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The battle is far from over as logging's toughest season winds down; Jesse questions the future of the family business; rumors of a pullout abound for the Gustafson crew; the Pihl crew celebrates a good year; a Stump Branch logger quits.

Ax Men

The Final Haul

The loggers try to put the storm behind them and get back to work; Darrell makes a startling discovery; Stump Branch greenhorn Michael goes missing; Jay struggles to muster his troops without phone service; the Pihl crew bails out one of its own.

Picking Up the Pieces

The worst storm in 25 years pummels the Oregon coast, turning the town of Veronica into a flooded disaster area; Jay Browning is nowhere to be found; Darrell must act fast to save his house from falling trees.

Storm of the Century

The Gustafson crew faces a nearly impossible deadline; half the Pihl crew skips work; Stump Branch mistakes and inexperience put profits and lives at risk; Jay Browning makes a troubling discovery about his next job.

Black Friday

Some loggers have more reasons to be grateful than do others as Thanksgiving arrives; the Pihl crew loses men to illness; the Gustafson crew's younger members blow off steam; the season's first snowfall bodes a warning for the Stump Branch crew.

A Logger's Thanksgiving

The loggers barely survive in a plummeting market; the Gustafson bosses have a close call; an old hook-tender returns to the Browning team, halting Jesse's rise to management; Pihl loses a crucial member of the team.

Loggers Under Fire

The gap widens between winners and losers at the halfway point of the season; Stump Branch tests a dangerous logging strategy; the Pihl men play while the bosses are away; a mistake by the Gustafson crew may end a man's career.

The Close Call

Two of Oregon's logging giants, J.M. Browning and Gustafson Logging, fight to survive; Jay Browning must make tough decisions; smaller outfits find winning strategies.

Reversal of Fortune

The news of upcoming layoffs worries the men; Gustafson Logging tries to get back on track; Browning races to meet a big deadline; Pihl Logging is under pressure to finish its Pig Farm job.

Market Meltdown

Some crews shut down while others struggle to stay afloat after stormy weather arrives with a vengeance; the stalled housing market hits home for the loggers.

The Big Hit

The loggers race to stay one step ahead of a storm approaching the Oregon coast; Jesse pushes his crew to meet their deadline; muddy roads trap Stump Branch trucks; Robby battles for control; lumber market slump.

Storm Season Strikes

J.M. Browning strives to meet a big deadline; Stump Branch Logging tempts fate by jury-rigging old equipment; Gustafson races the weather to build an access road; Pihl Logging hauls in the forest's cash crop.

Risk and Reward

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Four companies of loggers risk their lives to chop down timber while dealing with mechanical failures, brutal weather and rugged terrain in the Pacific Northwest.

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