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<blockquote data-quote="oknavy" data-source="post: 1565691" data-attributes="member: 5713"><p>I just finished having timber cleared (in Virginia) to make room for pasture. As a result, the land was clear-cut. </p><p></p><p>First order of business: hire a professional forester. They don't work for the state; their usual fee is ten percent. They will cruise your property, noting size, type and number of trees. The estimate will break it down by sawtimber, pulpwood, and topwood. They'll put that estimate up for bid. The loggers will pay you up front, then come in with big equipment to cut and remove the timber. They'll try to remove everything, since they already paid for it. Pay attention to the forester's experience; if he has a good reputation for accurate estimates, both you and the loggers will benefit. Once the job is complete, you pay the commission to the forester.</p><p></p><p>Our property has large yellow poplar, red & white oak, and loblolly & Virginia pine...big trees used for timber and the rest for pulp at the local paper mill. Below is a photo of the logging operation in progress. They worked at the rate of an acre a day. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]92892[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>After paying the commission, I ended up with about $2300/acre. Your mileage will vary depending on the type and density of trees on your property, as well as the distance to sawmills and paper mills (we have several within 15 miles of our property). Logging trucks are massive, so figure they're using quite a bit of fuel. Furthermore, unless you have a lot of timber to harvest (measured in acres), it probably isn't worth the loggers' time & expense to come out with their equipment and remove a few trees.</p><p></p><p>Final note; the result looks like a battlefield. As mentioned, we're converting the land to pasture. After the loggers depart, you might consider re-foresting. In fact, you can let others lease the land and do the work for you: they plant trees, then they come back when the trees are mature and harvest them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oknavy, post: 1565691, member: 5713"] I just finished having timber cleared (in Virginia) to make room for pasture. As a result, the land was clear-cut. First order of business: hire a professional forester. They don't work for the state; their usual fee is ten percent. They will cruise your property, noting size, type and number of trees. The estimate will break it down by sawtimber, pulpwood, and topwood. They'll put that estimate up for bid. The loggers will pay you up front, then come in with big equipment to cut and remove the timber. They'll try to remove everything, since they already paid for it. Pay attention to the forester's experience; if he has a good reputation for accurate estimates, both you and the loggers will benefit. Once the job is complete, you pay the commission to the forester. Our property has large yellow poplar, red & white oak, and loblolly & Virginia pine...big trees used for timber and the rest for pulp at the local paper mill. Below is a photo of the logging operation in progress. They worked at the rate of an acre a day. [attach=full]92892[/attach] After paying the commission, I ended up with about $2300/acre. Your mileage will vary depending on the type and density of trees on your property, as well as the distance to sawmills and paper mills (we have several within 15 miles of our property). Logging trucks are massive, so figure they're using quite a bit of fuel. Furthermore, unless you have a lot of timber to harvest (measured in acres), it probably isn't worth the loggers' time & expense to come out with their equipment and remove a few trees. Final note; the result looks like a battlefield. As mentioned, we're converting the land to pasture. After the loggers depart, you might consider re-foresting. In fact, you can let others lease the land and do the work for you: they plant trees, then they come back when the trees are mature and harvest them. [/QUOTE]
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