Mountain Men (TV series)

Mountain Men is an American reality television series on the History channel that premiered on May 31, 2012.[3]

Mountain Men
Genre	Reality
Starring	Eustace Conway Harry Youren Jake Herak Jason Hawk Josh Kirk Kidd Youren Mike Horstman
Narrated by	D. B. Sweeney[1]
Theme music composer	Nick Nolan[2]
Opening theme	Simple Man (seasons 1-6) None (seasons 7-9)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	135
Production
Executive producers	Chris Richardson Marc Pierce Russ McCarroll Jake Laufer
Running time	42 minutes
Production company	Warm Springs Productions
Release
Original network	History
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Original release	May 31, 2012 – present
External links
Website

Synopsis

Eustace Conway resides on a parcel of land in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina that he calls Turtle Island. There, he hosts people to whom he teaches basic wilderness survival skills. Additionally, he earns an income using ancient techniques to harvest firewood. Threatened by a lien against his land, Conway fights to maintain ownership.[4] His friend Preston Roberts would frequently appear on the show.

Marty Meierotto resides in the small Alaskan town of Two Rivers with his wife Dominique and daughter Noah. Once a month Marty flies his Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub aircraft with tundra tires to his cabin on the Draanjik River in the Alaska North Slope. While there, he uses a snowmobile to tend to his animal traps that he uses to collect furs.

Tom Oar, a former rodeo cowboy, resides near the Yaak River in northwestern Montana with his wife Nancy and their dog Ellie. Facing a seven-month winter season, the pair work hard, with the help of their neighbors, to prepare.

Rich Lewis, a mountain lion hunter, resides in Montana's Ruby Valley with his wife Diane. He pursues his passion for tracking mountain lions there with the help of a team of hounds. During Season 6 he said he was getting too old to be doing this. He did not return for season 7.[5]

George Michaud, a fur trapper, camps along the Snake River and Teton Range in Idaho.[6]

Charlie Tucker, a fur trapper, resides near Great North Woods in Ashland, Maine. He often partners with Jim Dumond.[7]

Kyle Bell, a game hunter and outfitter by trade, runs his hunts over 45,000 acres of rugged landscape and resides in New Mexico's Cimarron Valley with his ten-year-old son, Ben.[8]

Morgan Beasley resides in the Alaska Range.

Jason Hawk lives near The Ozarks in Arkansas.

Preston died from complications due to cancer at age sixty on July 24, 2017.[9]

Cast

• Eustace Conway[10] (Season 1-present)
• Marty Meierotto[11] (Seasons 1-8)
• Tom Oar[12] (Seasons 1-9)
• Charlie Tucker (Seasons 2-3)
• George Michaud (Season 2)
• Rich Lewis (Seasons 2-6)
• Kyle Bell (Seasons 3-4)
• Morgan Beasley[13] (Seasons 4-8)
• Jason Hawk[14] (Season 5-present)
• Brent Jameson (Season 6)
• Margaret Stern [15] (Seasons 6-8)
• Jake Herak[16] (Season 7-present)
• Mike Horstman [17] (Season 7-present)
• Harry Youren (Season 8-present)
• Kidd Youren (Season 8-present)
• Josh Kirk (Season 9-present)

Series overview

Season		Episodes		Originally aired		Average rating (millions)
				First aired	Last aired
	1	8		May 31, 2012	July 19, 2012	TBA
	2	16		June 9, 2013	September 29, 2013	TBA
	3	16 + 1		June 1, 2014	September 14, 2014	TBA
	4	16 + 1		June 18, 2015	October 1, 2015	TBA
	5	16 + 1		May 5, 2016	September 15, 2016	TBA
	6	16 + 1		June 8, 2017	September 21, 2017	TBA
	7	16		July 19, 2018	November 1, 2018	TBA
	8	13		June 6, 2019	September 5, 2019	TBA
	9	15		June 4, 2020	TBD	TBA

References

1. "D.B. Sweeney". Retrieved November 20, 2015 – via Twitter.
2. "Readers' Question: Who Plays the Mountain Men Theme Song?". Trapper & Predator Caller. June 25, 2012.
3. Kondolojy, Amanda (May 3, 2012). "'Mountain Men' Premieres Thursday May 31 at 10PM on History". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014.
4. Reiher, Andrea (May 31, 2012). "'Mountain Men' premiere: What did you think of the History Channel's new show?". Zap2it.
5. "Mountain Men Cast - HISTORY.com". History.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
6. "George Michaud". HISTORY.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
7. "Charlie Tucker". HISTORY.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
8. "Kyle Bell". HISTORY.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
9. https://wataugademocrat.com/community/turtle-island-s-preston-roberts-dies/article_dac346b8-2d40-520b-9874-c171eb6715eb.html
10. https://www.history.com/shows/mountain-men/cast/eustace-conway
11. https://www.history.com/shows/mountain-men/cast/marty-meierotto
12. https://www.history.com/shows/mountain-men/cast/tom-oar
13. https://www.history.com/shows/mountain-men/cast/morgan-beasley
14. https://www.history.com/shows/mountain-men/cast/jason-hawk
15. https://www.history.com/shows/mountain-men/cast/margaret-stern
16. https://www.history.com/shows/mountain-men/cast/jake-herak
17. https://www.history.com/shows/mountain-men/cast/mike-horstman