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we found about 15 today, some grey but most white!

How to Find Morels



Morels grow primarily in sandy soil, never clay, unless there is a lot of organic matter near the surface. Therefore, they are usually found near rivers. They are also found scattered widely in mountain humus. They never grow in bog, because water seals out oxygen.
The habitat is usually tall trees in undisturbed environments, though morels are sometimes found in brush. In clean sand, they tend to wander some distance from trees. They sometimes come up in tall grass.

Timing is critical in finding morels. They come up about six weeks after the ground thaws. It might be eight weeks, if dry weather slows down their growth.

This means early April in Missouri, late April in Iowa and middle of May in northern Michigan. Experienced morel stalkers check an environment several times starting early and after every rain.

Morels usually come up after a rain. The day after a rain is the best time to look for them. They will still be in good shape for 3-5 days, if someone else doesn't get to them. In about a week, they start to break down, and bacteria grow on them, which will make a person sick. So don't eat morels which are old and starting to break down.

Sometimes, morels will come up in flushes each time a rain occurs. Sometimes, they will come up without a rain, but they will then be delayed a couple of weeks.

Morels are not found in the same place for more than one to three years, because they use up the type of nutrients that they require, which is a particular type of bacteria.

The best way to spread morel spores is to put the old one

I am going this afternoon you want to go with me Pertz?

Plenty of reports coming in from S. IL at www.siloutdoors.com

Wal mart bags don't really hold up too well when busting through briars. I don't want to lose my haul due to a crummy sack. Try a bag oranges come in...or something mesh... plus you MAY be spreading spores while walking around.

We picked probably close to 200 this weekend.

damn it... i found 23 more this morning...3 blcks from my house

jsut had some for afternoon snack..lol

Hi John! My mom used to fry up a good batch of morels. Man I miss that.
Hey Rosie, did those taste as good as they looked? YUM!

yeah they are too good......all i ate today was dirt...lol

You guys better get cracking! I found 400+ over the weekend!



Good luck!

i found 200 in a yard 3 blocks from my house