Morels

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 10 May 2009, 20:22

The stinkhorns are the only ones I know of. But the stems and caps are noticably different.

Post by **panzermk2** » 10 May 2009, 20:43

Tell these guys about the death Angles.

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 11 May 2009, 02:36

'False Morel'

http://www.thegreatmorel.com/falsemorel.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://americanmushrooms.com/toxicms.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.mdc.mo.gov/nathis/mushrooms/ ... sonous.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It's been very cool here, 42F in the am topping out around high 50's but I'm going to try to get out between storms this week. Maybe play a little hookie (shhhhh)

Zhurdan · Post by **Zhurdan** » 11 May 2009, 06:49

Wow, a Great Morel debate... Where exactly does this one fall in the political realm? :p

Zhur

Post by **panzermk2** » 11 May 2009, 22:43

Amanita virosa, A warehouse worker my father used to work with found a bunch of these, made soup out of them and ate them all.

He's dead now.

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 12 May 2009, 03:12

That seems to happen every spring here....at least for the last few years.
We've had a few (welcomed) waves of Hmong immigrants and unfortunately there are poisonous mushies here that resemble safe ones in Vietnam.
They do what they've always done, gather 'shrooms for a stew and a whole family is lost.
Very sad.
I only gather morels, and only eat them fresh never dried or frozen. Ick.

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 15 May 2009, 02:41

Alrighty then.....up to the islands in Coon Rapids Saturday am with Phil (and Ryan?) then shooting with Dude and Nichole.........then down to Cannon Falls Sunday am with Rat Bastard (and Tim?) then shooting up his back yard....

flyingirish04 · Post by **flyingirish04** » 15 May 2009, 05:52

I am in.

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 15 May 2009, 06:35

Gotcha down. Charlie can't make it so we probably won't end up swimming....unless that 1953 Johnson motor craps out

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 15 May 2009, 12:40

Don't forget to take at least one bread sack for luck.

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 16 May 2009, 15:41

That was a fun hunt Irish.....we got skunked but Phil found a dozen or so....we at least got a gritty taste of them

Always a good time to get out of the city and walk around in the woods....dozens of deer, geese and other critters....

Sorry we couldn't come up with a catastrophe that would make a great story, all the fixin's were there but it went well. (shear pin on that '53 Johnson went, not 5 feet from shore when we first hit the water)

I followed up by shooting with Dude and his gf at Bill's.....took the Glock 20, DW RZ10, MR .40 Baby Eagle and the 5.7

Tomorrow is Marlin 338 time.

Now I'm going to crack an August Schell's Long Roasted Dark and clean guns.

Tim, you in for tomorrow?

FSNTAC · Post by **FSNTAC** » 16 May 2009, 20:38

I work at 9 I can call in early and maybe get that delayed untill 11-1130 or so...PM me with the location of the hunt.

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 17 May 2009, 03:13

PM'd.....you know where that....uh....er..."steakhouse" is on 52 south of town?
Could meet there if your up for it.....I'm going to call Irish about 8:00 and see if he can still go.

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 17 May 2009, 15:45

I've always said 'worse case scenerio here is a day in woods, walkin about, poking dead things with a stick....seeing the beauty of the woods'

but is sure is nice to look up and see one of these up the hillside after a couple hours of that crap...

and then see one over there

and over there.....and next to my foot....

I almost missed this guy, got him the 3rd time through the area>

Then we shot a bunch of guns. A good day

Wollychop · Post by **Wollychop** » 17 May 2009, 15:52

Wow man, nice haul!

Jealous... :drool:

If we're not able to get up there again till Christmas, you should at least have a few in deep freeze :laugh:

flyingirish04 · Post by **flyingirish04** » 17 May 2009, 15:56

Nice haul indeed. Of course my boss had to get me so shitfaced last night that I was still drunk when you called this morning. I truly missed out it seems. How did the 338 shoot?

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 17 May 2009, 15:57

I've heard that if they're blanched and flash frozen, they're no bad at Christmas. Better than none at all according to Phil.

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 17 May 2009, 15:59

How did the 338 shoot

Frikkin awesome. I am very pleased with my purchase.

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 17 May 2009, 16:47

Beautamous!

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Post by **Esteves** » 17 May 2009, 18:00

Better keep those wrapped up...

people keep saying that the downfall of this country will be loose morels.

FSNTAC · Post by **FSNTAC** » 17 May 2009, 19:37

Congrats!

You are lucky man.

When's the next hunt!?

how long before you found any mushrooms?

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 18 May 2009, 02:58

Better keep those wrapped up...

I assure you my morels are above reproach.

We're getting to the end of the brief season. Dependant on night/weekend-job obligations I want to try and get out again next weekend if we gets some rains.
I'll be talking to Phil and Rat Bastard this week to tentatively set plans.

how long before you found any mushrooms?

I was about 2 hours of enjoying the splendor of the forest before my first sighting.
I was about to throw in the towel and go enjoy some shooting when I found myself in the middle of a patch.

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 19 May 2009, 16:25

While I was working on a pair gain device out in the ditch I found this.

And this.

There wasn't a tree for miles, they where just growing in the grass. Some of them were starting to dry out, but I'm gonna keep them any way.

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 19 May 2009, 16:42

Score!

Mark the spot in your mind....tell no one

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 19 May 2009, 16:46

I did, I put an X on my dashboard.

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 19 May 2009, 16:47

This was in SE Iowa. If I was you I would definitly go out next weekend.

Post by **MrSlippyFist** » 19 May 2009, 17:22

LK45s wrote:I did, I put an X on my dashboard.

Is that like high-lighting your monitor? In Iowa?

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 19 May 2009, 17:32

It's like using whiteout on your monitor. :laugh:

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 19 May 2009, 17:41

And after mushroom season come wild asparagus season so you have to designate which is which on the dash. :laugh:

Post by **f3rr37** » 19 May 2009, 17:56

Anyway you can "plant" the morels and grow more?

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 19 May 2009, 18:10

They are not easy to reproduce. During good years when people find alot they sell them for $15/$20 bucks a pound.

http://www.mushroomcompany.com/resource ... ndex.shtml" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Post by **f3rr37** » 19 May 2009, 18:12

Bummer, you should find a way to do it and then make some big bucks selling them :p

gotants · Post by **gotants** » 19 May 2009, 19:04

Man, those looked really tasty. I don't think they grow down here.

When I got back from St Thomas USVI, I got some of the last of the fresh Stone Crabs (season closed May 15th). And just today I had some early season Lychees.

I just gotta catch a snook before that season shuts down in 10 days.

BTW, we do have psilocybe cubensis, but I ain't into that Bullshit.

FSNTAC · Post by **FSNTAC** » 19 May 2009, 21:03

Llagoud my friend found a little over a hundred about 15 miles west of where you hunted. Im hoping for a little rain and the next few days might be highly successful. I am looking at drying the mushrooms, I heard it's easy to ruin them if you don't cook them first before freezing. Here is a decent site to visit if you hit the mother load. i've done research and it seems like drying them in the oven, and not freezing, is the way to go.
http://www.writerbynature.com/2009/05/0 ... nt-page-1/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

gotants wrote:
BTW, we do have psilocybe cubensis, but I ain't into that Bullshit.

Those are highly sought after and even more valuable than morels!! :laugh:

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 29 May 2009, 02:34

Razzlefrakkin'frikafrakkin.....grumble.....we have only had 1/2 inch of rain here all month.

I had to work all last weekend but may try to browse again if we get the predicted rains Sunday....otherwise the season is near over.

I'll be in Fairibault next weekend, then Waseca...I'll look around but that may be it for us.

I bet the folks in Rochester/LaCrosse area have tons of them.

And no, to the best of my knowledge no one has ever been able to domesticate the Morel.
Most hunters try to encourage the spread by using onion bags for collecting to let any spores free, and tossing the rinse water to an area that could support them, but if someone did domesticate them I think they would lose some of their allure.

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 26 Apr 2010, 18:46

They're back and just as tastey as last year. Kind of small but still good. Those were found on Saturday. My son found more and bigger ones today.

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toyslr · Post by **toyslr** » 26 Apr 2010, 21:18

Those with a nice thick Porterhouse and a COLD beer would be the chit

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 27 Apr 2010, 02:40

Nice score!
I've been watching the maps and getting ready......we've been getting some rain the last few days, maybe I can get out there this weekend

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 30 Apr 2010, 11:34

I had a delivery to make down by Cannon Falls so I stopped by my hunting grounds for a quick peek.
I found some beautiful Goldens almost right away.....
I'm going back tomorrow morning to check the spot where I found the Greys last year.

flyingirish04 · Post by **flyingirish04** » 30 Apr 2010, 15:59

another reason why i hate fargo.

gotants · Post by **gotants** » 01 May 2010, 10:55

flyingirish04 wrote:another reason why i hate fargo.

and south Florida.

The only mushrooms we have here are psilocybe cubensis :puke: :monkey:

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 01 May 2010, 15:01

Another good day.....it is on.

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 02 May 2010, 18:01

Hunting the morels is like golf....or disc golf.....or any other sport that involves walking and talking with old buds and brief exertions followed by walk and talk....and a tumble in the briar....and a walk and talk....

Phil said [hi Irish, and] they have come close to figuring out the morel cycle.

The value of the morel season has always been the rare exclusive appearance for a wee bit that scientists cannot simulate....the morels resist domestication like a champ.

This is dated 2002....

http://www.morelfarms.com/discovery.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

On April 23, 2002, after taking thousands of photos, Stewart finally captured the detailed microscopic pictures that he was searching for, the hyphae of the morel fungus growing from a single spore and entering the root of an ash tree, see picture attached.

The actual discovery, in laymen’s terms, can be outlined in three parts as follows:

1. The morel fungus infects the roots of certain trees and plants.

2. During the course of his experiments Stewart Miller discovered that trees that have been inoculated with the morel fungus grow faster and are healthier than those that are not inoculated. So, the fungus helps the tree ingest nutrients and moisture from the soil thereby helping it grow, while the fungus enjoys living and expanding inside the tree roots while ingesting the sap. The second discovery is that there is a mutualistic or symbiotic relationship between the fungus and the tree.

3. The third discovery answers the question, “How and when does the fungus develop into a morel mushroom? Stewart Miller coined the term “symbiotic disruption” to explain this event. A dying or dead tree stimulates the fungus inside it, causing it to withdraw from the roots, thereby forming hardened nodules below the ground called “sclerotia”. These sclerotia eventually swell in size with sufficient water and warmth and the morel mushroom eventually pops up through the ground in the spring. When an inoculated tree is healthy the fungus does not want to leave its happy home. Its not until the fungus experiences symbiotic disruption from its' happy home that causes it to withdraw from the roots of the dying tree or plant.

Recently dead trees=morels.

Well hell, we knew that already didn't we?

*edit, murdering trees is OK. As long as it's to draw out the morels.

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 03 May 2010, 19:31

Oh yeah, lookin good! Those were some nice ones.

toyslr · Post by **toyslr** » 03 May 2010, 20:32

Cannon Falls?? My Sister lives there

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 30 Apr 2011, 20:01

They are starting to find them in southern Iowa now. I went out yesterday for about an hour. Had a nice walk in the woods , but no mushrooms.

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 01 May 2011, 02:58

LK45s wrote:They are starting to find them in southern Iowa now. I went out yesterday for about an hour. Had a nice walk in the woods , but no mushrooms.

Good to see ya LK.

We're getting plenty of moisture this year it just needs to warm up a bit. I've done some poking around but no sightings yet.

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 01 May 2011, 08:02

I've been hanging around, just don't post much. It's plenty moist around here too, but the constant wind is taking care of that. Last year the season was so late that they were hidden by the undergrowth.

Some from last year.

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flyingirish04 · Post by **flyingirish04** » 01 May 2011, 08:04

Yum! Great haul.

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 12 May 2011, 16:56

In the yard.

I've been checking this spot daily because I found some there last year...that doesn't always mean anything but it did this year.

Post by **f3rr37** » 12 May 2011, 17:23

Holy crap, I think this thread is the oldest running thread on the forum.

So, what do these buggers taste like? Never had one.

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 12 May 2011, 17:39

Food of the Gods. :thumb:

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 12 May 2011, 20:34

I went out last Friday and only found some fresh shelf mushrooms. We had some rain and warmer temps recently so I'm going to try again tomorrow. The undergrowth is getting taller and will make them harder to find. I know last year they were still being found about this time, the one by the Pepsi can was found 5/15.

Post by **Rapier1772** » 12 May 2011, 21:35

f3rr37 wrote:Holy crap, I think this thread is the oldest running thread on the forum.

So, what do these buggers taste like? Never had one.

Godzilla opossum is a couple of months older :laugh: But this is more active. If I hadn't found that opossum story & resurrected the thread then this would be the winner. Give it a week or two, opossum thread will die again & this will reign

flyingirish04 · Post by **flyingirish04** » 13 May 2011, 00:08

Hey Jim, I plan on being in your parts May 26th. Should I bring the rifles and ammo that you haven't shot yet, maybe we can wrestle up some morels. Just a thought.

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 13 May 2011, 01:43

:thumb: Give me a call when you're in the neighborhood.

Edit: Better call ahead, I just got some coffee in me and realized that is Memorial Day Weekend. I have some as-yet unscheduled responsibilities with the RWF Cemetery Assn. Probably the 27th or 28th but not sure yet.

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 15 May 2011, 06:54

Ever the optimist, I took a shopping basket with me for a walk in the woods this morning.

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 15 May 2011, 07:11

Oh yeah, you're gonna have some good eating. All I've gotten so far is poison ivy.

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 22 Mar 2012, 03:56

They're coming.

Breakthroughs in discovering the lifecycle and how to encourage propagation are still happening too.
This is kinda big news if it works.

http://www.thefarm.org/mushroom/morel.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.morelfarms.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I'm going to try farming some stump mushrooms too....

http://www.fungi.com/plugs/index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I've got plenty of stumps around the yard. I'd rather use them than try to remove them. :laugh:

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 22 Mar 2012, 19:34

It's been raining here all week and supposed to be 80 this weekend. I think it will be an early season this year. I can almost smell them now.

P.S. You beat me to it LLagoud, I was going to dredge this up the other day but didn't.

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 22 Apr 2012, 17:45

Found some yesterday. It looks like the season is about done here. We got about 2 1/2 pounds in about 3 hours.

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Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 24 Apr 2012, 11:53

:clap: Very nice!

I was taking a break today and decided to take a quick peek out back.
Just as I was getting ready to come back in empty handed I saw one...then another...then another....then another....
I was standing in the middle of a patch with 5-8 pounds of fresh mushies. :laugh:

flyingirish04 · Post by **flyingirish04** » 24 Apr 2012, 14:18

Wow. That is awesome.

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 24 Apr 2012, 19:25

Ya! Good stuff. That's a nice bunch of schrooms. :clap:

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 25 Apr 2012, 07:19

This is the first time Mo has had fresh morels.
I made her breakfast of Apple-Cinnamon bacon wrapped and a batch drenched in butter, drug through flour and fried in the bacon grease.
She said "OMG these are good" :thumb:

These have been halved for drying and I set aside a pound or so for a coworker that makes an awesome morel quiche...and shares.

I'll head back to the other spots where I usually find them this afternoon. I didn't make it that direction from the house yesterday.

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 25 Apr 2012, 19:36

Interesting idea. I have not heard of anyone doing a bacon wrap. A coworker of mine breads (cracker crumbs) and lightly cooks them and then freezes them for their super bowl party. He says they are quite good in the middle of winter.

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 30 Apr 2012, 11:02

I just found another patch. I backed away slowly and don't think they saw me.
They were still giggling as I backed away so I'm pretty sure they won't run.
I'm going to take Mo out later and let her "find" them. :thumb:

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 30 Apr 2012, 12:21

I heard more giggling closer to the house and found these:

Need more butter....and bacon. :laugh:

flyingirish04 · Post by **flyingirish04** » 30 Apr 2012, 13:24

That sounds wonderful. Though I even like em raw. Love Morels.

Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 30 Apr 2012, 13:58

Right out of the ground IS tasty......but after a soak when you see how many slugs and bugs flee for air.....I like to at least give them a rinse before chomping. :laugh:
(slugs and bugs POOP in them!)

Just found another dozen goldens. It's a good year for 'em. :thumb:

flyingirish04 · Post by **flyingirish04** » 30 Apr 2012, 16:51

And fish f*#k in the water.

LK45s · Post by **LK45s** » 30 Apr 2012, 17:55

My sons went out last Friday and found these.

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Most were getting dry but over night in water rehydrated them.

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Standing tall.

Just thought I'd throw that brisket in.

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Llagoud · Post by **Llagoud** » 01 May 2012, 04:14

Nice find. We've got rains for Weds/Thurs/Fri here.
After that I'll head down to the places where I used to find a ton of Greys and Goldens.
So far I haven't seen any in those areas but they usually put out a few pounds a year.

edit, add: Mo found her first morels all by herself! I shouldn't have been surprised. She pointed to three good size goldens right by my feet that I had missed.

NLVMike · Post by **NLVMike** » 01 May 2012, 08:05

Llagoud wrote:This is the first time Mo has had fresh morels.
I made her breakfast of Apple-Cinnamon bacon wrapped and a batch drenched in butter, drug through flour and fried in the bacon grease.
She said "OMG these are good" :thumb:

These have been halved for drying and I set aside a pound or so for a coworker that makes an awesome morel quiche...and shares.

I'll head back to the other spots where I usually find them this afternoon. I didn't make it that direction from the house yesterday.

OK, I'm from our west and have never even seen a morel. They look and sound awesome, but I have to qualify the above recipe. ANYTHING wrapped in apple-cinnamon bacon, drenched in butter, drug through flour and fried in bacon grease would be divine. I'm working up an appetite just typing this. I think I will go grab some prickly-pear fruit, or something native to this area and try that recipe...

Post by **blueorison** » 01 May 2012, 16:47

Prickly-pear fruit, or tuna, goes well with the Agorita berries that are ripening as I type this.

Try it in a blend with muddles Agorita berries and Wood Sorrel.

It's going to be basically the organic, no-fat, low-calorie snack.

The total opposite of the very Western-style Apple-bacon-butter!

flyingirish04 · Post by **flyingirish04** » 02 May 2012, 07:48

Hippy

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