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Pine plantation- wood prices by greenfinLet me ask a question and my apology if it is out of place and cynical. What is to prevent some truck loads of timber getting rerouted to another mill and the landowner never even knows about it? (and gets completely cut out of the proceeds of the rerouted load) Does this kind of stuff go on much?

Yes, it does. I had to put a SOB in jail for this. He is not logging anymore and that was 15+ years ago.

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Posted by ZacAttack

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Posted on 1/26/16 at 7:21 am to VaBamaMan

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is thread has reminded me I need to talk to my grand father more about his work before his days are through. He was on the service side of paper and lumber mills until he retired only a few years ago. Alzheimer's is stealing his memory away right now bit by bit though.

You should, and write everything down. I wish my grandfather was still alive. He logged for years in Mississippi back when it was all virgin timber, always kept between 20 and 30 logging mules and horses. We have a bit of his harness, equipment, and A few pair of skidding tongs that I've almost broken my legs with once or twice.

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Posted by No Colors

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Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:56 pm to greenfin

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What is to prevent some truck loads of timber getting rerouted to another mill and the landowner never even knows about it? (and gets completely cut out of the proceeds of the rerouted load)

Does this kind of stuff go on much?

It used to go on all the time. Back when communication wasn't as good, and when there were lots of small markets to sell logs to.

These days, things are more organized. The big mills have sophisticated audit systems to tie every load back to a tract. They even make the trucks enter their route so they can be sure the logs didn't cross an overweight bridge.

Also, you can -- and many landowners do -- place game cameras at your gate. Photgraph each load leaving the property. Match that up with the tickets you get at the end of each week.

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