Season 8

episodes

1. 1. Encounter at Boot Hill 1965-09-14 Morgan Kane and his son Jethro hang two drifters who killed his son, Vance. Morgan kills Peters and seriously wounds Ian who tried to stop it. Rowdy takes Ian to Regis for medical attention. He tri...
2. 2. Ride a Crooked Mile 1965-09-21 60 min Despite his better judgement, Rowdy hires a slick-talking new drover who rides an expensive stallion. When a rich and powerful Texan comes seeking revenge on the drover, Rowdy decides to protect him.
3. 3. Six Weeks to Bent Fork 1965-09-28 Mr. Fletcher offers Rowdy $6,000 to get 1500 head to Bent Fork in six weeks or less. There is a penalty of $30 for each head that doesn't make it. Lash Whitcomb, one of Fletcher's men is going along...
4. 4. Walk into Terror 1965-10-05 A mine cave in traps Quince and Simon. New drover Ed says he's found some blasting gel and gun cotton. He and his buddy Jerry will blow them out for $500. It is a perilous journey hauling the unsta...
5. 5. Escort to Doom 1965-10-12 Rowdy enlists the aid of eight Indians who have been trailing the herd to get to the Little Red River. Their leader, Yellow Sun, looks white. The drovers, particularly Wish doesn't like it. The ot...
6. 6. Hostage for Hanging 1965-10-19 Rowdy is held for ransom by a family of crooked horse traders. Quince, Jed, Wish and Simon try to dicker unsuccessfully. The family is led by Ma Gufler. Her two sons are Jesse and dim-witted Max....
7. 7. The Vasquez Woman 1965-10-26 Colonel Emilio Vasquez ""buys"" 200 head from Quince, Jed and Simon in Mexico. Jed goes to town to see if the pesos are worth anything. The gringo who runs the town says they're just paper. Emilio'...
8. 8. Clash at Broken Bluff 1965-11-02 60 min Rowdy must convince a young widow to allow the herd on her land to protect it from the a norther. She is involved in the suffragette movement. The saloon owner will do anything to stop women from ge...
9. 9. The Pursuit 1965-11-09 Jed is being pursued by Marshall Hanson Dickson, a well known lawman. Dickson claims Jed Is James Carothers wanted dead of alive for murder in Missouri. Jed says he was cleared of the charge.
10. 10. Duel at Daybreak 1965-11-16 The new drover, a young southern gentleman, Roman Bedford, has incurred the wrath of the ranch foreman they're picking up cattle from. Roman has paid attention to the ranch owner's daughter, with who...
11. 11. Brush War at Buford 1965-11-23 Major Buford who fought for the south ties his herd in with Rowdy's. He does this so he can cross Duke Aberdeen's land. Duke was a POW in a Confederate prison, and won't let Buford cattle cross his...
12. 12. The Testing Post 1965-11-30 An army lieutenant requisitions 100 prime steers and only offers a piece of paper in return. He pulls a gun and Rowdy wings him. Reinforcements come demanding the 100 head. Rowdy goes forty miles t...
13. 13. Crossing at White Feather 1965-12-07 60 min Rowdy hires Jonas Bolt to guide the herd to and across the river. Rowdy finds Jonas drunk and fires him. The saloon owner tries to trick Rowdy out of a 1000 head using Jonas.