re: Lumber Prices - South Mississippi

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OP, if you do clear cut, make sure you have someone there all the time. Small operators will short change you. Not all, but some do. Oh, not a fan of clear cutting at all unless you are clearing the land all together.

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There are a lot of crooks in the logging industry. They will steal you blind in a heartbeat.

I don’t believe you have Ponderosa Pines. They’re out West.

His reference to ponderosa pine was probably just a figure of speech. He wanted to leave a few nice pines on his land. But they are in jeopardy from logging damage from the elements from post logging threats. Also, the roots of trees are “networked” underground. Cutting big trees next to each other can kill a standing tree left. So, he should go ahead and get paid for his big trees. His biggest trees might be on his boundary line and would be left anyways. Sounds like he has a good track. If spring logging (wet time of year) is permissible maybe he should get another offer? Wet weather logging will chop up the soil to make a good seed bed. The ruts will eventually wash back over through time. Have the logger at the end of the job push or clear a road or trail to the back for access with the skidded. Some small loggers have no dozer. Stumpage and delivers prices have sucked for a long time. Now small pulp yards must chip or haul long distances to sell their product. Handling cost or higher. Good idea to have a state forester help him out.