While the vast majority of loggers are fair and hope to have the landowner as a client again, clearly, some operate very differently. Dishonest loggers are well aware of the fact that many landowners do not know the value of their timber, have no familiarity with hiring an expert to help with a harvest, and do not know standard practices. The vast majority of loggers are honest professionals who take pride in their timber harvests, appreciate long-term stewardship and environmental values.
Some dishonest loggers are very clever.
They may trespass, steal, and deceive, taking advantage of the remoteness of the forestalled, and the fact that one can't put a wood lot behind a locked door. Some of the ways in which trespass, timber theft, and deceptive business practices may occur are listed below. If confronted, the trespasser say he has the owner's permission If caught in the act, the logger may offer money, with profuse apologies for mistakenly crossing the boundary. If the landowner accepts money, the logger may continue to cut, claiming the owner has been paid for the timber. Loggers may simply ignore a marked boundary, or specifically obliterate or destroy line markings, such as taking down or moving posted signs or felling marked trees and removing the section of each tree trunk having the paint or blaze or sign.