Plateau Land & Wildlife Management

What Plateau Land & Wildlife Management does

Plateau Land & Wildlife Management is a privately held Texas firm founded in 1997 in Dripping Springs, specializing in converting rural land from agricultural or timber valuation to wildlife management valuation under Texas Proposition 11 (1995). The company serves rural Texas landowners seeking property tax savings of up to 98% without the demands of traditional farming or ranching. Its core product is a customized Five-Year Wildlife Management Plan that includes on-site assessment, three custom maps (aerial, soil, USGS topographic), formal appraisal district submission, professional representation, and a resource binder, backed by annual Land Management Service Agreements for ongoing compliance and 800+ annual reports filed annually in 80+ Texas counties.

The underlying technology combines GIS mapping, GPS-documented service delivery, aerial imagery analysis, and a partnership with Sky Senderos for thermal drone wildlife census surveys. The firm maintains a branded product line including the Pig Brig® Trap System, platform and ground feeders, water tables, and species-specific nest boxes, alongside a la carte compliance services (surveys, brush management, fire ant treatment, predator control) and specialized offerings such as the Managed Lands Deer Program and Texas Ecological Laboratory program. Hardware is sold through an authorized retailer relationship, and biological work is performed by Certified Wildlife Biologists holding TDA Commercial Applicator licensing.

Plateau monetizes through five revenue streams: one-time Wildlife Management Plan fees (scaled by acreage), recurring annual Service Agreements, a la carte professional services, hardware sales, and annual report filing services. Go-to-market is primarily direct field sales by wildlife biologists and registered property tax consultants, supplemented by an inside sales team, digital lead capture, TREC- and TDLR-certified continuing education courses that drive realtor and tax professional referrals, and a multi-channel content strategy (webinars, Seasons newsletter, blog, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, podcast). The company is founder-led (Beyrl Armstrong, David Braun), operates from Austin (Dripping Springs) and Boerne offices, and is part of a family of companies that includes the Braun & Gresham, PLLC law firm.

Name

Plateau Land & Wildlife Management

Legal name

Plateau Land & Wildlife Management

Website

https://plateauwildlife.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Plateau Land & Wildlife Management is a Texas firm founded in 1997 that helps rural landowners convert land from agricultural or timber valuation to wildlife management valuation under Proposition 11, delivering customized five-year plans, annual compliance services, and wildlife products across 80+ counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dripping Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Wildlife Management Plan Development: One-time fee for the development of a five-year Wildlife Management Plan, with pricing varying by total acreage of the property. Includes filing with County Appraisal District and tracking through approval process.
2. Annual Land Management Service Agreements: Annual contracts for Plateau technicians to fulfill wildlife management activities required annually to maintain compliance with wildlife management plan and tax valuation status. Fully customizable, interest-free, and unique to each property. Renewed annually.
3. Individual Wildlife Services: A la carte wildlife management services including site monitoring, feeder refills, water table recharges, bird surveys, quail surveys, spotlight surveys, deer remote camera surveys, thermal drone surveys, fire ant treatment, brush management, and biologist consultations.
4. Wildlife Management Products: Sale of physical products including Pig Brig Trap Systems ($3,000), feeders, water tables, nest boxes, and property maps. Delivery and installation available for additional fees.
5. Annual Report Filing Services: Annual compliance reports documenting wildlife management activities, submitted to Central Appraisal Districts. Includes documentation tracking, review, submission, and reminders throughout the year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Plateau Land & Wildlife Management develops customized Five-Year Wildlife Management Plans that enable Texas rural landowners to convert property from agricultural or timber valuation to wildlife management valuation under Proposition 11 (1995), reducing property taxes by up to 98% or more. The company complements these plans with annual Land Management Service Agreements in which its biologists and field technicians fulfill the required wildlife management activities, file annual compliance reports with County Appraisal Districts, and provide appraisal district representation. It also sells physical wildlife products (Pig Brig® trap systems, feeders, water tables, nest boxes, property maps) and offers a la carte wildlife surveys, brush management, fire ant treatment, and specialized consulting services.

Product overview

Plateau Land & Wildlife Management is a Texas-based service company that helps rural landowners convert agricultural or timber valuations to wildlife management tax valuations. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of wildlife management plans, compliance services, and physical products. Core offerings include Five-Year Wildlife Management Plans (the primary service) paired with annual Land Management Service Agreements for ongoing compliance. Physical products include the Pig Brig® Trap System ($3,000), various feeders (Platform Wild Bird & Turkey Feeder, Quail & Small Wildlife Station, Ground Feeders, Protein Block Feeders), water tables (100 and 305 gallon), and nest boxes (Wren, Bluebird/Chickadee, Titmouse, Woodpecker, Owl Shack), plus property maps. The service side encompasses wildlife surveys (bird, quail, spotlight, camera, drone, distance sampling), brush and chemical control services, fire ant treatment, and consulting services including annual report preparation, habitat assessment, and property tax consultation. The company operates primarily in Texas with offices in Austin and Boerne, having served over 8,000 landowners across 1.5 million acres since 1997.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Five-Year Wildlife Management Plans Customized five-year wildlife management plans developed by certified wildlife biologists that exceed County Appraisal District standards, including on-site property assessment, three custom maps (aerial, soil, USGS topographic), 5-year plan document, formal submission to the County Appraisal District, professional representation, resource binder, and quarterly newsletter. Priced as a one-time fee varying by total acreage.
• Land Management Service Agreements
• Wildlife Management Annual Reports Annual compliance reports documenting wildlife management activities submitted to Central Appraisal Districts, including TPWD forms and supporting documentation (photos, log sheets, receipts, maps). Includes documentation tracking, review, submission, and reminders throughout the year. Plateau completes 800+ annual reports in 80+ Texas counties annually.
• Wildlife Compliance Services On-site field services including site monitoring visits ($230+), feeder refills (platform, protein block, quail system), water table recharges, bird surveys (spring breeding and wintering resident), quail surveys, spotlight surveys, deer and wildlife remote camera surveys, distance sampling surveys, thermal drone surveys, fire ant treatment, and brush management services.
• Wildlife Consulting & Reporting Services Includes wildlife management activities consulting and review ($625), pre-plan biologist consultation ($685), biologist site visits, habitat assessment, property tax consultation, Managed Land Deer Program (MLDP) support, and the development of service agreements.
• Specialized Wildlife Services Includes the Texas Ecological Laboratory program and Endangered Species Services for properties with specialized ecological or compliance requirements.
• Pig Brig® Trap System A 20-foot diameter feral hog trap system with sewn-in trap cap, UV-treated Boar Shield net, and multi-catch design for capturing entire sounders. Priced at $3,000 plus tax, with optional delivery and professional installation available for an additional fee.
• Wildlife Feeders (Platform, Quail Station, Ground, Protein Block) Texas-built feeders including the Platform Wild Bird & Turkey Feeder, Quail & Small Wildlife Feeding and Drinking Station, Ground Feeder 200, Ground Feeder 100, and Protein Block Feeder, designed to provide supplemental food for wildlife under wildlife tax valuation guidelines.
• Water Tables (100 and 305 Gallon) Rainwater collection systems with 100-gallon and 305-gallon tank options and float-controlled water pans for supplemental wildlife water.
• Nest Boxes (Wren, Bluebird/Chickadee, Titmouse, Woodpecker, Owl Shack) Texas-built nest boxes designed for wrens, bluebirds, chickadees, titmice, woodpeckers, and the Owl Shack owl nesting structure, providing supplemental shelter to support wildlife management valuation.
• Property Maps Property maps using recent aerial imagery, including Standard Property Maps, Features Maps with On-Site Visit, and Custom Maps tailored to specific landowner needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Property tax savings of up to 98% or more through wildlife management valuation vs. market value taxation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Braun & Gresham, PLLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998Braun & Gresham, PLLC is a founding family company providing legal services to landowners since 1998. Together with Plateau, they form a family of companies serving rural landowners with expertise in conservation easements, conservation development, mitigation banks, real estate, tax, estate planning, and regulatory law. Plateau's founders Beyrl Armstrong and David Braun are associated with both entities.
• ATKG CPAminorOthersListed as a land and wildlife business partner, providing financial or accounting services to Plateau's landowner clients.
• Cedar Eaters of TexasminorOthersListed as a land and wildlife business partner providing brush/tree management services.
• Two Hives HoneyminorOthersListed as a land and wildlife business partner, potentially serving landowners with beekeeping and honey production related to wildlife management.
• Corridor TitleminorOthersListed as a land and wildlife business partner providing title and real estate transaction services.
• Crockett National BankminorOthersListed as a land and wildlife business partner providing banking services relevant to rural land transactions.
• Pig Brig Trap SystemscoreTechnology or IntegrationPlateau is an authorized retailer for Pig Brig Trap Systems, selling the patented net trap system (20' diameter, double-walled base net with sewn-in trap cap) to landowners. Plateau offers delivery, professional installation, and training services for the trap system.
• Sky SenderoscoreTechnology or IntegrationPlateau partners with Sky Senderos, described as the largest provider of drone wildlife census counts in Texas, to offer thermal drone deer surveys using state-of-the-art thermal drone technology. This partnership fulfills census requirements for wildlife management tax valuations and the Managed Lands Deer Permit (MLDP) program.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Braun & Gresham, PLLC: Founding family law firm established in 1998 that shares Plateau's founders and provides real estate, tax, estate planning, conservation easement, and regulatory legal services to Texas rural landowners. While a separate legal practice rather than a competitor, it is the closest strategic sibling in the same landowner-services ecosystem.
• Ducks Unlimited: National nonprofit focused on waterfowl habitat conservation that delivers habitat management planning, technical assistance, and cost-share programs to private landowners. Overlaps with Plateau in habitat-based land management advisory, but operates as a mission-driven nonprofit rather than a paid service provider.
• Quail Forever: National habitat nonprofit focused on quail and upland bird conservation, providing habitat planning and biologist advisory services to landowners. Comparable in delivering habitat-based wildlife management consulting, but funded through memberships and grants.
• The Nature Conservancy (Texas): Texas chapter of a major global conservation organization that works with private landowners on conservation easements and habitat management. Addresses overlapping landowner pain points but operates as a conservation nonprofit rather than a commercial wildlife management plan vendor.
• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service: Public extension service of Texas A&M providing wildlife, range, and land management education and technical guidance to landowners. Overlaps in subject-matter expertise and educational content delivery, but funded publicly and therefore not a commercial competitor.

Direct peers

• Resource Management Inc. Texas-based wildlife management and habitat consulting firm offering wildlife management plans, surveys, brush management, and appraisal district support to landowners. Most directly comparable private competitor in the wildlife management valuation services space.

Regional players

• Republic Ranches: Texas-focused ranch and rural land real estate brokerage serving the same rural landowner buyer pool. Comparable in customer profile (high-net-worth rural Texas landowners) and geographic focus, though its core service is brokerage rather than wildlife management.
• Capital Farm Credit: Texas's largest rural lending cooperative, providing real estate and operating loans to farmers, ranchers, and rural landowners. Comparable in serving the rural Texas landowner base but competes indirectly through financing rather than wildlife management services.

Broad incumbents

• National Land Realty: National rural land real estate brokerage with active presence in Texas. Serves the same rural landowner segment as Plateau but at greater scale and broader geographic footprint, making it a broader incumbent with overlapping customer base rather than a direct wildlife management competitor.
• Hall and Hall: National agricultural real estate brokerage and land management firm. Comparable in addressing high-end rural landowner needs across multiple states, though wildlife management plan writing is not a primary service line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/plateauwildlife
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/PlateauLandWildlife
• Facebookfacebook.com/plateauwildlife
• Instagraminstagram.com/plateauwildlife

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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