General timing of Morels in MN

[IowanSince02]

When to morels tend to start popping in Duluth? Also, have any of you ever found them in the Boundary Waters? Thanks for any input.

[tcumd]

I lived in Duluth for 7 years and never found a single morrel (got frustrated after a couple and quit looking.) But generally, when the birch leaves are the size of mouse ears...its time to hunt! Good luck to ya. casey

[TonkaBass]

Similar saying here... when the oak leaves are the size of squirrel ears

[Rodbldr4fun]

Another is when the fiddle head ferns are just beginning to uncurl. Look where there is tree litter and fallen trees (popple) and moisture. North facing slopes are also usually better. I have also found them in tamarac swamps and under pines.

[farmallnutz]

In southern Mn it is time to hunt when the lilacs bloom.

[leech~~]

When to morels tend to start popping in Duluth? Also, have any of you ever found them in the Boundary Waters? Thanks for any input.

North of the cities for me last year it was around May 8th that I started to find them. Now add a good week or so to that for up that way. It will change every year with weather. If your south it may start before that. Keep looking!

[matchset]

in alaska you can find morels in july!

[1DIRTBALL]

In southern Mn it is time to hunt when the lilacs bloom.

This is a good rule of thumb to follow! I've always kept a close eye on lilac bush's. At the first hint of purple, have at 'em! 1DIRTBALL

[Matt Breuer]

I agree with the lilacs saying. The fiddleheads saying isn't a good one in my opinion. I have fiddleheads in my yard and they aren't even above the cluster when the morels are starting. When they are uncurling and breaking the fur it seems about prime for morels though.

This year stinks, we all got spoiled last season... COME ON SPRING!

[JIvers]

I usually find the big yellows that are the last to pop between May 7 and May 14 back in Fillmore County, MN, which is right on the Iowa border.

Like others said, oak leaves the size of squirrel ears is a good rule of thumb to follow. I usually go by the appearance of May Apple plants in the timber; small May Apple plants usually mean small grays, which is what I found in southeast Iowa this morning. I'll go out again tomorrow and take a picture to show what I mean.

As the May Apple plants grow, so does the size of the morels.

[JIvers]

OK, I dug around some photos I took in the past, and here is one that shows pretty much nothing but May Apples, although these look more like the size they reach when the yellows are up (including the one at the bottom of the photo:

[leech~~]

OK, I dug around some photos I took in the past, and here is one that shows pretty much nothing but May Apples, although these look more like the size they reach when the yellows are up (including the one at the bottom of the photo:

For anyone that doesn't know what a May Apple looks like in this pic of green stuff this is one.