North Woods Law

Summer brings more than 20 million visitors every to Maine...and more people means more work for the Game Wardens. "Downeast", Sergeant Craven corners a runaway ATV and later must determine which of two double-crossing friends is telling the truth.

It's summer in Vacationland. When the weather heats up the Maine Game Wardens head out on jet skis and speed boats to any of Maine's thousands of rivers or lakes to be sure everyone plays by the rules.

The end of summer is the busiest time of year for the Maine Warden Service, as the Wardens split their time patrolling the water and the woods. They're also on high-alert for criminals misusing the wilderness for illegal drug activity.

Warden Miller and Sgt. Annis, come across a family with a surprising collection of weapons in their car and that same night encounter an odd ATV driver. Corporal Rick Clowery is on patrol in Maine's white water rivers.

It's fall in Maine and waterfowl flock to that state.... and hunters are close behind. In southern Maine, wardens head into a wetland where they find hunters using illegal guns, ammo, and, drugs.

During moose season in Maine, sometimes family tradition... involves breaking the law. Sergeant Simmons investigates a murdered mother deer, while Warden Curtis and canine Cruizer search the backwoods of Downeast by moonlight to find a missing hunter.

Nothing riles up the Maine Game Wardens like poaching, and Sergeant Chris Simmons and a multi agency team search for the suspect of a heinous case of deer poaching.

As hunting season arrives, it brings new challenges for the game wardens of Maine. Warden MacCabe investigates an illegal deer baiting site. Then, Wardens Spahr and Blanchard discover the largest deer baiting site to date.

As snow falls and temperatures drop Wardens are watching the Canadian border for illegal hunting. Warden MacCabe helps catch nuisance wild turkeys with a rocket net.

In the final episode of the season, North Woods Law looks back at the most pulse pounding stakeouts, hairiest animal encounters, and the biggest busts. Plus, a behind the scenes look at just what it takes to make a show about the Maine Game Wardens.