Wildlife exemption rules for Freestone County
Freestone 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 2026-08-24 — part of WildCaliche's guide to all 254 Texas counties.
Freestone County at a glance Post Oak Savannah
- Wildlife management plan
- Apr 30 (application filing deadline per Open Space Manual)
- Annual report
- Not published by the CAD
- Minimum acres (individual)
- 12.5 acres
- Minimum acres (association)
- 10 acres
- Site visits
- Not published by the CAD
- Appraisal district
- Freestone Central Appraisal District
Official sources:
freestonecad.org
freestonecad.org
freestonecad.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?
Blackland Prairie — 30%
Where your tract sits decides which guidelines apply — Freestone County is mostly Post Oak Savannah, but Blackland Prairie country covers 30% 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 Freestone County?
Tap your part of Freestone 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 Freestone 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.