Flooding in the Mississippi Delta has raised water levels almost two feet and now the once unreachable corners of the bayou are accessible. Troy is using the high water to his advantage, riding it straight into an area that the Landry family has lived and hunted for generations, and he wants to share the trip with his son Chase. R.J. and Jay Paul will travel the flooded channels into a Houma territory that's considered sacred in their culture--once used as a burial site. Joe and Tommy are preparing to take a big gamble. The high waters have made a remote canal accessible...and despite its eerie reputation, they're going in. Back across the swamp, cousins Austyn and Blake have their own plan to make the most of the conditions. The duo head toward an area known as Dead End Bayou. In low water, the territory is blocked and unreachable. But today, high water has flooded the bank, and the rookies can cruise right in.
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.