It's a brand new ginsenging season and four top teams are striking out into the Smoky Mountains led by Ricky "The Legend" Reece, Carl "The Goat" Bateman, "The Ranger" Cody White, and "Young Gun" J.R. Parker on the hunt for ginseng.
Thunderstorms soak the Smoky Mountains and while most sensible folks would call it a day to seek shelter, our ginsengers trudge deep into the most isolated peaks and hollows of North Carolina to get wet find some 'seng.
Frost threatens the Great Smokies - a signal that winter is coming - but these four teams go up against the elements and each other to prove that they won't come home empty handed.
Winter is closing in and with the end of the season nearing, the price of ginseng is skyrocketing. Diggers are desperate to make their season goals - even if it means compromising allegiances.
It's the last day of ginseng season in the Smokies -- the four teams go up against the elements and each other one last time to prove that they won't come home empty handed.