Nick and Laura create tests to explore the immense power and startling speed of grizzly bears; they use Hollywood stunt tools to experience an attack and then try to recreate a miracle arrow shot that saved a man from being killed by a bear.
Finding out the reasons why tree stand accidents happen and how one can prevent them; cool science mixed with dynamic experiments send the hosts, stunt team and special crash test dummies plummeting to the ground.
In addition to marksmanship and long-range shooting, military snipers are trained in a variety of skills: detection, stalking, camouflage, infiltration, special reconnaissance and target acquisition.
Laura and Nick travel to a state-of-the-art direct effects lightning test lab. With some "explosive" experiments, they'll determine the power of lightning, and they'll find out how hunters and fishermen can protect themselves.
Three truckers battle Hurricane Sandy, oversized loads and an ice storm; Brenda drives through an Atlanta hurricane to deliver survival supplies; Ryan is under a tight deadline as an ice storm threatens.
The truckers go on daunting long hauls, battling high winds, tailgaters, steep roads, and wide loads; Ryan slips and slides down canyons; Joe gets windswept.
The truckers must drive through storms, over a lonely highway, and battle Thanksgiving traffic for a big payday; Joe transports a hive of bees; Ryan drives a wide load through whiteout conditions; Brenda wants to be home for the holidays.
Brenda faces gas bandits in Cleveland; Ryan must contend with a bulldozer that's frozen to the ground; Joe gets caught in a tropical storm with a cracked windshield.