Selling Timber in Harris County, GA
Quick answer
There are 10 timber businesses listed for Harris County, Georgia: 4 consulting foresters and 6 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 9 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 Harris 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 Harris 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 Harris 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 Harris County (4)
These 4 foresters have offices right here in Harris County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.
American Forest Management, Inc. appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Hamilton, in Harris 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: Society of American Foresters member.
Chambless Forestry Consultants, LLC appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Hamilton, in Harris County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement.
John Britt and Associates LLC appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Fortson, in Harris 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: Certified Prescribed Burner; Society of American Foresters member.
Scarborough reality & Forestery Services appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Fortson, in Harris County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Harris County (5)
These 5 are based in Harris County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Cataula Custom Sawmill is listed in the Georgia Forestry Commission's Wood-Using Industries directory as a sawmill-hardwood & softwood facility in Harris County, taking yellow pine, eastern red cedar, red oak, white oak. The Commission publishes the directory; it does not rate or endorse the facilities in it.
Smurfit Westrock is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Cataula, Harris 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.
Smurfit Westrock is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Waverly Hall, Harris 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.
Tracey's Logging is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Shiloh, Harris 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.
Walker Logging & Grading is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Hamilton, Harris 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.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Harris County, working from a nearby town.
**Cataula Sawyer LLC** is a sawmill in Cataula, Georgia, serving Harris County. They cut logs for other people and sell some lumber. Their own description is "Cutting logs for others and some lumber for sale." Bob Borneman is the contact, at 706.464.3043. You can bring logs to the mill, or they can cut at your site with a mobile mill. Other services include planing and jointing and quarter sawing. Prices for logs you bring in depend on size. A 12 to 14 inch small end, 8 feet long, is $60 to cut, and a 20 to 24 inch log, 12 feet long, is $125. Quarter sawing adds 25 percent and needs a small end of at least 16 inches. Boards thinner than 3/4 inch add 50 percent. Mobile milling is a $200 transport and setup fee, plus $50 an hour for sawing. You'll stack logs near the mill, and for mobile work you'll talk through details like whether a tractor or skidsteer is available at your place. They list projects made from trees on your own land, including fencing, barn siding, picnic tables, swing sets, and shelving. This suits a landowner in Harris County who already has logs and wants them sawn into lumber for farm, yard, or woodworking projects, and who doesn't mind stacking logs near the mill. From cataulasawyer.weebly.com, read 17 October 2026.
Land clearing and small-lot services (1)
Mountain Oak Mill is listed in the Georgia Forestry Commission's Wood-Using Industries directory as a sawmill-hardwood, firewood facility in Harris County, taking red oak, white oak, hickory, sweetgum. The Commission publishes the directory; it does not rate or endorse the facilities in it.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Harris County?
10 businesses are listed for Harris County: 4 consulting foresters and 6 buyers, loggers and mills. 9 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Harris 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.
What stumpage value means →Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Harris 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.
Do I need a forestry consultant? →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.
Permit rules in Georgia →What is timber worth in Harris County?
No price series is published for Harris 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.