Southeast Morels -The walk starts today [Archive]

FSUfishin

04-17-2008, 12:08 PM

I've been keeping my eye on a section of public land that looks like it's shaping up to be primo hunting. Ground cover (green) is in and it just screams "mushrooms over here";). Well maybe not that much but I will be out today and will report back. If anyone has been out in the southeast start posting results (not spots, just results). I will continue to do so as well. I figure if their showing up in Leroy and Mio then the conditions should be a little better down here for those elusive black morels I've been saving that backstrap for. Good Luck.

Camo Boy

04-17-2008, 12:37 PM

I took a wolk in my woods yesterday and found na'da, but it should be soon. Next time I will be able to get out is Sunday.

Radar420

04-17-2008, 06:41 PM

I took a quick look at one of my spots in Oakland County today. Nothing yet and still looks a little early for that area - not much green poking through yet.

Happy Jack

04-18-2008, 07:49 AM

Checked a spot where I find blacks Thur. Nothing yet. Going to check another spot today. Some rain would be nice.

FSUfishin

04-18-2008, 11:48 AM

Walked all around fore about 3.5 hours yesterday. nothing. After about 45 min. just scouted deer spots. Good time to find the old scrapes. If we get the rain their talking about..... It's on.

hitech37

04-18-2008, 04:55 PM

The may apples are not up yet,its not even worth searching unless you like to walk around in the woods and receive no rewards.

Boardman Brookies

04-18-2008, 07:34 PM

The may apples are not up yet,its not even worth searching unless you like to walk around in the woods and receive no rewards.

I was rewarded with 6 this evening:evil:

Happy Jack

04-19-2008, 08:32 AM

The may apples are not up yet,its not even worth searching unless you like to walk around in the woods and receive no rewards.

Saw some starting to open yesterday.

TrekJeff

04-20-2008, 11:40 PM

Are you referring to apple blossoms? I've never hear that reference.

FSUfishin

04-21-2008, 08:25 AM

Went for another walk. No results may apples are coming up but it's just too dry. Will post through out the week.

Woodbutcher-1

04-21-2008, 08:52 AM

Are you referring to apple blossoms? I've never hear that reference.

Jeff,the latin name for above mentiond name (mayapple)is Podophyllum peltatum. Do a search in google.

Michigan Mike

04-21-2008, 12:11 PM

Seen my first May Apples on the weekend, biggest was 11 inch tall.
Here a link to them.

http://www.briartech.com/earlyspring/mayapple/may.htm

Mike

FSUfishin

04-21-2008, 12:32 PM

Michigan Mike. Have you ever done any wood carving in Proud Lake State recreation? Found some creative stuff on a tree signed MI Mike. Just wondering if it was you or not.

Rupestris

04-21-2008, 12:44 PM

The may apples are not up yet,its not even worth searching unless you like to walk around in the woods and receive no rewards.

A walk in the woods is a reward in itself.

Went out today on lunch - no joy.

fasthunter

04-21-2008, 06:01 PM

I walked around the woods behind my mother-in-laws yesterday with my step brother and Dad in Port Huron. I didn't see anything popping yet. I'm going to give it another look up there pretty soon. I have a funny feeling behind her house is a primo spot. I guess I just have to wait a little longer.:)

twohats

04-21-2008, 10:05 PM

A walk in the woods is a reward in itself.

Went out today on lunch - no joy.

Yes it is! I took a walk in the woods this evening myself.No shrooms to pick but a very nice quiet evening in the woods. Jumped a woodcock and saw a variety of birds.How good it is.Shrooms or not.

TrekJeff

04-22-2008, 10:22 PM

Awlful dry around here, I took a walk/bike ride today in the area I bow hunt just outside of flint. I never looked for shooms in the area, but aftr reading these, got the itch. If there's anything in the area, rain will have to hit before I see anything.

fasthunter

04-23-2008, 01:51 AM

Yes it is! I took a walk in the woods this evening myself.No shrooms to pick but a very nice quiet evening in the woods. Jumped a woodcock and saw a variety of birds.How good it is.Shrooms or not.
I agree I always enjoy my walks in the woods myself. I get excercise, fresh air, and I'm always on the proul for new deer spots. What a better time to scout for them on the side when your not disturbing there fall patterns. I actually found a really good spot last Friday this way.:)

FSUfishin

04-23-2008, 08:07 AM

Took another gander yesterday. Nothing way to dry. Those monster bucks better watch it in the fall. Getting some great scouting in. Any of you looking for shrooms and are unsuccessful then decide to scout for deer check out the videos by John Eaberhart. I think it's http://www.eberhartsbowhunting.com/. The guy is from michigan and talks about deer scouting in the spring particuarly state land deer and pressured whitetails. It's dull but incredibly helpful. I can't believe what I see now compared to the last 15 years I've been hunting/scouting. I didn't mean to advertise for him but I keep seeing everyone post about spring deer scouting and I think it's well worth the money. PLEASE BRING THE RAIN!

Rupestris

04-23-2008, 09:51 AM

PLEASE BRING THE RAIN!

See. All you had to do was ask.

Its comming down heavy in Plymouth right now. That means I gotta go back out tomorrow... and Friday... and... :D

EDIT:that didn't last long. Sun is back out.

fasthunter

04-23-2008, 11:05 AM

See. All you had to do was ask.

Its comming down heavy in Plymouth right now. That means I gotta go back out tomorrow... and Friday... and... :D

EDIT:that didn't last long. Sun is back out.
Yeah, but every little bit of rain helps;). Also,...........ahhhh..........I'll be out there Friday. I'm looking hard that day as well. I need to find SOMETHING:dizzy::lol:

fasthunter

04-23-2008, 11:08 AM

Took another gander yesterday. Nothing way to dry. Those monster bucks better watch it in the fall. Getting some great scouting in. Any of you looking for shrooms and are unsuccessful then decide to scout for deer check out the videos by John Eaberhart. I think it's www.deerjohn.com (http://www.deerjohn.com). The guy is from michigan and talks about deer scouting in the spring particuarly state land deer and pressured whitetails. It's dull but incredibly helpful. I can't believe what I see now compared to the last 15 years I've been hunting/scouting. I didn't mean to advertise for him but I keep seeing everyone post about spring deer scouting and I think it's well worth the money. PLEASE BRING THE RAIN!
Just a john deer looking sight with "clothing that punks the pop culture":lol:
(Think it's the wrong site.:))

FSUfishin

04-23-2008, 12:36 PM

http://www.eberhartsbowhunting.com/

That should be the correct site. Sorry. I'm sure the other one was an interesting site.

fasthunter

04-23-2008, 01:06 PM

http://www.eberhartsbowhunting.com/

That should be the correct site. Sorry. I'm sure the other one was an interesting site.
Not a biggie at all I just appreciate the knowledge. I'll check it out.:)

FSUfishin

04-25-2008, 08:35 AM

It took several days. But finally the rain is here!!!:lol: I will be out. I notice no one has posted this morning. Are we all out in the woods this morning?? Hitting the woods all weekend. I will be posting after. Also, If someone can tell me how to get pictures in the threads please post directions I would love to post finds and types of woods I locate mushrooms in (if I find them). Seems they grow in different areas from year to year. Thanks. May easy walks with heavy bags find you.

TrekJeff

04-25-2008, 01:38 PM

FSU
Upload the pic from your camera to a website you have, like myspace. Once it's on the web if will contail an HTML address. RIGHT click on the pic. Select "copy image location" or if you are using ie, click properties then copy the web address that pops up...it will look something like this http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/images/images/panel_01.jpg
Then take what you copied and click the icon of the message box for this forum and past the address into that box.

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/images/images/panel_01.jpg

Due51

04-25-2008, 04:33 PM

I was in the Saginaw area for business today so I took a walk through a portion of the Shiawassee Wildlife Refuge. I did not see any shrooms.

When I got home, I went across the street which is a nice, little wildlife refuge in it's own right. Nothing there but the 2 doe I walked up on. One was standing and didn't know what to think of me. The other got up out of it's bed. After our little 3 minute stare down, the bigger one wheezed and they both bounded off.

I was also very happy to see the apple trees I had pruned in the winter are coming along very nicely.

It rained briefly while I typed this, but it's stopped already.

twohats

04-27-2008, 04:09 PM

Found these Dwarf Blacks today :lol: :dizzy:. Picked a few to just say that I did :lol:. They should be good added to some scrambled eggs with the onions. Left about another 20 to see if they grow after a few days.

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/P4270039.JPG

FSUfishin

04-28-2008, 08:52 AM

Well I gave it my all on friday and saturday. No none nodda. The woods was incredibly dry still. We need a day of soaking rain. However, I did check some aspagras spots out and came up big. I'm going to say it again BRING THE RAIN!!!!!! Thanks for the info on the uploading the pics. When I find something to post I will post pics. Anyone else finding any?

ArrowHawk

04-28-2008, 09:46 AM

shroomhuntr

04-28-2008, 11:15 PM

twohats

04-29-2008, 07:53 AM

Once this cold front passes by and it warms up,I will go back to see if they grew any.

Rencoho

04-29-2008, 08:58 AM

Found the first mushrooms in my meadow last night, one day earlier then last year.

twohats

04-29-2008, 09:19 PM

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/P4290047.JPG

I went back tonight to see if the little shrooms grew any. They did not and were starting to dry up.But a good number of new ones pushed up and I managed 38. They were a little larger than the last ones. With the rain forcasted for the weekend and warmer temps. I think they will be going good.

Michigan Mike

04-30-2008, 02:56 PM

Congrats TH!
I call those little greys and find them often early in the season.
The ones I find usually don't get much bigger than 2 inch and their pores turn black once they spore out and dry a bit.
I've seen quite a few folks call them blacks over the years though.
But they are all great in the pan IMAO!!

Mike

twohats

04-30-2008, 03:23 PM

Thanks Mike,

Thanks for the ID of the shrooms. I did think that they were blacks do to the dark pores as you had mentioned. I also had two small yellows mixed in with them.Cant wait for the large yellows to come up. The small greys are hard to spot. Also all the shrooms that I am finding now are all growing in moss.

Big Shooter

04-30-2008, 05:10 PM

I found 63 this afternoon around our fire pit in the back yard.They looked and grew in bunches just like th's pics. I've been checking daily since last week, and those are the first so far. Ranged in size from 1" to 2":corkysm55.we need rain and warm weather for the big whites. Good huntin!

Oldgrandman

04-30-2008, 06:06 PM

I have been taking photos of morels for 20 years. I find some very early mark them with sticks and bury them in the leaves and go back week after week and take pictures as they grow. As long as it keeps raining and stays warm they will continue to grow untill it gets too hot then they dry up. I have photos of blacks, greys and yellows from tiny little fuzzy growths to full size 4"+ shrooms. There are however a variety of greys that never do grow much larger than an inch or so but the true sponges and the black morels will grow.

Be interesting to see those photos of growth. I never found morels to grow really when I left them. I tried it a few times. Look here also http://pkaminski.homestead.com/morelgrowth.html for good photo study of morel growth. I have in my photos a chicken of the woods photo growth record.

woodchuck71

04-30-2008, 09:20 PM

Is that the key the find them

FSUfishin

05-01-2008, 04:26 PM

Went out in the woods yesterday for about 3 hours. Nothing. I've been looking in highland and proud lake recs. Anyone finding any in these areas? I'm at a loss.

sean

05-01-2008, 10:31 PM

Went out in the woods yesterday for about 3 hours. Nothing. I've been looking in highland and proud lake recs. Anyone finding any in these areas? I'm at a loss.

Im an hour or so north of you and went out tonight with the kids for about 2 hours and found nothing. Could of filled two garbage bags full of pheasant backs, but sounds like they arent that good eating. My brother found two small grey's tonight. After we get this rain they should really start poppin.

twohats

05-01-2008, 10:57 PM

Was out with my brother in law tonight and found six small greys in a new location.Had to rack the leaves to find a few of them. Will probably go back to my spot that has been producing in a day or so after we get some rain.

CARVER1

05-02-2008, 07:22 PM

A walk in the woods is a reward in itself.

Went out today on lunch - no joy.
Hello everyone, I understand that most shroom hunters take there spots to the grave with them. I am just trying to find a good spot to start a search. I live in SE michigan ( dearbor hgts) and have no idea where to look. I found some monster ( 8-12in ) morals about 7 yrs ago in the metemora area but I no longer have access. I have found zip since. What type of woods should I look for? Or even can someone direct me to an area to start, Howell, brighton, Proud lake???? Any help would be greatly appreciated... Thanks , bret

twohats

05-02-2008, 09:17 PM

I would try along the rouge river parkway just for somewere close. Or just head out to the state game areas around Anarbor and Dexter. I have found them in some local city parks. Just get out and explore.

Went out tonight and scored 36. A mix of some small to medium Grays and some nice blonds.

TrekJeff

05-03-2008, 06:54 PM

I kicked over a Morel on accident in an area I never looked. Gota love finding new spots by accident!!

riverman

05-03-2008, 08:46 PM

Went out in the woods yesterday for about 3 hours. Nothing. I've been looking in highland and proud lake recs. Anyone finding any in these areas? I'm at a loss.

Concentrate on finding recently dead elms, you will find the shrooms. Prickly pear patches in old fence rows should never be passed up either.

FSUfishin

05-05-2008, 01:11 PM

I didn't locate them but my buddy decided to show me the 70+ he found. Going tonight. His buddy also found 30+ whites off US 23 somewhere around brighton. Get ready for them. I can't wait to go tonight.

twohats

05-05-2008, 08:35 PM

Got out for an hour tonight, 15 min. from the house. Managed 10 nice grays all under the same tree. 3 to 4".Was very dry with crunchy leaves. We need a couple days of heavy rain.

FSUfishin

05-06-2008, 04:21 PM

Went out again. 2 hours... nothing. I suck at this southern MI stuff. Usually, I can find the whites and no blacks or greys. It seems the whites aren't really patternable. Oh well, hopefully we get the rain and I can hit the woods again. I've put 30+ hours in and no mushrooms. I just either don't have the eye or what looks like mushroom country to me isn't. I think I will be looking in some new areas. good luck to all. Say hello if you see me in the SE MI woods you will know it's me because my head will hanging low.:mad:

FSUfishin

05-07-2008, 08:56 AM

So yesterday on my long ride home from work. I drifted off into my happy place.... the woods. I am going over the many places I searched for shrooms this year unsuccessfully. On my way I look out my car window and look at a section of public woods I have always thought looked good but never hunted it. I thought to myself I should try it. It has been so terrible for me this year with 30 + hours devoted to morels this year and no results I didn't know if I could take another defeat. I sucked it up took off for the woods.... my happy place. I started checking all the dead elm and ash just like I have all spring. First one ... nothing ....second... nothing... third... nothing. I check ridges, creeks and swamp edges, mossy ground, fields, maples, oaks, beech...... nothing. I start making my way back to the vehicle notice a knuckle I haven't checked...looks good though. Same thing first,second,third.... nothing. As I'm walking out, giving up on shrooms in southern michigan and thinking of way to get out of my wedding so I can go north shrooming I look to my right and there it was as pretty as it can be about a 4" white morel under the forth elm! figures! I picked it up looked at it and said, "I am getting it mounted!!!!!!!!!!!!":D With that said does anyone know a good taxidermist for shrooms? :lol: There was only one but I didn't care it was like shooting my first buck all over again!
Anyways the monkey is off the back, I noted location and type of woods I found it in, I have found many other spots like it, which I will be checking with the next rain. I looked at my GPS for elevation and know where the same conditions occur in the area, hopfully I'm well on my way to finding bunches.
Before anyone askes an old fella up north showed me the elevation trick. He said in the hills temperatures are different at different elevations and usually the shrooms all like simular condition which may only occur at a certain elevation each day. He would find a group of shrooms and take a elevation reading then move on through the hills and start at that elevation in the new spot, I tried it and it really seemed to cut down search time. Has anyone else tried this, especially in the hilly coutry? Just wondering.

Can't wait to fry my one tasty morsel!!! One is better than none.:coolgleam

Happy Jack

05-08-2008, 03:44 PM

I found 9 yellows today. N Oakland Co. Picked 2 about 3 inches. I left the others as I have found them 6+ in. in this spot. Found them under a dead elm that grew up thru an old apple tree. This weekend should be good unless the cool temps slow em down.

Boardman Brookies

05-08-2008, 04:01 PM

This weekend is going to be PRIME! I cannot wait to get back out.

Kevlar

05-08-2008, 08:24 PM

Found 2 greys and one yellow in Lapeer County. They were only 2 inches tall. So I think in the next 7 days they should be showing up.

Kev

everlast1

05-11-2008, 11:35 AM

My kid (14) found huge whites last night. :) Morels and eggs for mom this morning.

Happy Jack

05-11-2008, 03:05 PM

Picked about 50 near Holly Sat. Mostly greys, a few white and yellows.

knockoff64

05-11-2008, 04:41 PM

400 plus since Wednesday.

1/2 were Peckerheads, the rest whites and blacks.

wapiti777

05-11-2008, 04:45 PM

Can't upload the pic, too big, but found 25 first of season, going in with the steaks for mothers day.

twohats

05-13-2008, 09:26 PM

22 blonds and 2 grays tonight.Wayne county

fasthunter

05-13-2008, 11:56 PM

Yesterday..........GREAT!!!........Today.......... ...SKUNKED!!:lol::lol: I'm going to look again Friday and this weekend up at my mother-in-laws. It looks good back there, but I think it was to early when I checked a few weeks ago. After that I'm going into spawning bluegill fishing mode, and oyster mushrooms!!:corkysm55:D

FSUfishin

05-14-2008, 03:16 PM

Finding pheasant backs everywhere, I mean everywhere, I did come up with 5 nice juicy white morels. Yum. Get out there....100 dead elms before you find 1 morel. Not the best year I have ever had, but still frying tasty morsels.

knockoff64

05-14-2008, 09:36 PM

Boardman Brookies

05-14-2008, 09:46 PM

I found 47 today with 42 of them being very fresh and large whites. The other 5 were a total surprise. They were 5 large and quite fresh blacks. I think that this is the latest I have ever found blacks this fresh. I have found some older ones, but these popped last night. I think the cooler temps have kept them popping. This has been a great season. IMO the best in a few years and hopefully should last another week to ten more days.

basskiller46

05-14-2008, 10:12 PM

I live in commerce township and i have been trying to find some do have any tips. Please help

Thank you

twohats

05-14-2008, 10:38 PM

Picked another dozen tonight 15 min. from the house. Got to love urban shrooming. All nice blonds.

stebo

05-14-2008, 10:45 PM

Found two today in Washtenaw County underneath a dead elm. Good size greys.

Firemedic

05-14-2008, 11:21 PM

I live in commerce township and i have been trying to find some do have any tips. Please help

Thank you

I am also a Commerce Twp resident, and have found nothing at my usual spots. Basskiller, PM me if you want to try in the next few days. I'll take you to a few of my spots. Two sets of eyes are better than one.

FSUfishin

05-15-2008, 08:58 AM

You fellas in commerce look in openings where the sun gets through the trees or on the edge of woods with dead elms preferably south facing hills it's been cold at night and it seems to give the shrooms enough warm growth time. The elms with the bark falling off have been producing. I check about 50 elms before scoring on the them so it's a process to say the least. My buddies and I have found about 200+ so far this spring (mostly my buddies). They have not been in any locations that I had found them in previous years so keep that in mind. Good Luck.

riverman

05-15-2008, 06:15 PM

Still doing pretty well.

9 yesterday, all large yellows, one the size of a beer can.

13 more today, large yellows, again one huge.

Most have been on North facing slopes, or very shaded spots. They're still coming up. Most have been very fresh.

You have turned into quite the shroomer John!!! Remember that BIG bag of fresh, washed, sliced, and ready for the pan mess I sent with you and Ralf to the Muskegon????? Get my daughter gradulated, open house done, a zillion other open house's to go to, and I'm going to get together with you two clowns, schrooms or no schrooms. My place or Henning, we have to make it happen.:help:

knockoff64

05-16-2008, 01:13 PM

You have turned into quite the shroomer John!!! Remember that BIG bag of fresh, washed, sliced, and ready for the pan mess I sent with you and Ralf to the Muskegon????? Get my daughter gradulated, open house done, a zillion other open house's to go to, and I'm going to get together with you two clowns, schrooms or no schrooms. My place or Henning, we have to make it happen.:help:

Waiting on you brother! Just say the word. I'll save some for a nice dinner, plenty of venison as well.

It's all your fault you know. I've been looking since you gave me those, last 2 years I've found a few, this year has been great! I've figured out, the more you find, the more you find, seems most things in life tend to work that way.

I'll tell Ralf you said hey! Gonna see him in an hour or so.

gogoman

05-16-2008, 08:29 PM

Found a few blacks yesterday,all big ones.I have been watching everyday,just started in the Chelsea area.

Shoeman

05-17-2008, 09:08 AM

You have turned into quite the shroomer John!!! Remember that BIG bag of fresh, washed, sliced, and ready for the pan mess I sent with you and Ralf to the Muskegon????? Get my daughter gradulated, open house done, a zillion other open house's to go to, and I'm going to get together with you two clowns, schrooms or no schrooms. My place or Henning, we have to make it happen.:help:

Now that's a deal!

I remember eating those. Ate so many I hurt. :help:

Yeah, John found a new obsession :yikes:. If it ain't turkeys, it's deer. What I'd give for his energy.

twohats

05-17-2008, 09:51 PM

Went out today for a few hours. Seems like the Morels are about done here in Wayne county. Found a few but some were going bad and drying out.

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/medium/P5170059.JPG (http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/P5170059.JPG)

Boardman Brookies

05-18-2008, 11:39 PM

I went out tonight and found 40. All but two were fresh and very large greys and whites. I even found 2 blacks. Some of the ones I found were monsters. I will post pics when the season is done. My camera is getting filled up!

twohats

05-19-2008, 10:52 PM

Checked a new location in wayne county and came up with a doz. Grays. Thay were all nice size and fresh. I thought thay would have been done by now.Must be the cool weather.

fasthunter

05-19-2008, 11:38 PM

I thought it would be done by now as well, but we found quite a few yellows in my mother-in-laws front yard of all places this weekend:lol::lol:. We also went out looking for oysters near our house and we found 6 yellows just checking a good area really quick for 5 minutes after messing around with oysters.(Found more good deer spots too. Mostly messing around today.)They were fresh as well. I think I'll go back out and look again this week. Seems like they are really booming this year and sticking around longer. After this weekend I'm sure my energy would be better put towards bluegill, and walleye fishing though........Well, until summer when I look for other shrooms.:p:D

axisgear

05-19-2008, 11:55 PM

fasthunter

05-20-2008, 12:11 AM

Oysters are on fire now!:D I found a few dozen more morels while oyster hunting,but that has become passe...:rolleyes: I can't NOT find morels this spring:lol:. The oysters were yummy sauteed in ramps with a few store bought pork chops and some asparagus that I picked on Saturday[the boys loved it,too!]......I live a charmed life indeed!

If you haven't yet,get out and look for some shrooms! They are better than candy!;)

Great job to everyone who has been fortunate this spring.To those who haven't,try hard and you will be fortunate as well!
Hey, be greatful on the morels this year. It's been good indeed, and to think I thought I was finnished with the ones that spoiled last week. Yeah, I was bummed, but we've got more now.:D Oyster mushrooms ROCK as well! We had a bunch of fresh oysters on Friday. Saturday.....morels out of the front yard of my mother-in-laws. (Yeah, it's a good year:lol:) Then I picked more morels out of the yard Sunday. We even found some not trying while picking oysters as well today. I sliced up todays morels to dry, and sauteed our oysters briefly in butter to vaccum pack. Those are going to be great in some recipes.:corkysm55 Hmmmm..............I'm thinking I'm going to have to give an honest last few hours effort on shrooms Wednesday as well.:)

axisgear

05-20-2008, 12:24 AM

Hey, be greatful on the morels this year. It's been good indeed, and to think I thought I was finnished with the ones that spoiled last week. Yeah, I was bummed, but we've got more now.:D Oyster mushrooms ROCK as well! We had a bunch of fresh oysters on Friday. Saturday.....morels out of the front yard of my mother-in-laws. (Yeah, it's a good year:lol:) Then I picked more morels out of the yard Sunday. We even found some not trying while picking oysters as well today. I sliced up todays morels to dry, and sauteed our oysters briefly in butter to vaccum pack. Those are going to be great in some recipes.:corkysm55 Hmmmm..............I'm thinking I'm going to have to give an honest last few hours effort on shrooms Wednesday as well.:)
Yes,this has been an exceptional year for morels and I have been blessed every time I find them.Good luck on preserving this batch fasthunter,I'm sure you learned from your past mistakes.;) An inexpensive food dehydrator will be a great present for you someday........Maybe:D
As will a vacuum packer.....;)::)

fasthunter

05-20-2008, 12:54 AM

Yes,this has been an exceptional year for morels and I have been blessed every time I find them.Good luck on preserving this batch fasthunter,I'm sure you learned from your past mistakes.;) An inexpensive food dehydrator will be a great present for you someday........Maybe:D
As will a vacuum packer.....;)::)\
My wife and I are planning on getting a dehydrator soon. I cut the morels in half this time and we're letting them hang for a COUPLE days in front of a fan on a string so I KNOW they are dry!!:lol::lol: We did get a vaccum packer already though. That's how I preserved my oysters from today.:D

axisgear

05-20-2008, 01:27 AM

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My wife and I are planning on getting a dehydrator soon. I cut the morels in half this time and we're letting them hang for a COUPLE days in front of a fan on a string so I KNOW they are dry!!:lol::lol: We did get a vaccum packer already though. That's how I preserved my oysters from today.:DI've never preserved an oyster because I have never had one go unclaimed! Let us know how they are preserved.;) Morels are as good in September as they are in May,though.[If they have been vacuum packed.;)] Chanterelles are coming!:D

fasthunter

05-20-2008, 01:37 AM

I've never preserved an oyster because I have never had one go unclaimed! Let us know how they are preserved.;) Morels are as good in September as they are in May,though.[If they have been vacuum packed.;)] Chanterelles are coming!:D
I hear Chanterelles pop in about Mid July and hang in to about Mid August. I also here black trumpets may be earlier. Do you think if I wanted to maybe search for both say the weekend of August 2nd would be a good time to heavily focus on both of them?:D:help::)

axisgear

05-22-2008, 10:21 PM

I hear Chanterelles pop in about Mid July and hang in to about Mid August. I also here black trumpets may be earlier. Do you think if I wanted to maybe search for both say the weekend of August 2nd would be a good time to heavily focus on both of them?:D:help::)

Depends solely on the area[just like morels]. If anything I'd say it's worth a shot.If not,I'm sure something else will be in the woods that can be taken home and eaten.;) Late July is best usually.

fasthunter

05-22-2008, 11:25 PM

Depends solely on the area[just like morels]. If anything I'd say it's worth a shot.If not,I'm sure something else will be in the woods that can be taken home and eaten.;) Late July is best usually.
Sounds good to me. I'll be sure to be out there then. All of this walking is good for me as well. I have no gut now:yikes::lol::lol:. I tried to find some new hotspots looking for morels today. I didn't find any, but I was still lucky enough to find one yellow morel and some more fresh oysters. However, I had to walk through some swamp and alot of picker bushes for it...lol!! I'm going to head out again tomorrow for a couple hours as well. Probably Saturday too, then I'm done looking for morels for the year. I'm kind of hoping to find one more hotspot. I have one area I'm interested in checking out. I'll have to walk it. Thanks for the info and good luck out there.:)