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TEXAS LAND magazine
Read our archive of articles and advice from Texas LAND Magazine, a quarterly publication focused on the people, places and land of the Lone Star State.
Q&A with Nature Photographer Larry Ditto
TEXAS LAND magazine recently sat down for a chat with Larry Ditto, a full-time nature photographer for the past 15 years
Texas 2016 Land Market Report
Following the robust price recovery from 2012 through 2013 when prices surged by 7 to 10.5 percent annually, Texas land markets seem to have taken a break.
On Call for Texas Ranchers: Interview with TSCRA President Dr. Richard Thorpe
As an emergency room doctor and a first-generation rancher, Dr. Richard Thorpe offers a unique perspective as president of Texas’s largest livestock organization.
Nature Photography: A Natural Fit for Landowners
While a picture is worth a thousand words, a nature photography operation can be worth thousands of dollars to landowners.
Creating Kid-Friendly Hunting Properties and Experiences
It’s a rewarding and often refreshing experience to have youngsters in a hunting camp. Here’s a few tips from wildlife specialist Greg Simons.
Bernard Uechtritz: Living Outside the Box
2016 will go down as a banner year for Bernard “Bernie” Uechtritz. First, there was the historic and record-breaking sale of the Waggoner Ranch and a slew of industry awards. Second, Icon Global launched and has already almost single-handedly set a transactional benchmark of a billion dollars (and counting) of production in real estate. Bernard […]
12 Awesome Texas-Themed Holiday Gift Ideas
The editors of TEXAS LAND magazine have picked out some of their favorite holiday gift ideas with a heaping of Lone Star State charisma, style and form.
Year-End Tax Prep: 5 Tips for Landowners
As the year winds down, you’re probably already thinking about your New Year’s resolutions. If one of them is to keep better track of your finances, this is the time to look back at your records and prepare for tax season or a major purchase.
No Land. No Water
The statewide rains in August ensured that Texas, with 75.25 inches, had just enjoyed the wettest 24-month consecutive period in its history. While the life-giving moisture was needed and welcomed, it muddied the memory of 2011, when Texas, with an average of 14.18 inches, struggled to survive its driest year ever.
Jane Long: Mother of Texas
Most Texans know her name. She’s the “Mother of Texas.” Unfortunately, that’s usually all they know about Jane Long.
Blue Mountain Peak Ranch: No Place for Complacency
“We find this state to be wonderful for private stewardship,” said Taylor, owner of the Blue Mountain Peak Ranch near Mason, which was honored with the 2016 Leopold Conservation Award for Texas.
Texas Wildlife Association Member Profile: Stephen “Tio” Kleberg
Stephen J. “Tio” Kleberg is a cowboy by nature and a rancher by nurture. “When most kids are in elementary school, they aspire to be firemen or doctors or policemen, but I always wanted to be a cowboy,” Kleberg, who represents the fifth generation to have lived and worked on King Ranch, says.
How to Manage Hunters and Guests on Your Land
Permitting hunters and recreational guests on your property involves personal interaction. Personal interaction generally escalates into person problems. This fact was borne out in a recent statement by a landowner. “I don’t mind the hunting as much as I do the hunters.”
Camera Surveys: The Emerging Wildlife Tool
Game cameras have become a popular scouting tool for hunters, but are they the right tool for you?
Is Hunting Animal Cruelty?
A majority of our country’s citizens are urbanites and have no experience with nature and rural life. Although they lack knowledge of agricultural and wildlife production, an ever increasing number crusade for ending animal cruelty, food from natural and sustainable sources and banning firearms and hunting.
10 Best Management Practices for Running a Profitable Ranch
Some folks purchase rural land for pleasure as much as for profit. Motivated by a dream of running a hunting operation, raising cattle or having their own place to roam, they may forget that the land can help pay for itself.
Buyers Beware: Five Things You Need to Know Before Buying Property in Texas
If a seller doesn’t know something, beware. By not investigating this for yourself, you could be in for an unwelcome surprise after you close on a property.
Proper Riparian Management = More and Better Water
Riparian areas or zones are important because they help maintain health of watersheds and healthy watersheds reduce runoff and improve amounts of quality water.
Dan Allen Hughes Jr.: Interview with One of Texas’ Biggest Landowners
Although the Hughes family has amassed one of the largest inventories of private land in Texas, Dan Allen Hughes Jr. sees immense value in public land.
