A duo of local bail bond agents hit the small screen Sunday when Animal Planet premieres its new six-part series, Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters.<\/p>\n
According to a press release, the TV series follows two teams of bounty hunters in hot pursuit of armed and unpredictable delinquents who\u2019ve skipped bail.<\/p>\n
Two bounty hunters from Montezuma County, identified by producers as Clint and Dayson, are featured. The agents\u2019 last names weren\u2019t released.<\/p>\n
Produced by ITV Studios America for Animal Planet, the show premiers on Sunday, April 13, at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u201cThroughout the series, the region\u2019s most-wanted offenders, with a history of charges ranging from gun running to homicide to drug trafficking, attempt to evade the expert trackers who are always on the hunt,\u201d the press release stated.<\/p>\n
Television officials stated the bounty hunters patrol the harsh conditions surrounding the scenic yet deadly landscape of the Rocky Mountains, adding it required a special type of hunter to track fugitives that disappear into the wilderness.<\/p>\n
The Animal Planet television network is available in more than 95 million homes across the country.<\/p>\n
Attempts to reach producers for permission to interview local bounty hunters were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n