Wildlife exemption rules for all 254 Texas counties
Every Texas county's 1-d-1 wildlife valuation facts — plan deadlines, acreage minimums, annual-report requirements and appraisal-district contacts — collected from official sources, with the newest verification 2026-08-27, grouped by wildlife appraisal region. Where a district hasn't published a requirement, the county page says so honestly.
Rolling Plains · 42 counties
West Texas rangeland of breaks, canyons and shortgrass. Prescribed grazing, brush management and quail-focused habitat work are the practices landowners here most commonly commit to.
High Plains · 36 counties
Playa lakes and shortgrass prairie under pivot irrigation. Playa and wetland restoration, pivot-corner habitat and waterfowl-focused practices are typical for this region.
Pineywoods · 30 counties
East Texas forest country. Timber management for wildlife, streamside management zones, hardwood restoration and prescribed fire are the common qualifying practices.
Post Oak Savannah · 27 counties
Oak motte and bunchgrass country between the pineywoods and the prairies. Brush sculpting, native grass restoration and prescribed fire are typical commitments here.
Cross Timbers and Prairies · 23 counties
Patchy woodland and prairie in north-central Texas. Savanna restoration, brush top-removal and riparian management are the region's most common practices.
South Texas Plains · 16 counties
The famous South Texas brush country. Strip-mowing, browse management, water developments and quail/deer habitat work dominate wildlife plans here.
Blackland Prairie · 16 counties
Once-vast tallgrass prairie, now mostly farmland. Prairie restoration, native reseeding and grassland-bird practices are what landowners here typically commit to.
Upper Gulf Prairies and Marshes · 15 counties
Coastal prairie and marsh country. Wetland management, coastal grassland restoration and waterfowl practices are the region's standards.
Eastern Edwards Plateau · 14 counties
The Hill Country's eastern rim — spring-fed country. Cedar break management, oak savanna restoration and protecting spring/spring-fed habitat are the common commitments.
Trans Pecos · 13 counties
Far west Texas desert and mountains. Habitat work around desert springs, montane woodlands and mule deer or bighorn country is the region's specialty.
Lower Gulf Prairies and Marshes · 11 counties
South Texas coastal prairies. Restoring wetlands and native grass nesting cover is the typical focus, alongside waterfowl and shorebird practices.
Western Edwards Plateau · 11 counties
The drier western Hill Country. Brush management, erosion control and grazing management that favors forage for wildlife are typical here.
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