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The Best Episodes of Mountain Men Season 12

Every episode of Mountain Men Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mountain Men Season 12!

The Best Episodes of Mountain Men Season 12

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...
  1. Background image for Backcountry Battle
    9.2/10(5 votes)

    #1 - Backcountry Battle

    S12:E8

    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.

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  2. Background image for Unbreakable
    9.0/10(8 votes)

    #2 - Unbreakable

    S12:E1

    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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  3. Background image for Gunpowder and Lead
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Gunpowder and Lead

    S12:E3

    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.

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  4. Background image for Breaking Wild
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #4 - Breaking Wild

    S12:E4

    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.

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  5. Background image for Untethered
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #5 - Untethered

    S12:E9

    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.

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  6. Background image for King of the Mountain
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    #6 - King of the Mountain

    S12:E10

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

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  8. Background image for First Kill
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #7 - First Kill

    S12:E2

    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.

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  9. Background image for Lion Alley
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Lion Alley

    S12:E5

    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.

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  10. Background image for Mountain Marathon
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #9 - Mountain Marathon

    S12:E7

    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.

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  11. Background image for Ice Cold
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Ice Cold

    S12:E6

    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.

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    #11 - Alaska: Land of Promise

    S12:E11

    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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    #12 - Alaska: Flying High

    S12:E12

    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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    #13 - Alaska: Grizzly Standoff

    S12:E13

    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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    #14 - Alaska: In the Crosshairs

    S12:E14

    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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    #15 - Alaska: Cold Pursuit

    S12:E15

    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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    #16 - Alaska: The Fire Within

    S12:E16

    Buried under record snowfall, Marty fights to heat his cabin and maintain his trapline; Lauro and Neil brave the icy Yukon River with their sled dogs, while Mike ingeniously crafts a driftwood windmill to power his homestead.

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    #17 - Alaska: Snowbound

    S12:E17

    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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    #18 - Alaska: Born to Run

    S12:E18

    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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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"Backcountry Battle" is the best rated episode of "Mountain Men" season 12. It scored 9.2/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/19/2023. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Unbreakable".