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2016 morels

Diablo54

Diablo54

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Haven't seen much talk about shrooms yet this year. I have found maybe 6-7 greys. Little brother found his share Sunday too. Looks like this weekend and next week will be just about right. Highs in the 70's lows in the 40's. Anyone else finding anything yet?

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havent even looked yet its usually the first or second week of turkey when we start to find them the rain has been good if we get some warm nights it should be good real soon.
 
Yesterday the first of my asparagus sent up its first shoot (Mahoning County). Its the earliest asparagus I have seen, so there must be some correlation between asparagus and morels popping.
 
Funny I was thinking about morels yesterday as I noticed a few dandelions in my yard... Have to go check this week-end.. Although we've had no snow, nighttime temps have dipped below freezing.
 
a dumb question but...... where exactly do you look for morels? I've never really "hunted" em but I keep my eyes on the ground as I walk. Any pointers where to look? I'll be out all weekend this weekend.
 
If you are walking through the woods and see bark not attached to a tree, stop, start looking.

Most of my luck has come from the NE side of sycamore trees though.
 
Morel's are a strange mushroom.. Sometimes you"ll find them where you least expect them. Two years ago I was cutting my lawn and along the woods line were 30-40 of them growing. I cut them off with a knife and left the root in the ground. Watched last year and not a single one popped up. Picked them other years in certain woods and went back the following years and nothing. So go figure, As other's have said.. old apple orchards, elm trees, ash trees, tulip trees. They don't last long so get out there and start looking. Out in Illinois kids pick them and sell them for a good buck.
 
Going for $50-65 per pound right now here... I think it should be illegal to sell them as it seems most people selling them are trespassing. This is the only time of the year I come across a bunch of boot prints. It's like a race between me and other idiots. Problem is, I own the land!
 
giles said:
Going for $50-65 per pound right now here... I think it should be illegal to sell them as it seems most people selling them are trespassing. This is the only time of the year I come across a bunch of boot prints. It's like a race between me and other idiots. Problem is, I own the land!
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I hear ya. Sounds worse than deer hunting. My friend in Illinois owns a very big chunk of land and has no problems with trespassers. He dosent pick them though but has plenty going to waste. Wish he wasnt a 17 hour ride or id be out there shed hunting,turkey hunting and morel hunting.
 
"Most of my luck has come from the NE side of sycamore trees though. "

Ditto on the sycamore trees which typically grow in wet areas near creeks. These morels are usually "yellows" that pop up later than blacks(first) then grays, then yellows.

Morels are completely different from other types of "mushrooms" and "fungi". I am still convinced that morels do NOT grow from spores like common white "field" mushrooms you buy in stores that are planted and grown indoors or even caves. puffballs also discharge spores. Morels are more like sheepshead that grow around the base of white oak trees.
 
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