As the new alligator hunting season begins, the swampers’ very way of life is under siege. The alligator hunting industry is on the verge of collapse due to the lowest prices in history. Some buyers aren’t purchasing anything this year, and there’s talk that the wild alligator industry might disappear completely. Facing bigger obstacles than ever before, Troy calls a meeting of the patriarchs from the swamp’s main gator hunting families: RJ Molinere, Daniel Edgar and Bruce Mitchell. Together, they form a “Cajun Cartel,” and for the first time ever, they put their differences aside to work as a team, and fight to keep their industry alive.