Landmark’s Wildlife Plans and 1-d-1 Filing

2021 Landmark Wildlife Management Plan

So you’ve learned as much as you can about how wildlife exemptions fit with your personal and property goals and are ready to make the switch. What now?  Making the transition from ag or timber to wildlife is one of the most important decisions you will make for your land. In addition to guiding the land and wildlife efforts for years to come, your initial wildlife management plan and application impact the health of your property and make a very strong impression with the appraisal district. Hiring the right wildlife management company to represent your property is paramount.

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Contact The Appraisal District

When Landmark Wildlife begins work on a wildlife plan, our first step is for a biologist to contact the appraisal district on your behalf. The purpose of this conversation is threefold – to verify your property is eligible, to give the appraisal district notice that a wildlife management plan and application will be filed, and, finally, to inform them that you’ve hired a professional biologist who is also a certified property tax consultant able to legally represent you and your property.  From that point forward, we will handle all correspondence with the appraisal district.

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Schedule A Biologist Visit

Next, we schedule a biologist site visit at day and time of your convenience. A primary goal of this property visit is to discuss your wildlife and property goals. What wildlife species interest you the most? Which practices (brush management, food plots, additional water sources, etc.) do you want to learn more about? Our biologist will identify wildlife management practices that enhance the land, benefit wildlife, align with your values, and fit any budgetary constraints that you may have. While on-the-ground, we’ll discuss plant and habitat management and identify any habitat constraints. Arguably, the wildlife plan site visit is the most important part of the process. We will only draft wildlife plans for properties that one of our biologists have visited.

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Draft A 5-Year Wildlife Management Plan

The next step is to draft a five-year wildlife management plan. This plan will provide identify and describe your target wildlife species and chosen wildlife management practices.  Habitats and plant communities will be described.  With all of Landmark’s wildlife plans, we include aerial, topographic, soils, and wildlife activities maps that show property attributes and detail where practices are to be conducted.  We have many clients who hire Landmark to implement their wildlife management practices. However, we do not design our wildlife management plans with that fact in mind. Our goal is to give you enough direction and detail to conduct the practices yourself. However, if you need help, we’re always a phone call away.

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Landowner Review of The Wildlife Plan

We then send the wildlife management plan and application to you for review. If you’ve changed your mind about any wildlife practices between the site visit and the completion of your first draft, we will make any modifications before the plan is sent to the appraisal district for review.

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Official Application Sent to Appraisal District With Follow-up

Finally, the plan is sent via certified mail to the appraisal district. We will make any follow-up phone calls with the appraisal district to ensure approval of your wildlife management plan. We notify you as soon as we learn of your wildlife plan’s acceptance. During the course of their wildlife management plan, clients are encouraged to call their personal biologist with any questions. Topics may include implementation of their plan, plant or animal identification, or miscellaneous wildlife management topics. If you have a question during the course of your wildlife plan, we are always available.

Property Tax Certification

Landmark Wildlife Management has the needed qualifications (Senior Property Tax Consultant certification #3928) to represent you and your property to the appraisal Why is this important? You deserve the best representation possible during the wildlife conversion process. In addition, a wildlife management company cannot legally represent you or your property to the appraisal district without being a certified property tax consultant. For the same reason you wouldn’t hire a doctor, accountant, or attorney who isn’t licensed, you shouldn’t trust your property’s property tax status to anyone without tax consultant certification.

Our Money-back Guarantee

Landmark offers a money-back guarantee, put in writing, for all wildlife management plans that we draft and file. If we don’t successfully convert the property, we have not performed the job to our standards. The guarantee also gives you assurance that our biologists do everything in our power to get your property approved.

Why Choose Landmark?

Wildlife exemptions are our sole line of business. Landmark Wildlife’s biologists have worked in the industry for over 20 years and have successfully converted over 1,250 landowners into wildlife appraisal. We’ve got the experience and know-how to allow you to reach your property goals….and we offer the money-back guarantee to show it.

Our Senior Property Tax Consultant certification allows us to legally represent you and your property to the appraisal district, ensuring you get the best representation during the conversion process and giving you the convenience and assurance of knowing that your land and interests are being communicated in a professional manner.

Lastly, we have the depth and breadth of knowledge to assist you with any project. From wildlife management plans to plan implementation, we have the ability to make your goals a reality.

Landowner Testimonials

“Landmark Wildlife is a notch above the competition. I interviewed several companies and chose Landmark after just a few minutes on the phone. The company was very responsive, personable and concerned with understanding my goals from the initial phone call and throughout the entire process. As a new small tract rural landowner with little wildlife management experience or specialized knowledge I was concerned with finding a company with a representative who would understand my unique plans and needs. One of their biologists met me one morning and we walked the property together for several hours while he answered my non-stop questions and worked with me to develop a unique plan together over the next few weeks that accomplished goals we set together. Throughout the process he always answered the phone and responded to my emails within 24 hours. I could not be more satisfied with the experience and the plan will pay for itself within a year. I highly recommend using Landmark Management and am sure you will be just as satisfied as I am.”

Jesse F.– Leon County

“Just wanted you to know how much we’ve been enjoying working with Landmark! We learned so much from the biologist on our initial visit. It was great to watch the kids learn about nature – all the grownups enjoyed it as well.
We would have done some really stupid things on our land had we not consulted with you first. Not sure we would have earned our exemption without your help – thank you! We appreciate you.”

Dorothy E.– Mason County

“I engaged Landmark Wildlife to obtain a wildlife exemption on a 75 acre land parcel in Hays County. Landmark was recommended by the leading real estate brokerage firm in my area as well as other satisfied land owners. Landmark was efficient, knowledgeable and competent. The very thorough site visit to my property facilitated my understanding of the habitat and related requirements of the animal species my wildlife plan was designed to support. The detailed written plan provided by Landmark was instructive and comprehensive. Landmark accurately explained every step of the application process. My exemption was granted within days of Landmark’s prediction. I intend to use Landmark again, in the very near future, to obtain a wildlife exemption on another land parcel.”

Ron F.– Hays County