Wildlife exemption rules for Dallas County
Dallas County sits in the Blackland Prairie 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.
Dallas County at a glance Blackland Prairie
- Wildlife management plan
- Apr 30
- 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
- Site-visit policy published
- Appraisal district
- Dallas Central Appraisal District
Official sources:
dallascad.org
dallascad.org
dallascad.org
What the Blackland Prairie region means for your plan
Once-vast tallgrass prairie, now mostly farmland. Prairie restoration, native reseeding and grassland-bird practices are what landowners here typically commit to.
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?
Cross Timbers and Prairies — 8%
Where your tract sits decides which guidelines apply — Dallas County is mostly Blackland Prairie, but Cross Timbers and Prairies country covers 8% of the county. If your land sits in the Cross Timbers and Prairies part, your plan follows Cross Timbers and Prairies standards.
Region shares computed from TPWD's Gould ecological-region map over Census county boundaries; region assignment per TPWD.
Where is your land in Dallas County?
Tap your part of Dallas 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 Dallas 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 Blackland Prairie requirements, and the official PWD-888 annual report generated for your county's appraisal district.