Timber Theft Information

[Industrial Toys]

And??? In those circles, I don't think the CASH was just put in a mattress, waiting for the rightful owner to claim it.

To me, it's always a RED FLAG when a guy that is in a certain business has no resources of his own. Either a neverdowell looser or scheister.

 

[MoKelly]

People get ripped off selling timber as well as just having trees stolen.

I used to work with a very smart woman who had some rural property with trees. She sold the timber to some guy that contacted her out of the blue. She did not have the timber cruised, had no idea what she was selling and thus had no idea of it's worth. The guy that cut the timber sure knew the value. I think this happens too frequently.

He also promised he would plant replacement pines. He did not plant any new trees, and she complained, but nothing was done. Not sure they even had a contract.

My grandfather knew of a person who had Walnut trees growing along both sides of a long driveway running to the house. The family went to church one day and returned to find all of the Walnut trees had been cut down. Big, old trees they were...

Prior to owning our land, people would come on the land and cut down Red Ceder trees. There is a nearby house with a lovely split rail fence made from Red Ceder trees...

Later,
Dan

How horrible but true.

We had bought our property for about a month when we went to spend some time. We were driving into our parking space (no house yet - just the barn) and I see a truck and trailer down across the field into the woods.

Huh?

I go down with the 4 wheeler. 2 guys with a chainsaw cutting down trees.

I ask what in the world are you doing?

They claim owner said they can come in and cut anytime.

I say I’m the owner.

They say they didn’t know the other guy sold.

They packed up and left and never came back.

I contacted the seller and asked if that was true and if he had any other buddies who may show. Seller claims he never gave anyone permission to cut trees.

MoKelly

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^
Some people are just plain brazen, and not just when it comes to wood. Several years ago a friend was telling about somebody driving through their neighbor's field and backing up to an old '57 Chevy pickup that had been parked on the treeline for years. They went down and were told that the owner had given them permission to take it.
They attempted to call the owner but couldn't reach him; and by the time that he got home they were gone, along with the old pickup.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Sounds more like the hunters around here. Grampa hunted there, and Pa hunted there, so we fixin to hunt there too.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Had someone come on my posted property and cut down a 40’ cedar tree and took the top ~5’. Maybe for a Christmas tree? Couldn’t believe it. Tree was close to the road, can’t see it from the house but they probably could see my house from it when they were cutting. Only have 10-15 good cedar trees on the 30 acres. Was more than a little upset.

Brush pickers around here harvest incense cedar boughs in full blossom for the Christmas season. It's a high dollar operation, worth about 50 cents a pound at the buyer. A pickup load will weigh 300-400 lbs. If you get stopped with a load, you better have a signed contract with the landowner or you will be arrested for theft. Buyers won't touch the stuff without proof it was legally obtained.

 

[Jstpssng]

Brush pickers around here harvest incense cedar boughs in full blossom for the Christmas season. It's a high dollar operation, worth about 50 cents a pound at the buyer. A pickup load will weigh 300-400 lbs. If you get stopped with a load, you better have a signed contract with the landowner or you will be arrested for theft. Buyers won't touch the stuff without proof it was legally obtained.

That's the way that balsam fir tips for wreaths are around here.