Swamp People - Season 12

A new hunting season begins, and with overpopulation supercharging gator aggression, the threat of attack is higher than ever. Diving into the fray, Troy puts his new deckhand, Pickle, to the test. Daniel welcomes his grandson Dorien back and hopes to convince him to stay. Junior returns to the swamp to help his family get the upper hand in an overrun bayou. Ronnie and Ashley come under attack from a relentless marsh monster.

As aggressive gators invade every corner of the swamp, Troy and Pickle chase the bulldozing monster called Freight Train before it rips the bayou to shreds. Alligator Queen Liz Cavalier returns to the swamp to help cull the population, while teaching her stepson how to catch giants. Ronnie and Ashley discover a sanctuary that's loaded with big gators and charge headfirst into its dangerous waters. Joey and Zak hope to jump start their season in Mardi Gras Pass, but discover a mob of monsters terrorizing their catch.

As the first week of gator season heats up, Ashley's worst nightmare comes true when an aggressive beast forces her gators on land. Troy and Pickle risk a dangerous jump over a beaver dam to reach their lines. The Edwards boys face off in a battle of the baits. An explosion of menacing monsters brings veteran gator wrangler Bruce Mitchell out of retirement.

With gators multiplying at alarming rates, swamp legends Frenchy and Gee return to the battle, but a familiar foe spoils their plans. Joey and Zak hunt a marsh full of tall grasses, and they're forced to call in aerial reinforcements to get the job done. Jacob and Don gamble on a notoriously difficult area, but when their luck turns around, their boat is pushed to the brink. Troy and Pickle hunt in the Boneyard, a swamp full of stumps that threatens to strand them in the water.

A record-breaking heatwave consumes the bayou. Ronnie and Ashley try to run 100 lines to take advantage of a feeding frenzy. Willie and his dad, Junior, captain separate boats to leapfrog lines and finish faster. Don invents a slow drip-device to prevent Jacob's bait from drying out. Joey and Zak hunt along the banks of a popular watering hole for thirsty cattle.

Troy and Pickle brave the breeding grounds known for aggressive female gators. Daniel teaches his grandson, Dorien, the secrets of the swamp. Ashley hunts alone for the first time while Ronnie recovers from heatstroke. Bruce chases a deadly cannibal that's ruining his favorite honey hole.

Troy and Pickle bring a special guest onboard. Joey and Zak risk it all on the hunt for the biggest alligator Joey Edgar has ever seen. Ronnie and Ashley face their darkest fears in an area known as The Cemetery. Liz and Destin face high water and a low bridge in their quest for monsters.

For the first time ever, Troy works as Pickle takes the captain's seat. Good-old-boy Don Brewer hunts gators solo. Mr. Daniel and Dorien find themselves caught in the middle of a gator feeding frenzy. Willie and his dad, Junior, fish gators together for the first time in years.

Troy and Pickle reach deep into their bag of swamp tricks to nab a horse eating gator. Dorien takes the lead to prove himself. The long season brings Willie, his son and their gear to the breaking point. Troy sends his son Chase on a special mission.

With a major storm brewing, Liz risks it all to fill her boat with gators. Ronnie and Ashley brave the weather to turn a sea wall into a gator bonanza. Zak braves the elements and goes solo for the first time ever. Daniel shows Dorien how to outsmart mother nature.

Pickle convinces Troy to try her secret gator honey hole. Ronnie and Ashley race the clock to fill their boat with monsters. Bruce faces off with a notorious area of the swamp known as The Maze. Joey and Zak seek revenge for a friend.

Troy, Pickle and the rest of the Landry clan return to a gator hunter's paradise. Frenchy and Gee make a stand in their own backyard. Willie and Little Willie put their money where their mouths are.  Ronnie and Ashley go after a gator threatening a neighbor.

An unexpected cold front threatens Troy and Pickle's season, Jacob and Don shoot their way out of a tough spot, Joey and Zach use an old school trick to get gators to bite, and Liz reaches into her bag of tricks to beat the weather.

Joey and Zach go head-to-head with massive monsters and Mr. Daniel and Dorien, Ronnie uses an unexpected trick to catch a wily beast, Little Willie puts his big idea to the test.

Liz and Destin resort to old tricks, Frenchy & Gee put their partnership to the test, Bruce uses secret knowledge to try to tag out, Dorien has a big surprise for Mr. Daniel.

Troy and Pickles' tag out hangs in the balance, Don and Jacob make a big mistake, Willie and Little Willie battle to the end, Ronnie and Ashley take it down to the wire.