Ax Men

Deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, rugged men make their living doing one of the deadliest jobs in the world: logging.

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.

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.

Across Northwest Oregon, the Ax Men continue to grind it out. Storm season arrived with a vengeance.

Logging giants throughout Oregon are falling. Two of the biggest—J.M. Browning and Gustafson Logging—are fighting to survive.

Stump Branch tests a new but more dangerous logging strategy.

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.

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.

Thanksgiving is over, but the return to work brings more trouble for the Ax Men.

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.

The crews of Stump Branch, Pihl, J.M. Browning, and Gustafson Logging have battled the elements and each other in the race for green gold.

The Ax Men are ready to get back to work and put the storm behind them.

Logging's toughest season winds down but the battle is far from over. Jesse questions the future of his family's business as J.M. Browning continues to fall from glory.