Rygaard joined Ax Men in its second season (2009) as the new owner of Rygaard Logging, a business founded by his father in 1992. Since then, the company has been featured prominently on the show ...

The Ax Men return, facing tougher conditions than ever before. This season, industry titans Pihl Logging and Rygaard Logging tackle some of their most challenging jobs yet, attempting to thrive in ...

Rygaard was part of his family-owned business, Rygaard Logging. It has been in business since 1991.

“Ax Men” originally aired on the History Channel, from 2008 through 2019. The show focused on logging companies working in Oregon and Washington, as well as in other states.

Shows like Ax Men shed light on how dangerous, dirty, and often underpaid logging really is. At the same time, though, the show presents the loggers’ own perspectives on why they’re so ...

The loggers work during the dead heat of summer, with stakes that are higher than ever. In the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, industry titan J.M. Browning Logging, reigning champion ...