Prentiss County is hill country in northeast Mississippi. Better than a third of it sits on real slope, and the ridges and hollows are close together.
Southeast Forestlands works only for the landowner. We do not buy timber and we are not paid by mills.
Layout Beats Everything
On this kind of ground the road plan decides which acres can be reached at all.
Run the main road along a ridge and reach the hollows with short spurs. Straight-up-the-hill trails wash out in one season.
Many Small Crossings
Water here runs off in narrow branches rather than one big river. Big Brown Creek and its feeders cut most tracts several times.
Plan the crossings on paper first. Keep a treed strip along each branch so soil stays out of the water.
Wet Weather Stops Work Fast
About a quarter of the county drains poorly, mostly in the narrow bottoms.
Those strips soften first and stay soft longest. Save them for the driest part of the job.
Erosion After the Cut
A steep hillside left bare after harvest loses topsoil the first hard rain.
Put water breaks in the skid trails and seed the main road before the crew moves off.
Thinning on Slopes
Shallow soil on a hilltop grows a smaller tree than the same pine in a hollow.
Thin by what the stand actually shows on each part of the tract rather than treating the whole place the same.
Get It in the Contract
Hill jobs go wrong quietly, one washed trail at a time.
Name the road standard, the crossing method, and the closeout date. Walk the tract with the crew before they start. Point out every crossing on the ground.
Prentiss County, Mississippi
Landowners in Alcorn, Tishomingo, Itawamba, Lee, and Union counties are served as well. Scheduling depends on tract location, current fieldwork, and weather.
Have It Looked At
A stand that has never been measured is a stand nobody can advise on. Get in touch and we will walk the property and give you a straight assessment.