Wildlife exemption rules for Sterling County
Sterling County sits in the Western Edwards Plateau wildlife appraisal region. Below: what its appraisal district publishes for the 1-d-1 wildlife management valuation, and what to do about it. Verified 2026-08-15 — part of WildCaliche's guide to all 254 Texas counties.
Sterling County at a glance Western Edwards Plateau
- Wildlife management plan
- Apr 30 (statutory)
- 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
- Sterling County Appraisal District
Official sources:
sterlingcad.org
sterlingcad.org
What the Western Edwards Plateau region means for your plan
The drier western Hill Country. Brush management, erosion control and grazing management that favors forage for wildlife are typical 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?
Rolling Plains — 10%
Where your tract sits decides which guidelines apply — Sterling County is mostly Western Edwards Plateau, but Rolling Plains country covers 10% 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 Sterling County?
Tap your part of Sterling 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 Sterling 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 Western Edwards Plateau requirements, and the official PWD-888 annual report generated for your county's appraisal district.