Wildlife exemption rules for Bastrop County

Bastrop County sits in the Post Oak Savannah wildlife appraisal region. Below: what its appraisal district publishes for the 1-d-1 wildlife management valuation, and what to do about it. Verified 2026-08-25 — part of WildCaliche's guide to all 254 Texas counties.

Bastrop County at a glance Post Oak Savannah

Wildlife management plan: Before May 1 (owner must notify Chief Appraiser in writing of change to wildlife management use)
Annual report: Yes — annual wildlife report required
Minimum acres (individual): Not published by the CAD
Minimum acres (association): Not published by the CAD
Site visits: Not published by the CAD
Appraisal district: Bastrop Central Appraisal District

Heads-up: Bastrop Central Appraisal District hasn't published detailed wildlife-exemption requirements that we could verify as of 2026-08-25 — the blanks above are real gaps, not omissions. We re-check periodically; join the list below and we'll email you the moment something is confirmed.

Official sources:
bastropcad.org
bastropcad.org
bastropcad.org

What the Post Oak Savannah region means for your plan

Oak motte and bunchgrass country between the pineywoods and the prairies. Brush sculpting, native grass restoration and prescribed fire are typical commitments 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?

88%12%

Post Oak Savannah — 88%
Blackland Prairie — 12%

Where your tract sits decides which guidelines apply — Bastrop County is mostly Post Oak Savannah, but Blackland Prairie country covers 12% of the county. If your land sits in the Blackland Prairie part, your plan follows Blackland Prairie standards.

Region shares computed from TPWD's Gould ecological-region map over Census county boundaries; region assignment per TPWD.

Where is your land in Bastrop County?

Tap your part of Bastrop County — the region it sits in governs your plan's intensity standards.

Blackland Prairie · Post Oak Savannah

Tip: click anywhere on the map to drop a pin where your land is.

Get Bastrop 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 Post Oak Savannah requirements, and the official PWD-888 annual report generated for your county's appraisal district.