Morel Mushrooms 2021

[Pine]

Haven't seen a thread yet this year, so I guess I'll start one.
Anyone found some?
It's about a week before I'll start finding any here but those of you further south should have by now.
Let's see some pictures. 
Love hunting Morels. 

[Bowguy67]

We're still too cold too but soon I hope

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Still probably a month out here in wi.  But I believe they are being found in the mid central states

[1Arrow1Kill]

Hey Dale,  Do me a solid and let me know when you start finding them.  I hunt for them in the Custer / Walhalla / Branch area of the Manistee National Forest.  It's about a 1 hr 45 min drive and your heads-up could save me a long, fruitless drive.  Thanks and I wish you a great morel hunting season.

[Pine]

Was out today but I found nothing.
The mushroom report showed someone near Mecosta Michigan found a couple.

[Pine]

Check this site out
https://www.thegreatmorel.com/

Go to sighting map.
Reports in Gowen Michigan.

[Trenton G.]

I'll be honest I really hate those maps. Mushrooming used to be a lot of fun. Now we have so many people from downstate coming up and looking around here that you can't even hardly find them any more. Theres even a guy who does morel tours! It's almost gotten too popular in the last few years

[arrow30]

found a decent mess today,






went looking in a new spot and found these.


then went to one of my other spots and found these.

[arrow30]

found more this morning,



and a turkey nest that didnt make it.

[Sam McMichael]

I would like to look for them, but I don't know anything about shrooms. Neither do any of my friends. I'm afraid I may be missing some real goodies.

[Bowguy67]

I would like to look for them, but I don't know anything about shrooms. Neither do any of my friends. I'm afraid I may be missing some real goodies.

Sam look up learn your land on you tube. I'm pretty careful with you tube cause anyone can post and there's some bad stuff. This guy is educated and very easy to understand. He has id videos, finding videos, etc. Morels are one you about can't go wrong with. If they look like morels and are completely hollow inside you've got a morel. Half frees look a little different but are also hollow inside and completely safe
Not sure where you live but pheasant back or dryads saddle is typically about the same time. Look it up in learn you land. So are ramps, fiddleheads. In north jersey/southern ny ramps are up but that's it so far.
One easy place to look cause I'm sure you can Id tree the grow near is old Apple trees. Gotta be careful with too many there though cause the soil could be contaminated. There's lots of other trees they associate with. Find out which they are locally, dead elm, tulip, sycamore, cherry, ash, etc in dif areas. You also need to know stage. Tulip trees will be alive, elm dead or dying, etc.
Local mushroom clubs in your area will prob be dirt cheap and have forays where they id all sorts of stuff and help you learn. Think the one around here is 5-10 bucks.
One more thing, raw morels are toxic they say. I've never tried to find out. Make sure you cook em

[Bowguy67]

Sorry Sam I now see Georgia. I bet it could be almost over to over there but I'm really not sure.

[Terry Green]

These annual threads always remind me of Dean Torges, the original morel thread starter back in 2003.

I really do miss him. 

[Patknight]

A few...

[Skates 2]

Between this and Shiftty's, I'm getting hungry!!!

[Pine]

Went out for a while today.
Didn't find anything. But the Black flies say the shrooms are up. 

[Wudstix]

Hogs suck 'em up pretty quick around here.

[1Arrow1Kill]

Hey Wudstix,  does that give the pork a mushroom flavor?   
I'll have to try a pork steak on the grill with a side of mushrooms to see how the Texas hogs taste.

[pdk25]

A small portion of what we found the other day.bApple for reference. [attachment=1]

[pdk25]

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