Ranch Tools & Courses
Two free spreadsheet templates are ready to download now. The other tools and every course are planned products, marked coming soon.
Spreadsheet tools
Herd record book
Animal ID, species, sex, birth date, dam/sire, source, acquisition, tag/chip, status, plus a health log sheet with drop-downs.
Download .xlsxFeed & mineral cost calculator
Head counts × daily intake × your price per bag/ton gives daily, monthly and annual cost per group. No prices pre-filled.
Download .xlsxStartup budget planner
Spreadsheet version of the Startup Cost Guide: fence, water, handling, animals, first-year operating.
Breeding / fawning calendar
Breeding dates with gestation-based expected birth windows (using the cited gestation figures in our species guides).
Vet & deworming log
Treatments, products, dates and fecal egg counts (with an FECRT before/after section).
Auction buy/sell tracker
Lots bought and sold, price per head, fees, hauling, and net per animal.
Stocking rate calculator
Acres, forage estimates and animal-unit equivalents. Uses NRCS/AgriLife methods; species values only where sourced.
Compliance checklist
USDA APHIS license, TPWD deer breeder permit and TAHC renewal dates and reminders.
Tax & Money
Breeding stock depreciation schedule
Purchased breeding animals and improvements: cost, §179 and bonus amounts you enter, then the IRS MACRS 200% DB half-year table (Pub 946 Table A-1). Shows a 10-year schedule plus adjusted basis and recapture if sold.
Sources: IRS Pub 946, Pub 225, Pub 544, Form 4797
Download .xlsxTexas ag / wildlife valuation self-check
Yes/No checklist for the 1-d-1 exotic-livestock path and the wildlife-management path (3 of 7 practices, written plan). Exotic animals do not count toward wildlife management valuation.
Sources: Texas Comptroller 96-300, 96-354, forms 50-129 / 50-281
Download .xlsxHerd cash flow & ROI projection
10-year projection with feed, land, labor, vet, fence, capture/haul, commission and mortality. Every input starts blank: no seller "cash flow %" built in. Includes payback year, ROI and a ±20% sensitivity table.
Sources: Your numbers; price ideas from our cited Market Prices page
Download .xlsxBuy / sell / hold calculator
Compare a ranch offer, auction sale, or holding with your fee, mortality and holding-cost estimates. Flags whether the Section 1231 holding period (24 months cattle/horses, 12 months other livestock) looks met. Your CPA confirms.
Sources: IRS Pub 544, Pub 225, Form 4797
Download .xlsxRanch expense ledger (Schedule F)
Log expenses with Schedule F category drop-downs and a capital-vs-operating flag. The summary totals each line and lists capital items to carry into the depreciation schedule.
Sources: IRS Schedule F instructions, Pub 225, Pub 535
Download .xlsxHobby-loss checklist + hours log
Rate the nine profit-motive factors of Treas. Reg. §1.183-2(b), check the §183(d) 3-of-5-year presumption, and log hours by tax year (500-hour material-participation test).
Sources: Treas. Reg. §1.183-2, IRC §183(d), Treas. Reg. §1.469-5T, IRS Pub 925
Download .xlsxFarm management apps Recommendations coming soon
Courses Coming soon
Starting an exotic ranch
Goals, species choice, budget, permits
High fence 101
Design, materials, water gaps, contractor bids
Feeding & supplementing exotics
Forage, protein, minerals, drought feeding
Herd health
Parasites, fecal egg counts, vaccines, working with your vet
Capture, handling & transport safety
Low-stress handling, bomas, crates, transport rules. Immobilization is vet-only
Buying & selling at auction
Catalogs, health papers, bidding, hauling
Habitat, water & brush management
Brush control, water systems, food plots
Running a hunting operation
Lodging, liability, guides, marketing
Course pricing, platform and instructors (including a veterinarian co-author for the health and capture courses) are owner decisions.