April 5, 2025 through June 21, 2025
Saturday @ 9am Eastern
July 6, 2025 through Sept. 21, 2025
Saturday @ 9am Eastern
Season 3 Episodes
Anti-poaching in Tanzania
Human encroachment and pressure from poaching are the greatest threats to wildlife in Africa. Dan Cabela has traveled to Tanzania to see how Robin Hurt safaris manages two large conservation areas in the face of these daily challenges.
Season 3 : Episode 301
Discovery Channel Premiere - April 5, 2025 9:00am EST
Immediately followed by the premiere of Season 3 Episode 302 “The Gator in my Backyard” at 9:30am EST
Episode 301 Encore - Apil 12, 9:30am EST
The Gator in my Backyard
Almost brought to extinction through the trade of their skins, gators have existed in the Everglades since the dinosaurs walked the planet. Dan Cabela explores how the regulated utilization of gators in modern times, through egg harvesting, farming and hunting, helped bring the population back to healthy levels.
Season 3 : Episode 302
Discovery Channel Premiere - April 5, 2025 9:30am EST
Episode 302 Encore - June 21, 9:00am EST
Human-wildlife conflict in Borneo
With human populations scattered through the landscape, human-wildlife conflict is a common occurrence in Borneo. Dan Cabela travels to the area to participate in an ambitious elephant collaring project, hoping to better understand how people and elephants can live harmoniously.
Season 3 : Episode 303 Discovery Channel Premiere - April 12, 2025, 9:00am EST
Immediately followed by a re-airing of Episode 301 at 9:30am EST
Episode 303 Encore - April 19, 9:30am EST
Into the Yucatán
Famous for its Mayan ruins, the Yucatan in Mexico is home to a diverse array of wildlife. After years of over-harvesting and exploitation, regulated hunting is helping to conserve large areas of this fragile ecosystem. Dan Cabela travels to the region to find out more.
Season 3 : Episode 304 Discovery Channel Premiere - April 19, 2025 9:00am EST
Immediately followed by a re-airing of Episode 303 at 9:30am EST
Episode 304 Encore - April 26, 9:30am EST
Barren Ground Musk Ox
A remnant of the last Ice Age, the musk ox is almost mythical in appearance. For the people who share the Barren Ground region of Canada with them, they are an integral part of their culture. Show host, Dan Cabela, participates in a scientific sampling project to monitor the population's health, and get first-hand experience of the relationship between local people and this arctic icon.
Season 3 : Episode 305
Discovery Channel
Premiere - April 26, 2025 9:00am EST
Immediately followed by a re-airing of Episode 304 at 9:30am EST
Episode 305 Encore - May 3, 9:30am EST
Highland Hunting Traditions
Traveling to the heart of Scotland's highlands, Dan Cabela looks at how traditional hunting has shaped the landscape and benefitted both local people and native wildlife.
Season 3 : Episode 306 Discovery Channel Premiere - May 3, 2025 9:00am EST
Immediately followed by a re-airing of Episode 305 at 9:30am EST
Episode 306 Encore - May 10, 9:30am EST
Tajikistan, a Mountainous Land
With the fall of the Soviet Union, wildlife populations in Tajikistan were devastated, bringing some of their unique mountain species to the brink of extinction. With the help of funds generated through hunting, vast areas are now being conserved and protected. Dan Cabela explores this conservation success.
Season 3 : Episode 307
Discovery Channel
Premiere - May 10, 2025 9:00am EST
Immediately followed by a re-airing of Episode 306 at 9:30am EST
Episode 307 Encore - May 17, 9:30am EST
The Big Horn Question
Transmission of disease from domestic livestock to big horn sheep has severely impacted wild populations in recent decades. Dan Cabela joins a team of vets and biologists on an ambitious capture operation to test and monitor big horn sheep in Nevada. He hopes to better understand how the hunting community help fund population recoveries.
Season 3 : Episode 308 Discovery Channel Premiere - May 17, 2025 9:00am EST
Immediately followed by a re-airing of Episode 307 at 9:30am EST
Episode 308 Encore - May 24, 9:30am EST
The hunting heritage of South Africa
South Africa offers an incredible insight into the hunter and gatherer history of ancestors. Dan Cabela re-traces the footsteps of humanity's forefathers and explores how modern, private ownership of land has helped re-balance the human relationship with nature.
Season 3 : Episode 309
Discovery Channel
Premiere - May 24, 2025 9:00am EST
Immediately followed by a re-airing of Episode 308 at 9:30am EST
Episode 309 Encore - May 31, 9:30am EST
When Bison Rule
An American icon, the bison was once nearly made extinct in North America. More than a hundred years ago, a small number of conservationists saved the last few hundred animals, and today, thanks to a sustainable-use model, bison populations are once again growing.
Season 3 : Episode 310 Discovery Channel Premiere - May 31, 2025 9:00am EST
Immediately followed by a re-airing of Episode 309 at 9:30am EST
Episode 310 Encore - June 7, 9:30am EST
King of the Mountain
Threatened in their native range, the mountain-dwelling tahr thrive in New Zealand. Dan Cabela investigates the challenges of managing a non-native species and balancing ecosystem protection with the economic benefit gained from harvesting tahr by hunters.
Season 3 : Episode 311
Discovery Channel
Premiere - June 7, 2025 9:00am EST
Immediately followed by a re-airing of Episode 310 at 9:30am EST
Episode 311 Encore - June 14, 9:30am EST
The Blacktail of Vancouver Island
Establishing themselves just after the last Ice Age, the blacktail of Vancouver Island offers an important genetic population isolated from the mainland. To explore the local relationship with the species, its harvesting, conservation and history, Dan Cabela travels to the island.
Season 3 : Episode 312 Discovery Channel Premiere - June 14, 2025 9:00am EST
Immediately followed by a re-airing of Episode 311 at 9:30am EST
Episode 312 Encore - June 21, 9:30am EST
Stay Tuned! Season 4 will premier in the first quarter of 2025.