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Season 1 – Ax Men

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In a time of uncertainty in the logging industry, only the toughest will survive. This reality series follows several logging companies through a work season in the forests of various locations, including Oregon, Alaska, Indiana, and British Columbia in Canada, where these rugged lumberjacks have to cope with unpredictable and sometimes violent weather, treacherous terrain and irritating mechanical failures. The crews put everything on the line as they work in hopes of a big payout.

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Episode 1 Aired Mar 9, 2008 Man vs. Mountain Four companies of loggers risk their lives to chop down timber while dealing with mechanical failures, brutal weather and rugged terrain in the Pacific Northwest. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 16, 2008 Risk and Reward J.M. Browning strives to meet a big deadline; Stump Branch Logging tempts fate by jury-rigging old equipment; Gustafson races the weather to build an access road; Pihl Logging hauls in the forest's cash crop. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 23, 2008 Storm Season Strikes The loggers race to stay one step ahead of a storm approaching the Oregon coast; Jesse pushes his crew to meet their deadline; muddy roads trap Stump Branch trucks; Robby battles for control; lumber market slump. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 30, 2008 The Big Hit Some crews shut down while others struggle to stay afloat after stormy weather arrives with a vengeance; the stalled housing market hits home for the loggers. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 6, 2008 Market Meltdown The news of upcoming layoffs worries the men; Gustafson Logging tries to get back on track; Browning races to meet a big deadline; Pihl Logging is under pressure to finish its Pig Farm job. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 13, 2008 Reversal of Fortune Two of Oregon's logging giants, J.M. Browning and Gustafson Logging, fight to survive; Jay Browning must make tough decisions; smaller outfits find winning strategies. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 20, 2008 The Close Call The gap widens between winners and losers at the halfway point of the season; Stump Branch tests a dangerous logging strategy; the Pihl men play while the bosses are away; a mistake by the Gustafson crew may end a man's career. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 27, 2008 Loggers Under Fire The loggers barely survive in a plummeting market; the Gustafson bosses have a close call; an old hook-tender returns to the Browning team, halting Jesse's rise to management; Pihl loses a crucial member of the team. Details Episode 9 Aired May 4, 2008 A Logger's Thanksgiving Some loggers have more reasons to be grateful than do others as Thanksgiving arrives; the Pihl crew loses men to illness; the Gustafson crew's younger members blow off steam; the season's first snowfall bodes a warning for the Stump Branch crew. Details Episode 10 Aired May 11, 2008 Black Friday The Gustafson crew faces a nearly impossible deadline; half the Pihl crew skips work; Stump Branch mistakes and inexperience put profits and lives at risk; Jay Browning makes a troubling discovery about his next job. Details Episode 11 Aired May 18, 2008 Storm of the Century The worst storm in 25 years pummels the Oregon coast, turning the town of Veronica into a flooded disaster area; Jay Browning is nowhere to be found; Darrell must act fast to save his house from falling trees. Details Episode 12 Aired Jun 1, 2008 Picking Up the Pieces The loggers try to put the storm behind them and get back to work; Darrell makes a startling discovery; Stump Branch greenhorn Michael goes missing; Jay struggles to muster his troops without phone service; the Pihl crew bails out one of its own. Details Episode 13 Aired Jun 8, 2008 The Final Haul The battle is far from over as logging's toughest season winds down; Jesse questions the future of the family business; rumors of a pullout abound for the Gustafson crew; the Pihl crew celebrates a good year; a Stump Branch logger quits. Details
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Season Info

Network
History
Rating
TV-PG (L)
Genre
Reality, Documentary, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 9, 2008