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The Best Episodes of Into the Wild Frontier

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As America expands westward, intrepid explorers and rugged mountain men risk their lives to blaze new trails into the wild frontier.

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    Into the Wild Frontier Season 1 Episode 2 - Jim Bridger: Forged on the Frontier
    8.7/10(33 votes)

    #1 - Jim Bridger: Forged on the Frontier

    S1:E2

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  2. Into the Wild Frontier Season 4 Episode 3 - Bill Hamilton: The Last Mountain Man
    8.7/10(12 votes)

    #2 - Bill Hamilton: The Last Mountain Man

    S4:E3

    Coming of age on the frontier, young Bill Hamilton joins Old Bill Williams on an epic adventure during the final days of the fur trade. The last true mountain man, Hamilton's courage is tested when he faces an epic showdown with Bannock warriors.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Into the Wild Frontier Season 1 Episode 5 - Kit Carson: The Greatest Scout in the West
    8.5/10(24 votes)

    #3 - Kit Carson: The Greatest Scout in the West

    S1:E5

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  4. Into the Wild Frontier Season 3 Episode 8 - Robert Rogers: Frontier Soldier
    8.5/10(16 votes)

    #4 - Robert Rogers: Frontier Soldier

    S3:E8

    Robert Rogers leads an elite fighting force of fearless rangers behind enemy lines to fight French forces in Colonial America, but one mission tests his men as never before when they must trek 200 miles through the wilderness without food.

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  5. Into the Wild Frontier Season 1 Episode 1 - John Colter: King of the Mountain Men
    8.4/10(46 votes)

    #5 - John Colter: King of the Mountain Men

    S1:E1

    Legendary mountain man John Colter survives many brushes with death, but nothing prepares him for what he faces now; after venturing into Blackfeet territory, he is stripped naked and forced to run for his life as warriors give chase.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Into the Wild Frontier Season 1 Episode 4 - Lewis & Clark: Captains of Discovery
    8.4/10(28 votes)

    #6 - Lewis & Clark: Captains of Discovery

    S1:E4

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    Director:Unknown
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  7. Into the Wild Frontier Season 4 Episode 1 - Jim Baker: A Born Leader
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Jim Baker: A Born Leader

    S4:E1

    Heading west as a young adventurer, greenhorn Jim Baker quickly develops a reputation as a skilled marksman and mountain man. When a party of trappers is surrounded and attacked by Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors, Baker proves that he is also a leader.

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  8. Into the Wild Frontier Season 4 Episode 5 - Joe Meek: A Fearless Fighter
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Joe Meek: A Fearless Fighter

    S4:E5

    Already a seasoned mountain man, Joe Meek has a reputation for raw courage and bravery among the trappers of the west. But Meek becomes a frontier legend when he risks his life in a fearless charge to save the woman that he loves from Crow warriors.

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  9. Into the Wild Frontier Season 1 Episode 8 - Jedediah Smith: Scholar and Survivor
    8.3/10(20 votes)

    #9 - Jedediah Smith: Scholar and Survivor

    S1:E8

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  10. Into the Wild Frontier Season 2 Episode 4 - Marie Dorion: Enduring Frontier Legend
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Marie Dorion: Enduring Frontier Legend

    S2:E4

    Marie Dorion, a member of the Iowa People and mother of two, joins her husband on a harrowing expedition to the Pacific Northwest. After enduring near starvation and the death of her third child, her worst ordeal still lies ahead.

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  11. Into the Wild Frontier Season 1 Episode 7 - Daniel Boone: Hero of Kentucky
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    #11 - Daniel Boone: Hero of Kentucky

    S1:E7

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  12. Into the Wild Frontier Season 3 Episode 4 - Mason & Dixon: Trailblazing Surveyors
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Mason & Dixon: Trailblazing Surveyors

    S3:E4

    Astronomers Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon brave deadly terrain and hostile Native Americans to resolve a border dispute in Colonial America. With science and courage, they survey their famous Mason-Dixon Line with pinpoint accuracy.

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  13. Into the Wild Frontier Season 3 Episode 5 - James Harrod: Kentucky's Founding Father
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #13 - James Harrod: Kentucky's Founding Father

    S3:E5

    When frontiersman James Harrod founds Harrod's Town on Native American hunting grounds, he soon finds his new settlement under attack. His leadership is tested as he defends the first European settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ken Pisani

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  14. Into the Wild Frontier Season 1 Episode 3 - Jim Beckwourth: War Chief of the Crow
    8.0/10(28 votes)

    #14 - Jim Beckwourth: War Chief of the Crow

    S1:E3

    In an epic tale of adventure, former slave Jim Beckwourth goes west to work as a trapper only to become a battle-hardened war chief of the Crow. When a conflict with mountain men leads to violence, he must choose between the two worlds he loves.

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  15. Into the Wild Frontier Season 1 Episode 6 - Tom Fitzpatrick: Trapper, Trader, Legend
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    #15 - Tom Fitzpatrick: Trapper, Trader, Legend

    S1:E6

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  16. Into the Wild Frontier Season 4 Episode 4 - Lucien Maxwell: Legend of New Mexico
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Lucien Maxwell: Legend of New Mexico

    S4:E4

    Having explored the frontier with his good friend Kit Carson, Lucien Maxwell is eager to settle down with his family. But before he can establish a ranching empire in New Mexico, Maxwell must first survive a deadly clash with the Jicarilla Apache.

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  17. Into the Wild Frontier Season 2 Episode 1 - Kit Carson: Fearless Fighter
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    #17 - Kit Carson: Fearless Fighter

    S2:E1

    As a young man on America's frontier, Kit Carson sets the standard for steely nerves and fearlessness. But his legend is born when a Native woman is insulted by a notorious bully of the mountains, and Kit challenges him to a duel to death.

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  18. Into the Wild Frontier Season 3 Episode 2 - William Bartram: America's First Great Naturalist
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #18 - William Bartram: America's First Great Naturalist

    S3:E2

    Naturalist William Bartram risks his life exploring the unmapped regions of the South to document the native fauna and flora. Over thousands of miles of terrain, he faces hostile Native Americans, dangerous wildlife, and deadly disease.

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  19. Into the Wild Frontier Season 2 Episode 6 - Tom Fitzpatrick: Steadfast Frontiersman
    7.8/10(14 votes)

    #19 - Tom Fitzpatrick: Steadfast Frontiersman

    S2:E6

    As the fur trade ends, lifelong frontiersmen like Tom Fitzpatrick are forced to adapt. When he becomes a guide for the flood of Americans wanting to emigrate to California, he faces new dangers as his old way of life is becoming obsolete.

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  20. Into the Wild Frontier Season 3 Episode 3 - Daniel Boone: Cunning Woodsman
    7.8/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Daniel Boone: Cunning Woodsman

    S3:E3

    Legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone faces the biggest challenge of his life when the Shawnee take him as their prisoner. If he can't escape, he won't be able to warn the settlement of Boonesborough, and his family, of a looming attack.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ken Pisani

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  21. Into the Wild Frontier Season 3 Episode 6 - Christopher Gist: Unsung Hero of the First Frontier
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #21 - Christopher Gist: Unsung Hero of the First Frontier

    S3:E6

    After successfully mapping the rugged Ohio Country, frontiersman and surveyor Christopher Gist is hired to lead a young George Washington on a perilous diplomatic journey to deliver an ultimatum to the French forces in the Ohio wilderness.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ken Pisani

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  22. Into the Wild Frontier Season 3 Episode 7 - George Croghan: Frontier Peacemaker
    7.7/10(11 votes)

    #22 - George Croghan: Frontier Peacemaker

    S3:E7

    When Chief Pontiac organizes a coalition of Native American tribes to attack British forts, frontier trader George Croghan risks his life on a perilous journey into the wilderness to find Pontiac and attempt to negotiate a peace agreement.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ken Pisani

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  23. Into the Wild Frontier Season 2 Episode 7 - Jim Clyman: Frontier Survivor
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #23 - Jim Clyman: Frontier Survivor

    S2:E7

    When he is separated from a trapping party, frontiersman Jim Clyman is 600 miles from the nearest fort. To survive the trek, he must put his fate in the hands of Native Americans, without knowing if they will help him or kill him on sight.

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  24. Into the Wild Frontier Season 2 Episode 8 - William Sublette: King of the Fur Trade
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #24 - William Sublette: King of the Fur Trade

    S2:E8

    As William Sublette rises to the top of the fur trade, he revolutionizes an industry that requires daily risks on the frontier. But will he risk too much when he rushes to save his comrades in the largest battle of the mountain man era?

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  25. Into the Wild Frontier Season 2 Episode 3 - Andrew Henry: Man of His Word
    7.5/10(14 votes)

    #25 - Andrew Henry: Man of His Word

    S2:E3

    Though Andrew Henry has little experience when he joins the fur trade, he gives his word to complete a risky trapping expedition. As Blackfeet warriors close in, he must weigh his pledge against the lives of the men he now leads.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Jim Bridger: Forged on the Frontier" is the best rated episode of "Into the Wild Frontier". It scored 8.7/10 based on 33 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/24/2022. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Bill Hamilton: The Last Mountain Man".