Hey we gotta first timmer here!!!!

[Neighbor_guy]

I have never had any luck Morel hunting, more of a rock hound. But all you guys got me thinking I needed to get the goose out and change my luck. I had a good idea on a spot, took off a half hour early from work and took her out before dinner. I was on the look out for P.I. when I almost steped on the first batch I have actualy found on my own in my own spot. Then I hear a "Daddy look!!! I found a big one!!!!"

Turned out to be a double, nothing huge, but for someone finding them on public land I would like to think we did good.

We ended up finding about 2 dozen. Half of them were what I would say was past prime, dry and leathery, but the ones that were not will be good eating.

I will say this, any chance I can get the goose out in the woods with me is a good thing. She does not have a long attention span and I am the type who will spend all day at a task. So I have to learn when to just walk away. There were other spots that I wanted to go look, but there are other days. In the end we spent an hour on the "Mushroom Hunt", when she realized where we were she decided a rock hunt would be funner, and since she doesn't like to eat mushrooms the event lost its luster a little. So we bush-whacked to the road and she did find some small banders as well. And I got an hour and 55 min of "daddy and me" time that I wouldn't have gotten if not for you guys and your stinking mushroom pictures.

I blame you guys...... Thank you!!!

[Matt Breuer]

Nice work! Looks like 2 first-timers to me! Cograts on a successful hunt with your daughter!

[reinhard1]

valuable time spent with your daughter. thanks for the pictures. good luck.

[IlliniWalli]

Nice!!

As long as those "past prime" ones are just dry and dont have mold on em, just split and soak em and they will come back to life and be delicious!!

I did it with my last batch from WC Ill. a couple weeks ago.

[leech~~]

NG, welcome to the world of what is the equivalent of adult Easter egg hunting! Kids as you found can play too! Just yesterday I rounded up another little bunch and they were all dry as well. I just soak them for a good half hour in cold water and they suck the water back into them. I cut them in half and then freeze small dinner size zip lock bags of them. Bring a GPS with you if you start checking out areas you haven't tried before so you can find them next year. I think I have found about 2 1/2lbs of them so far this year. Have funny with the Goose!

[Neighbor_guy]

I said half were begining to dry out and get leathery, I didn't say I left them behind.

I figured I would try soaking a couple to see if they rehydrated. If that diddn't work then I would toss them on the dehydrator and use them that way.

I had fun, I have not looked for morels since she was born, so at least 7 if not 8 years. I could definately make better time and cover more ground alone, but it was not about me yesterday. If I were alone I could focus on the shroomin and not have to spend as much time on the Poison Ivy watch. I am not alergic to it, she is. I have been thinking about other locations to look all day today though. It does give a good reason to buy a nice porter house steak. Ok, mabe just a venison loin from the freezer, but steak and mushrooms sounds good on a friday night.

[leech~~]

Well not steak, but I just had a nice big filet of Salmon with some shrooms on top! Yuuum! Oh, thanks for the poison Ivy reminder! I just seem to run through the woods helter-skelter and never pay much attention to it. But, like you it never seems to bother me. Good luck out there this weekend!

[DARK30]

That second one is a great pic. She likes rocks better tho eh?