About this season
Danger is a full-time job for these brave men who put everything on the line each and every day to retrieve the Pacific Northwest timber with which we build our country. Snapped cables, runaway logs and razor-sharp chainsaws are just some of the dangers that threaten their lives daily. Even with new technology that should make the job easier, anything and everything can and does go wrong.
Episodes (15)
1. Shelby Strikes Back
Aired 22 November 2015 • 60 min
Swamp Man receives an order from furniture designer Brandon Morrison to find logs for a table and benches that he plans to donate to the local Boys & Girls Clubs of America chapter. After the search gets off to a slow start, Shelby and Brandon venture deep into the swamp and start finding valuable wood for both the table/benches and some lamps that one of Shelby's neighbors needs for her house. Brandon assembles the pieces with help from an old friend; after he and Shelby deliver them, he suggests that the two may be able to work together again in the future.
2. Shelby Gets Schooled
Aired 13 March 2016
3. Life & Limb
Aired 13 March 2016
4. Sloppy Joe
Aired 13 March 2016
5. Family Tree
Aired 20 December 2015 • 60 min
6. Madman of the Mountain
Aired 27 December 2015 • 60 min
7. Root Canal
Aired 13 March 2016
8. Rygaard's Revenge
Aired 13 March 2016
9. Log Eat Log
Aired 13 March 2016
10. Every Log Has Its Day
Aired 13 March 2016
11. Getting a Leg Up
Aired 13 March 2016
12. Take This Log and Shove It
Aired 14 February 2016 • 60 min
Mike Papac is forced to step in as Joe and Coatsey's arguments threaten to bring the job to a halt. At Rygaard Logging, Gabe gives his son Aidan a baptism of fire in the rigging, which pushes him over the edge and raises doubts about his future in the family business. Down in Wyoming, David Zitterkopf is back to work after an injury that almost ended his season, but he pushes his body to the limit again to get back into the game. In Florida, Greg Chapman is back to logging and desperately needs to make some money, but a huge storm may have other plans for them.
13. Reunited and It Feels Like Wood
Aired 13 March 2016
14. Back in Black
Aired 28 February 2016 • 60 min
With only two weeks remaining in the season, the Ax Men are sprinting to the finish line. The Rygaards are back in full force with all three generations of loggers on the site, fighting to regain the King of the Mountain crown. Papac Alaska is moving on to their final section, dubbed "The Mother Lode", but will this be the ultimate test for the worn out crew? Down in Louisiana, Gary and Eddie are about to see if their gamble to try swamp logging has paid off. Just across the swamp, Shelby is trying to finish his hundred thousand board foot order, but only has a few hours left. He must call in reinforcements to come up with his plan of attack. Meanwhile, David Zitterkopf must come up with a unique plan to hit the bullseye and finish his job. Down in Florida, Greg Chapman is not ready to call it a day and is back on the hunt for the Lost Logging Train.
15. All Hail The King
Aired 6 March 2016