It's the halfway point of the month-long alligator season, and it's time to rally. Boat traffic is spoiling one of Troy's go-to hunting grounds, so he and Clint decide to brave a treacherous swamp guarded by the legendary Gates of Hell. Over in Myrtle Grove, the high water levels that remain after the storm have given Joe and Tommy a rare opportunity. Today, the guys are headed to one of Joe's daddy's favorite honey holes, located in a flooded drainage ditch they haven't been able to access in years. In Houma, today is a very special day for R.J. Molinere...it's his 50th birthday. In keeping with family tradition, the boys set a lofty goal--to catch one gator for each of RJ's 50 years. Meanwhile, Willie and Randy are facing some serious pressure from their dad, master hunter Junior Edwards. Junior's tasked his boys with a quota of six gators...and if they don't fill it, Junior will stop running their boat.
s03e01 - Gator Gold Rush
s03e02 - No Guts, No Gator
s03e03 - Divide to Conquer
s03e04 - Monster Marsh
s03e05 - Avenged
s03e06 - Treebreaker 2
s03e07 - Something Wicked this Way Comes
s03e08 - Rising Waters
s03e09 - Rebound
s03e10 - Gates of Hell
s03e11 - Under Siege
s03e12 - Secret Weapons
s03e13 - Scorched
s03e14 - Voodoo Bayou
s03e15 - Turf War
s03e16 - Big Gators, Big Dollars
s03e17 - Never Say Die
s03e18 - Cold-Blooded
s03e19 - King of the Swamp
s03e20 - Man Down
s03e21 - Stick and Move
s03e22 - Bayou's Best
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.