| Mountain Men | |
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| Genre | Reality |
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| Narrated by | D. B. Sweeney[1] |
| Theme music composer | Nick Nolan[2] |
| Opening theme | "Simple Man" byLynyrd Skynyrd (seasons 1–6) None (seasons 7–12) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 12 |
| No. of episodes | 159(list of episodes) |
| Production | |
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| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company | Warm Springs Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | History |
| Release | May 31, 2012 (2012-05-31) – present |
Mountain Men is an Americanreality television series onHistory Channel that premiered on May 31, 2012.[3]
Eustace Conway resides on aparcel of land in theBlue Ridge Mountains ofNorth Carolina that he calls Turtle Island. There, he hosts people to whom he teaches basic wilderness survival skills. Additionally, he earns an income using ancient techniques to harvest firewood. Threatened by a lien against his land, Conway fights to maintain ownership.[4] His friend Preston Roberts would frequently appear on the show.
Marty Meierotto resides in the small Alaskan town ofTwo Rivers with his wife Dominique and daughter Noah. Once a month Marty flies hisPiper PA-18A-150 Super Cub aircraft withtundra tires to his cabin on theDraanjik River in theAlaska North Slope. While there, he uses asnowmobile to tend to hisanimal traps that he uses to collect furs.
Tom Oar, a formerrodeocowboy, resides near theYaak River in northwesternMontana with his wife Nancy and their dog Ellie. Facing a seven-month winter season, the pair work hard, with the help of their neighbors, to prepare. Tom is an accomplished tanner of game animal pelts using naturalNative American methods.
Rich Lewis, amountain lion hunter, resides in Montana'sRuby Valley with his wife Diane. He pursues his passion for tracking mountain lions there with the help of a team of hounds. During season 6 he said he was getting too old to be doing this. He did not return for season 7.[5]
George Michaud, a fur trapper, camps along theSnake River andTeton Range inIdaho.[6]
Charlie Tucker, a fur trapper, resides nearGreat North Woods inAshland, Maine. He often partners with Jim Dumond.[7]
Kyle Bell, a game hunter and outfitter by trade, runs his hunts over 45,000 acres of rugged landscape and resides in New Mexico'sCimarron Valley with his ten-year-old son, Ben.[8]
Morgan Beasley resides in theAlaska Range with his partner Margaret Stern. Both are licensed bush pilots.
Jason Hawk lives with his family nearThe Ozarks inArkansas. He is a master blacksmith and owner of Jason Hawk's Outlaw Forge Works.
Preston Roberts died from complications due to cancer at age 60 on July 24, 2017.[9] His son Joseph Roberts appears in several episodes in the seasons following Preston's death.
Jake Herak, a mountain lion hunter, resides in Montana'sTobacco Root Mountains.[10]
Mike Horstman, a bear hunting guide, resides onKodiak Island in Alaska with his dog Adele.[11][12]
Josh Kirk, a ranch manager and game hunter, resides inWyoming'sWind River Range with his wife Bonnie and their daughter, Eden.[13]
The Youren Brothers, Kidd and Harry, professionally serve as cattle ranchers and game hunters inIdaho'sSawtooth Wilderness.[14][15]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 8 | May 31, 2012 (2012-05-31) | July 19, 2012 (2012-07-19) | |
| 2 | 16 | June 9, 2013 (2013-06-09) | September 29, 2013 (2013-09-29) | |
| 3 | 16 + 1 | June 1, 2014 (2014-06-01) | September 14, 2014 (2014-09-14) | |
| 4 | 16 + 1 | June 18, 2015 (2015-06-18) | October 1, 2015 (2015-10-01) | |
| 5 | 16 + 1 | May 5, 2016 (2016-05-05) | September 15, 2016 (2016-09-15) | |
| 6 | 16 + 1 | June 8, 2017 (2017-06-08) | September 21, 2017 (2017-09-21) | |
| 7 | 16 | July 19, 2018 (2018-07-19) | November 1, 2018 (2018-11-01) | |
| 8 | 13 | June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06) | September 5, 2019 (2019-09-05) | |
| 9 | 12 + 4 | June 4, 2020 (2020-06-04) | January 28, 2021 (2021-01-28) | |
| 10 | 10 | June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03) | August 12, 2021 (2021-08-12) | |
| 11 | 13 | September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01) | December 8, 2022 (2022-12-08) | |
| 12 | 10 + 8 | August 24, 2023 (2023-08-24) | November 2, 2023 (2023-11-02) | |