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Collin County wildlife report deadline

Checked November 1, 2026

Every year; form mailed around November 15

Collin CAD mails you the annual report form around November 15. Return it by the date printed on the form, or as soon as you can.

What to keep for Collin County

Whether or not Collin County asks for a report this year, keep dated proof that you carried out at least three of the seven wildlife management practices in your plan:

• A log of each activity: the date, what you did, where and how much
• Dated photos of the work (feeders, water, brush piles, cleared brush)
• Receipts and invoices for feed, seed, materials and contractors
• Census sheets with dates, routes and numbers seen

Read our plain-English guide to the annual report (PWD-888) for the full 3-of-7 rule, or see deadlines for other counties.

Ag valuation in Collin County

Running cattle, cutting hay or farming instead of managing for wildlife? These are the Collin County Appraisal District’s published standards for the 1-d-1 agricultural valuation. No set minimum acreage. The district looks for at least 2 animal units on the land for 180 days or more a year; it recommends 6–10 acres of improved or 8–12 acres of native pasture for 2 animal units.

An animal unit is one cow (or cow-calf pair); a horse counts as one, and about five goats or sheep make one. See what Texas requires for ag valuation and the standards for other counties. Your appraisal district has the final say, so call them if anything here doesn’t match your letter.

Who to contact in Collin County

The appraisal district decides your wildlife valuation and sets any report deadline, so call them if a letter or form doesn't match what's on this page. Your county AgriLife Extension office can help with a wildlife management plan.

Collin County habitat: Blackland Prairies

Texas Parks and Wildlife places Collin County in the Blackland Prairies ecoregion. Its Blackland Prairies wildlife management guidelines set the minimum work for each practice. A few examples:

• Habitat control: Brush management: treat at least 10% of the plan area or 10 acres per year, whichever is smaller.
• Supplemental food: Feeders: at least 1 free-choice feeder per 320 acres in use during the recommended period, with feed of at least 16% crude protein.
• Supplemental water: Wildlife watering facility (well, trough, guzzler): at least one project per 10 years, or consistent water management at existing sites.
• Census counts: Spotlight counts: at least 3 counts, or at least 15 surveyed miles, completed each year.

Your own plan may set different targets. Log what you actually do against it, with dates and photos.

Deadlines and rules come from each appraisal district's own published guidelines, checked November 1, 2026. Districts can change them, and your district's letters, forms and deadlines always apply. Habitat Ledger is not affiliated with any appraisal district or Texas Parks and Wildlife.