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Steve explores the arid deserts of the Four Corners region, investigating monumental ancestral Puebloan sites like Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde.

Hunting History With Steven Rinella

Lost American Civilization

Steve retraces the perilous journey of the Donner Party through the unforgiving Sierra Nevada Mountains, where 19th-century pioneers were trapped by brutal winter storms; Steve faces the snow-covered terrain to explore the survival tactics.

The Donner Party

Near Steve's cabin on Prince of Wales Island lies evidence of one of humanity's greatest milestones, human's arrival in the Americas; drawing on his deep expertise in this rugged environment, Steve investigates when the first Americans arrived.

First Humans of North America

Returning to his Michigan roots, Steve investigates the mystery of Le Griffon, the legendary lost ship of the Great Lakes that has fascinated him since childhood; using his local knowledge and maritime expertise, he navigates shipwrecks and clues.

The Holy Grail of Shipwrecks

Steve delves into the mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke, navigating North Carolina's dense wilderness and swampy waterways. Combining historical research with his wilderness expertise, he investigates the colonists' possible fate and survival strategies, uncovering the challenges they faced in their search for a safe haven.

The Lost Colony of Roanoke

Steve journeys to Oregon's remote ranches to investigate the mystery of cattle mutilations; drawing on his understanding of the natural world and a hunter's perspective, he examines who is behind these surgically precise deaths.

Unexplained Cattle Mutilations

Steve investigates the 1972 disappearance of the Begich/Boggs flight, a case that sparked the largest search in Alaska's history.

The Alaska Triangle

Steve ventures into the heart of the Cascade Mountain range; Steve explores D.B. Cooper through a new lens, asking how he could have survived and escaped his perilous jump into a dark and stormy November night.

The Final Hunt for D.B. Cooper

Steven Rinella dives into some of history's greatest and most perplexing wilderness mysteries, examining how people's interactions with their environment may rewrite the narrative of legends.

S1 E1 | The Final Hunt for D.B. Cooper

E8 | Lost American Civilization

E7 | The Donner Party

E6 | First Humans of North America

E5 | The Holy Grail of Shipwrecks

E4 | The Lost Colony of Roanoke

E3 | Unexplained Cattle Mutilations

E2 | The Alaska Triangle

E1 | The Final Hunt for D.B. Cooper