January 11, through June 21, 2026
Sundays @ 8:30am Eastern
July 4, through December 12, 2026
Saturdays @ 8am Eastern
Season 4 Episodes
An American Icon
Building a new bison herd on the island of Sitkalidak, the indigenous Alutiiq community of Old Harbor take ownership of their food security and subsistence way of life.
Season 4 : Episode 401
Discovery Channel Premiere - January 11, 2026 8:30am EST
Encore - April 5, 2026 8:30am EST
Animal Planet
Premiere - July 4, 2026 8:00am EST
Encore - September 26, 2026 8:00am EST
Available Starting 1/17/26
100 Lions
In the heart of the Zambezi Delta, a team of conservationists have overseen one of the largest range expansions of African lions in modern times. From a reintroduction of 24 lions in 2018, today the population is more than a hundred.
Season 4 : Episode 402
Discovery Channel Premiere - January 18, 2026 8:30am EST
Encore - April 12, 2026 8:30am EST
Animal Planet
Premiere - July 11, 2026 8:00am EST
Encore - October 3, 2026 8:00am EST
Available Starting 1/24/26
Another World
In the remote Turkish mountains, host Dan Cabela looks at how regulated hunting of ibex has helped protect large areas for wildlife, and funds local conservation initiatives.
Season 4 : Episode 403
Discovery Channel Premiere - January 25, 2026 8:30am EST
Encore - April 19, 2026 8:30am EST
Animal Planet
Premiere - July 18, 2026 8:00am EST
Encore - October 10, 2026 8:00am EST
Available Starting 1/31/26
A European Tradition
Steeped in history, Dan Cabela travels to Spain and France to learn more about chamois and how hunting helped to recover declining populations. He learns how local development, conservation and brown bear research are funded by regulated hunting.
Season 4 : Episode 404
Discovery Channel Premiere - February 1, 2026 8:30am EST
Encore - April 26, 2026 8:30am EST
Animal Planet
Premiere - July 25, 2026 8:00am EST
Encore - October 17, 2026 8:00am EST
Available Starting 2/7/26
The Bear
Often misunderstood, brown bears are one of North America's most formidable predators. Taking part in a scientific collaring program to better understand predator-prey interactions, Dan Cabela travels to Kodiak Island to meet the research team.
Season 4 : Episode 405
Discovery Channel Premiere - February 8, 2026 8:30am EST
Encore - May 3, 2026 8:30am EST
Animal Planet
Premiere - August 1, 2026 8:00am EST
Encore - October 24, 2026 8:00am EST
Available Starting 2/14/26
Elephant in the Room
For many protected reserves across Africa, the elephant populations are expanding, and this comes with a critical problem: what happens to the elephants when an area reaches carrying capacity? Dan Cabela investigates the growing problem, visiting Zimbabwe, Namibia and Angola to explore the future of elephant conservation.
Season 4 : Episode 406
Discovery Channel Premiere - February 15, 2026 8:30am EST
Encore - May 10, 2026 8:30am EST
Animal Planet
Premiere - August 8, 2026 8:00am EST
Encore - October 31, 2026 8:00am EST
Available Starting 2/21/26
The Aussie Way
The introduction of non-native species into Australia has had a large impact on native species. Ongoing management throughout the country is a daily task. Dan Cabela meets some of the people taking on this challenge.
Season 4 : Episode 407
Discovery Channel Premiere - February 22, 2026 8:30am EST
Encore - May 17, 2026 8:30am EST
Animal Planet
Premiere - August 15, 2026 8:00am EST
Encore - November 7, 2026 8:00am EST
Available Starting 2/28/26
Great Britain’s Deer
Navigating the complex issues of deer management, Dan Cabela travels between Scotland and England to learn how land managers balance conservation with wild food harvesting.
Season 4 : Episode 408
Discovery Channel Premiere - March 1, 2026 8:30am EST
Encore - May 24, 2026 8:30am EST
Animal Planet
Premiere - August 22, 2026 8:00am EST
Encore - November 14, 2026 8:00am EST
Available Starting 3/7/26
Big Horn Dilemma
Big horn sheep are one of North America’s most spectacular animals, but future conservation requires large-scale, hands-on efforts. Joining a multi-agency translocation in Texas, Dan Cabela is in the thick of it.
Season 4 : Episode 409
Discovery Channel Premiere - March 8, 2026 8:30am EST
Encore - May 31, 2026 8:30am EST
Animal Planet
Premiere - August 29, 2026 8:00am EST
Encore - November 21, 2026 8:00am EST
Available Starting 3/14/26
Secrets of Africa
In the sparsely populated country of Namibia, in southern Africa, Dan Cabela visits conservationist Robin Hurt to see how private land ownership and hunting have restored the landscape to a thriving wildlife area.
Season 4 : Episode 410
Discovery Channel Premiere - March 15, 2026 8:30am EST
Encore - June 7, 2026 8:30am EST
Animal Planet
Premiere - September 5, 2026 8:00am EST
Encore - November 28, 2026 8:00am EST
Available Starting 3/21/26
Argentina’s Lost Deer
Join Dan Cabela as he travels across Argentina to see how scientists and hunters are working together. From region-wide bird surveys to the incredible conservation work being done on the critically endangered Huemul deer, this beautiful country has no shortage of fascinating stories.
Season 4 : Episode 411
Discovery Channel Premiere - March 22, 2026 8:30am EST
Encore - June 14, 2026 8:30am EST
Animal Planet
Premiere - September 12, 2026 8:00am EST
Encore - December 5, 2026 8:00am EST
Available Starting 3/28/26
A Wilder Harvest
How important is the wild harvest to communities in North America? Dan Cabela travels from Kansas to Newfoundland in search of the answer, meeting rural communities that rely on the yearly cycle of wild game harvest.
Season 4 : Episode 412
Discovery Channel Premiere - March 29, 2026 8:30am EST
Encore - June 21, 2026 8:30am EST
Animal Planet
Premiere - September 19, 2026 8:00am EST
Encore - December 12, 2026 8:00am EST
Available Starting 4/4/26
Stay Tuned! Season 5 will premier in the first quarter of 2026.