[dennishoddy]

I’m getting reports of morels being found in SE Oklahoma.
Any of our members been out looking yet?
We desperately need rain here in NC and NW Ok before any start popping up. The rains seem to just go South of us.

 

[mike miller]

I've heard straight East in SW Missouri has found some. Caldwell Co. Other reports they are starting in Central Kentucky.

 

[Bear Sits In The Woods]

Ton of rain here in my area, think we’ve had ten inches in 60 days the weatherman said.
Can anyone give some tips where to look? Always wanted to try some but know nothing about them other than everyone says how good they are. Any tips would be appreciated!

 

[Bullbuster]

Ton of rain here in my area, think we’ve had ten inches in 60 days the weatherman said.
Can anyone give some tips where to look? Always wanted to try some but know nothing about them other than everyone says how good they are. Any tips would be appreciated!

My understanding is they grow around rotting oaks. I think I’ve seen a couple before but not sure.

 

[dennishoddy]

Ton of rain here in my area, think we’ve had ten inches in 60 days the weatherman said.
Can anyone give some tips where to look? Always wanted to try some but know nothing about them other than everyone says how good they are. Any tips would be appreciated!

Methods of finding them vary according to the region I think.
NW Ok, they find them around cedars. Personally, in NC Ok, I've looked under thousands of cedars and never found a single one. We find ours mainly around trees that are dying or in the process of dying, mainly elm, but have been found around other trees as well.
In your area, I don't have a clue where to look, but I have a buddy in Antlers that goes all the time so I'll text him shortly and see what his method is.
What I do know is that they are hard to spot, but when you find one, there are typically more right in that same area. It takes a trained eye to spot them but once you see what they look like, it's like a curtain gets lifted.
There are false morels that some eat, but I now some that have been sick eating them. The way to know if its a true morel is that it will be hollow on the inside.
False morels will have some webbing in the center.
Don't know if it helps, but if one finds some, we put them in a mesh bag to shake as we are walking around to spread the spores. When getting home, I wash them in well water, and pour the slurry around some dead trees hoping to get some started there. Haven't had any luck so far, but YouTube is full of videos with people doing that with success.

 

[baby]

I've heard straight East in SW Missouri has found some. Caldwell Co. Other reports they are starting in Central Kentucky.

Caldwell County in Missouri is my old stomping ground. I grew up in Daviess County which is the North neighboring County. Found a lot of mushrooms and got a few deer and turkey in both countries. They are in the NW part of the state.

 

[baby]

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NW Ok, they find them around cedars. Personally, in NC Ok, I've looked under thousands of cedars and never found a single one. We find ours mainly around trees that are dying or in the process of dying, mainly elm, but have been found around other trees as well.































































































































































































































































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Don't know if it helps, but if one finds some, we put them in a mesh bag to shake as we are walking around to

 

[Wishbone]

Ton of rain here in my area, think we’ve had ten inches in 60 days the weatherman said.
Can anyone give some tips where to look? Always wanted to try some but know nothing about them other than everyone says how good they are. Any tips would be appreciated!

Bear, in your/our area, most I've found are along a creek bed. I've only found a couple on our place but KNOW there are more - just gotta find 'em. I'll be staying a couple nights this weekend so plan on hiking around looking for shrooms and sheds in between doing stuff on the property. Got the jon boat bottom sealed(or at least put on a coat of Seal-It) and would like to launch it's maiden voyage to check on a few crappie beds!

 

[Bear Sits In The Woods]

My understanding is they grow around rotting oaks. I think I’ve seen a couple before but not sure.

Plenty of oaks in my area, thanks bull.

 

[Bear Sits In The Woods]

Methods of finding them vary according to the region I think.
NW Ok, they find them around cedars. Personally, in NC Ok, I've looked under thousands of cedars and never found a single one. We find ours mainly around trees that are dying or in the process of dying, mainly elm, but have been found around other trees as well.
In your area, I don't have a clue where to look, but I have a buddy in Antlers that goes all the time so I'll text him shortly and see what his method is.
What I do know is that they are hard to spot, but when you find one, there are typically more right in that same area. It takes a trained eye to spot them but once you see what they look like, it's like a curtain gets lifted.
There are false morels that some eat, but I now some that have been sick eating them. The way to know if its a true morel is that it will be hollow on the inside.
False morels will have some webbing in the center.
Don't know if it helps, but if one finds some, we put them in a mesh bag to shake as we are walking around to spread the spores. When getting home, I wash them in well water, and pour the slurry around some dead trees hoping to get some started there. Haven't had any luck so far, but YouTube is full of videos with people doing that with success.

Thanks Dennis, if you hear from your pal I’d like to hear what he has to say. Like I said any tip is appreciated. I didn’t know about the false ones that will be something to look out for.
With temps in the 60’s and 50’s is that to cold?
35 here when I left for work this morning.

 

[Bear Sits In The Woods]

Bear, in your/our area, most I've found are along a creek bed. I've only found a couple on our place but KNOW there are more - just gotta find 'em. I'll be staying a couple nights this weekend so plan on hiking around looking for shrooms and sheds in between doing stuff on the property. Got the jon boat bottom sealed(or at least put on a coat of Seal-It) and would like to launch it's maiden voyage to check on a few crappie beds!

There’s a good sized creek that runs through the property over here with a lot of fallen trees I might give that a look. Don’t know if I’ll get much time this weekend though.
As much as I would like to get out and either fish or look for shrooms i think my time will be split between working in Henryetta and Calvin. If you find any let us know.

 

[Wishbone]

Bear, from what I've read/understand, it's the soil temps that cause them to push through the surface. May still be a little too cool but the rains will help. Also keep in mind that they only come up for about a week or maybe 2 so timing is critical. I "think" the reason we haven't found many on our place is looking at the wrong time. I've got a ODWC person helping with our habitat improvement plan who offered to come out this spring and educate us on where to find. Going to be taking her up on the offer because once you've eaten some morels there's no going back!

False morels, as Dennis stated, have a full/dense stem very much like a common white mushroom used for cooking. A true morel has a hollow stem so easy to tell the difference.

 

[retrieverman]

If we don’t get some moisture in Alfalfa county, there’s not going to be any morels again this year.

I didn’t start finding morels on my place until about 4 years ago. I’m not saying they weren’t there, but I just didn’t know what I was looking for or where to look. I’ve always heard they grow under dead or dying elms, but I find them under cedars on my place. So far, I’ve only found them in a heavily wooded area of about a 2 acres on the north side of the dry river channel. I’ve still got a bunch in the freezer from two years ago when I hit the motherload.
This is two days worth of picking.

 

[retrieverman]

Here’s some in they’re natural habitat.

 

[dennishoddy]

Thanks Dennis, if you hear from your pal I’d like to hear what he has to say. Like I said any tip is appreciated. I didn’t know about the false ones that will be something to look out for.
With temps in the 60’s and 50’s is that to cold?
35 here when I left for work this morning.

I did talk to my buddy in Antlers. He said they go North of there to a friends place that he burns off every spring. They find them along a creek in scrub oaks.
I did find this link about them.

http://is0.gaslightmedia.com/benzie/original/fs90-1366989400-96537.pdf

 

[Archer22]

I'm on a morel finding facebook group and they're reporting finds in Murray, Pontatoc, Hughes, Pittsburg, and McIntosh counties in the passed 3 days.

 

[murphranch]

It’s so dry here in northwest Osage county that nothing is starting to grow yet.


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[mike miller]

My knowledge concerning them is that ground temperature needs to be 55 degrees 4 inchs deep for them to start. I have hunted them from North Missouri to Central Oklahoma. I have found them up north around elms. In Oklahoma around Ash trees, under cedars, and on side of water way banks. East part of State around Locust Grove area I have found the false ones and have eaten them with out any harm. I prefer the normal morels. I have a friend not far away that year before last found 850 of them on their farm. I told them I would gladly come and help. They dehydrated then for use through out the rest of the year.

 

[Bear Sits In The Woods]

Bear, from what I've read/understand, it's the soil temps that cause them to push through the surface. May still be a little too cool but the rains will help. Also keep in mind that they only come up for about a week or maybe 2 so timing is critical. I "think" the reason we haven't found many on our place is looking at the wrong time. I've got a ODWC person helping with our habitat improvement plan who offered to come out this spring and educate us on where to find. Going to be taking her up on the offer because once you've eaten some morels there's no going back!

False morels, as Dennis stated, have a full/dense stem very much like a common white mushroom used for cooking. A true morel has a hollow stem so easy to tell the difference.

That would be awesome spending the day with someone who knows what they’re doing and where to look. Make sure you pass on whatever helpful information you learn. What all are you doing to your property?

 

[Bear Sits In The Woods]

I did talk to my buddy in Antlers. He said they go North of there to a friends place that he burns off every spring. They find them along a creek in scrub oaks.
I did find this link about them.

http://is0.gaslightmedia.com/benzie/original/fs90-1366989400-96537.pdf

That was worth the read.