Nothing like getting a jump on things!

 

Interesting to think about,

• Our Human bodies are only 1% FUNGI
• while we do Share almost 50% of Our DNA with FUNGI 🍄‍🟫🍄

 

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Interesting to think about,

• Our Human bodies are only 1% FUNGI
• while we do Share almost 50% of Our DNA with FUNGI 🍄‍🟫🍄

1% is by volume, while 50% is the WE have 30 millions of bacteria and 20 times that amount of virus's in our bodies buy sincxe they're so small they don't take up much space or weight. .

 

🍄🍄‍🟫🌧❄ Hoping for a Blizzard. But So far 6:00am in Morgan Monroe Forest..
Zero Snow...Not even one Snowflake ❄
We do Have Report that Ice has Just begun along the Ohio River in Kentucky

 

🍄🍄‍🟫🌧❄ Hoping for a Blizzard. But So far 6:00am in Morgan Monroe Forest..
Zero Snow...Not even one Snowflake ❄
We do Have Report that Ice has Just begun along the Ohio River in Kentucky View attachment 49867

Looks like you got your wish Wade! Got about a foot looks like here in Morgan county where I live. that should flatten the leaves and add good moisture gradually to the woods. Looks like it should lay on for a while too. Fingers crossed for a banner season!

 

Howdy Everyone..
Wade here...🤠✌🌎🦅
Welcome to Our 2025 FUNGI Hunting Conversations.
🌨❄ I'm Hoping, that we get a lot of Snow in January, February, & March...
☃? Does the amount of snowfall effect the amount of Morels that Pop-up?
⛈? What about Rain, what is the right amount of rain, that Morels need?
🌞 ? Will a Quick Early warm spells then a sudden Cold 🥶 Freeze Hurt Morels?
🐢? What is the Ground Temperature needed for Morels to begin Popping up?
🏕? What kind of Trees 🌳 are the most likely to find Morels under or near?
🤠🦅✌ Come Hunt Together with us on here..and along Our Way down the Beautiful, Miles and Miles of Hiking.
Every Question you can imagine, We will find the Answer to Most, but Only Most.
🍄‍🟫✨️🍄 Only Most,
Because the Mystery will always be.....
❤🍄‍🟫🌎🍄🐢🏕
Love The Hunt

Those are kind of the universal morel questions. The one I haven't quite figured out yet is timing. I've been late the last two seasons. Still found some, but started right out with the late season "bigfoot" morels! I just guess I need to get out there earlier.

 

🤠🍄‍🟫🍄 I Remember you say that last year..
And it was an odd year for Me, Seemed Over before it Started

 

Got 12 inches here in Jackson/Jennings Co.

 

🤠🍄‍🟫 I Really Enjoy Maps

 

I just had 2 maps of the Panama Canal framed. My dad would go there in the 70's with the civil engineering wing of the Air Force and work on canal maintenance. Found the military maps he had of it rolled up in a closet. Can't believe we gave it away after building it. Don't get me started. Maps are really cool.

 

❤🍄‍🟫❤❤🤠💫🌌💫🌠 This is the Entire Universe Cramed into one image..

 

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Interesting to think about,

• Our Human bodies are only 1% FUNGI
• while we do Share almost 50% of Our DNA with FUNGI 🍄‍🟫🍄

Howdy Everyone..
Wade here...🤠✌🌎🦅
Welcome to Our 2025 FUNGI Hunting Conversations.
🌨❄ I'm Hoping, that we get a lot of Snow in January, February, & March...
☃? Does the amount of snowfall effect the amount of Morels that Pop-up?
⛈? What about Rain, what is the right amount of rain, that Morels need?
🌞 ? Will a Quick Early warm spells then a sudden Cold 🥶 Freeze Hurt Morels?
🐢? What is the Ground Temperature needed for Morels to begin Popping up?
🏕? What kind of Trees 🌳 are the most likely to find Morels under or near?
🤠🦅✌ Come Hunt Together with us on here..and along Our Way down the Beautiful, Miles and Miles of Hiking.
Every Question you can imagine, We will find the Answer to Most, but Only Most.
🍄‍🟫✨️🍄 Only Most,
Because the Mystery 🔮🌠🧚‍♀️🌌💫
Will always be.....
❤🍄‍🟫🌎🍄🐢🏕
Join in, Here with us, and Head on through the woods together Walking Miles and Miles into this Amazing Mystery🔮🌠
as We;
❤🍄Love The Hunt🍄‍🟫❤

The amount of snow or rain does not make a difference unless it's in the 3-4 weeks prior to when they normally fruit.
The moisture and soil temperature in the few weeks to a month leading up to the normal season makes all the difference in the wold. One year the area I used to hunt had a record low rain amount and not much snow but had several good rain events in a month and we had an excellent season. Here in SC we only get snow every 10-15 years and less seldom enough to last more than day and we still get loads of morels--- if we get rain just before the season. I kept very detailed records for over 20 years. They interluded the year before rain for each month, etc. Forget soil temperature. look at the stage of a few plants that bloom or get tier leaves when morels normally fruit. I like May apples when they just flatten out and used to like when Ash trees got their first true leaves, not the blossoms that can fool you. I used to like red bud but it will bloom at about the same time every year. Often Red bud blooms when morels fruit but not always.

 

The amount of snow or rain does not make a difference unless it's in the 3-4 weeks prior to when they normally fruit.
The moisture and soil temperature in the few weeks to a month leading up to the normal season makes all the difference in the wold. One year the area I used to hunt had a record low rain amount and not much snow but had several good rain events in a month and we had an excellent season. Here in SC we only get snow every 10-15 years and less seldom enough to last more than day and we still get loads of morels--- if we get rain just before the season. I kept very detailed records for over 20 years. They interluded the year before rain for each month, etc. Forget soil temperature. look at the stage of a few plants that bloom or get tier leaves when morels normally fruit. I like May apples when they just flatten out and used to like when Ash trees got their first true leaves, not the blossoms that can fool you. I used to like red bud but it will bloom at about the same time every year. Often Red bud blooms when morels fruit but not always.

Howdy Tim...
Wade here 🤠...
All Good information Sir..
❤🍄‍🟫🔮🌌 Still; The Mystery Will Always Be.
🍄and We All Love Our Mystery, Don't We!

 

 

They may be edible but just like some edible mushrooms doesn't mean they taste good. Try chewing on white pine needle once. FYI- White pines have 5 long needles. 5 is a key indicator. Sassafras was taken out of products since it has a potentially toxic type effects. He tea made from leaves was used by some Indians. Most use the roots to brew the tea which is similar to root beer flavor. I used a coffee percolator with the upright spout removed to brew it 24 hours a day one of my years in college. To my knowledge I didn't suffer any bad effects. Yetttttt

 

I am road tripping to the Indy area late April. Your state parks are ok to hunt, correct? No turkey hunting restrictions like in IL? Thanks for any input.

 

❤🇺🇲🦅🍄‍🟫🍄🤠 Appalachian Folks, bet they Knew what Merkels were, and knew when and where to find um🍄‍🟫🍄

 

Did you know the Merkel was slang or "mountainspeak" for miracle. It's Merkel how fast they pop up after a spring rain.
I used to work in a senior living facility. One ol' timer from W VA told me they used to float down the Elk river and knock them off the banks with a long pole and scoop them up with a net. He said they were the large late season yellows growing under Sycamore trees.
I had a close friend who found very late season large yellows under sycamores along the C&O canal that runs beside the Potomac river in MD. If any readers live near where they can hunt sycamores in late season remember it can work at times.

 

The shotgun looks like what we used to call a Long Tom single shot with 36" barrel.

 

🇺♥🇺🇲🦅🍄‍🟫🍄🤠 Taking my first attempt at making a 3pound Meatloaf..adding a lot of Our dehydrated Morels from last year

 

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🇺♥🇺🇲🦅🍄‍🟫🍄🤠 Taking my first attempt at making a 3pound Meatloaf..adding a lot of Our dehydrated Morels from last year

I made morel meatball spaghetti last week the same way. Mmmm.

 

Personally I discard the stems. They don't hold any flavor but they can add bulk to what you cook. If anyone doubts it next time you find some fresh one try cooking just some stems.
One ting I add to my meatloaf is mustard seeds- whole. I add quire a few. They produce just little tiny crunchy bites.
I earned that for my Mom. My wife raves about my meatloaf due to the mustard seeds. I add some fresh finely chopped onion and if I have ground beef that is lean I ad some bread crumbs to help hold some moisture. My local supermarket often has great deals on 93% lean, which is too dry unless I add the crumbs to hold what fats/juices come out of the meat.
A bit of liquid smoke adds flavor. I use it just about every time I cook with my dried morels and even a few drops for fresh ones. I add it just before it's ode cooking or it gets lost among the other flavors. It can help other earthly fungi such as boletes and hen of the woods.
PLEASE let us know how it turns out. If it's good I'll try it the next time I make meatloaf.

 

I use stems in stock for flavor. They are better dried first. If they are old I use them to make spore slurry…not that I have ever had any morels pop after spreading it around my apple tree though. 😄

 

♥🇺🇲🦅🍄‍🟫🍄🤠 How'z this for a Morel Hunting Cabin

 

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♥🇺🇲🦅🍄‍🟫🍄🤠 How'z this for a Morel Hunting Cabin

I’ve never found morels inside of a cabin. I did find some inside of an old garage with a dirt floor and a hole in the roof.

 

Nice!

 

♥🇺🇲🦅🍄‍🟫🍄🤠 Robinbluebird buys Orders this Coffee ☕

 

Howdy HOOSIERS!

Looking forward to this years hunt, but change is in the air. I am now married and bought acerage on a private lake. I'd call that change.

And, oh mama, if you could hear the stories of the fish in this lake! I have one acre on the lake (over 250 feet of frontage) and a few acres behind for a BarndOminium! Crystal clear waters with a spring and choice ice fishing.

Did my ship come in? Maybe! But what I really hope is it's the "100 year hunt" for morels this season. And other fungi like the elusive and conveted Black Trumpet. I'm starting to think 2018 and 2019 was a once in 100 years event for black trumpets! It's been slim Pickens since then, and how I've hunted. How I've dreamed. And, oh how I've struck out.

How's everybody doing?
I miss you all. I didn't post much because we were busy closing on the new property. I should be around more this season y'all! Come back.

 

Howdy HOOSIERS!

Looking forward to this years hunt, but change is in the air. I am now married and bought acerage on a private lake. I'd call that change.

And, oh mama, if you could hear the stories of the fish in this lake! I have one acre on the lake (over 250 feet of frontage) and a few acres behind for a BarndOminium! Crystal clear waters with a spring and choice ice fishing.

Did my ship come in? Maybe! But what I really hope is it's the "100 year hunt" for morels this season. And other fungi like the elusive and conveted Black Trumpet. I'm starting to think 2018 and 2019 was a once in 100 years event for black trumpets! It's been slim Pickens since then, and how I've hunted. How I've dreamed. And, oh how I've struck out.

How's everybody doing?
I miss you all. I didn't post much because we were busy closing on the new property. I should be around more this season y'all! Come back.

♥🇺🇸🦅🤠 Sound'n Real Good...
💞 Married..and Lake front property
Well...I'm so Glad to hear of your Happiness...
and that you are Anxious for...
The 2025 Season 🍄‍🟫🍄
We have had some Unusual and changed weather patterns, and finally got the Big Snow ❄ that we have been needing for years...
Perhaps these Elements and Alignment of the Planets 🌠 Will be Exactly what is Needed, To Bring Our Hundred Year Hunt.
We are due for it, and it Will happen Again
Exactly How and when Will Always Remain a Mystery..
🍄‍🟫 Will this 2025 Season be The Year🍄‍🟫
🤠 I'll be out there look'n
Because... 🍄 I won't know if I don't Go🍄

 

This warm weather has one already thinking!!! I cant wait to get back out this year. Only "70" days left 😁 How is everyone? Been a minute since I have checked in

 

🐸🍄🐢🍄‍🟫 70 days, Man when you say it like that... I Realize it is sneaking up on Me...

 

 

So what is going to be? Watched news this morning but they said groundhog in Pennsylvania didn't see his shadow and then in New York there groundhog did see his shadow. Any thoughts about this out there?

 

I guess it'll be either 6 weeks or 7 weeks till Spring. Either way it's getting closer!

 

No matter whether he sees his shadow, spring is always bout 6 weeks away, take a week or so. Spring is not a hard date but the average of when people feel the warmer weather. It's earlier here in SC than when I lived in northern MD and "up north" such as concision or minnesota it's later.

 

Yea spring is getting here n believe we are all ready for it. Bet back in the day the groundhog festivals where a thing to attend n have fun with it!