I am doing a couple surveys in Louisiana, both in tracts owned by tree farms. In both cases, there's a lack of standard property/section corner monuments. However, there's plenty of trees painted along property lines, and I am trying to wrap my brain around what specific markings mean
They mostly come in 3 types: Stripe(s), X (sometimes with stripes), and circle. And I assume the side matters too if this is supposed to be like blazing?ÿ
Maybe my google skills are lacking but I am not finding much.?ÿ
Is there a standard of some sort for painting along property lines, or is this something I will have to hash out with a forestry manager if they have one?
USFS has some guidance.... If the person who marked that line was "under that influence"
Line tree. 2 hack marks, one above, one below a stripe or big dot. So that the line passes through the hacks.
Touching one side, and up to 1/2 foot off the tree. Side blaze, with 2 hacks, one above, one below.
1/2 foot off the tree, to 3 ft off, just a side blaze.?ÿ
3 ft to 6 ft off a tree, small side dot. (This was not always done).
X is a witness tree to a corner.
This is all from memory. It's right in concept, even if a detail is wrong.
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I??ve seen variations in one State Forest we have. The Manual has instructions but those are not always followed.
Best bet is to ask those who might know.
It has been my experience in Mississippi that the painted markings on trees near the boundary (+/- 30') are a signal to the loggers for their cutting limits, not necessarily the property boundary.?ÿ Markings that signify line trees, witness corners and the like to a land surveyor means something entirely different to the logger. For example an X on a tree would tell the logger to harvest that specific tree, the slashes painted on the trees is their cutting limits, not to be exceeded.?ÿ @dave-karoly gave the best advise, ask the timber men in that area.
Good luck.