Selling Timber in Morgan County, GA

11 businesses work this county · 3 registered consulting foresters

Quick answer

There are 11 timber businesses listed for Morgan County, Georgia: 3 consulting foresters and 8 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 Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County (2)

These 2 foresters have offices right here in Morgan County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.

Buckhead, GA

Buckhead Forestry LLC appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Buckhead, in Morgan 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 Forester; Certified Prescribed Burner.

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Madison, GA

Natural Resource Consultants LLC appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Madison, in Morgan County. The Commission compiles that list from foresters who submit their own details to it; a listing is not an endorsement.

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Consulting Foresters in Neighboring Counties (1)

Listed on the Georgia Forestry Commission timber buyers and wood-using industries directories and the Georgia Master Timber Harvester roster as working Morgan County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.

Bishop, GA

Wildwood Management appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's list of consulting foresters covering Georgia, with an office in Bishop, in Morgan 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.

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

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

Madison, GA

Georgia Timber LLC appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's timber buyers directory, based in Madison. 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. Georgia Timber, LLC is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Madison, Morgan 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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Madison, GA

Georgia-Pacific LLC (Madison Plywood) is a mill in Madison, Georgia, and it works with yellow pine. It serves Morgan County. The mill is part of Georgia-Pacific, which began in 1927 in Augusta, Georgia, as Georgia Hardwood Lumber Company, a hardwood lumber wholesaler. Its own pages describe more than 150 locations, a headquarters in Atlanta, and private ownership by Koch, Inc. Most of those pages cover paper goods, packaging, building materials and recycling. On forestry, they say the company aims to "set the standard in sustainable forestry," and that it follows and promotes science-based protection, restoration and recovery practices. A landowner with yellow pine in Morgan County would need to ask the mill directly what it buys and how a sale would work. This suits someone who is comfortable dealing with a large corporate mill and ready to put direct questions about buying timber to it. From gp.com, read 3 October 2026.

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Madison, GA

Lake Country Specialty Milling is a sawmill at 1201 Fairground Rd. in Madison, Georgia. Its band saw mills, made by WoodMizer and Logosol, can handle logs up to 56 inches in diameter, milled to your specifications. The business lists Morgan County as the county it serves. The work covers custom sawn lumber in standard and random widths and lengths, kiln dried and planed hardwood and softwood, beams, timbers and trusses, live-edge slabs 2 inches and thicker, mantels, and custom pieces like tables and bartops. The kiln can dry up to 5,000 board feet at once, using a Nyle dehumidification unit and an on-site solar kiln. Species on the register include yellow pine, red maple, white oak, yellow-poplar and black walnut. Their own pages put a lot of weight on rough-sawn pine for barn and fence work, and say it can save 15% or more compared with pressure-treated lumber on a project. In their words, they "cut, dry and create to your vision." The showroom is at the same address and is closed daily from noon to 1 PM. The phone number is 478-900-MILL (6455). This business suits a landowner in Morgan County who has logs from their own place and wants them sawn, dried and made into something specific, or who is building a barn or fence and wants rough-sawn pine. From lcsmilling.com, read 17 October 2026.

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Madison, GA

Terrell Enterprise Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Madison, Morgan 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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Madison, GA

Terrell Enterprises, Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Madison, Morgan 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. Terrell Enterprises, Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Madison, Morgan 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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Rutledge, GA

Weyerhaeuser is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Rutledge, Morgan 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. Weyerhaeuser is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Rutledge, Morgan 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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Madison, GA

Wilson Land & Timber Co., Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Madison, Morgan 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 (1)

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

Covington, GA

Weyerhaeuser is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Covington, Morgan 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 Morgan County?

11 businesses are listed for Morgan County: 3 consulting foresters and 8 buyers, loggers and mills. 9 of them have offices in the county.

How much is my timber worth in Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County?

No price series is published for Morgan 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.