Series synopsis
Mountain Monsters is an American reality television series that premiered on Destination America on June 22, 2013. It stars John "Trapper" Tice, Jeff Headlee, Joe "Huckleberry" Lott and Jacob "Buck" Lowe.
Professional hillbilly hunters search for mysterious creatures that people have claimed to have seen in West Virginia.
Premise
Professional hillbilly hunters search for mysterious creatures that people have claimed to have seen in West Virginia.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- John "Trapper" Tice as Self
- Jeff Headlee as Self
- Joe "Huckleberry" Lott as Self
- Jacob "Buck" Lowe as Self
- Willy McQuillian as Self
- Bill "Wild" Neff as Self
Episodes
This series spans 8 seasons with 78 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | June 22, 2013 | July 27, 2013 |
| Season 2 | 14 | April 4, 2014 | July 25, 2014 |
| Season 3 | 8 | March 7, 2015 | April 25, 2015 |
| Season 4 | 13 | January 23, 2016 | April 16, 2016 |
| Season 5 | 9 | April 8, 2017 | June 3, 2017 |
| Season 6 | 10 | August 21, 2019 | November 20, 2019 |
| Season 7 | 8 | January 10, 2021 | March 7, 2021 |
| Season 8 | 10 | January 2, 2022 | March 14, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wolfman of Wolfe County Following eyewitness leads and a trail of fresh physical evidence, the AIMS team embarks on a quest to capture the elusive Kentucky Wolfman. This 500-pound, 7-foot-tall wolf monster has supposedly been terrifying residents in, fittingly, Wolfe County, and locals are demanding answers. |
June 22, 2013 |
| 2 |
Grassman of Perry County Discovering an eyewitness video of the Ohio Grassman, the AIMS team travels to Southeastern Ohio to hunt down this 1,000-pound, 8-foot-tall cousin of the legendary Sasquatch, which was dubbed the Grassman because its fur reportedly resembles the color and texture of grass. |
June 29, 2013 |
| 3 |
Devil Dog of Logan County Something in Logan County, West Virginia, is wreaking havoc on its population of coyotes – the former top of the food chain. AIMS has a theory, and suspects the legendary Devil Dog is to blame, sucking the blood and life from the coyotes. |
July 6, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kentucky Hellhound of Pike County The AIMS team travel to Pike County, Kentucky, to investigate a huge canine predator who is menacing the local farming community. The team meets with eyewitnesses and races to construct a giant bamboo box trap before the creature migrates for the winter. |
April 4, 2014 |
| 2 |
Grafton Monster of Taylor County The AIMS team travel to Taylor County, West Virginia, to investigate a huge bipedal predator nicknamed the "Headless Horror." The team meets with eyewitnesses, tracks the creature, and attempts to capture it inside of a massive wooden trap. |
April 11, 2014 |
| 3 |
Yahoo of Nicholas County The AIMS team travel to Nicholas County, West Virginia, to investigate a large Bigfoot-like creature called "The Yahoo." The team meets with eyewitnesses, tracks the beast, and attempts to capture it inside of a giant log-fall trap. |
April 18, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bigfoot of Central Kentucky The Appalachian Investigators of Mysterious Sightings begin their epic quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot in the Appalachia as they head out to Central Kentucky after what they believe is the first Bigfoot to emerge from the Mammoth Cave System. |
March 7, 2015 |
| 2 |
Bigfoot of Putnam County Appalachian Investigators of Mysterious Sightings travel to Putnam County, WV to investigate the Chupacabra, known as the West Virginia Vampire. The team must meet with eyewitnesses and build an elaborate maze trap in an attempt to capture the creature. |
March 14, 2015 |
| 3 |
Bigfoot of Eastern Kentucky Appalachian Investigators of Mysterious Sightings travel to Eastern Kentucky to investigate the Wildman, known as the most dangerous and aggressive Bigfoot in the region. The team searches for a missing eyewitness and builds the largest and strongest trap. |
March 21, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bigfoot of Harrison County: Stonish Giant Investigators travel to Harrison County, Ohio, in the Season 4 premiere to look into the legend of the Stonish Giant, which Native American folklore describes as a Bigfoot with a coat of fur so thick that it cannot be pierced by arrows. |
January 23, 2016 |
| 2 |
Bigfoot of Central Kentucky: Squalling Savage The AIMS team travel to Central Kentucky to search for the Squalling Savage, believed by locals to be at war with another Bigfoot clan. |
January 30, 2016 |
| 3 |
Bigfoot of Blair County: Lightning Man The AIMS team heads to Blair County, PA looking for a Bigfoot known as the "Lightning Man". After meeting the eyewitnesses, the team believes that the key to this investigation may be a Native American lightning symbol hidden inside a secluded barn. |
February 6, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Rogue Team Rises: Part 1 After 9 months of silence, the Rogue Team emerges from the shadows after team member Buck tries to take matters into his own hands. The AIMS team meets face to face with this other mysterious team to find out who they are and what they are after. |
April 8, 2017 |
| 2 |
The Rogue Team Rises: Part 2 After being abducted, the AIMS team faces a mysterious man who offers them a deal with an incredible payoff. The team suddenly realizes Trapper is missing and they set off to locate him in a race against time after finding a trail of his blood. |
April 15, 2017 |
| 3 |
Enter The Dark Forest The AIMS team enters the Dark Forest to capture the Woman of the Woods. The Dark Forest has a grip around Jeff and they realize that this is the home to not only the Woman of the Woods and a Bigfoot, but another mysterious creature: the Black Wolf. |
April 22, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark Forest Revealed | August 21, 2019 |
| 2 | The Waya Woman of Jackson County | August 28, 2019 |
| 3 | The Secret of the Blue House | September 4, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Wolves of West Virginia The surviving members of AIMS head out on a brand-new adventure that team leader Trapper set up for them before he passed. Equipped with Trapper's journal, they travel to the mountains of the Tygart Valley to prove there are still wolves in West Virginia. |
January 10, 2021 |
| 2 |
K-9 Tracks By The Grave The AIMS team devises an ingenious way to identify a mysterious predator. |
January 17, 2021 |
| 3 |
The Red-eyed Beast The AIMS teams brave a blizzard to track a massive red-eyed creature. |
January 24, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bigfoot or Bust The team heads back to the Tygart Valley on a mission to prove that a Bigfoot roams those mysterious hollers; a rumbling sound from deep in the hills gets the guys moving, and they stumble upon a strange tree structure. |
January 2, 2022 |
| 2 |
Cow-Killing Bastard Things heat up for the team when Buck realizes that the legendary Grafton Monster has migrated to the Tygart Valley. It's a monster hunt unlike any other when they stumble across the mutilated carcass of a cow. |
January 9, 2022 |
| 3 |
Bloodbath in the Woods The team comes in hot onto a cattle farm after realizing the Grafton Monster is hunting livestock; they then set off on a mission to hunt for what they believe is the cryptozoic creature's most recent victim and encounter an absolute bloodbath. |
January 16, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Destination America |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 22, 2013 |
| Last aired | March 14, 2022 |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |