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Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" #8833315 04/13/23 05:35 PM
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Our ranch in southern Atascosa received well over 10" of rain there last week. All ponds are full and water is still standing. Mosquitoes and chiggers are soon to follow. I'm hoping that others have seen the benefits so far.

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We have not seen 10 inches in the last 5 years total I bet.


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Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: Hunter Daddy] #8833391 04/13/23 07:36 PM
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Very dry hear, if I don't get some big run off rain I'm going to be in pond trouble.


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Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: Stompy] #8833426 04/13/23 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Stompy
Very dry hear, if I don't get some big run off rain I'm going to be in pond trouble.

Surprising Stompy, up north of you in Murray, we're greener than I've ever seen it this time of year and my tank is chaulk full...

Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: Hunter Daddy] #8833431 04/13/23 08:23 PM
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While our lease is greener than I've seen it in years, the tanks are suffering terribly.


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Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: Hunter Daddy] #8833441 04/13/23 08:33 PM
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If the rains keep coming hay will be cheap in East Texas. The first cutting will likely come early for many in that area. Honeysuckle is already in full bloom and wild berries should be plentiful. The pond on the small tract that I lease is the highest I've ever seen it.

So long as the rains keep coming.

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Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: Hunter Daddy] #8833456 04/13/23 09:06 PM
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Very green in southwest Arkansas. Going to be a whole lot of hay...in the first cutting anyway. Green everywhere
and tanks full.


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Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: Hunter Daddy] #8833547 04/14/23 12:14 AM
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It’s rained enough to green things up pretty well. Not hard enough for significant runoff though. Ponds are still 3-5ft low

Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: Hunter Daddy] #8833623 04/14/23 02:59 AM
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Just 1.5 inches of rain in Dickens county this year on top of a severe drought last year when we got 8 inches in September

very concerned as we had no fawns last year and we may repeat the same if we don't get rain soon if it's no to late already

Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: DQ Kid] #8833624 04/14/23 03:03 AM
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Originally Posted by DQ Kid
Originally Posted by Stompy
Very dry hear, if I don't get some big run off rain I'm going to be in pond trouble.

Surprising Stompy, up north of you in Murray, we're greener than I've ever seen it this time of year and my tank is chaulk full...


I'm just north of you near 578 & 380. Had some rain, but tanks are low low. We keep missing the hard rain. Ground was dry & dusty last weekend. Not looking good.

Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: Hunter Daddy] #8833773 04/14/23 02:30 PM
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We got 3/10s yesterday afternoon and dang glad to get it.


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Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: Hunter Daddy] #8834262 04/15/23 09:19 AM
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It's the warmer weather, especially when warm overnight, that makes the green come out.

No rain here for the last couple of weeks.


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Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: Hunter Daddy] #8834278 04/15/23 11:40 AM
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Headed to the Panhandle today, I'll let you know. That .100 we got last week prolly didn't make much difference considering what we been missing the last year.


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Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: Hunter Daddy] #8834281 04/15/23 11:44 AM
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Green as can be around Freer.



Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: Hunter Daddy] #8834391 04/15/23 04:51 PM
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or pasture looks like a dang jungle, almost.
grass is growing faster than the cows can eat it.


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Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: Hunter Daddy] #8843544 04/30/23 11:15 PM
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Just an update although my place in Dickens had only 1.5 inches since January we had some decent green up from snow fall during winter

On 4/26 we got 2 inches and it should help the spring growth!!! We had NO fawns at all last year due to drought conditions I'm hoping the rain on the 26th will help carry the new fawn crop dropping shortly

Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: Hunter Daddy] #8843606 05/01/23 01:07 AM
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2” should help that country alot. Always need more.


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Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: Hunter Daddy] #8843644 05/01/23 01:43 AM
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Briscoe County, looking better. Tanks caught some water. As always, need more.


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Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: Hunter Daddy] #8844808 05/02/23 07:03 PM
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Looking pretty green at our current place in Comanche after the last few storms. Creeks and ponds still a bit low but lots of browse, flowers, grasses. Will be moving to Coleman area soon and it looks pretty dry out that way


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Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: Hunter Daddy] #8844843 05/02/23 07:43 PM
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South of Bowie has, as usual, been shorted on rain. Or, at least, my place has. Both ponds are down 3 to 4 ft.


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Originally Posted by Dave Davidson
South of Bowie has, as usual, been shorted on rain. Or, at least, my place has. Both ponds are down 3 to 4 ft.


We have a place in Alvord and it is picture perfect, grass so green high that you can barely see the turkey walking through it and all of our ponds are full.


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Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: Hunter Daddy] #8845146 05/03/23 03:09 AM
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Real good chance of rain every day for at least two weeks in a lot of Texas and Okla!!!!!

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Booner, I’m seeing a lot of places like that. I’m being skipped.


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Just got .39 during a surprise thunderstorm at the lease south of Moran. Hoping it helps the tanks.


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Re: Has the last rain helped the spring "Green up" [Re: Hunter Daddy] #8846941 05/05/23 06:51 PM
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We haven't gotten as much as somes, but NE Lasalle County is in the best shape as I have seen in years.

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