Wisconsin Logger Carves Out Niche Serving Small Landowners, Hunters
CRANDON, Wisconsin – Matt Jensen, the owner of Whitetail Logging, could not be more firmly committed to logging. Cordial yet direct, Matt has a deep knowledge of the industry. He served as president of the American Loggers Council in 2011 and currently is on the...
Michigan Logging Business Looks To Tigercat for Mid-Size Harvester
IRONS, Michigan — Rothig Forest Products replaced an aging cut-to-length harvester and for the first time turned to Tigercat and its Great Lakes region dealer, Woodland Equipment. Rothig Forest Products is located in Irons, Michigan, which is in the east-central...
For California Logger, It’s Business As Usual Despite Spinal Cord Injury
BIEBER, California — Russ Hawkins is a busy man with a business to run with his wife of 32 years, Helen. His company, Del Logging, provides contract timber harvesting services in northern California. Del Logging has 35-40 employees and operates as many as four crews...
Hooktender Struck by Rolling Rock
Background: On a March day in the Pacific Northwest, a hooktender was badly injured when he was struck by a rolling rock that was dislodged from a windthrow’s root wad by a moving turn. The site was located on a 70% slope with steep side slopes. Personal...