Wildlife exemption rules for Atascosa County
Atascosa County sits in the South Texas Plains wildlife appraisal region. Below: what its appraisal district publishes for the 1-d-1 wildlife management valuation, and what to do about it. Verified 2026-08-15 — part of WildCaliche's guide to all 254 Texas counties.
Atascosa County at a glance South Texas Plains
- Wildlife management plan
- May 1
- Annual report
- Yes — annual wildlife report required
- Minimum acres (individual)
- 50 acres
- Minimum acres (association)
- 20 acres
- Site visits
- Site-visit policy published
- Appraisal district
- Atascosa Central Appraisal District
Official sources:
atascosacad.com
atascosacad.com
atascosacad.com
What the South Texas Plains region means for your plan
The famous South Texas brush country. Strip-mowing, browse management, water developments and quail/deer habitat work dominate wildlife plans here.
Texas Parks & Wildlife publishes separate wildlife-planning guidelines per ecoregion, and appraisal districts hold plans to their region's standards.
Which region governs your land?
Post Oak Savannah — 23%
Where your tract sits decides which guidelines apply — Atascosa County is mostly South Texas Plains, but Post Oak Savannah country covers 23% of the county. If your land sits in the Post Oak Savannah part, your plan follows Post Oak Savannah standards.
Region shares computed from TPWD's Gould ecological-region map over Census county boundaries; region assignment per TPWD.
Where is your land in Atascosa County?
Tap your part of Atascosa County — the region it sits in governs your plan's intensity standards.
Tip: click anywhere on the map to drop a pin where your land is.
Get Atascosa County's deadline — and keep your evidence organized
WildCaliche is built for the 1-d-1 wildlife valuation: an evidence vault for everything you do on the land, plan-aware compliance for South Texas Plains requirements, and the official PWD-888 annual report generated for your county's appraisal district.