Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Associate Editor Jessica Johnson has the opportunity to visit Wolfe & Parker Logging in Moorefield, West Virginia. Childhood friends Randall Wolfe and Donald (Junior) Parker, after spending time working on Wolfe’s father’s crew decided that in 1988 they were going to branch off on their own. Parker remembers it was, “when neither of us had two nickels to rub together.” The duo bought an old skidder, old loader and an old truck off Wolfe’s father and Wolfe & Parker Logging was born. Within the first year the skidder motor had to be replaced. “We basically pulled the loader out of the weeds,” Wolfe jokes. The crew wasn’t fully mechanized, Parker mostly hand cut the mountainous tracts. Now, Wolfe & Parker operate a three man crew contract cutting for Allegheny Wood Products in West Virginia—working mainly to supply the Allegheny mill in Riverton, W. Va. with 22 ft. hardwood logs from tracts of about 200 acres, almost exclusively select cuts.

Featured Story: “Doing It Right”

Written By: Jessica Johnson
Company: Wolfe & Parker Logging
Location: Moorefield, West Virginia
SLT Issue: October 2017

Check out other featured articles in the October 2017 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times magazine’s October 2017 issue features Moorefield, West Virginia’s Wolfe & Parker Logging, Purlear, North Carolina’s Huffman and Son Logging, and Robbinsville, North Carolina’s Graham County Land Company. An article highlights the recent Southwest Forest Products Expo held in Hot Springs, Arkansas August 25-26. A special report examines the recent recession’s effects on the southern logging industry. Other articles cover the latest industry news, new products and upcoming events.