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Minnesota 2019 Season

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#1 ·
This is the 2019 Minnesota Morel Season.
 
#7 ·
Helloooo.. Burrr.... @tommyjosh
and MINNESOTA!!!!
So.... do Yall play MONOPOLY ...or
Drink Hot Chocolate...or
watch Television Re-Runs....or
Just sit around look'n at each other Making sure the fire doesn't go Out ?
make big pots of Chili and Soups ?
do Yall still Play Hockey in -30 temps?
WHAT DO YALL DO...
ON DAYS LIKE THESE...?
As for me here in South Central Indiana
its about -10 , I'm stay'n in the House
 
#8 ·
Helloooo.. Burrr.... @tommyjosh
and MINNESOTA!!!!
So.... do Yall play MONOPOLY ...or
Drink Hot Chocolate...or
watch Television Re-Runs....or
Just sit around look'n at each other Making sure the fire doesn't go Out ?
make big pots of Chili and Soups ?
do Yall W Play Hockey in -30 temps?
WHAT DO YALL DO...
ON DAYS LIKE THESE...?
As for me here in South Central Indiana
its about -10 , I'm stay'n in the House
Most days it’s hockey but not days like these. Staying in the the house today.
 
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#21 ·
Now the snow just won't stop. Supposed to get another half foot this weekend, another 4 to 5 inches next week. least here in the cities. moisture good for the mushrooms, but man, we keep getting too much and I worry everything in the low country will be flooded out with no merkles. any other thoughts on this?
 
#34 ·
Hi everyone. My name is Brad, and I've been lurking here for a few days now. I live in St Paul, and I'm fairly new to foraging. Just wanted to say hi and thanks for all the useful info on this site. I've read the 2018 MN season thread thoroughly and learned a ton. Looking forward to hitting those SE facing hills in about a month! If I manage to find morels, I'll report back.
 
#38 ·
Thanks guys. I didn't hunt morels last year, and in fact haven't since my parents used to take me out when I was a kid. Over the last few years I've been finding some real nice chicken of the woods up near some family land near McGregor. That and fiddleheads have been the only things I've really foraged up until now. Hoping to change that this year.

Learning to ID elm trees is what I'm concentrating on now. I think I'll get the hang of it. I find myself rubbernecking as I drive these days. I'm sure some of you can relate. You'll be the first to hear if I meet with any success.
 
#39 ·
Thanks guys. I didn't hunt morels last year, and in fact haven't since my parents used to take me out when I was a kid. Over the last few years I've been finding some real nice chicken of the woods up near some family land near McGregor. That and fiddleheads have been the only things I've really foraged up until now. Hoping to change that this year.

Learning to ID elm trees is what I'm concentrating on now. I think I'll get the hang of it. I find myself rubbernecking as I drive these days. I'm sure some of you can relate. You'll be the first to hear if I meet with any success.
BRB
My advise is to stop now! Once you start looking for elms on every road trip you have the virus. It's not pretty, 95% of the population will wonder what happened to you. It's only here where other afflicted individuals share the burden you carry. If decide to proceed welcome aboard.
 
#41 ·
Any tips on reading/finding soil maps to target specific areas? I've read about soil composition and morel growth but the DNR sites are hard to navigate and find the needed info. Is soil even a big deal vs temps and dead trees etc? Some say yes others no...
 
#43 ·
Hey AIM, I've found morels in clay mix soil, black dirt, sand, etc... Moisture in the soil is important, and temps are a big deal because there is a range that morels prefer, and they don't stray from it. That's why they only grow in the spring here, and the flush starts early down south and works its way north up into Canada as the temps rise. Out west in the mountains they will find morels growing in summer at higher elevations.
As for dying/dead trees, for MN anyway, Elms are huge for grays and yellows. Also a few others once and while like apple trees, cottonwood, and a pine here and there. Although I haven't experienced this "yet", aspens for blacks in early spring.

Just one man's experience's over the years. ;)
 
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