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Hunters love to talk about the weather, especially when it rains. Quail numbers go up, deer antlers grow beyond expectations and ducks have a place to stop as they move through the state. For ranchers, cattle get grass and wildlife get weeds, or forbs, to get the nutrition they seek.
Rainfall totals from the first of May until June 5 were uplifting for many, especially in the Rolling Plains and South Texas regions, and now landowners and hunters will hope for breaks in the heat and rainstorms during the usual hot, dry summer. Historic information available is mostly from larger cities, and some pockets have received higher amounts.
A Weekly Texas Rainfall Totals map from the National Weather Service showed during the week ending June 5, areas in the Panhandle received 2-3 inches, with some areas receiving more. From Wichita Falls through Central Texas to Corpus Christi, totals were from half an inch to 1 inch. Coastal areas received heavier rains earlier in the spring, however.
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