Wildlife Land Development & Habitat Management in East & South Texas
Turn acres into habitat that attracts, holds, and sustains wildlife. Graham Land Services plans and builds the essentials—cover, water, food, and low-stress access—so deer, waterfowl, upland birds, and game fish can thrive while your property stays easy to manage.
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Decades of Experience
Our founder and owner, Tod Graham, has spent over thirty years in pursuit of wild game from all over the world, from Africa to Mexico, not to mention all over the United States as well. He has been to some of the best ranches out there, and he’s seen firsthand some of the most sophisticated wildlife management plans ever created. Not to mention, his history as a record-holding professional bowhunter and waterfowl guide and outfitter has equipped him to know exactly what your land requires of it. Our team will be able to draw on all the experience that he has collected over the years, not to mention the experience of each individual team member, to create the best possible plan for your land. We’ve had many years of experience and our many happy customers over that time have helped us build our skills and understanding of what quality wildlife management truly entails.
What We Do for Wildlife Properties
We tailor habitat improvements to your goals—whether you run a commercial hunting ranch, host photo safaris, or simply enjoy watching wildlife from the porch. Starting with a full-property walk-through and map, we lay out food, cover, and water along natural travel corridors to avoid creating pressure points. From there, we open dense thickets the right way, preserve desirable mast-producing trees, and shape soft edges that encourage browsing and movement. Roads and trails are planned as quiet access—built for all-weather use with entry/exit routes that minimize disturbance around bedding, roosts, and feed.
When it’s time to build, we prep sites for food plots or native restoration with grading and drainage that hold up to equipment and storms. We place blinds, stands, and feeders on stable pads with prevailing winds and approach lanes in mind. For water, we construct or rehab ponds, tanks, and waterfowl cells with proper compaction, clay liners, spillways, and level control—designed for both wildlife use and long-term durability.
Expertise You Can See on the Ground
Founder Tod Graham has decades of hands-on experience across premier ranches and varied habitats. That perspective—paired with our site-work background—means your plan isn’t just good on paper; it’s buildable, durable, and easier to maintain year after year.
Ponds, Lakes & Waterfowl Improvements
Water is the anchor of great habitat. We design and construct:
Fishing Ponds & Trophy Lakes
Correct depths by acreage (not too steep), clay liners compacted in lifts, safe banks, and structure placement (upturned stumps, brush piles, ledges) to support forage and game fish.Livestock & Wildlife Tanks
Reliable water sources that fill from natural runoff; shaped for safe access and erosion control.Waterfowl Cells & Roost Ponds
Graded basins with controllable levels, shallow shelves for feed production, and wind-smart blind placements.
Deer & Upland Habitat Enhancements
Bedding & Screening – Create security cover with selective mulching and planting corridors.
Travel Funnels & Huntable Edges – Shape openings, lanes, and pinch points that concentrate movement without over-pressuring deer.
Mineral/Feed Sites & Water Stations – Pads, drainage, and access set so you can maintain them in any season.
Low-Impact Clearing vs. Full Land Clearing
Underbrushing / Forestry Mulching keeps soil intact, adds mulch for moisture retention, and opens visibility—great for trails, shooting lanes, and edge.
Full Clearing & Grubbing is best where structures, pads, or long-term plots require a completely clean footprint.
We’ll recommend the mix that fits your habitat goals, budget, and timeline.
Nature Tourism By Graham Land Services
If you are planning on incorporating any element of nature tourism into your property, you should be aware of the responsibility of managing your wildlife properly that comes with that. If you’re planning to open a hunting lease, a preservation habitat, an experience showcasing exotic wildlife, a trophy fishing lake, or another commercial use for your land, contact Graham Land Services for expert help. We’ll help make the job easy on you, and we know just what it takes to turn your property into the wildlife mecca that you have always dreamed of.
We know exactly what it takes to attract, hold, and nurture the species you are looking for whether it be whitetail deer, ducks, a trophy fishing lake, or any number of other animals compatible with the Texas region. We offer many services to enhance your property when it comes to its attraction to certain species, including delivering and installing blinds and feeders, creating ponds for waterfowl hunting and roosting, clearing and developing the land in general.
Our Process (Built for Long-Term Success)
We start on site with boots on the ground. Together we identify target species (whitetail, waterfowl, upland birds, game fish), priority zones, access points, and “pressure lines” where human activity could bump animals. We note existing food, cover, water, prevailing winds, sun angles, utilities, and any sensitive areas to protect.
Next, we turn the walkthrough into a practical map and sequence the work so every step supports the next: roads → selective clearing/edge → water features → food plots/native restoration → blinds/stands/feeders. Phasing keeps disturbance low, spreads cost sensibly, and prevents rework (for example, building roads once—after we know where plots and water will go).
We check soils for compaction, texture, and moisture and design grades that move water correctly. Food plots get crown/slope and stabilized access; roads get base in lifts and correctly sized culverts; ponds get clay keyways and compacted liners with laser-set spillways. The goal: plots that grow, roads that hold up, and ponds that seal and spill without damaging dams.
We bring the right iron and attachments for efficient production with minimal ground disturbance. Desirable mast-producing and screening trees are flagged and protected; invasives and hazards are removed. We cut quiet approach lanes, shape soft edges, stabilize disturbed soil (seed/hydromulch where needed), and leave the property tidy and usable from day one.
You’ll get a simple, seasonal plan for mowing schedules, spot-spraying or mechanical control, prescribed burning where permitted, erosion checks, mineral/feed site upkeep, and plot rotation (cool-season vs warm-season) with soil test cadence. We can revisit annually to adjust based on trail-cam data, harvest results, and how animals are actually using the habitat.
Build on Solid Ground—Start with a Smarter Wildlife Plan
Tell us your goals—deer movement, waterfowl habitat, trophy fishing, or a balanced wildlife experience—and we’ll map a clear, cost-smart plan for access, cover, water, and food. Expect a clean, itemized estimate and a realistic timeline. Call (936) 203-6910 to schedule an on-site visit and habitat plan for your property.