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Frio County wildlife report and ag valuation rules

Checked November 6, 2026

Annual report due April 30

The district requires a 5-year wildlife management plan and an annual update, due by April 30 each year with receipts, a map and photos of the work done. The board recommends a 50-acre minimum.

What to keep for Frio County

Whether or not Frio 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 Frio County

Running cattle, cutting hay or farming instead of managing for wildlife? These are the Frio County Appraisal District’s published degree-of-intensity standards for the 1-d-1 agricultural valuation.

Grazing land needs 25 acres per animal unit on better land and up to 50 acres per animal unit on poorer land; the district gives one range for all grazing land. The minimum herd is 3 cows (or 3 horses, 15 ewes, or 18 nanny goats). Smaller tracts may qualify if run with a larger operation that meets the standard.

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

Who to contact in Frio 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.