Hey GTOHunter, we got a rain over here in Ripley Co!! The weatherman says there is more coming. It is hit-or-miss, thunderstorms moving thru. I think I had nearly two months without rain. If we had not gotten some soon the trees may have started dieing. The red oaks have the "red oak decline" and have mostly already died, around my house, anyway. I hunt in Ralls Co. and it was reported to be the driest county in MO. Deer up there had the EHD several years ago and it hurt the numbers for awhile. I hope it does not come back. Have a good season!!!