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Ax Men

"Ax Men" profiles rough-and-ready river logging crews from the mountains of the Pacific Northwest to the waters of the Deep South.
200814 episodesTV-PG
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Man vs. Mountain
    March 8, 2008
    44min
    TV-PG
    Deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, rugged men make their living doing one of the deadliest jobs in the world... logging.
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  2. S1 E2 - Risk and Reward
    March 15, 2008
    44min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  3. S1 E3 - Storm Season Strikes
    March 22, 2008
    44min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Big Hit
    March 29, 2008
    44min
    TV-PG
    Across Northwest Oregon, the Ax Men continue to grind it out. Storm season arrived with a vengeance.
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  5. S1 E5 - Market Meltdown
    April 5, 2008
    44min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  6. S1 E6 - Reversal of Fortune
    April 12, 2008
    44min
    TV-PG
    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 survive.
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  7. S1 E7 - The Close Call
    April 19, 2008
    44min
    TV-PG
    The season is halfway through, and the gap between winners and losers is widening. Stump Branch tests a new but more dangerous logging strategy.
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  8. S1 E8 - Loggers Under Fire
    April 26, 2008
    45min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  9. S1 E9 - A Logger's Thanksgiving
    May 3, 2008
    44min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  10. S1 E10 - Black Friday
    May 10, 2008
    43min
    TV-PG
    Thanksgiving is over, but the return to work brings more trouble for the Ax Men.
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  11. S1 E11 - Storm of the Century
    May 17, 2008
    44min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  12. S1 E12 - The Toughest Season
    May 24, 2008
    44min
    TV-PG
    Take a look back at logging's toughest season. The crews of Stump Branch, Pihl, J.M. Browning and Gustafson Logging have battled the elements, each other, and themselves in the race for green gold.
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  13. S1 E13 - Picking Up the Pieces
    May 31, 2008
    45min
    TV-PG
    The Ax Men are ready to get back to work and put the storm behind them.
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  14. S1 E14 - The Final Haul
    June 7, 2008
    44min
    TV-PG
    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.
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Thom Beers
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