PIERCE
LAND
CLEARING
Pierce Land Clearing provides land clearing, cedar removal, and forestry mulching services across Hico, TX and Hamilton County. We took fifteen documented acres of solid cedar down to open ground right here in Hico, and that job is on this page for you to see. Whether you need a few acres selectively cleared or a whole tract opened up, you get one crew, transparent day rates, and a real number before we ever start.
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Hico sits where the Bosque River rises out of cedar country, and the cedar has had its way with a lot of good ranch ground here. Our fifteen acre Hico project is the proof of what the alternative looks like: purpose built forestry mulchers grinding mature cedar into a mulch layer that stays on the ground, protects the thin soil, and gives the native grass its first honest chance in decades. No piles, no smoke, no haul off trucks. We work selectively around live oaks and pecans, open hunting lanes that hold their shape, reclaim pastures by the acre, and cut homesites clean for building. Day rates are transparent, the fifteen acre job down the road is documented for you to read, and Hamilton County is squarely on the loop our machines already run.
A full service land clearing company serving Hico, Iredell, Fairy, Duffau, Carlton, and all of Hamilton 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.
Where the Bosque headwaters ground turns to rock, we mill it into usable ranch road base 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, plot clearing, 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.
We documented the whole thing: our 15 acre full cedar clearing project right here in Hico shows the property before, the machines in the cedar, and the finished open ground. Every photo on this page is from that Hico job. Not many contractors can show you their last job in your own town, and this one is ours.
Most recent Hamilton County area project: April 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 prices a little differently. Solid cedar like our Hico job runs at one pace, scattered brush at another. Send us your address, lot size, and a few photos and we can usually put a real number on it the same day.
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.
I could not be more pleased after hiring them to clear cedars off my land. They did exactly what I needed, and my place now looks amazing. I learned having the right equipment is key, and Pierce Land Clearing has it.
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Super friendly and efficient! Got the job done in one day, clearing out all the dead cedar while leaving the pretty oaks. Excellent job, thank you!
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From the moment I saw this forestry machine on their website, I not only believed it would get the job done but I desperately wanted one. To say it got the job done is a gross understatement. Cedar trees have no chance!
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Hamilton County ranch land is unincorporated, and there is no permit office between you and clearing your own cedar. Inside the small Hico city limits, check with the city before grading near creeks. We cleared fifteen acres here without drama and we will tell you straight what applies to your place.
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: rock, not mud, sets the pace here. Limestone sits close to grade, so we plan around what is under the topsoil more than around the forecast. You get a start window with your quote and a heads up before we roll in.
Our pricing is a transparent day rate: $3,000 per day for the skid steer mulcher with transport included, or $4,000 per day plus transport for the high horsepower dedicated mulcher. Our fifteen acre Hico job was solid cedar and priced accordingly, scattered brush moves faster. Send photos and acreage and we will tell you which machine and how many days before anything is scheduled.
On unincorporated Hamilton County land there is no permit office between you and clearing your own brush. Inside city limits, check with the city before grading or working close to creeks and easements, and check your deed restrictions if you are in a subdivision. We can talk through it on the phone before you commit to anything.
Material size decides it. Anything over 8 inches in diameter always gets the high horsepower dedicated mulcher. Under 8 inches on smaller properties, the skid steer mulcher fills the gap. The Hico cedar job ran our high horsepower dedicated machine, and most county work does.
It gets ground into mulch right where it falls. The mulch layer protects your topsoil, holds moisture, and breaks down into the ground. No burn piles, no haul-off trucks, and nothing left for you to deal with.
Yes, and most customers should. We flag or walk the keep trees with you first, then mulch everything else around them. Selective work takes a little longer than a full clear cut, which is why the two price differently, but you keep the shade and the property value.
Estimates usually happen within a few days of your call, and most residential jobs run one to three days on site. We run established loops through this part of Texas, so transport to Hamilton County is routine for us, not a special trip.
Neither. We clear half acre homesites and we clear tracts in the hundreds of acres, with a documented 127 acre public utility job on our books. The machines and crew scale to the work.
Yes. The fifteen acre cedar job is written up on this site with before and after photos, and if you are local we are happy to point you to work you can look at with your own eyes. Ask when you call, references in your own county are the easiest thing we hand out.
Our documented work in Hico
Every job we publish carries the acreage, the machines, the days on site and what it actually cost. 53 projects documented across Texas so far.
We build ponds and stock tanks around Hico as well, with the price list published rather than hidden behind a form. Full detail on our Hico pond construction page.
One of them is Hico itself, 15 acres of full cedar clearing, and the newest in the county is four acres of selective mulching near Carlton.
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AfterHamilton, TX 2 Acre Cedar Removal and Selective Mulching ProjectSee all our documented projectsFrom Hico we cover Iredell, Fairy, Duffau, Carlton, and the ranch country in every direction. Close by we also serve Hamilton, Meridian, Stephenville, and Goldthwaite on loops we already run.
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.
