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The Best Episodes of North Woods Law

Follow Maine's elite Game Wardens as they navigate the Pine Tree State's rugged terrain and twisted back roads. Each Autumn brings the hunting season, the...

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  1. 8.7/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Lost and Found

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    S3:E9

    A woman from Tennessee goes missing while hiking the Appalachian Trail, which tests the wardens' search-and-rescue skills on land and from the air for more than a week.

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  2. 8.7/10(10 votes)

    #2 - Homecoming

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    S7:E11

    The game wardens bring closure at long last to one of the most confounding mysteries in Maine Warden Service history. They later reflect on their years of service.

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  3. 8.6/10(5 votes)

    #3 - The Big Bad Woods

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    S7:E6

    Anything can happen in Maine's 17 million acres of rugged wilderness. Angry hunters get loud with Warden Lounder over an illegal deer. Warden MacCabe enlists a 90-year-old local to help catch a deer baiter. A missing hunter sets off a full-scale search.

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  4. 8.5/10(6 votes)

    #4 - The Rescuers

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    S6:E10

    Summer brings a busy season for the Game Warden Service. Warden Tom McKenney searches for a teenage runaway, a team of wardens race to evacuate an injured hiker and Warden MacCabe discovers a family of Blue Heron acting unusual.

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  5. 8.5/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Long Shot

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    S7:E1

    Simmons, Parker and Robertson catch sportsmen who fired from inside their truck. Spahr leads the search for a missing elderly woman in York County. The dive team is mustered to search for two duck hunters presumed drowned in the Sebasticook River.

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  6. 8.3/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Ice Out

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    S3:E1

    In the Season 3 premiere, the wardens search under the ice of a frozen lake for the victims of a snowmobile accident; and the spring thaw comes with encounters with skunks and bears.

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  8. 8.3/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Running Cold and Fast

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    S3:E4

    A Jet Ski hit-and-run accident sends the wardens on a search for a suspect with an arrest warrant; a man arrives in Maine after the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013 and leaves a suicide note.

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  9. 8.3/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Antlers and Antics

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    S7:E2

    Sergeant Spahr and Warden Lounder chase down a fleeing ATV. Warden Pelkey sends his K9 in search of evidence over a suspiciously shot moose. Warden MacCabe wrangles a tangled great blue heron.

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  10. 8.3/10(6 votes)

    #9 - Weed it and Reap

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    S7:E3

    Harvest season is the game wardens' busiest time. Warden Dudley helps an Amish family save their corn crop from a bear. Wardens Carter and McBrine hunt for a man hiding out in a cabin. Sergeant Thrasher searches for an illegal marijuana crop grower.

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  11. 8.3/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Crossed Wires

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    S7:E8

    McKenney and Robertson investigate a night hunting complaint. MacCabe tracks an illegal bear kill back to the source. K9 Tundra takes the lead in the harrowing search for a missing elderly man with dementia.

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  12. 8.3/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Shifting Gears

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    S7:E9

    A stolen ATV steers Parker through a maze of suspects. Carter races to a domestic violence dispute. Marquis and Fitzpatrick set up a sting for a suspected night hunter.

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  13. 8.2/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Life on the Border

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    S3:E8

    Wardens patrol Maine's border with Canada in Aroostook County, where a search for smugglers yields a drunk driver with a gun; and a man abandons his pickup truck and enters the woods with a loaded shotgun.

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  14. 8.1/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Baiters Beware

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    S7:E7

    Fair chase is the gold standard of hunting, and in Maine, it's the law. Sgt. Simmons and Warden McKenney pursue a pair of brothers with bait piles. Warden Carter hunts for a father who may be teaching his son to poach. Warden Cross snares a trap thief.

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  15. 8.0/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Things Are Afowl

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    S2:E5

    It's fall in Maine and waterfowl flock to that state.... and hunters are close behind. In southern Maine, wardens head into a wetland where they find hunters using illegal guns, ammo, and, drugs.

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  16. 7.8/10(5 votes)

    #15 - 24 Hours on the Job

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    S3:E3

    A look at 24 hours of work by Maine wardens includes patrolling for smelt poachers at night; tagging bears with radio collars; and searching for a home invader with a K9 team.

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  17. 7.8/10(5 votes)

    #16 - Mud Season

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    S3:E5

    A child on an ATV is trapped by a flash flood; and a teen flips his four-wheeler and must go to the hospital. Meanwhile, the wardens face their New Hampshire counterparts in an endurance competition; and two women who are wanted by the law are found during an investigation of suspicious activity.

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  18. 7.7/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Harvest Time

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    S2:E3

    The end of summer is the busiest time of year for the Maine Warden Service, as the Wardens split their time patrolling the water and the woods. They're also on high-alert for criminals misusing the wilderness for illegal drug activity.

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  19. 7.6/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Dead Moose Talking

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    S7:E4

    The wardens wage a large-scale investigation into a moose that's been shot and left in the woods. A camouflaged ATV leads Warden Richardson to a convicted felon. Warden MacCabe runs across a hunter unlike any other.

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  20. 7.5/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Boat Load of Trouble

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    S2:E2

    It's summer in Vacationland. When the weather heats up the Maine Game Wardens head out on jet skis and speed boats to any of Maine's thousands of rivers or lakes to be sure everyone plays by the rules.

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  21. 7.3/10(6 votes)

    #20 - Crabs and a Crack Pipe

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  22. 7.1/10(9 votes)

    #21 - Off Roadin'

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    S1:E3

    Off Roadin': Two teams of Wardens join forces to bust ATV scofflaws and end up in a dramatic high-speed chase. Rookie Warden Kim Bates responds to a strange call: a report of a mysterious dead deer strung up by a chain deep in the back woods.

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  23. 7.1/10(8 votes)

    #22 - On Thin Ice

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    S1:E5

    Hunters rush to stock up their freezers with deer, moose and bear meat for the long winter ahead. The Wardens track a trail of blood to a man that may be poaching deer. The arrival of snow and ice sends the Wardens into the backcountry for ice fishing.

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  24. 7.1/10(7 votes)

    #23 - The Rookies

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    S2:E4

    Warden Miller and Sgt. Annis, come across a family with a surprising collection of weapons in their car and that same night encounter an odd ATV driver. Corporal Rick Clowery is on patrol in Maine's white water rivers.

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  25. 7.0/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Wicked Summer

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    S2:E1

    Summer brings more than 20 million visitors every to Maine…and more people means more work for the Game Wardens. "Downeast", Sergeant Craven corners a runaway ATV and later must determine which of two double-crossing friends is telling the truth.

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  26. 6.8/10(5 votes)

    #25 - Deer Deception

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    S2:E8

    Leaves fall off the trees, a chill is in the air and gun shots ring out across Maine – it's deer season, the most popular big game hunting season in the state.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Lost and Found" is the best rated episode of "North Woods Law". It scored 8.7/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/5/2013. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Homecoming".