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  The purple paint and markings you see on Texas fenceposts and trees indicates No Trespassing. The law was created to allow Texas land owners an alternative to posting No Trespassing and Posted signs that would retain the same legal bite, but without the cost of signs or frequently replacing the...
12/18/2012
Managing your East Texas Fishing Lake Some 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 availabl...
10/02/2012
Largemouth bass This is the most sought after sport fish in Texas and, in most pond environments, is the primary predator. The northern largemouth bass species is native to Texas and is a widely stocked fish. While the Florida bass subspecies grows to a larger size, it’s very sensitive to cold te...
10/02/2012
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 l...
10/02/2012
Stocking Texas lakes and ponds The 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 pon...
10/02/2012
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...
10/02/2012
To 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...
10/02/2012
Should You invest in land in East Texas? While I can’t tell you if you should invest in land, I can tell you why I do: Land as an investment has additional aspects to it that you cannot get with stocks, CDs or mutual funds: 1) you can enjoy the land, 2) you can re-model your investment to create ...
04/09/2012
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