I’m calling my shot. I drove by my early spot today and I am predicting I will be picking(or at least seeing) some by next weekend. Had to talk myself out of walking in too early. Starting to get antsy. If the rain and temps forecast do what they say I think I’ll be in luck. Good luck all!! The anticipation is almost the best part...but not quite
Well my prediction was a few days off but I managed to scope out 5 babies this afternoon. Hopefully they’ll be there when I come back. SE Mich. View attachment 16568
Decided to pick a few finally. Been sitting on these things for about a week. Heading up to go trout fishing today, had to take some with me. Washtenaw co. Also checked a couple of other spots and they are just getting started too
Decided to pick a few finally. Been sitting on these things for about a week. Heading up to go trout fishing today, had to take some with me. Washtenaw co. Also checked a couple of other spots and they are just getting started too
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Heading up today from KY to fish Lake St. Clair for a couple of days. Our season is over and it appears yours is just coming in. I’ve hunted popples in N MI for blacks before. What trees/terrain do I look for in S MI? I like how your leaf litter is usually flat due to the snow cover. Makes the blacks much easier to see compared to KY’s fluffy leaf litter.
Heading up today from KY to fish Lake St. Clair for a couple of days. Our season is over and it appears yours is just coming in. I’ve hunted popples is N MI for blacks before. What trees/terrain do I look for in S MI? I like how your leaf litter is usually flat due to the snow cover. Makes the blacks much easier to see compared to KY’s fluffy leaf litter.
Tulip poplars in south Michigan generally produce the blacks. Dead elms and apple trees produce the grays and blondes. Depending on where you’re going they’re all just getting going
Got out this morning and found a couple dozen blondes and grays in Wayne county...are there any indicators to know when it's time to pick them? Size? Shape? Happy hunting! Also is this other photo a beefsteak mushroom?
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Got out this morning and found a couple dozen blondes and grays in Wayne county...are there any indicators to know when it's time to pick them? Size? Shape? Happy hunting! Also is this other photo a beefsteak mushroom?
Gotta love those new spots!! With all the rain we’ve been getting they were just showing up all over. Love when that happens, this area is just starting too. Going back in a couple days after the warm up tomorrow, hopefully no one beats me there
Ya know what, maybe I’m wrong.... the bark goes from rough at the bottom few feet or so and transition to all smooth bark. Just looked it up and you are correct. It’s a Bigtooth Aspen grove.
I searched all over those trees in 2 very large areas and only found that couple dozen in one little section of one of the areas. Very odd. I really dislike hunting blacks because it’s so difficult in Oakland County.
I kill it with grays and blondes.....
Aspen will start off with smooth bark and as they age will start a very rough furrowed bark low. Ash are the same way. I have looked for the younger Ash in areas that others hunt hoping that they will not identify the younger tree. In general I have found that the smaller ones do not produce as well but once did find 20 under an Ash that was smaller than my thigh.
Well, I went back to that Aspen grove today and found about a dozen more blacks. I’ve found two very distinctly different types of blacks but I’m not sure if there are more than one species.... I’ll post pics in a few....
There were tons of people in the woods this evening.....
How’s everyone doing so far?
The caps are not only shaped differently but the thickness is starkly different. The morel in the top pic has a very thin cap and stem while the one in the bottom pic has a thick, deeply pitted cap- more like a grey or blonde. Odd....
I believe the one in the top pic is just more mature than the one in the bottom pic. They get that black edge on the ridges of the shroom as it matures and the honeycomb opens up more also.
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