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 Adom
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 Morel Motherload 
#4090040 - 04/23/05 09:58 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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I had to work all day today. I got off with a few hours of daylight left and decided to have myself a walk on a private acreage to see if the rumors I'd been hearing of a great morel season were true. After about 10 minutes in the woods I found a dead elm with lots of bark on the ground around it I was thinking to myself it must still be to cold and at that moment I looked down and right at the tip of my boot there was a small grey I had knocked over and nearly stepped on. I got down on my hands and knees and picked a pound in no time. I didn't have a sack, knife, nothing.. I really wished I had my camera on me but sometimes thats how things are. I took my cap off my head and began to fill it, that quickly filled so I took of my t-shirt and tied into a sack. After hunting for an hour and half I had my shirt filled and went back to the car to unload then headed out again. After that I got into a hillside filled, I mean filled with yellows. I walked past so many and just left tons out there, I felt greedy enough already but I know alot of old timers who don't get out these days that will love them! I ended up filling a 50lb burlap potato sack completely up. Here they are, not bad for a newbie.
Sorry about the low quality pic but you get the idea  
Edited by Adom (04/24/05 06:36 AM)
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 Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4090047 - 04/23/05 10:04 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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mighty fine job!!!! happy pickings!!
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: NiGGy]
#4090090 - 04/23/05 10:20 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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WOW nice haul
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: SuperD]
#4090146 - 04/23/05 10:40 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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omgosh!! thats freakin awesome. major props to you man.
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4090164 - 04/23/05 10:42 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Amazing haul there, do you plan on eating them all up fast or preserving some?
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 Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4090207 - 04/23/05 10:54 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Excellent score! One of the biggest morel finds I've ever seen on the Shroomery.
Congrats.
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Stymee]
#4090232 - 04/23/05 11:01 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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You sir are not only lucky- I deem you co-incidentally well endowed witht the power of good vision. Beautiful haul friend- I wish you major overconsumption of fine foods and more...
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Adom
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: eris]
#4090241 - 04/23/05 11:04 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Thanks guys.
I'm going to try preserving some as an experiment but most of them will be consumed by me and the many happy people I give them away to. I know alot of old timer woodsman how can't get out like they used to so I'll be driving around and sharing the wealth tomorrow.
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4090402 - 04/24/05 12:02 AM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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That's awesome. A friend might take me out morel hunting really soon. I can't wait. Looks like you hit the mother load!
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hmmm...where was this exactly?? :P
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: NiGGy]
#4090674 - 04/24/05 01:58 AM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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I cleaned up your photo it is much easier to see now
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Adom
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Thanks for working on the picture guys, I don't even have editing software on this system and I just had to get it up as fast as possible.
I found these in Northwest Iowa on a 40 acre woodland some close friends own. I will be going out here shortly with a nice camera and a real sack
Word spreads fast though, I'm not the only person who can use this ground so hopefully they are still there.
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4091079 - 04/24/05 09:21 AM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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damn, looks like a crazy season over there.
seeing big, untouched patches of yellows is definitely one the coolest mushrooming experiences ever  . if you weren't hooked on morel hunting yet, I bet that'll do it .
very cool, congrats
DH
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: spores]
#4091085 - 04/24/05 09:26 AM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Very hooked, I just bought a nice cannon digi cam, going out take some nice pics in the wild, I left a few patches just for this, hopefully the word hasn't gotten out yet and they are still there.
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4091091 - 04/24/05 09:31 AM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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excellent!!!
be sure to post some for us 
good luck
DH
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: spores]
#4091517 - 04/24/05 12:30 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Another fine afternoon and I'm not even close to finished.
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4091733 - 04/24/05 02:05 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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HELL YEAH! Maybe i should go for a walk...
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4092232 - 04/24/05 04:36 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Nice pics I wish I lived closer. 
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 Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4092387 - 04/24/05 05:27 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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awesome finds, thanks for sharing these pics
'definately a "Motherload" 
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4092542 - 04/24/05 06:10 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Congratulations, man! That is great.
If that water you have them soaking in isn't salt water for some reason, I'd pour it out in an area that looks good for morels. That's what i did with trumpets and chanterelles last year, and i can't wait to find out if they were conceived!
Anyway- wonderful finds and wonderful pics. It seems like Iowa is the place to be this year.
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Adom
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Well I went out again and it turns out tresspassers were out there. They had 3 grocery sacks full when they were ran into... evil fuckers.. I checked a few other areas with very little luck, nothing like the area in the pictures,but still great finds. Hopefully they keep popping, hunting is great fun and the area the tresspassers were on still have potential with the weather we are having.
I made some good rounds today handing them out, I gave away that 20lb potato sack to my uncle and 2 other gallon zip lock bags.
I've heard you can freeze them and they will keep for a month or so, so I'm giving that a try along with the dehydrator I have going.
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4093296 - 04/24/05 09:35 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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trees like this is where I found all the greys, the yellows weren't near as pickey.
If you are north of Iowa or you are still out of season, when you see the lilacs blooming the mushrooms will be popping.
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#4093348 - 04/24/05 09:51 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Wow Adom im very impressed...Down here all i can find are actives.
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: PawPaw]
#4093355 - 04/24/05 09:56 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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I'd sure like to hunt those one day myself but untill then, I'll settle for these. I'll trade you guided tours, what do you say?
If I get this drying down right you old bastards are going to get a treat.
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4093391 - 04/24/05 10:06 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Just dry them like you would any other type of shroom....
The old ceiling fan should dry them pretty good
Its really rare to find any around these parts
Our active season isnt very good yet because its been a dry spring
Damn thats a huge find Dude 
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: PawPaw]
#4093404 - 04/24/05 10:09 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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I wish I would of wieghed, I have no clue how much was there. I fan dryed cubes back in the day when I grew, I guess I could try that. Right now I have a dehydrator full and it seems to be working pretty well. The only problem with that is they just aren't near as tasty as freshies.
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4093616 - 04/24/05 10:58 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Damn looks like i should go hiking tomorrow, hopefully this damn michigan weather will get back to normal soon. anyone in mich find any yet?
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#4096688 - 04/25/05 07:17 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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u r one lucky dude man, congrats
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4097112 - 04/25/05 08:47 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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wow... thats amazing.
congrats!!  and enjoy, though I know you will
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Psilygirl]
#4097157 - 04/25/05 08:55 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Thanks, I soaked them in salt water over night and layed a bunch out on cookie sheets. I let these freeze for an hour before putting them into freezer bags, I guess this works pretty well besides the fact that they fall apart easily when thawed. I also dehydrated a few pounds but they don't look so hot, they look almost black. I guess this is normal, I'll have to rehydrate a few in the coming days to see how they are. Right now I've definitly had my fill though, everyone I gave them to had to cook me up a few and I had already eaten enough on my own.
The season here is just beginning though, hopefully more pics to come.
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4098176 - 04/26/05 08:28 AM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
Adom said:
Right now I have a dehydrator full and it seems to be working pretty well. The only problem with that is they just aren't near as tasty as freshies.
Odd, drying typically concentrates and enhances flavor in mushrooms. I can't speak for morels, tho. Maybe your referring more to texture and the resulting psychology than actual flavor?
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Adom
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I wouldn't know personally, I'm just going by heresay.
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4102891 - 04/27/05 01:46 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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did you tell the trespassers not to come back
or did you just act cool with them?
sounds and looks like there are more mushrooms
than can even be picked, haha!
i never knew iowa had such a morel season..
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Adom
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I was cool with them, I found out later they weren't welcome there. A few others have permission and I wasn't sure if they were some of them, they didn't act alarmed by my presence so I had no way of knowing if they had access or not. This season is great, they are still popping, if it gets little warmer the big ones should really start coming. We have snow in the forecast for tonight though, not sure what that is going to do.
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4104148 - 04/27/05 07:06 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Wow, thats incredible. NE area is so bad for hunting 
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4104420 - 04/27/05 07:54 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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I've never had the pleasure , looks like some good eating though, I've heard they are out of this world.
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: gdman]
#4104713 - 04/27/05 08:54 PM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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Edited by Adom (04/27/05 09:07 PM)
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4105689 - 04/28/05 12:56 AM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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NICE FIND! that's amazing. My jaw dropped, haha. I hope ya dont have any snow and they continue to pop up, just wow.
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Great find man!!! We had just had The Moutnain Morel Fest down here in Kentucky and the weather kind of fucked up things up not as many usual so they were going for $55 a pound, I managed to find a few hopefully the season is still going on..
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: ceoner]
#4106604 - 04/28/05 11:00 AM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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You can dry and sell those bitches.
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Adom
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4177362 - 05/15/05 07:20 AM (18 years, 11 months ago) |
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I just missed the monsters, I think the season has officially ended here. I picked nice quanities every few days for nearly 3 weeks. Yesterday I went out and found the forest floor covered in decomposing monsters, all much larger than my hand. I hadn't checked any spots since last weekened and I guess I missed the really big haul.
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Adom
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4200524 - 05/20/05 04:20 PM (18 years, 10 months ago) |
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Well I guess I was wrong stumbled accross this patch on a walk through my friends woods when I was heading to his cabin to help him work on it.
Found a lot of other patches but those mushrooms were all sun dried.
Oh yeah the dehydrated mushrooms are wonderful I soak them in water for an hour before use and they are just as good as fresh ones in my opinion. I would never, ever freeze them again though, yuck.
Edited by Adom (05/20/05 04:50 PM)
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4204481 - 05/21/05 06:43 PM (18 years, 10 months ago) |
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this is the motherload:
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: Adom]
#4204491 - 05/21/05 06:46 PM (18 years, 10 months ago) |
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this is the motherload:
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Adom
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Re: Morel Motherload [Re: findaway29]
#4206036 - 05/22/05 08:37 AM (18 years, 10 months ago) |
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Oh my I wish I didn't misplace my camera for 2 weeks during the peak of the season.
Nice haul though man.
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