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 - hashuged 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? Bruce Mitchell has his hands full with his greenhorn helper Nick. After a ton of rookie mistakes on Nick's first day, Bruce puts Nick to the test and challenges Nick to show him what he's learned. This season, Willie is captaining his own boat - as long as he keeps filling Junior's tags. When Willie reaches his first line he realizes he's brought along the oldest shotballoon in the arsenal. Willie must find a way to bag gators and fill his tags before Junior ends his days as captain. Terral Evans has the day off and sets out to catch catfish by catfish noodling - jumping into the swamp and grabbing the fish with his bare hands.
s02e01 - Gator Gauntlet
s02e02 - Hunter or Hunted?
s02e03 - Shooting Wild
s02e04 - First Mates
s02e05 - Hot Pursuit
s02e06 - Dark Waters
s02e07 - Deadly Skies
s02e08 - Rising Sons
s02e09 - Full Moon Fever
s02e10 - It's Personal
s02e11 - Beat the Clock
s02e12 - Rising Pressure
s02e13 - House Divided
s02e14 - Two Captains, One Family
s02e15 - 2 Days to Tag Out
s02e16 - Swamp Showdown
Deep in the heart of Louisiana lies America's largest swamp - a million miles of inhospitable bayous, marshes and wetlands where nature rules and humans struggle to tame it. Many of its inhabitants are the hardened descendants of French refugees who were forced out of Canada in the 18th century and settled in this harsh yet majestic environment. Today, these people are known as the Cajuns, a group renowned throughout the world for their flavorful cuisine, distinctive music and vibrant culture. Resilient, self-reliant and fiercely independent, the Cajuns of the Atchafalaya Swamp still carry on many of their ancestors' trades and traditions.
HISTORY follows these swampers through a time of year that is crucial to their survival: the 30-day alligator hunting season. At its core, this is a uniquely American story of a proud and skillful people fighting to maintain an ancient way of life in a rapidly modernizing world, despite the many perils and trials that stand in their way.