Wildlife exemption rules for Caldwell County
Caldwell 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.
Caldwell County at a glance Post Oak Savannah
- Wildlife management plan
- Before May 1 (signed decision statement + new 1-d-1 application + copy of 5-year plan; grant/deny decided before May 15)
- Annual report
- Yes — annual wildlife report required by Jan 31
- Minimum acres (individual)
- 16.6 acres
- Minimum acres (association)
- 11.1 acres
- Site visits
- Site-visit policy published
- Appraisal district
- Caldwell County Appraisal District
Official sources:
caldwellcad.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?
Post Oak Savannah — 48%
TPWD's ecological-region map puts most of Caldwell County in Blackland Prairie (52% of the land), while the appraisal-region roster lists Post Oak Savannah. Districts hold plans to their region's standards — worth confirming with the CAD which applies to your tract.
Region shares computed from TPWD's Gould ecological-region map over Census county boundaries; region assignment per TPWD.
Where is your land in Caldwell County?
Tap your part of Caldwell 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 Caldwell 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.