Ax Men: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Man vs. Mountain
Mar 9, 2008 · 60 min
Deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, rugged men make their living doing one of the deadliest jobs in the world... logging. Their mission is to retrieve timber perched on mou
Risk and Reward
Mar 16, 2008 · 60 min
Just days into the fall logging season, the Ax Men are already being put to the test. J.M. Browning races to meet a big deadline. Stump Branch Logging tempts fate by jury-rigging t
Storm Season Strikes
Mar 23, 2008 · 60 min
As a storm closes in on the Oregon coast, the Ax Men race to stay one step ahead. Jesse continues to push the J.M. Browning crew to meet its looming deadline, while muddy roads tra
The Big Hit
Mar 30, 2008 · 60 min
Across Northwest Oregon, the Ax Men continue to grind it out. Storm season arrived with a vengeance--shutting some crews down while others struggled to stay afloat. Now a bigger st
Market Meltdown
Apr 6, 2008 · 60 min
The loggers of the Pacific Northwest perform what is said to be North America's most dangerous job. Watch as the men react to news of upcoming layoffs. Gustafson Logging tries to g
Reversal of Fortune
Apr 13, 2008 · 60 min
Logging has been called North America's most dangerous job. Logging giants throughout Oregon are falling. Two of the biggest--J.M. Browning and Gustafson Logging--are fighting to s
The Close Call
Apr 20, 2008 · 60 min
The season is halfway through, and the gap between winners and losers is widening. Stump Branch tests a new but more dangerous logging strategy... and it poses great danger to the
Loggers Under Fire
Apr 27, 2008 · 60 min
In the wake of the plummeting logging market, the Ax Men are barely surviving. The Gustafson bosses have a close call while taking over for their laid-off crew. An old hook tender
A Logger's Thanksgiving
May 4, 2008 · 60 min
Thanksgiving arrives; winter weather strikes and the men of Pihl lose one man after another to illness. The younger crew members of Gustafson blow off steam while the bosses toil a
Black Friday
May 11, 2008 · 60 min
Thanksgiving is over, but the return to work brings more trouble for the Ax Men. The Gustafson crew now faces a nearly impossible deadline after returning from a devastating two-we
Storm of the Century
May 18, 2008 · 60 min
The town of Vernonia is declared a disaster area as the worst storm in 25 years pounds the Oregon coast. Members of Pihl and Stump Branch are forced to flee. Jay Browning can't be
Picking Up the Pieces
Jun 1, 2008 · 60 min
The loggers try to put the storm behind them, so they can get back to work; Darrell makes a discovery that startles the crew; Jay struggles to motivate his crew without phone servi
The Final Haul
Jun 8, 2008 · 60 min
The loggers toughest season begins to wind down; Jesse begins to wonder about the family business; rumors begin to spread, to the other crews, that the Gustafson crew is pulling ou