7.9/1020 votes#1 - Gator Gauntlet
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/31/2011
As a new gator season begins in Southern Louisiana, hunters across the state return to the swamp with more on the line than ever before. Legendary Gator Hunter Troy Landry is back with his son Jacob. Junior Edwards and son Willie have more tags than ever before. To accommodate the increase in tags, Junior's team begins their hunt with a much larger boat.
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7.2/1019 votes#2 - Hunter or Hunted?
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/7/2011
Only a few days into gator season, Troy Landry and his son Jacob have over 300 tags remaining. With hopes of picking up the pace, they head toward a new honey hole--an area with evidence of many large gators. R.J. and his son J. Paul soon find evidence of a destructive gator...a bulldozer that is ripping up the banks. They set out to capture "Dozer.
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7.5/1020 votes#3 - Shooting Wild
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 4/14/2011
With new challengers on the swamp, the race to catch the biggest gators quickly has never been tougher. But more speed means more danger. Legendary Cajun Troy Landry, and his son Jacob, are struggling. Without their old sharpshooter Clint, the gator count is beginning to lag, and the boys are growing more and more frustrated.
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7.2/1021 votes#4 - First Mates
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 4/21/2011
This season, Troy has been hunting without his longtime helper Clint, and the boys have struggled, falling behind last year's pace. Determined to get back on track, Troy enlists the help of a local sharpshooter...a lady gator hunter named Liz Cavalier. Renegade Gator Hunter Bruce Mitchell hunts alone...that is if you don't count his partner/dog Tyler.
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7.1/1018 votes#5 - Hot Pursuit
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/28/2011
Legendary Cajun Troy Landry has hired lady gator hunter Liz Cavalier and on her first day, Liz showed her skills, but there are still a lot of gators to catch. Today, Troy's hoping to bag 25 gators, to get back on pace. R.J. and J. Paul have been making their mark as the new hunters on the swamp, and they have captured an impressive gator count so far.
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6.9/1019 votes#6 - Dark Waters
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 5/5/2011
After a rough start to the season, Troy is back in the groove, and on pace to fill his 320 tags. His new sharpshooter Liz has been a large part of his success. But on the swamp, things can change in a heartbeat. During a capture, Liz is injured...and Troy's momentum is suddenly in doubt. Bruce has always hunted solo in the swamp.
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6.9/1015 votes#7 - Deadly Skies
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 5/12/2011
As a severe storm nears Southern Louisiana, the hunters are preparing for the worst. With his sharpshooter Liz still recovering from an injury, Troy and Jacob pit themselves against the gnarly weather. Troy uses an old Cajun strategy, employing a special bait to lure the gators despite the storm. Joe and Tommy are not on the same page.
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6.6/1019 votes#8 - Rising Sons
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/19/2011
After being sidelined by an injury, sharpshooter Liz returns to Troy's boat. An older Creole gentleman has reported that a monster gator--nicknamed T-Rex--has killed a dog and is threatening locals. To catch him, Troy and Liz must board their own pirogue, a rickety wooden contraption ill prepared to handle a large gator. Will their pirogue handle the hunt?
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7.0/1014 votes#9 - Full Moon Fever
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 5/26/2011
Night in the Swamp is a time when danger lurks. Joe and Tommy are night scouting for a new honey hole, but while they're looking for gators, another paycheck presents itself: the shrimp are running. They head off hoping to bag a boatload before sunrise.
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6.8/1014 votes#10 - It's Personal
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 6/9/2011
Liz Cavalier has been a solid helper on Troy Landry's boat, but with the season more than halfway done, Liz wants to prove to her boss that she's more. Armed with years of experience captaining her own boat, she decides to step up, offering some of her own hunting ideas to Troy. Junior Edwards has trusted his son Willie with more responsibility.
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6.9/1016 votes#11 - Beat the Clock
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 6/16/2011
After twenty days of grueling non-stop work, exhaustion is setting in. But with ten days to go and tags to fill hunters will do whatever they can to prevent a late season letdown.
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7.5/1019 votes#12 - Rising Pressure
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 6/23/2011
With only eight days left in the season, the old hot spots are completely fished out. To stay in the game, hunters venture into new grounds.
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7.0/1016 votes#13 - House Divided
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 6/30/2011
With only days left in the season, one team could let personal differences derail their season. After more than twenty years working together, Joe and Tommy have decided to part ways. To fill Tommy's shoes, Joe hires an up and coming hunter named Timmy. Meanwhile, Tommy decides to hire his old friend Steve. Together, the laughs are frequent, and the mood is a lot looser on board.
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7.1/1019 votes#14 - Two Captains, One Family
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 7/7/2011
After starting the season with more tags than anyone, Troy's ahead of the game, and on pace to tag out by season's end. But as Troy's crew approaches today's hot spot, things don't look promising. The landscape has changed drastically and water lilies are now clogging the entire area. Across the bayou, Joe's hunting with his new helper, and so far, the team is working well.
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7.0/1021 votes#15 - 2 Days to Tag Out
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 7/14/2011
Only 48 hours remain in the month-long alligator season--and the pressure is on, as the clock ticks away on the bayou. In the race to the finish, Troy Landry is on pace to tag out early. But as his crew runs their lines, engine problems suddenly stall the hunt. Troy has no choice but to return to the dock for repairs.
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7.2/1015 votes#16 - Swamp Showdown
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 7/21/2011
It's the final day of the season, and hunters are in a hurry to fill their remaining tags before time runs out. As Troy and Junior head to run lines for the final time, the bayou is buzzing. Locals are reporting sightings of a giant gator in the area. Both men set their sights on the beast, to win bragging rights in a bayou showdown.
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Gator Gauntlet" is the best rated episode of "Swamp People" season 2. It scored 7.9/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/31/2011. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Hunter or Hunted?".