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Papac Logging is barely holding onto their lead; the Rygaards will have to work as a team if they're going to reclaim the title; Shelby Stanga's under the gun, but has a secret map to a possible stash of sunken logs.

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All Hail The King

In Washington, three generations of Rygaard loggers are fighting for the crown; Papack Alaska Logging moves into their final section; Gary and Eddie see if their swamp logging gamble has paid off.

Back in Black

A storm's brewing over the Swamp Man and it's threatening to wash away his hopes of filling a huge order; Gabe deals with the aftermath of Aiden's mutiny; the Chapman crew's behind after they burned through their money chasing the Lost Logging Train.

Reunited and It Feels Like Wood

Mike Papac has to step in as Joe and Coatsey's arguments threaten to bring the job to a grinding halt; David Zitterkopf's back to work after an injury that threatened to end his season.

Take This Log and Shove It

The Papac crew is moving on to the most remote and treacherous site of their season; the money is drying up for Greg Chapman and his crew is seeing red; Gary and Eddie's new venture is becoming a nightmare.

Getting a Leg Up

As Papac Alaska goes deeper into their seven thousand acre site, Joe and Coatsy devise a plan of attack for the next section of this massive project; Rygaard Logging is fighting to get the wood out; Gary and Eddie need to step up their game.

Every Log Has Its Day

Gabe Rygaard pushes his crew to a breaking point; Gary and Eddie blow up their business to cash in on green gold; David Zitterkopf could see his family empire fall to pieces, with one wrong move; a mutiny is underway among the Chapman crew.

Log Eat Log

Rygaard Logging is trying to get back on track with the help of patriarch Craig Rygaard; the Swampman's under the gun to build an emergency treetop storm shelter; David Zitterkopf's son Levi gets a crucial lesson in logging.

Rygaard's Revenge

The Rygaard crew gets a surprise visit from logging legend Craig Rygaard; the Zitterkopfs face a major obstacle in their push to complete their largest ever job; Papac battles the Longest Yard unit with its mile-long skyline.

Root Canal

In Washington, production's rising with the newest generation of Rygaard on the job; David Zitterkopf is back in action with his son Levi to take on their biggest; Papac's new unit puts the crew to the ultimate test.

Madman of the Mountain

Gabe has to call upon his son Aidan to step up and fill the family shoes; an overcrowded landing means one wrong move could wipe out the Papac crew below; Greg's quest to find the Lost Log Train is back on track.

Family Tree

Rygaard crew battles Mother Nature as temperatures climb; Joe is still reeling from his injury; Greg Chapman pulls an extremely rare double barrel log from the St. John's River.

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After coming across a rare historical artifact, Shelby forms an unlikely alliance with Professor Sam Hyde of Southeastern Louisiana University and the two scour the deepest parts of the Swamp on the search for lost treasures.

S9 E2 | Shelby Gets Schooled