SERVING CELESTE & HUNT COUNTY

Celeste Land Clearing & Brush Removal

Pierce Land Clearing works Celeste and the open prairie of northwest Hunt County. Big fields, hay ground and fence lines that have not been run in a long time. Honest day rates and a real machine.

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The Land Around Celeste

Land clearing in Celeste, Texas is northwest Hunt County prairie work. Big fields and hay ground with brush confined mostly to fence lines and low corners.

Around Celeste, Wolfe City, Commerce and Greenville we handle fence row and turnrow clearing, hay meadow cleanup, low ground and draw clearing, homesite and barn pad prep, driveway corridors, and pile grinding. Priced by the machine day, transport shown on the quote.

Finished clearing with oaks kept near Llano TX
Finished clearing with oaks kept near Llano TX
Cleared ground in Burnet County near Marble Falls TX
Cleared ground in Burnet County near Marble Falls TX

10,000+

Acres cleared across Central Texas

2,000+

Properties cleared since 2018

60

Texas counties served

8

Years In Service

Forestry Mulching & Land Clearing Services in Celeste, TX

A full service land clearing company serving Celeste, Wolfe City, Commerce, Greenville, Neylandville, and Hunt County.

Forestry Mulching

Brush and small trees ground into soil-protecting mulch in one pass. No burning, no hauling.

Redcedar & Brush Removal

Cut the fire load, free the water table, and open sightlines on cedar-choked ground.

Brush & Underbrush Clearing

Reclaim overgrown lots, pastures, and fence lines from mesquite and scrub.

Tree & Stump Removal

Selective take-downs and stump grinding for clean, open ground.

Construction Site Prep

Grubbing, grading, and pad prep that hands your builder permit-ready dirt.

Rock Milling

Caliche and crushed base brought in and spread for ranch roads, barn pads and driveways across Hunt County.

Fence Line & ROW Clearing

Clean corridors for new fencing, utilities, and access roads.

Lot Clearing

Residential and commercial lots cleared, leveled, and ready.

Pond & Tank Construction

Stock tanks and ponds dug, shaped, and finished right.

Who We Clear Land For

From half acre homesites to utility scale projects, the equipment and crew scale to the job.

Homeowners & Landowners

Utility corridors, pasture reclamation, invasive cedar and mesquite removal, and prep for whatever you are planning next.

Home Builders

Lot clearing, grubbing, and pad prep that keeps your build schedule on track.

Ranchers

Mesquite and cedar removal, pasture and grazing recovery, fence lines, senderos, stock tanks, and ranch roads.

Developers

Multi lot and large acreage clearing with ground left ready for survey, permitting, and infrastructure.

Solar Contractors

Utility scale site clearing, vegetation removal, and access roads for solar projects across Central Texas.

Right of Way & Utility Contractors

Transmission lines, pipelines, and fence and utility row corridors cleared to spec and on schedule.

Municipalities

Parks, drainage easements, fire mitigation, and public land maintenance. Easy to work with on bids and compliance.

Hunters & Recreational Owners

Senderos, plot clearing, feeder and blind access, and trail systems that make your property huntable again.

The Right Machine for Every Acre

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.

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High Horsepower Dedicated Mulchers

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.

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Skid Steer Mulchers for Precision Work

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.

Hill ground cleared in the lake country near Spicewood TX

RECENT WORK NEARBY

Documented Land Clearing Work

The photographs on this page are from clearing work on Texas ground of the same kind. For documented jobs with acreage, machines and day counts, see 125 acres of pasture reclaimed at Elgin and 40 acres cleared in Bastrop County.

Documented job: 125 acres of pasture reclaimed at Elgin

How It Works

1

Get Your Number

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.

2

Clear & Mulch

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.

3

Enjoy Your Cleared Property

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.

What Land Clearing Costs in Celeste

Every place is different, so the number comes down to acreage, how thick the elm, hackberry and yaupon has gotten, what you want left standing, and how the machines get through your gates. Transport to Hunt County is built into the quote up front, so the number you are given is the number you pay.

Straight Day Rates, No Games

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.

High Horsepower Dedicated Mulcher

$4,000 / day

Plus transport to your site

Skid Steer Mulcher

$3,000 / day

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.

What Customers Say About Working With Us

Rated 5 out of 5

I would highly recommend this company to clear your land. The estimating process was quick, easy and straightforward. Their operator was on time each day and worked all day.

Clay Pritchett

Google review

Rated 5 out of 5

These guys are fast and efficient. We used them on a project we thought was going to take them days and they got it done in a half day. We will definitely use them again, it was worth every penny.

Bryan Rogers

Google review

Rated 5 out of 5

Amazing company! I had the pleasure of dealing with a family run and operated company and it really shows. They went above and beyond. I am beyond pleased with the way my land now looks. I had tried a smaller company prior to them and it was a giant mistake.

LD

Google review

Permits in Celeste

Rural Hunt County clearing on your own land needs no permit, and agricultural work is exempt from most regulation in Texas. Inside Celeste city limits, clearing tied to a build runs through the normal permitting process. If your place carries an agricultural exemption, keeping it is worth a call to the county appraisal district before you change how the ground is used.

How Long Does It Take?

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 here gets greasy after rain, so we watch the forecast 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.

Celeste Land Clearing FAQs

Priced by the machine day. A high horsepower mulcher is $4,000 per day plus transport, a skid steer mulcher is $3,000 per day with transport included, and dozer or excavator work is $3,000 per day plus transport. One day minimum on every machine. Most jobs around Celeste are one or two days.

Yes, and around Celeste it is most of the work. Elm, hackberry and greenbriar grown through the wire come out and you get a clean line back you can see along and rebuild on. On open ground like this a machine covers a lot of fence line in a single day.

Yes. Old push piles grind faster than standing timber because the material is already down, and it saves you a burn permit and a weather window. Nothing gets hauled off.

Yes, and it matters here. Clearing fits best between cuttings or after the last one, and the ground has to be dry enough to carry a machine without leaving ruts a mower will find later. Give us your calendar and we will book to it.

On rural Hunt County land you own, generally no, and agricultural work is exempt from most regulation in Texas. Inside the Celeste city limit, clearing tied to a build goes through normal permitting. Check before you clear inside the limit.

From the crown, yes, if it is only mulched. Mesquite resprouts from below the soil line, so on ground you want back in production properly the crown has to come out, which is dozer or excavator work rather than a mulching head. We will tell you which your ground needs.

Blackland clay is the reason we ask. Working saturated ground tears ruts that outlast the job and does not clear any faster. If your place is soaked we will tell you to wait rather than take the deposit and make a mess.

Yes, along with the rest of Hunt County. Transport is a written line on the quote reflecting the distance.

It is mulched in place and left as a layer on the soil, which holds ground through a hard rain and slows what tries to come back. No hauling, no burning, no disposal fees.

Real Projects, Linked and Documented

Every job we publish carries the acreage, the machines, the days on site and what it actually cost. 41 projects documented across Texas so far.

See all our documented projects

Serving Celeste & Hunt County

From Celeste we cover Hunt County: Wolfe City, Commerce, Greenville and Neylandville. See every area we serve.

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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.