Episode 1
Aired Feb 14, 2013
Swamp Invaders
A hurricane tears through the bayou on opening day of alligator season; two new hunters invade the Louisiana swamp and challenge Troy Landry to a high-stakes bet; a hunter jumps into the water to wrestle with a huge gator.
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Episode 2
Aired Feb 21, 2013
Texas Hold 'Em
Troy must get his sons to step up and help him bring in the biggest gator; one hunter's gun runs out of bullets, and his partner must turn to a tiny pocketknife.
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Episode 3
Aired Feb 28, 2013
Floating Dead
A fish kill of biblical proportions causes the gators to stop biting lines and forces the swampers to get inventive in their hunting strategies.
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Episode 4
Aired Mar 7, 2013
Bad Mojo
Poachers invade the swamp and steal high value gators from several of the hunters; tensions rise as a high stakes bet leads to a turf war; a veteran suffers a devastating loss as a result of Hurricane Isaac.
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Episode 5
Aired Mar 14, 2013
Blood Lines
One hunter suffers a brutal alligator bite that forces him off the water; a cold front threatens to end the season for hunters in the north; debris-filled waters lead to a serious accident.
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Episode 6
Aired Mar 21, 2013
Waging War
One swamper gets bumped overboard during a gator fight; two hunters head back into dark waters to enact revenge on a gator that got away.
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Episode 7
Aired Mar 28, 2013
Deadly Chill
A cold front moves into the bayou and threatens to destroy alligator season; two swampers try to jump their boat over a fifty-foot levee to gain access to warmer waters; hunters use the private parts of a male gator to lure aggressive males.
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Episode 8
Aired Apr 4, 2013
No Surrender
The high-stakes bet between the Texans and Troy Landry comes to a conclusion; one team takes a huge gamble that could upset their entire season; a team faces a serious health crisis.
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Episode 9
Aired Apr 11, 2013
Breaking Point
An impatient veteran sprays his partner with bullet fragments; a swamper risks his health to stay on the water; brothers nearly come to blows as frustrations build and authority is challenged.
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Episode 10
Aired Apr 18, 2013
Cursed
A team of hunters catches a yellow gator which is said to be cursed; one hunter loses his ability to shoot; a dead gator comes back to life; RJ and Jay Paul conduct a native ritual ceremony to rid the swamp of the curse.
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Episode 11
Aired Apr 25, 2013
Ride or Die
The battle-weary veterans need their deckhands to step up like never before; one swamper reaches out to an unlikely family member who is terrified of being in the boat; a team hashes out the value of intuition over discipline.
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Episode 12
Aired May 2, 2013
Devoured
A massive sinkhole consumes part of Troy's hunting grounds; the Beast of the East is chased by swampers using gator calls; one team comes up with a clever way to extract gators from a huge snarled lily field.
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Episode 13
Aired May 9, 2013
Young Blood
Two brothers journey to a land that hasn't been hunted in 40 years; a swamper gets called back to his office job; a young hunter's risky night scout pays off.
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Episode 14
Aired May 16, 2013
Deadly Duo
Partnerships are broken up; a veteran swamper takes advantage of their partner's last day on the swamp by revisiting a marsh area that's yielded tremendous gators.
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Episode 15
Aired May 23, 2013
Lightning Strikes
The gator hunters need every second they have to tag out on time; Bruce and Ron hunt despite the lightning; Bruce's dog falls overboard in the bayou.
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Episode 16
Aired May 30, 2013
Sabotaged
Duck hunters begin to cause chaos for the swampers; a team abandons their boat; a veteran's hunt for a partner leads her to an unexpected door; a teams lines are tampered with.
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Episode 17
Aired Jun 6, 2013
Down Goes the King
Swampers begin to doubt their ability to tag out with only seven days left in the season; one hunter begins to heal; a season-ending injury.
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Episode 18
Aired Jun 13, 2013
Blood Runs Deep
The hunting teams encounter roadblocks that keep them from tagging out as the season draws to a close; with Troy recovering, Jacob enlists the help of his uncle; Liz worries about how Kristi will perform.
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Episode 19
Aired Jun 20, 2013
Beast of the East
Swampers are blind-sided with unexpected road blocks; a family member in trouble means putting a swampers season on hold; one team has only two tags left to catch a legendary gator.
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Episode 20
Aired Jun 27, 2013
The Reaper
A team sets off to find a serial killer gator named the Reaper, a veteran team is plagued by catching oversized alligators and a legendary swamper rallies his family to leave their boats behind.
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Episode 21
Aired Jul 10, 2013
Deadly Divide
One swamper invents a stout secret weapon; teams split up to cover more ground; a veteran hunter pushes through extreme pain; paying tribute to a fallen family member.
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Episode 22
Aired Jul 17, 2013
No Tomorrow
A massive cold front hits the bayou; one hunter is forced to make the risky move of crashing his boat through a beaver dam; a hunter puts his life on the line to save his beloved partner.
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Episode 23
Aired Nov 26, 2013
Swampsgiving 2
Another look at the celebration of Thanksgiving by the gator hunters, who, most often than not, prefer other wildlife over turkey for the main course.
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Episode 24
Aired Jan 27, 2014
Ten Deadliest Hunts
Clips from previously aired episodes illustrate some of the most memorable gator hunts of the season.
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Episode 25
Aired Feb 3, 2014
Gator Recon
The hunters remember the struggles, joys and the dangers they've faced over the years fishing alligators.
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