A general Selective Cutting question, kind sirs...

[Phorester]

My hard copy photos are 1997.  We have a new inhouse online mapping system that uses 2002 photos, I believe, but I rarely use it due to the undependability and frustration factors. Neither of these are available to the public.

Like Riles describes, one of the counties I cover also has an online mapping system with 2001 aerial photos.  You can search by landowner name, tax map number, or 911 address. It pulls up a b&w photo with the property lines in red.  But these are tax maps, not surveyed plats, so they are not always accurate.  There is also a rudimentary mappng system so you can map individual fields, woods, etc.  You can also print off a copy.  But not all counties offer this sophisticated a service.  The other county I cover, you still have to go to the courthouse and physically search their tax maps and deed books.  No aerial photos available.

But, check with your local FSA office (Farm Service Agency).  This is a federal agency set up to help farmers with ag costshare programs, ag loans, etc. But anybody can order aerial photos from them.  You can even order photos decades old if you're interested.  Their most recent photos will depend on each individual office and when their last photos for a particular county were flown. Their number will be in the federal govt. pages of your phone book.

[Raider Bill]

The property is in MC Minn County Tn. I've looked at their website not much going on there. With only 58k Pop I don't expect too much from them.
I will add to my list of things to do on the next trip going to Farm Service Agency and see what thyey have.
I have a 92 fly over photo and whatever googles are.

[SwampDonkey]

We've probably had access to property boundaries and orthophoto maps since 1980'ish. They were hard copy maps then on paper and vellum and microfiche. Since 1998 when 911 came about with new address they have digitized everything and we get new photos every 10 year typically, but I have some newer photos that were done within 5 years as well. We use ArcGIS and get the property layer, streams, roads, counties, covertypes from DNR and Service NB. Photos are done by DNR and made available thru service NB's website. I like to load the aerials onto my GPS so I can pin point thinning or whatever and go to that area to investigate. Nice.  ;D 8)