Back in the early 80's my Dad sold his big Poplars to a logger. He had a five acre lot with about 2 acres of mature Oaks and Poplars. All of the trees taken were about 36" at chest height. We had loaders and trucks, but the logger wanted to pick his cuts on the logs, so we put everything on the ground, to keep him from tearing up the rest of our woods, and he skidded the logs. Dad got over 2K for the Poplars. Remember that grading logs is a bit of a sorcerers game. If you have a 12 foot log with a big knot on the end, the mill will only give you low grade ditch planking for it. After he pays you, a guy walks up with a saw and cuts four feet with the knot off, and has a high grade 8' Veneer log. You should at least have someone come give you a price to "BUY" your logs. You'll still have the mess to clean up, Joe.
