Wildlife exemption rules for Howard County
Howard County sits in the High Plains 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.
Howard County at a glance High Plains
- Wildlife management plan
- Between January 1 and April 30 of the tax year (application + PWD-885 plan); ag-guidelines also state written notice of change to wildlife use to Chief Appraiser before May 1
- Annual report
- Yes — annual wildlife report required
- 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
- Howard County Appraisal District
Official sources:
howardcad.org
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What the High Plains region means for your plan
Playa lakes and shortgrass prairie under pivot irrigation. Playa and wetland restoration, pivot-corner habitat and waterfowl-focused practices are typical for this region.
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?
Rolling Plains — 38%
Western Edwards Plateau — 9%
Where your tract sits decides which guidelines apply — Howard County is mostly High Plains, but Rolling Plains country covers 38% of the county. If your land sits in the Rolling Plains part, your plan follows Rolling Plains standards.
Region shares computed from TPWD's Gould ecological-region map over Census county boundaries; region assignment per TPWD.
Where is your land in Howard County?
Tap your part of Howard 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 Howard 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 High Plains requirements, and the official PWD-888 annual report generated for your county's appraisal district.