buckseye said:
Before digging ask the landowner.
Good idea. If I caught someone digging a pit on our land, with out letting us know, I would go nuclear. Have you ever fixed an axle on a large piece of equipment ?
On the flip side, pits are great. Cover them up right, and you'll literally have geese walking on your roof. (I've litterally had friends harvest birds by hand !)
I would also recommend a back hoe and a tandem with a dump box, if you have access to one. Takes us 30 minutes, and we can have 3 sets of deep pits dug.
I would also recommend filling these holes in before freeze up !
NDMax