Dozing vs Mulching

[jc207]

Wandering what your thoughts are on Dozing senderos vs mulching them. Typical south texas brush with senderos that have been untouched in the past 5 years or so. What would be more beneficial for the wildlife? I have about 8-10 acres of senderos to clear. Lets hear it guys.

I would just shred but it's to thick to do so with the equipment that I have.

[Trap-Daddy]

senderos?

[Longhorn95]

What about roller-chopping?

[locoengineer]

I'm good either way if your not worried about erosion and burn piles dozing is cheapest mulching is better no erosion and gives a good base to seed native grass seeds pm me I can quote prices for both

[jc207]

What about roller-chopping?

I would like to be able to drive down the clearings when done, and cannot right now.

I'm good either way if your not worried about erosion and burn piles dozing is cheapest mulching is better no erosion and gives a good base to seed native grass seeds pm me I can quote prices for both

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[12 point]

I prefer mulching,but that's me. It's nice to not have to deal with burning, but the piles of brush do offer habitat for various animals. Guess the type of terrain and soil types also add to which one might be better for the particular property.

[30-30]

senderos?

South Texas term, long straight clearings.

[JMG]

If you want to drive down them then you need to doze. It will be a while before you can drive down a mulched sendero. We have disked and redisked for 2 years and I still wont drive a vehicle down them except for my Mule. Lots of pieces of wood everywhere with mulching.

[jc207]

I prefer mulching,but that's me. It's nice to not have to deal with burning, but the piles of brush do offer habitat for various animals. Guess the type of terrain and soil types also add to which one might be better for the particular property.

Nice red/brown sandy soil, but lots of caliche too.

South Texas term, long straight clearings.

Thanks

If you want to drive down them then you need to doze. It will be a while before you can drive down a mulched sendero. We have disked and redisked for 2 years and I still wont drive a vehicle down them except for my Mule. Lots of pieces of wood everywhere with mulching.

Will mostly be driving an atv or utv around with lots of slime in the tires, but thanks for the info.

[pure lefty]

I have had both done and prefer mulching, due to no big brush piles. With brushpiles, unless you burn them, you will have the piles and weeds and new growth coming out. If you mulch, you can go in and disc up or roller chop to get rid of small residue and it puts nutrients back in soil. I am looking now at having my brush piles mulched. Of course, I am in central Texas.

[tex4k]

Just plain dozing removes most of your nutrient rich topsoil along with the brush. I prefer to grub, then remove with brush rake or blade, whatever it's called. But it's a lot more expensive.

[holdem]

senderos?

Hog traps are set at the end of these.

[76truck]

Mulch it. Way better for the land and less impact on the land. As long as you have a good team of guys with good equipment it is waaay better than dozing.

[M16]

I put in some new ones and had them mulched. Then had a maintainer come in and clean them up. A gift from the seismic company that didn't do what they were supposed to.

[Peyton]

We had seismic work done last March. There are miles of new mulched N-S and E-W senderos. My plan is to let them grow for another year and then shred them about 6" above the ground every few years. The guajilla has blown up with tender new growth and the the deer are always in them eating the regrowth and forbs.

The ones I want to drive, I'll disk and drive often. The tire tracks will turn into a lane in the red dirt if you drive them enough. If there's brush growing, I'll shred them often and the brush will eventually phase out after a few years.

Dozing takes away the topsoil and promotes erosion and less desirable brush like allthorn and lotebush which offer little for wildlife and are terrible on tires. Avoid it if you can.