Well said! I just walked my Farm with a forrester this past week and had many of the same discussions. Have to keep a short leash on the loggers, but im excited to accelerate the progress of the farm!
Yea keep an eye on the loggers. Try and find a good reputable crew that has done some work locally. It will certainly speed up the progress! Then you can get out there with a saw and get to work!
@Whitetail_Properties Exactly the plan. It was like an echo when I listened to this video. We made some tweaks on locations of decks, skidder road trails, etc to better benefit the habitat plan, but Forrester was good with everything. Now we just have to enforce to the loggers. I think I'll just schedule to be on site for those days and be a babysitter!
Should’ve just select cut the whole farm. Cut all your mid and understory trees out and leave all your better trees. Then within a year you’ll have undergrowth 5 feet tall. Plenty of bedding and browse for wildlife.
One thing landowners need to know is your forester has NO CONTROL over the logger. They are contractors for the timber buyer and they don’t give a crap about what you want to see. If you mark a tree to save but they need it to put the weight on the truck (the buyer pays them by the ton they put on a truck) they will cut it. Any contract you are offered isn’t worth the paper it is printed on because they know it’ll cost you more to hire a lawyer to enforce it than you can recover for damage. I would still do it, but temper your expectations.
Agree. Only fair way is a basic clear cut. If I was a land owner I would clear cut 30 to 50 % asap on purchase than a cut a chunk every 10 to 15 yrs after. Foresters are starving artists. 💯 Agree.
Not every logger is crooked so don't put them all in the same basket! I had part of my farm timbered last year, I walked through the woods with the buyer and told him what trees I want removed and that's what they did, not one more or less tree did they cut.
Well said! I just walked my Farm with a forrester this past week and had many of the same discussions. Have to keep a short leash on the loggers, but im excited to accelerate the progress of the farm!
Yea keep an eye on the loggers. Try and find a good reputable crew that has done some work locally. It will certainly speed up the progress! Then you can get out there with a saw and get to work!
@Whitetail_Properties Exactly the plan. It was like an echo when I listened to this video. We made some tweaks on locations of decks, skidder road trails, etc to better benefit the habitat plan, but Forrester was good with everything. Now we just have to enforce to the loggers. I think I'll just schedule to be on site for those days and be a babysitter!
I just did this and used a Master Logger with great credentials. Its a great route to go.
Absolutely!
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Should’ve just select cut the whole farm. Cut all your mid and understory trees out and leave all your better trees. Then within a year you’ll have undergrowth 5 feet tall. Plenty of bedding and browse for wildlife.
That certainly could be a strategy someone could utilize!
One thing landowners need to know is your forester has NO CONTROL over the logger. They are contractors for the timber buyer and they don’t give a crap about what you want to see. If you mark a tree to save but they need it to put the weight on the truck (the buyer pays them by the ton they put on a truck) they will cut it. Any contract you are offered isn’t worth the paper it is printed on because they know it’ll cost you more to hire a lawyer to enforce it than you can recover for damage. I would still do it, but temper your expectations.
Agree. Only fair way is a basic clear cut. If I was a land owner I would clear cut 30 to 50 % asap on purchase than a cut a chunk every 10 to 15 yrs after. Foresters are starving artists. 💯 Agree.
Well stated. I’ve never met a logger that impressed me. I’ve also never met a logger I’d trust.
@ I just wrapped up. And if there was a way I could get screwed, I did.
Not every logger is crooked so don't put them all in the same basket! I had part of my farm timbered last year, I walked through the woods with the buyer and told him what trees I want removed and that's what they did, not one more or less tree did they cut.
@ I find that hard to believe.