Morel's Yet?

[Grayfox]

My youngest and I went out tonight behind the house and checked a few of our hot spots from last year and found 44. I'm thinking of heading over by the St. Croix river tonight to maybe find a few more.

[harvey lee]

I finally scored with a nice batch of 60 grays and a couple yellows.

[Coach1310]

Never picked morels or ate them so you know where I come from. Does one color taste different than the other? Do you cook the whole thing or just part? What do you do with them all? Thanks. Good luck picking!!!

[swamptiger]

Hey Dock Boy, you don't need to buy morels online -- go to any of the tributaries of the Rainy River west and south of the Falls - Littlefork River, Bigfork River, Rapid River, Black River, and search in the hardwood and aspen stands next to the rivers and you will find morels. The Littlefork area and Pine Island State Forest are both good areas for mushrooms. Right now should be prime time...

[beer batter]

Coach, I'm also new to morel hunting but managed a few batches this season. I slice them in half lengthwise to clean them out. Ants seem to like hiding inside of those hollow things. Anyway, clean them out and cook them whole.

My favorite way is to put them in foil with butter, salt, and garlic. Cook them over an open fire or grill. Eat them as a side dish next to a juicy steak, a bottle of red wine, followed up by a cigar around the campfire. Now that's livin!

[JP Z]

From what I've been told we need a bunch more moisture for the Morels to be popping. This true???

[jeff127]

Well I went out to my last "go to" spot and found about 8 pounds of yellows in about 2 hours. All were found about 50 feet from standing water---- any closer or any farther and nothing. I had to leave several hundred as they were to dried up or moldy to pick. I think this is the end of the season in the west metro area since we have had very little rain lately.

This year was a tough one compared to last year as we(brother and I)picked approx 25 pounds this year vs 100+ last year. Now to focus on walleye fishing!

jeff

[Wayne Sieber]

Jeff - I agree that it is the end of the season - Dang! I went with my son to my best spots but only came up with a large number of dried up ones. Oh well, what can you do I guess - It was fun while it lasted (a lot shorter time frame of fun this year though...)

[jonny_redhorse]

not being a mushroom expert...just wondering what species of mushroom this is(took a pic of it a couple hours ago up here near Hibbing)...looks to be some sort of morel about 5"-6" tall....inch in diameter or so....maybe edible ...here's a photo

[harvey lee]

I believe its a Morchella Conica. At least that what it appears to be.

[jonny_redhorse]

Thanks Harvey!...since I only saw 1....thought I'd just let it be..not enough there to accompany a steak ...that's the first morel I've ever come across up here...then again....guess I never really looked

[KOTTKE]

was turkey hunting this weekend and found 3 large one all about 5" tall, that was it, is this the end for another year?

[MOBY RICHARD*]

Thats one weird looking one. It must have dried way up, but I have never seen one like that. Check out the pictures up a few posts, thats what they should look like, a lot more spongy on top, quite a bit wider than the stem.

It has been a dry year in most areas for Morels. Some may still be found in the Northern half of Minnesota, with the rain, if it stays very warm.

[crawdad]

I've seen those type too, Markham area, last week. I think they're gone by now, it was dried up looking. We're not lucky enough up here to get the nice ones like Southern MN....

[Jameson]

AAARRRGGGHHHH!!!! I found a few moldy, decayed morels yesterday. 6/6/07 These were found on private grounds that I look for morels on every year. I have never found morels on it before, despite my yearly searches. I think maybe I have been trying too early in this spot. (near Mora) I guess next year I've got one spot on this land that will hopefully produce again next year. I'll have to make a couple of trips to figure out the timing of the morels. It drives me crazy to think I had some morels grow on that land, and I didn't find them. AAARRRGGGHHHH!!!!

[wh1stler]

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not being a mushroom expert...just wondering what species of mushroom this is(took a pic of it a couple hours ago up here near Hibbing)...looks to be some sort of morel about 5"-6" tall....inch in diameter or so....maybe edible

...here's a photo

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jonny --

when i was my cabin near vermilion over memorial day weekend those were everywhere. maybe 30-40 in the front yard alone. of course we picked and ate a whole bunch of them that weekend. the taste was a little less morel-like than the big yellows i have had in the past. but still very good.

also, there was a wide variety of shapes and sizes. a few were torpedo-shaped like your photo. many more looked like the traditional morel shape with a wider overhanging top. i suppose it has something to do with the growing conditions.

i look forward to next year's crop.

wh1stler