Bushwhacked!

Bushwhacked!

Premieres Saturday, October 6th, 2012
Screening Saturdays and Sundays at 5pm on ABC3

Join mates Brandon Walters (Australia) and ABC3's Kayne Tremills on a wild journey as they trek throughout Australia on some seriously weird and sometimes deadly wildlife missions during Bushwhacked!, an action-packed, adrenalin-pumping adventure series.

From chasing down dangerous spiders, killer sharks and venomous snakes, as well as friendly penguins and loveable turtles, the boys are constantly kept on their toes as Brandon sets Kayne amazing missions to complete during each episode.

Along the way the mates meet wildlife experts and Indigenous communities who help them achieve their mission. They get involved in Indigenous rites and ceremonies, such as traditional smoking ceremonies and totem dances, try local bush tucker and learn about bush medicine.

But it's as much about the journey and their budding friendship as it is the destination – with the boys criss-crossing the country to remote parts of Australia such as Lamington National Park in South East QLD, Papunya and Central Desert NT, Bruny Island TAS, Coastal NSW and Port Lincoln SA. Getting to each challenge is a mission in itself as they travel on some seriously cool devices such as segways, remote controlled skateboards and high powered speed boats.

Whether they're waiting for a funnel-web spider to appear or digging in the blazing heat, this series is unlike anything you've seen before on Australian children's TV!

As Brandon and Kayne say 'Let's get Bushwhacked!"

Episode One
Saturday, October 6th, 2012 at 5pm on ABC3
Great White Sharks: Kayne soon discovers that riding a remote control skateboard in the South Australian bush is the easiest part of his first mission as Brandon has set him a nerve-racking challenge - to go diving with Great White Sharks! And as sharks are attracted to noise, Kayne has to beat box while underwater to lure one in. Will Kayne complete the mission or will he chicken out?

Plus the boys meet shark attack survivor, Rodney Fox, a Barngaria Aboriginal elder and get up close and personal with kangaroos, emus and sea lions.

Episode Two
Sunday, October 7th, 2012 at 5pm on ABC3
Tassie Devils: Deep in the wilds of Cradle Mountain National Park in Tasmania lurks the notorious Tasmanian Devil, which leads to this episodes mission – Kayne has to find a Tassie devil and kiss it! With the help of local -devil whisperer' Andrew Kelly, Kayne and Brandon track down a den inhabited by a feisty devil family. Will Kayne complete the mission and play kisschasey with a Tassie Devil?

During this mission, Brandon and Kayne come across a beautiful waterfall, learn how to track Tassie Devils by their poo and explore the area on a quad bike and horse.

Episode Three

Sunday, October 7 th, 2012 at 5pm on ABC3
Funnel-Web Spider: Deep in the Lamington National Park rainforest in South-East Queensland Kayne faces his creepiest, crawliest mission yet, as Brandon sets him the mission of tracking down one of the world's most deadly spiders – a Northern Tree-Dwelling Funnel-Web! Along the way they meet Professor Glenn King, biochemist at the University of Queensland who shows the boys how to milk a Southern Tree Dwelling Funnel-Web Spider – the deadliest spider in the world! They also meet Douglas James from the local Yugambeh people who shares his knowledge of bush tucker and performs a traditional Aboriginal dance.

Episode Four
Sunday, October 14 th, 2012 at 5pm on ABC3
Tiger Snake: After speeding high off the ground down a zipline in the treetops of Liffey Forest, Tasmania, Brandon sets Kayne his next mission - to find a Tiger Snake in the wild. Kayne and Brandon both admit this mission scares them but they head off through the honeycomb tunnels of Mole Creek Caves. The boys learn about the dreaming story of the Tiger Snake from Hank Norton, an Indigenous consultant, and a Tiger Snake skin is burnt as a blessing to the Dreamtime. Next stop on their journey is a secret snake lab where they meet herpetologist Ian Norton and his team. Ian takes them to the Wesley Vale marshland, outside of Launceston to tag a Tiger Snake, but first they accompany him on a snake emergency...