Logging40 acres

[TRZ II]

How much money can i expect to get from selectively logging my 40 acre plot of mature popple? Any ideas would be appreciated! Thanks

[LightningBG]

I dont mean to be a downer, but more information would be helpful. Size of trees, density, mixed with other trees?, good access, trails? etc.

[BobT]

It will depend primarily on the density of the aspen within the acreage, quality of the aspen, and the cords harvested. The latter can be estimated by someone knowledgeable.

[Big-Al]

Aspen is not generally "selectively" harvested. It is more commonly clearcut for purposes of better regeneration and for the economics. You can certainly reserve pockets and individual trees but to selectively cut the entire 40 may be detrimental to the regeneration and would certainly bring less money. The value of the sale is directly related to numerous factors some which have mentioned. The main factors are is it summer accessible, the volume per acre, and distance to market.

[LwnmwnMan2]

Around North Branch there's tons of dead oak from Oak Wilt.

Our winter job is taking down these dead trees (selectively harvesting) in farm areas, wooded areas, etc.

We pay $10 / cord of logs.

Hopefully you're farther north and have property with wood ready for lumber or pulp.

Even at that, it's not alot of money, especially selective harvest, as most loggers don't have equipment to just selectively do it without damaging everything around it.

[TRZ II]

The property is dense mature popple property near moose lk, has good summer access and is not swampy. I'm looking for a very general idea of what I could get. 500, 1000, 10000???? I have no idea. Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Big-Al]

Give the Sandstone Forestry office a call and they could probably give you some numbers. Here are some very rough figures -30 acres (reserving 25%) x 20 cords per acre x $23 = $13,800. This would be based on good access and good quality wood.

[Tom7227]

get the names of loggers and see if anyone will come out and look at what you have. Pick the top two that you like and talk to some of the landowners they've worked with. You may find that some do a much better job cleaning up than others, some are more accuate in their numbers, and some are the types you wouldn't want to have on your land. A good logger can make a decent amount of money for you and you end up with a nice job. A bad one can cheat you on the count and leave you with a mess you'll never clear up. Spend some time, do some research, and I wish you well.

[mixxedbagg]

You might want to think a little bit about what you want your 40 to look like over the long haul. Is the entire 40 aspen or are there other species out there you'd like to keep? Do you want to end up with a young forest or are you hoping for some big stuff? You could really have the potential to manage your piece of ground into something nice if you consider some of the possibilities beyond $$$ and get the advice of a professional forester.

[BobT]

That is good advice.

[Crow Hunter]

I tried to get some logging done last winter. I have 40 acres, 5 acres of which is a red pine plantation that needs to be thinned heavily, and I wanted them to take popple and jack pine off part of the land also. I had a forester from the local DNR forestry office come out and walk the property with me. She gave me a list of loggers that work in the area, and I called a few. Only one could come out in the week I was up there. He walked the land with me and said he was very interested and would send me a proposal, but I never heard a word. Frustrating. The DNR will conduct a timber sale for you and they will handle taking bids, I believe she told me that the DNR keeps 13% of the money for this service. I think that is the route I will take this year, since I can't be up there enough to get loggers out to look at it, etc. I want mine done in the winter so they don't rip up the road in, I have an easement to use a road across Potlatch land to reach my land. Hope you have good luck getting some logging done.

[LwnmwnMan2]

On the land we take our wood from, we take the logs all the way down to 3".

Any brush or rotted wood, we pile and burn.

A different logger took some wood on adjacent land, and he left wood 8+" in diameter, all spread all over, no piles just left where he took the logs.

He even took some wood from the land we were working on, but the DNR / Soil and Water district said our landowner is / was S.O.L.

[BucksnDucks]

Crow: If you or anyone else for that matter is serious about having your land logged and are getting the run around from other logging companies, please forward me your email address and I can pass the information on to a good friend of mine that operates a logging company. I can assure you that you will not be disappointed in the timely fashion you get a no b.s. estimate of your timber value and the cleanliness of your property afterwards!

[Crow Hunter]

Thanks Bucksnducks, my email addy is [email protected]. My land is in Wadena county, about 10 miles north of Staples.

Crow Hunter