The swamp's in chaos as days of northern flooding give way to a sudden, dramatic water drop, pushing territorial bulls into new battlegrounds and leaving hunters scraping bottom at every turn.

Smoke on the Bayou

Pat Duke

The 17-Gator Gauntlet

Flash Flood

At the dawn of a new season, flash-flood chaos from hundreds of miles north sends the bayou into a tailspin.

High And Dry

As historic floodwaters from the north swallow the bayou, Troy and Pickle struggle with drowned lines, until a lesson from a late swamp legend gives them a fighting chance.

Troy rallies the Landry fleet with a bold 17-gator quota per boat, pushing every team to the breaking point as dropping water levels raise the stakes. Ronnie and Timmy make a risky call, abandoning the marsh for the deep swamp in search of bigger catches.

As a drastic drop in water levels scrambles the swamp, Mr. Daniel challenges Zak to haul in an unheard-of 100 feet of gator. Bruce and Anna flee crushing boat traffic and wind up deep in a remote slough.

Hunt for the Crocogator

As historic high water floods the swamps, Troy puts Pickle to the test, sending her on a grueling solo mission after an all-night hog hunt. Daniel and Zak wage war against a massive bull gator that's snapping lines and threatening their season. Leron and Porkchop gamble everything by paddling a tiny pirogue into uncharted backwaters. Don and Calum risk their season when an airboat accident traps them in a remote slough. Jacob struggles through a punishing day running his lines alone.

Trial by Flood

On the hottest day of gator season, a brutal heat wave pushes Louisiana's hunters - and their gear - to the brink. Bruce and Anna gamble by sinking gators in cool water to save them from the heat - and possible poachers. Daniel and Zak's day nearly collapses when their airboat overheats in the swamp. Troy and Pickle recruit a friend to help outrun the high temps. Joey and Kallie employ old-school swamp knowledge to keep their catch from spoiling.

Heat Advisory

Jacob and Little Willie hunt a legendary cannibal gator known as Bone Crusher. Bruce and Anna hide their lines to stay one step ahead of poachers, forcing Bruce to rely on his uncanny swamp memory to find them again. Troy and Pickle turn an unexpected encounter with a party barge into a heartfelt Veterans Day on the water. Chase leans on high-tech sonar to track down deep-water monsters. And deep in the flooded woods, Ronnie and Timmy gamble everything on a brutal pirogue mission.

Swamp Vets

Joey and Kallie chase down the legendary "Poseidon" through deep water and shattered lines, determined to finally end a decades-long pursuit. Troy and Pickle gamble on an old-timer's hot tip in a remote bayou. Bruce and Anna use rare high-water access to slip into untouched backwoods. Calum fights exhaustion, navigation mishaps, and massive gators alone as he pushes himself to hit his quota. Chase struggles to snipe gators in open water.

No Easy Gator

Leron and Porkchop follow a trail of bent hooks and broken branches to hunt down the infamous monster gator known as Freddy Krueger. Daniel sets an ambitious 15-gator quota for each of his family's boats. Joey and Kallie grind through rising water and fading luck to rise to the occasion. Jacob and Little Willie train the next generation to carry on the Landry legacy. Chase struggles to capitalize on access to a once-in-a-lifetime honey hole.

Put Up or Shut Up

Troy brings in a secret weapon-his own mother-to push Pickle harder than ever. Bruce and Anna go after a giant gator that got away, while Leron and Porkchop chase a rare chance to secure 15 extra tags for next season. With Joey stranded at St. Mary's, Kallie heads into the swamp alone for the first time-and Don and Calum come face-to-face with a legendary monster lurking just beneath the surface.

Monster Season

With water levels at record highs, Troy and Pickle gamble on a rarely accessible honey hole to make a dent in their tag count. Chasing a tip from an old-timer, Ronnie and Timmy hunt for a record-breaking gator named Sasquatch. Leron and Porkchop face disaster when the changing tide threatens to trap their boat. Don and Calum go shot-for-shot in a sniping competition. While Daniel and Zak pivot to a risky new strategy-netting fresh mullet for bait-in hopes of luring in giants.

Rising Tides, Risky Moves

With only two days left in the season, Troy and Pickle chase a legendary line-popping gator nicknamed "Lucky." Jacob and Little Willie face off in a high-stakes rifle-versus-treble-hook showdown. In cattle country, Joey and Kallie gamble on an unusual new bait to help them tag out early. Daniel and Zak battle brutal, boat-rocking giants to try and bring their season to a close. Ronnie and Timmy put their fate in the hands of Salvation Bayou, as they fight to end their gator season with a bang.

Late Season Salvation

On the final day of gator season, with record-low water turning the swamp into a tough battleground in memory, every team races against the clock to tag out before sunset; Troy and Pickle grind through bad conditions; Jacob and Little Willie lean on family tradition and a treble hook to haul in monster after monster; Bruce and Anna refuse to quit on Six Mile Lake; Don and Calum battle doubt and falling water levels to prove their worth; Leron and Porkchop come up empty.

Tag Out or Bust

In the farthest corner of Louisiana lies the nation's largest swamp - a hidden world where nature rules... and man fights back. The Cajuns that live in this forbidding environment follow a tradition dating back three hundred years -  the thirty day alligator hunting season.

Smoke on the Bayou

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