Originally Posted by Oldtimr

You hire a forester to cruise your timber, you tell him what your expectations are and that you want to selectively cut your timber at a certain percentage a year. Do not go to the people who you want to timber your property, you want someone who is working for you and will work with you and give you a fair price to expect when the timber is sold. If you do it right you will be able to have an income from your trees for several years while you are improving habitat for wildlife. You didn't mention how much acreage you have in timber.