Morel Hunting...

[chillincarp870]

I will be in Lake city turkey hunting. Is that a good spot for mushrooms? Do they strive in dry or moist places. And if i am fortunate enough to find a couple what do i do with them immediately after picking? Thanks for the help guys.

[goblueM]

Turkeys and morels go great together . I've been finding them in areas that get more sun recently, but the shadier moist areas are bound to hold a few pretty soon. Take a mesh bag, pinch or cut them off just above ground. Make sure they don't get wet, you can dry them or just eat them the day of picking

[HwthaMatt]

You can also freeze them. They will last quite a while.

[bigdaddy1968]

anyone finding any. looked yesterday here in hillman none yet

[Wookiee]

Give it another week mine are just starting here in the metro.

[updecreek]

put it this way i been hunting and finding in metro for three weeks? i have sooooooooooo manyyyyyyyyyyy boom booms 30.00$ a pound it might make me want to go back in the woods. any takers?

[jeff127]

I have found around 600 (90% greys)in 5 hours of looking in the last 2 days and have only found one area within the woods that had a good amount. Most were found on slopes---some too steep to walk---that faced south and had partial to full exposure. Sad thing is of the hundreds of elms I searched around I only found morels by 10 of them. One thing I have noticed is ALOT of small ones this year. The full exposure areas had the larger ones---greys and yellows. I left hundreds to see if they grow---it isn't worth picking if it is the size of a pencil eraser. If we get some heat and some more rain the big yellows should be popping soon.

jeff

[Wookiee]

20 to 30 more greys last night for me. I have not found any yellows yet.

[chillincarp870]

What is the difference i greys and yellows?

[chillincarp870]

once you pick them can you just eat them or should you wash them? Or is it better to cook them up?

[Wookiee]

Rinse them off in the sink with cold water to get the dirt and bugs off of them. I usually split them in half and soak them in salt water for an hour to help get rid of the bugs. You would be surprised at how tiny or big of an ant can live in those things without you seeing them. It's up to you if you want to use salt or not also. Cook them up.

[Jameson]

Morels must be cooked!

[Meaney]

kind of a newbie to the morel hunting... anyone ever use the 'good' nose of a dog to find the tasty little fungi?

[tengauge]

went out today and checked my spot by pequot lakes, found a few that are starting to pop. a few more days and the should be good to go. all found on mossy mounds on the south facing side.

[jlm]

There are many ways to cook and eat them. One simple way that tastes great is to split them down the middle and soak them as someone else suggested. Its good to get the bugs off and such. Once clean, drench in egg and batter them just as you would with fish! Then fry in butter! Simple and very good! Give it a shot!

[MOBY RICHARD*]

Got two reports of non Morel Mushrooms springing, in the mid Twin Cities areas, so those areas and some Northern Burbs should be coming on soon with the warmer weather...the Northward March is on

[icehousebob]

My #2 son found several west of St. Boni two days ago. #4 son works for a lawn service and found about a gallon of them on a lawn in the western suburbs yesterday. The hunt is on.

[Wookiee]

Found about 20 nice size yellows in the west metro yesterday. A simple sautee in a little butter and olive oil is the best maybe a few shallots minced in there also.

[Wookiee]

Does your dog like ticks? I would leave the dog at home. The ticks are terrible where you find these guys.

[Meaney]

haha, I guess Im not fond of picking off ticks...I will leaver her at home.

[eyesorbust]

hello fellow fungi hunters. i have a question. i live in roseau county and have been waiing for the morel migration to get this far north. i finally found a couple yesterday, but they were real small. today i went and checked on them and i found some more that had popped up since yesterday. my question is, how long will these little morsels of pure heaven take to get a decent size? will any critters steal them? i wish i had the mother load like you guys around the cities, but i bet a lot of you wished you lived up here. it is god's country

[updecreek]

it will take heat and if the ground looks dry it might need rain let them grow. just check up on the little guys. its a learning process and every patch, every woods its never the same just nature at its best and if the criters get them it was ment to be.

[icehousebob]

Last night I found several tiny ones that were too small to pick. I put small un-noticable markers by them so I can find them again. Just as I got home, we had a light rain that I figure will make them spring up. Tomorrow will be a good picking day for me. Last night for supper, I had venison steak and Morels. Nummmy

[sparcebag]

Went out yesterday Nada got some nice asparagus tho its startin, seems late and normally the Morels are week or two later.Strange year or maybe a normal year and we're spoiled???

[fish-pig]

put it this way i been hunting and finding in metro for three weeks? i have sooooooooooo manyyyyyyyyyyy boom booms 30.00$ a pound it might make me want to go back in the woods. any takers?

I'm in, lets go............!!