Serving Jackson, Union & Williamson counties · based in Cobden, IL
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Our Services in Southern Illinois
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Our Services in Southern Illinois

Forestry mulching, brush clearing, trail cutting and hunting property work, all based in Cobden.

Forestry Mulching in Cobden, IL
Forestry Mulching

Brush and small trees ground into mulch

Forestry mulching turns brush, saplings and small trees into a layer of wood chip mulch on site. We cover Jackson, Union and Williamson counties from our base in Cobden.

  • Tracked skid steer with a forestry mulching head
  • Brush, saplings and small trees mulched on site
  • Stumps cut down to grade level
  • Limb saw for low or damaged limbs
  • Tree shear for tight spots between trees
  • Grapple stacks material you want kept
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Brush Clearing in Cobden, IL
Brush Clearing

Clear the brush, get your ground back

Brush clearing for overgrown fields, fence lines, old lots and invasive thickets across Southern Illinois. Our tracked skid steer grinds the brush into mulch on the spot, so the ground is usable the same day.

  • Overgrown fields and pastures cleared
  • Fence lines and field edges opened up
  • Invasive thickets taken down to the ground
  • Understory cleared around the trees you keep
  • Brush mulched in place, no burn piles
  • Tracked skid steer, minimal soil disturbance
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Trail Cutting in Cobden, IL
Trail Cutting

We cut new trails and reopen old ones

We cut new ATV and UTV trails through wooded ground, and reopen old paths that grew shut. The mulcher leaves a chip surface you can walk or drive the same day.

  • New ATV and UTV trail cutting
  • Walking paths through timber and brush
  • Horse trails through wooded ground
  • Old farm lanes reopened
  • Access routes to the back acres
  • Low limbs cleared with limb saw
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Hunting Property in Cobden, IL
Hunting Property

Cut lanes and trails before season

We clear shooting lanes and quiet access trails on hunting property across Southern Illinois. Selective mulching opens the ground you want open and leaves the cover that holds deer.

  • Shooting lane clearing from stand or blind
  • Quiet access trails in and out
  • Ground cleared for a future food plot
  • Field edges cleared and opened up
  • Autumn olive and honeysuckle knocked back
  • Oaks and hickories left standing
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Honeysuckle Removal in Cobden, IL
Honeysuckle Removal

Honeysuckle thickets ground down where they stand

We mulch bush honeysuckle, autumn olive and multiflora rose down to grade level. The chips stay on the ground and the woods open back up.

  • Bush honeysuckle mulched in place, from a few shrubs to a full thicket
  • Autumn olive and multiflora rose cut and ground in the same pass
  • Stems cut to grade level so the ground stays open
  • Wood chips left spread where the brush was standing
  • Wooded lots, fence lines, field edges, creek banks and hunting ground
  • Tracked machine that spreads its weight over soft ground
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Fence Line Clearing in Cobden, IL
Fence Line Clearing

Fence rows opened back up from post to post

We clear brush, vines, saplings and small cedars off fence lines and hedgerows. The growth is mulched where it stands, so the fence is easy to see and work on.

  • Fence rows cleared the full run, gate to gate
  • Brush, vines, briars and saplings mulched where they stand
  • Small cedars and volunteer trees taken off the line
  • Bush honeysuckle, autumn olive and multiflora rose ground down
  • Stems cut to grade level so a mower can pass
  • Wood chips left spread along the cleared strip
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Get In Touch With Blackburn Land Service

Overgrown field, a fence line you cannot find, a trail that grew shut, or hunting ground that needs lanes? Call or text, or send the form. We will come look at the ground and give you a free estimate.

  • (618) 697-5190 · call or text
  • Cobden, IL · serving Jackson, Union & Williamson counties
  • Free estimates · small jobs welcome
  • Financing available to qualified customers

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