Mounted in Alaska

Russ and his team are given the task of refurbishing a 40-year-old Polar Bear Mount from a popular family restaurant, but Doug almost screws up the bleaching process. Dave must master the ancient Japanese art of Gyotaku so he can make a paper print of a large Fish in time for a client's family reunion.

After a client harvests an African Lion, Russ tests the skills of his newest employee, Sam, a taxidermist from Mississippi who claims to be the "Cat-Man." Russ must create the world's first ever King Crab mold in order to save an old broken crab for a former fisherman

Russ and his team are given an unusual request when a client asks them to cut his Warthog in half and mount both halves busting through his wall. Aaron is given a Coyote as his first full-sized mount, but an impatient client isn't impressed with the look of the howl

Russ is excited but weary of creating bad Ju-Ju when a client brings in the shop's first ever Lord Derby Eland. Aaron has to quickly complete a Himalayan Tahr so Russ can get the client off his couch, but Dave complicates things when he screws up the rock molds for the base.

While Russ is busy setting up for the Safari Club International Taxidermy Competition, Aaron and Sam race against time and compete against each other to complete their mounts in hopes of winning a coveted Blue Ribbon. With only two weeks to go, Sam is asked to completely re-model an entire leopard, while Aaron's client changes his mind about what he wants in the middle of the mounting process.

Sam and Russ butt heads over attaining the right look for the shop's first ever gigantic Lord Derby Eland. Aaron has to quickly complete a Himalayan Tahr so Russ can get the finicky client, his good friend, off his couch, but Dave complicates things when he screws up the rock molds for the base.

Russ finds a mystery box on his front steps and must take it to a local hermit to make sure the contents are legal. When the mystery client refuses to come to the shop, Russ goes to him. Aaron is made team leader of a Double Nyala mount and, against Tina's advice, goes over Russ's head on deciding the final look.

Dave develops a crush on Miss Teen Alaska and promises her the impossible creating a camel mold from scratch. An old friend brings in an 85 pound King Salmon Russ mounted twenty years earlier for a cleaning and requests the "Good Buddy Discount." The race is on when Tina proves she's as tough as the guys by competing in the "Running of The Reindeer" Alaska's high octane version of Pamplona.

Russ races one of his best friends snow-mobiling back to the terrifying spot where a Grizzly bear attacked his buddy two years ago. Russ is shocked when his friend says he's finally ready to mount the grizzly that tried to eat him alive - and wants the real teeth in the mount.

The ultimate jokester client gets serious when he returns to renegotiate the deal he made for his mount. Russ meets his match at an outdoor bear auction and must decide if this bad-ass lookin' stranger is friend or foe. Tina can't decide what is worse--Sam's singing or his home made bear-fish pepperoni sticks.

Dave and Doug can't believe their eyes when a menacing man looking like Sasquatch shows up unannounced. Russ up-sell's a reluctant client and convinces the guy he's actually getting a favor. Russ and Tina first team up, then go head-to-head on one of Knight's rarest mounts. Doug gets the short end of the stick and is ordered to make more "Wally Wackers" from walrus bones.

A badass girl like Tina needs a badass gun. An Iditarod groupie wants a killer wolf hat that he can wear on the sled dog trail. A nervous client brings in a $30,000 problem that Russ isn't sure he can fix. And a confederate rebel pulls up to the shop with a bag of lynx.

A gigantic Kodiak Brown Bear can't keep its paws off Tina. Sam, Dave and Aaron push Doug to the limit with a string of practical jokes. An imposing client threatens not to pay unless he likes the mount.

Teddy Roosevelt's personal taxidermy kit inspires Russ to create his own, after a friend brings it to the shop. After one too many beers, Dave & Doug land themselves a project they can't get out of--one that has never before been attempted in the history of taxidermy. Russ & Tina rescue two extinct bird mounts. Russ calls in a favor from a Bush Pilot and soars off on the adventure of a lifetime.