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BoulderBoomer
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You can typically follow the season uphill pretty late in the season, but the quantities that grow out here (at least in my experience) pale in comparison to the great lakes area. People often find white morels along the riparian corridors along the plains as early as April, and then slowly work up hill through the spring and early summer.
The lore in Colorado is that when the aspen leaves are the size of nickels, the time is right for morels in that area.
I live in the PNW now, so I'm curious to find out what the morel hunting is like out here. I've hunted Verpa bohemica here, but no morchella yet.
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johnnyblaze2316
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as i read this thread all i keep thinking about is what "demystified" says about a morel hunters advice.........haha i personally have never hunted them, this will be my first spring.
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Chaos_ultt
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CMON SPRING YOU SLOW BITCH!
20 degrees right now
I have to wait TWO MONTHS at least.
RAWRRRRRRRR
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GetHyphae
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: Chaos_ultt]
#9823670 - 02/18/09 11:40 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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What is the best time to go out? The day after it rains? 2 days after?
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Chaos_ultt
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: GetHyphae]
#9824211 - 02/19/09 01:26 AM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'd say 1-2 days after it rains, on a nice sunny day
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Mr. Mushrooms
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Depends on where you are along the Great Lakes. Neither Ohio nor Pennsylvania are Michigan or Illinois. Michigan gets over 600,000 "visitors" coming in to hunt for morels each season. No other state can brag a number even close to that.
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trigger
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during last years season, the morels were out in plenty, the hole duration of the season, regardless of rain. i hope this year is the same
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Mr. Mushrooms
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: trigger]
#9825894 - 02/19/09 11:24 AM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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That's true, but last year was unusual for mushrooms around the planet. New species were being discovered left and right. Even I found a mushroom I was looking for over 20 years. I want a repeat but with the morels I made sure. I didn't eat a single one. I dried all of them to tide me over until I can find them again.
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mushroomhunter10
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Which mushroom took you 20 years to find?
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Mr. Mushrooms
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Psilocybe caerulipes. If I'm not mistaken I'm the only member here that has found one since the Shroomery was created. Rare as Hen's teeth they are.
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Chaos_ultt
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Any of you guys ever been ticketed for mushrooming?
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Mr. Mushrooms
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: Chaos_ultt]
#9831363 - 02/20/09 01:57 AM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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I don't hunt where they ticket.
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Chaos_ultt
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I didn't think I did either, but I heard of some people getting ticketed in my area, which didn't actually stop me...but made me pretty paranoid. Had to disguise my mushroom bag, tried to stay out of sight of people..etc.
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shachar
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: Chaos_ultt]
#9832486 - 02/20/09 10:42 AM (15 years, 30 days ago) |
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I find it today in 1 hour.
the variety of size color and shape is wide.
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trigger
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: shachar]
#9832767 - 02/20/09 11:25 AM (15 years, 30 days ago) |
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nice finds shachar!
sounds like picking is good in Israel, eaah?
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Bobzimmer
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: shachar]
#9833027 - 02/20/09 12:06 PM (15 years, 30 days ago) |
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Very nice finds! I'm jealous!
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Mr. Mushrooms
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: shachar]
#9833709 - 02/20/09 01:50 PM (15 years, 30 days ago) |
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Well done, shachar.
I hope none of those are false morels. If you like you can send them to me for verification. I don't like to see anyone get sick.
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gandalf579
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: Chaos_ultt]
#9834523 - 02/20/09 04:33 PM (15 years, 30 days ago) |
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Chaos_ultt said: I didn't think I did either, but I heard of some people getting ticketed in my area, which didn't actually stop me...but made me pretty paranoid. Had to disguise my mushroom bag, tried to stay out of sight of people..etc.
In most states it's illegal to remove or take anything out of state parks, state forests and in some national forests, excluding legal hunting seasons. Most park rangers will turn there backs on mushroom, ramp and ginseng hunting but sometimes you'll come across one that is a major asshole that will ticket you big time. Most D.N.R. and wildlife officials will let it pass as long as you don't tear up the grounds/woods. That is unless you get an asshole rookie, those fuckers love to ticket anybody and everybody.
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: gandalf579]
#9834541 - 02/20/09 04:38 PM (15 years, 30 days ago) |
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Almost all the places I hunt you are not allowed to pick mushrooms. If I am picking in a legal spot, that is completely by accident as I generally try to avoid following the law.
The law isn't all bad, its usually the same rule that stops people from taking all the trees.
I always hunt with a backpack though, I don't own any baskets.
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Mr. Mushrooms
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Re: Morel Hunting Info [Re: gandalf579]
#9834605 - 02/20/09 04:51 PM (15 years, 30 days ago) |
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gandalf579 said:
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Chaos_ultt said: I didn't think I did either, but I heard of some people getting ticketed in my area, which didn't actually stop me...but made me pretty paranoid. Had to disguise my mushroom bag, tried to stay out of sight of people..etc.
In most states it's illegal to remove or take anything out of state parks, state forests and in some national forests, excluding legal hunting seasons. Most park rangers will turn there backs on mushroom, ramp and ginseng hunting but sometimes you'll come across one that is a major asshole that will ticket you big time. Most D.N.R. and wildlife officials will let it pass as long as you don't tear up the grounds/woods. That is unless you get an asshole rookie, those fuckers love to ticket anybody and everybody.
Not in Pennsylvania. They actually encourage mushroom picking in some state parks.
It's awesome.
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