Timber theft

[Forest2Furniture]

I was milling in our woodland last week, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday it rain so cleaned the kit back in on Friday to finish the half milled sections before the weekend.

 

Having parked up on Friday morning I heard the sound of metal on metal coming from further up the track on investigating I found a guy splitting tree trunks with an axe & wedge. When confronted he stopped and said he hadn't got permission (which I knew as it would have had to come from me) he knew he was stealing but didn't think anyone wanted the wood as it was lieing around on the ground.

He made out it was for personal use then later said he stood the Sunday market and had been told there was timber left on the ground in this wood.

 

Once I pointed out I didn't want to see him in the wood again, I started to unload for milling only to find the thieving, job dogging scumbag had been in the day before and stolen the half milled lengths I'd left.

 

When will people learn that woodlands & forest are private and they don't have the god given right just to take what they like when they like.

[se7enthdevil]

cheeky git, get a couple of those movement activated cameras they use for wildlife.

[Stubby]

 

When will people learn that woodlands & forest are private and they don't have the god given right just to take what they like when they like.

 

 

They wont .

[Silverhooker]

Big problem round here to, "log rustlers" I call them, well that and a few other things too ! Recently found a "gentleman" helping himself to wood from quite a pretty little Holtz Hausen I had built. He said he thought it was just for anyone to help themselves to !!

[richy_B]

Maybe best to have the conversation when you also happen to be doing some pest control. People tend to pay more attention when you have a 12g on your back.

[DanClimbsTrees]

Maybe best to have the conversation when you also happen to be doing some pest control. People tend to pay more attention when you have a 12g on your back.

 

I used to mess around in an old quarry when I was fifteen or sixteen... Always used to ignore the bloke telling us to leave until he came back, rightly or wrongly, with a shotgun on the back of his quad!!

[njmusk]

Someone/persons were going around here backend of last year taking other peoples hard earnt wood piles.

 

Buy it or work for it like everybody else have to.

[biggarlogs]

A couple of well placed claymores will sort it out and if placed near unsplit wood will give you plenty of kindling!!!!!

[agrimog]

dont mess around phone plod and demand they are charged with theft and criminal damage, and dont accept no for an answer

[renewablejohn]

Been forwarding next to a canal and could not believe a boater tie up with his roof covered in freshly cut rings then gets his chainsaw out and starts cutting the 3 mtr lengths I am about to forward out. At least he had full PPE of woolly hat and jeans. Reported to site manager who had a word and he promptly untied his boat and moved to the opposite bank and carried on cutting someone elses pre cut lengths.