PIERCE
LAND
CLEARING
Pierce Land Clearing provides land clearing, forestry mulching, and lot clearing services across Buda, TX and Hays County. Our crews clear cedar, brush, and overgrown ground from subdivision lots to Hill Country acreage on the edge of Austin, usually within days of your call. Tell us what you want kept and what you want gone, and you get a straight day rate quote and a crew that shows up when they said they would.
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Land clearing in Buda, Texas moves at corridor speed. Growth along I-35 south of Austin has turned Buda from a small town into one of the busiest homebuilding markets in Central Texas, and nearly every project starts with brush. We clear subdivision lots, acreage homesites, and west side cedar tracts with forestry mulchers that leave clean, finished ground: no burn piles, no haul trucks, and no torn up soil.
The work around Buda, Kyle, and Driftwood splits between tight access lot clearing with our skid steer mulchers and cedar acreage work with the high horsepower dedicated machines. Cedar removal opens views and cuts fire fuel on the limestone hills, selective mulching keeps the live oaks that give a lot its value, and construction prep hands your builder a site that is ready to survey and grade.
Pricing is straightforward. Skid steer mulchers run $3,000 per day with transport included. High horsepower dedicated mulchers run $4,000 per day plus transport. Being minutes from our yard means Buda jobs schedule fast and quote faster, usually same day from photos, whether you are in Buda, Kyle, Creedmoor, Mountain City, or out toward Driftwood. Call 512-400-2693 and a project manager will answer, seven days a week.
A full service land clearing company serving Buda, Kyle, Driftwood, Creedmoor, and all of northern Hays County.
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.
Turn the shallow limestone west of I-35 into usable base material, crushed and milled on site.
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 mulching work in the oak and cedar country just down the corridor in San Marcos, on the same ground that runs under Buda. Thick cedar going in, open ground with healthy oaks coming out, and a clean mulch layer instead of burn piles. Whether it is a quarter acre lot or forty acres toward Driftwood, the finish looks like this.
Most recent Hays 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 property is different, so price comes down to a few things: lot size or acreage, how thick the cedar and brush are, what stays, and access. Buda is minutes from our yard, so transport stays simple and small jobs stay affordable.
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.
Brandon from Pierce Land Clearing came out and inspected my lot. He was very professional and easy-going. No pressure. The work was performed quickly and the end result was neat considering it was land clearing.
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These guys are the rockstars of the land clearing business. Arrived early, carefully listened to my wishes, and then went to town. So fast, efficient, and professional.
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Would recommend A++! Everyone throughout the entire process was a pleasure to work with. Job was done as scheduled and we are very pleased with the results! Our 5 acres never looked better!
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Most private clearing on Buda acreage needs no permit at all. Inside city limits, Buda has tree protection rules that can apply to larger protected trees, and floodplain rules come into play near Onion Creek and its tributaries. If your clearing is part of a build, the site plan handles it. Out in the county, agricultural clearing is exempt from most regulation. We flag anything that needs attention when we quote.
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. Buda is minutes from our Austin yard, so transport is about as simple as it gets. Send photos and lot size and we will give you a real number, usually the same day.
Yes. A one acre lot in a Buda subdivision is a normal day for our skid steer mulchers: tight gate access, careful work near fences and neighbors, brush out and views open by the afternoon. You do not need ranch acreage to get on our schedule.
That is home turf. West of I-35 the Hays County ground turns to limestone and cedar just like the rest of the Hill Country, and we clear it daily: cedar out, oaks flagged and kept, fire fuel gone, and the hillside views opened back up.
Ideally before the dirt work bids. A cleared lot is easier to survey, easier to bid, and cheaper to grade, and mulching first means the builder starts from clean ground instead of paying construction rates for brush removal. We coordinate timing with your builder.
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.
Rarely. Mulching is quiet compared to dozers and chippers, there are no burn piles, and the finished look is tidy, which HOAs tend to like. If your HOA has tree rules, flag the trees you are keeping and we will work to the plan.
Buda is one of the easiest places on our map to schedule, since machines pass through the I-35 corridor constantly. Small lots can often slot in within days, and photo quoting means your number and your dates can both be locked this week.
Always the goal. Most Buda properties have a handful of live oaks worth protecting, and selective mulching takes everything else while the operator works around them. Flag what stays and it stays.
9 Acre Pasture ReclamationDale: brush out and grass coming back, two days on site.See the full project →
5 Acres, Trails ReopenedLlano: impassable trails cleared and widened, cedar out.See the full project →
8 Acres, Homesite PrepSan Marcos: pad and driveway graded, cedar mulched for the views.See the full project →
4.2 Acres, SelectiveSan Antonio: heritage trees protected between a highway and new homesites.See the full project →
12 Acres Grubbed in San AntonioSan Antonio: 12 acres grubbed and reclaimed as usable pasture.See the full project →
18 Acres, SelectiveEvant: 18 acres thinned selectively, hardwoods left standing.See the full project →
Hunting Lane ClearingMelvin: hunting lanes cut and a new right of way opened.See the full project →
40 Acres, Full ClearBastrop County: cedar and yaupon off, pasture back in production.See the full project →
12 Acres, SelectiveGeorgetown: cedar out, every oak preserved.See the full project →
Hilltop HomesiteHorseshoe Bay: one acre opened for a build with a view.See the full project →
127 Acres for the LCRAElgin: a full clear on a public utility timeline, wrapped in 37 days.See the full project →
125 Acres ReclaimedElgin: overgrown pasture put back to work.See the full project →
38 Acre Commercial SiteBrownsville: cleared for development in six days.See the full project →
15 Acres of Solid CedarHico: thick cedar taken down to open ground.See the full project →
6 Acres Mulched CleanMorgan: downed trees and brush ground in place.See the full project →
3 Acre HomesiteLexington: cedar removed, pad ready for the builder.See the full project →
Cedar and Fence LinesLometa: three acres cleared with clean fence lines to match.See the full project →
Selective Homesite ClearCleburne: shade trees kept, everything else gone in a day.See the full project →From Buda we cover northern Hays County and the corridor: Kyle, Driftwood, Creedmoor, Mountain City, Niederwald, and Uhland. Close by we also serve Austin, San Marcos, Dripping Springs, and Wimberley. Somewhere else in Central Texas? Browse every area we serve or just call.
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.