Land Owner Land Managment

Managing the game and the land that they live on is the most beneficial and rewarding aspect of running a hunting enterprise. The better the both of these are, the better the hunting, and thus, the business. The Lease Hunter web site has compiled a comprehensive database for Land Owners to access for their use.

Leasing Texas Rangelands Larry D. White and Robert E. Whitson - Leasing rangeland for a variety of uses can be a viable alternative to operating the enterprise yourself. This publication gives the landowner sensible guidelines for negotiating a lease, and includes discussions on lessor/lessee objectives.

Putting Pen To Paper - Developing a Management Plan

Habitat: the Foundation of Deer Management by Ken Gee The most neglected part of management is the importance of habitat. Deer are a product of theirs, and without it, there are no deer.

Texas Wildlife Management and Appraisal - This article reviews the requirements for qualifying land for wildlife management, for initially appraising the land, and for defining elements of the seven wildlife management activities.

Diversity - The Spice of Life by Ken Gee Wildlife managers need to be aware of the importance of habitat diversity.

Wildlife Damage Management Service - Texas Agricultural Extension Service

Deer Management Associations by Grant Huggins A deer management association (or coop) is simply a group of land managers in a region who share common deer management goals and make a decision to cooperatively manage their shared deer herd. Goals such as improving the buck age structure, buck:doe ratio, fawn crop, or altering deer density are difficult or impossible to achieve on small acreages without a deer fence. Developing a common strategy over larger acreages is much more effective.

How Many Deer Are Too Many? by Grant Huggins Without records, most land managers are unable to tell. Livestock managers are trained to monitor forage availability and body condition of their herd. Except in extreme cases, deer forage conditions are subtle, and body condition observations are limited to the check station.

Doe Harvest Effort by Grant Huggins Most inexperienced deer managers envision doe reduction as a simple task. However, effective doe harvest requires an intensive effort, and it becomes more difficult over time.

Does Leasing Increase the Cost of Hunting? by Grant Huggins If a hunter has permission to hunt a specific tract of land for free and the landowner decides to begin charging a fee, and that hunter decides to pay the fee to continue hunting there, his individual cost of hunting has been increased. However, such a chain of events is rare and affects a very small fraction of hunters any given year.

Deer Management Is a Year-Round Process by Ken Gee During the long, hot days of summer, interest in deer management often takes a back seat to fishing, boating, vacations, etc. However, people interested in deer need to keep in mind that deer management is a year-round process.

Is the Hunting Industry Missing the Point? by Russell Stevens Wildlife management, particularly white-tailed deer management, is becoming more and more commercialized, but little attention is given to the basics of deer habitat management because it can't be put in a bag or can and sold for a profit.

Passport to Texas - Wildlife - RealAudio interviews about Texas Wildlife and Wildlife Management Areas.

Recreation Motivates Texas Land Buyers by Grant Huggins Recreation is the primary motive fueling the rural Texas land market, according to research from the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University.

Texas Organization of Wildlife Management Associations - Wildlife management and conservation, Texas Organization of Wildlife Management Associations and Conservation.

Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute - provides science based information for enhancing the conservation and management of wildlife in south Texas and related environments.

Big Bucks for Small Landowners? by Russell Stevens Have you considered the effects on the buck population when an area is chopped up by many different landowners and infiltrated by several deer hunters who want to shoot a buck?

Bigger Buck for Your Bang by Grant Huggins Genetics and nutrition affect the antler quality of white-tailed bucks. The most important factor, however, may be the age of the deer.

Brush Sculpting by Russell Stevens Brush sculpting is an attempt to manage brush or timber for multiple benefits (primarily livestock and wildlife) in a manner that is both environmentally and economically sound.

Where Have All the Quail Gone? - The Texas Quail Conservation Initiative: A Proactive Approach to Restoring Quail Populations By Improving Wildlife Habitat

How Much Quail Cover Can You Afford? by Russell Stevens Much has been written regarding the subject of bobwhite quail habitat management. As you probably know by now, adequate cover, space, food and proper arrangement of these components are essential to developing good bobwhite habitat.

Cattle as Quail Managers by Grant Huggins In my opinion, cattle are the most powerful quail managers in Oklahoma, for two reasons. The first is because it is difficult to successfully produce bobwhites without them. Quail cannot thrive in rank grassland. The second reason is because so many land management decisions are made exclusively with cattle in mind.

Cover Often Limits Bobwhite Numbers by Mike Porter Management of native bobwhite populations is very challenging, often frustrating. The frustration occurs because quail managers often do not adequately identify and change the real factors that limit bobwhite abundance. Some aspect of cover, either too little or too much, often limits quail abundance.

Quail Management on Small Acreages by Mike Porter Recent scientific information indicates quail populations may need enough contiguous habitat to support at least 800 quail to prevent localized extinction.

Exotic Game Conservation in Texas - We analyzed the importance of exotic game ranching for the conservation of native plants and animals in the Texas Hill Country.

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