Comments on: Ax Men: Logging Reality Show Starts March 9th

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:38:46 +0000

Oh yes, I heard about this show before it came on t.v. Yet I could see how good it was going to be. And low and behold I was right, I watch it all the time now, its awesome! Nice post by the way!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 24 May 2008 22:20:08 +0000

A term used to describe a logger with his own equipment, and who mostly acquired small timber hope this helps

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 24 May 2008 18:09:55 +0000

This is the real deal i lived in Vernonia for 16 years and these guys do what it takes to bring the timber in so we can build our houses. without this industry and theses men we would be living in mud huts and sitting on the ground.
this show is not for the tree hugging leaf leaf lickers

By: Trigger

Trigger — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:19:06 +0000

To: rick h~

Can you tell me, where the term “Gypo Logger,” came from???? And what it means???

I asked a Weyerhaeuser Mill Manager with a “Masters Degree” and he didn’t know??

I am old “Retired Vietnam Vet,” that worked the State Prison System…in which I would not consider as dangerous as working in the “woods” everyday..

Respectfully,

By: rick h

rick h — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:27:43 +0000

I was raised in the gypo logging industry in the 50s, 60s in columbia gorge , mt adams, mt st hellens foothills. started as cat skinner on family operation at 10 years old. drove logging truck summer 16 year. when out of high school went to work as a choker setter, got my back broken twards end of season. after a term in army , drafted early viet nam era, went back to the brush as a feller and bucker on a high lead side out of cottage grove, or. worked till snow shut us out for winter. went back to school to be an arch. loved the outside work and all but the bad weather . am working in construction site management at present, not near the challange of the brush but a lot safer. logging is safer today than years ago, in fact i think all industry is safer now, accidents cost too much. i have enjoyed the ax men , sorta makes me homesick. some of these loggers went to high school with my kids, they have my respect for their dedication in a tough profession.

By: EVERT ABLEMAN

EVERT ABLEMAN — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:39:50 +0000

I SAY SHOW I IT GREAT. BUT IT NEEDS TO BE MORE AIR TIME.

By: john

john — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:31:00 +0000

i saw the show and really liked it i am a logger and i know the risk of working in the woods but it beats going out and sitting in an office for 10 hours a day

By: Carrying Contraption

Carrying Contraption — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:59:49 +0000

Someone might suggest a reality show on hemp growers, but that’s clearly not as exciting as the potential of getting crushed under a tree or cutting off your hand.

By: Murph

Murph — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:20:23 +0000

Ax Men ,35 years ago it was a way of putting food on the table in rural America. Three bucks and a half an hour of freezing cold and falling death.It was fun for a guy in his 20’s and the bars and booze after hours even better.But you learned to read a tree,the one you are cutting and everyone elses.Spinners and buckers and pin ballers alike.They were all killers and knee deep in snow at twenty below zero you could not afford to be sleepy or slow.I loved every minute of it.Would I do it again.NO way!

By: twoeightnine

twoeightnine — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:52:04 +0000

Is Dangerous Catch the generic Wal-Mart version of Deadliest Catch?