Wildlife exemption rules for Harris County
Harris County sits in the Upper Gulf Prairies and Marshes 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.
Harris County at a glance Upper Gulf Prairies and Marshes
- Wildlife management plan
- May 1
- Annual report
- Not published by the CAD
- Minimum acres (individual)
- 12.6 acres
- Minimum acres (association)
- Not published by the CAD
- Site visits
- Not published by the CAD
- Appraisal district
- Harris Central Appraisal District
What the Upper Gulf Prairies and Marshes region means for your plan
Coastal prairie and marsh country. Wetland management, coastal grassland restoration and waterfowl practices are the region's standards.
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?
Pineywoods — 23%
Post Oak Savannah — 3%
Where your tract sits decides which guidelines apply — Harris County is mostly Upper Gulf Prairies and Marshes, but Pineywoods country covers 23% of the county. If your land sits in the Pineywoods part, your plan follows Pineywoods standards.
Region shares computed from TPWD's Gould ecological-region map over Census county boundaries; region assignment per TPWD. Shares are of classified land; bays and coastal water are excluded.
Where is your land in Harris County?
Tap your part of Harris 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 Harris 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 Upper Gulf Prairies and Marshes requirements, and the official PWD-888 annual report generated for your county's appraisal district.