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Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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05/25/21 09:36 PM
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I bet with all the East Texas rain our roads took a beating from the heavy rains. Its going to be a few weeks before I can get to the lease to fill feeders. We have a couple of really bad spots, I bet they look like a stock tank in the middle of the road. One of these bad spots I have to drive through to get to one of my stands.
Thanks, Billy
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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05/25/21 09:52 PM
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When I hunted E Tx a very long time ago we didnt have to worry about puddles in our roads. We had about 3000 acres on the river and when it rained like this we would need a boat to get to the only 200ish acres that werent under water.
At some point in life its time to quit chasing the pot of gold and just enjoy the rainbow. FR Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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05/25/21 10:02 PM
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First 7 inches of rain came down in 4 hours. Rained again Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Needed it bad, but a lil' concerned here. Haven't been able to get in.
Sorry for a guy in Eastern Lasalle County to jump on an East TX thread, but this may well be a big issue for us.
Last edited by Hudbone; 05/25/21 10:03 PM.
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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05/25/21 10:16 PM
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Im sure Ol Thumper will chime in if his computer isnt under water.
At some point in life its time to quit chasing the pot of gold and just enjoy the rainbow. FR Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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05/25/21 10:21 PM
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Ranch road coming out of the back pasture..
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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#8276581
05/26/21 12:01 AM
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I'll find out this weekend. Supposed to get another inch between now and Sunday. Won't be doing much driving around.
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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05/26/21 02:34 AM
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Our roads are high and dry.
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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05/26/21 11:46 AM
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I can’t remember what year, maybe 1985. I lived in Corpus Christi and had a lease in Webb county. It rained a ton around opening season and it was a mess trying to set to the ranch. I recall trucks by the dozens in the ditch driving in one day.
The next year the place was dry as a bone with not a blade of grass or brush with a leaf one.
Thanks, Billy
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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#8276985
05/26/21 12:20 PM
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ILUVBIGBUCKS
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First 7 inches of rain came down in 4 hours. Rained again Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Needed it bad, but a lil' concerned here. Haven't been able to get in.
Sorry for a guy in Eastern Lasalle County to jump on an East TX thread, but this may well be a big issue for us. Damn Hudbone, it's rained that much this week down south? Are you off 624 SE of Cotulla?
High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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05/26/21 02:02 PM
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First 7 inches of rain came down in 4 hours. Rained again Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Needed it bad, but a lil' concerned here. Haven't been able to get in.
Sorry for a guy in Eastern Lasalle County to jump on an East TX thread, but this may well be a big issue for us. Drove down and couldn’t get in? Bummer, better than not being able to get out I guess.
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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05/26/21 02:32 PM
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First 7 inches of rain came down in 4 hours. Rained again Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Needed it bad, but a lil' concerned here. Haven't been able to get in.
Sorry for a guy in Eastern Lasalle County to jump on an East TX thread, but this may well be a big issue for us. Drove down and couldn’t get in? Bummer, better than not being able to get out I guess. I dont know 68... Depending on what you had going on back in civilization, being unable to get out may not be so bad.
At some point in life its time to quit chasing the pot of gold and just enjoy the rainbow. FR Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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05/26/21 02:35 PM
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5 miles out of Fowlerton on 97 and then about 4 miles in. Rain discrepancies between the front gate and our place can vary by several inches. Once they caught 3 1/2 at front gate and we only measured a 1/2.
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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05/26/21 02:41 PM
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ILUVBIGBUCKS
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5 miles out of Fowlerton on 97 and then about 4 miles in. Rain discrepancies between the front gate and our place can vary by several inches. Once they caught 3 1/2 at front gate and we only measured a 1/2. No doubt about that sir. Hell, my place is not much over a 1/4 mile long and most of the time our back fence (far east) gets a lot more than the front gate does. I've seen it as much as 30-35% difference in some 500 yards. lol
High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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05/26/21 02:42 PM
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First 7 inches of rain came down in 4 hours. Rained again Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Needed it bad, but a lil' concerned here. Haven't been able to get in.
Sorry for a guy in Eastern Lasalle County to jump on an East TX thread, but this may well be a big issue for us. Drove down and couldn’t get in? Bummer, better than not being able to get out I guess. I dont know 68... Depending on what you had going on back in civilization, being unable to get out may not be so bad. Well I was gonna say it would depend on how many adult beverages were left in the cooler.
High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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05/26/21 03:55 PM
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Copper Breaks State Park lost the culvert/bridge to the back half of the park, then lost the low water crossing to replace it, in the last couple months... they get short shafted from the state all the time on repairs.... while tpwd are buying up old politicians family lands for new state parks, they let some of the treasures rot
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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#8277326
05/26/21 05:34 PM
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First 7 inches of rain came down in 4 hours. Rained again Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Needed it bad, but a lil' concerned here. Haven't been able to get in.
Sorry for a guy in Eastern Lasalle County to jump on an East TX thread, but this may well be a big issue for us. Glad you guys down there are getting some rain. We are swamped in East Tx. Where I stood launching my boat 11 days ago at Lake O' The Pines, now has over 7 feet of water over it. My yard needs mowing, but just walking across it squishes water up. Now they are calling for more rain Friday.
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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#8277498
05/26/21 07:51 PM
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I bought land in Antlers Oklahoma.. I went sunday and drove a nearly 2 miles back, it was muddy but not bad. I backed into my place and spun the tires in 4x4 high. shifted to 4x4 low and got out. I couldn't believe it.
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Thanks, FullDraw55
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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05/26/21 08:57 PM
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I bought land in Antlers Oklahoma.. I went sunday and drove a nearly 2 miles back, it was muddy but not bad. I backed into my place and spun the tires in 4x4 high. shifted to 4x4 low and got out. I couldn't believe it. I've had my share of those moments. I got stuck on my lease in Webb County years back driving through a draw/creek whatever it was and ended up with one front tire on the ground and the opposite back tire on the ground at about a 45 degree angle, tilting to one side. How I got out was a miracle. It aways seems it happens when you are by yourself too. Like the time I got my trailer stuck between two pine trees. Brush Country boy had a lot to learn about hunting around pine trees when I started hunting East Texas about 4-5 years back.
Thanks, Billy
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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05/26/21 09:17 PM
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Im sure Ol Thumper will chime in if his computer isnt under water. Nope we’re drying out finally, I think we’re in the clear up here now. I bought land in Antlers Oklahoma.. I went sunday and drove a nearly 2 miles back, it was muddy but not bad. I backed into my place and spun the tires in 4x4 high. shifted to 4x4 low and got out. I couldn't believe it. How was the grass looking up thr? All this rain should definitely help the antler growth this year. I look for their to be records broke this year.
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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05/28/21 07:08 PM
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I usually put 6-10 loads of road base on my roads in different locations every year. In the washout areas I spread oversized road base. That's worked real well for me. But I own the ranch. That's a lot of cost for a lease. My ranch roads and creek crossings are (for the most part) in pretty good shape.
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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05/28/21 07:52 PM
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Area under 3' of water...will know in a couple of months.
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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06/13/21 01:54 AM
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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06/13/21 12:06 PM
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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06/13/21 02:47 PM
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We have a really bad spot not far from camp. My guess it needs at least a cable dump ever how many tons that is of the big baseball sized blue rock the timber and oil companies use when they fix the roads. They fixed a few spots last year but never the one near our camp.
I’ll know in a couple of weeks.
Thanks, Billy
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Re: Anybody's roads get wiped out with the rain where you hunt
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06/16/21 01:45 AM
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I usually put 6-10 loads of road base on my roads in different locations every year. In the washout areas I spread oversized road base. That's worked real well for me. But I own the ranch. That's a lot of cost for a lease. My ranch roads and creek crossings are (for the most part) in pretty good shape. Where do you get that ?
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