Bach and DeVos Forestry and Wildlife Services
About Bach and DeVos Forestry and Wildlife Services
Bach and DeVos Forestry and Wildlife Services is a forestry and wildlife business in Montgomery, Alabama. Rod Bach and Ted DeVos started it in 2003 to give hands-on help to private landowners in central Alabama. Rod's background leans toward timber, and Ted is known for quail habitat management. Together they have management input or do the work on over 100,000 acres in central Alabama. They advise on what, when and how to sell timber, then look after the harvest to make sure the landowner gets "the best deal possible." Timber is sold per unit or as a lump sum, and they work on commission, which varies with the type and size of the sale. Harvests include first thins, second thins, clearcuts and timber stand improvement cuts. Prescribed burns are quoted per acre, with firelane work charged by the hour. They burn about 7,000 to 8,000 acres a year, starting in winter with young longleaf. Two woodland mulchers, at 240 and 300 hp, have been operating since 2004 and have over 20,000 hours of clearing behind them. For planting, they write herbicide prescriptions for each site and species, buy the trees and planting labor, and are on site during planting. Rod and Ted are also licensed Alabama Real Estate Salespersons, with a combined 35 years in real estate sales. Management plans range from one-page bullet lists with maps, often done at no cost, to formal plans priced by complexity. The business suits a landowner who wants timber and wildlife goals balanced in one plan, with one firm handling the sale, the burns and the planting. From bachanddevos.com, read 17 October 2026.
Can they handle a timber sale?
Selling standing timber properly takes three things. Here's what the state register credits this firm with.
Timber AppraisalAn estimate of what your standing timber is worth in dollars, based on how much there is, its quality, and current prices. When you are selling, settling an estate, dividing property, or need a value for taxes or insurance.What does this mean? → — not listed
works out what your standing timber is worth
Timber Cruise & Volume EstimateA field measurement of your standing trees — their species, sizes, and quality — that adds up to how much wood you actually have. Before you sell, so you go in knowing roughly what is out there rather than taking a buyer's word for it.What does this mean? → — not listed
measures and grades what's actually out there
Timber Sale & Contract AdministrationRunning the sale for you: advertising the timber, taking bids, writing the contract, and overseeing the logging so the agreed terms are met. When you want someone on your side handling the whole sale rather than dealing with buyers and loggers yourself.What does this mean? → — not listed
runs the sale and handles the contract
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