Wildlife exemption rules for Hutchinson County
Hutchinson 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 2026-08-26 — part of WildCaliche's guide to all 254 Texas counties.
Hutchinson County at a glance High Plains
- Wildlife management plan
- Jan 1-Apr 30 application window (statutory; 1-d-1 application filed with CAD)
- 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
- Not published by the CAD
- Appraisal district
- Hutchinson County Appraisal District
Official sources:
comptroller.texas.gov
hutchinsoncad.org
hutchinsoncad.org
hutchinsoncad.org
https:
web.archive.org
acresteward.com
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?
High Plains — 45%
TPWD's ecological-region map puts most of Hutchinson County in Rolling Plains (55% of the land), while the appraisal-region roster lists High Plains. 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 Hutchinson County?
Tap your part of Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson 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.