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Wood County wildlife report and ag valuation rules
Checked November 6, 2026
Report rules not posted; call to confirm
Wood County Appraisal District doesn’t post its wildlife annual report rules online, so plan on April 30 and call the district to confirm at (903) 763-4891.
| Annual report required? | Not posted; ask the district |
|---|---|
| Due date | Not posted |
What to keep for Wood County
Whether or not Wood 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 Wood County
Running cattle, cutting hay or farming instead of managing for wildlife? These are the Wood County Appraisal District’s published degree-of-intensity standards for the 1-d-1 agricultural valuation.
Wood CAD requires at least 5 acres of pasture or hay land, stocked at an average of 1 animal unit (1,000 lbs of animal weight) per 5 acres. The same rate applies to all pasture; the guidelines give no separate minimum herd size and do not say how a homesite is treated.
| Minimum acres | 5 acres (grazing) |
|---|---|
| Stocking rate | 5 acres per animal unit |
| Hay | Hay land falls under the same 5-acre minimum as pasture; no cutting or yield standard is listed. |
| Crops and orchards | Truck crops need at least 5 acres; watermelons and sweet potatoes 10 acres; orchards at least 15 trees per acre and vineyards 100 vines per acre. |
| Beekeeping | 5–20 acres with at least 6 active bee colonies. |
| History and filing | Land must be in ag or timber production 5 of the preceding 7 years. Keep receipts, production records, planting information and per-acre yield records. File by April 30 (a 60-day extension for good cause; late filing until about July 20 with a 10% penalty). |
| Source | Wood County Appraisal District Agricultural, Timber, and Wildlife Management Guidelines · checked Nov. 6, 2026 |
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 Wood County
| Appraisal district | Wood County Appraisal District |
|---|---|
| Address | 210 Clark St., Quitman, TX 75783-2442 (mail: P.O. Box 1706, Quitman, TX 75783-1706) |
| Phone | (903) 763-4891 |
| Local help with your plan | Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Wood 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.