Mountain Men, three men who have devoted their lives to survival in its simplest form. But how simple is it really for the Mountain Men?From the rugged Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to the seven-month-long winters on the Yaak River in Montana to the frigid northern range of Alaska, the country is full of some very unforgiving terrain. Watch as these men face off against mudslides, falling trees, ravaging weather and even hungry animals, to make sure they obtain the food and supplies they will need to make it through the brutal winter months ahead.
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14 this season · 197 totals12e01 Unbreakable 2023-08-25 00:00
Unbreakable
Eustace hunts for his winter meat in the pre-dawn hours. Jake harvests a deer with bow and arrow. Tom helps his friend Paul prepare for trapping season. Ray stalks elk through knee deep powder, and spends a frigid night on the mountain. Aron hauls his winter supplies over a treacherous off-road trail, but the final stretch of the mission proves most daunting.
s12e02 First Kill 2023-09-01 00:00
First Kill
Tom instructs young Hank on some essential Mountain Man skills. Newlyweds Jake and Anika hunt elk in the bone chilling cold; Paul takes on an infestation of nuisance badgers; Ray uses bushcraft technology to haul his elk meat out of the backcountry; Aron and Jen clash with a pack of wolves prowling the outskirts of their homestead.
s12e03 Gunpowder and Lead 2023-09-08 00:00
Gunpowder and Lead
Tom packs a traditional muzzleloader on a winter deer hunt with Sean and Hank. Jake and Anika complete a successful elk hunt with a backbreaking pack out. Aron and Jen cut down dead trees that threaten to destroy their cabin. Ray journeys to a remote outpost to hunt and trap coyotes. Kidd and Harry assist their father with a cattle round up in the Nevada high desert.
s12e04 Breaking Wild 2023-09-15 00:00
Breaking Wild
Eustace and his neighbor train a stubborn stallion. Jake and his team of dogs successfully run off their first mountain lion of the season. Paul tracks and kills a young buck. Aron hunts for moose while Jen fishes for rainbow trout. Kidd and Harry corral missing cattle who have ventured into dangerous territory.
s12e05 Lion Alley 2023-09-22 00:00
Lion Alley
Tom and Nancy make a special buckskin vest for Hank. Jake's snowmobile breaks down in the heart of Lion Alley. Paul takes on a neighbor's beaver and muskrat problem. Kidd and Harry plow a backcountry airstrip so planes can land safely. Ray wraps up predator patrol with another coyote kill.
s12e06 Ice Cold 2023-10-06 00:00
Ice Cold
Jake spends the night in the mountains after his snowmobile breaks down. Paul traps for mink and pine marten. Eustace helps a friend buy and assemble an antique sawmill. Aron and Jen harvest 12,000 pounds of ice from the lake for off-grid refrigeration. Kidd and Harry buck hunt with black powder rifles.
s12e07 Mountain Marathon 2023-10-13 00:00
Mountain Marathon
Tom begins the countdown to his 80th birthday. Jake and Anika tow a broken snowmobile down the mountain but run into fresh lion tracks and are back on the hunt. Paul sets out to take on a wolf pack. Aron breaks trails after heavy snowfall, while Jen snares rabbits for dinner. Kidd and Harry build an original mountain man fishing boat to navigate rough waters.
s12e08 Backcountry Battle 2023-10-20 00:00
Backcountry Battle
Kidd and Harry traverse through intense whitewater to reach the spawning grounds of steelhead trout. Jake loses his dogs after they follow lion tracks into remote and unfamiliar territory. Paul checks his traps and takes home the biggest prize on the mountain. Eustace mills massive beams to repair a deteriorating dock at a local marina. Aron and Jen mill all their own lumber and rebuild a cabin roof.
s12e09 Untethered 2023-10-27 00:00
Untethered
Jake and his dogs tree three cats in one day. Paul prepares his haul of winter fur for market, and explores a new piece of land to call his own. Eustace builds a boat lift using massive logs and a block and tackle pulley. Aron hustles to restore running water at his homestead, while Jen gets the greenhouse ready for growing season. Ray puts his dog through a series of search and rescue training exercises.
s12e10 King of the Mountain 2023-11-03 00:00
King of the Mountain
On his 80th birthday Tom builds a teepee, while Nancy plans him a surprise party. Jake runs a mountain lion off the highway during calving season. Paul hauls his trapping shed up a steep and narrow mountain road to new property. Kidd and Harry excavate the side of a hill to build a root cellar. Ray renders fish oil from fresh caught walleye for his traps.