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I drove up to Fillmore County this Sunday to look for morels, and fish for trout while I was there. My morel season around Iowa City fizzled after a good start for the third year in a row, so once again I had to count on Minnesota.

It was worth the trip, but not the best I have done up there, either. I found some bonus yellows along a trout stream, some yellows in one of my reliable patches in Fillmore County, nothing in another spot that has produced in the past, and some more yellows in some of my timber where I have never found anything before. Here are the better ones I found:

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I left quite a few where I found them because they were frost-bitten, or just plain old-looking. You may get some more yellows popping yet close to the Iowa border, but crazy as it is the morel season in southern Minnesota looks to be mostly done before May 1.

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They are still popping fresh ones here and there. With a lot of walking my brothers picked up another 15 lbs today, that's 57 lbs for one of them and about 45 lbs for the other. Due to the abundance of mushrooms, they dropped the price to $14 a pound at Webky fur in LaCrosse and the apple orchard by Centerville, WI.

I am up to about 10 lbs so far, but havn't hit it very hard. just eating shrooms and giving them out. My son and Nephew hit a piece of state land yesterday and found 8 lbs, which brings it up to $170 worth they have sold this week.

I just go out an hour here or there after work. I found half a hat full for my folks this evening. Same tree I picked on last week had popped another dozen fresh ones with the recent rain showers. Funny how some trees I can pick on week after week, while others are done after one shot...not sure why.

In my area I am finding very few fresh ones on the south slopes now, but getting a lot of fresh popped muchrooms on the north slopes, and a few yellows just getting started on the north sides in the last few days.

Neat thing with these light showers, then cool trends, is some of these shrooms are looking great for days after they pop instead of wilting away right off.

This weekend should be awesome for the north slopes, but I'm still hitting the good looking elms everywhere when I see them, you never know!

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I like following this thread even though I've never seen nor tasted one. I don't like normal mushrooms, so is it even worth trying a Morel?

Nope, stay out of the woods... you wouldn't like them... wink

Honestly, they don't taste like any other mushroom. Whole different flavor and texture isn't as spongy IMO. Doesn't hurt to try!

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I haven't found any around Monte yet, but I don't have any established spots. I did talk to some folks that have traditional spots that they check and they have only found 3 total so far this year. But folks are finding them north of us as well. Kind of confusing...

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I like following this thread even though I've never seen nor tasted one. I don't like normal mushrooms, so is it even worth trying a Morel?
Like Matt said, they don't taste like any other mushroom. Saute them in some butter and garlic salt! Yuuuum! wink
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u sound like your sure keeping a close tally on your brothers morel exploits?

Yup, morel season is like deer season, every time we score we let everyone else in the group know! Don't you? Morels, ginseng, deer, bear, turkey we share in the success of the family and all enjoy when another is successful...that's what all this outdoors stuff is all about.

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I like following this thread even though I've never seen nor tasted one. I don't like normal mushrooms, so is it even worth trying a Morel?

Bart you would probably like them like others have said. I don't like mushrooms either but have been chasing morels for years with my kids. Give it a shot sometime.

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lovebigbluegills, you find them right close to TRF there? Only places I remember picking as a kid back home was up near Fourtown, Agassiz, or Beltrami...

Went back out on Sat. and picked a pound, then another pound yesterday. Going to give it a few days before heading back out around here, as it's tough finding bigger ones and sorting right now. I'd say we'll be in the money in a week if we get some warm rain...

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Up around the Holt area.

I found some more on Saturday, but they were getting dry. The rain we got last night should be just what the doctor ordered. Around a tenth in town according to the radio, and about 1/4 inch by Holt according to my rain gauge.

Note to self "shrooms popping around Holt" wink
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