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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Smith Richard M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Forestar Group Inc. [FOR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 6300 BEE CAVE ROAD, BUILDING TWO, SUITE 500 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/10/2009 (Street) AUSTIN, TX 78746 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               8,469 (1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Option (right to buy) (2) (3)

$ 20.99

11/03/2007

11/03/2016

Common Stock

6,666

6,666

D

Option (right to buy) (4)

$ 28.85

02/12/2009

02/12/2018

Common Stock

20,000

20,000

D

Restricted Share Units (5)

(5)

02/10/2009

A

10,898

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

10,898

$ 0

10,898

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Smith Richard M 6300 BEE CAVE ROAD BUILDING TWO, SUITE 500 AUSTIN, TX 78746	X

Signatures

David M. Grimm signing on behalf of Richard M. Smith		02/12/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	In accordance with the Rights Agreement adopted by the Company on December 11, 2007, Preferred Stock Purchase Rights are deemed to be attached to the shares of Common Stock.
(2)	Options Vesting Schedule - Exercise price of $20.99: Options Exercisable 11/03/2007 - 2,666; Options Exercisable 11/03/2008 - 2,666; Options Exercisable 11/03/2009 - 1,333.
(3)	Shares acquired in a pro rata distribution by Temple-Inland Inc. through a spin-off effective December 28, 2007.
(4)	Options Vesting Schedule for Options Granted 02/12/2008 - Exercise price is $28.85: Options Exerciserable 02/12/2009 - 6,500; Options Exerciserable 02/12/2010 - 6,500; Options Exerciserable 02/12/2011 - 7,000.
(5)	Restricted share units accrued under a Company plan to be settled in cash following Reporting Person's retirement.

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