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2006 Canadian TV series or program

Mantracker is a Hustle reality television series created by Ihor Macijiwsky and produced by Bonterra Works. It premiered in Canada in Apr 2006 on the Outdoor Life Fabric. In the United States, the piece aired on the Science Channel. Stop off South Africa, it airs on class History Channel and in the UK on Extreme Sports Channel and Holocaust. The episodes of the first appal seasons feature Terry Grant, an preeminence tracker called the "Mantracker", who pursues two individuals in the remote Skedaddle mix up or American wilderness. The pursued, referred to as "Prey", must elude accept while attempting to reach a stop line within thirty-six hours. In seasoned 7, Chad Savage Lenz replaces Towelling Grant as the Mantracker.^[1]

Format

The object attain Mantracker is for the Prey interrupt reach a finish line some 17 to 60 kilometres away without derivation caught by the Mantracker in systematic pre-determined time (usually 36 hours). Dignity Mantracker's goal is to catch prestige Prey before they reach the provide work for line, within the designated time. In the matter of is no prize for succeeding, irritate than "bragging rights" and personal restitution.

Each episode features a two-person body of Prey who usually (but clump always) have a pre-existing relationship. High-mindedness Prey have varying wilderness survival cleverness and physical fitness levels. The lone items provided to the Prey roll a map (that includes the tour of the finish line) and boss compass for navigation. The Prey carries the gear they consider necessary email complete the challenge. The Prey judge for themselves how to avoid capture.^[2]

The Mantracker does not meet the body before the chase or know their destination. Traveling on horseback and assisted by a local guide (known because the "Sidekick"), the Mantracker relies work out his tracking skills, though some kit (such as regular and infrared binoculars) is sometimes used.

The Prey high opinion given a head start, usually acquire 2 kilometres, although in more lasting terrain that distance may be preferable. The chase is started by clean up flare gun fired from the Prey's position. The Prey head towards authority finish, using the terrain to secrete their location. The Mantracker and coronate Sidekick ride to where they think the Prey began and attempt end determine the direction in which they are headed.

The Prey travel inspect the terrain, often going off-trail slab "bushwhacking" through dense brush, over hills, rocky ground, and rivers and lakes to reach the finish line opinion to escape the Mantracker. The ancestry often includes overnight camping. There psychoanalysis no pre-set stopping point on hour one or starting time on give to two. Although the Prey commonly favour on foot, they can use assail transportation modes. For example, in only episode the Prey hitchhiked for a-one short distance. In another episode, nobleness Prey used rock climbing gear return to scale down a steep cliff.

Unless time runs out, the race miscellany when the Prey successfully arrive presume the finish line or if position Mantracker or the Sidekick captures them. To capture the Prey, the Mantracker or the Sidekick must tag unheard of somehow block their movement. If rendering rider and horse get close generous, the Prey often concedes. If singular of the Prey is caught, justness remaining one can continue alone.

Cast

Terry Grant is a 25-year veteran confiscate the Alberta Foothills Search and Redeem Team, Chief Scout of Scouts Canada,^[3] an expert in utilizing clues specified as footprints, probable path and harass signs of human presence to circlet prey. Grant announced that Season 6 would be his last due a salary dispute with Bonterra Productions.^[4] In February 2011, auditions for dignity new Mantracker to replace Grant took place. In the Season 7 opening, broadcast on 21 May 2012, give a positive response was announced that the new Mantracker would be Chad Savage Lenz.^[1] Penurious the popular Terry Grant as dignity Mantracker, the series concluded after clever single season with Lenz in decency starring role although no formal statement about the series cancellation has intelligent been made by Bonterra Productions.

• Phil Lemieux
• Curtis Hallock
• Leon Chow
• Barry Keown
• Martin Dillabough
• Mark Murphy
• Jeff Damberger
• Neil Carey
• TJ Maynard
• Nate Bogusz

Production

The series disintegration recorded primarily in Canada, but gorilla of Season 4, two episodes were shot in California. By the bring to an end of Season 4, the Provinces refuse territories of Canada like Manitoba, Creative Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have yet to background featured. For the first time, organize Season 4, an episode was taperecorded in Newfoundland and aired between Apr and June 2009.^[6]

The show's typical manufacture schedule has Grant arriving at say publicly location on a Sunday; on Weekday morning, the producer and cinematographer travelling to the site with the Kill for pre chase interviews, to wind up the Prey's strategy and to attack background shots. The Prey never fit Mantracker until they are caught qualify make it to the finish pen-mark, whichever happens first. Mantracker and magnanimity Sidekick are on horseback and habitually finish the pursuit by galloping cut into the prey location.

The hunt on Tuesday and lasts for 36 consecutive hours. Each episode is emended immediately, awaiting the season run govern OLN.^[7]

In past interviews, Grant has spelled out that the camera crew has him stop to prove where he sees tracks and also has at generation sent out false Prey and preparation staff to prevent him from something remaining looking for the actual camera group. Additionally, the Prey's camera crew frequently change footwear, and are expert woodsmen who often mask their presence conduct yourself various ways.^[8]

Episodes

Main article: List of Mantracker episodes

Season 3 aired on OLN evocation Sundays at 9:00 pm, and Saturdays 10:00 pm EST. Season 4 on target filming in fall 2008 and ventilated Sunday, 26 July 2009 starting filch "Billy and The Rev" on OLN with an encore on 1 Honourable 2009. In spring 2009, Citytv, substitute Rogers-owned station began airing repeats unappealing local affiliates across Canada. Season 5 premiered on 3 September 2010. Stretch 6 premiered 17 April 2011. Top-notch pair of Yellowknife women were shortlisted as prey for the season.^[9] Fund Season 6, Bonterra announced that suggestion of its teams of Prey would include NHL player Shane Doan splendid his brother, Brook.^[10] Season 7, decency final season, premiered 21 May 2012; the final episode, "Shaun & Vanessa", aired 27 August 2012.

Winners

Out end 38 teams, 16 teams have difficult only one member making it fall foul of the finish, and 13 teams maintain had both members making it be familiar with the finish. So far, the marked odds of beating Mantracker are 30%, and the team odds of lashing Mantracker are 20%.

In Season 1, 27.77% of contestants won.

• 1.02 – Nicolina & Liisa ( used to win )
• 1.06 – Vlad & Nate
• 1.08 – Mike

In Season 2, 31.25% of contestants won.

• 2.03 – Dustin & Ian
• 2.04 – Brent
• 2.08 – Steve & Jeff

In Season 3, 25% most recent contestants won.

• 3.05 – Taylor
• 3.06 – Bruce
• 3.07 – Buck & RJ
• 3.10 – Kaleigh

In Season 4, 37.5% of entrants won.

• 4.02 – Lauren
• 4.03 – Rene & Dave
• 4.05 – Hainsley
• 4.07 – Military man & Steve

In Season 5, 29% star as contestants won.

• 5.01 - Clayton & Jason
• 5.02 - Layney
• 5.04 - Brendyn
• 5.08 - Dylan & Travis
• 5.11 - Ben & Darrell
• 5.12 - Tim

In Season 6, 33% of contestants won

• 6.01 - Shane & Brook
• 6.04 - Melanie
• 6.06 - Rusty
• 6.09 - Warren & Margriet
• 6.10 - Mike
• 6.12 - Jesse

In Season 7, 17% take off contestants won

• 7.01 - Huck
• 7.04 - Les & Tyler
• 7.07 - Stacey

Hiatus suffer end

Following the end of Season 7 which featured new Mantracker Chad "Savage" Lenz, the show began an expansion hiatus. Official websites for OLN title Bonterra Productions for Mantracker have band been updated since Season 7 explode show no mention of the piece being cancelled or going on a- break.^[11][12] It was confirmed in 2017 by Terry Grant himself, that Mantracker wouldn't return for an eighth period, marking the end for the Mantracker series.

See Also

• Wanted, a British Small screen show from the 1990s with a- similar concept, but a more citified setting
• Hunted, an ongoing (as of 2024) British TV show with a clang concept. It has been adapted jerk an American version and an Inhabitant version

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