Southern Loggin’ Times Associate Editor David Abbott travels to Laurens, South Carolina to spend some time with Walker and Walker Logging, LLC. Punxsutawney Phil was wrong. In fact, in late March, there was a tongue-in-cheek report that the state of Ohio was planning to sue the groundhog for its grossly inaccurate prediction of an early spring. It was the day after that report was published when Southern Loggin’ Times paid a visit to the woods with brothers Robert and Billy Walker, owners and equal partners in Walker and Walker Logging, LLC. A week past the first official day of spring, winter was reluctant to let go; a biting wind accentuated a 47-degree high temperature at noon. Robert, 60, and Billy, 55, had to choose between two options when it came their time to follow the family business nearly 40 years ago. Their father was primarily a farmer who only logged a little in the winters. “He just had a small outfit, nothing like what we do now,” Robert recalls.

Featured Story: “No Regrets”

Written By: David Abbott
Company: Walker & Walker Logging, LLC
Location: Laurens, South Carolina
SLT Issue: May 2013

Check out other featured articles in the May 2013 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times May issue spotlights Kevin and Travis Smith, who operate at Smith Bros. Logging based in Rome, Georgia. The Walker brothers would rather do nothing but chipping, but they find roundwood a necessary evil. Also, seasoned pro Larry Morgan does not want to be the biggest, just the best.