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Timber Cruise Needed Alexandria area

Posted on 12/26/23 at 4:13 pm
Posted by snake2985
Member since Jan 2011
339 posts
Posted on 12/26/23 at 4:13 pm
I’m looking at a piece of property in central Louisiana and looking to talk to someone about the current value of the timber and what’s the optimal timing to cut it. Any recommendations from the OB.
Posted by The Levee
Bat Country
Member since Feb 2006
11668 posts
Posted on 12/26/23 at 5:20 pm to
Mike Daughdrill
Posted by duckblind56
South of Ellick
Member since Sep 2023
4426 posts
Posted on 12/26/23 at 8:52 pm to
Call this number and tell them what you are needing.


Crowell Lumber Industries
Phone: (318) 748-8141

Or
Call this guy. He does timber and/or can get you in touch with the right person.

Tony Wright
318-451-4776
This post was edited on 12/26/23 at 8:54 pm
Posted by Silent Death
Southwest Mississippi
Member since Nov 2014
304 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 12:16 pm to
Nope do not reccommend, lived in Amite Co. for 40+ years, know him.
Posted by LSUA 75
Colfax,La.
Member since Jan 2019
4640 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 12:47 pm to
How many acres are you talking about,just curious.
Posted by snake2985
Member since Jan 2011
339 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 3:07 pm to
The tract is about 250 acres. About half of it is in 20 year ish planted pine. It’s been thinned once. Other half is hardwood.
Posted by pdubya76
Sw Ms
Member since Mar 2012
6469 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 3:17 pm to
quote:

lived in Amite Co. for 40+ years, know him.

Howdy neighbor
Posted by LSUA 75
Colfax,La.
Member since Jan 2019
4640 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:22 pm to
125 acres of pine you might get a halfway decent price especially with all the timber lost to wildfire.
My cousin and I had 100 combined adjacent acres and took 3 years to get it thinned and her husband is a forester.
We didn’t get a very good price,that was before all the wildfires though.
My major interest is wildlife habitat.
Posted by PetroAg
Member since Jun 2013
1871 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 9:35 pm to
Forester came through our neighbors woods and said 30% had been top killed from the drought. I’d wait for spring green up before buying based on a timber evaluation that could have dead trees. Not sure if they can tell as easily when the leaves are off the tree. We are just south of you
Posted by LSUA 75
Colfax,La.
Member since Jan 2019
4640 posts
Posted on 12/27/23 at 11:04 pm to
Good point,if OP is looking for an investment in timberland.My cousin’s 30 acres has a lot of dead pines,I mean a bunch.
My 70 acres,the trees are 20 years older and not many have died.

I have a good bit of hardwood and I lost a good many oaks following the drought in 2011.I’ll lose more after this drought,already seeing some dying and dropping limbs.

When I got into investing in trees I was hoping for some retirement money.That hasn’t worked out but I have just about broken even.I do have reasonably good deer hunting so I’m happy with that.
This post was edited on 12/27/23 at 11:07 pm
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