The wildlife exemption, done for you.
Lower your property taxes by managing your land for wildlife — without the paperwork, the guesswork, or the risk of losing the valuation. We handle the whole thing: the plan, the work, and the annual compliance that keeps it in place.
Keep your taxes low. Skip the livestock.
A wildlife exemption lets you keep the same low property taxes as an agricultural valuation — but instead of running cattle or baling hay, you manage your land for native wildlife. For recreational and absentee landowners, hunters, and anyone who bought land to enjoy it, that's a far better fit.
The catch is that a wildlife valuation isn't "set it and forget it." It requires an approved management plan and real, documented work every single year. Miss the requirements and you can lose the valuation — and owe back taxes. That's exactly the part we take off your plate. For the full breakdown of wildlife vs. ag valuations, see our Texas Land Exemptions guide.
End to end, we handle it.
From the first walk of your property to the annual records your appraisal district wants, this is a full-service, done-for-you offering — not a plan handed to you to figure out alone.
Eligibility Review
We look at your land, your current valuation, and your county's rules, then tell you honestly whether — and how — your property can qualify.
The Management Plan
We build the wildlife management plan your appraisal district requires — property-specific, target-species focused, and written to be approved.
The Work
We carry out the qualifying activities on the ground — habitat, water, food, shelter, erosion control, and counts.
Annual Compliance
We keep the yearly activity going and the records straight, so the valuation stays in good standing year after year.
What's in the plan we build.
The management plan is the foundation of the whole exemption. Every plan is customized to your property and includes:
Habitat Assessment
We evaluate your land's current condition — vegetation, water, cover, and use — to identify exactly where the opportunities are.
Target Species Focus
We tailor the plan's practices to the specific wildlife you want to support, based on your goals and what the land can hold.
Recommended Practices
Clear guidance on habitat management, supplemental food and water, erosion control, predator management, and more.
Mapping & Documentation
Aerial maps, topographic detail, and clear written instructions — the documentation your appraisal district expects.
Annual Activity Guide
A step-by-step yearly plan to meet your goals and maintain the valuation — and the work we carry out with you.
Already have a plan?
We review, update, or rewrite existing plans to keep your property compliant and on track.
Ask about a plan update →Three of these seven, every year.
To hold a wildlife valuation, Texas requires you to actively perform at least three of these seven practices — and document them. We handle the work and the records.
- Habitat control (brush & vegetation management)
- Erosion control
- Predator control
- Supplemental water
- Supplemental food & food plots
- Supplemental shelter
- Census & population counts
Most people don't lose the exemption on paper. They lose it on the follow-through.
No Compliance Treadmill
The valuation depends on doing — and documenting — the work every year. We keep it going so you don't have to think about it.
Plans Built to Approve
A generic plan invites a denial. Ours are property-specific and written to meet your county's requirements.
County-Aware
Requirements vary by appraisal district. We write and manage to the rules where your land actually sits.
The Land Gets Better
The qualifying work is real habitat improvement — more cover, more water, more wildlife, and more enjoyment of your land.
What landowners ask first.
Generally, yes. Your land typically must already qualify for an agricultural (open-space) valuation before you can convert it to a wildlife valuation. We check where your property stands and map the path from there.
No. Because the land keeps its open-space valuation when you convert from ag to wildlife, the conversion itself doesn't trigger rollback taxes. You're just changing how you qualify for the same tax treatment.
That's the whole point of this service — you don't. We carry out the qualifying activities and keep the documentation your appraisal district expects, so you get the tax benefit without the annual workload or the risk of falling out of compliance.
Most management plans come together within a few weeks of the site visit. We'll give you a clear timeline and flag any county filing deadlines — wildlife valuation applications are generally due before May 1, so it's worth starting in the winter.
We can review, update, or rewrite it — and take over the annual work and recordkeeping. Plenty of landowners have a plan that's out of date or that they simply don't have time to keep up with.
If the land no longer meets the requirements, it can lose the valuation and you may owe rollback taxes for prior years. Staying on top of the annual activity is exactly what prevents that — and exactly what we manage for you.
Requirements are set by your county appraisal district and can change. We help you understand, qualify for, and maintain these valuations, but this page is general information, not formal tax or legal advice — we'll confirm the specifics for your property.
Serving the greater Austin area — Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, Burnet, Blanco, Caldwell, Bell, Milam & Lee Counties
Find out what your land qualifies for.
Call or text Jake for a straight answer on whether your property can qualify, and what it would take to lower your taxes — with us handling the work.