Wildlife exemption rules for Houston County
Houston County sits in the Pineywoods 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.
Houston County at a glance Pineywoods
- 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
- Houston County Appraisal District
Official sources:
comptroller.texas.gov
houstoncad.org
houstoncad.org
web.archive.org
What the Pineywoods region means for your plan
East Texas forest country. Timber management for wildlife, streamside management zones, hardwood restoration and prescribed fire are the common qualifying practices.
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 — 48%
TPWD's ecological-region map puts most of Houston County in Post Oak Savannah (52% of the land), while the appraisal-region roster lists Pineywoods. 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 Houston County?
Tap your part of Houston 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 Houston 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 Pineywoods requirements, and the official PWD-888 annual report generated for your county's appraisal district.