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The episode follows Carl Ludvig Hendricks and his team of hunters as they track buffalo across the Kansas plains, facing various challenges along the way.

Send us Fan Mail Seeking adventure, Carl Ludvig Hendricks leaves Dodge City with a team of hunters to track buffalo across the untamed Kansas plains. Over the course of a year, the group braves harsh winter weather, navigates treacherous terrain, and constructs makeshift sod cabins for shelter. They survive grueling encounters with local wildlife, including managing infestations of lice from raw hides and fending off gray wolves, while the narrator personally overcomes a fear of ubiquitous ra...

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael King, Brad Smalley

Topics covered

• adventure
• buffalo hunting
• survival
• wildlife encounters
• frontier life

Keywords

• buffalo hunter
• Kansas plains
• Carl Ludvig Hendricks
• survival
• wildlife
• Dodge City
• sod cabins

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Dodge City, Kansas

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