Grazing management plan outline (free)
- Pastures and acres
- Herd, AUMs and season of use
- Water sources and fences
- Rotation and rest schedule
- Monitoring and photo points
- Goals: forage, fuels, wildlife
Ranchers with private pasture or a BLM or Forest Service allotment
Where is the pasture or allotment?
Free grazing plan outline for a pasture or federal allotment: herd, season, AUMs, water, rest and goals, plus the 2026 federal grazing fee.
- Free to read
- No sign-up until the draft
- Hands off to the right door
ePlan fills in
- Pasture boundary
- Land cover
- Soils
- Water sources
- Federal land status
How it works
Grazing management plan outline, from one answer
- Enter the pasture and your herd.
- ePlan maps acres, forage, soils and water and works out your AUMs.
- Use the outline free. Managing Texas land for wildlife? Start a Texas wildlife management plan (PWD-885).
What you get
Grazing management plan outline and 1 more document
The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Texas Wildlife Exemption Plan door.
Texas wildlife management plan (PWD-885)
- Property and wildlife goals
- Three or more of the seven practices
- Habitat control, including grazing
- Census counts and records
From public data
What ePlan fills in, and from where
- Forage and land coverUSGS/MRLC National Land Cover Database
- SoilsUSDA NRCS Web Soil Survey (SSURGO)
- Water sourcesUSGS National Hydrography Dataset
- Aerial imageryUSDA NAIP
- BLM and Forest Service landUSGS PAD-US
$1.69
per animal unit month is the 2026 federal grazing fee on BLM and Forest Service land
Source: BLM news release, Feb 5, 2026
Ready for the paperwork?
Draft your Texas wildlife management plan on TPWD form PWD-885, with three of seven practices set up for your land. Free to read, pay to download.
Questions
Grazing Management Plan: what people ask
What is an animal unit month?
The amount of forage needed to sustain one cow, or its equivalent, for one month. For federal grazing fees, BLM and the Forest Service count one cow and her calf, one horse, or five sheep or goats for a month.
What does federal grazing cost in 2026?
$1.69 per animal unit month on BLM and Forest Service land, effective March 1, 2026. By formula the fee can't fall below $1.35, and it can't change more than 25 percent from the year before.
Does grazing count toward a Texas wildlife valuation?
It can. The Comptroller's guidelines list grazing management, shifting livestock and grazing intensity to improve food and cover for wildlife, as a habitat control practice. A wildlife plan needs at least three of the seven practices.
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Answer it and ePlan opens the Texas Wildlife Exemption Plan door with your answer filled in.