I used round up before. BUT you do know blackberry browse has more nutrients in them than any plant a deer can forage on. You got briars you got deer.

They sound the same but the pictures I see on line look different. You're right about not walking through them at least not without heavy TOUGH clothing.

John c yeah that's what I'm worried about I go through cut them an they just grow back but even thicker

LOL, My first thoughts too!

Tordon will kill near anything, railroad companies use it on the side of the tracks to keep brush down. Velpar is another great option on briar and bramble, but get it down on the ground before spring sap really starts to get flowing. I used to farm blueberries and briars are a real problem, velpar got em.

Triclopyr and metsulfuron methyl herbicides work really well on blackberry. Green briar leaves have a high surface tension and makes it hard to get the chemical to stick but with a little extra surfactant you will likely get good results. Best advice for herbicides is to positively identify exactly what plant you’re trying to kill and follow the label for treatment.

I like the suggestions on this thread to get a goat. I'd like to get a goat, but I'm wondering if I have to worry about critters like coyotes harming the goat. Additionally, if I anchor the goat I wonder if I have to worry about the goat getting entangled & injured. Thoughts?

Goats don't like to be alone, and yes coyote like em. A small fenced lot with a few goats will get cleared pretty fast, then you move them, electric fence helps hold the goats in and critters out but don't be surprised when you need to get new goats......

I have cleared large expanses of himalaya blackberries up to 12 feet tall to get fields ready to plant. Being certified organic herbicides aren't an option.

What I do is knock them down with a bobcat, pile them up somewhere to burn later, then run over the field several times over with a subsoiler (chisel) to about 17-18" deep. I run a grid about 1 foot apart going both directions to loosen up crowns and tap roots. As anybody that has dealt with himalayas knows, even just a small section of root will have them coming back. After subsoiling I deep plow then cultivate for the whole summer making sure any stragglers are disrupted.

There will always be some stragglers coming back in subsequent years but by and large it gets the job done. Where I have planted blueberries in an old blackberry field I plan on deep digging out any that come up in the rows in subsequent years. I have a steel handled tree planting shovel for that.

Briars are your friend are great cover and browse for deer

To a point. I mean some is good, but too much can sure be a nuisance.

I see the Briars are already starting to leaf out. I haven't decided yet how to kill some of the ones this year that I want to. Perhaps the most annoying ones are what's along the edge of my yard.