Hello everyone,
I've hunted morels many times in my folks' woods in southern Indiana, and never saw one that wasn't pointed out to me... ;^)
That lack of success dovetailed perfectly with my lack of imagination that morels might be found, literally, in my own backyard in Wisconsin.
For 10 years, we've lived on 5 wooded acres in western Dane County and I've been all through the woods over the years--but at the wrong times--making firewood. There are elms a-plenty, standing and fallen dead ones, and young live ones.
For the first time, I've been in the woods (it's been called "oak savannah" by a state forester) this early, enough to see mayapples sprout up in rings around the elms, and for also the first time, have at least a suspicion that morels ought to be there which informs and inspires my hunting.
My parents have passed on, and I'll hunt morels in their memory, but it sure would be nice if I could find one on my own before I go too... :^)
In fact, I won't post an avatar until I find that first one. I've missed any reports from Dane County.
If you've hunted here, I'd appreciate both your general opinions and specific advices.
Thank you. Glad to have stumbled, at least, upon morels.com. It's a good start.