Morels Yet?

[jparrucci]

Found and picked my first Morels right afer work today. Picked about 25 yellows in the south metro. Right near a dead elm. I found them all in one patch. These were all on a small NORTH facing slope. I figured and search far and wide on a south slope but didn't find any there. I was just about to give up again when sure enough there one was. All found within 30ft of each other. I was on a time constraint to get home, so I had to cut my search short from there. I fried up and tried my first morels in butter just a few minutes ago, and all I can say is YUM. I won't be able to check the spot again until next Monday or Tuesday, so hopefully there will still be some there. I am headed up north to my cabin on a fishing trip. Friday night is grilling night. I have a bunch left to go with steaks. Is there a way to keep these good until then, or should I just eat them all now?

[croixeyes]

Listen!!!If your gonna be gone that long,tell me where you found them and Ill watch that spot for you so no one gets them while yer gone .You can dry those shrooms but,I usually just eatem while their fresh.They will keep for some time in the fridge,I just put them in the fridge in a paper bag,not plastic

[new_kid]

Well i finaly went out looking tonight and this is what i found

There are 20 morels one buck skull one doe skull and an old hacksaw with out a blade i didnt figure it was to bad for my first look of the season

[leech~~]

Nice finds new-kid! Paint the skills white and put them out by the old wagon wheel out front!

[hugonian1]

If you saute' that hacksaw in butter and add a little bacon it will taste great.

Nice find.

[Wookiee]

Breakfast anyone? Found these yesterday and cooked them up this morning!

the cooking

Breakfast done!

Wait lets try that again! Much Better!

[leech~~]

Stop it, Stop it! That's not nice before lunch time!

[nate larson]

Thata boy Andy! Glad to see you found a few. I got into em pretty good this past weekend. Hopefully we will get some more rain this week.

[HotPocket]

Nice find today!

[harvey lee]

Nice bunch of shrooms.

[DARK30]

Searched for an hour after work yesterday and finally found a good tree right before dark. One was huge!

[south_metro_fish]

I went out after work and found only about 8. It seemed like it was a little dry because there wasn't that many and it sure was hard to find the ones I did and the ones I found were a little dry on the top. I hope this rain does something for them and the temps next week should get the huge ones up I would think.

[crazyice]

Holy crapola!! That thing was huge Dark! "I almost hate to pick it" he says, yeah right, I bet your mouth was watering just looking at it!! lol

[upnorthozzy]

Found my first 11 in my yard Wednesday just north of Bemidji.

[Rainman]

Man that morel is huge Dark. I have not been able to get to my spot yet. I bet they are popping in there though. I will let you know.

[nate larson]

Nice job dark! I haven't found one that big for a few years. Hopefully I find a few like that this weekend.

[DARK30]

I cooked those big ones last night...it was like flippin pancakes

My son and I went on a little hunt yesterday after work and found some new wood....

[troutmaster]

Went out yesterday for a couple of hours and picked 15+ pounds of them and 10+ woodticks off of me.

[jerkin'm]

Looked briefly around my house today...awfully dry still..no morel's but couldn't resist a few prime ramps...

[EYEYIEYE]

what types of soil and or areas do you find ramps?

[jerkin'm]

These were in a densely wooded ravine...seems like they grow in areas where no grass will grow..usually in nice black dirt..

[south_metro_fish]

Jerkin'm thanks again for telling me about the ramps, they were so good. I too found them near the bottom of a valley type woods on a more shaded side hill. They were all where all the dutchman breeches were growing in really lose black soil. Not trying to go off track here but they are a treasure to find.

[south_metro_fish]

So I just got off the phone with my parents who are down in SE MN and they went out this morning and found at least 5# of giant morels in 20 min in one spot. Wish I would have gone down with them, hope their still there next weekend. They took some pics of some of the big ones and I will have to see if I can figure out a way to get them up.

[Scott M]

Nice leeks! 'shroom hunters consolation prize?

I need to get out this weekend. Got my first mushrooms on Thursday, it was pretty cool! Big props to my guide who shall remain nameless. Now I just have to go out and find my own spots!

[carpmanjake]

there were people picking up morals back here yesterday. i tried finding them, but i couldnt, they got a bag full.

i did stumble upon 2 HUGE patches of wild onions