resides on a parcel of land in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North 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. His friend Preston Roberts would frequently appear on the show. Marty Meierotto resides in the small Alaskan town of Two Rivers with his wife Dominique and daughter Noah. Once a month Marty flies his Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub aircraft with tundra tires to his cabin on the Draanjik River in the Alaska North Slope. While there, he uses a snowmobile to tend to his animal traps that he uses to collect furs. Tom Oar, a former rodeocowboy, resides near the Yaak River in northwestern Montana 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. Rich Lewis, a mountain lion hunter, resides in Montana's Ruby 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. George Michaud, a fur trapper, camps along the Snake River and Teton Range in Idaho. Charlie Tucker, a fur trapper, resides near Great North Woods in Ashland, Maine. He often partners with Jim Dumond. Kyle Bell, a game hunter and outfitter by trade, runs his hunts over 45,000 acres of rugged landscape and resides in New Mexico's Cimarron Valley with his ten-year-old son, Ben. Morgan Beasley resides in the Alaska Range. Jason Hawk lives near The Ozarks in Arkansas. Preston died from complications due to cancer at age sixty on July 24, 2017.
Cast
Eustace Conway
Marty Meierotto
Tom Oar
Rich Lewis
George Michaud
Charlie Tucker
Kyle Bell
Morgan Beasley
Jason Hawk
Brent Jameson
Margaret Stern
Jake Herak
Mike Horstman
Kidd and Harry Youren
Josh Kirk
Series overview
the + followed by a number indicates non-episode specials filmed or aired during the season.
