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TITUS COUNTY, TEXAS

Titus County ag exemption: keeping it with wildlife management

Titus County is Northeast Texas timber, pasture and lakes around Mount Pleasant. Much of its rural land is in ag or timber valuations, and owners who are there to hunt and fish can keep it with a wildlife plan.

WHAT IT TAKES

Switching Titus County land from ag to wildlife

  • The land has to be appraised for agriculture or timber now. Wildlife management is a way to keep that valuation, not a way to get one from scratch.
  • File the 1-d-1 application (Form 50-129) with a wildlife management plan on the TPWD form (PWD 885) with Titus County Appraisal District before May 1.
  • Carry out at least three of the seven wildlife management practices every year, and keep records.
  • The appraisal district can ask for an annual report on TPWD form PWD 888.
  • No minimum unless the tract was made smaller since January 1 of the year before. Then the minimum falls between 12.5 and 16.7 acres.

Last reviewed October 2026. Your appraisal district has the final say, so confirm the details with them.

LAND FIRST, PAPERWORK HANDLED

We start with the land, then the paperwork

We walk your Titus County property, look at what the deer and other wildlife are using and what they lack, and write a plan around that. The plan names the practices, where they go and when, and who does each job.

We prepare your plan and help you file it with Titus County Appraisal District. After that we can help with the yearly practices and prepare the annual report from your records.

PINEYWOODS EDGE

The land and wildlife in Titus County

Around Mount Pleasant, Talco and Cookville, the county mixes pine-hardwood timber and improved pasture. Lake Bob Sandlin lies to the south and the Sulphur River bottoms to the north.

Timber, pasture and water give deer and turkey most of what they need. Plans usually manage the timber for food under the trees, add openings and plots, and keep hogs in check.

Practices that tend to fit here

Timber thinning and openings

Thinning and openings let light in and grow browse. It counts as habitat control.

Food plots

Plots on pasture edges and in openings are supplemental food.

Hog control

Trapping along the Sulphur River bottoms is predator control.

Shelter and census

Nest boxes near ponds and creeks, and a yearly camera survey.

Every property is different. These are starting points, and the plan for your land comes from walking it.

KNOW YOUR DISTRICT

What Titus County Appraisal District asks for

Titus County Appraisal District sits in the Pineywoods and Post Oak Savannah regions. Those regions share the same TPWD range for a tract made smaller since January 1 of the year before: 12.5 to 16.7 acres. A tract that has not been reduced has no minimum.

Applications and plans go to Titus County Appraisal District in Mount Pleasant by April 30.

District website: Titus County Appraisal District.

CHECK IT YOURSELF

LVG Wildlife Solutions prepares wildlife management plans and supporting records. We are not attorneys or tax advisors, and nothing on this page is legal or tax advice.

SEE WHAT'S AT STAKE

What an open-space valuation is worth in Titus County

Plug in your acres and land value. The estimator uses Titus County's typical 2025 rural tax rate and the productivity value its appraisal district reports, then shows a rough yearly range and every figure it used.

Remember what it measures: the difference between full market-value taxes and an ag or wildlife valuation. If your land already has an ag valuation, a wildlife plan is how you keep that difference, not add to it.

See what goes into a wildlife management plan or ask us about your property.

BEFORE YOU RUN THE NUMBERS

  • This compares full market-value taxes with open-space (ag or wildlife) valuation. It is what the valuation is worth on land that has none today.
  • Already in an ag or timber valuation? You likely get most of this now. Switching to wildlife management keeps that valuation. It does not lower your taxes further.
  • No valuation today? Wildlife management requires the land to be in an ag or timber valuation the year before. Minimum acreage rules, your district's review and approval all still apply.
Fills in a typical rural tax rate for that county.
The acres that would be managed for wildlife.
Your appraisal notice shows it, or use what you paid. Rural land in Northeast Texas sold for a median of $9,159 an acre in late 2025.
All taxing units combined. Change it if you know yours.

ROUGH YEARLY DIFFERENCE

Enter acres and value

A rough range, not a quote.

*A broad estimate with no guarantee, shown as a range 25% either side of our calculation. It leaves out your home site and buildings, city taxes, emergency services districts and any exemptions you already have. Your county appraisal district sets the actual values, decides whether land qualifies, and its numbers decide what you pay. This is not tax advice. Sources: Texas Comptroller 2025 tax rates, Texas Comptroller property value study, and the Texas A&M Real Estate Center.

STRAIGHT ANSWERS

Titus County wildlife exemption questions

Can timber or pasture in Titus County go to wildlife management?

Yes. Land appraised for agriculture or as timber land can convert. You file the 1-d-1 application with a wildlife management plan before May 1.

How many acres do I need in Titus County?

No minimum unless the tract was reduced since January 1 of the prior year. For a reduced tract the minimum falls within TPWD's range of 12.5 to 16.7 acres.

Where do I file?

With Titus County Appraisal District in Mount Pleasant. We prepare your plan and help you file it.

More questions and answers · How the Texas wildlife exemption works

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