Upton County is located in the Trans-Pecos ecoregion of Texas. Property owners in Upton County with an approved 1-D-1 wildlife management plan must file a Wildlife Management Annual Report (PWD-888 form) with the Upton County Central Appraisal District each year to maintain their wildlife exemption and avoid rollback taxes.
Wildlife Exemption Requirements in Upton County
To maintain a wildlife management tax valuation in Upton County, property owners must:
- Have an approved TPWD Wildlife Management Plan (PWD-885) on file with the Upton County Appraisal District
- Perform at least 3 of 7 qualifying wildlife management practices each year
- Document activities with dates, descriptions, photos, and GPS coordinates
- Submit the 1-D-1 Open Space Agricultural Valuation Wildlife Management Annual Report (PWD-888) between January 1 and April 30
The 7 Wildlife Management Practices for Upton County
Property owners in the Trans-Pecos ecoregion can choose from these TPWD-approved wildlife management practices. You must actively perform at least 3 each year:
- Habitat Control — Brush management, prescribed burning, native grass seeding, grazing management
- Erosion Control — Terracing, vegetative buffers, reseeding bare areas, trail management
- Predator Control — Feral hog trapping, coyote management, egg predator control
- Supplemental Water — Wildlife-friendly stock tanks, guzzlers, drip systems, spring management
- Supplemental Food — Food plots, wildlife feeders, mineral licks
- Supplemental Shelter — Nest boxes, brush piles, rock structures, dead snag preservation
- Census Counts — Spotlight surveys, trail camera monitoring, point counts, breeding surveys
TPWD provides specific intensity guidelines for each practice in the Trans-Pecos ecoregion. WildComply includes these benchmarks in the activity logger so you can ensure your efforts meet or exceed the recommended levels for Upton County properties.
Upton County Appraisal District Contact Information
Upton County Central Appraisal District
Your PWD-888 wildlife management annual report must be submitted to the Upton County Central Appraisal District. Contact them directly for county-specific filing requirements and to confirm whether they accept digital submissions.
View Upton County Appraisal District Details →Contact information maintained by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
What Happens If You Don't File in Upton County?
If you fail to submit your wildlife exemption annual report to the Upton County Appraisal District, or if your documentation is incomplete, the county can revoke your wildlife management tax valuation and impose rollback taxes — typically 3 to 5 years of the difference between agricultural productivity value and full market value. The Upton County Appraisal District also has the legal right to request annual reports for the previous five years.
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