First Spring Morels

[Jim Jackson]

I found a few this weekend also.  Seems very early.

[SEMO_HUNTER]

Those are what we call Red Mushrooms or Morels, and yes they are more toxic, but many people do eat them. My neighbor probably eats more of these than the true morels, he's 74 yrs. young and says he's never had any ill effects from them. He could out walk most men half his age in the turkey woods come spring.
Just be aware that different mushrooms effect different people in different ways. For safety sake to all the newbie mushroom hunters is to steer clear of any "False" morels and just stick with the larger white or blonde morels. I believe that even the ones we call "Greys" are listed in a book as a false morel, but my appetite can't tell the difference and I've never felt ill from eating them............and I've ate a truckload of them.    

I wish some of you all would post pictures here of your finds. Remember to carry a camera with ya and get your picture taken with your haul.
Happy Hunting!

[twitchstick]

I love morels! I just wished they grew around here.

[fnshtr]

Took a 4 hour hike this evening hunting morels. The only fungi I found were what we always called mushrooms or toadstools... white to cream colored with the umbrella tops. Would that be the same type of area to find morels?

I did make some neat finds though. Seen a longbeard as he trotted up from a stream in front of me and then later seen 3 jakes together. Turkey season starts here in about 3 weeks. Also found a turkey skeleton (nice big tom evidenced by the size of his spurs), a doe skull and a buck skull with one antler (4 points on that side, other antler was broken at the base).

The dogwoods and redbuds are in blossom along with that pesky (but oh so fragrant) russian olive. Took a close up of a squirrel and got a pic of a snapping turtle.

Great day to be out and about! Hopefully I'll find some morels this spring.

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[SEMO_HUNTER]

Wayne, I do notice some toad stools and little brown mushrooms (highly toxic) in the same areas where I find morels. But that doesn't mean that one can't grow without the other. It just means that the moisture/soil conditions are right to support fungi.

[Jim Jackson]

Several weeks early for sure:

[Earl E. Nov...mber]

Well the lilacs have popped here (about three weeks early) but it has been pretty dry, so I doubt if there is much, but would love to find time for a hike and see.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Checked a few spots today that have had them in the past.  

still a touch too cold I speculate!

well looky there!....

theres another...

and another one...

oh' another one...


  i found 8 , after several miles of walking.  just arent up real good just yet, i dont think.

i was really hoping to find a big patch of them.

[Paul/KS]

They are a bit early this year but the wet weather a couple weeks ago plus the warm weather this week pushed them up. I found a dozen of the greys in my little spot out back... 100 yds from the house.  

[LONGSTYKES]

Looking forward to getting out. Just a little early here in MT.

[Lost Arra]

Morels in action this past weekend.
Paired with venison.

[Two Arrows]

They are popping up in Nebraska now. I found about 25 small ones on Saturday March 31st.

[fnshtr]

Thanks semo!

I hope to get out again tomorrow. It appears here that things have really greened and shot up the past few days.

Keeping my fingers crossed and have been researching it on the internet.