Selling Timber in Coffee County, GA

15 businesses work this county · 3 registered consulting foresters

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There are 15 timber businesses listed for Coffee County, Georgia: 3 consulting foresters and 12 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 10 of them have offices in the county. The rest are registered to work here and travel in, and every listing shows how far its office is from the county seat.

Timber prices for Coffee County

No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Georgia's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Coffee County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.

Pine sawtimber$22–$28 per ton
Pine chip-n-saw$17–$23.5 per ton
Pine pulpwood$6–$9.5 per ton
Mixed hardwood sawtimber$26–$32 per ton
Hardwood pulpwood$6–$8 per ton

Source: University of Georgia Extension, Q3 2025. All Georgia timber prices

Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth

Most landowners in Coffee County have no idea what their standing timber is worth, which is exactly the position a buyer wants you in. Four questions gets you a ballpark range before the first offer lands.

Consulting Foresters in Coffee County (3)

These 3 foresters have offices right here in Coffee County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.

Douglas, GA

Forestate LLC is a pine seedling grower in Douglas, Georgia. It raises pine seedlings for forest landowners and sells them to people planting trees on their own land. The business is at 1535 Harvey Vickers Road, Douglas, GA 31535, and the phone number is 912-592-0542. The work is seedlings. The business offers pine seedlings and seedling services, and it says its work runs from site preparation through reforestation. Its seedlings are "carefully sown and hand selected for your custom order," so each order is put together for the buyer. Pine is the only tree species named. The county listed for service is Coffee. Forestate LLC holds a Certified Prescribed Burner certification. Because the listed work is seedlings, a landowner looking to sell standing timber or have it logged will not find that service here. Forestate LLC suits a landowner who is replanting or starting a new pine stand and wants seedlings grown and picked for that job. From forestategrowers.com, read 17 October 2026.

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Douglas, GA

Timothy G Sawyer Inc. appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Douglas, in Coffee County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement. The Commission's record marks the firm as: Association of Consulting Foresters member; Certified Real Estate Appraiser; Society of American Foresters member.

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Douglas, GA
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Ware Forest Inc is a timber company in Douglas, Georgia, in Coffee County. It buys standing hardwood and pine from landowners, and it also does logging and forestry consulting. Its services include timber purchasing and marketing, timber appraisal, timber management plans, thinning and clear-cutting. It also buys and sells timberland. The company was formed in 1967 in Ware County, Georgia, by Nat Carter and a partner. The Carter family has owned it since 1983, when Thad Carter, the current president, bought out his father's partner. The office moved to Douglas in 2002. Nat Carter received the Master Tree Farmer Award in 1992. The firm belongs to the Forest Resource Association and the Douglas-Coffee County Chamber of Commerce. Its wetland loggers are capable of logging "the most extreme areas with a minimum impact to the environment." The firm has access to over 75 markets in Georgia, Florida and Alabama. The office is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at (912) 384-9558. This firm suits a landowner who wants one company to buy the timber, do the cutting and write a management plan, with a local office in Coffee County. From wareforest.com, read 17 October 2026.

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Coffee County (7)

These 7 are based in Coffee County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.

Douglas, GA

Day Lumber & Pallet, LLC is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Douglas, Coffee County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.

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Douglas, GA

J.M. Vaughn Logging, LLC is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Douglas, Coffee County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.

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Douglas, GA

Justice Enterprises Inc appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's timber buyers directory, based in Douglas. The Commission compiles that directory from buyers and harvesters who submit their own information to it, and states that inclusion is not an endorsement. Georgia does not license or register timber buyers. The directory carries no county, so this listing is placed by its town only. Justice Enterprises, Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Douglas, Coffee County. 2 people at this address hold the designation. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.

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Douglas, GA

Mark Taft Logging LLC is a family-owned and operated company based out of Douglas, Georgia, at 835 Lott Road. It does logging, timbering and site work, and it describes its main trade as clearing land for construction. The county it serves is Coffee County. It is listed as an independent logger. The work covers logging and timber harvesting, tree clearing and grubbing, right of way clearing, grinding and mulching, site mowing, mass grading, erosion control and BMP installation, wetland mitigation, and drill and hydro seeding. The company's own page says "Experts in logging, timbering, and mulching sites in preparation for construction." It was established in 2019 and reports more than 100 projects completed and over 600MW of renewable projects. It holds the Georgia Master Timber Harvester certification and lists a 2022 EMR and TRIR & DART safety rating. The projects its pages describe are utility-scale solar and wind work across the United States, and it says it specializes in "prepping cleared sites for construction." Its pages do not describe a timber sale process for landowners. This business suits a landowner whose land is being cleared and prepared for a utility-scale solar or wind project or another construction job. From mtaftlogging.com, read 17 October 2026.

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Douglas, GA

Nicholls Logging Co., Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Douglas, Coffee County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.

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Douglas, GA

Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. is listed in Douglas, Georgia, under timber buyers and independent loggers, with Coffee County as its stated area. It holds the Georgia Master Timber Harvester certification. Its own web pages describe a company that is quite different from a local buying operation. It calls itself a land resources real estate investment trust that owns over 4 million acres across 11 states, with timberlands in the U.S. South and Pacific Northwest. Its Southern forests include Georgia and grow loblolly, slash, shortleaf and longleaf pine, along with oak, maple, poplar and hickory. Harvests follow long schedules, with standard equipment on flat ground and cable systems on steep slopes. The business does not offer timber buying or logging services to outside landowners. The wood it cuts comes from its own lands and goes to its mills and to outside customers. A landowner looking for a buyer or logger for their own trees will not find one here. It suits a landowner who wants to understand how a corporate timber owner manages its forests, not one looking for someone to buy or cut a family tract. From rayonier.com, read 4 October 2026.

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Douglas, GA

Smith Timber Inc appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's timber buyers directory, based in Douglas. The Commission compiles that directory from buyers and harvesters who submit their own information to it, and states that inclusion is not an endorsement. Georgia does not license or register timber buyers. The directory carries no county, so this listing is placed by its town only. Smith Timber, Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Douglas, Coffee County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.

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Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (5)

Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Coffee County, working from a nearby town.

Nicholls, GA

Gilliard Logging. LLC is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Nicholls, Coffee County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here. Gilliard Logging, LLC is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Nicholls, Coffee County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.

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Nicholls, GA

Morris Timber LLC is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Nicholls, Coffee County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.

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Nicholls, GA

Nicholls Logging is a logging contractor in Nicholls, Georgia. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.

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Willacoochee, GA

Vickers & Sons Logging appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's timber buyers directory, based in Willacoochee. The Commission compiles that directory from buyers and harvesters who submit their own information to it, and states that inclusion is not an endorsement. Georgia does not license or register timber buyers. The directory carries no county, so this listing is placed by its town only. Vickers & Sons Logging is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Willacoochee, Coffee County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.

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Wray, GA

Williams Land Clearing And Construction, Llc is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Wray, Coffee County. Georgia Master Timber Harvester is a training programme; the roster records a current designation and is not a rating, a licence, or an endorsement by anyone. The roster publishes no phone number, so there is none here.

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Questions landowners ask

How many timber buyers and foresters serve Coffee County?

15 businesses are listed for Coffee County: 3 consulting foresters and 12 buyers, loggers and mills. 10 of them have offices in the county.

How much is my timber worth in Coffee County?

Nobody can tell you what your timber is worth without walking it. Value depends on the species, the size and grade of the trees, how thickly they stand, the ground conditions and how easily a logger can reach them. University of Georgia Extension publishes an annual timber situation and outlook report with recent quarterly figures, which tells you what the market is doing, not what your tract holds. Anyone who quotes you a figure without seeing the land is guessing, and a guess in that direction is rarely in your favour.

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Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Coffee County?

You do not have to use one. A consulting forester works for you rather than the buyer, marks the timber, runs a sealed-bid sale and typically charges a percentage of the sale. Research from several state extension services has found that timber sold through a consultant often returns enough more to cover the fee, though results vary by tract and by market. The decision usually turns on the size of the sale and whether you have sold timber before.

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Do I need a permit to cut timber in Georgia?

Georgia has no statewide permit for cutting timber on your own land, and state law forbids a county to require one or to charge a fee for a timber harvest notification. What a county may require is the notification itself: where its ordinance calls for one, the harvester files it before entering the property if possible and no later than 24 hours after entering, and the county may ask for a bond of up to $5,000 against damage to its roads. Not every county has an ordinance, so check with yours before work starts. Georgia's Best Management Practices are not a permit programme, but following them is how a harvest stays clear of the water-quality law that is enforceable.

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What is timber worth in Coffee County?

No price series is published for Coffee County on its own. Georgia's latest published stumpage figures (University of Georgia Extension, Q3 2025) put mixed hardwood sawtimber at $26–$32 per ton. What your own timber brings depends on the species, the size and amount of it, and how far it is from a mill. A timber cruise by a forester settles it.