Man vs. Wild (Season 3)

Bear strands himself in popular wilderness destinations where tourists often find themselves lost or in danger.

Baja Desert (Episode 1) 5.5
Air date: 2008-08-06
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Grylls must cross blistering desert and barren salt plains in Mexico's Baja peninsula. While collecting honey Grylls is stung by a bee and his face becomes severely swollen, nearly blinding him.
The Deep South (Episode 2) 5.5
Air date: 2008-08-27
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Grylls enters the swamps of Louisiana where he kills an alligator with a knife, and catches a catfish with his bare hands
Ireland (Episode 3) 5.5
Air date: 2008-09-03
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Grylls jumps from a boat a kilometre off the west coast of Ireland. He travels down the coast before turning inland to cross the bogs. Here he retrieves a sheep carcass from a bog whose skin he uses as a sleeping bag (sheeping bag), a waterproof sack, and a flotation device.
South Dakota (Episode 4) 5.5
Air date: 2008-09-10
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Grylls is dropped on a granite peak in the Black Hills where he is caught in a thunder storm with inadequate shelter. Down in the plains Grylls encounters a herd of Bison before entering the desolate area known as the Badlands.
Belize (Episode 5) 5.5
Air date: 2008-12-11
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Grylls heads to the jungle where he tackles a boa constrictor, he gets stuck over raging waters, and then he takes to the trees.
Yukon (Episode 6) 5.5
Air date: 2009-01-18
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Grylls wraps up warm as he heads to the frozen wastelands of North Canada. He goes underground to search an abandoned mine, and he takes to some fast moving water.
Oregon (Episode 7) 5.7
Air date: 2009-01-25
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Grylls takes on the deepest river based canyon, Hell's Canyon and the dangerous Snake River.
Dominican Republic (Episode 8) 5.5
Air date: 2009-02-01
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Grylls has some tips on how to survive the hurricane season and he also eats a cooked tarantula to survive. He tells us about the hairs on the tarantula's back legs and how they defend themselves using the hairs.
Turkey (Episode 9) 5.5
Air date: 2009-02-08
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Grylls heads to Turkey where he deals with dangerous animals and he also takes to the water.
Romania (Episode 10) 5.5
Air date: 2009-02-15
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Grylls heads to Romania where he takes on a bear and dangerous water channels.