Gustafson Logging

The shows great keep on loggin

hope to see you guys in season 2

You guys kick ass. Darrell should buy a lift kit for his sweet f250. Huskys are definitely the best saws out there along with stihl. Good luck with everything, see ya in season 2.

I LOVE YOU DARRELL

Good job fellas love your show!!

Hope to see you on a season 2 Axmen!

Good to see you guys make it through another season with a minimum of injuries. Looks like plenty of blowdown to keep all you guys busy awhile...I hope. Stay safe as you can.

You guys at gustafson logging are kick ass keep going strong !!!!!!!!!!!

Great show!! Keep up the hard work out there boys! The show is a very interesting perspective of what real hard work is all about.

im only 16 and ive been logging for 2 years now. i work for my dad and his boss takeing trees and removing them to make way for houses.But i have alot of admaration for you guys i thought i had it dangerous.

Born and raised in the Seattle area, Lived in Montana (Libby)NW where logging is the main way of life. Miss the country and when the show was on I never missed a show.
The way you work and rig is about like Pile Driving, which is what I have been doing for 20 plus years now.
Hope to see more of you guys in up coming season?
Good luck with this years harvest. Say Hi to Rob!

Gary
Spring, TX

I come from a logging family that used to log in the redwoods of coastal California. I knew how hard this job was. I had also seen high lead logging before too but many people would not understand when I would talk about it. I would just like to thank you all for my house and TP. Lord knows I love them both. Keep up the good work.

PS my grandfather (Shine Sherburn) was a big man in the redwoods back in his day. Before handheld chain saws.

I live in Oregon and go past mills almost every day. Until I started watching AxMen I really didn't understand about logging and its dangers. As far as I knew it was just an job in the woods that men did. Oh my, I sure didn't have a clue. Now I watch the show, and encourage others to do so also, every week to learn more about logging. Thanks for doing the show. P.S. My father worked in a mill as did my grandfather.

i think you guys are wonderful at what you do and just great people in general...i have really enjoyed this season and hope there is more to come...i am seriously thinking of taking a road trip to oregon to check out the scenery for myself...thanks for the glimpse into your world...

Hey Everyone !!

GIT-R-DONE !!!! Haha i really enjoyed watching your heavy equipment working in action and watching yall load the 53ft log trailers with the Kenworth cabs on them . Thats some VERY HARD LABOR that yall have to do out there in the wilderness ! Well hope to see yall back on TV nextyear

and did i mention to GIT-R-DONE ? YEAH !!!!!!! GOOD JOB!!!

we watch you guys on history channel great show and all the effort that goes into logging my daughter is an avid fan of the show keep up the good work be safeb and take care

I am 70 years old now . When i was 12-20 years old I worked for my uncle in the logging business in the Adidrondack Mts.in New York state . We never did any high line logging as done in the west . All the moveing of timber was done with skid horses , Catapiller tractors , and even WWII Linn half- tracks . I loved the series of Axmen . It was great! I certainly hope it returns next year.....I was sooo enthused that I bought a Gustafson Logging cap ! lol Keep up the good work...at very high expence i expect !!!
Jack

I hope there is a season II of axmen with gustafson logoing. I enjoyed watching every sunday. thanks Darrel for your hard work and a great show!! Keep in touch!!

I like your company on AX men and I like how Robbie messed up raising the skyline. I think that all your guys who work for you should get a national holiday because they do very good on deadlines. Have you finished yarding and loading the logs on the truck at the site on ax men? I want to become a logger because my grandfather and great grandfather where both choker setters. I have logging in my blood.

Great show on the Ax Men. I am a third generation logger myself and know of the due respect and hard work the logging business does demand. Loved the show and hope to one day move west and try logging there.

Great show. Must also be great public relations as well. Owning a small logging company myself,and still learning the trade,its nice to see how someone else does things to get the job done. Not having come from a logging background there are no teachers or mentors for me to work with. All logging in our area is cutthroat, with no one willing to explain how, when, or why -(fear of competition). Trial and error is what I have to work with. Your company and its presence on AXMEN has helped and encouraged me. One question I do have is about the saws you use, What size powerheads,what size bars, and what pitch and chain?
Again thank you!!

good job and keep up the hard work.be safe and always look up.i would love to come to work for u guys.

Great website! Love all the pictures. And great job on the show. We watched every episode. The Gustafson guys were the best part of the show (the computer graphics were a close second). And who was that guy in the feller-buncher? Oh yeah, "Unca Motnee"... Max says HI!

Stay safe and hope to see you soon!

-Michelle

Great show. I'm from Florida and visit Oregon yearly. It is the most beautiful land in the country as far as I'm concerned. What's more important to me about the show is how it showed what the people of Oregon are like. Very down to earth,hard working,laid back and just plain cool. Although the senery is awsome the people I've met and made friends with in Oregon are the biggest reason I keep returning.

You guys are AWESOME and I really hope you decide to take part in season 2 of "Ax Men".
Again, thanks so much for all you do.
Sherri

Iv been around the logging thing pretty much all my life. iv gone out and done some logging on my own and with older people. I am 16 years old and have loves logging and the logging business for several years. And when ax men came out iv never mist a show and my favorite crew has been Gustafson logging. There more real to watch and they seem to work harder than most iv seen. But i really like the show and your crew so keep up with the timber and have fun with it.

AxMen has quickly become one of my all time favorite shows. I had no idea what the logging industry was all about. It's great how passionate the men of Gustafson Logging are about their jobs. It's great to see that there's still hard working men in this world. Plus, I have to say, with all due respect to a very lucky Mrs. Holthusen, that Darrell is the sexiest man I've ever seen in a hard hat... and I've been in the construction industry for 12 years, so I've seen A LOT of men in hardhats. Not only adorable, he's hard working and dedicated to the company and his family. The episode where he cut his way through the fallen trees so his wife and kids could get out of their neighborhood was the best! I hope the show gets picked up for many seasons.

Without you guys there would be no homes and our country would not be the same. Thank you for everything that you do for this country. Be safe. Do you know if there will be a season 2 of AX Men??

Very enjoyable show. My father was a logging contractor for many years in this area for Crow Zellerbach and years prior for Pete McCoy also knew Spud Warila very well. Some of the people were in school with me. It was like home week, memories retained as a child, out with my father at his landing sites. He passed in 1991, but the memories are still very fresh. I wanted to say Thank You, for the dedication to this industry that sent me to collage into a very successful medical management profession, I am about to retire from. My family wish each of you best of life. Respectfully: Linda Carlson Pasma

All of you are true American Hero's, What this Country was built around.

Darrel is the best and hardest worker from the whole show. Robbie constanly makes mistakes and needs to face the consequences. out of the whole show Gustafson Logging was my favorite. you guys constanly work hard to get the job done and on time. i hope to see you guys again next season!

Darrell is the the best and hardest working man from the whole show. I think that Robbie should either get his act together and quite making mistakes. other than that, Gustafson was my favorite company. you guys work hard and get the job done. hope to see you guys again next season!

Wow...growing up a timberman/sawmiller's daughter here in West Virginia was nothin' compared to your jobs out west! What an awesome show! I really was humbled by the crews willingness to help after the storm and keep family first. Best wishes for another season! I can't wait until the 2nd season begins! My dad and brothers worked in the woods until 10 years ago when standing timber became a thing of the past. Good luck and keep up the hard work! Timberman/Axmen are hard workers!

I agree with the Strada Family - - you guys took charge of the situation and proved that HARD WORK really works! Keep plugging. Also, if I were the owner of Gustafson Logging I sure as hell would give Darrell Holthusen a hefty raise! He is a true leader. Hope to see the show again next year.

Darrell Holthusen is a true american hero.....i can only imagine how great it would be to work for him. He is the exact type of person who would motivate one to produce high end performance. and that is exactly what it takes to get the job done in any profession. he is a true leader, that is capable of getting respect from his workers.

You are true Americans.

When disaster struck, you Ax Men didn't whine to the government and demand handouts.

You put your backs and your minds to work and figured out how to get the job done.
You helped your families, helped your neighbors and helped your companies.

Your self-reliance, determination and creativity is should be admired by all.
This show should be required viewing in every school (especially in New Orleans).

Really enjoyed the show. The crews were awesome, the best tree fallers I have ever seen. My dvr will be ready to record every episode next season.

great job on axmen i love how you hooked the cat to the grapple skidder and had the smaller trackhoe pull all three of you up the mountain that was awsome i loved the show my hat goes off to you guys who call that proffesion youre work i really hope the history channel listens to the fans who are raving about the show and brings axmen back for a second season

Tuned in to Axe Men for the first time this week-end.
Really enjoyed to show and was suprised to see Gustafson
Logging. Wish you all the best and hope you all stay safe.
Man that looks like some hard and dangerous work.
A Wisconsin Gustafson

I loved watching you all on Axe Men!!! Darrell, I am highly impressed by the fact that you let NOTHING stand in the way of getting the job done! Your determination for getting your family to safety and getting the road open after the storm was inspiring! Great job! Good luck in all you do and stay safe guys!

One of the best shows I have ever seen. Watching Axmen was habit forming.
Best wishes and stay safe.

KEEP up the good work.love the show. say hello to darrel.i hope the show comes back next year.

Salvage logging is awesome. You will always have work. BUCK Mountain is off the hook!!! History made your most grueling job in to their best Axmen episode. As a Eugene baby displaced on the East coast, it is good to see the old country. Having seen your logging road (15) from a rental car back in 2000, I could not see how anyone could log there. Now my eyes have seen the glory! Wow!! Be safe.

you guys show everyone how hard it is do log up there keep up the good luck and be safe

Hey you guys do it different then we do here in WV, but you still get it done. Keep up the good work!

Keep of the good work! Other than the movie Grumpie old men with John Gustafson, they don't don't know how to pronouce our name. You make our name proud!

Kent

Darrell I enjoyed watching you guys I hope your able to get your equipment off the mountain.

I LOGGED IN WASHINGTON AND ALASKA FOR MANY YEARS. DARRELL IS ONE HIGHLY EFFICIENT SIDE ROD AND IS PROOF THAT LOGGERS ARE ONE TOUGH BUNCH OF GUYS AND DARRELL IS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST. GOOD JOPB. MANUUP

darell and crew i wanted to say thank you for your hard work.I work at the mill in forest grove. and now know that a lot of our logs come from you guys.If it wasnt for all of the ax man crwes i wouldent be able to put food on the table and take care of my family. thanks again stay busy and safe. And hopefully we all will get through the failing houseing markit and decling economy. thanks again scott m

Your show is the greattest. I'm from Texas and all of you guys (expecially) Don, Monte, "Wade" and Darrell are very nice looking. Hope to hear from you soon!!
Stefka

I will miss the show "Ax Men" when it goes on hiatus after tonights finale, but am very much looking forward to the next season. I admire and respect the job y'all do and the danger that job represents to your safety. I will keep all of you and your respective families in my prayers. Stay safe AND busy!!

I love the show you all our my favorite group. you all take big risks but it pays off. i watch your show all the time. hope they keep making the show i will continue to watch it

I watch the show and I'm not a logger, but I used to weld at Tigercat, the maker of your L830.
Seeing it in action on your show, makes me proud.
Goodluck in your success!

My Dad Roy Wilkinson logged in that same area at least 80 years ago.Used to tell my sister and I about it,he did different jobs one was high climber.I realy enjoy watching this show. Janet (Wilkinson)Gay 2008-07-2008

I WATCH U GUYS ALL THE TIME AND I LOVE IT.DARRELL U R THE MAN.ALL U GUYS HAVE BALLS.MAKES ME WANT 2 MOVE THERE AND GET A JOB LOGGING,BUT IM A WOMAN.I HAVE BALLS 2 DO IT BUT NOT THAT BIG OF BALLS.IM WATCHING RERUNS AS I TYPE.I HOPE EVERYBODY IS OK FROM THAT BAD STORM.OH AND DARRELL U HAVE VERY PRETTY WIFE.ALL OF U GUYS IN THE SHOW PLEASE B CAREFUL.U GUYS GROW ON ME AND I WOULD LOVE 2 C THE SHOW CONTINUE.I HOPE U FOUND THE PEOPLE WHO TOOK UR ROPE AND KICKED THERE ASS.

I enjoy the show and Darrell Holthusen of the Gustafson Logging alot, and I do tree work for the city of new york. We work in small scale, but the principles are the same.
Sincerely Climber Pruner Christopher Martin

As this economy is going straight to shit I hope the one thing in Oregon that has continued on, well continues on. I have alot of relatives in logging in Oregon and Alaska and I hope this helps each and every one of them as well as you guys. Good luck and as always stay safe.

This message goes out to Robbie Motsinger that works for Gustafson Logging. You are such a hard worker, and unbelievably gorgeous!!! I sure hope to find out you are single. I am looking forward to next season!!

You guys rock! Darrell - you're a man's man! Keep kickin' ass and can't wait to see you all back next season!

I live in North Bend Washington and i love the show. Would love to come work a day with the crew.

good to see the crew on their recent visit to florence at the rhododendron festival in may. festival grand marshals! had a good visit with some of the crew after lunch and saw my old friend mark and his wife. keep throwin that ax.

Hey, What a show ! Make some hats and some dark green t shirts with Large colorful logos on the back and small logos on the front with a pocket. The show will sell the shirts and I might just buy a few boxes if they look cool. Also red and black t shirts and hats sell good. We cut firewood in upstate NY and we love your show. You folks are the salt of the earth-we are praying for you !Thanks for some good television about something real and real people! Sincerly, Tom Collins-Stihl Saws Rock !!!

Darrell, I appreciate you as a hard working man. My friend Rick Gale from Forks Washington was hit by a felled timber which exploded his shoulder. This happened back in April of 07
He used to preform in the logging show events like the log climbs and at 56 years old he was forced to retire. Rick has been like a father to me and I was wondering if I could get an autograph for him from you. thank you God bless

Want to give a shout out to you all who are working so hard to support your families. I have grown up in the northwest with logging all aroung me and never once thought twice about it or appreciated where my wood comes from. One thing you all have shown me is to never take my wood for granted and to appreciate all the hard work you put in to it. For darell what a beautiful family you have. I am cheering for you all every time I see you on tv and am telling everyone I know to go hug a logger. Cause as the saying goes: once you hug a logger you will never hug a tree again! Wish I could hug you all and tell you how much you are appreciated.

Hey great show. I lived in LaGrande for awhile. I admire what you guys do. I miss cutting for the USFS. So I own a petroleum drilling company now. We also farm and cattle ranch. We have Black Gold coming out for our industry now. Most of my guys watch your show. And it's about time they show people what theses type of industries deal with. Keep up the GOOD WORK.

just wanted to drop a line and say Hi.my dad and i log back east hear in WEST BY GOD VIRGINIA.its good to see how loggers do it in other states.we are a dwindling breed so keep up the good work.take care and stay safe,Jason Cutler

Great show! Stihl or Husqvarna?

Love the show! I farm and do excavating, and I can appreciate how hard you guys work. Darrell, I hope you found your rope.

I LOVE THE SHOW GUYS ITS REAL AMERICA!!! ITS AWESOME TO SEE THE WHOLE PROCESS TAKING PLACE,MY OLD MAN HAS WORKED FOR PLUMCREEK FOR 35 YEARS AND I AM GOING ON 10 YEARS!!! KEEP ON SAWING THAT TIMBER,MAKE THEM TREE NAZI'S CRY!!!

Hi All...just want to say I love the show and enjoy all aspects of it...my old man,Tom Crump, cut and worked the river for Weyerhauser for 35 years so its really great to be able to see what he talks about.

i like those pole pictures.

the show is great, keep on the good work

Hey Gustafson Crew! You ROCK! My Family LOVES the show, We love Darrell (what a hottie!) My Dad (Bill Reed) has been a Logger for 20+ years here in Clatsop Co. So I've grown up around Logging & Loggers! I was so shocked to spot Danny Horning on the show, I used to babysit him & his Cousins Eric & Wade, Our Families are longtime friends, So that was so cool to see him after many years! My Husband, Daughter & I were shopping & Fred Meyers a few days ago when my Hubby spotted Darrell (so cute) & his beautiful wife, You would've thought he saw a ghost, I've never in 12 years seen my Husband so taken back & lost for words, He later said " Dang it, I wanted to ask him some questions" but he couldnt get the words out (I think he was in shock!) It made his YEAR, He is still talking about it, They were SO very nice! My Daughter was so stoked to see her 1st 'Movie Star' that she called all her friends that night!! Hope to see you guys again & keep up the great work!! Love, The Flansburgs

Hi -- your web site and logo are very well done. GREAT use of rugged fonts, background and colors - and especially having a tree be the "A" -- Love how the trees are more detailed at the top of the web page, then fade to a background pattern. All easy to use as well. My son and I watch Ax Men every Sunday evening... we love it! Beautiful scenery and land out West -- we are back East -- also so great to see a show with the hardest working people making an honest living off the land. thanks.

dmagnum, I've been reading your post's on the FF and appreciate your taking the time and effort to keep us informed and educated. As a forest landowner of 20 acres and extremely limited logging experience, I realize now that I'm like a kid in a sandbox playing with Tonka toys. The safety concerns of logging have always been first in my mind and watching your crews work reinforce that priority. I hope that you and Gustafson logging are able to survive these hard times and that each of your crew make it home safely from every job. The show should help educate the general public on the need for logging and the real lives of loggers and their contributions to our society. I hope that the history channel follows up on this segment of logging and features the reforestation of logged areas. The reality of a sustainable forest industry needs to be recognized and supported. Best wishes in your future endeavors and thanks for all you do. Chuck

hi guys u rock and i enjoy the show

LOVE THE SHOW


Clay Kennedy

This is my favorite show and I hope to see it back on the air next season. The Gustafson crew is my favorite and I think Darrell Hothusen has the makings of a folk hero. I was especially interested in this series, as the company that I work for, supplies oil products to a mill in nearby Mist, OR, and I was well aware of the December 3rd storm that ravaged the area.

Good luck and God Bless you all,

Randy & Ann Snauer
Salem, OR

Greetings from Michigan....love the show, thank you for showing people that do honest hard work for a living, kind of a novelty these days. Blessings

I have respect for your trade. But, I would like to know more about how you are implementing environmental stewardship. Properties next to my property have been entirly logged out by other logging operations and they have encroached upon my land. I no longer can hunt or enjoy nature. Also erosion is affecting my mountain becuase every property besides mine has been logged out. I have been basically forced by your rival/fellow logging company to sell my 200 acres of the last remaining timber on my once plentiful majestic mountain for less than I bought it for becuase the mountain is no longer safe for my children and family. I hope that you can explain what you as a logging company do for fellow landowners, families, and our environment.

From Rainier OR. I love this show. Logging is part of my heritage. My grandfather and other family members were/are loggers, mill workers, and truck drivers. My son and I haven't missed an episode. Thanks to you and the others, people in the rest of the country know that we work HARD for the money out here.

Love the show

I grew up in Astoria and took logging as an everyday life event. Now I watch the show from Fort Carson as I prepare for my fist deployment and relise how important it is. All of you are so brave and strang. The army may be a hard life, but logging is even more so. I thank all of you for what you do

Want to thank you guys for a great series. I really try to watch every show. I started logging with my brother at the age of 16, when he started his own logging business. I went to construction after graduation, but continued helping my brother winters after I would get laid off for the winter. He is still in the logging business, 28 years this summer. He logs with a skidder though, they don't use yarders in New York State as far as I know. Totally different methods but I still enjoy watching every episode, keep up the good series, hate to see it end. Hope to see it next season, hopefully more shows. I hope all crews make it home safe to their families each and every night. I know how it feels to lose a close friend who was killed in a logging accident.

I grew up in the state of vermont and been around logging my whole life. It is in the family genes, but it was very interesting to watch the way logging is done on the west coast it is very different from the way we do it over here on the east coast. So thank you guys for making the show possible. STAY SAFE

My wife and I and our 5 year old son moved to NW Oregon from Kansas in January. Having grown up on a farm in Kansas and living in the mid-west all my life I find the series fascinating. My son and I never miss the show and have the episodes recorded. Last month my son and I met Darrell Holthusen at a festival in Astoria and visited with him for a few minutes. My son has been telling everyone since then that he met one of the Ax Men.

Thanks for the series and keep safe.

Darrell and Morgan Giles

Thanks to Gustafson Logging and the others for allowing this series to happen. It is a fascinating television series. I have not missed an episode.

Mark, it has been a fairly quick almost half century since our days at Lewis and Clark.

Here is wishing the best to you and all of the great people from Astoria. It was most definitely a fantastic place to grow up.

Thanks
Al

Was very cool of whoever hopped off the float and got a picture with my son at the Rhody Parade. Thanks!
The Foglio Family

My dad has been cutting timber in the woods of Northern Maine since he was 10 years old. I have a lot of respect for what he does, I've been in the woods with him to see some close calls (one involving me). I have a lot of respect for lumberjacks, and I have a lot of respect for Gustafson. Its a real treat to be able to see the ups and downs that someone else goes through with woodcutting, and how dangerous it really is. You guys are doing a super job! Keep up the good work! :)

i love your show i have a lot of respect for the working men of the usa if it wasnt for you we wood not have house to live in god speed
ROBERT WASKEY OF HOPEWELL VA.

I started logging when I was 13 yrs old with my grandfather and only had a pair of horses in N.H. and grew to a skidder which was a 1975 john deere 540b,The path of life took me a different way but I am still in the tree buisnesstoday, part time. your show brings back alot of good memories. THANK YOU Wish i was out there with you.

I work in excavating and see a lot of logging operations with skiders, i never new about the way you guys do it, great job!

Great show. It is cool to see the same area's I roamed durning my High School days in Astoria. I am a 1969 graduate of Astoria High School and have not been back in years. Keep the show going it's great.

I grew up and now live in East Texas. My family have been in logging and sawmilling for five generations. Since he retired (as comptroller for a tire company) my brother custom cuts with a circular saw mill that once belonged to my father. I spent 25 years in Washington State where I was married to a logger North of Spokane. So I do love seeing stories like this!!

Glad to see you have taken plenty of pics over the years to show the history and growth of your company. Thats awesome. I wish I was born on the west coast so I could be working with you guys. Keep up the good work. Be safe..

YOUR SHOW IS AWSOME I WANT TO LOG OUT THERE

You guy ever find them *# that stole your rope?
Darrell looked really pissed. You let me know if you found out who stole it and we'll pull there * like warm taffy.

You all are doing a great job of keeping the logging industary going. I am from that area and miss seeing the log trucks and yards were your logs go. I have enjoied your show and wish the best for your crew in the future. Keep it going.

My husband and I watch your show faithfully every Sunday, asd my husband has worked in the woods for over 33 years. He actually has worked with a few of the Axe Men. I enjoyed reading about the history of your company and you are our favorite company that is shown on the series. We love Darrell, he is doing a great job, keep up the good work and best of luck to you always.

Great job with the show, you guys are doin a hell of job over there. Gustafson is lucky to have a rod like darrell, he really does a hell of a job from what i've seen. keep up the fight guys we're rootin for ya in maine!