Introduction to Wildlife Management

A Salute to Our Troops

Wildlife Management and Taxes

This appraisal methodology allows a Texas landowner, new or existing a way to keep property taxes low.

Before you buy land you must determine if the land is being appraised as agricultural land or is it being taxed at market value. This will make a big difference on your bottom tax line.

To have the land appraised for wildlife management use, it must FIRST have an agricultural valuation by the county tax appraisal district. In other words “be ag exempt”. The term “ag exemption” does not mean you pay no taxes. It is a misused term and means that the land has an agricultural valuation on it.

The Texas Constitution, the Texas Property Tax Code and the Texas Administrative Code allow Texas land to be appraised for wildlife management use. It is not subject to how the local county tax appraisal district feels. It is law.

The land must be qualified as ag land before you go into wildlife management. You must perform 3 out of 7 practices to qualify the land to be appraised for wildlife management use.

Traditional ag use to wildlife use?

Maybe you are tired of dealing with the challenges associated with livestock.
You may have a physical or medical condition that affects your ability to deal with livestock or whatever your ag valuation is.
Want to keep the same tax benefits as you enjoyed with ag.
To decrease the costs of operation and the workload associated with ag.
Increase the quality of wildlife and your land’s habitat.
Increase the resale value of your land.
OR you just want a place in the country without having to place livestock or raise crops on your land.