It's the halfway point of the month-long alligator season, and it's time to rally. Boat traffic is spoiling one of Troy's go-to hunting grounds, so he and Clint decide to brave a treacherous swamp guarded by the legendary Gates of Hell. Over in Myrtle Grove, the high water levels that remain after the storm have given Joe and Tommy a rare opportunity. Today, the guys are headed to one of Joe's daddy's favorite honey holes, located in a flooded drainage ditch they haven't been able to access in years. In Houma, today is a very special day for R.J. Molinere...it's his 50th birthday. In keeping with family tradition, the boys set a lofty goal--to catch one gator for each of RJ's 50 years. Meanwhile, Willie and Randy are facing some serious pressure from their dad, master hunter Junior Edwards. Junior's tasked his boys with a quota of six gators...and if they don't fill it, Junior will stop running their boat.

Swamp People Season 3 Episodes...

• s03e01 - Gator Gold Rush
• s03e02 - No Guts, No Gator
• s03e03 - Divide to Conquer
• s03e04 - Monster Marsh
• s03e05 - Avenged
• s03e06 - Treebreaker 2
• s03e07 - Something Wicked this Way Comes
• s03e08 - Rising Waters
• s03e09 - Rebound
• s03e10 - Gates of Hell
• s03e11 - Under Siege
• s03e12 - Secret Weapons
• s03e13 - Scorched
• s03e14 - Voodoo Bayou
• s03e15 - Turf War
• s03e16 - Big Gators, Big Dollars
• s03e17 - Never Say Die
• s03e18 - Cold-Blooded
• s03e19 - King of the Swamp
• s03e20 - Man Down
• s03e21 - Stick and Move
• s03e22 - Bayou's Best

Swamp People Show Summary

Deep in the heart of Louisiana lies America's largest swamp - a million miles of inhospitable bayous, marshes and wetlands where nature rules and humans struggle to tame it. Many of its inhabitants are the hardened descendants of French refugees who were forced out of Canada in the 18th century and settled in this harsh yet majestic environment. Today, these people are known as the Cajuns, a group renowned throughout the world for their flavorful cuisine, distinctive music and vibrant culture. Resilient, self-reliant and fiercely independent, the Cajuns of the Atchafalaya Swamp still carry on many of their ancestors' trades and traditions.

HISTORY follows these swampers through a time of year that is crucial to their survival: the 30-day alligator hunting season. At its core, this is a uniquely American story of a proud and skillful people fighting to maintain an ancient way of life in a rapidly modernizing world, despite the many perils and trials that stand in their way.