Morel Mushroom Hunting Tips 2022

[KomradeEli]

Share any mushroom hunting tips you are willing to. I know many outdoorsmen like to keep their secrets, and that's just fine. But I am not that experienced myself and am taking a friend out to look here soon and want to give him a good experience.

My tip is that I have always heard to look around dead elm trees, especially if only the top shows sign of decay. Now, if only I could actually identify them with regularity lol.

 

[spencer rifle]

Wait until the oak leaves are a big as a mouse's ear.
Stay out of my park (or any other state nature preserve).
Get permission for private property.
Use a mesh bag so spores can be released while you are walking.
Avoid trampling wildflowers.

Some of the most prolific areas I found were sites of recent burns in the woods.

 

[ancjr]

The latest ones I've found were at the base of Black Cherry trees.

 

[Lpherr]

We used to find them by the hundreds under those lily pad looking plants. I'm not sure what they're called.

 

[ancjr]

We used to find them by the hundreds under those lily pad looking plants. I'm not sure what they're called.

May Apple?

 

[Lpherr]

May Apple?

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Those could be them. It was a long time ago I used to go with my grandparents.
If they get about 2-3 feet tall, they are likely correct.
There were so many, we crawled on the ground to pick them. Some up to the size of a quart jar.
It was somewhere near Cadillac, MI, and I remember cable line road. There was a fire tower and a long lane. Used
to come home with between 10 and 15 bushel baskets over flowing.

 

[ancjr]

Those could be them. It was a long time ago I used to go with my grandparents.
If they get about 2-3 feet tall, they are likely correct.
There were so many, we crawled on the ground to pick them. Some up to the size of a quart jar.
It was somewhere near Cadillac, MI, and I remember cable line road. There was a fire tower and a long lane. Used
to come home with between 10 and 15 bushel baskets over flowing.

I have heard of the association with May Apple before, but never personally confirmed it in the wild. I'm also far from being a dedicated hunter.

 

[KomradeEli]

Use a mesh bag so spores can be released while you are walking.
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I haven’t ever really thought about that. Great tip!

 

[KomradeEli]

Those could be them. It was a long time ago I used to go with my grandparents.
If they get about 2-3 feet tall, they are likely correct.
There were so many, we crawled on the ground to pick them. Some up to the size of a quart jar.
It was somewhere near Cadillac, MI, and I remember cable line road. There was a fire tower and a long lane. Used
to come home with between 10 and 15 bushel baskets over flowing.

Wow that’s an almost unbelievable amount! I haven’t ever heard of anyone finding that many at once here, even if they do find a lot. Maybe just a real good spot


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[KomradeEli]

The latest ones I've found were at the base of Black Cherry trees.

I’ll try that! These guys are so elusive for me that I’m willing to try anything whether true or superstition haha

 

[red_zr24x4]

We find te yellows mostly by sycamore trees

 

[phylodog]

I've found plenty under May Apples but I've found plenty of May Apples without them as well. I don't think May Apples are a reliable indicator but they're worth moving aside to check under their canopy.

 

[Hardscrable]

Oldie but a goodie. Unfortunately not 2022.

 

[MRockwell]

Worth repeating: Get permission for private property.

 

[ACC]

Look amongst the May Apples. Sides of ravines. Look in moist areas. Look around downed decaying trees. When you see one, stop before you pick it, bend down and look around at ground level. They tend to grow in bunches. Use a mesh bag so you drop spores as you hike. Be patient.

 

[printcraft]

Woodland camo is your friend, approach from downwind, grab the neck and slice evenly is the most humane way.

 

[indyjohn]

When you find one, backtrack you steps 10 feet or so. I can't count how many times I've retraced steps and found ones that I walked right past because I wasn't looking close enough.

 

[KomradeEli]

When you find one, backtrack you steps 10 feet or so. I can't count how many times I've retraced steps and found ones that I walked right past because I wasn't looking close enough.

So far finding them at all has been the problem lol.

 

[BigRed]

Woodland camo is your friend, approach from downwind, grab the neck and slice evenly is the most humane way.

 

[Bigtanker]

I just walk out into my front yard and pick them on the way to the mailbox.....