Mid-September 2025 TRFS Update

MID-SEPTEMBER SPOTLIGHT: FRESH LISTINGS AND MARKET UPDATES...

NEW! Norco Ranch West is a pristine river property located near the headwaters of the Blanco River, fronting on RM 1888 midway between Luckenbach and Blanco, and is just 20± minutes from the bustling town of Fredericksburg. Diverse natural features are abundant, including clean fields, towering ridges, lush hardwoods, and exquisite grottos. The river ownership includes almost a quarter mile of both sides of the clear flowing stream, which is lined with cypress, monster oak, and riparian vegetation.  Small holes, riffles, falls, and even dinosaur tracks are features of this charming body of water.

NEW! Whispering Oaks Ranch presents an exceptional opportunity to own a picturesque 38± acre South Texas ranchette just minutes from San Antonio. With sprawling live oak trees, open pastures, and a scenic wet-weather creek with a pond, this property offers the perfect setting for recreation, ranching, or building your dream homestead.

REDUCED! 221 Pyka Road is a rare find—a peaceful Hill Country property with mature trees, city utilities, and the benefit of R-2 zoning inside Fredericksburg’s expanding city limits. Tucked just minutes from Main Street, this property offers a comfortable home with room to grow, both inside and out. Whether you're looking to enjoy the home as-is or explore additional improvements or development, this site offers immediate appeal and long-term potential.

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New Rules Pass on Hunting, Trapping Mountain Lions

Texas Parks and Wildlife introduced new rules for hunting and trapping mountain lions

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission recently adopted new rules related to hunting and trapping mountain lions in the state.

The new rules ban live mountain lions from being kept in a trap or snare for more than 36 hours. The commission also voted to ban canned hunts.

Breaking the rules is punishable by a Class C misdemeanor and a fine up to $500.

“We’re disappointed that the commission didn’t take into account ranchers’ testimonies or consider the stakeholder group’s recommendations,” said Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) District 6 State Director Warren Cude, who has lost livestock to the predators. “Mountain lions are deadly predators to livestock, and farmers and ranchers need the ability to manage them without facing criminal penalties.”

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) recommended commissioners adopt the rules after hearing from the Mountain Lion Stakeholders Group that met over the last year.

The department received 7,351 comments on the proposal, with 91% in favor, according to TPWD.

Landowner organizations, including TFB, provided written comments and public testimony in opposition to the trapping rule.

In response to those comments, TPWD staff recommended an alternative rule to provide more flexibility for farmers and ranchers managing predators, especially coyotes, with snares. The agency added an exemption for snares set with a diameter of 10-inches or less. This replaced a previous exemption for traps set with a breakaway device that would release any animal that exceeded the breakaway threshold of 285 pounds of force.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission directed TPWD staff to evaluate issues surrounding mandatory reporting of mountain lion takes and implementation of trap check standards because they can be monitored with satellite or cellular equipment.

In written comments and public testimony, TFB recommended the agency develop best management practices (BMPs) as an alternative strategy to mandatory trap checks.

Voluntary implementation of the BMPs would promote coordination and cooperation between TPWD, ranchers and trappers, TFB said.

The BMPs would underscore the ethics of lion trapping, detail ways to avoid incidental captures of black bears and provide resources for trappers to increase their professionalism and efficiency.

TFB also encouraged TPWD to work with landowners and the Texas Trappers and Fur Hunters Association in developing the BMPs.