Wildlife exemption rules for Lavaca County

Lavaca County sits in the Post Oak Savannah wildlife appraisal region. Below: what its appraisal district publishes for the 1-d-1 wildlife management valuation, and what to do about it. Verified 2026-08-24 — part of WildCaliche's guide to all 254 Texas counties.

Lavaca County at a glance Post Oak Savannah

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: Not published by the CAD
Appraisal district: Lavaca County Central Appraisal District

Heads-up: Lavaca County Central Appraisal District hasn't published detailed wildlife-exemption requirements that we could verify as of 2026-08-24 — the blanks above are real gaps, not omissions. We re-check periodically; join the list below and we'll email you the moment something is confirmed.

Official sources:
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What the Post Oak Savannah region means for your plan

Oak motte and bunchgrass country between the pineywoods and the prairies. Brush sculpting, native grass restoration and prescribed fire are typical commitments here.

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?

73%24%4%

Post Oak Savannah — 73%
Blackland Prairie — 24%
Upper Gulf Prairies and Marshes — 4%

Where your tract sits decides which guidelines apply — Lavaca County is mostly Post Oak Savannah, but Blackland Prairie country covers 24% of the county. If your land sits in the Blackland Prairie part, your plan follows Blackland Prairie standards.

Region shares computed from TPWD's Gould ecological-region map over Census county boundaries; region assignment per TPWD.

Where is your land in Lavaca County?

Tap your part of Lavaca County — the region it sits in governs your plan's intensity standards.

Blackland Prairie · Lower Gulf Prairies and Marshes · Post Oak Savannah

Tip: click anywhere on the map to drop a pin where your land is.

Get Lavaca 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 Post Oak Savannah requirements, and the official PWD-888 annual report generated for your county's appraisal district.