The BEST episodes of Mountain Men

Every episode of Mountain Men ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mountain Men!

Most people enjoy the modern technologies and conveniences of today -- smartphones, tablets, cable and satellite TV among them -- but there are people who choose to live off the grid and in the unspoiled wilderness, where dangers like mudslides, falling trees and bears are all parts of life. ``Mountain Men'' profiles three such people. Eustace Conway, who has lived at the western edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina for more than 25 years, teaches interns about the old ways of living with nature. Tom Oar needs an entire year to prepare for the seven-month-long winter on Montana's Yaak River. In Alaska, Marty Meierotto must gather enough wood to survive, in complete isolation, winters that can have temperatures drop to as low as 60 degrees below zero. It's not an easy life but for these mountain men, it's life as they know it.

Last Updated: 3/14/2024Network: HistoryStatus: Continuing
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Alaska: Cold Pursuit
star
8.50
10 votes

#1 - Alaska: Cold Pursuit

Season 12 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/7/2023

Marty has a near death experience when he plummets through ice on a frozen waterway; meanwhile, Lauro journeys deep into the untouched backcountry by dog team to establish an expedition camp.

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Alaska: In the Crosshairs
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8.40
10 votes

#2 - Alaska: In the Crosshairs

Season 12 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/30/2023

Marty embarks on a moose hunt, luring a bull within his sights; Mike's relentless pursuit of foxes yields a collection of prize pelts; as Bret sets his sights on trapping wolves, Ivy balances duties at the homestead.

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Alaska: Born to Run
star
8.40
5 votes

#3 - Alaska: Born to Run

Season 12 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/28/2023

Marty escapes a blizzard and flies home from the trapline to reunite with his family; Lauro runs a 100 mile dog race and gets closer to qualifying for the Iditarod; Daniel takes down a black bear to provide meat for his family.

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Alaska: Grizzly Standoff
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8.36
11 votes

#4 - Alaska: Grizzly Standoff

Season 12 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/30/2023

In the interior, Marty Meierotto puts the stalk on a group of caribou, but the hunt takes a wild turn when a family of grizzly bears comes charging toward his camp.

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Going For Broke
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8.22
114 votes

#5 - Going For Broke

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/18/2013

In Alaska, Marty tries to capitalize on his recent string of good luck by building a second cabin at the far end of his trap line. Andy flies in to help but with temperatures dropping below zero, the backbreaking labor takes a toll. Tom is still recovering from a knee injury, but he needs a beaver tail to finish his latest commission. Tim and Nancy volunteer to head to the river and check Tom's traps for him, but it proves to be more challenging than they expected. In the Ruby Valley... with his prized stud horse, Rusty, threatening to escape and join a wild herd, Rich works on fixing up his corral along with his friend, Brad. But things quickly start going south. In Idaho, George Michaud has a run in with a thieving predator and in North Carolina, Eustace, Preston and Scout continue to work on the damaged tool shed roof, giving Eustace a chance to test Scout's evolving skills.

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Feast or Famine
star
8.15
79 votes

#6 - Feast or Famine

Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/1/2021

Tom and Nancy create a masterpiece out of a raw wolf hide; Jake and his young dogs tangle with two mountain lion kittens; Eustace teaches his neighbours how to put food on the table; Mike goes full fur on Whale Island; Josh gets caught in an ice jam.

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Settling the Score
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8.15
101 votes

#7 - Settling the Score

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/8/2013

In the Yaak Valley, Tom Oar teams up with his brother Jack to help return Jack's prized hunting falcon back to the wild. In southern Montana, Rich Lewis and his wife Diane need to move their cattle herd, but will the predators get to them first? Marty starts wrapping up a successful season, but the elements won't let him leave Alaska without a fight. Eustace and Preston realize they have to contend with coyotes who are putting their wild game at risk. And in Maine, rookie Charlie Tucker struggles to re-start his season after an injury left him with one working arm.

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Final Face Off
star
8.15
55 votes

#8 - Final Face Off

Season 11 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/2022

On the Season 11 Finale, Alaska's Mike Horstman makes a death defying climb up and down the sheer cliffs of Kodiak Island leading to a showdown with a monster brown bear. In Montana, Jake Herak and his hounds turn loose on a black bear that leads them up a gauntlet of falling rock and steep terrain. Tom Oar celebrates his improving health by hunting wild turkeys with his brother Jack. In Wyoming, Josh Kirk has multiple close calls with charging bison while rounding up yearlings for market. In North Carolina, Eustace Conway puts the finishing touches on Turtle Island's new blacksmith forges for the opening of his new camp.

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Alaska: Snowbound
star
8.14
7 votes

#9 - Alaska: Snowbound

Season 12 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/21/2023

Marty digs his bush plane out from a deep snow drift to preserve his one lifeline in the bush; Bret and Ivy escape an avalanche from their cabin roof before embarking on their journey back to home base.

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Seize the Day
star
8.14
134 votes

#10 - Seize the Day

Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/5/2019

Tom builds an authentic Native American bull boat; Jake goes back on the hunt for the bus stop bandit; Morgan struggles to haul a ton of greenhouse supplies; Eustace and Raleigh tackle a rush order for lumber.

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King of the Mountain
star
8.12
43 votes

#11 - King of the Mountain

Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/2/2023

On his 80th birthday, Tom builds a teepee while Nancy plans a surprise party.

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Winter's Fury
star
8.11
72 votes

#12 - Winter's Fury

Season 10 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/5/2021

Josh battles a blizzard and an onslaught of predators to protect his bison; Kidd and Harry navigate dangerous rapids to rescue a stranded pack mule; Jake responds to a mountain lion attack at a local ranch; Tom and Nancy help open a new trading post in the Yaak; Mike has a close encounter with a bear while repairing an old hunting cabin.

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Hell or High Water
star
8.11
111 votes

#13 - Hell or High Water

Season 7 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/1/2018

Marty wraps up trapping season with a record haul; Morgan flies solo for the first time over the Great Alaska Range; Tom battles rapids on the Kootenai River; Eustace tries to raise a down payment to buy land.

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Alaska: Flying High
star
8.08
12 votes

#14 - Alaska: Flying High

Season 12 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/16/2023

Marty instructs his teenage daughter, Noah, as she pilots the bush plane. Mike hunts a herd of Kodiak bison, and donates the meat to friends in town. Lauro and Neil check their traps and fishing nets on the Yukon River. Cub forages for shellfish and edible plants. Daniel sails through stormy seas while on a deer hunt to feed his family of six.

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Mountain Strong
star
8.07
59 votes

#15 - Mountain Strong

Season 10 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/12/2021

Josh witnesses a bison give birth to the first calf of spring; Kidd and Harry load a mule into their boat and transport it downriver through raging rapids; Jake runs two mountain lions up the same tree; Eustace receives help from his neighbors as they rush to repair the roof of a damaged hay barn; Mike adds off-grid utilities to his remote hunting cabin.

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Hunt to Survive
star
8.06
79 votes

#16 - Hunt to Survive

Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/3/2021

Tom and Nancy face the challenges of isolation at the onset of winter; Jake hunts pronghorn antelope, and faces down a deadly rattlesnake; Eustace has new neighbors and begins teaching them his mountain man ways; Mike takes a perilous sea journey in search of better hunting grounds; and Martha puts her off road capability to the test while traversing Alaska's toughest terrain.

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Mountain Marathon
star
8.06
49 votes

#17 - Mountain Marathon

Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/12/2023

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.

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Tooth and Claw
star
8.05
125 votes

#18 - Tooth and Claw

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/22/2019

Tom turns coyotes into cash; Eustace and Raleigh take to the forge to raise money for roofing materials; Mike scouts bears for the spring hunting season; Morgan and Margaret go fishing.

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Gunpowder and Lead
star
8.04
52 votes

#19 - Gunpowder and Lead

Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/7/2023

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.

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No Turning Back
star
8.04
79 votes

#20 - No Turning Back

Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/8/2022

In Montana, Tom Oar reunites with partner Sean McAfee to set his winter trap line, but miles of grueling terrain put the veteran trapper's endurance to the test. Newly engaged Jake Herak and Anika Ward fire up their chainsaws and begin building a homestead from scratch. In Idaho, Kidd and Harry Youren round up their cattle from high mountain pastures, but a surprise bear encounter jeopardizes the mission. And in Alaska, Martha and Elli Tansy embark on an off-road expedition to new hunting grounds.

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Ticking Clock
star
8.04
113 votes

#21 - Ticking Clock

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/25/2013

Tom heads down to Idaho to help his brother break a pair of wild colts. Charlie Tucker returns to action after his shoulder injury, and puts his recovery at risk on Maine's frozen Rowe Lake. Rich sets off on a cougar hunt but ends up having an unexpected run-in with a bear instead, and George continues his frustrating search for food by the Snake River.

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Thin Ice
star
8.03
114 votes

#22 - Thin Ice

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/11/2013

Tom struggles to keep a deadly wolf pack off his land despite an injury. Rich tracks a large buck over tough terrain on his mid-winter hunting trip. Eustace makes some much-needed repairs and George is forced to make his way across the Tetons on foot across before bad weather hits.

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Heart and Soul
star
8.01
75 votes

#23 - Heart and Soul

Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/22/2022

In Montana, Tom Oar struggles with heart problems, but refuses to give up his Mountain Man way of life. Jake Herak and Anika Ward have added five new puppies to their pack, but preparing the rookie hounds for mountain lion season means running them through a gauntlet of training exercises. In Alaska, Martha and Elli Tansy pack hundreds of pounds of meat back to their base camp, but all could be lost when the brakes fail on the Moose Buggy, sending them into freefall. And Mike Horstman hunts fox for their valuable fur, hoping to earn cash to help him survive a challenging winter.

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Double Jeopardy
star
8.00
135 votes

#24 - Double Jeopardy

Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/18/2018

Morgan's big day goes bust when his plane breaks down; Mike's supply run across the bay leaves him high and dry; Tom takes on a rare high value commission; Jake's dog team hunts down two lions in a marathon high-speed chase.

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Alaska: Land of Promise
star
8.00
16 votes

#25 - Alaska: Land of Promise

Season 12 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/9/2023

Marty returns to his trap line to find it destroyed by wildfire. Mike hunts an elusive herd of Kodiak elk. Lauro and Neil Eklund journey down the Yukon River by log raft on a quest for beaver and fish. Cub prepares for a winter of isolation at his remote coastal cabin. Bret and Ivy traverse a risky shortcut, and uncover a prize set of moose antlers on their Alaska Range trap line.

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