Wildlife exemption rules for Walker County
Walker 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 2026-08-27 — part of WildCaliche's guide to all 254 Texas counties.
Walker County at a glance Pineywoods
- Wildlife management plan
- Apr 30
- Annual report
- Yes — annual wildlife report required
- Minimum acres (individual)
- 12.5 acres
- Minimum acres (association)
- 10 acres
- Site visits
- Site-visit policy published
- Appraisal district
- Walker County Appraisal District
Official sources:
walkercad.org
walkercad.org
comptroller.texas.gov
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?
Blackland Prairie — 3%
Post Oak Savannah — 1%
Where your tract sits decides which guidelines apply — Walker County is mostly Pineywoods, but Blackland Prairie country covers 3% 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 Walker County?
Tap your part of Walker 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 Walker 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.