Season 12 of Mountain Men is scheduled to premiere on the History Channel Thursday, Aug. 24 at 8/7c.

During the season 12 premiere of Mountain Men, Eustace hunts for his winter meat in the pre-dawn hours while Jake harvests a deer with a bow and arrow.

Meanwhile, Tom helps his friend Paul prepare for trapping season and Ray stalks elk through knee deep powder and spends a frigid night on the mountain.

Where can I watch Mountain Men season 12 without cable?

Those who have already ditched basic cable can still watch tonight’s season premiere live and stay up-to-date on current episodes with Philo or Sling.

Philo offers a free trial for new subscribers while Sling is currently offering 50% off your first month upon sign up.

What is Philo?

Philo is considered one of the cheaper live streaming services available as it allows users to stream over 70 live TV channels for just $25 a month.

Popular channels offered with Philo include the Hallmark Channel, MTV, AMC, HGTV, History Channel, Discovery Channel, CMT, TLC, BET and more.

The streaming service also offers unlimited DVR along with various movies and TV shows users can watch on-demand.

What is Sling?

Sling is also considered one of the cheaper live streaming services. It offers three different channel packages for its users: Sling Orange, Sling Blue and Sling Orange + Blue.

Sling Blue and Sling Orange are both $40 per month, but offer different channel selections.

The main difference between the two packages is the line of ESPN channels offered with Sling Orange as opposed to channels such as Fox News, MSNBC, Discovery and Bravo offered with Sling Blue.

Meanwhile, Sling Orange + Blue is simply both packages combined for $55 a month. Users can access the History Channel with any of these packages.

Be sure to check out the full breakdown between all three packages here.

What is Mountain Men about?

The official series description of Mountain Men is as follows:

Most people enjoy the modern technologies and conveniences of today — smartphones, tablets, cable and satellite TV among them — but there are those who choose to live off the grid in the unspoiled wilderness where dangers like mudslides, falling trees and bears are all part of life. Mountain Men profiles some of them.

Eustace Conway, who has lived at the western edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina for more than 25 years, teaches interns about the old ways of living with nature.

Tom Oar needs an entire year to prepare for the 7-month-long winter on Montana’s Yaak River.

In Alaska, Marty Meierotto must gather enough wood to survive — in complete isolation — winters that can have temperatures drop to 60 degrees below zero. It’s not easy, but for these mountaineers it’s life as they know it.