Montgomery County, NC 42 +- Timbered, Hardwood Acres
Tract Description: The Mae S. Schulteis Heirs James Schulteis Tract is situated approximately 1 mile southeast of the junction of Perry Rd and Mcallum Rd in Montgomery County, NC. Surrounded on 3 sides by United States Forest Service Property, this tract affords great logging access via a Forest Service access road. Structurally sound and well maintained, this access road will provide great access nearly 365 days a year. Accompany that with a tract of HARDWOOD that is as close to ALL WEATHER logging as you can get, and youre left with a sale you shouldnt miss. SMZs are flagged and/or painted in blue and the 3 Forest Service Boundaries are painted in red. An adjacent clear-cut to the North marks the final cutting boundary. Proper paperwork must be submitted to the United States Forest Service before any logging activity can occur. To initiate this process please contact Donald W. Simon, Lands & Realty Specialist at dwsimon@fs.fed.us or via phone at (910) 576-6301, ext. 118. Mr. Simon can be found in person at the Uwharrie Ranger District, 789 NC HWY 24/27 East Troy, NC 27371. Please see attached Map & Volume Sheets. Type of Harvest: Clear-Cut Harvest of all Merchantable Forest Products, with the following exceptions: Sale Type: Lump Sum Sealed Bid. A 5% earnest money deposit may be required of the successful high bidder. A $1,000.00 performance bond is required along with a pre-harvest meeting to discuss logging and harvest requirements. Performance Bond will be held by American Timber Services, LLC in an escrow account. The landowners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. Date of Sale: Tuesday, July 22nd at 12PM - Sealed bids will be opened on the tract at the logging access point off of NC HWY 24/27, illustrated on the provided map. Call-in bids or faxes will be accepted until 11:00AM on the day of the sale. Faxes should be sent to (910) 245-2554 with a follow up call to Jim Pruett @ (910) 783 - 6277 Call-in bids should be directed to James Hunsucker @ (910) 690-9848. Time Limit of Cutting Contract: 24 months from the date of sale will be allowed to harvest said trees and timber. American Timber Services, LLC reserves the right to halt all logging activities due to wet weather with high soil rutting, which will be determined by the Seller(s) and/or American Timber Services, LLC. An extension of the contract would be granted under these restrictions.
CONDITIONS OF THE SALE:
A. The Buyer Agrees to the Following: 1. Maintain all logging activities within the sale boundaries. Property lines, out areas, streamside management zones, and other areas of significance throughout the forest have been flagged with high visibility flagging and/or painted. 2. Forestry Best Management Practices (BMPs) and Forest Practices Guidelines (FPGs) must be implemented while logging. Road construction must be approved by the Seller(s) and/or its American Timber Services, LLC. Amassed soil from road construction or wet weather skimming must be returned to roads when harvest process is complete. Buyer is responsible for all construction, gravel, erosion control, water bars, and straw and grass application on SMZ crossings and erodible areas within the tract. 3. SMZ crossing must be approved by Seller(s) and/or American Timber Services, LLC and must be debris free, grassed and covered with straw at harvest completion. Again, buyer is responsible for all state compliance under BMPs and FPGs. 4. Trucks Entering Highway signs are required in both directions from the tract access point(s). NO EXCEPTIONS! 5. All timber and cutting rights will revert back to the landowners when timber harvesting is complete regardless of Timber Deed contract period. 6. Any reserved tree cut or severely damaged will be charged to Buyer at triple the stumpage value, but not less than $100.00 per tree. 7. All trash and litter must be kept within containment holders and removed on a weekly basis with all materials removed at end of harvest. B. The Seller Agrees to the Following: 1. Guaranteed title to the forest products covered within this notice and to warrant the title against all claims at their expense. 2. To grant ingress and egress to said lands for the Buyer and their agents or assigns. C. Published Volumes are meant as a guide only and are not guaranteed in any fashion. Bidders are responsible for their own cruises and bid volumes. Again, the sellers reserve the right to reject any and all bids.
Thank you all for your time, effort and willingness to bid for the above timber. We appreciate your help and friendship. Jim Pruett James Hunsucker Expanded Cruise Information Tables: