And so it begins! I'm up in MN so I have oh about 5 months yet. LOL. Let to Morel dreams start.
Very goodI think this year will be a better year for morels at least in the DFW area. We've had some decent rainfall this winter and might get more. I don't normally start looking until the first week in March. We've got warm temps coming which is a good sign. I have yet to find my first morel in Texas. Been looking for years and haven't found one. Either they aren't common around this area or I just wasn't looking in the right places. Been finding a lot of oyster mushrooms. I may have to harvest some of those before I start looking for morels. Never tried oyster mushrooms before. Are they any good to eat?
Nice work, geologist! Always look forward to your first find. I’ll be hunting south of Dallas this weekend.View attachment 44700
Found the first one today on my early spot. More rain in the forecast for today so it should be ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Technically this is the first find of 2023....all others found are fake news!!!!
Yes…in a good year picking in central Texas can be great. In a bad year, experienced pickers get little or none. No idea what this year holds, but it’s time to get out there. Check out the ‘22 TX thread or maybe even earlier. You’ll be looking for cedars/junipers in limestone soil, which is different from many areas.Congratulations. I live in Centeral Tx. Do you think foraging around temple area would be good?
Walk. Walk a lot. Learn to identify trees. Learn to identify what stage of health a particular tree is in. Research. Lots of research. Pay attention to the woods, which plants, shrubs, bushes trees are progressing into spring first. Learn about microclimates and elevation. Study which areas warm up first such as south facing slopes at higher terrain where night time temps don’t dip as low as the valley. Walk, look and learn. A few days can make a huge difference from one area to the next, even though they may be only a few hundred yards apartI live in East Central Texas and this will be my first year hunting morels, would you please share some tips on where to look? Thank you.
The hill area around Gatesville should be great.....if you can get access to them. I assume you are near Ft. Hood. Not sure what kind of access you still have on base but look under the cedars abd oak thickets there around the hills.Congratulations. I live in Centeral Tx. Do you think foraging around temple area would be good?
Elms are the first go to trees for me. I see the early morels under them...then as the season matures, I go for red cedars and oaks in flat sandy bottoms. Always look near creek embankments as well.I live in East Central Texas and this will be my first year hunting morels, would you please share some tips on where to look? Thank you.