Selling Timber in Copiah County, MS
Quick answer
There are 11 timber businesses listed for Copiah County, Mississippi: 7 consulting foresters and 4 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 5 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 Copiah County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Mississippi's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Copiah County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Pine sawtimber | $22.03 per ton |
| Pine chip-n-saw | $12.52 per ton |
| Pine pulpwood | $4.77 per ton |
| Oak sawtimber | $57.35 per ton |
| Mixed hardwood sawtimber | $39.81 per ton |
| Hardwood pulpwood | $9.02 per ton |
Source: Mississippi State University Extension, Q2 2026. All Mississippi timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Copiah 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 Copiah County (2)
These 2 foresters have offices right here in Copiah County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.
Joseph Anthony Kuse is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in Crystal Springs, in Copiah County. A consulting forester works for the landowner rather than the buyer. The Board licenses foresters and publishes the roster; appearing on it is not an endorsement. Registration number 00211.
William Cody Wright is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in Hazlehurst, in Copiah County. A consulting forester works for the landowner rather than the buyer. The Board licenses foresters and publishes the roster; appearing on it is not an endorsement. Registration number 02555.
Consulting Foresters in Neighboring Counties (5)
Listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters consulting forester roster, the Forest Products Network (SREF) mill directory and the Mississippi Forestry Commission forestry vendors directory as working Copiah County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
ForestSouth, LLC is a forestry consulting firm in Brandon, Mississippi. Owner Ryan Ramsey is a registered forester who works directly with the landowner to "help meet all of your land and timber needs and goals." The work includes management plans, timber appraisals, timber sales, inventory cruises, forest and land mapping, GPS of property, road system design, timber stand improvement, reforestation, prescribed burning, and wildlife habitat work. Land sales or purchases are also listed. The counties served are Attala, Calhoun, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, Grenada, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Montgomery, Neshoba, Newton, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Winston and Yazoo. Ryan has been a consulting forester for over 25 years. He holds Mississippi Registered Forester #2124 and Alabama Registered Forester, and he is a licensed real estate agent in Mississippi. He keeps at least 16 hours of continuing education every two years. The firm has worked for private landowners, private industry, and the federal government. It suits a landowner in one of those counties who wants a registered forester to plan the land and value the timber, and who may also need help buying or selling land. From forestsouth.com, read 18 October 2026.
Gill Forestry Solutions LLC is a forestry consulting firm based in Saucier, Mississippi. It works with private landowners who want to get more from their land, whether the goal is timber income, wildlife habitat, or long-term forest care. The founder, Mozart Gill, is a Registered Forester (#2645) with over a decade in the forest industry. The listed credentials include Certified Prescribed Burn Manager (#25143), Professional Logging Manager, Certified Tree Farm Inspector, and a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from Mississippi State University. The firm's work is mostly advice. It offers timber sales and marketing, timber cruising and appraisals, forest management plans, reforestation planning, prescribed burn management, boundary line services, wildlife habitat improvement, and landowner consultation. Its approach is to evaluate the condition of your forest, assess what it has to offer, and build recommendations around your goals. It also offers a "no-obligation consultation service." The business names Saucier, Hattiesburg and Wiggins as its home area and says it serves private landowners throughout Mississippi. It suits a landowner who wants an independent forester's view before deciding on a timber sale, a burn, or a habitat project. From gillforestrysolutions.com, read 18 October 2026.
Landmark Forestry and Realty LLC appears in the Mississippi Forestry Commission's Forestry Vendors directory in Adams County. The directory lists it for timber & land services, timber inventory & contract cruising and timber sales / appraisals. The Commission compiles that directory from vendors who submit their own information to it; a listing is not an endorsement.
Nicholas Sean Adams is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in Hermanville, in Copiah County. A consulting forester works for the landowner rather than the buyer. The Board licenses foresters and publishes the roster; appearing on it is not an endorsement. Registration number 02022.
Spot On Tree Service appears in the Mississippi Forestry Commission's Forestry Vendors directory in Claiborne County. The directory lists it for debris removal, deer stand placement & erection, forest management & maintenance, logging road / skid trail / loading deck maintenance, lot & land clearing, timber & land services, tree removal, tree trimming, pruning, & brush clearing, wildlife & habitat improvement and wildlife habitat enhancement. The Commission compiles that directory from vendors who submit their own information to it; a listing is not an endorsement.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Copiah County (3)
These 3 are based in Copiah County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Jones Lumber Co is a hardwood sawmill in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. It runs 12 mills across five sites. The Hazlehurst site has two sawmills on 87 acres, with a production capacity of 40 million board feet. The work runs from harvesting timber through to shipping. The species are ash, cottonwood, hackberry, pecan, poplar, red oak, sap gum, sycamore and white oak. Services include width-sorting, custom surfacing with an on-site planer, and export prep and container loading. The mills can make large-diameter products from logs up to 40 feet long. Jones Lumber Co is a member of the NHLA KD program, has NHLA certified inspectors on staff, and is a proud member of SWHMC. The county it serves is Copiah. It has operated for over 60 years, and its customers include distributors and manufacturers, with sales reaching Asia, Europe and Mexico. The hardwood side of the business is summed up in one line: "We answer your calls." It suits a landowner in or near Copiah County who has hardwood timber and wants a large mill that does its own harvesting. From joneslumberco.com, read 17 October 2026.
Pearl River Lumber Co. appears in the Forest Products Network mill directory in Georgetown, in Copiah County. It is recorded as a sawmill operation. The directory lists it as taking hardwood. The directory is compiled from mill records; a listing is not an endorsement.
Southern Specialty Milling is a mill in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Copiah County, working from a nearby town.
Copiah Lumber Company is a mill in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. 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 Copiah County?
11 businesses are listed for Copiah County: 7 consulting foresters and 4 buyers, loggers and mills. 5 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Copiah 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. Mississippi State University Extension Service publishes the quarterly Mississippi Timber Price Report, state-wide average stumpage in $/ton, 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 Copiah 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 Mississippi?
Mississippi has no statewide permit and no notification to harvest timber on your own land — the article of the state code that once regulated forest harvesting was repealed in 2017, and the Forestry Commission's own step-by-step harvest guidance has no permit or notice step in it. Best Management Practices are published by the Forestry Commission and the state calls their use voluntary, but voluntary is not the same as unenforceable: Mississippi law makes it unlawful to cause pollution of state waters, the Department of Environmental Quality investigates and enforces against harvests that do, and the federal Clean Water Act exemption for forest roads and site preparation depends on following the mandatory practices. Counties have less room here than in Georgia or Alabama — since 16 March 2018 no Mississippi county or municipality may adopt an ordinance restricting forestry activity on agricultural land — but ordinances already in place before that date still stand, so check with your county before work starts. One more thing worth knowing: if someone cuts your trees without your consent, Mississippi sets the damages at double the fair market value of the timber plus the cost of replanting, and an honest mistake is not a defence.
Permit rules in Mississippi →What is timber worth in Copiah County?
No price series is published for Copiah County on its own. Mississippi's latest published stumpage figures (Mississippi State University Extension, Q2 2026) put oak sawtimber at $57.35 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.
Forester listings for Copiah County come from the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters consulting forester roster, the Forest Products Network (SREF) mill directory and the Mississippi Forestry Commission forestry vendors directory, revised 22-Sep-26. The register is updated quarterly.