What is the show?
Mountain Men is a HISTORY reality series following people who make a living from the land — hunting, trapping and using traditional skills to put up food and income before winter catches them. It has followed trappers, homesteaders and bush pilots across Appalachia, the Rocky Mountains and Alaska, filming where they actually live and work rather than putting contestants through a temporary survival challenge. The show premiered May 31, 2012 and is still running, with fifteen seasons on air as of October 2026.
- Network
- HISTORY
- Premiered
- May 31, 2012 (“Winter Is Coming”)
- Seasons
- 15 as of October 2026 — season 15 airing
- Episodes
- About 200+ (HISTORY lists 204; databases differ on specials)
- Regions
- Appalachia, the Rocky Mountains and Alaska
- Premiere audience
- 3.9 million total viewers (2012)
Latest Mountain Men clip on HISTORY
Seasons
- Season 15 — October 2026, 3 aired by Oct 22, 2026 episodes
- Season 14 — September 2025, 13 episodes
- Season 13 — October 2024, 12 episodes
- Season 12 — August 2023, 10 (+8 specials) episodes
In the news
- Season 15 is airing on HISTORY — HISTORY
- Season 14 premiere marked Tom Oar's farewell season — HISTORY press release via TheFutonCritic
- New seasons of Forged in Fire and Mountain Men announced — HISTORY press release via TheFutonCritic
The cast
Season 1 · returning in recent seasons
Marty Meierotto
Two Rivers, Alaska
A fur trapper who flies his bush plane into remote Alaskan areas. HISTORY's 2025 announcement describes him guiding his daughter Noah through a bush-plane landing.
Photo: Shawn Carter, USGS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Shows the region, not the person.
Season 1 · long-running cast member
Eustace Conway
Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina
Lives on Turtle Island and teaches wilderness skills; early coverage documented his subsistence lifestyle and a land-ownership dispute over his camp.
Photo: Skapur, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Shows Eustace Conway.
Season 1 · farewell season 14
Tom Oar
Yaak River Valley, northwestern Montana
A former rodeo cowboy turned tanner and trapper in the Yaak. HISTORY's 2025 press release called season 14 his farewell season.
Photo: Davidmcarson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Shows the region, not the person.
Season 13
Lauro Eklund
Alaska — North Slope and Iditarod country
Season 13 followed his sled-dog training and Iditarod attempt across Alaska's North Slope and the Iditarod route.
Photo: Mudflattop, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Shows the region, not the person.
Seasons 13–14
Mike Horstman
Kodiak, Alaska
HISTORY described his work catching snow crabs in season 13 and his Kodiak homestead in the season 14 announcement.
Photo: Yathin S Krishnappa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Shows the region, not the person.
Season 14 newcomers
Chance and Soraya Painter
Remote Alaskan bush
A couple raising two children while building a homestead in the Alaskan bush, introduced in HISTORY's 2025 season 14 announcement.
When & where to watch Mountain Men
Season 15 — branded Mountain Men: Wild North — began October 7, 2026 on HISTORY, airing Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT.
HISTORY's catalogue lists episodes through October 21, 2026, with the next episode, “Wild North: To the Bone,” scheduled for October 28, 2026.
Stream it on
- HISTORY — season 15 episodes; a TV provider sign-in may be required
- Philo — live and on-demand listings
Availability checked October 22, 2026; services and schedules change, confirm with the provider.
Mountain Men FAQ
Is Mountain Men still on?
Yes — HISTORY's season 15 catalogue includes October 2026 episodes and an upcoming October 28 listing.
When is the next episode of Mountain Men?
“Wild North: To the Bone” is scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, 2026; the season airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT.
How many seasons of Mountain Men are there?
HISTORY's show catalogue lists 15 seasons, from the 2012 original through 2026's Wild North.
Is Wild North a separate show?
No — HISTORY places the Wild North episodes inside Mountain Men season 15 in its catalogue.
Wild10 is an independent fan hub and is not affiliated with HISTORY, A+E Networks or the show's cast. Facts checked October 22, 2026; videos are embedded from HISTORY's official YouTube channel. Like survival TV? See our Alone hub.