Out in the woods for some treasure and got lucky - Morel mushroom season!!!

[treasurefiend]

Well as you may know its Morel season and today I found my first 19 for the season, a few yellows but mostly greys. Well after the hunt I strung them up and dried them out and now they will always be on hand for whenever. If you hunt for morels let me know as I would love to go out again and get as much as possible this season. I know its not much compaired to others finds but where I live it highly competitive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDQWmCDlkzw​

*Update - 4/28/10 I found 45 more Morels.

** Update - 4/29/10 I found 60 more Morels.

 

[Chico Rico]

Were those by a downed tree?

I went today with no luck. I hear it's best just after a rain.


Better than gold... OK, almost better than gold.

 

[treasurefiend]

They were all found by newly dead elm trees, I say newly dead as the trees still had some dead leaves on them. I am going to go out again here in a few hours. It rained here 3 days ago and its supposed to rain all weekend so the woods here around Chicago should be filled with them here in a few days.

Goodluck, I hope you find a lot soon.

 

[Gator-Flea]

Love them things....................

 

[hypoman]

What's the weather like right now for you? I was going to wait till Fri to go out but I think you live close enough that our weather conditions are probably very similar. Today it is about 65 degrees. I have found about 11 prior to the rain 3 days ago....went Mon and nothing..

Also, i think that they prob are better to EAT than gold...at least.

 

[treasurefiend]

Updated pix, I found 45 more on 4/28/10

 

[treasurefiend]

What's the weather like right now for you? I was going to wait till Fri to go out but I think you live close enough that our weather conditions are probably very similar. Today it is about 65 degrees. I have found about 11 prior to the rain 3 days ago....went Mon and nothing..

Also, i think that they prob are better to EAT than gold...at least.

I say go check now!!!

 

[treasurefiend]

new pix added in first thread 4/29/10 hunt.

 

[hypoman]

I did.......found 0! But I did find a ridiculous amount of pawpaw trees so, I just might make a killing at the farmers market!