The Menard County Game and Livestock Protection Association was created in 2010.  The mission of the organization is to work with landowners, hunters, and wildlife/livestock managers to protect their wildlife and livestock investments from predation in Menard County.  The association is a non-profit organization funded by its members and administrated by an elected board of members in the program. 

The Menard County Game and Livestock Protection Association is partnered with the Texas Sheep and Goat Raiser’s Association Predator Management Board which provides additional funding to the Menard County Game and Livestock Association to help landowners with the purchase of traps or snares, the hiring of trapper services, purchase or maintenance of livestock guardian dogs, and flying services for the purpose of predation control.  Additional advisors to the program include the Menard County AgriLife Extension Service, the Menard County Game Warden, and the Menard County Sheriff’s Office.  

Besides sponsoring or conduction programs to help educate interested wildlife/livestock producers about the impact of predation on the Menard County economy, the association offers an outstanding incentive in the form of bounty payments paid on coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, red fox, and feral hogs, that are taken on enrolled property.

For more information, you may view the organization’s by-laws here.

 

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

Enrollment is ANNUAL: The program is active from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024

The enrollment fee is $0.15 per acre, with a minimum fee of $100 per membership.

Non-owners, including hunters, wildlife/livestock managers, etc. may elect to pay the enrollment fee with the approval of the landowner.

After a membership is approved, a copy of the approved application will be returned to the membership’s contact.  The copy will include a newly assigned unique “tract ID”

• • This tract number MUST be included on ALL bounty request forms.
  • If you lose or do not receive a tract number, please contact the Menard County AgriLife Extension office.

Enrollment in the bounty program is NOT required to receive money from this program financed by the Texas Sheep and Goat Raiser’s Association.

Membership applications can be dropped off at the Menard County Extension service or mailed to the Association at PO Box 1481, Menard, Texas 76859

You can find the application here.

 

BOUNTY QUALIFICATIONS

Applications received BEFORE the start of the new membership year are eligible for bounty payments starting on September 1st.

Members that join DURING the membership year are eligible for bounty payments 30 DAYS after the application and fee are received and approved.

No payments will be made on roadkill, frozen, live, or decomposed carcasses, or for predators obtained outside of Menard County and/or non-association members.

Bounty payments per animal for the 2023-2024 membership year are as follows:

• • Coyote – $100.00
  • Mountain Lion – $100.00
  • Bobcat – $50.00
  • Red Fox – $50.00
  • Feral Hog – $5.00

 

ATTENTION SHEEP AND GOAT RAISERS:

Landowners who raise sheep and/or goats on their property are eligible for reimbursement for certain types of related expenses from the Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Predator Management Board.

Find the Application for Reimbursement HERE.

 

For more information about this program, please contact the Menard County AgriLife Extension Service at 325.396.4787.

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