The cast of the recently concluded History Channel’s Mountain Men live traditional, self-reliant lives with limited income.
The portrayal of their lives on the show, where they live off the land, would make anyone assume that they are not very wealthy.
However, the Mountain Men cast have generated significant income through salaries earned from appearing on TV.
Additionally, the exposure gained from the show has allowed several of them to launch other revenue streams.
But, how much are the show’s stars really worth? Below is a detailed look at the salaries and net worth of various Mountain Men cast members.
1. Kyle Bell
- Estimated net worth: $3 million
Kyle Bell is a former Mountain Men cast member who appeared in seasons 3 and 4 of the TV show. He has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
Most of Bell’s wealth comes from his assets; he owns $45,000 acres of private land in Cimarron Valley, New Mexico.
He also operates a business, Folsom Outfitters, which offers guided hunting services for big game on his land. He is rumoured to charge up to $7,000 for the guided hunting experiences.
2. Mike Horstman
- Estimated net worth: $500,000
Mike Horstman is a bear hunting guide who lives alone in a remote cabin on Alaska’s Kodiak Island. He has an estimated net worth of $500,000.
Horstman’s salary on Mountain Men is not publicly available. However, he has likely earned a decent salary from the show, having appeared in seasons 7-11 before briefly leaving the show, then returning for seasons 13 and 14.
Besides appearing on TV, he owns Kodiak Guide Service, a company that offers guided hunting and fishing experiences in Alaska. It is a lucrative business venture, with Horstman charging up to $40,000 for guided bear hunting.
3. Jason Hawk
- Estimated net worth: $500,000
Jason Hawk was a master blacksmith who regularly appeared on the Mountain Men. He had a net worth of around $500,000.
It is not clear how much Jason Hawk earned from appearing on the show, but he was a regular presence from season 5 to season 9. In addition, he appeared on another History Channel TV show, No Man’s Land.
Besides appearing on TV, he owned a blacksmithing business, Jason Hawk Knives, which sells knives made from natural and scourged materials.
Unfortunately, Jason Hawk passed away in February 2025 from cancer. He had been previously diagnosed with cancer, and this was likely the reason he quietly left the show in 2021.
His cancer returned in 2024, and in January 2025, his family shared an update on GoFundMe, revealing that the former mountain man was undergoing home hospice care after opting out of palliative chemotherapy treatment.
4. Rich Lewis
- Estimated net worth: $300,000
Rich Lewis is a professional houndsman famous for his passion for tracking mountain lions on Mountain Men. According to Distractify, his net worth is approximately $300,000.
Lewis’ salary is not publicly available, but many of the cast members earned somewhere between $3,500 and $10,000 per episode. He appeared in the first six seasons of the show, before stepping back, stating that he “was getting too old” for the Mountain Men life.
During his time on the show, Rich Lewis also earned extra income through cattle ranching and hunting mountain lions and other predators for other ranchers.
5. Tom Oar
- Estimated net worth: $200,000
- Estimated salary: $15,000 per episode
Tom Oar is an American trapper, tanner, and one of the top stars of Mountain Men. According to Celebrity Net Worth, he is worth around $200,000.
Much of his wealth stems from salary earned for appearing on TV; he is rumoured to have earned around $15,000 per episode and featured heavily in all 14 seasons of the show.
Oar, who is a former professional rodeo rider, also crafts and sells traditional and authentic goods like knives, throwing axes, and hand-sewn buckskin clothing.
Before he started appearing on Mountain Men, he reportedly earned less than $20,000 per year from the sale of these goods.
However, the exposure from the show has helped to grow his band, with his products now available online, where they are popular amongst reenactors, history enthusiasts, and fans of the show.
6. Eustace Conway
- Estimated net worth: $200,000
- Estimated salary: $130,000 per year
Eustace Conway is an American preservationist, carpenter, builder, and naturalist regarded by many people as a ‘modern mountain man.’ According to Celebrity Net Worth, he is worth around $200,000.
Conway is one of the longest-running cast members of Mountain Men, having appeared in the show’s first 12 seasons. He also starred in two documentaries: Full Circle: A Life Story of Eustace Conway (2003) and Reconvergence (2012).
Besides appearing on TV, Conway has several other ventures, including logging timber and crafting and selling custom products, like hand-crafted rustic furniture.
Other ventures include speaking engagements and offering survivalist and primitive skills training. On top of that, he is the subject of the book The Last American Man by Elizabeth Gilbert.
7. Marty Meierotto
- Estimated net worth: $150,000
- Estimated salary: $30,000
Marty Meierotto is an American trapper who lives in primitive conditions in the Alaskan wilderness. Despite this, he is one of the wealthiest Mountain Men cast members.
Meierotto is worth around $150,000. However, some online sources claim he could be worth up to $250,000 or even more.
He is also rumoured to have been one of the highest-paid stars of the show, reportedly earning $30,000 per episode. He was a regular presence in the first eight seasons of Mountain Men before leaving, only to return for seasons 13 and 14.
In addition to appearing on TV, Marty Meierotto also earns income by selling the fur of the animals he traps.
8. Jake Herak
- Estimated net worth: $100,000
- Estimated salary: $5,000 per episode
Jake Herak is a professional mountain lion hunter and another regular cast member of the Mountain Men. He has an estimated net worth of $100,000.
Like most cast members of the Mountain Men, much of Herak’s wealth stems from his salary for appearing on TV. He appeared on the show from the seventh season and is rumored to have earned around $5,000 per episode.
Besides his TV career, Herak also earns income through several other ventures. He owns and runs Treed Up Outfitters, a company that offers guided mountain lion hunting experiences.
He also does various seasonal jobs like spraying noxious weeds, working as a cowboy on cattle ranches, and offering outdoor guide services for multiple companies.