Selling Timber in Walthall County, MS
Quick answer
There are 7 timber businesses listed for Walthall County, Mississippi: 4 consulting foresters and 3 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 2 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 Walthall 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 Walthall 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 Walthall 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 Walthall County
That is normal here and not a problem. Foresters travel, and 4 of them work Walthall 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 Walthall County (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 Walthall County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
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.
L&M Services appears in the Mississippi Forestry Commission's Forestry Vendors directory in Covington 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), pre-commercial thinning, site preparation & fire management, site preparation burning, stump grinding, timber & land services and tree removal. The Commission compiles that directory from vendors who submit their own information to it; a listing is not an endorsement.
Miley Timber, INC. appears in the Mississippi Forestry Commission's Forestry Vendors directory in Covington County. The directory lists it for forest management & maintenance, logging road / skid trail / loading deck maintenance, lot & land clearing, pre-commercial thinning, timber & land services, timber inventory & contract cruising, timber sales / appraisals, tree removal, 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 Walthall County (2)
These 2 are based in Walthall County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
3 D Logging is a logging contractor in Tylertown, Mississippi. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Coastal Tie and Timber is a hardwood sawmill in Tylertown, Mississippi, at 34 Pallets Road. It makes crossties and pallets. Steve Jones formed the company in 1991, and he is a fourth generation hardwood products manufacturer. The company calls itself a "family built and family oriented business." The office is open Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, and the main line is 601.876.2688. The listed area is Walthall County. The company is a member of the Pipeline Contractors Association. It has room to store 300 million board feet of timber, so its mills can keep running through extended periods of wet weather. It also holds several acres of standing timber of its own that it draws on as needed. The company has an in-house accountant with 35 years of experience. This suits a Walthall County landowner who is looking for a hardwood mill that makes crossties and pallets and has its own timber stock and storage. From coastaltieandtimber.com, read 17 October 2026.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Walthall County, working from a nearby town.
Jones Lumber Co is a hardwood sawmill business in Sandy Hook, Mississippi. It runs five sites across the state, at Bay Springs, Gloster, Hazlehurst, Natchez and Sandy Hook, and its listing names Walthall as the county it serves. It harvests timber, saws it, and sells the lumber to distributors and manufacturers. The species it works with are Ash, Cottonwood, Hackberry, Pecan, Poplar, Red Oak, Sap Gum, Sycamore and White Oak. Its services include width-sorting, custom surfacing with an on-site planer, and export prep and container loading. Its mills can handle large-diameter logs up to 40 feet long. It has NHLA certified inspectors on staff, is a member of the NHLA KD program, and is a proud member of SWHMC. Its people have been at this for over 60 years. The company puts it this way: "We answer your calls." The phone number is 601-445-8206. Jones Lumber Co suits a landowner with hardwood stands who would rather deal with one mill that does the harvesting and the sawing itself. From joneslumberco.com, read 17 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Walthall County?
7 businesses are listed for Walthall County: 4 consulting foresters and 3 buyers, loggers and mills. 2 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Walthall 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 Walthall 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 Walthall County?
No price series is published for Walthall 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 Walthall 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.