Selling Timber in Union County, MS
Quick answer
There are 11 timber businesses listed for Union County, Mississippi: 8 consulting foresters and 3 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 7 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 Union 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 Union 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 Union 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 Union County (4)
These 4 foresters have offices right here in Union County. A forester works for you, not for the buyer.
Bryan M McElroy is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in New Albany, in Union 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 02322.
Charles Merril Carter is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in New Albany, in Union 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 01410.
Jaysen R Hogue is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in New Albany, in Union 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 02448.
William Tom Wiseman is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in New Albany, in Union 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 01252.
Consulting Foresters in Neighboring Counties (4)
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 Union County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
David S Duff is a forestry consultant in Corinth, Mississippi. The county he serves is Union. He works with private landowners who have timber on their land and want help managing it or selling it. He graduated from Auburn University in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science in Forest Management. He started at Tennessee River Pulp and Paper Company as a project forester, buying timber, managing company land and supervising employees. In 1981 he became a landowner assistance forester, helping non-industrial private landowners with timber management on their own properties. In 1982 he left the industrial side of forestry and became a consulting forester with Mid-South Forestry, Inc., where he helped build a new company. He has worked with Mitchell Forestry and Wildlife Services, LLC since May 2017. He is a Registered Forester in Mississippi and Alabama, a certified American Tree Farm Inspector, and a real estate agent in Mississippi. He suits a landowner in Union who wants a forester with years of timber buying behind him and a consulting career that began in 1982. From mitchellforestry.com, read 17 October 2026.
Joseph Bailey Simpson is a sole practitioner, listed on the Mississippi Board of Registration for Foresters' roster of consulting foresters in Winona, in Union 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 02828.
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.
Saving Grace Landworks LLC appears in the Mississippi Forestry Commission's Forestry Vendors directory in Calhoun County. The directory lists it for debris removal, forest management & maintenance, logging road / skid trail / loading deck maintenance, pre-commercial thinning, timber & land services and tree trimming, pruning, & brush clearing. 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 Union County (3)
These 3 are based in Union County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Bull Dog Logging Inc is a logging contractor in New Albany, Mississippi. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Chad Chism Timber LLC is a logging contractor in New Albany, Mississippi. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
North MS Land Management is a logging contractor in New Albany, 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 Union County?
11 businesses are listed for Union County: 8 consulting foresters and 3 buyers, loggers and mills. 7 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Union 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 Union 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 Union County?
No price series is published for Union 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 Union 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.