bullzeyez61 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I have never picked mushrooms before, I have only checked a few patches of woods near my house over the years and haven't found any but wasn't looking too hard. I really don't know much about them besides they tend to be near dead elms and have a short season. But I was woundering do they grow all across the state or is there a certain point north were you typically don't find them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icehole10 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I can only tell you this, I have found them as far north as about 25 miles northwest of Bemidji. I would sure think under the right conditions they would be found much further north than that, but I am also fairly new to this addictive hobby!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech~~ Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I was at the Sportsman show one year and listened to a Mushroom guy. He said they pick the most morels ever in a burn area up in Canada. So who knows how far north they will grow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick in Mud Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I have found morels in Alaska and northern Saskatchewan, so I think you'll find them pretty much throughout Minnesota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullzeyez61 Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 Really that's pretty cool! Now that opens up a whole new book of activitys to do while crappie fishing up at my cabin near longville. How long can a morel be up before it gets too old or goes bad? I have always wondered that also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stick in Mud Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I'm not very good at finding morels, so I'm not the right person to ask. I don't know how long they'll stay good, but you'll know they're getting older when they 1) start drying out, 2) get a hole somewhere near the top, or 3) start to turn a darker brown. I've watched them grow for more than a week, but I've also watched them grow only to have them disappear. Or get old on me. Now, if they're decent sized, I pick them when I find them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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