Wildlife Management Plans
Comprehensive planning and compliance services to help you switch from agricultural exemption to wildlife management valuation while maintaining your low property tax rate.
Wildlife Management Plans
Custom Plans Tailored to Your Goals
We develop comprehensive wildlife management plans that allow you to switch from agricultural exemption to wildlife management valuation while keeping the same low tax rate. Every plan is customized to your property, your goals, and your budget. Whether you know exactly what you want or need help discovering your land's conservation potential, we guide you to achieve your goals as cost-effectively as possible.
What's Included
- Pre-Site Visit Consultation: We discuss your property, current tax status, land management goals, and what you hope to achieve before ever stepping foot on your land.
- On-Site Property Assessment: Comprehensive evaluation of your property's wildlife habitat, current conditions, and management opportunities.
- Custom Wildlife Management Plan: Wildlife management plan tailored specifically to your property and goals. We help you select the wildlife management practices that make the most sense for your land, your budget, and what you want to accomplish.
- Professional GIS Mapping: Professional custom maps included with every plan, using high-quality aerial imagery showing property boundaries, topographic features, water sources, and management activity locations.
- Resource Materials & Implementation Guidance: Educational materials and detailed guidance on how to implement your chosen practices yourself or work with local contractors cost-effectively.
- Formal Plan Copy: Complete formal copy of your wildlife management plan and all supporting documentation for your records.
- County Appraisal District Submission: We submit your completed plan to your County Appraisal District within 45 days of your site visit and handle all follow-up through the approval process.
Our Approach
We build plans that achieve your goals: Already know what you want? We create a plan that gets you there. Not sure where to start? We help you discover realistic goals based on your land's potential and what you want to accomplish.
We maximize cost efficiency: We build plans that fit your budget. Whether your goal is to accomplish wildlife management as affordably as possible while maintaining your tax exemption and seeing real wildlife benefits, or you want to invest more for enhanced habitat and better conservation outcomes, we develop the best plan for you.
We're honest about what works: Your plan is built around what your property can realistically support and what makes sense for your specific situation—not what generates the most revenue for us.
Timeline
Typically 4-6 weeks from initial consultation to submission
Pricing
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Our guarantee: If we don't get your plan approved by your County Appraisal District, you receive a full refund of your plan development fee.
Annual Service Agreement
We Handle the Reporting AND the Work to Keep You Compliant
Once your wildlife management plan is approved, you must implement at least 3 of 7 required activities annually and file yearly reports with your County Appraisal District. With our Annual Service Agreement, we handle both—implementing the activities on your property AND filing all required documentation.
What's Included
- Activity Implementation: We conduct all or some of the required 3+ wildlife management activities on your property each year. You choose which activities we handle based on your needs and budget.
- Annual Compliance Reporting: We document all activities performed throughout the year and file your annual report with your County Appraisal District by the required deadline.
- Site Inspection Support: If your County Appraisal District requests a site inspection, we're there to represent you and demonstrate compliance.
- Ongoing Compliance Management: We track what's been done, what's needed, and ensure you maintain good standing with your CAD year after year.
- Complete Peace of Mind: You maintain your low property taxes—we handle the work.
Flexible Activity Options
We can handle all 3+ required activities, or just the ones you prefer not to manage yourself. Common activities we implement:
- Habitat control (brush management, native plantings)
- Erosion control
- Predator management
- Supplemental water provision
- Supplemental food provision (feeders, food plots)
- Supplemental shelter provision (nest boxes, brush piles)
- Census counts and wildlife surveys
Pricing
Annual Service Agreement pricing varies significantly based on property size, which activities you want us to implement, and scope of work required.
Bundled savings: Clients who contract for both the initial wildlife management plan AND ongoing Annual Service Agreement receive discounted rates on both services.
Contact us for a customized quote based on your specific needs.
Annual Wildlife Management Reports
Stay Compliant Without the Paperwork Hassle
Prefer to implement the required wildlife management activities yourself but want professional help with documentation and reporting? We offer annual compliance reporting as a standalone service for landowners who manage their own activities but want to ensure proper documentation and timely filing.
What's Included
- Activity Documentation Support: We help you document the wildlife management activities you've performed throughout the year in a way that satisfies County Appraisal District requirements.
- Annual Report Preparation: We prepare your complete annual compliance report with all required documentation, photos, and activity records.
- CAD Filing: We file your annual report with your County Appraisal District by the required deadline, ensuring you maintain compliance.
- Compliance Review: We review your documented activities to ensure they meet CAD requirements and provide guidance if adjustments are needed for the following year.
Pricing
Annual compliance reporting services starting at $495, depending on property size and documentation complexity.
This service is ideal for landowners who prefer hands-on property management but want professional support ensuring their documentation meets all requirements.