You mentioned that you are working toward putting a Wildlife exemption. If that is the case, you may not want to deal with the longterm headache of cattle. Not knowing your situation, is there a chance you would have to buy hay in the winter? If so, that could introduce grasses you don't want on the property. The single biggest contributer to the decline of the quail population in East Texas is Bermuda grass.
As part of your WLP, you could convert you pasture to native grasses. In turn, you could sell the hay. Long term, you have better wildlife habitat that will generate a little income with very little expense. Not as high of a revenue stream but is a lower draw on your time.
I don't know your situation but, I have two young boys that have there own demands on my time. I have to keep my weekends more flexible and cannot commit to a weekly or bi-weekly trip. On average it is every other week or more but there are times during baseball season that it may be four weeks.
If you think cattle would be fun or interesting, go for it. I have a brother that knew nothing about the business and started with a few head of longhorns for a tax exemption. Five years later they bought a place further out in the country and now have over 100 head. He lives two hours from the ranch and it is working for him. Mostly because he produces an excess of hay.
