I started this conversation and don't get me wrong I would always ask for permission if I wanted to cut wood or hunt or anything else on someones property. There are plenty of people who will let me do about anything I want on their land as I have been fair to them. The wood I was cutting was on the side of a public road and not near any ones house even. I wasn't even sure why the person stopped at first I thought he was asking if anyone could take the wood. He was very nice to me and I even offerered to cut what he wanted to keep for him. No harm done , but I'll be going back to cutting on the wood lot , don't need the wood on the road that bad , just convienent.