mushrooms

[Russ&Judy]

To Scott S; are you out hunting those little umbrellas yet?

[Scott Steil]

As soon as it warms up after this rain I will start. I don't start until we get a good spring rain. I will be out early next week. It is a little early but you don't want to miss those first Greys!!

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[redhooks]

I'll be out looking in the Grand Rapids area as well and will post my findings. Can't wait......!!!!!!!!!!!!
redhooks

[deadeye]

I was wondering if there are any morels in the Ely area? My freinds have been talking about how good they are and I need a good reason to get out and walk in the woods! ><>
deadeye

[Scott Steil]

There aren't to many areas of the state that don't have them. The main thing is you need the right weather conditions to really make them come out. The more moisture the better. It is still a little early but I always say, check early and check often!

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[Aquaman01]

I'll be looking for a place to find morels in Wright Co., I'll let ya'll know. I'd like to find some fiddleheads, too.

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[deadeye]

I was also wondering if there was any specific forest type that they grew best in or if they are pretty random. We have a lot of aspen-birch and pine forests up here so anything that will narrow my search would help. Thanks for the help you have already given me!!! It is much apreciated! ><>
deadeye

[Scott Steil]

Here is my advice on narrowing your search down. When the ground is still cool, check the South facing hills first. As is gets later in the year or even summer, look for areas that are hidden from the sun.

Also, check near and around every dead tree you see. Fence lines can be good too, just for the fact that at one time, trees were probably cleared from the fence line.

Morels need moist soil to grow in. If you find a dry area or the ground is hard, forget it. If it is swampy and too wet forget it.

Once you find some, take note of the elevation, soil type, what type of trees they are near. This may help you locate more.

In my experience dead elm trees have been the best and most consistant producers.

Woods that were logged a few years back can be very good also.

When you do find some keep then in a bag with small holes in, as the spores in that mushroon are what will yeild big crops in the future. Good luck

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[swampman]

Deadeye these little coneheads can be anywhere but some places do get the edge. dead and dying elms are always worth a look around.20 yrs ago when dutch elm first started killing the elms i ate myself sick for a couple of springs i picked so many. *****ly ash bushes are also good sometimes ,but i have also picked them around young basswoods.never had much luck around oaks or maples but other people proably have.it wont be long before they pop but it will need to warm up a little. one guide for when to look is when the lilacs first start to bloom but it actually is a little before that escpecially for the greys like scott s mentioned. a good warm rain followed by a muggy day seems to make them pop. sorry this got so long but i love picking those little sponge heads. hope somebody posts when they find some.(nobody will ever tell where)

[bluebill97]

Scott Steil or anyone else that may know. I love to hunt morels, been doing it since I can remember as a kid anyway, I have heard about keeping them in a bag with holes in it so the spores will fall out onto the ground. With that said can a guy take a few morels put them in a blender with watter and throw it onto an area that has/could produce mushrooms and grow from that? shure would make finding them easy? What do you thinks about that?

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[Slowfinger]

Say, one of you guys wouldn't happen to have a link that you could post of picture of one of these shrooms, do ya?

[Scott Steil]

Slowfinger, do a search, there are great sites out there with awesome pictures.

Bluebill, yes, you can do that. You can actually dry a morel and then rehydrate it and squeeze the spores out into an area that has been proven to grow morels. It took the Mushroom guru's a long time to figure this one out. It is now possible to grow morels in a determined location, all be it difficult. They require a food source such as white bread or something starchy. It is a complicated process but you are thinking in the right direction.

It is getting close. Don't wait for the lilacs to bloom. Once the lilacs start to get mature buds on them, that is the time to be looking. I have a lilac bush in my yard and I keep and eye on it every spring. Look for the warmest ground possible after a good rain. They come up very fast and don't last long, especially if it is hot and dry.

Please post in this thread if you find some and where you found them. (not the exact location, just general area) It is nice to track the progress north.

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[JP Z]

Here is a link to a good site for beginning shroom hunters to help in identifying edible and toxic mushrooms.

http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/nathis/mushrooms/mushroom/index.htm

[Hubcat]

Check out this site

http://www.bright.net/~wildwood/index.html

[ice-man/vexilar-king]

grassy area in the woods next to river is almost always a sure bet. It's time go now they won't be there for long.

[TNT4ME]

Here is another shroom site that I enjoy, the only sad part is when I checked in on the site before posting I see that "the mushroom man" has recently passed away,
Larry Lonik left us for the great shroom in the sky. Maybe he will drop a few spores on all of us.

the site is, www.morelheaven.com

[Dano2]

Saw tony dean doing this on his show one day.
Was going to try it myself, but forgot all about it.
May have to go on a little journey VERY soon after what you said Scott about the Lilacs,
the buds on mine are opening up.
Hey, is there anyone out there that wants to do some picken so I can learn the ropes and what to do with them after that?
I live in Moorhead, but am pretty use to traveling for fishing and hunting anyway.
thanks

[G_man]

I was turkey hunting on Friday in Peterson, MN (about 20 miles north of the Iowa/MN border in the SE corner of the state) and didn't see any morels yet. Didn't look alot but I kept my eyes open while I was hunting.

Anyone else find any yet?

[Guest]

Hey Russ/Judy,
Hope all is well!!! Let me know when they start popping up there maybe I can do a crappie/morel combo trip????

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Good luck.

[Scott Steil]

I heard a few reports from Southern Iowa. Probably still a little early here but with the great rain we had over the weekend, I would imagine Southern MN should be looking pretty good by the weekend.

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[Finns]

I live down here near St. Joe Mo. and the rooms are popping up like gang busters! Had three messes this past three days. Get ready - they're headed north.

[goodyy7]

They are here! I have heard reports of greys being found in eastern and southern iowa. Very few, but it is a start!!!

goody

[Scott Steil]

Thanks for the reports! Keep them coming. I will be out at the end of the weekend here in Central MN.

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[Rainman]

I have not found any in the metro area YET. The woods seem to be to dry, even after all the rain we had. It soaked it up pretty fast. I'll give it a couple weeks(maybe) for them to pop up.

Rainman

[deadeye]

Hey, where are the shrooms at? I am up in Ely and I want to find some to fry up, I was just wondering if anyone has found any in Minnesota yet. Thanks. ><>
deadeye