Land Clearing in Aberdeen, MS
Aberdeen is the Monroe County seat in northeast Mississippi, an old river town on the Tombigbee with black-soil farmland and hardwood bottoms around it. Down South Land Solutions takes land clearing, pasture, hunting land and culvert jobs here with its own tracked machines. Estimates are free: call or text (205) 535-6376.
Clearing, Mulching & Dirt Work in Aberdeen
Aberdeen was settled in 1834 and chartered as a town in 1837, and it took the county seat from Athens in 1849. In the 1800s it was one of the busiest river ports in Mississippi, shipping cotton down the Tombigbee. Downtown sits on a low rise above the river's original channel. Today the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway runs down the east side of town, and the Aberdeen Lock and Dam, inside the city limits, forms Aberdeen Lake. Aberdeen is inside our service area, and we take jobs here.
US-45 swings around the south and west sides of town, and Highways 8 and 25 run through the south side. Monroe County has a belt of black lime soil, stiff ground weathered from the Selma chalk. It is good farmland, and stiff soil like that sheds water slowly. Around Aberdeen the work is fields to reclaim, hunting land along the river, lines to cut and culverts where field roads cross wet ground. We do it with a Cat dozer, an excavator and tracked mulchers.
River bottom hunting land
Tombigbee bottoms fill with cane, vines and brush until a person can hardly walk through them. A mulcher opens shooting lanes, trails and food plots without pulling stumps, and each plot is ready to disk. Do it when the bottoms are dry. Land near the waterway may be wetland or federal property, so check with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before clearing. More on hunting lanes and food plots.
Field roads and culverts
Black prairie ground turns slick and soft after a rain. A field road that crosses a low spot needs a culvert set at the right grade, bedded and backfilled, and rock on top so trucks do not sink. A drive onto US-45 or a state highway needs a Mississippi Department of Transportation permit, and for a county road, ask Monroe County. See culvert installation.
Burning and digging in Mississippi
The Mississippi Forestry Commission issues burn permits for forestry and farm burns, such as a pasture or a pine stand. Burning land-clearing debris follows local rules and MDEQ, which bars it within 500 yards of an occupied home unless an air curtain burner is used, and during any High Fire Danger Alert. Before a culvert trench or a footing, Mississippi 811 has to be notified, as state law requires. Sites of an acre or more come under MDEQ construction stormwater permits. Our pasture reclamation page covers field work.
Work We Take On in Aberdeen
Four services that fit the ground around Aberdeen, plus everything else we do.
Hunting Lanes & Food Plots in Aberdeen
Shooting lanes, trails and food plots cut on hunting land and left ready to plant.
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Pasture Reclamation in Aberdeen
Grown-up fields mulched back to pasture and hay ground, with the topsoil left in place.
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Culvert Installation in Aberdeen
Driveway and field-road culverts set, bedded, backfilled and covered.
DetailsRight-of-Way Clearing in Aberdeen
Fence lines, survey lines and rights of way cut straight and wide.
DetailsEverything else we do in Aberdeen
Can you open up overgrown hunting land near Aberdeen, MS?
Yes. We mulch shooting lanes, trails, food plots and access roads on hunting land, working around the timber you want left. Tell us the acreage and where the openings should go, or send a satellite map with them drawn on. Call or text (205) 535-6376 for a free estimate.
Who issues burn permits in Monroe County, Mississippi?
For forestry and agricultural burns, the Mississippi Forestry Commission, which takes applications online. Burning land-clearing debris falls under local rules and MDEQ's open burning requirements instead. An active county burn ban is one reason the Commission can deny a permit, so check for bans before any burn.
Can you clear a survey line or property line near Aberdeen?
Yes. We cut fence lines, survey lines and rights of way straight and wide enough to walk, drive or build fence in. Have the line flagged or the corners found first, and we mulch to the marks. See right-of-way clearing.
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How a Job Runs
Tell Us What You Have
Call, text or send the form. County, rough acreage, what is growing on it and how a truck and trailer gets in.
We Look at the Ground
Close by, we come and look. Farther off, we can go over it with you on satellite first, then see it on the ground before the work starts.
A Number to Plan Around
Estimates are free and priced off the property. Small jobs carry a minimum, and you hear the figure before you commit.
The Machines Go to Work
We settle what comes out and what stays. Mark the trees you want kept, or walk it with us and point them out.
Finished, Not Just Knocked Down
Holes filled, ground pulled back to grade, and the fall set so water leaves the site instead of standing on it.
Got Ground to Clear in Aberdeen?
Call or text, or send a few details. Estimates are free.