Morels in March

[Paul Trybul]

What a record warm spring. Lilacs are blooming morels are popping and it isn't even April yet. I found my 1st morel of the year last Saturday. A full month earlier that my 1st finds ever. Today I found over 30 for harvest. I'm not saying the woods are loaded with them already, I'm just saying the early spots are starting in the northernmost part of our state.

 

 

 

I also found another edible growing on my garage. A nice sized oyster mushroom.

 

 

 

There is fungus among us.

[tgoodmanii]

My oldest son really wants to go out hunting for morels but I've never done it. Got any advice?

[Mike G]

In the old days the Bohemians of Berwyn were notorious mushroom hunters and even celebrated the Hobie Festival each year. The one who always bought drinks was known as a "fungi to be with."

[Paul Trybul]

Mushroom hunting & stream smallmouth fishing have some similarities. You have to pay your dues ans spend a lot of time scouting before you find the best spots. I look for woods that have a lot of dead trees. More specifically dead elm trees with the bark just starting to peel off. 90% of my finds are in the general area of a dead tree.

[Terry Dodge]

I don't hunt mushrooms and I would suppose that some (Jude) would say that I don't hunt smallmouth either. That's fine.

But I am not about to sit here and let Mike G's "fungi" comment go unnoticed. HA! Good one. Nice way to start off the day.