I get my logs from the local tree services, generally in their 50 yard trucks. I don't charge them to dump, it's premo shit in its own big pile
The smaller guys dump their 20 yard trailers and I charge 50$.
The hurricanes hurt our log availability.
Fema pays the guys , so much a yard, to collect and dump in designated spot.
Therefore, what once was a liability for the tree guy, is not an asset, they get paid to dump it. Therefore, I get no free logs when there's a hurricane cleanup going.
Development is still crazy and lightning still strikes and kill neighborhood trees.
I always get asked if I have room for a load. Plenty of logs for me.
Do you mill lightning struck live oak?
If not try it. It has a burntness on the grain inside the log. When I have to rip a big round that was a lightning strike, it's beautiful, exotic inside