Brush Hogging in Rutherfordton, NC & the Surrounding 25-Mile Foothills

Brush hogging in the Rutherfordton area typically runs $80–$150 per hour or $200–$500 per acre for standard pasture and field work. Heavy brush, saplings, and overgrown lots that haven't been cut in 2+ years run toward the per-acre top end.

Brush hogging uses a rotary cutter on the back of a tractor — it cuts grass, weeds, and small saplings up to about 2 inches and leaves them on the ground in pieces. Forestry mulching uses a much heavier cutting head that grinds woody material up to 14 inches into a fine mulch. Brush hog is right for fields and pastures; mulching is right for woods and dense brush.

Pastures, hay fields, food plots, right-of-ways, vacant lots, fence rows, ditch lines, easements, and overgrown yards. We routinely take down 4–6 ft tall weeds, blackberry briars, saplings under 2 inches, and seasonal growth.

A 25-mile radius from Rutherfordton — Rutherford, Polk, Cleveland, Henderson, and McDowell counties, including all the farmland around Mill Spring, Columbus, Mooresboro, Lattimore, Shelby, and Marion.

Most fields and pastures benefit from 1–2 cuts per year — once in late spring to set the season back and once in late summer to keep saplings from establishing. Hay fields and food plots may only need an annual end-of-season cut.

We bring 5–8 ft rotary cutters depending on access and field size. Wider cutters make short work of large open fields; narrower cutters fit through gates and tight turns around tree lines and structures.

Late spring (May–June) and late summer through early fall (August–October) are the prime windows. We avoid the heart of nesting season where possible, and we don't hog soft, saturated ground because it damages the field.