Alabama:
Sightings! Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 14:15:52 -0600. Hi Tom , First sightings from North Alabama near Huntsville. A transplanted cheesehead and a hoosier found a dozen black morels scattered over a couple of acres of woodland. This is a week later than last year. Dick C.
Sightings! Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 22:01:39 -0500. Found several hundred grey and half-free morels near Rogersville Alabama on April 2. Also lots of ticks found us. Dick C.
Sightings. Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 10:00:13 -0500. Still finding some black morels. Found 1st whites on April 10th and have found about 3 dozen to date in the Huntsville Al area. Current wet conditions and forcast cool weather should enhance the possibilities of finding more.Dick C.
morel sightings. Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 12:24:54 -0500. From Caroline H. On our place, 14 of them, 7 April. North Alabama near Guntersville, Beeches Creek. On an old homesite place, near cedars.
Season Wrapup. Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 09:30:55 -0500. We had a good season, if not unusual, here in North Alabama.Lots of black morels, a few yellow/whites, and a large number of half-frees and a very unusual number of small grays very similar to what you would find around Boyne. Will be leaving within the week for North Central Idaho via Indiana. As I reported last year and, I suppose my comments were lost when your browser crashed, I found a good number of black morels in the area around Powell Idaho through about June 10. These were found at an elevation of around 3300 feet. Never found any at elevations higher than that. The first ones I found I raked out from under a picnic table in the Wendover campground. Until next year-Dick C
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Alaska:
Found in Alaska! Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 17:38:29 -0800. About the Sightings, I have done morel hunting (true morel) in the past just off HWY12 at Oak Creek in the Cascades of Washington. It became an annual event. I now reside in Anchorage, AK. This is my first summer here. I did an annual camping trip Memorial Day Weekend with my husband and family about 155 miles north of Anchorage and to my surprise a family friend discovered a large area of the half-free morel (Morchella semilibera): This is the exception to the rule that morels have the bottom of the cap attached directly to the stem. The cap of the half-free morel is attached at about the middle. These morels generally have small caps and long bulbous stems although the ones I found range from 2-4" tall, six 4" tall with large caps, seventeen 2" tall large to small caps, five 3" tall large to small caps, and five just shy of 2" tall with small caps. I have pictures, which have yet to be developed of the mushrooms, location, and area. The total found on the trip May 25-27 2001 was around 100 in the area of about an 2 acres, 4-6% land incline, lightly shaded with very little or no direct sunlight, usually within a radius of 36" from the base of trees or rotten stumps. The ground was covered with 1/8-1/2 of leafs, moss and other foliage like a moist blanket leaving the morels nearly invisible. We sautéed some of these the first night with onion with butter and white wine and they were absolutely delicious! It was fascinating to me to find these in Alaska and with snow still on the ground in this region. I will be doing more research of morels and the different varieties of AK. Heather M
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Alberta, Canada: No reports yet.
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Arkansas:
Yellow morels found in central Arkansas, Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 21:37:02 -0600. I have recently returned today (3-18-01) from a trip to my favorite morel site in the Arkansas River Valley. I saw 15 false morels, ~gyromitra~ ~caroliniana~, young, medium sized, and 10 young yellow morels. I feel that the next two weekends will be good for the collecting of yellow morels at this site. J.J.
Arkansas morels. Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 18:52:19 -0600. Collected 7 half free morels after about 3 hours of searching near the Arkansas River. Then went to the White River Nat. Wild. Ref. and found 7 false morels. Had never seen them before. Thought at first, when I spotted them from a distance, that I was on to the mother load. It was soon apparent that I wasn't. But, never-the-less it was an interesting find. With temperatures quite low during the last week things apparently slowed down. Temps reaching near 80 during the next few days should speed things up. Buffalo knats and mosquitos are horrendous. Sightings were south of Tischnor AR, near the Arkansas River. The hunt is on, Jerry L.
update for Arkansas River Valley area. Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 22:53:14 -0600 Central Daylight Time. Saturday, 3-31, collected about 60 yellow morels, some were still young in age (gray), but all were medium to large in size. None were old enough to toss out. Sunday 4-1, co-worker collected 40 yellows at same site. Plans are to return to site this coming Saturday and collect again. My feelings are that the morels will be near the end of their fruiting in this area this coming weekend. Best to move north after the next weekend. J.J.
Morels. Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 20:54:22 -0700. Found 5 small white morels today in a yard in the City of Harrison, Arkansas. Northwest Arkansas in the Ozarks. Very dry here and need rain, temperatures are good, 70 - 80 just the past few days. Late to find the first ones here, usually around the 25th of March. Happy Hunting!! Love the web site! Jim H. Harrison, AR
Arkansas morels. Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 19:19:23 -0500. Went to an area near the Buffalo River over the weekend and found morels at the base of ash trees and a few black morels at the base of red oak. Most were on south sides of hills. Only found 23 black and yellow morels after about 6 hours of looking. Steep hills sure make you wish your legs were less than mid 50's year old. Then, on Saturday, looked for several hours around bayous in the Cache River Nat. Wild. Refuge and found none. Air temps are in the high 80's. Seems winter turned into summer too fast. Black flies, ticks and mosquitos certainly add to the price of those few shrooms, but, never-the-less they are delicious. Hope to get back into the Ozarks soon. With summer temps the season will probably end soon. Jerry L. Stuttgart AR
morel mushrooms Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 11:36:58 -0500. Hello! My name is Dave and I am currently living in Russellville, Ark., it's about half way between Ft.Smith and Little Rock. Went out looking for morels on the 11th and 12th, but no sign of any. Not as familiar with hunting locations here as I am originally from Ill. For the most part, I am told that they grow around ash trees here. I think it was a little dry yet as there was little folage on the ground. May apples were up but sparse and not blooming. There are a lot of leaves on the ground due to a late fall so I know they will be difficult to spot, especially the small ones. I have spoken to people who have found some, but I am not sure where to look again. Today is Sat. the 14th and we are getting a steady rain. Temp. is cool in the low to mid 60's. May warm to 70 or so, but it is supposed to be in the 60's and 50's for highs next week and lows in the 40's and even 30's. I'm wondering if it may be getting too late here? It looks as though you are more familiar with the states north of here, but was hoping you might have some info. that could help me. I am going to Quincy, Ill. in a week or so. Am tracking spottings up there as best I can to find the most optimum time to depart. Would appreciate any insight you might have based on the little bit of info. I have given you. Hope your response, if available, is not too late. Waiting anxiously, Dave in Pope Co. Ark... Dave, From the other Sightings reported for AR, I would think there are still plenty of morels yet to make their appearance. I would think that the next two weeks would be great for the Quincy, IL area also - depending on moisture and temperature of course.
Arkansas morels. Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:51:30 -0500. Found a few morels that were just coming up in the area 30 miles north of Hector, AR on April 14 and had a friend that found quite a few near Fayettville, AR too. With the rain that day and the next there should be a lot of mushrooms coming up in northern Arkansas this weekend. Cool weather this week should keep them around for a while. Happy hunting. Jerry L.
Arkansas morels. Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 19:45:21 -0500. Went to an area near Fayetteville where my friend found quite a few morels last weekend (not 4/21) and found very few morels. Most of what I found were very dried up. Probably the result of freezing weather that we had during the first part of the week.. My wife and I searched through several areas of the Ozarks between Fayetteville and Pelzer AR and found few and those appeared to have been dried or frozen. My general impression is that the season has passed most of Arkansas unless you are in the far northern par of the state and on the north slopes. The variation between freezing temperatures and temperatures in the 80's and the infrequent rains seems to have reduced output this year. Hopefully next year will be better. Jerry L.
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British Columbia, Canada:
First morels. Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 12:27:58 -0700. From: vitalsys. British Columbia, Ca. Okanakan. Beautiful blacks in valley bottom.
Morels in Northern British Columbia. Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 08:41:38 -0700. At long last we are beginning to find a few early spottings of black morels. The season here, as has been stated by many in your reports, is about 10 days later than usual. The temp here has not been very cooperative as we have had frost overnight until mid May with day time highs only reaching low 50's F. However, the last 5 days have had highs of 70 F to 75F with lows around 40F to 45F which is slowly encouraging morel growth. We anticipate a good season over the next 3 weeks. Al D., Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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California:
Sighting, Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 14:23:53 -0800, From: Liz. I live in Madera, California which is located in the central part of the state in the San Joaquin Valley. I spotted my first crop of black morels this morning in my front yard flower bed. About 35, ranging from 1 to 4 inches were growing in the garden bark that I had put down three years ago. I'm off to look for more, maybe in the backyard.
Morels in CA, Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2001 16:29:43 -0800, From: Darvin D. Found my first morels of the season today. 9 lonely, lovely morels under Incense Cedar. They were in Sebastopol, CA. (Darvin is a member of the Sonoma County Mycological Association)
from Deborah Y. N. Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 22:22:57 -0700. Hello. I found your website while searching for info about morel mushrooms. If you keep track of 'shroom sightings, I'd like to report that I have what I THINK are morels growing in my backyard in Temple City, CA. I've never seen morels around here before. I don't know where these ones came from. Perhaps from the redwood chips I used to smother the old lawn. Sincerely, Deborah
earlier! Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 11:22:20 -0500. On Jan 25, 2001, from Ann R. I will have to lay claim to the first Minnesotoan to find morels this season (as it will probably never happen again!) I just returned from Los Angeles. While there I was looking at new model homes of different builders. While walking up to the front door of a newly built house, I looked down at the fresh cypress mulch along the sidewalk in the shade of the entry way. There were 5 beautiful fresh golden morels, the largest about 4 inches high. The agent at the house thought I was nuts to pick them and said I could have all of them. I wonder how many people walked by them during their open house,. There had been a heavy rain and this was the darkest corner of the building outside. The weather there has all the plants fooled as the irises were blooming and most of the spring flowers started to pop out after an unseasonable cool spell
It's time! Sun, 22 Apr 2001 10:25:08 -0700. Hello, It's April 21st and we found about 12 yellows and a few blacks ----I live in northern Ca and we where hiking at about 3000 ft elevation, it just rained for 3 days and then it was about 70-can't wait to go back! Happy Hunting! Dave R
my first this year. Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 14:11:08 -0700. HIya, Found my first (only one so far) black morel in one of my dependable spots on the west shore of Lake Tahoe at 6300 feet this afternoon. I still await seeing brite red snow plants (Sarcodes sanguinea), leaves on the aspen trees as big as nickels and the occasional afternoon thunderstorm to really kick off fruiting. Jim
California Sierra Nevada follow up. Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 06:36:07 -0700. Hi Again, In my last sightings report I mentioned eagerly awaiting more bright red snowplants, aspen leaves as large as nickels and some rain to kick off fruiting. This has all happened in the last week! I visited my MOST dependable spot on the west shore of Lake Tahoe and immediately found five lovely black morels. My visit was cut short due to mother bear and cub in area. Beware the bear! Earlier in the week I also visited the extensive camping area to north of HWY 50 as far as Union Valley reservior (east northeast of Pollack Pines) and we found black morels at every location we inspected. We paid special attention to campground areas. Picked several dozen. Next week we will be visiting various spots along HWY 88 between Hope Valley and Jackson. A report will follow. Jim
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Colorado:
Excellent site and info! Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 21:44:48 -0600. Hello All- Quick note to all of you from ol "Mountain Mel" here in Colorado-( land of very few if any morels). Thanks to Larry K.. in So. Illinois, ever once in awhile this ol home boy from Illinois gets to taste a morel !! I swear Larry can smell'm in the woods! Last year, my blue heeler dog , Mom and I did get to visit your gathering . Great! I did purchase some good items, t-shirts, books and all. Don't know if I can make it this year or not yet. May try some hunting near by in Kansas. Note- thought you may want to know that we/I have found only (2) morels here in Grand Junction, Co. at 6,000 ft. One was sort of freeze or air dried perfect and the other was in a flower bed of a neighbor--- in chipped aspen bark bedding. So- figure that- no elm trees? Q- Do the spore kits really produce morels? Ha- I have tried but--- no good. Guess we need that Illinois humidity! Meanwhile- Any of you in this area - call me up at 970-242-8507, stop by and I will show you some survival tricks if you tell me about morels! Sincerely," Mountain Mel"- Deweese, Ret. USN- SERE. Check our website at www.youwillsurvive.com Thanks for that plug in your newspaper story!
morels in Colorado. Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 14:53:19 -0600. Well, guess what, the morels made their annual appearance in Colorado right on schedule, April 29. We do not weigh ours and rarely measure them since they are uniformly tiny and generally few and far between. I wandered out to my patch on the Platte River under the cottonwoods, not really expecting to find any at all. I even had my binoculars around my neck not only as a bird back-up, but also as a disguise just in case I stumbled on something edible. And what to my wandering eyes did appear in a NEW Area but two lovely yellow morels at least two inches high. I continued wandering in ever widening circles checking old sites and adding new ones. At the end of 1 1/2 hours I was in possession of 70 lovely, delicious, fresh, unexpected treasures ranging in size from a miniscule 1 inch to a gigantic 2 1/2 inch monster. Most were not in their usual places. They were delicious. I thought at the time that this could be it for the year since we have had extremely hot, dry weather for the last two weeks, BUT there is a storm front with good moisture and cooler temps moving in tonight. So, as ever, hope springs eternal. In a good year with late April/early May moisture, we often pick extra large yellows up to 8 or more inches in mid-May until June. Good Luck to all, Ellen----Foray Chair Person--Colorado Mycological Society
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 14:47:54 -0600. Last night at the regular meeting of the Colorado Mycological Society, I saw the largest yellow morels I have seen in 25 years of looking. Many were in the 1/2 lb category. Some came in from Boulder, north of Denver and the rest from around Colorado Springs--south of Denver, locations not at all specific for good reason. I have the fever once more and will walk my patch tomorrow afternoon with very high hopes that the season is not yet over. There is lots of moisture in the ground, but it has been quite hot and I think that hot soil is the death knell. Several nice blacks also came in from west of Boulder at 7000+ feet. Morelly yours, Ellen J.
Colo morels?!! Boulder?!!!!] Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 16:52:08 -0600. Dear Tom and Vicky, Indeed there are morels in the Boulder area, although I suspect the season has passed. One of our club members brought in a bagful ( at keast 20) large dried gold ones that he had picked along Boulder Creek under the cottonwoods. The meeting was the second Monday of May and they were about done for on that date. You might try attending one of the CMS meetings --- they are held on the second Monday of the month at the Botanic Gardens and begin about 7:00 PM. There are usually many kinds of fresh mushrooms on the table, a speaker is present, and you are welcome to attend free of charge. Membership if you join is 21.00 a year or something like that. I picked 140 in my own private place during the end of April and early May. Morelly Yours, Ellen
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Connecticut: No reports yet.
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England:
Mushrooms. Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 19:59:53 +0100. From: Martin L. Just had a report of some morels found in Bethnal Green, central London.
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Florida: No Reports Yet!
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Georgia:
Sightings! Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 06:06:13 -0800 (PST). I found a couple of hundred in the flood plain of the Broad River Valley in Elbert County, Georgia on 3/25. They were all blacks. The only place I have ever found morels around here is in a flood plain. I haven't noticed any association with vegetation. I left the small ones to grow a few more days. The forcast is for lows in the 20s tonight. Will this hurt them? Tom R.
morel report #2. Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 12:53:38 EDT. Tom, sending a separate report. On the way driving north to the Knoxville foray, I stopped just north of Macon Georgia, and had a look in High Falls State Park. This, as you know, is extremely far south in GA. Many would never think they could be here. Well, it took me about 45 minutes, and I had found my first Morel, a small esculenta. It appeared to be the end of the season here. But I have documented proof now that they grow this far south! I found a total of 2 morels there. Sincerely, Chris M., Morel Mushroom Hunter's Club
sighting. Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 12:47:28 -0400 (EDT) From: Terry C. I'm from the App.Mt's.We call morels "dry land fish".Anyway I'm working in Atlanta Ga.My son,15yrs old, came in excited yesterday(4/14/01).He found a morel growing in the woods behind our suite.I had taught him to hunt them back home.So they are here and we just had some rain.
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Hawaii:
I read a newpaper article this morning that stated that morels cannot be found in Hawaii. I would love to know if anyone has personal experience finding them in Hawaii... Varieties, sizes, time of year, etc. morel@ocslink.com
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Idaho:
Mushroom haven. Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 16:32:51 -0600. Hello, My name is Sandy we own a Inn in the Mountains of Idaho, our place is in the heart of where the Clear Creek Fire of 2000 was last summer and fall, ( the nations largest fire ) We had a Lady stop yesterday from Texas, She stopped to ask us about the fire area, because I guess the forest service don't like giving out that information to mushroom hunters, the Lady also said we will probably have a lot of people coming to this area in about two weeks, which give us a idea. We know this area like the back of our hand, all the roads, trails, what areas were burnt the hottest, what areas you can access and ones you can't. We are the only business in the area for about 50 miles, we have food, lodging and camping areas. We are going to put maps on Ebay under the heading of Attention Morel mushroom hunters. If you have any input, or know of any one that might be interested our E-mail is Cobaltsandy@home.com Thanks for your time, Sandy Johansen
Morels. Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 11:35:43 -0600. From: Hello from Idaho, Do you know of any map that shows areas in Idaho for mushrooming. We hunt all the time, but in the very same areas. We would like to travel a little and do some hunting in different areas of Idaho. We found our first bunch April 15 this year. Wow. Thanks, Cathy
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 12:43:31 -0700. From: Dan B. Idaho!!! Found 8 M. Esculenta in northern Kootenai County growing in a pine bark mulched shrub bed. Has rained off and on for 3 days now... real steady all day today... should be a good weekend.
overflowing with morels. Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 15:32:09 -0700. dear sirs we have more morels this year than ive seen in 10 years i live in north idaho-and im looking for buyers can you help? b.thomas. There was a great article in USA Today on April 26 about the commercial buyers that would be throughout the Pacific Northwest. I would post it here except for copyright laws. You can buy a copy of it for less than $2.00. I think that if you check with the forest service in your area, they would know where the buyers are. The article said that the buyers are even using planes to locate the best areas.
Morel Sightings. Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 11:29:09 -0700. Morels are up in Southwest Idaho's Boise National Forest. We found about 50 black morels in about a half an hour. These were located west of Highway 55 about 1.5 hour's drive north of Boise. Over the past two or three weekends only false morels (Gyromitra Gigas and Verpa Bohemica) were showing up. There was rain about 4 or 5 days prior, so that may have helped. Good Hunting. ~~~Bret
IDAHO. Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 12:25:37 -0600. From: Ken G. Central Idaho Payette National Forest. June 10 burn areas. I picked gallons in 2 hours. A permit is needed to pick in burn areas. In areas other than burns they were very hard to find.
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Illinois:
FIRST ILLINOIS MOREL! Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 20:12:32 -0600. Get your baskets ready. Morels are up in Illinois--Southern Illinois anyway--as of Tuesday, March 20. I located my first one of the season today, a black morel about 1-1/2 inches tall, on public land in Williamson County. It was a young specimen naturally, with small, almost-closed pits and considerable growth potential ahead. But growth potential is a meaningless term when describing the first morel. It always comes home with me. The entire hunt today required taking exactly three steps into the woods. Sometimes these things really do come easily. Last year I reported the first morel in Illinois to this site on March 14. That embarrassingly tiny creature last year I discovered by brushing away the leaf litter in one of my hotspots. The morel I found underneath the leaves was the size of a pencil eraser. Yes, that was cheating I suppose. But some of us weaker souls just can't wait. This year I played by the rules and waited for the first VISIBLE morel to show up among the leaf litter. This year, March 20 was the magic day. Did I look for others? Nope. Nothing more than a glance anyway. I hate crushing tiny morels with my footsteps as I walk all over a young patch. I'll let them grow. It'll be a week to 10 days before most of us will be able to make a haul of black morels in Southern Illinois. (Although I'm 50 miles north of Cairo--the absolute southern tip of Illinois--so adjust that prediction accordingly.) This was my first day out looking for morels this year. Nonetheless, I was so confident of the potential to find morels that I brought along my camera to document the first one. Three steps into the woods, and there it was, right on schedule. Click. I will offer one tip as a final note, then quit this egotistical bragging: It pays to keep annual notes to remind ourselves what memory doesn't accurately record. All of us pick morels, and all of us know approximately when to go out hunting for morels--approximately being the key word. But the majority of us aren't positive about when to find morels and ultimately spend too many anxious days and weeks in advance of the season, peering outside, wondering if there just might be--just maybe--a few morels up yet. I got tired of that. Nobody's got a perfect memory. I sure as heck don't. But my notes, which I've kept for seven seasons now, tell me exactly when to find the first morels. And yes, as a matter of fact, I do intend to be buried with those notes. Good luck Illinois morel addicts. Joe M.
morel trip south. Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 13:53:51 -0500. Hi Tom, Got back last night from our exploratory trip to southern Illinois. Spring is not as advanced as it was this time last year. No redbud or dogwood flowering yet. Not a lot going on in the way of spring flowers. Saw toothwort and a few spring beauties, some small mayapples, a few trillium, some small bloodroot, and yellow daffodils and Forsythia are in full bloom. There is red showing up in the maples, as their buds are breaking, but not the red and yellow green that was visible across the Ohio river as viewed from the Illinois side last year. Saw one fence lizard, no snakes, no toads, no box turtles, and no ticks. Spring peepers are chirping and softball size gelatinous spheres of developing tadpoles were seen in a small pond. Reading the landscape in the areas that I investigated, spring is probably a week or ten days behind last year at this time. All of that aside, I found my first morels of the season March 30, seven small black morels, about 2" to 3" tall. I found 12 more blacks at a different location on Sunday, April 1. Both sites were on south facing slopes. I visited several other areas, which regularly produce morels but found none. Saw no other apparent mushroom hunters, which usually is an indication that most people feel it's too early. The season has started; there is adequate moisture now and things should start to pop as temperatures increase. Perhaps, barring some 90 degree days, we are in for a more "normal" spring. Whatever that is. Darrell
1st of the season. Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 14:17:06 -0500. This is Monte, I found my first 21 tiny black morels of 2001 on 4-2. I had heard reports of others finding a few 7-10 days ago,but the below average temperatures have slowed things down. The rest of this week is forecast above average temps, so all varieties of morels should come on together.I hope everyone else here in Southern Illinois has a safe and productive morel season. I,ll keep you updated. Good Luck!
Morels found outside ST.LOUIS! Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 18:50:27 -0500. ILLINOIS 4-4-01. I found about 15-20 little black morels on the south side of a small hill pretty small but they are what we love no matter how small they are. Thank GOD the season has started.I live about 10 mins. outside of ST.LOUIS in Hartford ILL.Good luck to everyone this season, becareful, and dont hunt on land that is'nt yours. David
2001 morel sightings. Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 01:58:06 -0500. From: Erin C. I found shrooms in Southern, Illinois :Lawrence county,04/01/01 I only found two little black shrooms about 1" tall, but that is good enough to get me back into the woods
Fri, 6 Apr 2001 20:28:56 -0700. I've been reading the articles on your web site. One that caught my eye talked about whether morels grow or not. I've had a patch in east central IL (Clark county) that I have been cultivating and experimenting with for the last five years. I had some last year that lasted for 3-4 weeks and grew from 1/2 inch to 8-9" tall. Covering them with a bucket or coffee can seems to work really well. I've also fertilized some with Miracid fertilizer (Miracle Grow high in acid for acid loving plants). At first I tried covering them with a jar but didn't see any change. An older experienced 'shroomer told me to use a bucket and it worked. I also have a farmer friend who has a neighbor that finds mushrooms every year 1-2 weeks before everyone else down in Crawford county. I've been keeping track of the dates. They are March 7, 1998: March 13, 1999: March 16, 2000; and March 18, 2001. Every year my friend brings them in to show me. They are usually 1/4 to 1/2 inch tall. He says they grow on a south facing hillside that has a spring underneath that helps warm the ground. Even more unique, the guy finding them usually predicts 2 or 3 weeks ahead of time the exact day he will find them. He's usually acccurate within 1-2 days. Something else I tried last year was a leaf blower to remove leaves that had built up. It doesn't seem to bother the morels but gets rid of excess leaves (might even spread spores?). Sure makes them easier to see! I burned off some of the patch this year and mowed some of it last fall. Now I'm anxiously awaiting this year's season. Good luck and keep the info coming. Jeff H. (name witheld to protect my project)
Morels! Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 14:30:16 -0400. More in Illinois. Found 3 black about 2 1/2 in. tall and 4 half free morels in Union County 4-8-01. Kelly
sighting! Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 16:48:48 -0500. Hi All, We sotted about tenty little blacks Sat April 7 near Belleville, IL. They were very small. All less than an inch. I also found 3 half free that were pretty decent.I can hardly wait for the season to get fired up!!! E.J.
Mushrooms. Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 06:59:44 -0500. Yes found my First three on 4-7-01 Saturday in central Macoupin co. . too dry thought need rain bad!!! Otto
morels. Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 07:53:27 -0500. Monte again in Southern Illinois, since reporting my first morels I have found 221 more, all black ones.Our temps have gone from below average to above average and things are really starting to happen. We should be seeing numbers of grays and whites any day now, and I can't wait.Good Luck!
Illinois Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 12:07:07 -0500. From: I live about 45 miles NE of St. Louis--less as the crow flies--been checking my regular patches for morels--no luck yet. I think its too dry. Trillium and mayapples just started popping up in my woods this weekend and redbuds have started to bloom. Last year I was picking this week. I'm praying for some rain! Eadie
sighting. Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 10:46:11 -0500. Three grays near Fairview Heights (east of St. Louis) South -facing hillnear creek; Larry
WOW! Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 11:52:09 -0500. Sighting in Belleville , Illinois. Tue April 10, found 40 2 to 3 inch greys in 1 hour. They're everywhere. E.J.
mushroom hunting. Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 20:23:23 -0500. Hi, Jon from Peoria today is 10 of April 2001found 13 grays. The biggest one is about 3 in tall.
Magnolia Report.Josh and I went down in our valley on Saturday, 4/7/01. Checked the one spot where Tomi found a lone black morel last year and a spot where we find deliciosas (little greys with vertical ridges that don't get much bigger than 2"). We've had temps in the 80's all weekend with about 3/10's of an inch of rain. Mayapples were just nubs about an inch tall. Trilliums were about 3 to 4 inches tall with their leaves about an inch across. All signs pointed to the season being about a week away for greys. We didn't find any mushrooms, but anyday you take a walk in the woods with your son is a good day.
morels. Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 08:58:18 -0500. From: Clay B. jackson county southern illinois, my wife and I found 28 huge morels! (we only hunted for 40 minutes) April 9,2001
jersey co. Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 11:17:55 -0500 (CDT). we found about 1.5lbs. of blacks on mon. the 9th need rain bad. got rain on mon. tues. nights going back out today will let you know later From, Dave(aka)Clam
Sighting. Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 13:10:28 -0500. 64 grays south facing in Fairview again(east of St. Louis); Larry
jersey co. il. Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 20:59:05 -0500 (CDT). we found about 1.5 lbs.mon.the 9th but needed rain bad. we got rain monday night &tues.weds. went weds.evening and found about 5lbs. of blacks in one hour and fifteen min. will be back out first thing in the morning. From, Dave(aka)Clam
black morels. Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 21:51:48 -0500. From: Ellen D. East central Illinois, Coles County. Found my first black morels this year on 4/11/01, just before dusk. Has been warm and rainy the last few days. They weren't there yesterday, but they were today.
Morels! Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 00:39:15 -0500 (CDT). Morels in Alton (Madison County)! I found about 30 greys, 8 half-free and, glory be, 5 nice yellows yesterday (April 10th). The fun begins! Tracy
First sighting. Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 09:01:26 -0500. Found two little whites( I think) last night,4/11. Just barely through the ground, about the size of the tip of my little finger, under a pear tree in my yard in Piatt County, Illinois. Been hunting for about 7yrs. I checked the normal areas and found nothing, and had given up, thinking it was still too early. Came across these almost by accident. It's been really warm here the last few days, and we've gotten a little rain - I think we need more to really get things going. I found your site two years ago and check it religiously to try to gage when to start looking seriously. Thanks for a job well done and please keep up the good work. Mike
morel sightings! Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 23:40:52 -0500. This is Erin C. reporting from Southern Illinois, Lawrenceville, IL that is in Lawrence County. Glad to report I found 10 white shrooms about 3-4" tall, and also 72 blacks ranging 2-8" tall. Good Luck to all the shroom hunters. Keep you Posted.
found gray morels. Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 09:34:02 -0500. who said friday the 13th was unlucky. i found 5 2" grays in my back yard in centralia, illinois. i hope the woods has more. the bad part is i stept on two of them before i saw them. they are still edible. happy hunting john h.
Nothing yet in Tazewell County. Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 15:02:23 -0500. Reports from Tazewell and Woodford counties are none as of April 13th. Thought Friday the 13th would be good but skunked for Easter. Good fried mushrooms for Easter dinner would be nice. May apples are up and ready to spread their leaves outward. Plenty of ants and bugs as well as bees. But no snakes. Another week here I hope. Gary
First of the year 'shrooms. Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 18:24:47 -0500. From: Rob & Luann. Found 5 today(April 13,2001) they were small grays, the weather has been perfect up until now --calling for the temp to drop to 50's in day and 40's at nite. These first of the shrooms were found in Armstrong, IL about a hard throw from my back yard in the back 40. Side note my Mother found 3 small graysyesterday behind her house in Potomac,IL . Sure looks like we might have a bumper crop this year if the temps hold up. Last year and the year before I found my first on April 3. Rob Ellett P.S. I coon hunt and have had good luck hunting them at night while running my dogs-Bluticks of course . Good Luck everyone and have a good Easter!!
Sightings. Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 15:19:15 -0500. From: On my east facing hill whites up to five inches and greys up to 3 inches are evrywhere. My friends and I have taken about four hundred very nice mushrooms, Two hundred fifty of which are in my fridge. On the west facing hill that is usually VERY productive........Nothing. It's very strange?? E.J. in Belleville , IL
Northern Illinois. 4/14/01. Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 18:11:46 -0500. Hello, This is SPONGE from somewhere near Pecatonica. I went out for about 45 minutes this afternoon. 4/14/01. The mayapples are an inch tall, ground is cold, & this is on the south side! I'd say 2 more weeks, & thats if the weather holds. Moisture is there, lets see ome HEAT!!!
Magnolia Report, Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 15:54:23 -0500. Vicky and I checked the valley on Friday. Conditions were perfect, but no morels. Bobby N. from Magnolia reported finding one small grey on his farm. Then on Saturday, Our son Josh phoned to say BINGO! He was calling from the patch! We soon joined him and his discovery of 7 small greys - all less than one inch. They were about half way up the hill. We picked four to show to Grandpa since he just got out of the hospital and at one point this winter wasn't sure if he would see fresh ones again. Left the other three to grow a little. Tom
Mushroom Sightings Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 03:00:05 EDT. Shrooms! Hi All! On April 12th, 2001 I found 8 small gray's and 72 nice sized yellows in under 2 hours. I found them in Madison Co. Illinois near Collinsville. I live in Bond Co. and haven't seen a thing. Natalie
sighting by carlinville il. Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 08:54:01 -0500. From: rex a. searched 3 hours and was only able to find 6 small grays between 1 & 3 inchs. very scattered and very hard to spot.
too early? Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 20:16:19 -0700. From: This is Josh from Bloomington. Went to Spring Valley on Sat. the 14th. and didn't find a single one. May apples were just coming up. Found some shed antlers and saw 3 deer, so not a bad day in the woods anyhow.
Morel Mushroom found - Central Illinois. Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 08:40:44 -0500. Central Sangamon County, Central Illinois. 1st of the season. We found eleven small gray morels on 4-13-2001. They were all in the same area and grouped in twos and threes in a wooded area on our daughter's property. Now it has turned cold so it will delay the mushroom hunting for awhile. But we'll still keep hunting! Good luck to all the other morel maniacs!! Chuck W.
morel sighting. Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 14:18:55 -0000. Found 3 grey morels on saturday on a south hillside northest of Monmouth in Warren County, IL. Went out Sunday and found 5 more. The biggest ones were 3 inches tall. With this weeks cold temperatures in might be another 10 days before we really starting finding some morels. K.C.
sightings. Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:45:26 -0500. Got 200 mixed grays and small yellows Sunday and 75 mixed Monday. Looks like cold weather will slow them down. Fairview Heights is only a few miles from Belleville. Send some of those big whites and yellows up here!! Larry from Fairview
Illinois sightings. Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 12:25:49 EDT. First i'd like to say what an awesome website you have, and i have been checking in to see when hunters would be finding them near me. Went out for first time yesterday, april 16,around 4p.m, spent about an hour looking with a friend. I found a dozen grey morels all around 3 to 5 inches and fresh. my friend was skunked. we have moisture, but could use a little more, what we really need now is the temps to warm up. supposed to be 25 in the morning, but warm up from then on. i'd say they will start to be in abundance after this coming weekend. Get ready!!!!!!!! I am from east central illinois... Vermilion County. Jeff
Illinois Findings. Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 07:38:43 -0500. From: Barry G. I'm near Belleville Illinois and have found mushrooms all 3 times I've gone out. I'm new to this area, so I was wondering, how long the season usually lasted around here. The reason why I'm asking is along with the spikes we're finding, we're also finding a lot of yellows. Back in Ohio, we usually found the yellows near the end of the season. We've only found a few gray's and black's. All together, we've probably found about 300-400 total in the 3 times we've been out. Looking forward to some warmer weather this weekend and some rain! Let me know how long the season lasts.
Greys found. Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 08:09:08 -0500. Went out for a check yesterday and found about a dozen little greys 4/17 in the spot where I found a lot of yellows last year. First time I've found this many greys - usually find whites and yellows - guess cause they're easier to see. I really didn't expect to find anything considering the weather conditions lately.The "whites" I found under the pear tree really never developed more than the cap out of the ground. Now that I can see more of them, looks like they might be half-frees instead. It's been very cold here (below freezing at night) the last few days without any significant precip. - hoping for warmer weather and rain. A very generous friend at work went to the Lawrenceville area last weekend and was kind enough to bring some back to share with me. There must have been a bunch considering the bag full she gave me. Can't wait to get them home and fix'em. Mike T.
Wed, 18 Apr 2001 13:12:47 -0500. 4-12-01 Hunted in Southern Illinois in Hamilton County. Honey suckle fully leafed, forsythia in bloom as well as red bud trees. May apples fully up & leafed out. Temp in 70's with plenty of moisture. But little luck. Found 3 small grays & about 30 of those with white stem. Figure it must be just a tad early. Last year a week earlier than this found them with no problem. Anxious to hear from others in the area to see if they had any luck. Made trip that same day to Shawnee National Forest south of Harrisburg. They are finding plenty of them there according to the local natives. Jack H.
Morels at Lake Shelbyville. Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 20:40:22 -0700. Date: April 18: 2:30pm. People have reported finding greys during the past week. Found my first 10 small ones today -- largest about 3 inches high. We need more rain and sun. Ben
some where near Farmer city. Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 20:57:49 -0500 (CDT). It's been a long time coming but I think they finally have arrived. Found about 20 small greys today. Smallest was just breaking ground the largest was about four inches. Rain this weekend should bring them out. Back out tommorrow different location will report back with the find. The A Team
Shroom report. Fri, 20 Apr 2001 16:19:49 -0500. 04/20/2001 John from Bloomington (Mclean county) Can you almost smell the butter frying in the pan? After 4 times out I finally struck gold. The old not so secret patch proved reliable again. The morels are just getting started. 2 thimble size yellows and one grey pushing their way up to the nice moist warm air. I've marked these and am going to watch their progress to see just exactly what they do over a week or two. I've also found Pheasantback in abundance thanks to my sisters boyfriend. I love your site and am thrilled to be out in the WOODS!!! John
sightings. Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 22:47:31 -0500. Got another 100 this evening. That brings me to 700 now. Looks like I'll have enough for the mushroom fry after all. Larry in Fairview Heights
morels in Rockton! Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 09:44:15 EDT. From: Beth M. I've found shrooms in the Rockton area. 5 little and I mean miniscule on April 18th. No mushrooms in Janesville yet but we've had the same weather that you guys have enjoyed the past few days so my mushroom fingers are crossed for a blessed day today in the woods! The mayapples are up about 4 inches and spring beauties and Adderstongues are just starting to bloom. I've got a great feeling about this season - do you agree? You'll be the first to know when the shrooms pop in Wisconsin! happy hunting!
SIGHTING IN ILLINOIS. Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 09:50:13 -0500. I found 165 morels in 45 minutes on April 17 in the Collinsville area. D.K.
grundy county. Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 02:14:31 -0400. From: Brian K. Found my first morels of the season on april 19th. Approx. 2 * dozen little greys ( no bigger than 2" tall ). They should be coming up good after this weekend with the rain and warm nights! Good luck.
Long walk in the woods. Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 06:10:41 -0500. I hunted for 4 hours yesterday around Clinton, IL. I found 2 small grays/reds/browns? Season is running late this year, seem to have good moisture. Your day and date are looking good for this year. I'm really disappointed that I won't be there this year. Sisters 25th and 50th. John R. P.S. I might try to sneak down and hunt that day if nothing else is going on and my dad might want to come along.
I FOUND SOME!!!! Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 14:04:27 -0500. Charleston, Illinois (East Central) Sunday 4/23/01. My husband and I found on our first trip out...... 4 large white sponge, 1 gray sponge, 1 black sponge and 108 Pecker heads!!! Makes a nice mess for the first time!!! Happy Hunting, Wando
Long walk in the woods. Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 06:10:41 -0500. Dear Morel Mania; I hunted for 4 hours yesterday around Clinton, IL. I found 2 small grays/reds/browns? Season is running late this year, seem to have good moisture. Your day and date are looking good for this year. I'm really disappointed that I won't be there this year. Sisters 25th and 50th. John R. P.S. I might try to sneak down and hunt that day if nothing else is going on and my dad might want to come along.
Morels in Illinois. Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 17:02:24 -0500. From: George. I. I picked eighty-seven morels today in Kankakee State Park in Illinois. Nearly all were yellow and the rest were blacks, no half frees. I talked with a group of five people who had picked about two hundred in an hour and a half. The morels are definitely there, but very hard to spot.
Morel hunt. Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 19:16:03 -0500. Knox county Il. 04/22/01 found 23 very small ( 1/4 to 11/4 inches) -- not been warm enough yet, try again 4/24 or 4/25. Jessica, Brian, Gary
illinois morel sighting. Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 00:34:08 EDT. From: TL. Sun. Apr. 22. Saw my first grey morel sighting in the Chicago area, Dupage County. South facing along a railroad track. Just popped out & only about 1/2 inch tall. None of my other usual spots had any out though.
1st morels for me this year! Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 07:07:31 -0500. Went out north of Bloomington 4/22 after two days of rain and 70+ degree weather and found my first morels of the year! 20 little grays and one half-free that had just pushed up through the leaves. What a welcome site! I've been thinking about these all winter!!! Bill S.
mushrooms. Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 14:26:12 -0500. april 12 found 53 keeper grays all around one tree. went back sunday the 22nd found 10 more and enough to fill gallon bag elsewhere. tazewell county. joe.
Morels Found. Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 18:29:53 -0500. 102 Morels found today, April 23, 2001, in Cass County, Illinois. We traveled from Springfield to Jim Edgar Conservation Area in Cass County. Found 3 l/2 pounds of large grays in an hour and a half. I hate to admit it, but the wife outpicked me and she won't let me forget it!! I hope the picture follows the message. Chuck W.
Sighting. Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 20:22:13 -0500. Saw a guy with 2 # of small greys on Sat, April 21. I heard of another guy with 2#, but didn't see them. My 1st trip into the woods was today (Mon, April 23). Went to one of my early spots on a South slope & picked (6) 2" yellows & left (6) smaller ones. I have left roons in this spot before, without anyone getting to them. Found (2) real small greys in back of my house, in a patch that has been producing for about 8 yrs, but has been dwindling. The weather was the best we've had in recent yrs, but turned cool & windy today. I'm located in Oquawka, IL (Henderson County) about 1/2 way down the state, on the Mississippi River. I'm taking my digital camera with me, on the next hunt, so will send some pics. --- Honal
Mon, 23 Apr 2001 22:45:29 -0700 (PDT). I have been finding tons of mushrooms here in the Alton/Godfrey area. Mostly larger greys, and finally some really big yellows are beginning to pop up! Talk to you soon, I'm sure you guys are really busy trying to plan all of the upcoming events. I may try to make it up to the championship hunt this year. Alex
Morels in Illinois. Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 17:02:24 -0500. I picked eighty-seven morels today in Kankakee State Park in Illinois. Nearly all were yellow and the rest were blacks, no half frees. I talked with a group of five people who had picked about two hundred in an hour and a half. The morels are definitely there, but very hard to spot. George I.
sightings. Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 09:09:45 -0400. doc reporting from knox county went out for the second time 4/23/01 found 105 greys where i hunt.took pics to put with last years pics.getting ready to go out again cold today,but i don't care got to find them "shrooms" good luck to everyone will report my findings.doc!
Morel report. Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 10:28:44 -0500. John in Bloomington (Mclean county). Sunday the 22nd was awesome. While trying to teach the eldest daughter (8) how to spot shrooms she pointed out to me that I had stepped right past a wonderful patch of greys. close to 60. Half frees were everywhere in the woods with many past their prime. Yellows should be on the horizon.
Illinois Sighting. Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 20:20:38 EDT. From: Lynn K. Saturday, April 21, 2001: Sangamon County, Illinois: Found 15 yellows approximately 3" in 2 hours. Self-cleaned after recent rain and warm up. 14 were perfect specimens. All found on southern exposed slope in singles, with a couple of doubles. All in mostly elmed woods. Unfortunately, I saw 3 other hunters 10 minutes into my search. Total searched ground was ~ 10 acres. Good luck to all.
Shrooms. Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 05:59:44 -0500. My wife and I found about 38 small to med. size yellows yesterday in Fulton County. Going out again today. Walked 4 miles and found nothing, then right before we left, we searched out a small area were we had entered the woods , and found all 38. Could have saved ourselves alot of walking, ha ha. It was great to get out though. Tom
kankakee county has popped wide open. Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 16:08:27 -0500. From: kenneth b. April 20/21 - found 142 - 2 inch greys. 168 - 2+ inchers. just started finding tan and yellows. hitting mainly grassy areas - no hillclimbing needed.
more shrooms. Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 06:38:04 -0500. Hi Tom, Had a ton of fun yesterday. I found 190 small to medium size yellows in Peoria County, IL. Other people in the woods were scoring too. I found mine on a west bank that was so steep you had to be a billy goat to get them. There were 119 in one small area that was about the size of a living room. Hey, about 40 percent of those were really small, about the size of my little finger. Do morels grow if you let them ? I always thought that whatever size they are, that's the size they stay. Let me know would ya ? Tom B. Washington, IL.
Found 4 pounds on 4/25/01. Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 12:25:52 -0500. Morels found. Went out yesterday (4/25/01) near Farmington, IL and found many dead elms; howver, only two trees near a creek bottom yielded 4 pounds of greys and a few yellows. Most were extremely small. With high temps expected through the week, Sat. and Sun. may be ideal. Chris B.
Shrooms! Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 14:51:17 EDT. I just went out before work and found five nice yellows in Riverton Il. Well it's a start. Got to find a place nobody goes now. Les S
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:32:23 -0500. Greetings fellow mycophiles! Began my northern Illinois morel season with approximately 70 esculentas in DuPage county. All were on southern slopes in partial sun under elms and the occasional ash tree. All were quickly drying out and needed to be harvested! The forecast calls for dry and unseasonably warm weather for the next week. Pray for rain! Jay-bow
They're here. Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 07:27:39 -0500. JC from bloomington IL. found 81 mostly greys but some four inch tans. GET OUT THE BUTTER.!!!
Sighting on 04/25/01. Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 08:25:27 -0500. From: JOHN L. Sangamon Co. IL. I went out in the afternoon to a private wooded area that a friend of mine owns. I found a couple small half free, not really developed enough so I left them. I continued looking and came across a tree with several clusters of Morchella esculenta, most of which were in prime harvesting condition. As a testament to thourough searching, I found eight initially and thought to myself that perhaps I hadn't looked well enough around that tree. I went back and found another seven! Total time was about an hour, and all were found by the same tree on a southern facing slope. Our soil temp at four inches just reached 50 degrees in the last week, so given a little more rain we should have continued good hunting for a while.
mushrooms. Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 18:52:58 -0500. From: I found 73 today April 27th.in Tazewell county(Washington).Found them all on one hill they ranged from little gray's to big yellows!Looks like we might one week or so left here to hunt.R.M.(Washington,Ill.)
Shrooms are up. Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 07:36:14 -0500. Finally found some shrooms!! 3 small greys 1/2" to 1" tall on 4/24/01 somewhere near Pecatonica IL. Next week & the week after should be great. Looks like it could be a motherload year if the weather holds. Thanks, Sponge
Illinois. Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 19:25:29 -0500. From: gumbi. Went looking for mushrooms in the quad city area of illinois sat &sun 4/29 & 4/30 .We found two gallon bags in two days.Some of them was 6 inches tall.Lots of mushrooms,but too many people looking for them.Can anyone tell me how far north mushrooms grow in wisconsin?
Morel Sighting. Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 09:34:33 EDT. From: Schroomfan. From Ogle County, Illinois . First greys found April 27, about 30 of them. Little over 200 found on April 30, both greys and yellows. It is dry! We need some rain. Using the drying techniques learned from Larry Lonik at last year's festival in Magnolia. Anxious to try the receipes in his books! Good luck at this year's hunt -- we can't be there but wish we could!
sightings. Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 11:13:17 -0700. Josh from Bloomington IL again. Went back up to Spring Valley to do some fishing with the family,and decided to go shrooming before the got up to go. Good thing found a little over 100 yellows, in a spot I've never tried....the woods by my grandma's house. How dumb was that the last few years. Trying to find spots here in Bloomington so I can get out more often. Got to work during the fungi fest, Good luck, looks like it'll be a good year.
Success:) Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 13:51:35 -0500. Date:5/1/01. Last year on this date I found 144 shrooms in about 2 hours, and had been finding them for 12 days prior to then. I just got back with 36 greys. The first of the year,and I've been hitten er hard for a couple weeks. Plenty of heat here.In dire need of a two to three day soaker and then get ready!! Todays greys were small and needing moisture. Tim in Lee County,Illinois
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 13:21:49 -0500. Shroom report of April 27. Hunted Fulton county. Found approx. 100 yellows. Found 27 at one elm. Suprizingly most were already drying out. Found some 6 inchers. For first time ever found mushrooms under the canopy of young alive elms. Not concentrated just scattered. On the 29th, in Woodford County, found approx. 150. Of these, 40, believe it or not, were grays. All the rest were beautiful big yellows which were already becoming dry. All together in these 2 hunts figured that I had about 8 lbs. Am looking forward to being at the contest in Magnolia on the 5th. Want to talk to others there. Really enjoyed it last year. Jack H.
Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 16:40:22 -0700 (PDT). whew! finally! after five hours of searching, we came across a nice patch with lots of greys and yellows on April 28, in Dupage County, Illinois. We're new around here so it took us awhile to find the right spot, but we finally did it? MB and Bri
shrooms. Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 23:08:16 -0500. Hey Tom, Can't thank you guys enough for your info. this year. However, I was a little disappointed with your updates. I don't know what all goes into you're having to set all of this up, I just thought it would have been a little more consistent. At any rate, I just made it back from Quincy, Ill... Things could have been better, but had a good couple of days. Found 7 or 8 lbs. in the time I was able to look. Temps. were good, but moisture was needed, and they got some this weekend as we were leaving. I hope they still come out for those who are still looking up there. Could be good for you guys in Magnolia. Knock'em dead! Let me know how things go, I am not beyond traveling north again this year.. Although, it is doubtful. Thsnks, Dave
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Indiana:
sighting for indiana 2001! Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 19:51:29 -0500. found 30 blacks north west IN first trip out Billy H.
morel mushrooms. Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 20:38:22 -0500. April 6 2001 found 42 black morel mushrooms in north central Indiana in a small wooded area. First trip out this season. Also went crappie fishing the same day and was catching them on minnows. Was a great spring day. Gordon W.
skunked! Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 17:39:54 -0500. Howdy Tom, Just got back from 3 hours in Muscatatuck Wildlife Refuge. It is about 1 hour due south of Indy. GPS: N 38 57.798 W 85 48.364. Not too proud too admit, I got skunked; Trip was mainly to get my woods legs going. Very little vegetation and the redbuds are starting to get pink buds, if this warm weather holds up; next weekend should bring on the blacks. Going west tomorrow. take care, pete
ohio-indiana. Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 16:37:00 -0400. From: Martin C. I've been skunked in Ohio and Indiana this week. It's raining now which might help,some.I "planted" some morel spore on an old firewood storage spot. I'll advise if they come up.
Morels. Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 21:11:23 -0700 (PDT). Report for Indiana ,Leroy and I made our yearly trip down to Indiana from Michigan,searched around the Bloomington area saterday the 7th conditions looked good but we got skunked.Might try again this next weekend. Uncle Ryn
morel mushrooms. Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 14:30:00 -0500. From: haf. 4-9 & 4-10: my husband and i found 27 blacks and he found 45 blacks in the southwest of indiana. we've rec'd alot of rain since so it shouldn't be long before the greys and yellows are up...
mushrooms found! Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 19:00:00 EDT. From: Crab S. Finding a few blacks around Salem, Ind. Down south they are small, should be good by this weekend. I live near Ft. Wayne, IN. North none yet. Maybe next week. See you in Magnolia, IL.
roons. Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 18:55:11 -0500. Tom, Last Sunday's report, found 2 very early small blacks on south facing hill side. Vegetation was very sparse in Morgan-Monroe forestry; about 45 minutes south and west of Indy. The last 3 days have been explosive; dogwoods are about full and tulip poplar's are getting full. Should be a killer weekend with these recent storms. Morgan-Monroe has always been a good public site. N 39 19.260 W 86 24.750 /just close/imagine that. pete
Indiana Blacks. Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 10:53:42 -0500. Just north of Martinsville. Found 40 blacks in 1 1/2 hours after work on 4/11. They popped after Sunday. Can't wait for the weekend! Brad S.
none. Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 16:12:13 EDT. It was wonderful spring day, went out with my 4 year old daughter today to some of our old faithful locations around the Indianapolis area and found no mushrooms. I thought that we would get lucky as we have had some good soakings of rain this week. Our spring overall in central Indy has been very warm temps but not much rain for the year. We are over 6 inches down for the year. I hope that this drought will not hurt the 2001 season. Central Indy hunters keep me posted on your findings as it tis the season. gonna try again this weekend!!!! good luck to all UKlemm
Skunked. Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 17:40:48 -0500 (EST). From: Bruce S. 4/13/01. Lakeville, IN. I was out for 3 hours early afternoon. I've been to 3 or four areas that always produce, but ot yet. Will keep you posted when I find the "mother-load" Later. "FISH-ON!!"
Indiana report. Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 19:05:57 -0600. Went to a woods that last year produced lots of large (the largest nearly 9"!) blacks today, 4-13, and found only four small snakeheads, all at the very southern edge of the woods next to the field. I didn't mind as this is a full week earlier than I personally have found any in previous years. This was also me first hunt to a known black hotspot. This was in west central Indiana. Another location, nearly two hours further north: 'Crazy Dave' has been keeping good records for years, and has a secret spot he counts on for his first small blacks of the season. This year he found his first 31 blacks on 4-8, a full week later than last year. If you know good *early* patches it's time. The rest of us should start finding within the next week. It's celebration time! See you at Mansfield. Mike
Find Mushrooms. Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 18:38:28 -0700 (PDT). From: David H. My mom and dad find one yellow today and 45 blacks on Wednesday and 27 on Tuesday. around Cloverdale.
Indiana sighting. Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 21:25:28 -0500. I went out looking on our property in S.E. Kosciusko County (near Sidney) for about an hour this afternoon. I found 8 tiny gray's. I didn't pick any of them. The biggest one was less than two inches tall. I decided to let them blossom a little bit. It ought to be prime time here next weekend...our annual family mushroom hunting contest and campout. McNut
Sightings. Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 13:38:36 -0400. We live near Salem IN. Father-in Law found 88 snake head types near Lexington IN. My husband & I found 44 LARGE honeycombs & some snake heads in Borden, IN Easter weekend. (Thurs, Fri, Sat) Martina N.
roons. Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 18:49:01 -0500. Tom, On, 4-13-01 Rog and I found over 100 of the semilibera's near Coal City, IN. Rog found a patch of 20 of elata's and I found a patch of 8 of the esculenta's. Tips of the redbuds are starting to turn green & pretty good undergrowth. pete
more roon stories. Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 18:53:39 -0500. Tom, 4-14-01 found 8 big esculenta's near Seymour, IN. This cold wave coming in might be the salvation of the mushrooms. I can't ever remember the trees and foliage being this weird [early]. pete
Sightings! Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 10:04:24 -0500. Sightings! Sat. April,14. Found a dozen or so yellows around Wingate IN.They were very small just coming up. Going out tomorrow to try our luck again. Rain is forecast and temp are supposed to drop a little. We found nothing last weekend so it looks like the season has begun around here. Good Luck to all! Bryan M.
we need some sunshine. Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 17:36:24 -0500. Sat.4-14.. been checking a large patch of blacks have found lots of rooms in this spot in previous years nothing yet this year wont be long ..underbrush is getting tall .Chip Wabash CO ..Indiana. we need some sunshine
FOUND MUSHROOMS. Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 20:01:29 -0600. From: pamela kay t. Found 39 Easter Sunday In Jennings County, IN. Rainy and windy weather.. Great hunt, Found in small patch, looks like maybe a few days old. They were gavubg a hard time coming up thru the wet thick leaves...
thirty. Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 22:25:15 EDT. Found 30 greys today in Solsberry, IN. It might slow down this week because of the cold. This weekend should be perfect for morels. 04/15/01 Tony
Indiana morel find. Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 18:20:01 -0500. 4-16-'01, Montgomery Co., took a COLD walk in the woods feeling sure the blacks and greys would be up despite the cold weather. Found 26 small 'rooms, some grey, some goosenecks, and one white. After a couple of hours, decided to leave and wait for warmer weather...while driving (yes driving!!) home, noticed a yellow blur on a hillside under pine trees; we stopped, ran over and picked 18 big(4-5") yellow morels in about 10 seconds, whee!! glad nobody drove by as we were picking 'cause we're gonna check that hill from now on!!!...Colleen and Sharon~~~~
Ripley County Indiana, Versailles State Park. Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 20:49:57 -0400 (EDT). on 4-14-01 found approx 25, 20 small black sponge and 5 spike. Mike & Dainyon
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 05:40:39 -0500. Finally found ten yesterday in bartholomew cty IN. Lawnman
Indiana. Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 16:49:25 -0400. From: Martin C. I have found a total of 48 black morels in Dearborn County on Friday and Sunday. The cold front may affect the prospects...
No luck yet. Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 07:19:57 -0500. From: Jimmie Ray A. We searched two different woods in Kosciusko county, Indiana. on Good Friday. Didn't find any morels. Didn't seem like there were enough leaves on trees, or enough brush to fight through. There were some may apples, though. Some just sprouting and others 4-5 inches. Hope this cold spell doesn't ruin our mushroom season. All I think about this time of the year is morel mushrooms. I look at pictures of them on the internet. I just sit here going, "ooooo, oh, wow.. I'm a real mushroom maniac. I dream about them too. Finding morel mushrooms always gives me a big high. We are going out next weekend(27 & 28). Will respond after our search. Good luck to all you maniacs and .....pleasant dreams (mushroom dreams, that is)
INDIANA HARVEST. Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 01:44:46 EDT. Tippecanoe County, Wednesday April 18th, harvested 80 blacks in early woods mostly 3-4in with several 6-7in as well as a handfull of half-frees, no greys or yellows yet in this particular woods. Cold snap early in the week might have delayed the onset of greys. Warmer weather predicted for Friday and the weekend, should bring on the greys and yellows, a little rain would help. A friend has been finding greys and yellows in his woods since Tuesday, over one hundred so far, but mostly small (2-4 inches.) Expecting bigger and better things this weekend. 'Shroom on, Queti.
skunked near indy. Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 00:56:24 EDT. From: Tony. none found yet near greenfield family found greys and 3 yellows near noblesville im glad i have next week off hope i dont see yall in the woods lol
MORELS. Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 06:26:49 -0700. Found my first greys in the Valparaiso area 4-22-01,found 118 in appx.1 hour.At the same time my Mom found 82 blacks in the Michigan City area. Time to start looking. Dave
family 'shroom contest. Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 08:59:42 -0500. From: Motorcycle Nut. We found 48 grays in S.E. Kosciusko County, IN during our family mushroom hunting contest on April 21 & 22. I did a pre-hunt and marked some for the pre-school and first-graders. Then I loaded the kids up in the tractor wagon and took them to my "super secret spot". They were excited to find 31 as a group (4 kids) and never did ask why there were sticks marking the mushrooms.
shrooms north of muncie. Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 12:54:53 -0400. 4-22-01 Scooter and I found 8 grey morels and 15 small mule tails. We have walked approximately 10 miles. Do the math, that's not a good average. Last year this same time, we were finding 100 - 200 shrooms a day. Anyone that is finding to many, let us know. We will help eat. Pyle - Muncie.
sightings in Indiana. Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 07:23:35 -0500. Weekend of April 20-22. Made my annual trek down to my folks in Clay County, Indiana. Found several pounds worth of half-frees over the weekend, and 11 blacks. Only three or four tiny greys. It got hot on Sunday and half-frees were getting crusty. Ran into a "poacher" in my folks' woods and let him know that I come all the way down from Chicago just for the pleasure of hunting mushrooms this time of year. I don't appreciate the place being picked over. He beat a hasty retreat, but not without taking along his sack full of loot! He was bigger than me, so I didn't press the point. "Doc"
MORELS. Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 20:09:55 -0500. From: Sander. found 40 snake heads and 12 whites central indiana
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 21:57:57 EDT. From: Steelmorel. found two dozen greys near elkhart, alot more by weekend
Rooms. Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 21:05:32 -0500. From: Donna H. Found 20 nice big blacks In Lagrange County Indiana today. They were all fresh and clean. This weekend should be a great weekend for more muchrooms. The weather has been great ( lots of rain and warmth) for mushrooms. GOOD LUCK!!
Tue, 24 Apr 2001 23:35:56 -0500. Tom, Found 45 horsetails in Bartholmew county on Sunday 22nd, went tonight (Tues 24th) in Tippecanoe county and found 25 horsetails and 25 assorted gray and yellow 2-4 inches. Season just starting around here. Lawnman
Roons. Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 00:34:36 -0700. Portage(Porter Cty)Indiana. Weather has been great found 110 so far in 3 days time. sizes are good 2 inches yellow ist day out Sunday 22nd grey roons like 54 were found quickly.10 hours at work looking near little elm trees near railroad track are the better spot this yr.Looking forward tomorrow to the (hwy 149 west) areas people have been finding alot of them so good roon hunting to you all. Doc P.
Morels in Muncie, Indiana. Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:10:56 -0400. Scooter found 2 small grey morels and 2 mule tails 4-20-01. He was in the woods for 3 hours. I found 2 yellow morels and 8 mule tails on 4-21-01 and I found 10 grey morels and 15 mule tails on 4-24-01. I have walked approximately 12-13 miles and only found 35 mushrooms. I believe we need warmer temperatures. Pyle. (Matthews, IN, north of Muncie.)
Indiana yellow morels found. Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 20:53:31 -0500. From: Garwood. Husband found our first two morels. Yellow ones about 2-3'. I've been looking for 2 weeks and nothing. He barely browsed and found 2. LaPorte County.
Morels. Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 11:07:15 -0500. Elkhart, Indiana- Found 4 Yellows on Thursday 4/26. They were small and close to the ground. Today is nice and sunny, so they should be growin'! MAS
Morels are up in Indiana! Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 14:10:21 -0500. Montgomery Co.,Friday April 27,'01...have had much good luck since last posting the 17th. On Friday the 20th we packed out 2lbs. of greys, all fresh...84 of which were found under 1 dying Elm tree!!! That was fun! Then we went back to the same woods the following Wed. the 25th and picked 49 bigger(still fresh) from under the same tree!!!~~~altogether 3 more lbs. Then picked a little over a lb. in 20 minutes in a small woods by a road! Today found some NICE yellow morels, 24 on one hill that people walk by often! Am truly lovin' the walks in the woods, and the finding of the elusive morel!!~~~Colleen and Sharon
Morel Report from Anderson, IN. Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 22:35:14 -0500. From: Matt. April 28, 2001: Just went out for our third time this year in Mounds State Park. Skunked again. It's been a dry spring in this part of the state, so they might be waiting for a good rain. I'll post when we actually find something.
Report. Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 19:58:37 -0700 (PDT) Hello, my name is Christopher P. I live in Northwestern part of Indiana. I first saw a yellow Morel on 4/22/01. Well, i guess that that is all i have to say. Christopher
Indiana report. Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 17:01:47 -0500. From: Motorcycle Nut. I found 73 grays and yellows in about two hours on our property in SE Kosciusko County on Thursday, April 26th. Some of the yellows were good-sized but not the GIANT ones yet.
another big find. Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 22:57:13 -0500. Tippicanoe county In found 200+ yellow sponge, they are hurting for water, need a rain here bad. Could have a "second" season with some adequate moisture. Lawnman
N.E. Indiana mushrooms. Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 12:09:44 -0500. From: Robin F. Indiana-Northeastern corner-Starting April 25th starting finding a few black around 20 of them. Went back out the 27th and found about 50 more, mostly black about 12 yellow. Went out the 30th found 38 large white(we need rain bad they are drying out quickly) We went out for about 1/2 hour the 2nd and found some grey and some white about 10 of each. We found ours along the railroad. Good Luck!
sightings. Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 19:24:32 -0700. Hi Tom, Left Alabama on April 24 and went through Indiana to visit relatives and found about 3 dozen nice white morels near Holton in Ripley County. I am now in Idaho and have found a dozen or so black morels along the Lochsa River in the North Central part of the state. Dick C.
Morel Sighting. Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 08:29:08 -0500. Sat, 12 May 2001 From Alan W in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Found several nice yellow morels in Chain O' Lakes State Park in Northeast Indiana. (Mushroom hunting IS legal in Indiana State Parks, unlike or neighbors in Illinois!) I saw literally dozens of other mushroom hunters, there was practically a line to get into the woods in my favorite spot! It appears that the mushrooms came up in Chain O' Lakes about one to two weeks ago.
Second Season? Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 20:09:21 -0400. From: Jimmie A. Indiana, Kosciuslo County: Was just wondering if there is such a thing as "Second Season" for mushroom hunting. I noticed while reading reports that someone said we could have a second season if we got some rain and moisture. We began finding mushrooms on April 22 and the last day we found any was on May 9. We found over 600 this year, but most were greys. Not many yellows at all....so is it possible that the nice yellows may still come up? Would appreciate any input. Thanks to all who respond.
Morel question. Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 20:57:25 -0500. Tom & Vicky - Hi! I love your website. We live in northwest Indiana and I have become absolutely addicted to hunting mushrooms in the spring. Finding them is almost as fun as eating them! I only started looking for mushrooms when I married my husband 5 years ago- his family has a large apple orchard and they've always found a few here and there in the orchard & pumice piles. I've really only been a "avid" hunter the past 2 springs when I've stopped just glancing in the orchard and going out to wooded areas. Last year I found about 300 on a outing with a friend whose family has a 40 acre woods that should be called the morel heaven. This year we only found 13 out there (very dry) but all in all I found 220 this year. 78 under one tree. I found my last one this year on about May 14. Although I admit that was the last time I really looked. Ok now to the point! When is usually "the end of the season" in NW Indiana? How about Northern Michigan? I've never gone up there, but may next year. Thank you in advance for your response! Again, GREAT website! Sincerely, Carey G. Read the info at http://www.ocslink.com/~morel/400301.html
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Iowa:
Expect late but good season. Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 14:48:19 -0800. From: jeff & teri c. Not yet, JC in Pella, Ia. We are in the same boat as David in Mn. the snow is gone but can't break the 50 degree mark and the lows are well below freezing, way to cold yet. History has me expecting a late, good, and long picking season here with all the snow and winter still hanging on. Anyone agree, snow makes for a good morel season?? Need a warm rain to take the frost out of the ground for starters. Last year was the opposite with us, dining on morels the earliest ever, April 9. As with Joe M. from IL. the date varys year to year but the first morels of the year comes from the same spot year in and year out. I will end with a story from last year you might enjoy. My wife, son and myself left for a day of mushrooming with a cooler of pop for the boy and six pack for the folks. After a long thirsty walk in the woods we approach the truck talking of how good a cold one will taste. Upon opening the cooler the pop was still there but no cold ones for mom and dad. I have waited a year now for (someone I know) to come clean and ask me if we were thirsty that day but no one has. Sound like anything you would do to your mushrooming buddys??? Being the competitive sport it is I guess all is fair in mushrooming. I will be checking in with any sightings but I am not holding my breath yet. Best of luck to all !!!!
Sat, 14 Apr 2001 15:57:32 -0500. I am in the Red Rock, IA area and my husband says I am too early to think about going out. He wants to wait until it's Tulip Time. I say we should be out now so we know exactly when they start.(even though I think small blacks probably already are) Can anyone advise us as to when to start around RedRock? With all the rain and sun I think it will be a wonderful year. Thanks Susan
not yet Pella, Ia. Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 10:11:05 -0700 From: jeff & teri c. Short update from Pella Ia. No morels yet as the weather is just coming around today, high in the lower 80's and thunderstorms tonight. Will hunt for sure tomorrow. The other great treasure of spring in Iowa has started though, the crappie fishing is great. Maybe the usual feast of both this weekend.best of luck to all.
MOREL SIGHTINGS UPDATE FROM IOWA. Sun, 22 Apr 2001 10:46:34 EDT. Hi! Well...no sign of the ellusive 'shroom this weekend in Iowa. My dad and husband even drove south almost to the Missouri border and hunted all day. Not even a single gray yet. This is the second weekend in a row with no reward! Ah well, there is always NEXT weekend. :-)
Iowa Sighting. Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 14:25:51 -0500. From: Karen C. My father and I found about 50 very small greys in Stephens State Forest in southern Iowa on Sunday, April 21. They should really be out in full force next weekend. Happy hunting to all!
Iowa on the board!! Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 14:34:16 -0500. Tuesday April 24th. Found about 80, picked about 60 near Iowa City. Tried all our early grey areas and found none. On a whim tried a brush pile that usually only blooms mid to late season and whala! Yellows ranging from smaller than your "pinky" fingernail to as big as film canisters. Be careful the ticks are out in force. Brad and Shawn in IC...
Mushrooms are here!!! Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 21:42:44 -0500. From: Cheryl O. Mushrooms are in Iowa,We found 24 small greys in central Iowa, Can't wait to go back out tommorrow. I think it is going to be a great year for mushrooms.Beau and Cheryl and family, hope you all have a great season.
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 06:56:35 -0700 From: jeff & teri c. Morels at Lake Red Rock Pella, Ia. A short one hour walk produced 50 plus small greys Tuesday afternoon. I am more sure now it will be a bumper crop this year. We only hunted a fraction of my best early spot and we got a shower last night, can't wait to get back at em. Its the year walk slow and when you find one don't leave the area till your sure you have them all. A patch 1/2 the size of football field produced all of these. Susan, you can tell your husband its time, we showed em off at the bait house on G28 if you need a witness. If you see us in the timber we are the ones saying (rotten place, no shooms here, or we got skunked) I am seeing them in my sleep can't wait. Good luck to all.
Iowa sighting. Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 11:32:16 -0500. From: jean l. I live in the central iowa area near Des Moines and have found my first mushrooms of the year today. They were small but there were plenty.
mushrooms in marion county. Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 19:31:32 -0700. jc and family from marion county, iowa-- found about 100 pretty small greys--thats all i will say for now... they are about the size of thumb nail upto pinky finger--at least we know they are out.. will be back out tomorrow!!!!!!!!
Morel Sighting! Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 22:41:07 EDT. April 25th! It has started in Iowa. We (my spouse and I) have been hunting for the past week and a half and finally just this evening found our first find for the year. We found a total of 54 small grays. We live in the Red Rock Lake area. Our treasures seemed to
Shrooms in Iowa. Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 09:59:45 -0500. From: Tchinup. This is Susans husband (Red Rock, IA area). We haven't been able to get back out yet, but are planning on going today. There have been sightings and hence, we make the time to go! Just for the record guys, I'm not the shroom stick in the mud that Susie made it sound like, but with the weather patterns this spring I had told her it would be closer to tulip time due to the radical temperature drops at night earlier on and not enough real warm days yet. The time is here, and were heading out. wish us luck!
mushroon report. Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 12:30:54 EDT. from the south east polk county area, iowa two of my kids and two grandkids found 185 small grays april,27th. looks like its starting slow this year, need some rain bad!---jvs
Southern Iowa 4/28. Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 08:21:16 -0500. I found many morels on Saturday. I hunted soutern Iowa near the Missouri border. Mostly large greys that appeared to have been up for a few days. I also found newly emerged yellows. I haven't been hunting very long, last saturday was my best day ever, at around 200 morels in about three hours. Central Iowa morels should pop any day now. Bruce K., Des Moines
Iowa. Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 08:58:18 -0500. From: Frank G. A friend and I found over 6 pounds of grays and small yellows April 27th around the Ottumwa, Ia area. All within a easy walk of the road and on public land. They were hiding under large leaf foliage, the sneaks. This alone was worth the 9 hour trip from Dallas where I live now. Next year I plan another trip. Unfortunately I totally missed the shrooms that grew here in Texas this very wet Spring season.
Morels. Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 19:55:59 -0500. Wife and I found 1 1/2 lbs.of greys 5/1/01. Raymond, Iowa. Me & Her
Sighting in Iowa. Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 16:13:21 -0700. Sighting date: May 01, 2001 - Muscatine area. I went for the first time this season in my favorite spot. I was alittle apprehensive, as it has been dry and windy. The Mississippi River has more than enough water for five states, but it hasn't rained for awhile. Anyway, I found 145 grey's. Some were good size (4") under the old dead oak and pine trees. Yes, I said pine trees. Every year I find grey mushrooms all around different pine trees. I only spotted two yellow (small) and that was it. I will keep you posted on my progress. Faith from Davenport
morel mushroom sightings. Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 19:04:32 -0500 (CDT). From: chillin. Me and my dad hav ben looking for them for about 2 weeks. we havent found any yet i live in sioux city if any one has found any morels near sioux city or south sioux city wold you plese keep me updated i wold relly appriciate it.
Iowa Large Morels Finally Here. Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 02:07:15 EDT. Morels going strong, Monday Apr 30th-Morel mushrooms found almost filled two five gallon buckets. Friday May 5th, same area produced over 3, five gallon buckets filled-these were big yellows, Mondays were mostly greys. Found 1st batch of mushrooms on April 26th, filled a gallon & 1/2 container-very small at that time. Found them south of Indianola, IA. North facing ditch bank, filled with trees-some dead elms and partially dead oak trees were the best. Mushrooms were found from the top edge to the very bottom of this very deep ditch. Today, Saturday, May 5th a friend of ours went further south and found enough morels to fill 3 Hy-vee bags within 50 feet of the road. Deb C.
N.W. Iowa, (Siouxland area) Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 11:11:51 -0600. april 6,2001; found dozen or so 2 1/2" yellowish morels.thankyou for putting on this site.it has helped me plan my hunt . though i wish you would hurry & up date it.PLEASE! mike
Iowa-big haul. Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 19:04:35 -0500. From: J. O. Iowa sightings- Went hunting in the Lansing area of Northeast Iowa this last weekend and found morels under every other dead elm we checked. Four hunters filled a 48 qt. cooler on Saturday, May 12. The haul weighed in at 22 pounds. Most of the shrooms were in the 4 to 6 inch height range and very fresh. We found one that weighed in at 14 ounces! It looks like one more weekend for Iowa hunters. This may be the best year ever in Iowa. Four friends hunted in the area near West Union, Iowa and found around 40 pounds on the same weekend.
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Kansas:
Kansas Reporting In! Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 20:35:18 -0500. Tom & Vicky, Southeastern corner of Kansas reporting, April 3rd, 2001. We found 13 gray Morels after work tonight leaving 7 of them on ground because they were small. The remaining 6 have been fried and eaten. We had a great Winter with plenty of snow and/or rain. Temperature forecasts for the next week look GREAT! We started checking about 9 days ago with tonight being the first find. My partner brought his ShroomStick for the first time tonight, I knew it would bring us luck and it did!! Morels are coming home once again. ...kent
Southeast Kansas Morels. Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 21:08:50 -0500. Tom & Vicky, Thursday, April 5, 2001 we found 10 gray Morels leaving 2 on the ground and fried 8 of 'em in Southeast Kansas. Today after work, Friday, April 6, 2001 we came up empty handed after checking 2 gray sites. We had a hot Summer in 2000 and a good cold Winter with plenty of rain and/or snow so we are expecting a nice Morel season. However we ALWAYS expect a nice Morel season!! Some seasons we (make mmmmmiiiiissssstttakkkees) are wrong. Tonight the Moon is near full with the Sun and Stars lined up'ed just right to sprout Morels. This year looks great for Morels in this part of the USA. ... kent
Kansas sightings. Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 18:38:30 -0500. From: Ann E. J. 4-7-01 I went hunting near my home, with no real hope of finding any 'shrooms. I didn't even take a bag! As luck would have it I found about 15 yellows about 200 yds. from home! I couldn't believe it. I had to search around for something to carry em home. I haven't found any since. :( But it's early yet. Reporting from southcentral Kansas. Looking forward to a promising season! Walk slowly and carry a Shroom Stick. Happy hunting.
southcentral Kansas sighting. Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 18:43:52 -0500. From: Ann E. J. Reporting from southcentral Kansas. Found about 2lbs along the south side of tree row in the leaves and in the long grass. I was shocked to find them this early and inside the city. They're out there, though it's still early for large finds. Walk softly and carry a Shroom Stick, Happy Hunting!
Southeastern Kansas. Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 21:06:57 -0500. Tom & Vicky, Southeastern Kansas starting to produce better, (along with Northeastern Oklahoma) rain tonight should help lots. Tonight in 4 we picked 98 white morels of good size. With weather forecasts we expect some great Morel hunting in next few days through the next couple weeks. Weather Forecast: "Tonight, Some thunderstorms may be severe with locally heavy rains, Low near 60". Sounds Great doesn't it!! ..kent
Missed Yesterday. Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 21:21:11 -0500. Tom & Vicky, Forgot about yesterday. We found 54 shrooms mostly white and a few grays in Southeastern Kansas... kent
SouthEastern Kansas. Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 20:51:55 -0500. We found 110 April 12, 74 April 13 and 116 April 14, 2001 yellows and whites. Some rain in SouthEastern Kansas would help us out. RoadSpotters awards went out bout 4 days ago. kent
Southcentral, KS Report. Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 17:14:03 -0500. Fri. April 13. Hunted and hunted and searched and hunted. Didn't find anything except skeeters and ticks. Decided to check one last spot on the way home. Was sure I was wasting my time. How wrong I turned out to be! I walked in the bottoms and as I stood there decided to leave. I looked down and three feet away was a yellw about 5 in. and almost to pretty to pick...almost! I took 40 in about 30 min. and had to leave. There were more there and I'll be going back for them tomorrow! The season is getting hot here! Walk softly and carry a shroom stick! Happy hunting! Doug
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 20:10:20 -0500. From: Liz N. April 15th found a few grays in north east kansas found small morels 04/15/2001
Sales for you. Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 16:18:17 -0500. While making a bbq delivery and planning on hunting Morels yesterday. We got pulled over by a Sheriffs Deputy. Didn't really do anything wrong he just wanted to tell us to be a little safer. Then we asked if he had eatin any Morels lately. He grinned and said yes this morning. We show him the ShroomStick and ShroomSack. He said, you guys must be professional Morel hunters. We all laughed! He wrote down the 800 number off the ShroomStick so you might get an order out of Thayer, Kansas. I believe that is the town where he lived. I gave away three of the four Shroom Sack's I bought. Will probably order a few more soon. The last bag left has been filled a few times, it has a great Morel scent. We took today off. However we had 1 inch of rain last night which should make the next few days great. Happy Hunting... kent
Sun, 15 Apr 2001 21:11:38 -0500. From: Keith. April 15,2001. South Central Kansas. Went out to a new spot that looked good last year with no results, this year we got 75 yellows in an hour. This is the first year i've got a good find and wondered if they will come back for another harvest this year in the same area?
Accidental Find. Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 10:03:14 -0500. From: JFund. While raking leaves around an elm tree, I found my first morel of the year in Northeast Kansas in Wabaunsee County. It was about 2 inches tall and a nice firm gray morel. My family and friends contend that it is still a little early to find many in this area of Kansas. Have there been any other finds in NE Kansas?
Southcentral KS Report. Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 17:37:26 -0500. April 14,16 On the fourteenth, four of us went out and found a good bed! yeilded about 15 lbs of grays, and yellows. We left some for future generations. Took the day off for Easter. Went out today just for a quick hunt, was short on time. Still found about 3 lbs. in 10 mins. and had to go. I'm sure there were more. The weather is supposed to turn back cold for a few days. Lows in the thirties. Brrrrr! I do have questions about freezing and drying. What is the best way to do these? How much does this effect the flavor? Only my second year hunting. If you have any suggestions I would sure appreciate it! Thanks! Doug
morel sighting. Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:04:49 -0500. April 15, 2001 South Central Kansas. We went out and found 75 nice yellows in an hour. Last weekend, April 8, we found 40 in the Agusta area. With the cool weather we should have another week or so. Good luck, Keith
Spotted. Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 13:58:55 -0500. Olathe, Kansas. I found about 85 of them in some nice sandy river bottoms I know. Plan to go hunting again this weekend!!! Amy
sightings. Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 11:57:55 -0500. From: vonda. I live in SE Kansas and found my first morel patch April 4, another patch on April 12. Thought it would be about over then, last Tuesday the 17 I found about thirty more. How lucky is that. They all grow within walking distance from my house. Does anyone know how long the season is or does it just depend on the weather? I would like to share the mushrooms I have found with some older friends of mine that can no longer go out after their own. Any ideas on a way of doing this? I've heard of a morel butter, but don't know how to make it. That way I could give a little bit to all of them. Any ideas? All are welcome. Peace.
NE Kansas. Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 19:32:04 EDT. NE Kansas, April 21st: Really worked the woods in an old reliable spot in Jefferson County, Kansas. Found 59 mushroooms, mostly grayuns' but about 1/3 yellerns'. Got Vyv rinsing those bad boys and just about to start meltin' a little butter. About 4 hours of slow and deliberate hunting. So, we are just heading into what hopefully will be a banner 2001 season. Dave S.
sighting. Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 20:38:51 -0500. Northeastern Kansas Shawnee county Went out to Clinton lake Sat. the 21st and found my first and only of the year then went out Sun. the 22nd Southwest of Topeka and found 327 in about two hours mixed 50/50 then went today for about 15 min to lake perry and found 10 yellows... Jay G.
Morels in Leavenworth Co. Ks. Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 8:20:54 -0500. April 25th 2001, Right here on Caster's Corner we found 35 big morels. Found 15 under an Oak tree, 20 under a Walnut tree. Always heard they wouldn't grow under Walnut trees but, that theory was just blown. Found them on a south facing hill near a run-off drain ravine.. most were hiding real good under the dry grass. Sure had a good supper last night. We'll keep lookin for more here in Leavenworth Co. Linda C.
Kansas. Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:29:21 EDT. NE Kansas, Jefferson County checking in. Dad and I salt water soaked another 60 this evening. Mostly yellow morels but a few gray. Many were of nice size but we are getting to the point of needing more rain! Dave S.
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Kentucky:
Found. Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 16:03:02 -0600 (CST). found first morels today in far west ky.3-30-2001 they are not ready yet but it's time to start looking--thanks bob
another sighting!!! Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 22:06:39 -0500. From: pattyjo c. Hello Fellow shroomers!!!! Hubby left last friday and headed for South-Eastern Ky. and North-Eastern Tenn. and found a few, small seven black mushrooms and ten snake-heads! But this is the beginning of the Big Hunt for us because they aren't up here in Southern Indiana as of yet; or shall I say that we have found. Can't tell you where exactly , I'm sure you can understand why! :) We have reallly enjoyed the pamphlet you sent us and can't wait to join in the fun and adventure in Illinois!!!!!!
morel report! Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 13:06:35 -0400. From: James H. We have finally started finding blacks. They are one week later this year than last. We found 55 blacks on 4-8 and my brother went back today, 4-9, and found 70+ more. It appears that the grays and yellows aren't up yet. We are located in Clay County, Kentucky. Good hunting.
1st find of the season. Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 20:24:03 EDT. From: Newton. I found a dozen in the Mammoth Cave area of Kentucky on 4/13 following rain on 4/12. 1 white, 1 grey, 1 half free and 9 yellows. I found these in 2 very different locations. 7 yellows were found next to a road no more than 15 ft from where I parked my car. They were on a southwest facing hillside in poplar woods. The rest were found about 20 ft from the bank of a creek. When I walked into this area, another person was already picking. She had picked @ 20 to 30 yellows. The sad side of this story is that I had walked through this area 6 hrs earlier that day while fishing and did not see any of these. Largest of the yellows was about 4-5 inches. I also checked 2 of my favorite areas on 4/14 and found none. These areas are on northeast facing slopes. Probably still to early.
Kentucky, Northern. Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 11:14:49 -0400. From: Judy M. I have been out looking approx. 5 times in Northern Ky, and have found nothing. I knew it was early but the weather seemed right. The lilacs are now in full bloom and that has always been a signal for us to go hunting. But our favorite hunting ground has turned up nothing. Today, it snowed and the temps have dropped into the 20's at night. Rain has been scarce. I am not quitting yet and plan to head out again Friday. Has anyone had any luck in Northern Kentucky yet. I heard they found some whites, in the Corbin area this past week end? Good luck and Happy hunting.
Northern Kentucy sighting. Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 09:24:42 -0400. Shrooms are up in Northern Kentucky finally. I have been checking things out for about three weeks now and nothing. But yesterday 4-19-01 I found about 25 grays. Some had been up a day or two but most were fresh. We are finally getting rain today and temps in the high 70's through the week end. So I'm excited and ready to hunt. Going to eat my find yesterday for dinner tonight. Happy Hunting.....Judy in Kentucky.
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Maryland:
Sighting in Maryland Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 8:21:35. Good Morning, My Uncle found 6 mushrooms Monday April the 9th. Four black & two white. He lives in western Maryland in between Hagerstown & Hancock. Thanks again.. Garnet
SIGHTINGS. Sun, 22 Apr 2001 11:06:20 EDT. I just picked a few large yellows in my yard, I live in Clinton maryland, and live in the woods.
morels in Maryland. Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 15:25:20 -0400. From: Brigid K. Wednesday April 18, after a friend found 5 lb.. of blacks on sat., I went out and found 78 around Baltimore. I was in the Eastern portion between the city line and the bay. Some blacks with slightly more than half yellows. Made a great cream of morel soup!
Good Year. Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 13:06:58 -0400. Hello Morel Hunters, On April 15th my wife and I found a few black morels. We were at it again on April 22 (same area near Baltimore City, MD) and we were in half-cap paradise. A few gallon of the half-caps and many small yellows. Our weather forecast for mid-week rain disappeared. Might be the end of this years hunt. Jerry & Jody H.
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Massachusetts:
Morels in Massachusetts! Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 18:03:54 -0400. From: Jonathan L. I found hundreds of morels on Saturday afternoon, April 7th! OK...they were at the grocery store...but STILL, I have NEVER seen them in the grocery store! Go to Bread and Circus' "Fresh Pond" store if you just can't wait to find your own! They're going for $40 a pound! Yikes...but you know I HAD to have some! Apparently, they were cultivated in Pennsylvania, so I expect Penn. must be rolling in them now! Last year I found ONE lonely morel onjly after about 10 days out...they say we don't get them here much, but it was still fun to look...I found mine in the city, actually, under crab apple trees. Anyone else had luck in Mass. or New England in general? Jonathan, The only cultivation I'm aware of is by Terry Farms in Auburn AL. You didn't say wether the morels were fresh or dehydrated. If they are fresh they are probably being purchased from independent pickers or from Terry Farms. If they were dehydrated, they could have come from anywhere in the worked. Check the label, we've seen the most from Turkey and Pakistan. If the label truly said Pennsylvania then they are probably being purchased in bulk by one of the commercial farms and then repackaged. Great story!
Comment on morels in Massachusetts. Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 23:15:54 -0500 (CDT) From: Jimmy P. B. This for Jonathan L. in Massachusetts: I used to live on Cape Cod, which does not seem to have morels. But one day in mid-May in a residential area in Woods Hole I found 30-40black morels growing out of mulch under the bushes in someone's yard. Some were growing in the adjacent lawn as well, and in fact, several morels were sprouting from the cracks in the patio near the mulch! Thankfully it was a summer home and no one was there, so I helped myself. I think the mulch was carrying the spores, and must have come from a more favorable locale for morels. So you never know where you'll find them!
Massachusetts morels. Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 12:40:30 EDT. Hi, I am responding to Johnathan L.'s comments/questions re morels in MA and also have a general question for anyone. I found my first ones ( 6 black morels) last year in the Amherst area in an old apple orchard. I haven't done much serious looking yet this year, due to the lack of rainfall, but expect to check out a few areas I've identified as likely in the next couple of weeks. My general question is- Morels are fond of growing in old orchards. Historically, these areas were treated with lead arsenate when the orchards were in production. Lead and arsenic are persistent metals that don't bio-decay over time. Is anyone aware of studies that have been done on morels found in such environments? What is the level of uptake for those hazardous substances? Is it such that one should avoid consuming morels found there? Thanks. Marty K.
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 13:10:46 -0400. From: Roy B. I found 2 under a new deck.. this is so exciting!!! I live in Chelmsford Mass.
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Michigan:
morelicious. Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 16:52:47 -0700. Hello from michigan,Just checked out site pretty cool it sure did get me ready for our very slow approaching season.NOT TOO MUCH LONGER!!!!! happy hunting,Be Cool. Johnny Shroom
Marty in MI. Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 22:57:27 -0700. Can't wait here in SE Lower MI. Have been watching sight for possibilities. Grass isn't yet green here. Tulips are just popping. Will be several weeks here yet it looks like. Last year was fantastic, just couldn't pick em all. Just can't wait here, think I'll head South for Easter for KY. or maybe OH by then to hunt em.
shrooms in michigan! Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 16:54:47 -0400. April 4,2001 my wife and I were lucky enough to find "1" lone, small, very tiny morel. The top looked like it had been caught in the frost. All the signs are here and with the rain coming this weekend it will be a race for many to get out and find some. By the way we live in Mid-Michigan. That is close enough for me. We are just waiting for the "forsythia" to start to bloom... that is OUR sign that it is prime time. Hope this is helpful. SCOTTFREE
First one of the year!!!!!!! Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 14:52:40 -0700. I found my first one today. About 1/2 inch tall in a mound of moss. I live in Michigan about 20 miles south of Grand Rapids. Need some more rain and they'll start poppin' real good. Charlie
shrooms! Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2001 19:12:47 -0400. april 8,2001 wife and i found another lone morel. (Mid-Michigan) weather is looking promising and outlook is good. hopefully we can get enough for a mess. happy shrooming, scottfree
michigan. Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 17:31:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Dawn C. I found one! Actually I found 2. 1 about thumb size and the other a little smaller. We had a small amount of rain which i am sure brought them on as the temp has been good but no moisture. After the incredible amount of snow we had this winter there hasnt been much rain since Feb. A good 3 day rain will really bring them out. Of course I didnt pick them. They where GREAT to look at!! We are about 10 miles west of Kalamazoo,Mi.
morels, Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 17:06:04 -0700. April 12 Went out today to have a look, found alot of falsey's, And then wham there it is, morels 3 small light colored blacks about a inch an a half or so, so it has started the hunt is on, Has to get better from now on out, yeeeeeehaawwww, GoodLuck everyone,,,,,,,,,, I'll let everyone know when they really start popping,,, mid,,eastern michigan,,,,,,,,,,,,, Van,,,, the Morel Man
Mushrooms in Southwest Lower Michigan. Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 21:07:39 -0500. Letting everyone know that our adventure into the local woods around Niles, MI yeilded two small morels. Could not tell you if they're black or white ones. They look like something in between. Found them Sunday, April 15th, TAX DAY!!! Mike & Kathy B.
2000 season. Sun, 22 Apr 2001 07:57:11 EDT. I am anxiously awaiting the 2001 season. Last year I discovered an island in s.e. Michigan(that is as specific as I can get with location) that we call Morel Island. The island actually does have a name which I cannot reveal, but the name we gave it is perfect. The island is very sandy but has an abundance of rich soil, there are no "woods" on the island, just scattered trees and saplings but mostly open grassy fields. Thats right I said no "woods", so where do we find them? They are found in the grassy fields among dandelions, grasses, and tall marsh grasses. Since there are very few trees, there is full sun on the fields which are teaming with white morels. Thousands of them everywhere, we cannot help stepping on some as you walk towards a cluster of 20 or so. They are litterly everywhere! On april 24th I went there with a buddy and we collected nearly 20 pounds of white morels in just over 3 hours. We had 10 plastic grocery sacks filled to the point where you could not even tie them! Some of them were as big as light bulbs but most a little smaller. We found no blacks, no false, and no other types of fungus at all. My friend went back three weekends in a row and said there was just as many as when we went. By the way, we stopped because we had enough and our backs were killing us not because we couldn't find anymore, again they were everywhere. I bought a food dehydrator and started to get busy. Today is april 21st and i still have some left. I wish everyone could have a spot like this and I would love to take people on guided shroom hunts, but I don't think too many people would want to get there completely blind folded the whole time without even knowing what lake you are in. Good luck and I'll post a report very soon on Morel Island. Joe C. Joe, if you switch to a mesh bag, the morels shoud be there for years to come. By using plastic, you are removing the spores from the area. The mushrooms will keep longer in a mesh bag also. Article
From Michigan. Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 20:31:27 -0700. From: Floyd. I'm from Otsego Mi. and it is April 22 and I found 38 black morels this morning I cant wait until the season gets better. This is a great site.
mushrooms in newaygo county - michigan. Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 07:48:33 -0400. From: Art T. sighting 4-22 - louie from newaygo county - mi. - found 11 mushrooms in newaygo county - all of them were very small - tasted good on my egg sandwich this a.m.
Michigan. Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 16:15:30 -0400. Ottawa County, MI on the banks of the Grand River. Acutally my front yard, and a MUCH bigger flush than last year, completely saturating an area of about 1,000 square feet underneath an ancient white pine. The soil is relatively sandy, and the mushrooms don't grow all that large (most about 1.5"). I'm going to pick all but a few, and hope that the remaining ones' spores will generate a second flush this year. I can't put off mowing for too long though!! It's a shame, but my front yard is the only place I've been able to find them in the general area thus far for the past 2 years. Believe me, with as many as there, there MUST be more somewhere around here. Wish me luck! Mikael N. Spring Lake, MI
Morel count. Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 06:52:31 EDT. Jackson County, Michigan. April 22nd, have hunted for 2 weeks now and finally it pay dirt on monday. I had been seaching black morels but my first find was 16 little fresh tight greys, this prompted me back to the black woods where I found 40 blacks ranging from a fleshy colored thimble sized shroom to a 6" already pithy, starting to dry, cone shaped, spent black and of coarse many in between. Happy hunting? Bill and Marsi D. michigan morel madness http://members.aol.com:/wolfcreekmoon/index.html
Michigan sightings. Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 20:02:48 -0400. What a wonderful site !!!!! I thought that I was one of the only people that bonkers over finding Morels.Found just over 200 since last Friday in back yard.no big ones yet but this is the best year in a long time. I'm near Fenton south of Flint. Thanks again for a wonderful site. Larry P.
morells. Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 00:13:58 EDT. From: ER161. I'm from the Detroit area. I don't know of a single patch of woods in this area that yields these delicious morcels. If anyone know where they are in this area I could use the help. Thanks.
Michigan. Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 07:54:36 -0400. I will be up there During May 28 weekend. Near Flint. Think they will still be up? Any contacts there? Gary C.
Mother load in Michigan. Date: Sat, 05 May 2001 06:50:02 -0400. Hi avid shroomers..... We have had the best year in a long time in northern Michigan. Monday 5-2-01 and Tuesday 5-3-01 we picked more morels than you could count!!!!!!! Everywhere you looked all you could see were mushrooms! They were even growing in clumps of up to 9 in one clump. We picked over 120 quarts of them!! 70+ pounds. I haven't had this much fun in a long time. I think this was about the end of the blacks as we found a few grays and the whites should be starting real soon. Going back out today to see. Have fun everyone.. Patti in Michigan
Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 13:26:16 -0400. The Morels are up in Calhoun County. We bagged 229 whites on Sunday (about 15 lbs.). Over the weekend we went up north to the Cadillac area and bagged 10lbs. of mostly blacks and a few greys. We just had a big rain last night and the search is on again tonight. I look forward to getting your catalog. Thanks and happy hunting, Andy
Marty in MI. Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 23:53:21 -0700. From: Jim B. Disappointing here in lower SE MI. The weather just hasn't cooperated this year. We had 70 -80 deg. weather for several weeks without any rain. Just not the right kind of thing for something that is 88-90 percent water by weight. I saw a few greys that were dried up. Finally today I found a few yellows, almost all under one tree. They had a texture something similar to cardboard. Hey Patti in Northern MI., could you tell us your spot?
Michigan Sighting. Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 20:14:01 -0700. On 5-12 we found 11 Large Yellow Morels in Mecosta County. Most were found in a group at the base of a dead Apple tree, one measuring 6". See attached photos. The rain seemed to be what brought them on but we could use more. Cindy and Paul
mi report. Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 23:28:12 -0400. Michigan, results from Ryn and Leroy's seventh annual mushroom camp, held each year at northern Michigan's Merlin Wall.This years trip took place between may 2nd and 5th.The four day tally, 1499 blacks 1 gray. Best year since 95 : Uncle Ryn
Best season ever. Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 20:20:54 -0700. This was the best season ever for our bunch. We went up for three week ends and the black morels were great. On the second weekend in northern Mi., we found 26lbs. in one day alone. Mushroomers let me tell you the last weekend in April and the first weekend in May are hot weekends anymore for hunting. It has moved up big time. Claudette B.
Think Mich. had a second season. Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 06:44:20 -0400 From: Jimmie A. Indiana thoughts: Michigan, Boyne City, thought the season was over, then around Memorial Weekend, sightings started again. Some reported fresh mushrooms! Big ones. They had slowed way down and thought it was over, then came rain and some sun, then some more mushrooms. Wish Indiana could have had that happen. That would be really awesome......(Read this on Rocky & Franks message boards) REALLY HAVE ENJOYED ALL THESE MESSAGE BOARDS.! Will be going through all of them next year. See you then. 06/03/01
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Minnesota:
Sightings! Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 14:48:35 -0600.From: David V. Here in Southern MN. Mankato. The shrooms are having a bit of a hard time sprouting through all the snow. But the positive is that we might have enough moister due to the snow to have a pretty good year. I will also be visiting Fulton Cty IL. were I own some land to chase mushrooms and turkeys in late April. PS The ice fishing is still going strong in these parts.
earlier! Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 11:22:20 -0500. On Jan 25, 2001, from Ann R. I will have to lay claim to the first Minnesotoan to find morels this season (as it will probably never happen again!) I just returned from Los Angeles. While there I was looking at new model homes of different builders. While walking up to the front door of a newly built house, I looked down at the fresh cypress mulch along the sidewalk in the shade of the entry way. There were 5 beautiful fresh golden morels, the largest about 4 inches high. The agent at the house thought I was nuts to pick them and said I could have all of them. I wonder how many people walked by them during their open house,. There had been a heavy rain and this was the darkest corner of the building outside. The weather there has all the plants fooled as the irises were blooming and most of the spring flowers started to pop out after an unseasonable cool spell
MN sighting. Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 22:56:36 -0500. Found 22 lovely blacks tonight (April 30, 2001) in 45 min in Anoka Co., MN beneath 10-20 year old aspens where ground fire had burned 2 yrs ago. Some dead trees but most alive and starting to leaf out. Dave M.
Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 17:47:37 -0500. From: Mike H. "master of mushrooms" not found any yet in southern Mn I would say about 4-10 days by the way the follage is growing
Where's the mushrooms? Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 13:34:31 -0500. From: handmedownsue. Any news on Minnesota? We went out last weekend, but no luck yet. But I know I'll find some this year no matter what. Thanks for now. Blaine, MN
my first mn. sighting. Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 22:23:59 -0700. From: jim y. don't know if you'll believe me or not, but as a true roon, i am claiming my first sighting of the 2001 season. i found three grays at one of favorite trees on 5-4-01. only problem is that they are all about 1/4" tall and not even the diameter of a pencil. but i found them! weather has been mostly cool but plenty of moisture. looking forward to a banner season. been a serious roon [ fanatical] for 15 years now . found them right in the msp/sp urban area at one of my favorite dead elm trees. i am waiting impatiently for them and all the rest of their buddies to flourish and grow strong and tall this season. good luck to all.
Morel Sightings. Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 10:20:17 -0500. From: Stanley S. we picked a hand full of morels Thursday May 3rd in southeastern Minn. They where on the small side yet,but very good!
Morel Sightings. Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 10:15:10 -0500. Hi we are in North Central Minnesota 10 miles from the Canada border we found a few morels this weekend but found allot of false morels all over the place we would like to know if this is good or not does it mean there will be allot of good mushrooms soon or does it mean the good ones do not grow around the bad ones? It looks like the true morel is just coming up but found that the false morels are in the hundreds and 10 inches tall. Any Advice we are very new at this! Cindy
Sightings! Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 12:14:00 -0500. From: John McB. Date May 7,2001.11:00am. Found 32 Grey Morels near Le Sueur, Minnesota today.Most were small ones,yesterday was humid but it was around 62 degrees,had some rain and thunderstorms.
sightings. Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 21:54:11 -0500. Hello from mike in southern Mn just came back from a ten minute check under 3 elms found first morels of the year all greys about 4-8 inches tall they are fresh my guess is they grew today going to be going full-bore wednesday it is to be in the high 70"s, mjh.
new sightings. Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 20:25:34 -0700. hello again from jim y. it has started! after finding small browns, grays, and yellows, i stumbled on 60 fresh mature yellows in burnsville between 2 nondistinct dead elms no wider than 8 inches across. they were located in an open area where they can get lots of sun. lovely sight! wait all year for an experience like that. hope for many more yet. conditions are ideal. off to wabasha, mn. for the weekend to search for more. good luck everyone.
Follow up on 4/30 morels. Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 22:51:57 -0500. On May 2 and 8, found 15 more blacks of same vintage as on 4/30 immediately adjacent to 4/30 area. Missed them earlier because of thick grassy cover. Left one out as test and found it lasted about 1 wk. Covered about 1/2 to 1 sq mile in similar habitat all around this area of about 50 ft across but found no others. Dave M.
morel sightings. Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 14:55:38 -0700 (PDT) Found morels 5/11/01 near Faribault, MN. About 40-50 smallish shrooms- Ithink the best is yet to come- there is plenty of moisture, just need some heat to get things popping! Good luck! Sporechukka
morel. Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 23:03:16 -0500. Picked about 2 quarts small blacks today. Clearwater Co. MN. Dave W
minnesota sightings. Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 18:04:49 EDT. Oh what a weekend in Scott County, MN. (south of Minneapolis). Friday night was my first sighting after 11 days looking around here. Found one, then another, next thing I knew I had 2 lbs of 3-4" yellows. All in the grass, lots of sun, and west or southwest slopes. Saturday morning and evening took 4 lbs same conditions. This morning was a little slower but then stumbled across a honey hole for another 4 lb morning. Starting to see them more into the woods edge of the open areas but nothing deep in the shade. Going back out tonite. Good luck. Andy
Minnesota Report. Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 08:41:44 -0500. From: Dan F. Found a handful of small grays near Mendota Heights (near St Paul) yesterday (May 14). Cooked them up, breaded and sauteed, last night... yum! This was only my 2nd time finding morels... the first time I was fishing in Wisconsin and stumbled onto a few quite by accident. I've been actively looking now for three springs, so finding even this handful was quite rewarding. Plenty of woodticks out there this year, by the way.
More MN sightings. Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 18:09:02 -0500. May 13, 17 yellows on slope under ash, basswood in Washington Co. 17 more yellows in southern Ramsey Co. on slope under ash, basswood. Does anyone ever find them under oaks? Thanks. Dave M.
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 21:01:11 -0500. From: Beth S. Found morels in our yard, growing in the mulch around the yard. Found them last week. We live in Lakeland, MN
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Mississippi:
Sighting in Mississippi. Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 11:28:34 -0500. First morel found growing in Union Co., northern Miss. A single 7" specimen, yellowish stem and dark brown cap fused to stem, completely hollow. Found under a dead green ash in a bottomland hardwood habitat. April 16, May Apple, violets, Trillium, redbuds (late) and dogwoods (early) blooming. Wet spring, warm weather. Recent rain. Battered with egg & milk seasoned with sea salt and fresh milled pepper, fried in butter & olive oil. Some of the cap topped a venison burger and Swiss cheese- scrumptious! Now that I know they grow here, I'll look harder to find more. Don S.
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Missouri:
Not Yet. Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 21:50:36 -0800. We went hunting saturday March 24th and the Morels are not up yet in Cape Girardeau county. Michael
Missouri. Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 08:51:59 -0600. From: Tami M. Went hunting on Fri. March 30th. Found 38 small morels. The weather is not cooperating with us yet. Very dry and cool. S.W. MO. area.
1st morel of the season. Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 17:15:33 -0500. Sunday April 1, 2001, We found the first morel for us in Western St. Louis County. It was only about 1 1/2 inches tall, but its a start. With warmer weather predicted for the next week here, they hunt should be more productive later in the week (hopefully). John
morel sightings in Missouri. Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 13:08:47 -0500. From: Mark G. Found 8 black morels in Cape Girardeau area on April 1st - No fooling. Only a couple were mature, the rest were quite small. They should be coming up good this week. Happy hunting!!
morel sighitn. Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 04:43:55 -0700 (PDT). Today will be my first trip to the woods for the season. I have spoken with 2 people that have found little greys near the Richmond/Lexington area of Western Mo. Wish me luck today, and happy hunting to all. kcdave.
Missouri Morels. Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 08:02:32 -0500. From: Mark G. Found nearly 100 both Saturday & Sunday in Cape Girardeau County. Most were black, several half-free, and 1 white.
morels in southern Missouri. Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 20:35:35 -0000. I`ve been hunting the elusive morel for 5+ years. They are truly fascinating! Found the 1st the 5th of April this year. A few blacks, grays and a couple of the large red,(false) morel. I w