Wildlife Feeder Services for Texas Landowners
Supplemental food can help support target wildlife when it is provided strategically as part of a broader habitat and wildlife-management program.
Lupine Land Services provides wildlife feeder services for Texas landowners who want their supplemental feeding activities professionally maintained and documented.
What Is Supplemental Feeding?
Supplemental feeding provides wildlife with food in addition to naturally available resources.
Texas recognizes providing supplemental food as one of the seven wildlife-management practices that may be incorporated into a qualifying wildlife management plan.
The objective should not simply be putting feed on a property. The type of food, target wildlife, placement, timing and management objective should work together.
Who Can Benefit From Feeder Services?
Our services are particularly useful for:
- Wildlife-management properties
- Absentee landowners
- Recreational ranches
- Properties managed for birds and other nongame wildlife
- Landowners who need recurring management assistance
What Lupine Does
Depending on the management plan and target wildlife, Lupine’s feeder services may include:
- Feeder placement recommendations
- Installation or setup
- Routine feeder visits
- Refilling appropriate feed
- Inspection of feeders
- Documentation of servicing
- Wildlife observations
- Recommendations for improving feeding locations or strategy
Feeding programs are developed around the property’s wildlife objectives rather than using the same approach on every tract.
Supplemental Food and Wildlife Management
Providing supplemental food is one of seven wildlife-management practices recognized by Texas.
Specific activities should be appropriate for the target wildlife, ecoregion and wildlife management plan and should meet applicable intensity standards.
Supplemental feeding is also most effective when considered alongside habitat quality. Feeders do not replace good native habitat.
Documentation
For wildlife-management clients, Lupine can document service visits and management activities so landowners have records of work performed during the year.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does putting out a wildlife feeder automatically qualify as supplemental food?
Not necessarily. Wildlife-management activities must be appropriate for the target species and implemented consistently with the property’s management plan and applicable guidelines.
What type of feed should I use?
That depends on the target wildlife and management objectives. A feeding program intended for songbirds can be very different from one intended for other wildlife.
Can Lupine refill feeders when I’m not at the property?
Recurring service can be particularly useful for absentee landowners who cannot consistently maintain wildlife-management activities themselves.
Are feeders a replacement for natural habitat?
No. Supplemental feeding should complement, not replace, habitat management and naturally occurring food resources.
Do you document feeder service?
Service documentation can be maintained as part of the property’s wildlife-management records.
Wildlife Feeder Management Without the Guesswork
Contact Lupine Land Services to discuss feeder installation, recurring service and supplemental-food management for your Texas property.