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The Best Episodes of Ax Men

Every episode of Ax Men ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Ax Men!

The Best Episodes of Ax Men

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...
  1. Background image for Shelby Strikes Back
    9.4/10(6 votes)

    #1 - Shelby Strikes Back

    S9:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Judgment Day
    9.0/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Judgment Day

    S4:E6

    Logging country is turned upside down when one of the mountain's best bows out. At Papac, the men suffer under the reign of a new yarder operator. At Rygaard, it's machinery gone wild when a half-baked plan goes bad and threatens to take out a fellow man. In Florida, Jimmy and James are hunted by a venomous snake, while in Louisiana, Shelby is hunted by an old foe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Chopping Block
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Chopping Block

    S3:E7

    Loggers are fired, and one disappears; Shelby takes a risky job searching for a sunken raft of logs; and Jay Browning gets some bad news.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Battle for Survival
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Battle for Survival

    S4:E5

    It's a battle for survival in logging country. In Bayou country, Shelby's nighttime mission brings him face-to-face with an alligator. In Florida, Jimmy and James push their luck to get one of the biggest logs in the Suwannee. At Rygaard, Dave goes down with an injury, while at Papac Alaska, the Colonel goes out in a blaze of glory. The tides are turning in logging country... and after tonight, nothing will be the same.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for The Close Call
    8.6/10(6 votes)

    #5 - The Close Call

    S1:E7

    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 men in the rigging. The Pihl men play while the bosses are away. Browning Logging is a team divided. Jesse struggles to prove himself to his father... but faulty equipment isn't helping matters. A mistake on the Gustafson crew may end one man's career.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for The Final Haul
    8.6/10(6 votes)

    #6 - The Final Haul

    S1:E13

    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 out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Loggers Under Fire
    8.4/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Loggers Under Fire

    S1:E8

    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 returns to the Browning team, stopping Jesse's ascension to company management. Pihl loses a crucial member of the team as it struggles to finish Pig Farm. At Stump Branch, the young guns take matters into their own hands when Melvin has to leave the site.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for A Logger's Thanksgiving
    8.4/10(6 votes)

    #8 - A Logger's Thanksgiving

    S1:E9

    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 away. Jay is forced to ax some of the Browning gang staff. The season's first snow is a warning of things to come for the Stump Branch crew.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Background image for The Reckoning (1)
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #9 - The Reckoning (1)

    S2:E11

    The crews rush to meet their goals as logging season nears it's end, and one logger is let go.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Manhunt
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Manhunt

    S4:E4

    At Papac Alaska, time is running out for missing logger Van Huffman. At Rygaard, Gabe gambles on a helicopter... and loses. At Pihl, rigging slinger Eric Davis is rushed to the hospital after a gruesome fall. In Louisiana, Shelby pulls an all-nighter to save his dog P* Willy. And in Florida, Collins puts the Smith boys in their place.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Storm of the Century
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Storm of the Century

    S1:E11

    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 found. Darrell must act fast to save his house from falling trees as the town of Astoria descends into a blackout. The future of the logging industry is in jeopardy.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Damage Control
    8.3/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Damage Control

    S5:E2

    Swamp Man Shelby Stanga is hired to remove a log from private property, but complications lead to disaster. Infighting reaches a fever pitch at S&S Aqua Logging, while the competition has a run-in with Mother Nature. A familiar face returns to Papac, much to Coatsy's dismay. Gabe Rygaard takes Dave out cutting, but things go awry. And the rookies of Big Gun Logging are adding to their ranks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Black Friday
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Black Friday

    S1:E10

    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-week layoff. Pig Farm is close to its deadline, but half of the Pihl crew skips work, leaving greenhorn Cody to pick up the slack. Mistakes and inexperience at Stump Branch put profits and lives at risk. Jay Browning makes a troubling discovery about his next job.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Lost in the Fog
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Lost in the Fog

    S2:E6

    A helicopter is trapped when a fog rolls over a mountain; Jimmy's barge is threatened to be destroyed; and a crew of a downhill logging site faces challenges.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Day from Hell
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Day from Hell

    S4:E3

    On the edge of America's final frontier, it's every logger's worst nightmare: one of Papac's men has disappeared into thin air. Logging country is rattled to its core when logger Van Huffman goes missing in Alaska's remote wilderness. But when Papac's crew braves the harsh terrain and weather that batters Suemez Island, they find many reasons for concern and few for hope. Down south, the mountain's newbies are in hot water. At Pihl, Leah creates an upender that threatens the entire crew and at Rygaard, Dave's "work ethic" meets Craig's wrath. In Louisiana, Shelby messes with a lethal dose of TNT that could sink him and his swamp friends for good, while the Collins crew lands on the wrong end of a runaway boat.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Storm Season Strikes
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #16 - Storm Season Strikes

    S1:E3

    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 trap trucks on their way to the Stump Branch site. Robby battles for control of the Gustafson crew. Pihl Logging feels the effects of the slumping lumber market.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Background image for The Reckoning (2)
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #17 - The Reckoning (2)

    S2:E12

    The season two finale finds a fight erupting within one crew. Elsewhere, Jimmy has trouble with his barge, and a pair of crews are facing disasters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Ax to Grind
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Ax to Grind

    S3:E1

    The third-season opener introduces new locations as crews begin work in the summer. In addition to sites in the Pacific Northwest, loggers will battle the terrain and heat of Florida and Louisiana.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for The Big Hit
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #19 - The Big Hit

    S1:E4

    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 storm is brewing. The stalled housing market's effects are hitting the Ax Men hard. Jobs will be shut down; men will be put out of work. This week, the housing market hits home.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Initiation Day
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Initiation Day

    S2:E2

    After just starting the race, men from the groups begin quitting; Jay Browning's big financial gamble shows that it won't pay out; the Aqua Logging crew attempts to reel in what could be a once in a lifetime catch.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for "By Air, Land and Sea"
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #21 - "By Air, Land and Sea"

    S2:E3

    A helicopter logging company makes it's presence know in the competition; Dustin tries to convince his father into returning to Pihl Logging; a member of the Rygaard team must face his fear when he has to climb a 100-foot tall tree; Jimmy and James watch their prized log fall through their hands.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Moby Dick Strikes
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Moby Dick Strikes

    S2:E4

    R&R Conner Aviation have to make a decision to either keep their workers safe or to amp up production; Jimmy and James battle a deadhead log known as "Moby Dick."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for One Weak Link
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #23 - One Weak Link

    S2:E7

    Jimmy discovers a once-in-a-lifetime log, as the Pihl Logging team is challenged by formidable lumber. Also, the helicopter's team finds their weak link in their operation, the new pilot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Fresh Meat
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #24 - Fresh Meat

    S2:E9

    The crews receive some new loggers. Then, a search is conducted when a cutter disappears. Also, tempers flare among the aqua loggers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Clash of the Titans
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Clash of the Titans

    S2:E10

    A new pilot endangers the helicopter when he becomes reckless. Bad weather delays the aqua loggers; and a greenhorn attempts to prove himself.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Shelby Strikes Back" is the best rated episode of "Ax Men". It scored 9.4/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/22/2015. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Judgment Day".