About this season
A half-hour documentary series set in a unique Arctic town with true northern exposure that provides a front-row seat for some of the closest human-bear encounters ever seen on television.
Episodes (12)
1. The Gauntlet
Aired 22 September 2015
In Churchill's post bear attack, Dennis races to get a VIP client to polar bears before Conservation scoops them up, while Kelsey wrestles to protect an overzealous photographer from an unpredictable cub with very protective mother.
2. Bear Insecurity
Aired 6 October 2015
Dennis mentors a nervous polar bear guide upstart through the bear essentials, while Brian reaches across the globe for much needed bear security for his roadside attraction.
3. Someone To Watch Over Me
Aired 13 October 2015
Kelsey puts his life in the hands of a newbie polar bear guide in order to contribute to an important polar bear ID project, while Dennis comes to the rescue as Brian's bear security recruit gets schooled.
4. Up the Creek
Aired 20 October 2015
Dennis guides a wildlife photographer to the remote promised land of polar bears but their photography mission shifts to a rescue mission when they find the tracks of an orphaned cub.
5. Therapy/Lost in Translation
Aired 27 October 2015
Kelsey and Karine guide a polar bear attack survivor through a dangerous but therapeutic bear encounter, while Brian's roadside bear attraction transforms into a perilous circus with the arrival of a surreal Japanese film crew.
6. Trick or Trap
Aired 3 November 2015
The entire town rallies a citizen patrol to keep the town safe for trick-or-treaters, while Dennis struggles to keep bears from falling victim to the high alert witch hunt.
7. Bears in the Air
Aired 10 November 2015
Kelsey rides along on an airlift to release the Halloween-jailed mother and cub. Dennis mounts a snowmobile expedition to a train wreck site where its spilled cargo of grain is attracting throngs of hungry bears.
8. Feast Or Famine
Aired 17 November 2015
Brain hosts an open house at his roadside polar bear attraction to solicit some much needed financial support to feed his Eskimo Dog brood, under the watchful eye of Conservation,
9. Wolves at the Door
Aired 24 November 2015
After a vicious wolf attack, Brian races to relocate his Eskimo Dog pack to safer ground. Dennis guides a band of underdressed Floridian musicians to an epic snowy adventure through polar bear alley.
10. The Perfect Storm
Aired 1 December 2015
Dennis and his client race into the eye of a storm that's threatening to freeze the bay and send the polar bears packing. Kelsey and his client witness an aggressive male bear stalking a mother and cubs.
11. The Last Dance
Aired 8 December 2015
As the Hudson Bay freezes and Churchill's polar bears ready for their mass exodus, Dennis enlists Kelsey and bush pilot pal Al, to search for DANCER – the polar bear that inspired 20 years of Dennis's guiding career.
12. Quest For the Cubs
Aired 15 December 2015
To bolster his business, Dennis plots an epic expedition over impassable tundra to an undiscovered denning site. At an exclusive denning lodge, Kelsey witnesses the rare first steps of newborn cubs emerging from their den.