So I have been looking every time while out turkey huntin for these elusive lil fellas and keep coming up empty have any one else found verh many I have a buddy tbat called to day estatic he found some while scouting for our weekend hunt :campfire:
Love them things!
Found a few last week here in Missouri
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Yummy
Trap im so jelous. So when are WE gonna cook em up lol
That's why we only hunt turkeys till 1 PM daily in Missouri.
Man needs time to hunt morels and crappie fish after sitting in a bow blind all morning ;)
Life is good in the Spring
Trap
Haven't found one here in NY yet. Its been dry although we had a big rain 2 days ago, hope to spot a few tomorrow when I have time.
Nice find Daryl.
Gotta love the spring ...man them morals look TASTY!
I have'nt seen any here in Michigan yet. Seems they are running a bit late. I can't wait till they pop,man they really are the best. I egg wash them,lightly flour them,pan fry in butter. Salt&pepper. rat'
Ooh, dry land fish. Love this time of year.
Tom
i have found a few hundred, better than turkey anyways
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I found 63 on Tuesday evening. Nothing better than a springtime meal of fried morels and crappie.
I am HUNGRY!!!!!
Ok, I might have to call into work today! Lol. Man, those look delicious.
Holy moly those look good! I hope I find some this weekend here in West Michigan! Should be looking for turkeys, but I may be a little distracted now...
Im going out Sunday just to find them I need one more turkey but morels are wining the argument
I was wondering where the annual Morel hunting thread was this year.
I am headed to a hot spot in a few hours. wish me luck. Hope I find this:
hunts from a few years passed.
peek a boo
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Nothing beats a morel omelet like turkey eggs. Ok just kidding.
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A good day!
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I'll be looking next weekend in the hills of SW Wi.
I would love to try them. What kind of woods do you find them in?
2Blade, I normally find most of mine on the southwest side of a point on a ridge running north and south. Good stuff!
I found 23 in about an hour this past week in PA. Around dead elm trees is where I find them here. Eric.
I usually find them around dead Elms. I have a book that says apple trees, Aspen trees, Elm trees, oak trees, in the open, under brush, on slopes, in valleys, on Mountains. The nice thing about elms is, with dutch elm disease, there are a lot of dead ones around which makes them easy to spot and a good candidate for morels.
The reality is, you can find them anywhere. I have found them growing out of rocks and wood chip piles. My wife found some at a 3d shoot in a fire pit.
They have a fine network of Roots. The morels pop up when conditions are Perfect. They need the right soil temp and the right amount of moisture. They can go several years between sprouting if conditions are not right.
the trick is to try and develop a pattern as to where you find them on a given day, then you can narrow your search. Yesterday, we found almost all of ours on North facing slopes. next week they could be else where.
When you pick them, carry them in a mesh bag (potato or onion) this will drop spores and plant new morels for future hunting. It will keep the mushrooms better than if you put them in plastic like a bread bag.
Best way to find them is go out and hunt. bring a bow and shoot some stumps.
Good Luck Mark, that area is great for morels. The Muscoda Morel festival should be next weekend in that area.
I managed to find about a pound yesterday.
Found a nest of eaten turkey eggs. the raccoon had them scattered all over by a creek. It was raining pretty hard so I didn't bring my camera. these are from a phone afterward.
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I cant get out till this afternoon but we will be lookin nice find by all so