Wildlife exemption rules for Bell County
Bell County sits in the Cross Timbers and Prairies 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.
Bell County at a glance Cross Timbers and Prairies
- Wildlife management plan
- Apr 30 (application)
- Annual report
- Not published by the CAD
- 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
- Tax Appraisal District of Bell County (Bell CAD)
Official sources:
bellcad.org
bellcad.org
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What the Cross Timbers and Prairies region means for your plan
Patchy woodland and prairie in north-central Texas. Savanna restoration, brush top-removal and riparian management are the region's most common practices.
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?
Blackland Prairie — 39%
Where your tract sits decides which guidelines apply — Bell County is mostly Cross Timbers and Prairies, but Blackland Prairie country covers 39% 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 Bell County?
Tap your part of Bell 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 Bell 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 Cross Timbers and Prairies requirements, and the official PWD-888 annual report generated for your county's appraisal district.