Wildlife exemption rules for Hill County
Hill 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.
Hill County at a glance Blackland Prairie
- Wildlife management plan
- Apr 30
- Annual report
- Yes — annual wildlife report required
- Minimum acres (individual)
- 12.5 acres
- Minimum acres (association)
- Not published by the CAD
- Site visits
- Not published by the CAD
- Appraisal district
- Hill County Appraisal District
Official sources:
hillcad.org
hillcad.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?
Blackland Prairie — 48%
TPWD's ecological-region map puts most of Hill County in Cross Timbers and Prairies (52% of the land), while the appraisal-region roster lists Blackland Prairie. 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 Hill County?
Tap your part of Hill 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 Hill 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.