Ax Men

Ax Men is logging coast to coast. Shelby the Swamp Man Stanga braves gator-infested waters in search of sunken treasure. Browning, Rygaard, and Pihl are locked in competition as the brutal summer weather heats up.

As the summer heats up, so do the men of the mountain. Shelby heads deeper into the swamp, but the mission may cost him everything. Rygaard breaks in its greenhorns, while Jay Browning takes a gamble on a new yarder operator.

After an ill-fated road trip, Jimmy and James Smith arrive in Florida to tackle the dangerous black waters of the American south. Browning's soaring production has a price, and at Pihl, Melvin's mistakes may cost him his job.

The forest fights back, as a careless mistake at Browning threatens to take out DJ and Cody. At Pihl, Melvin and Leland face-off in a fight for the yarder seat, and down south, Jimmy's first dive may be his last.

Logging country is under siege. Melvin's gung-ho attitude puts the crew in danger. While Jimmy is on the prowl for logs, a gator is on the prowl for him. The Swamp Man fights his way through Hurricane Katrina debris, and at Browning, Jay collapses on the job.

Tempers flare as the logging season hits the rails. Jay Browning battles allergic shock, while Gabe Rygaard sends one of the greenhorns packing. At S&S, Jimmy and Joe Collins face-off, and at Pihl, Melvin and the crew finally have it out.

At Rygaard, one of the greenhorns goes AWOL and Gabe has him on the chopping block. But he's not the only one - several of the loggers face the ax and for some, this week will be their last on the job.

At Browning, a weak cable threatens to kill half the crew, while the only remaining greenhorn at Rygaard is in the line of fire during a log-alanche. Shelby's camera crew gets lost in the swamp overnight and Conner Aviation returns to face the most dangerous heli-logging job of their career.

Shelby's desperate dash for cash is halted when he crashes in the swamp. At Rygaard, Gabe competes against his own team and at Browning, Jay recruits DJ and Cody for a dangerous environmental mission.

Jimmy and James come face-to-face with the 12-foot gator that has stalked them for weeks. At Rygaard, greenhorn Dave disappears and at Browning, a string of setbacks makes Jay question if the Kalina job is cursed.

Dave returns from jail but may not have a job to come back to, while Shelby hunts his biggest catch of the season and Conner's rookie pilots take off on their first solo missions. In Florida, Jimmy faces a moral dilemma, and for Browning, it's the end of the line.

Only two weeks remain in the season and the mountain is turned upside down. Browning bounces back while Rygaard suffers a devastating loss. Jimmy's on thin ice at Collins, and one of Conner's junior pilots is sent packing.

It's an all-out fight to the finish for Browning and Rygaard as Gabe mounts a last-minute surprise comeback. Meanwhile in Florida, it's the end of the road for Jimmy, but Joe Collins makes James an offer he may not be able to refuse.