Gearing Up For Morel Season
Morels, caught and cleaned (Michel Ngilen/Flickr)
Word on the web is that people are getting excited about morels. One of the guys MycoRant follows on twitter has mentioned getting his gear ready and making a few preliminary forays to check things out. In fact reports are already starting to come in about successful hunts.
‘Shroom, ‘shroom, ‘shroom: Guess who went morel huntin‘
The weekend hunt yielded 30 pounds, and the wild morels are within an hour-and-a-half’s drive from Dallas-southish, if I can surmise correctly from the clue that he couldn’t resist a stop at the Czech Stop in West. He’s asking $2 an ounce retail.
Morels: Hunting for Wild Mushrooms
April is morel-season here in Missouri, and much of the Midwest. Morels are one of my favorite wild mushrooms. They’re delicious of course, but they also symbolize the beginning of a long stretch of foraging opportunities–chanterelles, oyster mushrooms, blackberries, service berries, elderberries, pawpaws, wild greens, and more.
Early morel mushroom season for 2010?
Sure, the warm weather we have been having has been nice. Maybe a little too nice. Very warm temperatures this early could be good and bad for the upcoming morel season. If temperatures stay on the above normal side and if we receive adequate moisture on and off, we could be in for an early morel mushroom picking season. However, if morels start to pop early and then a string of cold weather hits, it could really mess up the whole process.
Morel mushrooms are a taste worth hunting
Identifying habitat for one of nature’s most delectable wild foods takes detective work — and the location of favorite hot spots must be kept on the downlow. “If too many people know about an area, it gets cleaned out fast,” Stark said. “That’s why mushroom hunters are so secretive.” Successful mushroom hunters also need a little background in dendrology — the study of trees. Pine forests are rarely productive, but certain combinations of other species can create the perfect mix.
Warmer weather to usher in morel season in Neb.
Warmer weather is bringing with it the promise of a time-honored tradition in Nebraska: morel mushroom hunting. Morels begin to appear in mid- to late-April. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has a few tips – and some warnings – for those planning to go out on the hunt this year.
For a pretty active community of morel folks who post information on where things are happening check out The Great Morel Forum.
Tags: Morchella, morels, mushroom hunting
I just found my first morel of the year. It was about the size of my fingertip. Some people have brought some photos into our shop of some larger blacks as well. So the season is just starting in southern Indiana.