2014 morels-whos finding them.....

i am,

 
 

 
190 of them on my first search of the year, and I will look for more after chasing turkeys in the morning.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Funny, I was just thinking this morning, you guys down there must start finding them soon.  It will be at least 3 weeks before I expect to start seeing them here.

Nice Cache!

[bretto]

Picked 55 in the rain yesterday . It's been so dry around here in NE Kansas this year.

Got a 1" of rain yesterday they should be blowing holes in the ground this weekend. LOL

Crappie are moving up on the banks too. Not a better meal in the spring than Crappie fillets and Morels.

Bretto

[KenH]

Awwww man!  Now I'm jonseing for some morels.  Haven't had any in dog's years!!  Sliced and sauteed in butter.  Or wrapped in ground beef like a Scotch Egg and deep fried!   Yummmmm!

Just watch out for the False Morels.  They are poisonous!!

[Lefty]

It has been so cool here, I haven't heard of anyone finding any yet in our area.

[NittanyRider]

Holy smokes - you hit the morel mother lode!

[Paul/KS]

Finally got some rain around my place yesterday so hope to find some this weekend.
Nice haul bretto.  

[meathead]

That's a nice mess.  It's been slow here.  Very dry.  We got about a half inch of rain last night though.  Hopefully that will make them pop in the next day or two.

[pinky]

OH My! Those are sure to be tasty.  Enjoy!

[hayslope]

Bryant - good to see someone getting a great haul this early - even if it is in MO.

Dry as a bone here right now, but it should not be long!

[Burnsie]

yum!

[MnFn]

My family has picked morels for years , but I never got to interested in them. Something about the smell of them frying I guess, maybe I got sick after eating them when I was young.

Anyway, I had not heard there was a false morel.  How do you identify them?

[meathead]

Slow turkey hunting this morning but my son and I found about 70 nice black sponge.  Time to get the skillet warmed up.

[dhermon85]

My turkey hunt was 'slightly' interrupted by the landowners son hunting mushrooms this morning. Not for me...
I like the million dollar cup of coffee though

false morels look nothing like the common white morel, so if you know what a white morel looks like your good to go.

this is a false morel,( big red morel)
 

this is another false morel,
 

and everybodys favorite white morel

 

this is a half free morel, grandma called em dog.....s,

 

they are good to eat too.i just took this pictue this morning.

[Stump73]

what kindve terrain do they grow? open woodland or thickwoodland like under briars? I know look around old rotten oak logs. but didnt see any.

I find most of mine around creeks or drainages in bottomlands.where the ground stays moist.

[jt85]

I need to start hanging out with you arrow30

[Lippe]

I found around 260 this year. It was the best year ever. Have found them as early as March 15 and as late as April 20. It's usually about a two week period here when you can find them. Very tasty.

Lippe