Land clearing and forestry mulching around Laredo and the brush countryLand clearing around Laredo, TX
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Iron Steer Land Services
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Yellow and black compact track loader with a forestry mulching head on freshly mulched ground under live oaks, land clearing
Serving Laredo, Texas · The South Texas Brush Country

Land Clearing in Laredo, TX

We grind mesquite, huisache, blackbrush and prickly pear into mulch where they stand, on ranches and acreage around Laredo. We also cut senderos, clear fence lines, drill post holes and trench for water and electric lines.

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  • Forestry Mulching and Root Plowing
  • Brush Mulched Where It Stands
  • Written Quote After We Look
  • From the Border Up to Uvalde

Request a Quote

Tell us about the land and the work it needs. We look at the land or your photos of it, then put the quote in writing.

Forestry Mulching Mesquite and Brush Ground Into Mulch
Sendero Clearing Ranch Lanes Cut and Root Plowed
Fence Lines Cleared Before the Fence Crew Comes
Trenching Water and Electric Lines on Rural Land
What we do

Land Clearing Services for Ranches and Acreage

Forestry mulching leads the list. We work for ranches and for owners of lots and small acreage across the brush country. Oil and gas operators in the Eagle Ford can add us as an extra machine on a right of way. For landowners with a wildlife plan, we do the brush work it calls for.

Yellow and black compact track loader grinding a small tree into mulch at the edge of dry brush, forestry mulching

Forestry Mulching

The mulching head on our skid steer grinds brush and small trees into mulch that stays on the ground. The oaks and mottes you mark stay standing.

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Orange compact track loader with a mulching head parked on dry grass beside overgrown brush, brush clearing

Brush Clearing

We clear mesquite, huisache, blackbrush and prickly pear from overgrown pasture and lots. The mulching head grinds the brush where it stands, and the rippers root plow what must stay open.

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Mulching head on a skid steer working through mesquite brush and prickly pear, sendero clearing

Sendero Clearing

We cut new senderos and re-open old ones on hunting ranches around Laredo. The mulching head clears the lane, and the rippers root plow it where it needs to stay open.

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Yellow and black compact track loader mulching a cleared strip along a woven wire fence, fence line clearing

Fence Line Clearing

We clear mesquite and brush off old fence lines and cut the path for new ones. New lines get root plowed before the fence crew comes.

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Yellow compact track loader lifting an auger out of a fresh hole with soil coming off the flighting, post hole digging

Post Hole Digging

The auger on our skid steer drills fence post holes for ranch fences, game fences, pens and gates. Your fence builder gives the spacing and depth, and we drill to it.

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Yellow compact track loader cutting a trench across a dry pasture beside a wire fence, trenching

Trenching

The trencher on the skid steer cuts trenches for water lines and electric runs on ranches and rural land. Your plumber or electrician marks the route and the depth, and we cut to match.

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Freshly mulched strip along a line of utility poles between a tree line and a harvested field, right of way clearing

Right of Way Clearing

We clear and mulch brush along pipeline rights of way and around pads in the Eagle Ford. A smaller operator or a big crew with overflow work gets an extra machine.

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Yellow compact track loader throwing wood chips as its mulching head grinds into brush, wildlife exemption brush management

Wildlife Exemption

The mulching head and rippers on our skid steer do the brush work a Texas wildlife management plan calls for. You write the plan, alone or with a biologist, and we clear to the acres and pattern it lists.

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Iron Steer Land Services logo: land clearing and forestry mulching in Laredo, Texas Serving Laredo and the Brush Country
Who we are

A Land Clearing Company for the Brush Country

Iron Steer Land Services is a land clearing company serving Laredo and the South Texas brush country. Our work runs across Webb County and the counties around it, on land thick with mesquite and cactus.

Our main method is forestry mulching. The mulching head grinds mesquite and small trees into mulch, and the trees you mark stay standing. We also cut senderos on hunting ranches and root plow them, so less brush grows back.

A new fence starts with a clear line. We clear it and drill the post holes, and your fence crew builds from there. For a water line, the trencher cuts the trench along the route your plumber marks.

About Our Company
Why Choose Iron Steer

Land Clearing and Forestry Mulching Around Laredo

Four attachments on the skid steer

The skid steer runs a forestry mulching head, a trencher, an auger and rippers. The brush work and the dig work after it can come from one company.

Mulch left as ground cover

The brush we clear stays on the land as a layer of mulch over the soil. Where regrowth has to stop, the rippers root plow the lane.

The quote in writing

We look at the land first, or at the photos you text us. Then the quote comes to you in writing, with the work spelled out.

Laredo at the center

Laredo sits at the center of our service area. We work about 100 miles around it, from the border up to the edge of the Hill Country.

Need Land Cleared Around Laredo?

Call or text (956) 206-3992 about the mesquite and brush on your place. We look at the land or your photos, then put the quote in writing.

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Service Area

Laredo and the South Texas Brush Country

Serving Laredo, Texas and the brush country from the border up to Uvalde, working about 100 miles around Laredo.

Laredo Eagle Pass Uvalde Alice Rio Grande City Pearsall Crystal City Zapata Carrizo Springs Hebbronville Cotulla All Service Areas
How We Work

How a Job With Iron Steer Runs

From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.

1

Call or text

Call or text (956) 206-3992 and tell us where the land is and what it needs. Photos of the brush help.

2

We look at the land

We look at the land in person or in your photos. You show us what stays and what goes.

3

The written quote

The quote comes to you in writing, with the work spelled out. Once you say yes, we set a date.

4

The work

We trailer the skid steer to the property. The mulching head grinds the brush, and the rippers root plow any lane that has to stay open. Trench and post hole jobs get the trencher or the auger.

5

The finish

The mulch stays on the ground as cover, around the oaks and mottes you kept. On trench jobs, we backfill after the line is in when the quote includes it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions About Land Clearing or Forestry Mulching?

Common questions about land clearing around Laredo and the South Texas brush country. If yours is not here, call or text and we will answer it.

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What kind of land clearing do you do?
We clear brush and small trees with a forestry mulching head on a skid steer. That covers pasture, senderos, fence lines, pipeline rights of way and lot clearing for a homesite. With the auger or the trencher on, the same machine drills post holes and cuts trenches. We also do the brush work behind a wildlife management valuation.
What stays on the land after you clear it?
You tell us what stays, like the oaks, the mottes, the fence and the deer stand. The mulching head grinds the rest of the brush into mulch where it stands. That mulch stays spread on the ground as cover. The state's outdoor burning guide lists mulching as a practical alternative to burning brush.
Will the mesquite grow back after clearing?
It can. Mesquite sprouts back from a bud zone below the ground, so a cut at the surface leaves the root alive. Where a lane or flat must stay open, the rippers root plow it and cut the roots below that zone. Shallow-rooted whitebrush and prickly pear can still come back, so ask us about follow-up brush clearing.
Do you take out big trees and stumps?
Small ones, yes. The mulching head takes small trees and their stumps down to grade, and the roots stay unless we root plow. For big timber or grading, call an excavation contractor with a dozer. A tree service handles trees that hang over a house or a power line.
Do you dig post holes and trenches?
Yes: the auger drills post holes, and the trencher cuts trenches for water and electric lines. Your fence crew builds the fence, and a licensed plumber or electrician lays and connects the line. Texas law calls for an 811 notice two business days before any dig 16 inches deep or deeper. The utilities mark their own lines, so show us any private water or power lines on your place.
Do I need a permit to clear land around Laredo?
It depends on where the land sits. Inside Laredo city limits, the City of Laredo Engineering Department posts a land clearing notice application. Check with the city before clearing a lot. In rural Webb County, trenching or excavation near a creek or draw starts with the county's floodplain determination.
Can you do the brush work for a wildlife exemption?
Yes: our brush management for a wildlife exemption follows the acres and the pattern your plan sets. Texas law lists seven wildlife management practices, habitat control first, and a landowner must carry out at least three. The plan goes to the county appraisal district, which answers the tax questions. Texas Parks and Wildlife publishes planning guidelines for the South Texas Plains.
What area do you work in?
We work about 100 miles around Laredo, from the border up to the edge of the Hill Country. That takes in Zapata, Hebbronville, Cotulla, Carrizo Springs, Crystal City and Pearsall. It reaches Eagle Pass, Uvalde, Alice and Rio Grande City too, and the ranch country between them.
How does pricing work?
We price each job after we see the land, in person or in the photos you text us. The acres and how thick the brush is drive the price, along with what has to stay. Access for the trailer and the drive to the property count too. Call or text (956) 206-3992, and the quote comes to you in writing.
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Get In Touch With Iron Steer

Tell us where the property is and the work it needs, and send photos if you have them. Call or text (956) 206-3992 or use the form, and we will get back to you.

  • Call or text (956) 206-3992
  • Serving Laredo, TX and the South Texas brush country
  • Written quotes · forestry mulching, brush clearing, trenching and post holes

Request a Quote

Tell us about the land and the work it needs. We look at the land or your photos of it, then put the quote in writing.

Call (956) 206-3992