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Increasing Wildlife on your East Texas Property

Tuesday, October 02

 Two things make the difference: supplementation of the existing food supply and increasing their available shelter.Corn is obviously the most common deer supplement. At around $5 a bag, it’s cheap and easy to buy at any Tractor Supply or Wal-Mart, and easy to distribute or load into a feeder. Bu...


Managing your Texas Fishing Lake

Tuesday, October 02

 Managing your Texas Fishing LakeSome pond owners combat unwanted lake water level reductions by pumping in groundwater from a well, but caution should be used as well water is low in dissolved oxygen. Providing structure in deeper areas of the pond ensures that fish habitat will be available reg...


Wildlife Tax Exemption on Texas Land

Tuesday, October 02

 o qualify for a Texas wildlife management tax exemption, your land must already be in agricultural or timber appraisal by the county tax appraiser.To apply, you create a wildlife management plan for your property. It’s not a complex plan as you are basically outlining for the appraisal district ...


East Texas Lakes & Ponds

Tuesday, October 02

 Stocking Texas lakes and pondsThe size of your pond or lake is the major factor that will determine the species and quantity of fish to stock, the degree of management needed to maintain these fish, and how many fish you can harvest each year.If you are controlling the initial stocking of a pond...


How to Finance Land in East Texas

Tuesday, October 02

 Keep It Local. The lowest interest rates and lowest down payments are absolutely found with community banks and rural land lenders local to the property. Large metropolitan banks do not typically lend on rural land. That is not their market for loaning money. Financing rural property requires a ...