crazy1
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:09 pm Post subject: Mushroom hunters? |
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was wondering if there are any other folks here that hunt for Morels or any other wild mushrooms.
My wife and I hunt almost year round, from the first Morel to the "mouse" which is the end of the season. Around Oct. - Nov. usually.
Well here's a pic to get you thinking about the first shroom of the season.
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No mushroom hunting around here, we do get 'toad stools' when the weather is really humid but those you don't want to eat.
So that is a Morel, we saw some at the Oriental market the other day but they were not labeled and I had no idea what kind they were. Thanks for the picture.
Happy hunting.
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I have a friend who just LOVES Morel's so I watch for them. I don't eat them myself.
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Not me.I have never seen one before except in pictures.
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You're making my mouth water! We had some that sprouted up from a load of shredded bark mulch that we had delivered. What a wonderful surprise that was. They never came back the next year, though, so I'll have to keep hunting. A few around us know the secret spots where they grow, and their lips are sealed!!! Lucky you if you know of a spot where they're growing near you!
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crazy1
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Those in the shredded bark were most likely Landscape Morels. They are the one season bang there.
We have a few "honey holes" we hunt.
Had the Travel Channel here filming for the show "Cash and Treasures" last spring. They got to see our more sparsely shroomed areas. lol
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I go mushrooming when the urge takes me, but there's nothing much going on until July here. I bring the girls with me, they like too crawl about to look for cantarels.
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I found this site on morels. I know they tend to grow around Elm trees, so when I go out hunting for them, I'm always looking around those trees. http://thegreatmorel.com/
I'm a chicen when it comes to hunting 'shrooms, though...the poisonous and nonpoisonus ones look so similiar. I do know what puff balls look like, though, and will always harvest those.
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crazy1
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We collect chantrell's here as well. but the weather sure has to be right. Well I guess that's with any shroom.
If you know an experienced forager thee sure are a lot of them out there that are good. We love puffballs. Found 4 giants last year in a sheep pasture.
The great Morel is a good site. There are about 10000000 morel boards out there. I belong to michiganmorels.com
there's a great bunch of people I've meet and hunted with on that board. A good family friendly board thats for sure and the people are all great, love to share info, but not hunting spots.
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I watched that show C1, very interesting. But now why didn't you let Tonya in the spotlight, lol. I saw her in the background trying to hide. Now my ???? is can you ship me some to try out? Just kidding wichcha!
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crazy1
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We'll see how this year pans out T. If it's like 2 years ago I'll have a little extra to let ya try.
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That would be kool, so they will hold up ok during shipping? Maybe your honey hole will be kind to you this year.
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Yum!!! I love Shrooms!!!! 
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crazy1
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Yeah I've shipped em fresh and they did well.
But I'll probably dry these first. Then it wouldn't cost a fortune to ship.
And you and I both hope we hit big this year, I'm all out of my stash of dried ones.
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No hunting here.
Our weather is a bit too dry.
On the odd occasion that fungi do sprout up, then they happen to be toad stools. 
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