Selling Timber in Wilkinson County, GA
Quick answer
There are 16 timber businesses listed for Wilkinson County, Georgia: 1 consulting forester and 15 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 12 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 Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson 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.
No forester is based in Wilkinson County
That is normal here and not a problem. Foresters travel, and 1 of them work Wilkinson County from an office nearby. They are listed below, closest first. You can also click any county on the map above to see who is based there.
Consulting Foresters Working Wilkinson County (1)
Listed on the Georgia Forestry Commission timber buyers and wood-using industries directories and the Georgia Master Timber Harvester roster as working Wilkinson County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
Piedmont Forestry buys pine and hardwood timber in Middle Georgia and works out of Macon, Georgia. It also does forestry consulting and logging. The business says it has negotiated timber sales for "small and large private land owners," as well as publicly traded land holding companies and national and state forest lands. Its services are timber harvest, timber management, mapping, road reclamation, site preparation, herbaceous control of understory and reforestation. The business says it has over 125 years of experience across timber consulting, mill procurement management, logging production and forestry mapping. It also says it works with over 27 mill outlets throughout the middle Georgia area, and Wilkinson County is named among the counties it serves. This business suits a landowner with pine or hardwood stands in Middle Georgia who wants one firm that can buy the timber and then handle the road work, site preparation or replanting on the same land. From piedmontforestryga.com, read 17 October 2026.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Wilkinson County (12)
These 12 are based in Wilkinson County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Bowen Bros. Logging is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Toomsboro, Wilkinson 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.
Brantley Forestry Products is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Toomsboro, Wilkinson 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.
Gay Wood Company Inc appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's timber buyers directory, based in Toomsboro. 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. Gay Wood Company Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Toomsboro, Wilkinson County. 3 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.
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. is a consumer packaging maker based in Gordon, Georgia. Its pages describe folding cartons, cups, foodservice containers, and paperboard trays for food, drink, and home goods. We list it as a mill that works with hardwoods, serving Wilkinson County. On wood, the business's pages say one thing: "We source wood locally from sustainably managed forests." They also say the company is a large packaging manufacturer, and they go on to describe its products, markets, and sustainability goals in much more detail than its wood sourcing. This may suit a landowner near Gordon with hardwood timber who wants a nearby mill. Its main business is packaging, so it is worth asking directly how it buys wood and whether it deals with private landowners. From graphicpkg.com, read 17 October 2026.
Joe Bowen & Sons Logging, LLC is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Toomsboro, Wilkinson 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.
K. W. Logging, LLC is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Toomsboro, Wilkinson 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.
Mason Sales Co is a mill in Irwinton, Georgia. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Payne Bros. Logging is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Toomsboro, Wilkinson 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.
Shepherd Bros. Woodlands is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Toomsboro, Wilkinson 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.
Shepherd Brothers Woodlands is a timber buyer in Irwinton, Georgia. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A timber buyer purchases standing timber and arranges the harvest. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Shepherd Timber LLC is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Toomsboro, Wilkinson 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.
Woody's Lumber, Inc. appears on the Georgia Forestry Commission's timber buyers directory, based in Toomsboro. 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. Woody Lumber Company is listed in the Georgia Forestry Commission's Wood-Using Industries directory as a sawmill-hardwood facility in Wilkinson County, taking blackgum, hickory, red oak, sweetgum. The Commission publishes the directory; it does not rate or endorse the facilities in it. Woody's Lumber, Inc. is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Toomsboro, Wilkinson 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 (3)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Wilkinson County, working from a nearby town.
Cedar Creek Land And Timber Llc is on the Georgia Master Timber Harvester active roster, at Danville, Wilkinson 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.
Sisson & Son Logging is a logging contractor in Wilkinson County, Georgia. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Walker Forest Resources is a logging contractor in Wilkinson County, Georgia. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Wilkinson County?
16 businesses are listed for Wilkinson County: 1 consulting forester and 15 buyers, loggers and mills. 12 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson County?
No price series is published for Wilkinson 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.