Tishomingo County holds some of the steepest ground in Mississippi. Half the county lies on slopes that change how timber is cut, hauled, and grown back.
Southeast Forestlands works only for the landowner. We do not buy timber and we are not paid by mills.
Half of It Is Steep
Where a road goes matters more here than anywhere else in the state.
Get the layout right and a tract logs cleanly. Get it wrong and the roads fail and the topsoil goes with the first storm.
Rock Near the Surface
Thin soil over rock is common on the upper slopes and benches.
Trees there grow slower and smaller than the same pine in a hollow. Judge each part of the tract on what it actually grows.
Bear Creek and the Hollows
The creek and its side hollows cut the county into steep-sided blocks.
Cross at the narrow firm spots. Leave a treed strip on both banks. On slope, that strip is the main thing keeping dirt out of the water.
Trails on the Contour
Only a small part of this county floods, so wet bottoms are not usually what stops a job. Slope is.
Lay skid trails across the hill rather than up it, and close each one out with water breaks.
Getting It Back in Trees
Hand planting works better than machine planting on steep, rocky ground. A machine cannot hold a line on these slopes.
Plan it that way in the budget. Order seedlings early rather than deciding after the harvest.
What Belongs in the Contract
Steep ground needs written rules about roads and closeout.
Set the crossing method, the water break spacing, and a date for the work to be finished. Walk the layout with the crew first.
Tishomingo County Background
Landowners in Alcorn, Prentiss, and Itawamba call on the same work. Setting a date to walk a place turns on where the tract sits, what the weather has done, how the gates and roads are holding, and what is already on the schedule.
General Guidance
How the work itself is done is explained once, site-wide, rather than repeated county by county:
- What a timber cruise measures
- How a sealed-bid timber sale works
- How we sell timber
- Wet-weather logging and BMPs
- Thinning decisions
- Regeneration and replanting
- All forestry services
Talk It Over First
Walk the place with a forester before deciding anything. Contact us to set up a visit.