Blog · October 14, 2026 · Texas
Hale County Hunting Map (Texas)
Use the free Hale County parcel map to find who owns the woods and fields near Edmonson, then ask the right way.
Main page: Hale County, TX GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, Hale County facts and neighboring maps).
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Every season, hunters around Petersburg ask the same thing about Hale County hunting map: who do I call? In Hale County, Texas, the official parcel map is the free way to put an owner on a tract.
This guide goes from the Hale County parcel map to a polite permission request for ground near Hale Center, with notes on public land and regulations.
How to use the Hale County hunting map
The Hale CAD interactive map is the free tool for Hale County hunting map scouting: imagery lists cover and water, parcel lines show who owns each block near Seth Ward. Big ownership blocks near Abernathy mean fewer letters to write; small splits mean more neighbors to ask.
Finding the tract on the Hale County map
The county's own public map is the Hale CAD interactive map, built on a BIS Consulting map viewer, and it opens without an account for parcels in Plainview and the rest of the county. Search the county appraisal map by owner, address or property ID; the pop-up for a property near Plainview lists the account and legal description. Bookmark our Hale County page too; it tracks the official Texas link if it moves and lists the maps around Plainview.
Where to hunt around Plainview
Around Plainview, the hunting map is mostly private parcels, which makes the owner field on the county record your main tool. Regulations change every year, so confirm Hale County seasons and public access with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department well before you go.
Permission, leases and courtesy
Owners near Abernathy get plenty of requests; a clear one listing the county parcel ID and an offer to help with chores stands out. Get permission in writing if you can, and carry it while hunting the Hale County tract.
In the field near Abernathy
The Hale County parcel lines are rough; where a fence or posted signs near Seth Ward disagree with the map, stay on the safe side.
Keeping track of Hale County landowners
Creek bottoms and fence-row cover near Edmonson show clearly on the county imagery, and the parcel lines tell you who to ask about them. Keep a simple list for Hale County: tract, owner, mailing address, date contacted and answer, and update it each season.
What Hale County owners want to hear
Wooded draws and field edges near Abernathy tend to stay in larger Hale County parcels that are worth a closer look. A postseason note to the owner near Seth Ward, with what you saw on the county ground, is useful next year's request.
The Hale County economy in brief
County Business Patterns counted 644 business establishments in Hale County for 2022, led by retail trade, other services, and health care and social assistance. Agriculture and forestry support services and warehousing and storage make up an above-average share of Hale County businesses, a clue to how land around Petersburg gets used.
The lay of the land around Plainview
Town lots cluster around Plainview, the county seat, and Abernathy, Hale Center, Petersburg, and Edmonson. Smaller places such as Seth Ward and Cotton Center appear on the county map as little clusters of lots. Census Bureau estimates put Hale County at about 31,761 residents in 2023 on roughly 1,005 square miles of land. Outside Edmonson, most of the county map is farm, ranch or timber ground with large, irregular tracts. With a founding date of 1888, Hale County has long chains of title on some rural tracts.
Neighboring maps around Hale County
Near the edge of the county, check the next map over: Castro County, Crosby County, Floyd County, Hockley County, and Lamb County all border it. Our Texas page links each map neighboring Hale County.
Hale County, TX: common questions
Will the Hale County map show which land near Petersburg is open to hunt?
Not really; the viewer for Hale County lists owners, not hunting rights, so permission still comes from the owner near Petersburg.
How do I find who owns hunting land in Hale County?
Click the tract on the Hale CAD interactive map; the Hale County record lists the owner of record and a mailing address.
How do hunting leases work near Abernathy?
A lease on county ground near Petersburg is a private deal; write down dates, game, guests and insurance.
What should I say when asking to hunt land near Seth Ward?
Short works best near Seth Ward: your name, the county tract, the season and a promise to follow the rules.
Where is public hunting ground near Petersburg?
Check the public hunting maps from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; they show which areas in and near Hale County are open and under what rules.
Do I need permission to hunt land near Abernathy that isn't posted?
Always get permission; posting rules vary in Texas, and the owner of land near Abernathy decides who hunts.
Open the official Hale County, TX parcel map Hale County in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.