Yukon Men

S01E04: On Thin Ice

It's goose-hunting season and the people of Tanana are stocking up on food. Stan and Joey race to get first goose and Charlie and Bob have a father-son contest. The rivers they use to travel are melting fast, and not everyone will make it home.

Overview

Yukon Men is an unscripted American cable television series aired on the Discovery Channel. It is produced by Paper Route Productions.

The series details the harsh life in the Alaskan village of Tanana where the population make their living by hunting and trapping game. It premiered on August 24, 2012. The show's prominent themes are community and survival. The television show is named after the nearby Yukon river and not the Yukon territory in Canada.

Episodes

S01E01 Hunt or Starve

August 24, 2012 60 min
The village of Tanana is low on meat. Stan Zuray and his son make the dangerous journey into the Yukon Mountains to hunt for caribou. Charlie Wright faces the threat of a lone wolf that...

S01E02 The Race for Fur

August 31, 2012 60 min
The men have only three weeks left in trapping season to trap as much fur as possible, and a brutal winter has made the animals scarce.

S01E03 Going for Broke

September 7, 2012 60 min
It's the end of trapping season and the final push is on. Charlie and Bob rush to the river before it melts in hopes of snaring some beaver. Stan and Joe visit Tosi cabin to...

S01E04 On Thin Ice

September 14, 2012 60 min
It's goose-hunting season and the people of Tanana are stocking up on food. Stan and Joey race to get first goose and Charlie and Bob have a father-son contest. The rivers they use to travel...

S01E05 Tragic Spring

September 21, 2012 60 min
The rivers around Tanana are dangerously melting. Most hunters have made the deadly journey back home but Charlie's brother-in-law, George, is missing. Search & rescue efforts are unsuccessful. A town of 200 people has to...

S01E06 Man Up, Move Out

September 28, 2012 60 min
Joey Zuray has to do is move the house he wants across town, before it gets demolished in a few days. Charlie hunts a deadly black bear that's menacing the village.

S01E07 Logjam

October 5, 2012 60 min
Its driftwood logging season, and there's a brief window to pull firewood out of local rivers. James relies on his young son to help make ends meet. Stan gets caught in a powerful storm and...

S01E08 Wheel of Misfortune

October 12, 2012 60 min
Salmon is a precious food source, and the people of Tanana only have a few days to stock up for the winter. Stan Zuray and Pat Moore race to get fish wheels in the water...

S01E09 Last Chance Part One

October 19, 2012 60 min
The villagers of Tanana have just 18 hours to get a year's worth of king salmon. Joey and Bob find themselves in the midst of a dangerous hunt. Courtney takes it upon herself to help...

S01E10 Last Chance Part Two

October 19, 2012 60 min
The Moores caught altogether several pounds of chum salmon for their dogs and less than 30 king salmon for their extended family, which is not enough for the winter. James Roberts caught only a few...

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