Writer:	Erica Messer, Debra J. Fisher
Director:	Felix Enriquez Alcalá
Star:	Shemar Moore (Supervisory Special Agent Derek Morgan),  A.J. Cook (Supervisory Special Agent Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau),  Kirsten Vangsness (Analyst Penelope Garcia),  Mandy Patinkin (Senior Supervisory Special Agent Jason Gideon),  Matthew Gray Gubler (Supervisory Special Agent Dr. Spencer Reid),  Thomas Gibson (Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner),  Paget Brewster (Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss)
Guest Star:	Larry Sullivan (Sheriff Raymond Schaeffer),  Richard Kuegeman (Brad),  Gareth Williams (Tim Harrison),  Kelly Overton (Ranger Lizzie Evans),  Lorna Scott (Kathy Gardner),  Jim Parrack (Paul Mulford),  Jake Richardson (Johnny Mulford),  Danny McCarthy (IV) (Young Man),  Heidi McNeil (Lynn Baird),  Kristin Alcala (Heather Hamilton),  Scott Allen Rinker (Luke Hamilton),  Laura Allen (Bobbi Baird)

Kristin Alcala, who plays Heather Hamilton, is the daughter of this episode's director, Felix Alcala. This is the first time the two have worked together professionally. (edit) When Bobbi Baird is tied up in the car, the song on the radio is "More Than A Feeling" by Boston. The song heard at the end of the episode was "Monsters" by Band of Horses. (edit)

Hotchner: Broken nose, and bark's embedded in his face; looks like he ran into a tree.
Morgan: Now how do you miss a huge tree?
Hotchner: Too busy looking behind you. (edit) Hotchner: What have you got?
Garcia: Uh, there are three stores outside Spokane that sell the exact type of arrows you are looking for. And, before you ask, of course, I've already sent the addresses to your handheld.
Hotchner: Garcia? You're the man.
Garcia: Oh, no. You're the man. (edit) Young Man: You like the challenge of a bear, don't you?
Gideon: Actually, I prefer picking up my meat at a grocery store. (edit) Ranger Lizzie Evans: How was the drive up the mountain?
Morgan: Well, before or after the flat tire? (edit) Gideon: Only one thing you run that hard for – your life. (edit)

In the scene with Prentiss, JJ and Garcia in a bar, the credentials Garcia flashes for Brad to read indicates she is a Supervisory Special Agent when she is, in fact, a Technical Analyst. (edit)

Garcia: Lady, you are officially in my top eight.

This is a reference to myspace.com where members can have eight friends listed as their "top eight" friends. (edit) This episode pays homage to the classic short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell, published in 1924. Connell tells the story of avid hunter General Zaroff who lures ships to his island in order to have people to hunt. The tables are turned when another expert hunter, Sanger Rainsford, is stranded on the island and forced into the role of prey. The actions of Bobbi Baird parallel Rainsford's as he eludes and then kills Zaroff. (edit)