NaN/10 0 votes#1 - Proving Grounds
Season 11 Episode 6 - Aired 10/6/2022
In Idaho, Kidd and Harry Youren navigate the raging rapids of the Snake River to deliver a scow boat to its new owner. In Montana, Tom Oar teaches 9-year-old Hank McAfee all about trapping. Jake Herak unleashes his young pups on the Mountain Lions of the Tobacco Roots but takes a nasty fall high in the backcountry. Eustace Conway uses all his backwoods skills to build the ultimate firepit for Turtle Island.
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NaN/10 0 votes#2 - First Kill
Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 8/31/2023
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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NaN/10 0 votes#3 - 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.
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NaN/10 0 votes#4 - Breaking Wild
Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 9/14/2023
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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NaN/10 0 votes#5 - Lion Alley
Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 9/21/2023
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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NaN/10 0 votes#6 - Ice Cold
Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 10/5/2023
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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NaN/10 0 votes#7 - 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.
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NaN/10 0 votes#8 - Backcountry Battle
Season 12 Episode 8 - Aired 10/19/2023
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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NaN/10 0 votes#9 - Untethered
Season 12 Episode 9 - Aired 10/26/2023
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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NaN/10 0 votes#10 - 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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NaN/10 0 votes#11 - 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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NaN/10 0 votes#12 - 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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NaN/10 0 votes#13 - Alaska: Grizzly Standoff
Season 12 Episode 13 - Aired 11/23/2023
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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NaN/10 0 votes#14 - 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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NaN/10 0 votes#15 - 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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NaN/10 0 votes#16 - Alaska: The Fire Within
Season 12 Episode 16 - Aired 12/14/2023
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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NaN/10 0 votes#17 - 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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NaN/10 0 votes#18 - 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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NaN/10 0 votes#19 - Breaking New Ground
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2024
Marty installs floats on his bush plane and flies to a remote lake to hunt moose.
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- 7.4/10 11 votes
#20 - To Every Thing There Is a Season
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 9/21/2017
Marty ends a failed season with a blockbuster catch; Tom stands his ground against a powerful beast; Preston and Eustace fight fire with fire to lay down roots for the next generation.
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7.5/10 7 votes#21 - 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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7.7/10 11 votes#22 - Altitude
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 9/13/2018
Morgan's first flight over the peaks leaves him in a dead skid over the edge; Marty fights to double down on a big payday; Eustace bites off more than he can chew to get the job done; Jason takes River on a mountain rite of passage.
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7.7/10 7 votes#23 - Coyote Showdown
Season 10 Episode 2 - Aired 6/10/2021
Jake clashes with a surging coyote population; Martha and Elli takedown a bull moose in rain-soaked Alaska; while Mike struggles to obtain meat for the winter; Tom catches his first fur of the season, while Nancy crafts a one-of-a-kind buffalo hide coat; and Kidd and Harry build a cabin size meat smoker into a hillside.
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7.7/10 7 votes#24 - Brawl of the Wild
Season 10 Episode 6 - Aired 7/8/2021
Jake carries his best dog off the mountain after a battle with a huge Mountain Lion; Mike flies to the end of the earth for the last round-up. Martha and Elli rescue a hunter stranded in sub-zero temperatures; and Josh exacts vengeance after wolves take out one of his bison.
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7.8/10 10 votes#25 - The Sting of Defeat
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 9/1/2016
Tom washes out in Idaho and retreats to the Yaak. Eustace races to stop a breakout and Morgan battles predators large and small.
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The Worst Episodes of Mountain Men
Every episode of Mountain Men ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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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Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Mountain Men" is "Proving Grounds", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Proving Grounds" aired on 10/6/2022 and is rated NaN point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "First Kill".