PIERCE
LAND
CLEARING
Cedar, mesquite, and overgrown pasture cleared across the Briggs ranch country. From old family ranches to new ranchettes along Highway 183, we turn brush back into usable ground.
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Land clearing in Briggs, Texas is about catching up with what the brush has taken. Southern Burnet County ground grows cedar and mesquite faster than most owners can fight it, and by the time a tract changes hands there is usually a decade of work waiting. We bring high horsepower dedicated mulchers that clear acres of heavy brush a day and skid steer mulchers for the close work, so pastures come back to grass, fence lines open up, and stock tanks get their edges back.
The jobs we run around Briggs and the 183 corridor are a familiar mix: cedar removal, mesquite mulching, fence line and right of way clearing, ranchette cleanups on newly split tracts, trail and lane cutting, and pad or tank site prep. Mulching leaves the ground protected instead of scraped bare, with no burn piles and no haul off trucks.
Pricing is simple. Skid steer mulchers run $3,000 per day with transport included. High horsepower dedicated mulchers run $4,000 per day plus transport. Most Briggs quotes happen from photos or aerials the same day you send them, whether your place is in Briggs, Florence, Andice, Oakalla, or anywhere along 183. Call 512-400-2693 and a project manager will pick up, seven days a week.
A full service land clearing company serving Briggs, Florence, Andice, Bertram, Burnet, and the ranch country along the Highway 183 corridor.
Brush and small trees ground into soil-protecting mulch in one pass. No burning, no hauling.
Cut the fire load, free the water table, and open sightlines on cedar-choked ground.
Reclaim overgrown lots, pastures, and fence lines from mesquite and scrub.
Selective take-downs and stump grinding for clean, open ground.
Grubbing, grading, and pad prep that hands your builder permit-ready dirt.
Shallow rock and caliche crushed and milled on site into base material for ranch roads and pads.
Clean corridors for new fencing, utilities, and access roads.
Residential and commercial lots cleared, leveled, and ready.
Stock tanks and ponds dug, shaped, and finished right.
From half acre homesites to utility scale projects, the equipment and crew scale to the job.
Utility corridors, pasture reclamation, invasive cedar and mesquite removal, and prep for whatever you are planning next.
Lot clearing, grubbing, and pad prep that keeps your build schedule on track.
Mesquite and cedar removal, pasture and grazing recovery, fence lines, senderos, stock tanks, and ranch roads.
Multi lot and large acreage clearing with ground left ready for survey, permitting, and infrastructure.
Utility scale site clearing, vegetation removal, and access roads for solar projects across Central Texas.
Transmission lines, pipelines, and fence and utility row corridors cleared to spec and on schedule.
Parks, drainage easements, fire mitigation, and public land maintenance. Easy to work with on bids and compliance.
Senderos, food plots, feeder and blind access, and trail systems that make your property huntable again.
A lot of land clearing companies rent whatever the equipment yard has that week. We own purpose-built forestry machines and match them to your terrain. Not sure which machine your property needs? Try our cost calculator for an instant answer.
Our high horsepower dedicated mulchers run 300+ HP and chew through heavy cedar and mesquite at a pace no skid steer can match. That is how big tracts get cleared in days instead of weeks. We bring these machines when your material runs bigger than 8 inches in diameter and the property has access for an 11 foot wide machine.
For material up to 8 inches in diameter, our skid steer mulchers fill the gap. Subdivision lots, tree preservation, tight fence lines, and finish work around structures, they get in where the big machines cannot. Low ground pressure protects your topsoil, and they clear selectively around the oaks you want to keep.
The photos on this page come from recent brush and trail clearing work in the Burnet County ranch country around Briggs. Same ground, same brush mix, same machines we would bring to your place. If you are turning a raw tract into a working ranchette, our ranch development page walks through how we approach it.
Most recent Burnet County project: July 2026
Send photos and property details for a fast quote, or meet us on-site and we will walk it with you. Either way you get a firm number, free.
Our crew and machines do the work, selectively and cleanly. The mulch stays right where it falls, protecting the soil and feeding the grass. No burn piles, and no haul off needed.
You get open ground, clean sightlines, and land you can actually use again. If your project calls for full site prep, we handle that too.
Every tract is different, so price comes down to a few things: how many acres, how thick the cedar and mesquite are, what you want to keep, and access for the machines. Briggs is close enough to our Austin yard that transport stays simple and the quote stays clean.
Most companies make you chase a number. Here is ours. The machine we bring depends on the size of your material and the access on your property.
Plus transport to your site
Transport included
Day rates help you budget. When you send photos or have us walk the property, you get a firm total for the whole job, free either way. For a deeper breakdown, read our guide on what it costs to clear land in Texas.
My wife and I bought 3 acres that we needed cedars cleared from. A good friend of mine recommended Pierce so I decided to give them a try. Taylor was communicative and responded quickly from the first call.
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Taylor knows his business and was very respectful of our property. His 3 days of service advanced our land clearing plan beyond our expectation. We will have him back yearly to keep our brush management in check.
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Incredibly efficient and experienced operators. Made extremely quick work of the project. I look forward to using them again in the future! Great work!
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Briggs is unincorporated, so there is no city permit office to deal with. Agricultural clearing on your own land needs no permit in Texas, and Burnet County keeps things simple. The main things worth a look are floodplain along the creeks and any utility easements crossing the property. We flag anything that needs attention when we quote the job.
Estimates usually happen within a few days of your call. Most residential jobs run one to three days on site, and larger acreage moves at several acres a day with the dedicated mulchers. One local quirk: the Blackland clay east of I-35 gets greasy after rain, so we watch the weather and schedule around it rather than tearing up your ground. You get a start window with your quote and a heads up before we roll in.
Skid steer mulchers run $3,000 per day with transport included, for material up to 8 inches in diameter. High horsepower dedicated mulchers run $4,000 per day plus transport, for heavy cedar and bigger acreage. Briggs is a short haul from our Austin yard, which keeps transport simple. Send photos and acreage and we will get you a real number, usually the same day.
All the time. A lot of the country around Briggs is being split into 10 to 25 acre tracts, and new owners usually inherit decades of cedar and mesquite at once. A day or two of mulching transforms a place like that, and the skid steer machines are sized right for smaller tracts.
Cedar does not resprout from the stump the way mesquite does, so once it is cut and mulched, it is gone. What comes back are seedlings, and a quick pass every few years keeps them down. That is why cedar clearing holds its value so well out here.
Yes. Swallowed fence lines are one of the most common calls we get from the 183 corridor. We open a clean corridor along the fence so you can ride it, fix it, and keep stock where they belong, without tearing out the fence itself.
With mulching, nothing needs to leave your property. Everything grinds into a mulch layer that protects the soil, holds moisture, and feeds the grass as it breaks down. There are no brush piles to burn and no haul off trucks to pay for, which is a big part of why mulching costs less than traditional clearing.
Fast. Briggs sits right up the 183 corridor from Austin, so we are regularly passing through with machines. Depending on the schedule we can often get you on the calendar within a week or two, and quoting from photos means no waiting on a site visit.
Yes, and it is worth doing. Brush crowding a tank drinks water you want in the tank and makes the banks hard to use. We clear back to clean edges while leaving the shade trees you want, and if you are planning a new tank we handle the site prep too.
Yes. Photos, an aerial screenshot, or onX pins with the areas marked are all we need for most Briggs area quotes. Tell us what you want gone and what stays, and we will price it without you having to meet us at the gate.
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Quick quotes, competent operators, and top of the line equipment. Dedicated project managers who actually answer the phone, and a family business that actually cares about making customers happy.