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Featured Videos, Photos & Interactives

  • Kids of Papac Alaska
    Kids of Papac Alaska

    Video Clip (1:29)

    In Alaska, logging is a family business. The men of Papac Alaska bring their kids to the site for the day.

    Video Clip (1:29)

  • Meet Siderius
    Meet Siderius

    Video Clip (2:41)

    Meet the cowboys of Siderius Logging, Ax Men's newest crew: yarder operator Josh Fite, cutter Drew Koffler, rigging slinger Travis Reynolds and greenhorn Jesse Kelleher.

    Video Clip (2:41)

  • Shelby's Assistants
    Shelby's Assistants

    Video Clip (3:24)

    Shelby Stanga's enlisting the help of a new group of assistants, including a lost cause, a stubborn cousin, and a guy known as "The Hog Man."

    Video Clip (3:24)

  • Ax Women
    Ax Women

    Video Clip (2:46)

    Ax Women Casey Daugherty and Belinda Stanga take to the waters of the swamp and the Suwannee to show the men how it's done.

    Video Clip (2:46)

  • The New Guys
    The New Guys

    Video Clip (1:30)

    Oregon's got a new logging outfit, and new company owner Levi Brown needs to round up his crew.

    Video Clip (1:30)

  • Matt Moto Mills
    Matt Moto Mills

    Video Clip (3:12)

    It's greenhorn Matt Mills' first day on the Papac Alaska site. Will he be able to keep up with Alaskan logging?

    Video Clip (3:12)

Full Episodes

  • Ax Men: Fists of Fury
    Ax Men: Fists of Fury

    Full Episode (44:16)

    The boys of Papac Alaska run into trouble when their cables get crossed, and at Rygaard, Dave and Fernando's bickering turns into physical blows. Shelby's assistant Tracy returns and the duo make some risky moves to take down a big tree.

    Full Episode (44:16)

  • Ax Men: Man vs. Mountain
    Ax Men: Man vs. Mountain

    Full Episode (45:00)

    Check out the series premiere of History's ground breaking show, Ax Men.

    Full Episode (45:00)

  • Ax Men: Risk and Reward
    Ax Men: Risk and Reward

    Full Episode (45:00)

    The Ax Men are starting to get into the heat of the battle to deliver the most timber.

    Full Episode (45:00)

Featured Articles

  • History of Logging

    History of Logging

    Get the facts on logging in the United States, an industry worth billions of dollars and one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.

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  • Logging Lingo

    Logging Lingo

    Always wear your tin pants and watch out for widow makers! Speak the Ax Men lingo with this glossary of logging terms.

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    Admitted as the 33rd state in 1859, Oregon is known for its forests and quality of life.

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    Admitted to the union as the 49th state in 1959, Alaska lies at the extreme northwest of the North American continent.

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Classroom Study Guides

  • Conquest of America: Northwest (PDF)

    Curriculum companion to the program about the conquest of the Northwest coast of North America, one of the last territories to be conquered by Europeans.

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