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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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Ax Men Season 1 Episode 1 - Man vs. Mountain
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    #1 - Man vs. Mountain

    S1:E1

    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 mountainsides too steep to access with machines, but it's no easy task. Plagued by mechanical failures, relentless weather, and unpredictable terrain, these brave men risk their lives retrieving the timber with which we built our country. Meet four companies trying to survive each day. Pihl Logging--a rag-tag group of loggers based in Vernonia, Oregon. Gustafson Logging--a close-knit crew working one of the most dangerous jobs in the region. J.M. Browning--the best of the best. Stump Branch Logging--the young guns with a lot to prove. These are the Ax Men.

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  2. Ax Men Season 1 Episode 2 - Risk and Reward
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    #2 - Risk and Reward

    S1:E2

    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 their old equipment. The Gustafson Company races mother nature as they attempt to build a road to access their logging site. Father teaches son the lessons of logging as the men of the Pihl Company haul in the forest's cash crop.

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  3. Ax Men Season 1 Episode 3 - Storm Season Strikes
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    #3 - 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.

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  4. Ax Men Season 1 Episode 4 - The Big Hit
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    #4 - 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.

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  5. Ax Men Season 1 Episode 5 - Market Meltdown
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    #5 - Market Meltdown

    S1:E5

    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 get back on track, Browning Logging races to meet a big deadline and Pihl Logging needs to finish the Pig Farm Job. Despite Melvin's best efforts to keep up with his old equipment, Stump Branch Logging loses one of its most important machines.

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  6. Ax Men Season 1 Episode 6 - Reversal of Fortune
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    #6 - Reversal of Fortune

    S1:E6

    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. Jay Browning, usually flush with lucrative deals, is forced to make tough decisions. Gustafson Logging is down but not out. Smaller outfits, like Stump Branch and Pihl, find winning strategies in their young leaders.

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  7. Ax Men Season 1 Episode 7 - The Close Call
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    #7 - 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.

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  8. Ax Men Season 1 Episode 8 - Loggers Under Fire
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    #8 - 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.

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  9. Ax Men Season 1 Episode 9 - A Logger's Thanksgiving
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    #9 - 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.

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  10. Ax Men Season 1 Episode 10 - Black Friday
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    #10 - 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.

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  11. Ax Men Season 1 Episode 11 - Storm of the Century
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    #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.

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  12. Ax Men Season 1 Episode 12 - Picking Up the Pieces
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    #12 - Picking Up the Pieces

    S1:E12

    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 service; the Pihl crew comes to the rescue of one of its own.

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  13. Ax Men Season 1 Episode 13 - The Final Haul
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    #13 - 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.

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  14. Ax Men Season 2 Episode 1 - Ax Men Cometh
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    #14 - Ax Men Cometh

    S2:E1

    J.M. Browning and Pihl Logging are joined by two new teams of newcomers, Rygaard Logging and S&S Aqua Logging, in a race to see which team can cut down the most timber in the year's most dangerous season.

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  15. Ax Men Season 2 Episode 2 - Initiation Day
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    #15 - 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.

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  16. Ax Men Season 2 Episode 3 - "By Air, Land and Sea"
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    #16 - "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.

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  17. Ax Men Season 2 Episode 4 - Moby Dick Strikes
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    #17 - 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."

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  18. Ax Men Season 2 Episode 5 - The King Crumbles
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    #18 - The King Crumbles

    S2:E5

    A member of the Rygaard crew fights to save his job; Jimmy heads into minefield laced waters; the pilot from R&R gets trapped in fog.

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  19. Ax Men Season 2 Episode 6 - Lost in the Fog
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    #19 - 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.

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  20. Ax Men Season 2 Episode 7 - One Weak Link
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    #20 - 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.

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  21. Ax Men Season 2 Episode 8 - The Ax Falls
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    #21 - The Ax Falls

    S2:E8

    The bosses weigh through some tough decisions concerning the new guys, and one greeenhorn will be released.

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  22. Ax Men Season 2 Episode 9 - Fresh Meat
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    #22 - 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.

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  23. Ax Men Season 2 Episode 10 - Clash of the Titans
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    #23 - 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.

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  24. Ax Men Season 2 Episode 11 - The Reckoning (1)
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    #24 - 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.

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  25. Ax Men Season 2 Episode 12 - The Reckoning (2)
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    #25 - 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.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Man vs. Mountain" is the worst rated episode of "Ax Men". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/9/2008. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Risk and Reward".