Texas has an Ag exemption but it is for crops or livestock. Then we got the opportunity for a wildlife exemption and I sold my cows and horses. Now, there about a half dozen things that I can do but only have to do 4.
I provide supplemental water for wildlife. That's my ponds. I build brush piles for small animals to escape predation. I provide supplemental food. That's generally a wheat patch when we get rain. I also feed the deer a lot of corn, put out bird houses and have bird feeders. Do a wildlife census using game cams. I load up my annual report with pictures. I I also load up with pictures of kids that I take fishing, hunting, etc. That' not one of the requirements but I figure it helps.
Without the exemption my place would be taxed almost like city property.
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