Wildlife exemption rules for El Paso County
El Paso County sits in the Trans Pecos wildlife appraisal region. Below: what its appraisal district publishes for the 1-d-1 wildlife management valuation, and what to do about it. Verified 2026-08-26 — part of WildCaliche's guide to all 254 Texas counties.
El Paso County at a glance Trans Pecos
- Wildlife management plan
- May 1 (EPCAD 1-d-1 application: must be filed with chief appraiser before May 1; late filing until ARB records approval w/ 10% penalty)
- 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
- El Paso Central Appraisal District
Official sources:
epcad.org
blob.epcad.org
epcad.org
blob.epcad.org
blob.epcad.org
epcad.org
epcad.org
comptroller.texas.gov
education.nri.tamu.edu
What the Trans Pecos region means for your plan
Far west Texas desert and mountains. Habitat work around desert springs, montane woodlands and mule deer or bighorn country is the region's specialty.
Texas Parks & Wildlife publishes separate wildlife-planning guidelines per ecoregion, and appraisal districts hold plans to their region's standards.
Get El Paso 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 Trans Pecos requirements, and the official PWD-888 annual report generated for your county's appraisal district.