Selling Timber in Kemper County, MS
Quick answer
There are 12 timber businesses listed for Kemper County, Mississippi: 10 consulting foresters and 2 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 1 of them has an office 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 Kemper 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 Kemper 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 Kemper 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 Kemper County
That is normal here and not a problem. Foresters travel, and 10 of them work Kemper 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 Kemper County (10)
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 Kemper County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
Christopher David Jackson is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in DeKalb, in Kemper 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 01595.
East Mississippi Land Management appears in the Mississippi Forestry Commission's Forestry Vendors directory in Kemper County. The directory lists it for firebreaks / firelane establishment & maintenance, forest management & maintenance, logging road / skid trail / loading deck maintenance, lot & land clearing, mechanical site preparation (light & heavy), site preparation & fire management, timber & land services, 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.
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.
HCS, LLC appears in the Mississippi Forestry Commission's Forestry Vendors directory in Attala County. The directory lists it for combination woody/herbaceous treatments, timber & land services, timber inventory & contract cruising, timber sales / appraisals, 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.
Jack A Harrison is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in DeKalb, in Kemper 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 00055.
Jack P Fillingham is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in Tallassee, in Kemper 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 00932.
Jimmy Wayne McGowen is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in DeKalb, in Kemper 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 02248.
John William Foster is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in Coaling, in Kemper 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 02860.
Nail Forestry Services Inc. appears in the Mississippi Forestry Commission's Forestry Vendors directory in Attala County. The directory lists it for chemical site preparation (light & heavy), combination woody/herbaceous treatments, containerized loblolly, firebreaks / firelane establishment & maintenance, forest management & maintenance, hardwood (oak, sweetgum), logging road / skid trail / loading deck maintenance, mechanical site preparation (light & heavy), mid-rotation management, pine (loblolly, longleaf, slash), post-planting herbaceous treatments (banded & broadcast), pre-commercial thinning, prescribed burning, release treatments, silvicultural burning, site preparation & fire management, site preparation burning, subsoiling (open field), supplemental hardwood planting, timber & land services, tree planting, 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.
Redmond Construction Co. appears in the Mississippi Forestry Commission's Forestry Vendors directory in Attala County. The directory lists it for debris removal, firebreaks / firelane establishment & maintenance, forest management & maintenance, logging road / skid trail / loading deck maintenance, lot & land clearing, mechanical site preparation (light & heavy), prescribed burning, silvicultural burning, site preparation & fire management, site preparation burning, subsoiling (open field), timber & land services, 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 Kemper County (1)
This buyer is based in Kemper County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
McFarland Cascade/Stella Jones/Electric Mills appears in the Forest Products Network mill directory in Scooba, in Kemper County. It is recorded as a post & pole operation. The directory lists it as taking softwood. The directory is compiled from mill records; a listing is not an endorsement.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Kemper County, working from a nearby town.
Electric Mills Wood Preserving is a mill in Scooba, Mississippi. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Kemper County?
12 businesses are listed for Kemper County: 10 consulting foresters and 2 buyers, loggers and mills. 1 of them has an office in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Kemper 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 Kemper 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 Kemper County?
No price series is published for Kemper 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 Kemper 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.