Logging and working with forestry machinery remain significant in the mountainous villages of southwestern Serbia. Younger generations show interest in this tough but honest work. Working in the forest requires skill, resilience to weather conditions, and a love for labor. Villages on the slopes of Zlatar, Murtenica, and Zlatibor are known for their skilled loggers. The sound of tractors and oxen in the forests of Zlatar is a reminder of a past without mechanization. Milan Žunić, a young logger, passes on his love for oxen from generation to generation.
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