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The Best Episodes of Mountain Men

Every episode of Mountain Men ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Mountain Men!

Profiles of some of the men who choose to live off the grid in the unspoiled wilderness, where dangers like mudslides, falling trees and bears are all part of everyday life.

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Top Episode Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Mountain Men" is "Stranded", rated 9.4/10 from 13 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Stranded" aired on 8/24/2014 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "No Way Out".

  • Stranded
    9.4/10 13 votes

    #1 - Stranded

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 8/24/2014

    Marty is stranded in the Revelation Mountains with one last chance to get home, while Kyle and Ben launch a nighttime stakeout to stop a predator.

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  • No Way Out
    9.2/10 14 votes

    #2 - No Way Out

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 7/21/2013

    Marty rushes to make the most of an extra pair of hands. Tom's grandson comes for a visit but soon learns that there's no such thing as vacation in the Yaak. Charlie heads out on a hunt for shed moose antlers. And in Montana's Ruby Valley, Rich Lewis' dogs are hot on the scent of a mountain lion when their hunt takes a dangerous turn.

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  • Misty Mountain
    9.2/10 15 votes

    #3 - Misty Mountain

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 9/29/2013

    Winter has finally come to a close, spelling big changes for Tom, who bids farewell to an old friend and packs his bags for Florida. In the Ruby Valley, Rich grooms his youngest hound to take over the pack, but an influx of cougars finds the pup in over his head. In North Carolina, Eustace takes a dangerous trip down a rapid river to deliver the canoe he built to pay off his loan. In Maine, Charlie takes his furs to market and hopes to break even on his rookie season, while in Alaska, Marty enjoys a reunion with his family, then makes big plans for the future.

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  • The Deep Freeze
    9.2/10 11 votes

    #4 - The Deep Freeze

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 8/3/2014

    In the Revelation Mountains of Alaska, Marty faces off with a vicious wolverine. In Montana, Rich tries to protect a young family from a hungry predator while Tom Oar battles the bitter cold to build a primitive teepee. And in Maine, one wrong step has Charlie Tucker fighting for his life.

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  • Predator
    9.2/10 11 votes

    #5 - Predator

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 8/10/2014

    As the bitter cold pushes predators to the edge, Tom is caught in a close range battle while Rich goes head to head with a pack of wolves.

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  • Live, Fight, and Die
    9.2/10 10 votes

    #6 - Live, Fight, and Die

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 8/17/2014

    A visit from Tom's son Chad goes terribly wrong and Marty's flight back from the Revelation Mountains is delayed.

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  • No Rest for the Weary
    9.2/10 16 votes

    #7 - No Rest for the Weary

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 9/14/2014

    Marty is forced to make a mid-flight detour that costs him precious fuel; Rich faces his worst fear when the dogs run off in pursuit of a deadly predator, and Kyle takes down a beast.

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  • The Great Escape
    9.1/10 13 votes

    #8 - The Great Escape

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 9/7/2014

    Tom battles a dangerous ice jam. Marty launches a last ditch escape from the Revelations, and a deadly predator returns to the Ruby Valley.

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  • Settling the Score
    9.0/10 13 votes

    #9 - 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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  • Judgment Day
    9.0/10 17 votes

    #10 - Judgment Day

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 9/15/2013

    In Alaska, after spending the night under the stars in subzero conditions Marty struggles to get his snow machine out of a stubborn overflow. In the Ruby Valley, Rich takes his oldest dog, Brandy and youngest dog, Hatchet, out on a special training mission. Eustace and Preston set off on a crucial deer hunt, but are interrupted by loud intruders. In the Yaak Valley, Tom is called by his friend, Tim to help with a beaver problem and takes the opportunity to teach an important lesson; and in Maine, Charlie and Jim head to the frozen river to carve out 100 pound ice chunks for Charlie's root cellar.

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  • Fire and Ice
    9.0/10 8 votes

    #11 - Fire and Ice

    Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 6/11/2020

    Tom and Sean brave the bitter cold in search of better trapping grounds; Jake seeks revenge on the lion that injured his hound; Eustace and Raleigh struggle to fix a storm-damaged bridge that connects Turtle Island to the world outside; Mary forges her first Ozark blade; and Josh loses a bison to a pack of hungry wolves.

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  • Beasts of Burden
    9.0/10 8 votes

    #12 - Beasts of Burden

    Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 6/18/2020

    Jason's bladesmithing business suffers a critical setback when his hand is badly cut on the job; Jake's latest lion hunt turns into a rescue mission when he discovers his dogs are on a collision course with a pack of wolves; Kidd and Harry break a colt for a backcountry client; and Josh salvages all he can from a bison that was killed by wolves.

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  • Final Face Off
    9.0/10 7 votes

    #13 - Final Face Off

    Season 11 Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/2022

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  • Unbreakable
    9.0/10 6 votes

    #14 - Unbreakable

    Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 8/24/2023

    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.

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  • Bloody Sunday
    8.9/10 18 votes

    #15 - Bloody Sunday

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 7/14/2013

    Logger turned Mountain Man, Charlie Tucker's luck takes a turn for the worse in the sub-zero North Maine Woods as a rookie mistake nearly costs him everything. In Alaska, Marty and Andy split up to cover more ground with the plan to rendezvous at dusk. But as night falls, Marty is missing in action. In North Carolina, Eustace puts his life on the line to help a neighbor in need, and in Montana's Ruby Valley, Rich Lewis sets off after a bobcat which has been eating his livestock, and the cat draws first blood, injuring two of his dogs before Rich vows revenge.

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  • Disaster Strikes
    8.9/10 13 votes

    #16 - Disaster Strikes

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 7/28/2013

    Rich's cougar hunt takes a dark turn in Montana. Marty competes with a wolf pack for food. Tom and Will race an oncoming storm that puts them in jeopardy. And in Maine, Charlie suspects sabotage.

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  • End of the Line
    8.9/10 14 votes

    #17 - End of the Line

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/4/2013

    Charlie spends the night injured and alone in Maine. In Montana Tom investigates signs of a predator lurking too close to home. Eustace rushes to raise money to make his loan payment. And in Idaho, new mountain man George Michaud tries to make a living running his dog sled through the peaks of the mighty Tetons.

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  • Adapt or Die
    8.9/10 10 votes

    #18 - Adapt or Die

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 6/18/2015

    In the Season 4 premiere, unpredictable extreme conditions lead to the survivalists finding new ways to adapt.

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  • Winter's Gamble
    8.9/10 9 votes

    #19 - Winter's Gamble

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 9/17/2015

    Marty makes a gamble that changes everything; a storm batters Eustace and Preston during their final push.

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  • New Blood
    8.9/10 13 votes

    #20 - New Blood

    Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 6/6/2019

    As winter closes in, Morgan and Margaret fly North to track down the great caribou migration and secure meat; Marty preps his trapline for the arrival of his daughter, Noah; Jake starts his season tracking two lions. Eustace takes on an apprentice and uncovers some illicit activity on his new land; Kidd and Harry rescue horses from a pack of hungry wolves.

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  • The Night's Watch
    8.8/10 20 votes

    #21 - The Night's Watch

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/16/2013

    Marty Meierotto arrives at his Alaska trapline, but the unseasonably warm weather is impeding his plans. In North Carolina, Eustace Conway discovers two headless chickens in his henhouse, and begins a hunt for the predator responsible. In northwest Montana, Tom Oar discovers a grizzly bear has been prowling his property, while in the southern corner of the state, Rich Lewis frantically searches for his missing hound, Turbo.

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  • Winter Strikes
    8.8/10 18 votes

    #22 - Winter Strikes

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/23/2013

    Desperate for food after a grizzly bear ravaged his garden, Tom Oar embarks on a last-ditch deer hunt. Marty Meierotto begins to establish his winter trapline, breaking fresh trail in the uncharted wild. In the Ruby Valley of Montana, Rich Lewis pursues a marauding wolf pack that has slaughtered a neighbor's cattle. And in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Eustace Conway must deal with Scout, a careless intern with "a dose of city boy in him.

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  • Last Chance
    8.8/10 19 votes

    #23 - Last Chance

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/30/2013

    After a successful deer hunt, Tom rushes to prepare the meat before it attracts hungry grizzly bears. In North Carolina, Eustace takes on a grueling job that he needs to complete in order to make his first loan payment. Marty's mechanical problems return and leave him stranded in the cold Alaskan night. In Montana's Ruby Valley, Rich postpones an elk hunt when he discovers evidence of a lion poacher. Rookie mountain man Charlie Tucker begins his trapping season in Maine's Great North Woods.

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  • Three Toes Returns
    8.8/10 18 votes

    #24 - Three Toes Returns

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/7/2013

    Rich and his hounds track Rich's nemesis, the killer mountain lion Three-Toes, across the length of Montana's Ruby Valley. In Alaska, a young prot g brings Marty the new snowmobile engine he's been waiting for. Eustace races the winter frost to seed his field in North Carolina and in Northwest Montana, Tom receives a commission from a neighbor to build a primitive bow, with a deadline that puts his endurance to the test.

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  • Thin Ice
    8.8/10 15 votes

    #25 - 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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