Season Two of Rocky Mountain Reckoning: Hunted & Cornered begins with one of the most remarkable stories ever to come out of the American West.
Long before he became known as the "Tarzan of the Tetons," Walter Earl Durand was simply Earl—a farm boy, an extraordinary outdoorsman, and a man many remembered as generous, hardworking, and fiercely independent.
During the hardships of the Great Depression, some saw him as a Wyoming Robin Hood who quietly helped feed struggling families. Others saw him as a habitual poacher who refused to obey the law.
But in March 1939, everything changed.
In Part One, we travel back to the Big Horn Basin to understand the man before the manhunt.
• Who was Earl Durand?
• Why did so many people admire him?
• Why did he reject modern game laws?
• What really happened during his arrest?
• Could everything that followed have been prevented?
This isn't simply the story of an outlaw.
It's the story of a changing West—and a man who refused to change with it.
This is Part One of a three-part series.
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"Where the Light Begins" performed by The JJ Hawk Band
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