After a client harvests an African Lion, Russ tests the skills of his newest employee, Sam, a taxidermist from Mississippi who claims to be the "Cat-Man." Russ must create the world's first ever King Crab mold in order to save an old broken crab for a former fisherman.

Russ and his team are given the task of refurbishing a 40-year-old Polar Bear Mount from a popular family restaurant, but Doug almost screws up the bleaching process. Dave must master the ancient Japanese art of Gyotaku so he can make a paper print of a large fish in time for a client's family reunion.

Dave develops a crush on Miss Teen Alaska ; an old friend brings in a king salmon Russ mounted twenty years earlier for a cleaning; Tina competes in the running of the reindeer.

Russ finds a mystery box on his front steps; Aaron is made team leader of a double nyala mount and goes over Russ's head.

Russ and his friend race to the spot where a Grizzly bear attacked his buddy two years ago; a client brings in a creepy box from Africa; the gang blames the animal for the run of bad luck at the shop.

Russ busts out an alligator that he took with a bow 20 years ago; Sam mounts a cape buffalo for a client who was mauled by a bear.

A man looking like Sasquatch shows up unannounced; Russ up-sells a reluctant client; Russ and Tina go head-to-head on one of Knight's rarest mounts; Doug is ordered to make more ``Wally Wackers'' from walrus bones.