North Woods Law
| North Woods Law | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Narrated by | Charles Parnell Mike McColl |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 16 |
| No. of episodes | 152 |
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| Executive producers |
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| Production company | Engel Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | Animal Planet |
| Original release | March 11, 2012 – present |
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North Woods Law is an American reality television series that debuted on March 11, 2012, on the Animal Planet channel. Originally set in Maine, the show followed numerous game wardens of the Maine Warden Service.[1][2] In 2017, the show changed locations to New Hampshire, following members of the state's Fish and Game Department.[3] The series was renewed for a sixteenth season, which began on June 20, 2021.
Cast[]
- Maine
- New Hampshire
- Glen Lucas
- Jon Demler
- Heidi Murphy
- Shawn Macfadzen
- Ron Arsenault
- Bob Mancini
- Kevin Bronson
- Bill Boudreau
- K9 Ruby Boudreau
- Eric Hannett
- Graham Courtney
- Adam Cheney
- Geoff Pushee
- Eric Fluette
- K9 Moxie Fluette
- Levi Frye
- Rob McDermott
- Josiah Towne
- Chris Eagan
- Matt Holmes
- James Benvenuti
- K9 Cora Benvenuti
Richard Crouse
Episodes[]
| Season | Year(s) | Episodes | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | 6 | Maine |
| 2 | 2013 | 10 | |
| 3 | 2013 | 10 | |
| 4 | 2014–15 | 19 | |
| 5 | 2015 | 9 | |
| 6 | 2015–16 | 10 | |
| 7 | 2016 | 11 | |
| 8 | 2017 | 6 | New Hampshire |
| 9 | 2017 | 6 | |
| 10 | 2018 | 12 | |
| 11 | 2018 | 12 | |
| 12 | 2019 | TBD |
Season 1 (2012)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Warden Warriors" | March 11, 2012 |
| 2 | 2 | "Moose Mania" | March 16, 2012 |
| 3 | 3 | "Off Roadin'" | March 23, 2012 |
| 4 | 4 | "Gun Country" | March 30, 2012 |
| 5 | 5 | "On Thin Ice" | April 13, 2012 |
| 6 | 6 | "Maine Freeze" | April 20, 2012 |
Season 2 (2013)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Wicked Summer" | January 24, 2013 | 1.27[5] |
| 8 | 2 | "Boat Load of Trouble" | January 31, 2013 | 1.12[6] |
| 9 | 3 | "Harvest Time" | February 7, 2013 | 0.99[7] |
| 10 | 4 | "The Rookies" | February 21, 2013 | 0.63[8] |
| 11 | 5 | "Things Are Afowl" | February 28, 2013 | 0.84[9] |
| 12 | 6 | "Racking up the Bad Guys" | March 7, 2013 | 0.84[10] |
| 13 | 7 | "The Crime of the Century" | March 14, 2013 | 0.77[11] |
| 14 | 8 | "Deer Deception" | March 21, 2013 | 0.75[12] |
| 15 | 9 | "Crossing the Line" | March 28, 2013 | 0.91[13] |
| 16 | 10 | "Uncuffed" | April 4, 2013 | 0.58[14] |
Season 3 (2013)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | "Ice Out" | October 3, 2013 |
| 18 | 2 | "Turkey Dog" | October 10, 2013 |
| 19 | 3 | "24 Hours on the Job" | October 17, 2013 |
| 20 | 4 | "Running Cold and Fast" | October 24, 2013 |
| 21 | 5 | "Mud Season" | November 7, 2013 |
| 22 | 6 | "Summer Heats Up" | November 14, 2013 |
| 23 | 7 | "Mysteries in the Moose State" | November 21, 2013 |
| 24 | 8 | "Life on the Border" | December 5, 2013 |
| 25 | 9 | "Lost and Found" | December 12, 2013 |
| 26 | 10 | "Uncuffed 2" | December 19, 2013 |
Season 4 (2014–15)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Cheaters" | May 29, 2014 |
| 28 | 2 | "Just One More" | June 5, 2014 |
| 29 | 3 | "The End is Near" | June 12, 2014 |
| 30 | 4 | "Throttle Out" | June 19, 2014 |
| 31 | 5 | "Cold As Ice" | June 26, 2014 |
| 32 | 6 | "Outfoxed" | October 5, 2014 |
| 33 | 7 | "Man vs Animal" | October 5, 2014 |
| 34 | 8 | "Moose on the Loose" | October 12, 2014 |
| 35 | 9 | "Take the Plunge" | October 12, 2014 |
| 36 | 10 | "Distress Call" | October 19, 2014 |
| 37 | 11 | "All Hands On Deck" | October 19, 2014 |
| 38 | 12 | "Trail of Trouble" | November 2, 2014 |
| 39 | 13 | "Night and Day" | November 2, 2014 |
| 40 | 14 | "Star Spangled Weekend" | November 16, 2014 |
| 41 | 15 | "High Jinks" | November 23, 2014 |
| 42 | 16 | "Wild Kingdom" | November 30, 2014 |
| 43 | 17 | "Passing the Torch" | December 7, 2014 |
| 44 | 18 | "'Tis the Season" | December 21, 2014 |
| 45 | 19 | "Rapid Responders" | January 11, 2015 |
Season 5 (2015)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 1 | "Takedown" | March 8, 2015 |
| 47 | 2 | "Judgement Day" | March 15, 2015 |
| 48 | 3 | "Wild Moose Chase" | March 22, 2015 |
| 49 | 4 | "Hot on the Heels" | March 29, 2015 |
| 50 | 5 | "To Serve and Protect" | July 19, 2015 |
| 51 | 6 | "Down to the Wire" | July 26, 2015 |
| 52 | 7 | "Deer Detectives" | July 26, 2015 |
| 53 | 8 | "The Nick of Time" | August 9, 2015 |
| 54 | 9 | "Warden vs. Wild" | August 16, 2015 |
Season 6 (2015–16)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 1 | "And the Little Ones Too" | November 15, 2015 |
| 56 | 2 | "Above and Beyond" | November 22, 2015 |
| 57 | 3 | "Dirty Habits" | November 29, 2015 |
| 58 | 4 | "Truth Be Told" | December 6, 2015 |
| 59 | 5 | "Occupational Hazards" | January 3, 2016 |
| 60 | 6 | "Catcher in the Wild" | January 10, 2016 |
| 61 | 7 | "In a Hot Second" | January 17, 2016 |
| 62 | 8 | "Close Encounters of the Wild Kind" | January 17, 2016 |
| 63 | 9 | "Can't Believe Your Eyes" | January 31, 2016 |
| 64 | 10 | "The Rescuers" | February 14, 2016 |
Season 7 (2016)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 1 | "Long Shot" | June 2, 2016 |
| 66 | 2 | "Antlers And Antics" | June 9, 2016 |
| 67 | 3 | "Weed It And Reap" | June 16, 2016 |
| 68 | 4 | "Dead Moose Talking" | June 23, 2016 |
| 69 | 5 | "Excuses, Excuses" | June 30, 2016 |
| 70 | 6 | "The Big Bad Woods" | July 7, 2016 |
| 71 | 7 | "Baiters Beware" | July 14, 2016 |
| 72 | 8 | "Crossed Wired" | July 21, 2016 |
| 73 | 9 | "Shifting Gears" | July 28, 2016 |
| 74 | 10 | "Buck Fever" | August 4, 2016 |
| 75 | 11 | "Homecoming" | August 11, 2016 |
Season 8 (2017)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 1 | "Fighting the Flood" | March 5, 2017 |
| 77 | 2 | "Alligator Showdown" | March 12, 2017 |
| 78 | 3 | "Hunting the Hunters" | March 19, 2017 |
| 79 | 4 | "Manhunt" | March 26, 2017 |
| 80 | 5 | "No Way Out" | April 2, 2017 |
| 81 | 6 | "Into Thin Air" | April 9, 2017 |
Season 9 (2017)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 1 | "When Duty Calls" | September 3, 2017 |
| 83 | 2 | "On the Run" | September 10, 2017 |
| 84 | 3 | "Truth or Consequences" | September 17, 2017 |
| 85 | 4 | "Blindsided" | September 24, 2017 |
| 86 | 5 | "Under Suspicion" | October 1, 2017 |
| 87 | 6 | "Crossing the Line" | October 8, 2017 |
Season 10 (2018)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 1 | "Out Of Control" | January 7, 2018 |
| 89 | 2 | "Cold Case" | January 14, 2018 |
| 90 | 3 | "No Room For Error" | January 21, 2018 |
| 91 | 4 | "Breaking And Entering" | January 28, 2018 |
| 92 | 5 | "Weed Whackers" | February 11, 2018 |
| 93 | 6 | "Too Close For Comfort" | February 18, 2018 |
| 94 | 7 | "Caught In A Lie" | February 25, 2018 |
| 95 | 8 | "Bait And Switch" | March 4, 2018 |
| 96 | 9 | "Nothing To Hide" | March 11, 2018 |
| 97 | 10 | "Over The Edge" | March 18, 2018 |
| 98 | 11 | "The Hunt Begins" | March 25, 2018 |
| 99 | 12 | "Collision Course" | April 1, 2018 |
Season 11 (2018)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 1 | "Wild Rescues" | August 5, 2018 |
| 101 | 2 | "Hunting Season" | August 12, 2018 |
| 102 | 3 | "Schoolyard Bear" | August 19, 2018 |
| 103 | 4 | "No Trespassing" | August 26, 2018 |
| 104 | 5 | "Turkey Trouble" | September 2, 2018 |
| 105 | 6 | "Spring Training" | September 9, 2018 |
| 106 | 7 | "Don't Feed The Bears" | September 16, 2018 |
| 107 | 8 | "Coastal Criminals" | September 23, 2018 |
| 108 | 9 | "Under The Radar" | September 30, 2018 |
| 109 | 10 | "Shakedown" | September 30, 2018 |
| 110 | 11 | "Fatal Attraction" | October 7, 2018 |
| 111 | 12 | "Boiling Point" | October 14, 2018 |
Season 12 (2019)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | 1 | "Midsummer Mayhem" | February 19, 2019 |
| 113 | 2 | "Stranded And Abandoned" | February 26, 2019 |
| 114 | 3 | "Invisible Evidence" | March 5, 2019 |
| 115 | 4 | "The Fast and the Curious" | March 12, 2019 |
| 116 | 5 | "A Test of Strength" | March 19, 2019 |
| 117 | 6 | "Hit and Run" | March 26, 2019 |
| 118 | 7 | "Triple Threat" | April 2, 2019 |
| 119 | 8 | "Decoy Detail" | April 9, 2019 |
| 120 | 9 | "Rules of the Game" | April 16, 2019 |
| 121 | 10 | "Dawn Patrol" | April 23, 2019 |
| 122 | 11 | "Winter is Coming" | April 30, 2019 |
Season 13 (2019)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [15] | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | 1 | "Wild Winter" | July 21, 2019 |
| 124 | 2 | "Frozen Over" | July 28, 2019 |
| 125 | 3 | "Treacherous Trails" | August 4, 2019 |
| 126 | 4 | "Snow Way Out" | August 11, 2019 |
| 127 | 5 | "In the Thick of It" | August 18, 2019 |
Special episodes[]
| Season | Title[16] | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | "Unwarranted Waste" | September 20, 2015 |
| 6 | "Wardens vs. Poachers" | December 20, 2015 |
| 6 | "Wardens vs. The Elements" | June 19, 2016 |
| 8 | "Protect and Preserve: Alligator Showdown" | September 10, 2017 |
| 8 | "Protect and Preserve: Hunting the Hunters" | September 17, 2017 |
| 8 | "Protect and Preserve: Manhunt" | September 24, 2017 |
| 8 | "Protect and Preserve: No Way Out" | October 1, 2017 |
| 8 | "Protect and Preserve: Into Thin Air" | October 8, 2017 |
| 13 | "Dynamic Duos" | July 21, 2019 |
References[]
- ^ Routhier, Ray (January 24, 2012). "Show tracks the wild life of Maine game wardens". MaineToday Media.
- ^ Doiron, Paul (May 2, 2013). "North Woods Lawmen". Down East, The Magazine of Maine. Archived from the original on May 2, 2013.
- ^ Brooks, David (February 13, 2017). "'North Woods Law' New Hampshire program to start March 5". Concord Monitor. Concord, New Hampshire. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "North Woods Law: Cast & Details". TV Guide. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
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- ^ "NORTH WOODS LAW (ANIMAL PLANET)". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "North Woods Law". epguides. May 25, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
Further reading[]
- Ramer, Holly (December 24, 2016). "'North Woods Law' reality show leaves Maine for New Hampshire". Portland Press Herald. AP. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- Lewis, Bea (February 27, 2019). "'North Woods Law' fans meet their idols at Plymouth premier". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- "North Woods Law: NH". New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
External links[]
- North Woods Law at Animal Planet
- North Woods Law at IMDb
- North Woods Law at The Futon Critic
Categories:
- 2010s American reality television series
- 2012 American television series debuts
- Animal Planet original programming
- English-language television shows
- Law enforcement in Maine
- Law enforcement in New Hampshire
- Television shows set in Maine
- Television shows filmed in Maine
- Television shows set in New Hampshire
- Television shows filmed in New Hampshire