Actually in this particular case we could wait a little while, but I don't see prices coming up anytime soon. This is a very light 2nd thinning, but were trying to get this stand to where we can wait on a good price increase and then clear. Hopefully 5-7 years down the road it'll pick up. I marked it feb 2014 but the paint should be good for 2-3 years. We just want to get it lightly thinned so it can grow until whenever prices rebound. It's 25 yrs old, 200 trees per acre, most of the trees we're taking out will be small CNS with a little pulp here and there. We have wavered on whether to just forget the thinning and just wait till prices increase and clear, but the Right thing to do is thin, then wait IMO. I know this market is depressed and depressing. Right now in my area small CNS is around 14.00 a ton and large CNS is around 17.00 depending on location.
I agree, I certainly want a good job done. We're familiar with local loggers.