Early afternoon is the best time to cut wood. j/k.

As a kid my dad heated primarily by wood. we would lay in six cords or so a year. As mentioned get a trailer that can hold a cord. We pulled wood out of the natl forest in western Colorado on permit. Find a large dead tree that isnt too far from the trailer. Cut the tree down and cut it to lenghts that will fit your stove. Carry to trailer stack and repeat. If you have kids take them along the work builds "character.". When you get it home split it and stack it to season before the winter.