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The Morel Mushroom Hunting Club's:

State By State Morel (and other mushrooms) Finds Names and Dates Included

(not limited to Morels)

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Concerning Picking Mushrooms: Please, do not pull up the Morels! Pinch them off above the ground, or use a knife and slice them off. What you are doing is exactly the same thing as breaking a branch off of an Apple Tree to pick the Apple. You damage the underground plant of the Morel by pulling them up. You keep this practice up, and in a couple of years you will not have Morels in that spot any longer! Besides, why do you want to bring home all of that dirt anyway?- Chris M      Featured Info:

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Current Reports Of Mushroom Finds:

April 22nd, 2008: J.T.  went out this morning , but to no avail. ! They should be popping here this week with the warm temps and rain on thursday! I`ll be HUNTING for sure!!!! - general location = Quad-Cities , N. IL.. U.S.A. Additional Comments = GIT~ER DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

April 22nd, 2008: Randy Howell,  black morel - general location = Warren Co Ohio Growing Conditions = Hillside shade hardwoods

April 22nd, 2008: Alan Raley, black morel - general location = Somerset Co.Pa Growing Conditions = Hickory/Ash Additional Comments = First find was Sunday with 74 ,Monday 44,Today(tues.april 22)57.I think this is one of the earliest seasons I can rember,due to the warm spring I'd say.Happy shroomin'

April 22nd, 2008: Steve Nichols  black morel - general location = Midland County Michigan Growing Conditions = West side of bank by the river, dry conditions, dead leaves, didn't pat attention too the trees! sorry!

April 22nd, 2008: Chris Ott and I found 10 small yellows and 2 half frees today in southwest Ohio (plus another half free Chris found earlier in the day). Six of the yellows were around a very productive dead elm and the rest were around ash.  I had home-made ramp pasta with morels for dinner, with a side of freshly-picked watercress salad. Sometimes life is good.  -- hugh, Columbus, OH

April 22nd, 2008: Chris, Found three more morels in the backyard (Bothell, WA) this afternoon.  I guess all we needed was a few inches of snow to get them growing.  Today was the first
day the temps have been close to normal in over a week.  If they grow enough, we  may actually get a meal out of them. Scott

April 22nd, 2008: Angel ,  grey morel - general location = Greene-Sullivan State Forest, Near Linton, Indiana Growing Conditions = Under a bunch of fallen trees, all varieties, moist soil in a "gully"
Additional Comments = We found 122 Grey Morels and a few Yellows today.

April 22nd, 2008: We hit our same spot and brought in a few. 84 blacks. 52 half frees and one deliciosa in SC PA. That's over 350 so far in about a 100 yd radius. - Evan

April 22nd, 2008: Kent Grander morel - general location = Ellicott City,Maryland Growing Conditions = Under an Oak tree along a community street at about 4:30 PM Additional Comments = They were delicious!

April 22nd, 2008: Lester H  yellow morel - general location = medora,ks Growing Conditions = around trees and brush piles

April 22nd, 2008: Chris my son and I Found 51 pounds in ok last week 04/15 thru the 19th. Wee found six pounds in mindermines missouri the 20th. Today the 22nd we found 3 pounds in bluff woods st. joseph mo and two pounds by  savannah missouri. I'm taking many photos but have little time now the hunting's getting good.

April 22nd, 2008: southern ill morels marion area John sent:

April 22nd, 2008: Joel Goodin,  black morel Other kind of mushroo0 = Morchela  Augustceps Where did you find them- general location = Ky. Bell Co. out of Midlesboro on top of high poplar ridges. Facing the southeast. Growing Conditions = Three days post rainfall. Large old growth poplar stands. Ravines where water had traipsed down the mountain caring the spores. Leaf liter diminished to flat. Soil still moist deep and soft. Additional Comments = We found 97 black (Augusticeps), but some of this no. was the half-freemorel.I found one small grey to white esculenta. Stay in deep soil, when I strayed to rocky dry soil they were not there. We had limited time to hunt but I truly believe that we could have found them as long as we stayed. Very Enjoyable Morning!

April 22nd, 2008: Mark  grey morel - general location = kansas city Mo Growing Conditions = top of the bluff under small dead elms. 

April 22nd, 2008: Scott Dendinger  black morel - general location = Found about a pound in Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis IN. Growing Conditions = Found them near a creek on a hill.

April 22nd, 2008: Chris, My wife said - Husband can I have a few to sauté in butter ? How could I say no ? 100 more 04/22/08 Danville, Va David & Yamile Evans

April 23rd, 2008: sherry grey morel - general location = Illinois, Peoria County Growing Conditions = going downhill toward the west Additional Comments = Only 3 gray morels, but they are finally here!!

April 23rd, 2008:Hey Chris. I checked a spot on Monday, nothing. Went back on Tuesday and found 2 baby grays’. Yea they are finally here and our conditions are perfect. Should be an exciting year.

April 23rd, 2008:Patrick Harvey Type: 45 Yellow Morels, 2-4" Location: Saint Louis, Missouri Growing conditions: Mississippi River Bottoms, under maples Permission to use answers: yes
Comments:  Found these in a band of cottonwoods & maples beside the Mississippi river.  Yesterday found 38 yellows in the same place.

April 23rd, 2008: MJ  half-free morel - general location = We found mostly the half free morels this outing.  Picked approximately 20 or 30. We were lucky enough to also find 10-15 black morels.  We had one small tan in the area of the half frees so the next outing should be good.  This hunt was in Newville, PA Growing Conditions = Mostly wooded, by may apples and near a stream on a southern facing bank and lowlands.

April 23rd, 2008:Roger  black morel - general location = S. Illinois Near Wabash River Growing Conditions = Under thorney bushes  Additional Comments = It was great hunting for me today about 20 or so great looking mushrooms.  Oddest thing though they were under thorn bushes.  Hands are a little scrached but no worse for wear.

April 23rd, 2008:rusty  schroeder  black morel - general location = michigan livingston county Growing Conditions = south facing exposure side slope Additional Comments = should be coming on strong with some moisture HAPPY HUNTING

April 23rd, 2008: Travis Mutter  black morel - general location = Suger grove VA Growing Conditions = northeast faceing slope at the bottem of a ridge Additional Comments = found 179 last sunday and 80 saturday.

April 23rd, 2008:Sometimes you just have to appreciate being wrong! Earlier this week I thought the blacks were finished in Central KY. Keep looking. I found 52 blacks in a newly found patch on Saturday and another 34 Sunday. All again in hickory/poplar mix with some on east facing and some on north facing hillsides. Some of the black were fresh off of Friday nights rain and some were a week old. Left several more that were drying up. Also found 24 greys/yellows and 3 half-frees on Saturday and 88 greys/yellows and 2 half-frees on Sunday also on east and north facing hills. Most the the greys/yellows were very fresh and 1 to 3 inches tall. All were found in Hart county KY. I have owned this farm for 9 years and I am finding new patches every week in areas that I have searched previously! Been a great season so far with 447 total.

April 23rd, 2008:John Fields Black, Grey, Half-free, Yelllow - general location = Gallia County Ohio Growing Conditions = South east under poplar and Beech Additional Comments = It's going to be a bumper season

April 23rd, 2008: Ron F.  black morel - general location = One mushroom in city limits of Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, in a mulch bed along my condominium. Growing Conditions = In mulch, attached to an oak wood chip.

April 23rd, 2008:Found  these in bark mulch in Silverdale, Washington

April 23rd, 2008:kerry   yellow morel - general location = Kentucky, Kuttawa, Lyon Co. Growing Conditions = South East facing hill side about 80 degree slope, along hill side and at the top of the ridge.  Mixed hardwood, and Mayapple. Additional Comments = Nothing big, golf ball size.  One copperhead, about the size of radiator hose off of a 56 Chevy.

April 23rd, 2008: Joan Johnson  black morel - general location = Frederick County, Virginia Growing Conditions = side of the mountain around the poplar trees Additional Comments = This site was a great find! It is truely amazing how many people enjoy the search. My husband and I went out this afternoon and we had so much fun finding our morels.

April 23rd, 2008:RJ   yellow morel - general location = overland park, ks Growing Conditions = near brush in back yard

April 23rd, 2008:Erin  NONE/NADA Where did you find them- general location = 40 miles west of Chicago, Kane/Kendall Co. Additional Comments = Came up empty handed.  Has anyone in this area found any morels yet?  In past years we start finding at least small black ones.  

April 23rd, 2008: MICHAEL Missouri Boone county COLUMBIA Growing Conditions = Bluffs Additional Comments = The best is yet to come.One was three inches tall.

April 23rd, 2008:Amador County in the Mother Lode area of California. Finally found the first morels of the season around the 4000' elevation. Covered a lot of ground to find these 2 morels that have a little frost bite on them but I was happy anyway. The morels seem to be about 2 weeks behind. Winter has not wanted to let go. Had a little rain today so hopefully they start popping soon. Also have been finding some nice puffballs.---Brian

April 23rd, 2008: steve  black morel - general location = Hocking Co., Ohio Growing Conditions = Tulip groves Additional Comments = Found 550 today. Officially the best year by far I've spent out in the woods and I'm thinking it's only half over. The majority are still black sponge & still fresh for the most part. First time I've ever left the woods with shrooms to be had...we were feeling it after 9 hrs. in the woods today. Dad & I will pick up where we left off bright and early in the AM.

April 23rd, 2008:Teri Sheets  black morel - general location = Ashville Ohio Growing Conditions = We found blacks and my son Ryan found some greys today.Then my father in law found a little yellow so that mean there coming my way!!!YES!!   Additional Comments = Chris I have a question when a mushroom pops up is that the size it will be?,or can it get bigger if you dont pick it??I though you would be a good person to ask.Thank you,Teri Sheets

Terri, Morels don't pop! The grow slowly over a 2 to 3 week period! I have proof of this in my member areas! They will begin grey, turn tan then golden yellow! Blacks also grow slowly. Half frees do grow quicker! - Chris M

April 24th, 2008:andiaustin   yellow morel   mixture of greys and yellow morels - general location = southcentral kansas Growing Conditions = familiar and unfamiliar lowland woods Additional Comments = 26 in two spots...a mixture of greys and yellows...few but very grateful!

April 24th, 2008: Today’s find ~southcentral Kansas during rainstorm~andiaustin  Also, can you tell me if these are three different species…I think the two on the left are greys and the right one is yellow…found on the same day in two separate ares

These are all Morchella esculenta. A gray is the young stage of a mature yellow! - Chris M

April 24th, 2008:James T  black morel m- general location = Cuyahoga County, Ohio Growing Conditions = Old growth forest lots of Tulip Poplar trees in the area.

April 24th, 2008: vern   grey morel - general location = found 4-23-08 north of loudonville Ohio in ashland county Growing Conditions = top of little south slopping hill under dead elm. Additional Comments = found a totle of 4 greys 3/4" to 1" tall.my rule of thumb is if it is under 2" i leave it and come back at a later date and some times i still leave them till they mature..
i have been finding them first under this dead elm for 3 yrs now and i am a firm beliver of cutting them off with a knife at the top of the grond... i have also hunted this 150 acre woods for 3yrs
and i have never found a black morel in it,i guess mother nature must have skipped it..thanks

April 24th, 2008:P Kindler  grey morel  - general location = Huntington County, Indiana Growing Conditions = By dying elm trees in moss

April 24th, 2008:Here's a nice mess of morels, 45 found on the banks of the Mississippi 04/22/2008, under cottonwood and maple trees.

April 24th, 2008:Tiffany Marie    yellow morel - general location = The East Side of Peru, Indiana  Growing Conditions = I mostly found my Yellow Morels around an elm tree, and around an old tree stump Additional Comments = I found 22 Yellow morels that are 3 to 5 inches in length Yesterday, and I'm going to look again today!!! Hopefully I'll be as lucky today as I was yesterday!!!

April 24th, 2008:Teeny yellow morel - general location = iowa, poweshiek county Growing Conditions = Found two tiny ones(about the size of my pinky nail) growing in moss under saplings.  Can't wait till they grow.  I usually find a ton in this spot. - general location = Bedford Indiana Growing Conditions = west side of hill around alot of fallen cherry,elm trees
Additional Comments = good luck to all the morel hunters young and old even just a hand full of morels are better than none GOOD LUCK?

April 24th, 2008:Steve & Laura   mixture of yellows, greys, burnsite, half-free - general location = Alleghany County, Virginia Growing Conditions = near poplar trees, southeast side of mountain
Additional Comments = popping up like crazy in Virginia - should be perfect for Virginia foray - See you there

April 24th, 2008:Amy    grey morel - general location = Mozier (Calhoun County) Illinois Growing Conditions = Next to a old house that was falling in, I found lots of fresh yellows, for over 3 pounds. I have some good pictures Additional Comments = I also found  a patch over 40 grays going in moses.

April 24th, 2008:heather s grey morel - general location = Found a mess of them in south central iowa.  Looked for the last 2 days and today was the 1st time i found any.
Growing Conditions = Around dead elm and in leaf litter.

April 24th, 2008:We had our first serious find in central Ohio: 119 yellows and 8 half frees. Almost all of the yellows were around dead elms, except for 8 around big ash trees. Most were either on south-facing slopes or in very sunny spots. Check out the morel growing straight through a piece of bark.  Looks like a very good season here so far. -- hugh, Columbus

April 24th, 2008: Denise   grey morel - general location = chris we found 67 small greys. Found on the 23rd.  Johnson county IA.  Took 3 of us about 3 hrs very small greys. could fit 2 of them on a nickel hahaah Growing Conditions = found on south slopped hill in moss only about 30 foot around a dead elm and evergreens.

April 25th, 2008: Kenny & Darlene half-free morel - general location = Johnson County,Indiana Growing Conditions = Thick woods near downed trees Additional Comments = rain coming this weekend. should be popping up everywhere.

April 25th, 2008: Kat   yellow morel - general location = Charleston WV Growing Conditions = Drying up creek bed Additional Comments = Really nice size I was very excited hoping the rain this weekend will yeild more.

April 25th, 2008: steve  black morel - general location = Hocking Co., Ohio Growing Conditions = tulip groves Additional Comments = Picked up where we left off yesterday and ended up with 300 more today. 50/50 blacks/pecker heads. 1000+ over the last 5 days. 1300+ for the season. We just can't go wrong this year...getting back to work this weekend will be a welcomed break! 
 

April 25th, 2008: Francisco Jones   grey morel - general location = Kankakee, IL Growing Conditions = Mixed 2nd generation woods, silver maples, sycamores. Additional Comments = Late in the season last year, this spot had large yellow morels. I found "greys" today, but I presume they will mature into yellows. I have yet to find any blacks around here.

April 25th, 2008: john   grey morel general location = Vermilion,county. IL Growing Conditions = around dead elms in in reclaimed pastures,        slightly west facing slope Additional Comments = covered them with leaves to let grow ,will let you know how they did.This has worked in the past. if there is plenty of rain and heat they will double their size.they won't turn into big yellows but rather the grey/yellow

April 25th, 2008: Hey Chris! I walked right into this bunch of 1/2 free's wed. afternoon! Morchella semilibera-All around the same dead elm. Found a few blonds/whites(?...commons?...lots of different sub catagories out there?)-Morchella deliciosa also for a days total of 118! Found the single right before the storms rolled in! Should be a blast this weekend! That's Jackson Co. K.C.MO>I'm sorry about your glitch you are having at your site and Good Luck on your weekend hunt! Brad

Next Update will be Tuesday Late Eve. I am finishing the Virginia foray on sunday, driving to Dayton, flying to Sacramento, A foray there Tuesday and Wed, then onto Portland, a foray there flying back to Dayton and a foray there next weekend. I have been getting 3-4 hours sleep at the most, and is slowly catching up with me. It is currently 1:30 AM eastern, and I have to get up at 6. Good night and check back on Monday with all the latest reports. - Chris M btw, 737 morels on day one in VA!

Update!! Total of 1200 Morels in Virginia! I am now in the Sierra's. I WILL catch up on sleep tonight, and catch this board up tomorrow eve! Thanks for all of your submissions.

April 26th, 2008: matt kelsey, yellow morel - general location = sibley missouri Growing Conditions = found them just about everywhere i looked  Additional Comments = found around 160 yellows and halfrees the past two days

April 26th, 2008: Jason Mauzay & Richie Bridges, grey morel - general location = Mo. Sibley Jackson Counry, Additional Comments = They are starting to get bigger.. This is the 2nd time out. Cant wait to find the MOTHER LOAD!!!

April 26th, 2008: Ed Cook, grey morel - general location = Kansas City ,mo Growing Conditions = Rich lowlands Additional Comments = Found grays,blacks,and yellows in the middle of a massive thunder storm.Soaking wet and cold one of the best hunts i have been on this year so far.This web site is awsome.THANK YOU!!!!

April 26th, 2008: andrew.redden,  grey morel - general location = found 131 grey morels and 11 yellows on 4/19/08  IN Owen County Kentucky Growing Conditions = Found under ash trees with some sticker bush cover They  were everywhere I ran out of light and I had no time to go back.  I only got half of them. Hope the turkeys didn't eat them because i Am going back next weekend Additional Comments = Tukeys are eating half of the morels you see the turkey sign and that is where the remaining morels were.

April 26th, 2008:kevin,  yellow morel  also found a bunch of greys and a couple of blacks - general location = southwest mo. lawrence county.  Growing Conditions = near cedar trees, in clearings, around yucca plants! only found a few in each place but they were mostly 3-5 inches tall some in full shade some in full sun!

April 26th, 2008: Jim,  yellow morel - general location = Clearcreek Township, Ohio  Warren County Growing Conditions = around oak trees

April 26th, 2008:dragon, grey morel - general location = Albion Indiana Growing Conditions = wet moss Additional Comments = only A few and very small

April 26th, 2008: Scott,  yellow morel - general location = Atchison,ks Growing Conditions = dead elms

April 26th, 2008: I found my VERY FIRST MOREL today in Chester County, PA !!! A yellow one..Marty

April 26th, 2008: Chris Clark, grey morel - general location = Peoria County, Peoria, Illinois Growing Conditions = north facing hills, in moss and near dead elms Additional Comments = Finally the season is under way. Season has started late but I think it will be a great season.

April 26th, 2008:Brad Baryenbruch  grey morel - general location = Wisconsin, Sauk county Growing Conditions = Areas the sun is hitting the most, under elms.

April 26th, 2008: carey   grey morel - general location = Wayne county Iowa Growing Conditions = Near a dead elm Additional Comments = First two of the season, had to look hard to find the two greys

April 26th, 2008:janet pike   yellow morel   - general location = cedar county

April 26th, 2008:Thomas M. Snider,  grey morel - general location = Illinois, Rockford, Winnebago county

April 26th, 2008:mehmet  Morchella conica - general location = hi from turkey i m salig Morchella conica .i found u from internet .now i m in us we have company i f tell me abou praz i ll sall u'.

April 26th, 2008:Jerry Clifford   yellow morel - general location = Frederick, Maryland Growing Conditions = Along a very popular hiking trail on level ground in the woods along a river.

April 26th, 2008:Gabriel Bridges   grey morel - general location = We found 28 grey morels today about 4000 in the Sierra Nevadas.  Arnold, California in Calaveras County to be exact.  We found 28 greys in about 28 minutes.  Very fresh specimens.  things are just starting in CA.  We could use some more rain or the season could be pretty quick Growing Conditions = Around my neighbors house that was raked a couple of years ago.  Enough moisture barely, we could use some rain.

April 26th, 2008:mike mcafee  grey morel - general location = on the nebraska kansas border within 100 yards of the missouri river in a hole or low spot out in the river bottom
Growing Conditions = around willows and cotton wood trees

April 26th, 2008:Greg Bennett  grey morel - general location = Lee County Il Growing Conditions = found 12 grays growing on moss on a sw facing hill on 4/21/08. All were about the size of a dime. Real hard to find.  Additional Comments = should be up good by the weekend

April 27th 2008: S.L. Mitchell   yellow morel - general location = Henry County, Tennessee Growing Conditions = rich lowland around dying elm Additional Comments = We found 100+ yellow morels- some were 7 1/2" tall

April 27th, 2008:brad fouch grey morel - general location = LaPlata, Missouri,  Macon county, 63549 Growing Conditions = bottom land under maple tree Additional Comments = six small greys, first of the year. Left them to grow.

April 27th, 2008:randy sweem,  black morel - general location = davies county, hamilton, missouri, above a pond on a southeast facing hill Additional Comments = whoopie,,,,,,,,they are here,,,,

April 27th 2008: Aundriea,  black morel - general location =  Murrysville PA, Growing Conditions = The area that I found the mushrooms was on a shady hillside inbetween 2 dead fallen elm trees.

April 27th, 2008:mickey rooneo,  yellow morel - general location = illinois nashville washington county

April 27th, 2008:ERIC PACKARD, grey morel - general location = Columbus Ohio Growing Conditions = found mostly around elm and ash trees Additional Comments = I found 48 black morrels and 65 greys

April 27th 2008: jodi from gladstone mo,  yellow morel - general location = Gladstone Mo, clay Growing Conditions = Under trees and on a slope

April 27th, 2008:william arnold   grey morel - general location = found about 120 in 20 minutes! its going to be a great year in pennsylvania for morels. the usual "honey hole" is fairfield pa, but due to construction was forced to go north and pow! Growing Conditions = medium rocky and dark black soil, poplars, and may apples

April 27th, 2008:mike,   grey morel - general location = illinois,  mcdonough county Growing Conditions = elms mostly

April 27th 2008: Mary Cannon and George Rives   yellow morel - general location = Pike/Lincoln County, Missouri Growing Conditions = In the woods under Elm trees

April 27th, 2008:Greg Bennett  grey morel - general location = Lee county Illinois Growing Conditions = south facing hill  Additional Comments = found about 100 gray and black morels around one tree. they were between 1 and 3 inches tall.

April 27th, 2008:alpha.male   grey morel - general location = Ohio, Lucas County Growing Conditions = Hardwoods

April 27th 2008: Jason Allen,   grey morel - general location = Cook County, Illinois Additional Comments = I returned to my prime morel spot and found six small grey morels. I'm excited that they've finally begun to grow... it's been a long winter!

April 27th, 2008:Bruce Riddle,  half-free morel - general location = Northampton County, PA Growing Conditions = MY FIRST MORELS. By what I think is an old toppled Ash.

April 27th, 2008:todd harris,  black morel Growing Conditions = rich lowlands

April 28th, 2008:eric enold  black morel  grey, yellow, and hal tree - general location =   Carroll County, Ohio Growing Conditions = east side of hill in tulip poplars and decaying logs.
Additional Comments = My wife and I took our 10 week old daughter on her first mushroom hunt.  81 total. 6 gray, 8 yellow, 30 black and 37 half tree.

April 28th, 2008:bob n,   yellow morel - general location = coshocton ohio Growing Conditions = about 20 feet off the road couldnt believe it ran onto a nice patch of about 60 or so then found about 100 or so of black ones and dog peckers Additional Comments = going to be a good year

April 28th, 2008:mike struble,  black morel general location = sussex county new jersey Growing Conditions = old farm land is best,lots of nut trees rich soil

April 28th, 2008:John,   grey morel - general location = Crawford County, Illinois Growing Conditions = South East facing hill side near a dead elm and several baby ash trees Additional Comments = I found a mixed bag of blacks grays and yellows over 400 total all within a hundred yards

April 28th, 2008:Sam,  black morel - general location = Perry County, Ohio Growing Conditions = various locations  Additional Comments = found 280 blacks and 7 yellows today, It should be verry prime for yellows by next weekend-good luck and good huntin'

April 28th, 2008:Went mushroom hunting today (4-26-08) and found about a pound of yellows in central Indiana. They’re moist for the most part and we only found one that wasn’t in good shape. We were out for ten minutes total and found them in the grass leading to the woods we found them in all in a patch about 10 ‘ x 10’. The next two hours in the woods yielded nothing. For the record, my wife found these after I’d stepped over them L

April 28th, 2008:Josh W.,   yellow morel - general location = Parke Co. Indiana Growing Conditions = near unidentified dead tree Additional Comments = not sure what kind of dead wood it was.there was no bark on it

April 28th, 2008:Kirt Peterson & Jon Plum,  yellow morel - general location = DeSoto, Kansas Johnson County Growing Conditions = Under Dead cedar trees comming out throught the dead pine needles, and around dead elm tree's bark still on. Additional Comments = We found 154 morel total a few Yellow and a bunch of gray.

April 28th, 2008:Chris, I am reporting the finding of the first morels of this cold and dry Spring on April 27, 2008 in Edwardsburg, Michigan.  Three one inch specimens were found at the base of a dead maple tree in an area which should be teeming with them in a week's time if the rains cooperate.  Thanks for your service.    Dave B.

April 28th, 2008:Carolyn, Additional Comments = Just wondering if anyone has found any in northern ohio yet, I've been out four times, think it's still too cold even though end of April?  Anyone else finding any in northern ohio 2008? It has been a very slow spring and things are up to 2 weeks behind, so hang in there! - Chris M

April 29th, 2008: Frederick Maryland: Jerry Clifford with his first ever wild morel mushrooms after seven years of looking for them!

April 29th, 2008: So far the season in central Ohio is off to a remarkably good start. We found another 182 yellows and 15 half-frees today, all around dead elms (some so dead you could barely tell they were elms). The only down-side is that it's been so warm that some already have mold starting to form. Let's hope it cools off a bit and extends the season a little longer. -- hugh, Columbus

April 29th, 2008: 3 separate days of picking mushrooms in Murrysville PA.  I found a total of 112 mushrooms. Aundriea Sharp

April 29th, 2008: Found a mushroom...Found your site, so just wanting to know. I live in Cincinnati Oh and this was in my yard between two pine trees coming out of leaf mulch Debbie Beaty

April 29th, 2008:So far this morel season has been pretty amazing in central Ohio. We went to Salt Fork S.P. today where we found 7 big yellows, 25 large half-frees, about 250 tulip morels (morchella deliciosa) and about 30 that were either yellows or very, very large tulip morels. Yellows were around elm, others around cherry and tulip poplar. Then we stopped by a local Columbus park on the way home and stumbled upon another 50 large yellows right there along the paved path in mulch under ash trees. I really couldn't believe it. That's over 600 morels in just 3 days of hunting since Thursday. -- hugh, Columbus, OH

April 29th, 2008: Just emailing you pictures of our morel find today. My name is Kirt Peterson my brother Jon Plum and I found 154 morel’s today a few Yellow and a bunch of gray’s the Yellow we found along a hedge row following the creek and the gray’s we found under dead cedar trees on the west bank of a hill toward the bottom were the ground was moister. The majority were coming up through the dead pine needles found a few around dead elm trees with bark still on. I attached a pic. We are in Desoto, Kansas Johnson County. Love your site hope you post these. Thanks Kirt Peterson

It is good that you used a mesh bag, but plainly you can see you pulled the morels up by the roots. This is a no-no! Slice them off at the base with a knife. This will prevent damage to the mycilium. When you pick an apple, you don't yank off the whole branch...Thanks for preserving the survival of these wonderful mushrooms! - Chris m

April 29th, 2008: 2008 morel pix of the year, cheff99,

April 29th, 2008:jon,  grey morel - general locatio n = dubuuqe iowa Growing Conditions = south facing hillside under dead elms

April 29th, 2008:Riley Burrus,   grey morel - general location = Fleming Park, Eastern Jackson County Missouri (Between Blue Springs and Lee's Summit) Growing Conditions = Dead Elm a second year find

April 29th, 2008: Bob, black morel - general locatio n = Warren County, Ohio Growing Conditions = Under scrub brush by my creek Additional Comments = I was doing some overdue grass cutting and as I was cutting along the edge of the woods I spied a 4-5 inch black. Oops too late the mower got it. Quickly stopping and exiting the mower I started looking. I retrieved my mesh bag and in the course of a half hour found 15-20 nice blacks in the 4-6 inch range. WooHoo shrooms are up in SW Ohio!

April 29th, 2008: John Trinkle   yellow morel - general location = Perry County, Indiana Growing Conditions = Creek bottoms between ridges, mostly around dying sycamore trees, found about 150 average size 8 inches tall.

April 29th, 2008:Moneta Bedwell  grey morel - general location = Found 21 grey morels in Canton, IL. (Fulton County; Central Illinois) Growing Conditions = "in blue grass close to a elm tree stump"
Additional Comments = Weather has been cool with cool nights.  Hope this next week will warm up!

April 29th, 2008:Mark Wayne   grey morel general location = Missouri-Trenton-Grundy Growing Conditions = Hills & timber Additional Comments = Few have ben found yet in this area-according to our local conservation agent-and meteoroligists-HA!-we're 'bout a week behind-very little over growth-we're above the average moisture-below the average warmth. 

April 29th, 2008: Janice & John   grey morel - general location = In the woods but mainly on flat ground. Along side of our ATV paths. Growing Conditions = Mixture of hard & soft wood trees. Alive and some dead but still standing. Additional Comments = It seems to me that the soil has to be moist as well as semi sunny. Don't wait to long to pick them because they will dry out quickly if the temps are up. Also they seem to do better if the ground temps are up a little.

April 29th, 2008: John Chaney  grey morel - general location = West Chester, Pa, Chester county Growing Conditions = Under tulip poplars, found greys, yellows, half-frees, and blacks
Additional Comments = First hunt this year. The rainh last night must have helped

April 29th, 2008:Samantha Smith  grey morel - general location = Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois Growing Conditions = Near train tracks

April 29th, 2008:Joe F from north Shawnee County, Kansas Grey and yellow morels; also some that look like some (?beefsteak?) that I ate growing up.  I have pics I will try to send tonight or tomorrow... - general location = north Shawnee County, Kansas (northeast Kansas).  Found 70-80 greys and yellows on Friday afternoon (April 25th); 50-60 greys and yellows on Saturday mid-day (April 26th); and 40-50 greys and yellows on Sunday (April 27th).  Have rib-eye steaks thawing; served with sauted morels and twice-baked potatoes...Heaven!!! Growing Conditions = amongst decaying trees: wild cherry; osage orange (hedge); hackberry; elm; oak; etc.  many were covered by a layer of decaying leaves too. Additional Comments = I have been watchin' this amazing web-site for about 3 years.  It is the best source for mycology information and morel finds throughout the seasons!  Thanks for the compliment! - Chris m

April 29th, 2008: Conrad Jungmann  landscape morel - general location = Lynnwood, WA Growing Conditions = Found 8 morels this afternoon when I was mowing the lawn near a pile of beauty bark. One was 5 inches tall. All were delicious!

April 29th, 2008: hugh   yellow morel - general location = Columbus, OH Growing Conditions = around big ash trees Additional Comments = we found another 15 or so yellows and a half-dozen half frees all around big ash trees in a Columbus park.

April 29th, 2008:Donald Fischer  grey morel - general location = Wisconsin, NE Rock county. Growing Conditions = Under Oak Trees, sunny S to SW gradual incline.

April 29th, 2008:mike lawrence   grey morel - general location = dayton ohio @ wright brothers hill blue nature trail Growing Conditions = at the base of some downed oak and ash trees, we found about 5lbs all small...there are on the way!

April 29th, 2008:Chris Love your site.  I have not gone mushroom hunting in about three years because of deer ticks.  I went at my Mother-in-law's small patch of woods behind her house.  After not finding one mushroom, I decided to go back when I looked over and  found over 200 yellow morels under one tree.  It was a large sweet gumball tree.  They were all within 20 feet around the tree.   There are 173 morels in the picture.  My husband and I ate about 50 of them sauted in butter and garlic last night.  We live in Pinckneyville, Illinois, Perry County. Thank you Ruth Mathis P.S.  Only found one deer tick crawling on my arm.

April 29th, 2008:I found these 40 today in Round Hill Va. They were all in about a 10' x 10' well shaded  area under an elm tree. Kevin

April 29th, 2008:Well, they're here!  My husband and I found 122 mostly grays and a few blacks yesterday - Saturday 4/26/08.  We had a feast today and I'm even drying some too!  We'll be out hunting again this week!

April 29th, 2008:First effort this year in Chester county, Pa. Found about 40 greys / yellows and 50 half-frees. All found on hill-sides with southern exsposer around tulip poplars. The meal (Filets smothered with sauted morels, esparagus, garlic mashed potatoes and red wine will happen tomorrow. Pictures attached, Kind Regards, John Chaney

April 29th, 2008:Scot Glassford  black morel - general location = Whitehouse, Ohio .....  Growing Conditions = under picker bushes... very wet

April 29th, 2008:Tim  black morel - general location = State College, PA Growing Conditions = Under Ash trees on a east-facing slope Additional Comments = I have never found morels before today.  My brother came home from his friend's house with a few.  We cooked them up and they were GREAT!!!  We looked around our property and some neighboring state land.  Jeff and Mom had given up and were walking home when I checked under an ash and saw a big fat black morel staring back.  By the end of the day we found 42 blacks and about 7 semi-frees.

April 29th, 2008:Geoff  yellow morel Growing Conditions = North facing slope ... found over 100 under and around a fallen tree under tulip poplar trees.

April 29th, 2008:cody drake yellow morel - general location = Sullivan Indiana Growing Conditions = ALONG CREEKS AND BY DEAD ELMS, I also think morels like steel,  fence rows through the woods and piles of old fenceing seems to be a good spot

April 29th, 2008:SherandJer black morel - general location = Ionia County Michigan Growing Conditions = on state land

April 29th, 2008:Joshua  Moss black morel - general location = ohio near sherrodsville ohio  carroll county Growing Conditions = elms poplars cherrys  Additional Comments = we need more rain the woods are dry hopefully it will rain

April 29th, 2008:Ross yellow morel - general location = Baltimore, MD northeast of the beltwayGrowing Conditions = in the tulip popular woods all nice and fresh right off the logging trails.

April 29th, 2008:brad fouch   yellow morel - general location = Laplata, Missouri,macon county 63549 Growing Conditions = along creek under maples south facing. Additional Comments = picked 33 and left between 30 and 50 to grow. the ones we left on the 25th have grown considerably

April 30th, 2008:UncleJeff  yellow morel m- general location = Saint Louis County Missouri Growing Conditions = Cool nights..very moist hillsides...Good ole trusty Dead Elms..always a sure fire find..
Additional Comments = Thank You Chris!!

April 30th, 2008:Found 167 around Rich Hill, MO today

April 30th, 2008:Found 3lbs. today! Feree2

April 30th, 2008:Hey Chris I hope that all is well. I have sent a few pics I took of some early ginseng notice the tiny size. I also found a mushroom Id thought youd know what it was.I also took some other pics too anyway Ill be in touch  I m not going to be able to afford to go to canada but maybe I can book up with you next season. I decided that instead of spending 5 or 6 hundred going up there I would put some more with it in a couple of months and get a good camera and lens well anyway I hope all is going well with you Until soon Jim Farmer.  Ps I thought you might like to post the seng pics for your members they might be interested and going to check a few more spots this week have one where the tops die down early because they are in a wide open powerline

April 30th, 2008:miles upton   yellow morel - general location = I was mowing my lawn and saw perhaps 20 yellows growing in my yard!  A neighbor just returned from a hunting trip and brought back 4 dozen blacks.  ... Kansas City, MO Growing Conditions = Next to a pair of elm stumps in my yard.

April 30th, 2008:SUSAN NOBLE   grey morel - general location = Leavenworth County, Kansas Growing Conditions = They were in all lacations in our woods...even in the fields where there are only grass and horses.  Additional Comments = I even have been finding them in my own YARD... seven of them!!!

April 30th, 2008:Steve & Laura Yellows, greys, one black, one half-free - general location = Alleghany County, VA Growing Conditions = southeast side of mountain, scattered everywhere, mainly near poplar trees, under the edges of tree limbs and hiding under mayapples Additional Comments = Found 89 in about an hour, only one black and one half-free, 87 yellows and greys when we went hunting in Alleghany County after leaving the great Virginia foray, Sunday afternoon, to see if there were any in a favorite spot of ours - we couldn't stand it, we just had to go check, even after the foray!

April 30th, 2008: Chris, I've been putting in the miles looking for Morels.  I can't seem to find a local source of the blacks for my first meal.  I finally found a dead elm with 95 small grays on Sunday 4/27/08  about 15 miles east of Grand Rapids. Thanks for your maps!  Best Regards, Jon Bieri

April 30th, 2008:trish  grey morel - general location = Shawneetown, IL Gallatin County  Growing Conditions = dark rich soil around rotting moist tree branches Additional Comments = Have been finding them for about the past 3 years

April 30th, 2008:LUCY L  dont know what they are as i have never seen them before - general location = blackpool lancashire, UK kingdom Growing Conditions = found them in front garden growing on wet bark chips first time ever seen any growing in garden  Additional Comments = got photos think they might be well they look like morels like on your site

You have true Morels! Enjoy! - Chris m

April 30th, 2008:Location: Amador County, California Mother Lode around 4000' elevation on North/East facing hillside. Found 20 morels in one patch at my early spot. Hopefully the rest will be showing up in a week or so. They sure are taking their time this year.----Brian.

April 30th, 2008:andrew redden  yellow morel - general location = Owen county Kentucky Found 192 yellow morels weighing 2.5 lbs Growing Conditions = Found in same area were I found grey morels the week before on north facing hillside under hickories and ash trees with some sticker bush cover.  The asparagus is a great indicator because it has been proven to be correct for 6 years.  Watch them and you will know when to hunt

April 30th, 2008:Jimbo grey morel - general location = Story County, IA Growing Conditions = River bottom around a dead elm Additional Comments = Found 4 little guys on Sunday.  They were not worth picking since they were only 1/2" or so tall.  I will check on them in a few days.  I am glad to find my first of the season but I'm worried about the overnight freezes in the forecast.  Chris, do you know if a freeze will have a negative effect on the season besides postponing it a bit? Spring is at least 10 days late over much of the US! - Chris m

April 30th, 2008:rocco esculenta yellow morel - general location = Never left the District of Columbia, and I have found 800 or more. What a season! Growing Conditions = Sloping woodland, higher elevations, around dead wood and standing poplar and oak.

April 30th, 2008:My husband and his buddy went out looking yesterday 4/27 and found a lot.  They came home with about 3-4 pounds *each* this trip.  My husband and I have been mushroom hunting for only 2-3 years now, but I can honestly say that yesterday's haul easily is more than the previous years' hauls combined.  All different kinds, too, all growing together.  We're really thrilled. We had 3.5" of rain Saturday night.  This was on top of the 4" we got a week ago.  And it's been a fairly wet spring here overall, so I'm guessing that has a lot to do with it.  The previous years have been dry, especially last summer. Jody & Matt

April 30th, 2008:Jeremy Collins = half-free morel - general location = Howard County Indiana Growing Conditions = On west facing hillside around oaks, maples and some dead elms.
Additional Comments = Was beginning to think that they didn't grow in Howard Co., just moved here two years ago and looked all last season and didn't find ANY, finally found about 100 halfrees over the last 2 days. We definately need some rain here though. No sponge yet this year.

April 30th, 2008:The shroominator   grey morel - general location = Illionois lasalle county Growing Conditions = near dead elms Additional Comments = They were small just starting here.Cant wait for them to turn into big yellows!Thanks for the great site.

April 30th, 2008:Amanda, Crystal and Mark   yellow morel - general location = Wyandotte county Kansas, we drove from St. Jospeh and Weston Mo here with our friend Mark, he used to go here many years ago and thankfully we went we found about 8 lbs in a little more than an hour Growing Conditions = We only had a limited amouny of time so we only scaled the perimeter of the probably 2x football field size area and found all these

May 1st, 2008:Bill Lance  yellow morel  grey morel - general location = Missouri, Henry county, Urich Growing Conditions = Grassy bottoms in woods

May 1st, 2008:steve = half-free morel - general location = Hocking Co., Ohio Growing Conditions = tulip groves Additional Comments = Found 660 today, 4-28. This season is out of control.
All on state property, on a Monday no less, after a beautiful weekend in which the park had to have been clobbered with hunters. Saw and older couple and I mean "80's older", walking back to their car with a pound each in their bags. It was great.

May 1st, 2008:Patti Smith, morel, but dont know which kind - general location = Farwell, Michigan   Clare County Growing Conditions = wooded areas near my house
Additional Comments = This is the first time i actually went mushrooming...it was alot of fun,and i enjoyed it.

May 1st, 2008:Sheri Schaefer  grey morel - general location = north east Allen county, Indiana found them April, 27th. Growing Conditions = lowland area by dead elms some what wet.
Additional Comments = 2 small grey morels!!!! Need some rain and getting some now!!! Temps should be right for a good weekend!! Hoping for a good year, last year got to hot and dry to fast. Thanks to you Chris for the great web site and all the info!! Thanks for the compliment! - Chris m

May 1st, 2008:Karla,   grey morel yellows and blacks - general location = Clay County Indiana Growing Conditions = Every condition possible... mostly hillsides and creek bank, dead or dying elm around quite often and same places we find them every year

May 1st, 2008:Trent  grey morel - general location = Barada, Nebraska Growing Conditions = under dead elm

May 1st, 2008:Steve from Oregon  yellow morel - general location = Columbia river Oregon Growing Conditions = Dieing lowland trees

May 1st, 2008:b. acklin yellow morel - general location = Barnard, MO USA Growing Conditions = around cottonwood stumps Additional Comments = I have not found any morels in my usual spots.

May 1st, 2008:jim lambert  yellow morel - general location = Ross county, Ohio Growing Conditions = in woods near cut tree stumps

May 1st, 2008:funk master  grey morel - general location = West side Indianpolis Growing Conditions = lowlands  Additional Comments = morels from 1/2" up to 7" in the same woods at the same time.  The biggest were found in a grass patch.

May 1st, 2008:steven overright   grey morel - general location = Illinois. Kankakee County Growing Conditions = South facing slop. Small trees.

May 1st, 2008:Dave Rintoul  yellow morel - general location = near Manhattan, KS Growing Conditions = sandy soil, under cottonwoods

May 1st, 2008:Jim Griffin  half-free morel - general location = Jackson County, Independence Missouri Growing Conditions = Rich Lowlands under Maple trees

May 1st, 2008:Janna    yellow morel - general location = Preston County WV Growing Conditions = near stream

May 1st, 2008:Clayton Miller  yellow morel - general location = Missouri, Frankford Growing Conditions = rich lowlands, under elm trees, and next to dead logs  Additional Comments = I also found some half-free, grey, and black morels.

May 1st, 2008:Preston   grey morel - general location = Burlington, Iowa.  Growing Conditions = Sandy Creek bottom Additional Comments = About 10 small greys. First group that I have found this year, and only ones I have found since my first a week and a half ago. Kind of strange, but I think they are finaly here.

May 1st, 2008:steve half-free morel - general location = Hocking Co., Ohio Growing Conditions = tulip groves Additional Comments = Found 800 today. Half frees 6-8" all over. Still finding quite a few blacks that are in descet shape, but had our share of those that are on their way out. Never seen it so good out there. 

May 1st, 2008:DAVID BELFIORE HALF-3 ,GRAY=YELLOW21 - general location = CASEYVILE IL.62232  AROUND DEAD LOGS AND ON TOP OF THE HILL Additional Comments = FOUND ALONG A DEAD TREE AND STANDING OLK TREE,TOP OF THE HILL1

May 1st, 2008:Barry Miller  yellow morel - general location = Indiana, Howard county Growing Conditions = around dead elm tree northeast corner of woods Additional Comments = Its crazy they can really grow anywhere...

May 1st, 2008:John Seaman  black morel - general location = Michigan stanton Growing Conditions = around old popular trees

May 1st, 2008:Hi Chris,   Just a report on growing status in North Central Illinois.Nothing yet.We had a freeze last night along with frost warnings out for the next 2 nights.Should delay it even longer.Have spent about a total of 18 hours wandering many spots and still nothing.I am quite close to Henry,IL ,where there is a big morel event in May.Hope we see some warmer weather before that.   Good Luck and get some sleep!!!!!   Kevin,   Dalzell,IL

May 1st, 2008:Michelle Camarena   yellow morel - general location = Found them on my propery which is located just east of Carlinville, Illinois in Macoupin County.  First time hunter.
Growing Conditions = Growing on some slopes facing west in the forest just beyond a field.  They were under oak tree's. Additional Comments = Never hunted mushrooms before, because just moved to Macoupin county from Chicago.  Your sight was very helpful in getting me started and knowing what/where to look for when hunting.

May 1st, 2008:eric   grey morel - general location = Found forty-one greys and one peckerhead just north of Worthington,Indiana  Growing Conditions = Found in among briar bushes on East side of woods.

May 1st, 2008:Brandon   yellow morel - general location = Granite City, IL, Madison County Growing Conditions = Under 2 dead elm trees Additional Comments = Only had 30 minutes in the woods before dark tonight and found 48 under 2 different dead elm trees.  Filled up a grocery sack and a half with 48(((huge))).

May 1st, 2008:Art S.  black morel - general location = NJ Mercer Near Princeton Growing Conditions = In mixed diciduous forrest near Tulip Poplars, Maples, Elms and White Ash  Additional Comments = Found 80 in two locations (5 in one 75 in the other) smallest were a little over an inch largest were over 5 inches.  My first successful morel trip!

May 1st, 2008:Rick Johnson   yellow morel - general location = Found in Shelby County, Illinois Growing Conditions = Near a pond between a triangle of very small ash trees. Additional Comments = My first time hunting mushrooms. Went with mom who has been hunting for about fifteen years. We were in the woods about five minutes no other mushrooms were found. Private woods.

May 1st, 2008: Hey Chris, Haven't posted yet this Spring but have been checking in.  The picking is awesome around here this Spring in Harford County, Maryland.  Thanks for keeping such a great site.  Attached a few pics.  Best...Jeff

May 1st, 2008: Found these beauties at Hazel Creek in Washington Co, Missouri. Some of the largest I have ever found consistantly. Most were found around a huge dead standing ash tree in the bottoms. I call em the Hazel Creek Hogs!  April 28, 2008. My brother and I found 52 today and my wife and I found 23 of the same caliber yesterday. Yahoo! I love finding the motherload!!!!!!!!!!!

May 2nd, 2008: TJS   yellow morel - general location = Reno County, KS Growing Conditions = Grassy lowlands/riverbottoms on the edges where the grass meets the brush.
Additional Comments = I found about 30 nice yellow Morels on Monday, April 28th while scouting for turkeys. I need to make it back over there today or tomorrow!

May 2nd, 2008:Xrandog = yellow morels & spikes - general location = Miami County, OH Growing Conditions = Morels under elms.  Spikes various locations Additional Comments = Started hitting last Friday. Got @ 250+on Sunday(only 4 yellows). 200 Tuesday(2 yellows, 1 grey)

May 2nd, 2008:jon loomis   grey morel - general location = watertown wi dead elm in moss its the very begining so get ready!!!!!! Additional Comments = these mushrooms are very small the season is coming

May 2nd, 2008:Clarence   grey morel - general location = Baraboo, Wisconsin, Sauk COunty Growing Conditions = South facing slope under dead "red" elm.

May 2nd, 2008:JOE BALL grey morel - general location = JOHNSON COUNTY AND MIAMIE COUNTY KANSAS Growing Conditions = IN RICH LOW LAND AROUND ELM TREES

May 2nd, 2008:Darrell Gross Snake Head - general location = Ohio Oxford Butler Growing Conditions = Around Ash Trees and Oak in ravines Additional Comments = Would like to know if any one else is finding yellows yet

May 2nd, 2008:MJ grey morel - general location = Wooded area near Newville, PA Growing Conditions = We picked 150 mushrooms including only 1 black morel the rest were half frees or greys, under mayapples, wooded, not much underbrush or fallen leaves.  Actually found 5 jumbo (7" tall) half free morels along the side of the road in the gravel. Additional Comments = With recent rain they continue to grow and prosper...yahoo, what a great year in PA

May 2nd, 2008:sue rambo  yellow morel - general location = I found 14 in Bridgman Mi. Berrien County Growing Conditions = Under fruit trees in the yard

May 2nd, 2008:Kris F.  grey morel - general location = Allamakee County, IA (NE Iowa) Growing Conditions = Under Dead Elms with mossy, sandy conditions. Additional Comments = I am so excited! Mushroom hunting is ON in NE Iowa!!!!!!  Good luck to everyone.

May 2nd, 2008:Doug Goodman half-free morel - general location Missouri, Saint Joseph Growing Conditions  In the middle of a field, under a dense   hedge tree 3-4 lbs, mid afternoon 78  degrees. No yellows yet

May 2nd, 2008:michelle  morel-other - general location = merrittstown pa  fayette found 98 today Growing Conditions = jaggers

May 3rd, 2008:TTook off work on April 24th to go look for the yellow morel and i think it was well worth it. I stuck to hunting old home sites in the Shawnee National Forest here in SOUTHERN IL .  That has been abandoned since the state off IL purchased the land its seems to be the perfect place to find morels. Most of these old home sites have elm trees ash trees wild cherry and persimmon and sassafras trees along with rich black soil and old foundation stones and a lot of old dead wood on the forest floor along with a lot of compost from decaying wood and leaves I think there is 96 morels in this photo and I probably lost 10 or so because they fell apart in my bag  from being dry. In all since I started hunting April 14th I think I have found around 200 or so not bad for just going after work  for a few hours except for today the 24th well happy shrooming from the shroomster johnboy from Marion IL   

May 3rd, 2008:My name is Mack Begley from Kingsport Tn. heres a picture of a recent trip to Hancock county Tn. where I found a total of 344 shooms. This is the best year I can remember for finding mushrooms. I think it is because of the very poor to non existant two years before. Both years we had very little rain or no rain during the morel seasons.

May 3rd, 2008:Jason Mauzay & Richie Bridges found these 2 big mushrooms in Sibley Mo. They are starting to get bigger rounds these parts..

May 3rd, 2008:Are these edible?  We found about 100 of them in a 20 ft. area.  Can we eat them?

These are Morels! Morchella semilbera, enjoy! - Chris M

May 3rd, 2008:check out these pictures................... my Uncle Bruce and I found these this past Friday.....................

May 3rd, 2008:Molly Ferrell, Granville Ohio (outside of Columbus) Found 19 total of 2 types (picture attached) Under an elm tree all in 6ft diameter of the tree.   It was 60 degrees damp ground, grass and leaf covered area.

May 3rd, 2008:Hello there, we went out yesterday and here is our first pic of the year. Location Chelan Co. Washington. The weather has been funny here so we are getting a late start in our area. Cant wait for more.   Morel Junky

May 3rd, 2008:Chris Ott, Nancy and I hunted for about 5 hours in central Ohio today and came out with quite a haul: 259 yellows, 57 half-frees, 44 tulip morels and 2 verpa conicas.  They're almost all in very good shape, and I think the season here is still only getting started. -- hugh, Columbus, OH

May 3rd, 2008:Chris, Here are as couple pics from yesterday's haul, inside the city of  Indianapolis. The morels are the best I've ever seen them here.  Still young and  luscious, I am having excellent luck on the beds I established years  ago, as well as  inner-city woodlots.I have more images, plenty of doublets and triplets.  The second 
photo you can see the bulk are M. esculenta, but there are a few M.  angusticeps at the bottom left of the platter.
I have had two excellent forays so far this season.  We are trying to  teach a Labrador retriever to sniff and find, but no real progress  with that yet.I'm certain Ohio is faring well for you.  They've had more rain than  we have here, but the same temps, should be excellent for you there  if it is exccellent here, and it is, mmmmmmm.Jim the Treeguy

May 3rd, 2008:Chris, Steve got home from work today and went to a different area in Alleghany County, VA Lots of people go to this area, but he still managed to find 29 yellows. Around poplars as usual and vines. Here's a picture of his find today. Steve & Laura

May 3rd, 2008:380 mushrooms!

May 3rd, 2008:so often we find ourselves journeying off in dire search for morels way out in the country when all along they can be right in our own backyard's.Tonight I was out mowing the grass and came up on a honeycomb.
:) don;t you just love it Stephen

May 3rd, 2008:Chris...we found around laurelville ohio again same spot as always ...east facing hillside from top to bottom ...they are up well now and only get better in the next couple weeks.......we found these thursday the 25th (first pic) friday 26th (second pic) and monday the 28th (third and fourth pic)...if your in central ohio get your butt out there....they are up and waiting to be harvested....happy hunting!!!

May 3rd, 2008:Hi Chris. I see your keeping busy to say the least. As you've heard from Hugh, we have been killing it here in Central Ohio. We've been scoring blacks as well as yellows. 558 so far. Chris Ott

May 3rd, 2008:Wife and I went out Sunday and found about 225 shrooms.  Everything from spikes, white sponge, greys and notice the 13 blacks.  The blacks are fresh  and  starting to come back up in Southern/Central Illinois. 
Ernest

May 3rd, 2008:They just keep getting bigger and bigger. Now we are starting to see the tans come up. Hopefully this will be as good a season for them as it was for the blacks. The blacks are still coming up fresh. Glen

May 3rd, 2008:APRIL IS WONDERFUL ISN'T IT! TO CHRIS :THANKS 4 YOUR WONDERFUL WEB SITE! TO MY FAMILY LOVE U ALL THIS IS APRIL 4 ME !   ALWAYS DAVE!!!!!!!

May 3rd, 2008:Dryads are out in full in northeast Ohio Still having to much cold weather for anything else Rich

May 3rd, 2008:steve smith, yellow morel - general location = west virgina,  parkersburg, wood Growing Conditions = under  poplar trees Additional Comments = blonds are up in full bloom

May 3rd, 2008:Here are 14 nice yellows I found in my back yard in McVille, Indiana at the base of 2 large OLD Elm tree stumps. They tasted as GOOD as they looked… Steve

May 3rd, 2008:eric enold,  yellow morel  grey and black - general location = Ohio, Carroll County Growing Conditions = In an old poplar grove Additional Comments = It was our second time out with our new ten week old baby girl, shes bring us goodluck.  Found 248 today, mostly yellow a few grey and black.  Only hunted for two hours, this is a great season so far.  With some more sun and rain in a few days the next two weeks should be record makers.

May 3rd, 2008:Sorry not to update you sooner Chris but we've found a ton of morels here in central IL since 4/19.  All kinds of blacks, yellows, greys and more half-frees than I've ever seen.  Here's a pic of my share of the recent two day hunt 4/27 and 4/28.  peace and panic Mark (central IL)

May 3rd, 2008:nate, grey morel - general location = tazwell county illinois Growing Conditions = under one elm
Additional Comments = every step more greys

May 3rd, 2008:duncan,  yellow morel - general location = southwestern pa Growing Conditions = around dead elms, white ash, and poplars Additional Comments = well 2 of us picked 585 morels today, 428 were yellows, 110+ half free, and the rest were greys. smallest yellow found was 1/2 inch biggest was the size of a coke can of which there were 105 this size. Record one day find great season we are having in in Pa. everytime i close my eyes all I see are yellow morels!!

May 4th, 2008:DaddyO, black morel - general location = Rockford ILLINOIS Growing Conditions = Struggled to find any till 4-30-08, then found them under a dead elm tree that never had any in past years.   Spotted one little gray, then started lookin around and found about 30 more within 20 feet, sone grays some blacks.  First time I ever found the cone-shaped blacks.  It's gonna be a great year!

May 4th, 2008:GMW, black morel - general location = Ingham County Michigan Growing Conditions = Rich lowlands; east/southeast slope Additional Comments = Found about 25 angusticups over past 8 days in spot where I usually find the earliest morels.Spoke with a waitress on Tuesday morning up in Hillman at an event I was speaking at and she said her mom picked about 100 blacks over the weekend. Hillman is between Gaylord and Alpena.

May 4th, 2008:i found this mushroom on a dead wood in my yard can you tell me if it is edible? thanks Herschel

This is Poluporus squamosus, Dryad's Saddle, edible, but not my favorite! - Chris M

May 4th, 2008:Craig Rhinehart, grey morel - general location = Iowa County Iowa Growing Conditions = Near dead elms on creek botton.2 small greys need warmer weather should be good huntig in 1 to 2 weeks.

May 4th, 2008:Drew,  grey morel - general location = Bridgman, Michigan Growing Conditions = Same spot as last year!! Under oak trees.

May 4th, 2008:josh dittmer,  grey morel - general location = burnside il hancock Growing Conditions = dead elms
Additional Comments = found on april 21 had a frost the next day

May 4th, 2008:Lukw LaShorne, black morel - general location = I found all mine in jackson county Indiana.
Growing Conditions = I found the majority of the yellow on a steep NW hillside about 1/2 mile from the white river.
Additional Comments = good luck shroomers

May 4th, 2008:TIM KERR,  grey morel m- general location = ILLINOIS, KNOX COUNTY Growing Conditions = BOTTOMS OF STRIP MINE CUTS,NORTH FACING FINGERS Additional Comments = 123 SMALL GRAYS, FEW YELLOW

May 4th, 2008:Chris Ott and I hit one of his spots today and came out with 189 big beautiful yellows, 12 blacks and 4 half-frees. About 100 yellows were around one gigantic, freshly dead elm, some as much as 30 feet from the tree. It was pretty incredible. -- hugh, Columbus

May 4th, 2008:angela adams, morel-other - general location = middlesboro, KY Growing Conditions = rich shadey lowlands (horse field) Additional Comments = around here we call morels hickory chickens or dry land fish) very good eating!!!

May 4th, 2008:larry barnes,  yellow morel - general location = Madison , Wisc. Growing Conditions = Temp 65 degrees. Just starting to appear only about 1-2 inches high. They were there last year and glad to see them again this year.

May 4th, 2008:I live in Oregon and I found these mushrooms in my backyard. I think they are Morels but I was hoping you could help. I have attached some pictures of them. They were under a bunch of fir tree's in a grassy area.
Thank You:Eric Brouwer

You have Morels! Enjoy! - Chris M

May 4th, 2008:Pam Kayl, yellow morel - general location = South Eastern tip of South Dakota Growing Conditions = In the sand along the Missouri River they are not coming up in the black dirt yet

May 4th, 2008:Steve M,  yellow morel - general location = Lasalle Co. Illinois Growing Conditions = New growth woods near some small ash trees. Additional Comments = This is the only morel i`ve found ,odd season here.

May 4th, 2008:Hi Chris love this site TY found these on may 1st  2008 green county indiana river bottoms there a little dry . need rain  hope will stick arround another week till i get my fill .gonna try and catch some crappies to go with    good luck all happy hunting    Toby

May 4th, 2008:Toby White, half-free morel - general location = IN  green county Growing Conditions = river bottoms
Additional Comments = found 48 in all as you can see a few are a little dry need rain but all in all good shroons maybee a week of good hunting left. good luck all!!!!

May 4th, 2008:whiski, grey morel - general location = madison, wi Growing Conditions = on the ground
Additional Comments = please keep raining

May 4th, 2008:This season is amazing in Central Ohio! 205 more today. Good luck, Chris O.

May 4th, 2008:Anthony Tassinello, burnsite morel - general location = Plumas County, Northern California
Growing Conditions = Moonlight Fire, Hat Creek Logging Additional Comments = Hey Chris, I see you landed in Cali, I hope it went okay for you.  As for me and my foraging friends this has been the toughest April I've ever hunted.  From the low elevations 2500'-3200' in logged area we found enough blacks for dinner, mostly on Sierra-Pacific logging company lands, 3 weeks ago. Conditions extremely dry and cold.  Morels came up and dried perfectly crisp with moist stems.  Nothing bigger than 3".  Later in the mid 3000' range in our natural spots a fraction of what we would normally find, I'm talking enough to fill your hand.  At the Moonlight Fire last weekend along creeks in the 3000'-4000' range we found cup fungus and maybe 40 blondes and greys all small and feeling the effects of hot/cold and dry conditions.  I won't be back there too steep and dry, burnt like a moonscape.  Upper elevs. may yield if it flattens out and isn't on someone's mining claim. In logging upto 5000' as of Monday conditions were again dry and drying out where the snow seems to be evaporating not soaking into the earth.  No morels at all despite perfect terrain.  No rain in site...driest consecutive March-April in 100 years in California.  My worst season to date.  Maybe the upper elevations will yield but hunting is real tough.  Some reports of morels coming from the Shasta-Trinity range.  Oregon morels in abundance retailing for $39 a pound.  Cheers AT

May 4th, 2008:Hey Chris! Sorry about the double click. 4x's out since fri 4/25-over 120 yellows, and 200 more 1/2 free's. The mild weather has been great! More days to hunt for that big one! Get 'em while you can! Brad-Jackson Co. K.C. MO

May 4th, 2008:Memory,  yellow morel - general location = WA, Nisqually Growing Conditions = Lowlands, nearby were fruit trees of some kind... Additional Comments = some 35 odd

May 4th, 2008:Cooter,  grey morel - general location = Found about 15 small greys and 1 small yellow in woodford county near germantown hills. Nothing to brag about though. Just glad I finally found some this year! Growing Conditions = They were growing near a old elm, on flat ground, growing right up through patches of moss.Hopefully after this weekend the yellows will start popping!

May 4th, 2008:Mike Borns, grey morel - general location = Valparaiso, IN Growing Conditions = Around my pond

May 4th, 2008:Chuck Stoops Jr, yellow morel  greys, peckerheads - general location = Mason county havana il.
Growing Conditions = in the  woods!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May 4th, 2008:hi dont know if i already sent this pic but here it is  lucy l    United Kingdom

May 4th, 2008:Sean,  grey morel - general location = Mazomanie, WI They're here!!!! Just checked a spot where I always seem to find the first morels of the year and found a boat load of them. They are all very small and hard to see due to the fact that they are not taller than the violets that they are growing under. All near one big dead elm. Counted approx. 75 of them. I will leave them alone for the weekend and hope that they get bigger. Stepped on a couple of them before I realized that they were there hiding.Growing Conditions = rich lowlands, soil temp 58 degrees

May 4th, 2008:Norm, yellow morel - general location = Carroll County, Indiana Growing Conditions = Mostly around Wild Cherry tees and edge of the woods. Additional Comments = Found 80 half-free, 10 yellows, and 10 greys this morning before the rain (which is badly needed).

May 4th, 2008:Chris,  With the exception of the foray a few years ago with you near Macon, I finally found some morels up near Cumming, GA.  My brother came in from Arizona and we were planning a trip to Illinois to hunt morels.  I came across an area in the winter near Cumming that looked like it might be good.  We thought we would hunt this spot (April 14) since we were not leaving for Illinois until the next morning.  We were in the woods a short time and I found a single small morel.  A few minutes later in some poplar trees, I came across the biggest patch of morels that I have ever seen. They were a little old, but we were able to salvage a few.   We were about a week too late. (Picture attached).  Our Illinois hunt was a little early and we only found about 70.JIm Finley

May 4th, 2008:The morels are still coming strong in central Ohio. Today we found another mix of 85 yellows, 91 half-frees, 73 tulip morels and 28 verpa conicas. The ash trees have been really productive this year (with like 6-10 on a tree), which is unusual for this area. We  found another 12 under an apple tree, which is also not common here. It seems like any and every morel mycelium out there is pushing up mushrooms this year. -- hugh, Columbus, OH

May 4th, 2008:Brian,  yellow morel - general location = Jefferson County, IA Growing Conditions = Found along creek bed with several Oak trees nearby. Additional Comments = Finally found a few here in southern Iowa. I have been looking for a week and this is the first day with any luck. Only about enough for one meal but I will gladly take it right now!! Hopefully next week yields plenty more.Love this site