Bore cutting (also known as plunge cutting) is one of the best and safest practices in tree felling, and it is the method that we here at the Timberland Investor promote as being the best for back cuts. That said, bore cutting often gets a bad rap (from the misinformed) because it requires using the…
If you are preparing for a timber sale or harvest, marking timber can be one of the most important steps of the process. It is marking timber that determines what is cut and what is retained. It is the determinant of the silviculture of the harvest and thus the determinant of the financial return of…
Hung up trees: They are undoubtedly the most frustrating part of tree felling. Nothing can put more of a damper on your time in the woods than having to push, yank and tug on a half-fallen tree stubbornly wedged in the limbs of another. But don’t get too bent out of shape. There are several…
So you want to harvest firewood on your forest property or just cut down a tree or two on your land? Before you even touch a chainsaw, let’s make sure you have all the tree felling equipment necessary to keep you safe and make the process as painless as possible (literally). With the right gear,…