Wildlife Management Plans

     A Wildlife Management Plan gives information on your property's historic and current 

   use, establishes your goals for the property, and provides a set of activities designed to

   integrate wildlife and habitat improvements to meet your goals. 

     Management plans for ranches are designed to meet the needs of the wildlife and 

   livestock as well as the needs and desires of you, the landowner.  Whether managing for

   deer, game birds, or other species, the Wildlife Management Plan addresses the

   requirements of the species based on the habitat available as well as it's potential

   availability.  Depending on the goals you set for the plan, different practices may be

   prescribed.

     Plans for the Wildlife Tax Exemption are likely to include elements of all seven listed

   wildlife management activities.  All activities and practices are designed to overcome

   deficiencies that limit wildlife or harm their habitats.  Each one of the activities should 

   be practiced routinely or consistently as part of an overall habitat management plan. 

   For example, sporadically scattering corn would not qualify as providing 

   supplemental supplies of food under these guidelines.

     The prescribed activities in your wildlife management plan will be specific to the

   particular region of the state your property is located.  There are many practices that 

   are appropriate in some regions of Texas that are inappropriate in others.  For example,

   some areas of East Texas may not require providing supplemental water for wildlife.  

   And there may be no need for supplemental cover in the brush country of South Texas.  

Let us help you begin or enhance the current wildlife management on your property.  

The Wildlife Management Plan is the place to begin.