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Normally I agree with this but oaks like this in my experience can be wedged over just fine. They can look like absolute shit and hinge fairly well. I logged 20 acres of oak wilt killed old growth oak that they all looked like this and only had one go sideways and that was a tree I was jacking...

Beat a wedge and flop away just watch out for falling bark.

Red oak you say. Ok sap wood is gone top is rotted down to probably 2-3" tips in my experience wedging should be fine as long as the trunk/heartwood is sound. Frost cracks can mess things up. I would pull it personally two guys one cutting one at the pull i.e. GRCS or masdam with block and...

How punky is it? It looks bad for sure.

Pull it. I would not wedge it because the shock of the wedge pounding might break something above. But You are there and I am here I find it hard to give advise via the internet.