It's a brand new season and four top teams strike out into the Smoky Mountains to hunt for ginseng.

Teams of elite diggers hit historic trails and deep woods searching for ginseng.

The ginsengers trudge deep into the most isolated peaks and hollows in thunderstorms.

As frost threatens the Great Smokies, teams go up against the elements and each other.

With the price of ginseng skyrocketing, diggers are desperate to make their season goals.

The four teams battle it out, hoping they won't go home empty-handed on the last day of the season.