Morel Mushrooms

[Seanstone]

With warming temperatures and early signs of spring, I figured that I would start a Morel Mushroom hunting thread. Last year I went a dozen or so times. I don't know if i wanna sacrifice that amount of time away from fishing this year or not. I'll let you know when i start finding them. Should be about mid April.

[Smoothkip]

Member Luckeywade is a shroomin machine, he tears em up every year. I usually find a few hundred or so a year, last few years have been hit or miss around here.

[Seanstone]

I live in Adams County and we own a few hundred acres that are loaded with morels. Its pretty common to spend an hour or two and fill a bread bag of morels, as long as Im the first one to get to them that is. Last year 3 of us found 7 or 8 bread bags, which was a little under average. I think they came up late last year which made them a little harder to find under the may apples and such. Hopefully this year they come out early so I dont have to miss too much fishing.

[catfishhunter]

I only went out about 3 times last year. Found about 100 in one spot and they were BIG almost all of them were ab out the size of pop cans! Hopefully this spot produces for a couple years to come!

[Smoothkip]

Thats the spots i like! In and out. I found a patch a few years ago with around 150 in it. They have never showed up there again, I wish I Knew how to grow em!

[papaw714]

Kip try this link
www.gmushrooms.com/MHK.HTM

[Smoothkip]

Man Pawpaw that looks like paradise! Thanks.

[Seanstone]

Have you tried that kit Papaw? I'm kinda hesitant to believe that such a kit exists. I have carried morels in potato sacks all through our woods and the morels still prefer certain areas over others. (Dead Elms, Tullip Poplars, etc.) You would assume that the seeds/spores would fall out and provide morels for the years to come, especially on the trails we use in between patches. I'm just curious to see if you had tried this kit?

[stangcrazy85]

yeah boy

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[papaw714]

Have not tried it yet. A couple of friends of my have with some success. You create your own habitat using compost.

[luckeywade]

what do you finds mushrooms around?ive been hunting them for afew years.an have some luck.but i hunt with guys that take me too them.this year would like too share my times with wife an kids.an need some tips.so i can find our owe spots.good luck too all this year.

[Smoothkip]

Mar 8, 2011 11:34:44 GMT -5 luckeywade said:

what do you finds mushrooms around?ive been hunting them for afew years.an have some luck.but i hunt with guys that take me too them.this year would like too share my times with wife an kids.an need some tips.so i can find our owe spots.good luck too all this year.

Heres some basic info to read through Randy.
www.ehow.com/how_2250597_morel-mushrooms.html

[Seanstone]

We have been blessed with a large stand of forest consisting of Oaks, Poplars, and Elms. If you know your trees you can narrow your search area significantly. There are several sites that will tell you what kind of trees to look for. Our best luck has been around Tulip Poplars and dead or dying elms. We usually check any dead or dying tree anyway, or one that's shedding bark.. They will be coming up in another month so get ready. Good luck.

[luckeywade]

thanks guys

[Seanstone]

People have started finding them near the river (Ohio). Won't be long until I'll start roaming the woods. I probably won't head out this weekend since its cold, but I'll be out for sure next weekend.