ELK919
New Member
My Hope with this new thread is; it could be a place for less experienced land owners/operators to visit, ask questions, find answers and gain knowledge from some of the many experts that are on these forums. A place where most logging/selective cuts/etc can be found without having to read a number of different threads. A collaborative discussion thread (if there already a is specific thread that I missed please tag me in it)
I have listened to podcasts, read other websites, forums, etc - some are in agreeance, some are contradictory, and some ask questions and never get any responses.
I know that there are differences in every situations but Here are some of the questions that I have.
My Scenario: I bought my piece of land almost exactly 1 year ago, so I am very new and raw to the land owner position. So I don't know what I don't know and I want to make sure I am understanding, asking the right questions, and not getting screwed over in every deal.
So, I am meeting with a State forester and a logger next Friday (they both have spoken very highly of one another) to walk my 30~ acres of hard land bottom that are mostly walnut. I have mentioned to both I am looking to do a selective cut, only cutting mature and ready trees with a focus on creating better wildlife habitat.
1. Going into this meeting are there any specific resources anyone would recommend watching/listening to?
2. What are specific contract questions to be asking that someone may not be asking?
3. I don't have a lot of income coming off of the land so I want to make the most amount of money off of this deal but also planning for future harvests -
4. Are there specific ways to negotiate the prices of the each harvest or do the loggers pretty much have the upper hand in naming their prices?
-Prices vary with the markets but is there typically way to figure out what the percentage the landowner gets off the each deal?
- or how would a person know if a loggers price is fair and they aren't getting taken advantage of?
5. What are ways to control the amount slash/debris? and is this typically in the contract?
6. Would you recommend them leaving the tops to create thicker bedding areas?
7. Do you know of any specific NRCS/FSA/Federal Forestry Dept. grants, cost sharing programs available?
8. Focusing on wildlife and habitat, is there anything that you would advise FOR or AGAINST that would directly impact wildlife and how the operation would be done?
I would appreciate any insight anyone has whether it is more questions or thoughts or answers.
I have listened to podcasts, read other websites, forums, etc - some are in agreeance, some are contradictory, and some ask questions and never get any responses.
I know that there are differences in every situations but Here are some of the questions that I have.
My Scenario: I bought my piece of land almost exactly 1 year ago, so I am very new and raw to the land owner position. So I don't know what I don't know and I want to make sure I am understanding, asking the right questions, and not getting screwed over in every deal.
So, I am meeting with a State forester and a logger next Friday (they both have spoken very highly of one another) to walk my 30~ acres of hard land bottom that are mostly walnut. I have mentioned to both I am looking to do a selective cut, only cutting mature and ready trees with a focus on creating better wildlife habitat.
1. Going into this meeting are there any specific resources anyone would recommend watching/listening to?
2. What are specific contract questions to be asking that someone may not be asking?
3. I don't have a lot of income coming off of the land so I want to make the most amount of money off of this deal but also planning for future harvests -
4. Are there specific ways to negotiate the prices of the each harvest or do the loggers pretty much have the upper hand in naming their prices?
-Prices vary with the markets but is there typically way to figure out what the percentage the landowner gets off the each deal?
- or how would a person know if a loggers price is fair and they aren't getting taken advantage of?
5. What are ways to control the amount slash/debris? and is this typically in the contract?
6. Would you recommend them leaving the tops to create thicker bedding areas?
7. Do you know of any specific NRCS/FSA/Federal Forestry Dept. grants, cost sharing programs available?
8. Focusing on wildlife and habitat, is there anything that you would advise FOR or AGAINST that would directly impact wildlife and how the operation would be done?
I would appreciate any insight anyone has whether it is more questions or thoughts or answers.
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