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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 2784752" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>The problem with getting the wood to saw mills is the cost of doing so.</p><p> We have huge walnuts in our yard. Several years ago, we had a down burst that took out one of them that was 3' in diameter, and 22' to the crotch of the tree. I contacted a local sawmill that is no longer in business about taking the tree. He offered $200 as shipping costs eat up any profit he might have made even with me cutting and hauling. There is no market for wood around here. The market is on the east coast, for furniture manufacturers. One tree isn't enough. </p><p>Big walnuts and oaks are in short supply on the east coast because of over harvest, so the furniture people are looking west.</p><p> We live along the Arkansas River. Several years ago lumber companies contracted with the land owners around us to buy and harvest their trees. We had cutters and semi's all around us for most of a summer. Some of the Walnuts went to gun stock manufacturers in Missouri, the oaks went to the east coast. They moved down the river all the way to Keystone lake from what I was told. </p><p>What they did by removing old growth trees was cause the turkey's that were thick to move on. Their favorite roost trees were cut down and removed. </p><p>Just this last fall we started seeing some turkey moving back in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 2784752, member: 5412"] The problem with getting the wood to saw mills is the cost of doing so. We have huge walnuts in our yard. Several years ago, we had a down burst that took out one of them that was 3' in diameter, and 22' to the crotch of the tree. I contacted a local sawmill that is no longer in business about taking the tree. He offered $200 as shipping costs eat up any profit he might have made even with me cutting and hauling. There is no market for wood around here. The market is on the east coast, for furniture manufacturers. One tree isn't enough. Big walnuts and oaks are in short supply on the east coast because of over harvest, so the furniture people are looking west. We live along the Arkansas River. Several years ago lumber companies contracted with the land owners around us to buy and harvest their trees. We had cutters and semi's all around us for most of a summer. Some of the Walnuts went to gun stock manufacturers in Missouri, the oaks went to the east coast. They moved down the river all the way to Keystone lake from what I was told. What they did by removing old growth trees was cause the turkey's that were thick to move on. Their favorite roost trees were cut down and removed. Just this last fall we started seeing some turkey moving back in. [/QUOTE]
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