Mountain Men

As winter descends in the mountains, Jake's first lion hunt ends in a near-deadly dust up.

Mike competes with a giant Kodiak bear to score his salmon supply for winter.

Tom and Sean brave the bitter cold in search of better trapping grounds, Jake seeks revenge on the lion that injured his hound.

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.

Mike's bear scout turns into an alpine goat hunt. Jake brings in the big dogs to settle an old score with a problem lion. Tom and Sean check beaver sets to see if their new trapping grounds will pay off.

Meet those who have devoted their lives to living off the grid-and survival in its simplest form.

Mike returns to the bear-infested crags of Kodiak to reclaim his mountain goat kill. Jason hunts down a wild hog to feed his family of five. Kidd and Harry blow up a beaver dam to save their water supply, and Josh goes on the offensive.

Jake's second mountain lion chase in the Ruby Valley leaves him cliffed out. Eustace and Raleigh turn scrap steel into pure profit, and Kidd sets off on a whitewater excursion unlike any other.

Jake's latest mountain lion chase leads him straight to an angry bear. Tom and Jack take on a high-dollar commission to build an ancient atlatl.

Kidd and Harry are sent into a dangerous free fall by a freak ATV accident, Jake goes on ranch patrol to protect newborn calves, Nancy gives Tom the surprise of a lifetime, and Josh attempts to wrangle a feral horse.

Josh goes panning for gold in a quest to unearth the West's greatest treasure; Eustace fights to save his land, but must say goodbye to an old friend; Jason returns to the forge, putting his injured hand to the test.

On the hunt for gold, Josh hits the jackpot; Tom puts his handmade dugout canoe to the test; Jake makes his last stand against a massive predator; Eustace sees his dream of keeping his new land go up in flames.

Meet those who have devoted their lives to living off the grid-and survival in its simplest form.

Mike flies into the Kodiak backcountry in search of rich bear hunting grounds. Jason rushes to complete a barn before his new herd of goats arrive, and Kidd and Harry hunt down the bear that attacked their cattle.

Meet those who have devoted their lives to living off the grid-and survival in its simplest form.

In the Meltdown finale, Mike escapes the bear-ridden Kodiak interior on foot; Jake runs a lion on foreign ground; Josh does battle with a prairie dog colony; Jason takes his kids' outdoor survival lessons to new extremes.