New Season of Escape to the Wild Starts January 3

December 22, 2009 – Big dreams, big game and big surprises weave together in an extraordinary new season of Escape to the Wild as host Tom Ackerman takes hardworking union members away from the everyday to experience once-in-a-lifetime hunting and fishing adventures. All-new episodes air Sundays at 9:30 a.m. EST on VERSUS Country beginning January 3.

Season four begins with a dream come true for Greg Curry, a member of Downers Grove, IL Local 3234. Posing as a motorist having a possible heart attack, host Tom Ackerman gives Curry the shock of his life when he comes clean with a trip to hunt elk in some of the most breathtaking areas of Colorado.

As the excitement of the hunt builds, viewers get a glimpse into the lives of the winners – their struggles, their triumphs and their commitment to their union, families and the outdoors. From Southwest Airlines flight attendant Karen Carrolan who does all she can to convince other women that hunting is cool to bricklayer and Irish native William Higgins who won citizenship in the U.S. where he and his family enjoy their rights to hunt on public land, each union winner has a story to tell.

Tune in to VERSUS Country this season as lucky winners pursue exotic Africa game, follow the bugle of bull elk, play tug-of-war with Guatemala sailfish, glass for caribou on the endless tundra, outwit whitetail across the United States, and hunt black bear on Vancouver Island, in 10 adrenaline-pumping episodes.

Season Schedule: Sundays at 9:30 a.m. EST on VERSUS

January 3 Colorado Elk with IAFF Member
January 10 South Dakota Whitetail with BAC Member
January 17 Quebec Caribou with IAMAW Member
January 24 Africa Plains Game with TWU Member
January 31 Kansas Whitetail with CWA Member
February 7 Colorado Elk with UA Member
February 14 Texas Whitetail with Roofers Member
February 21 Africa Plains Game with IBEW Member
February 28 Guatemala Sailfish with SMWIA Member
March 7 Vancouver Black Bear with IBEW Member

Encore airings Mondays at 12:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. EST.
Schedule subject to change.