Northern Indiana/Southern Michigan

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Heaven Lentine

Discussion Starter · Mar 17, 2022

Heya, fellow shroomers!
I'm from St. Joseph County, IN and all of the forums for my area are pretty much dead. It'd be refreshing to see even a little activity from my area...just a lil bit? Lol.
I prefer to hunt in Southern Indiana during the earlier part of the season and work my way to Northern MI. This past year, I swear I've packed twice the amount of research into my brain than any other year. All types of info from spore prints to chemical absorption. So, any information at all won't be shot down, even if I am already aware.
I honestly just want to see people in my area share the same hobby and love nature as much as I do.

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Heaven Lentine

Discussion Starter · #4 · Mar 22, 2022

jaybo said:
Do you find black morels in St. Joseph county? In the Chicago area they're few and far between. If so, they shouldn't be long for starting, as they start earlier than yellow morels. In fact, SW Michigan black morels aren't usually that far behind southern Illinois as it's a similar hardiness zone as southern Illinois due to the lake. No rumors of southern Illinois starting yet, but should be any day now.

Oh yes, without a doubt I find blacks round here. Every season I find a decent amount of blacks as well as greys, right in my area actually. But I agree with both of yas when it comes to blacks popping before yellows. That's proved itself true to me for years now. I appreciate any info about Illinois, cause I have realized over the years that I tend to base shroomy time partly off of when Southern Illinois starts poppin'.

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Discussion Starter · #5 · Mar 22, 2022

Morel man 96 said:
Im in central IN I find yellows an pecker heads sometimes but never really dark morels either and I've heard of them coming up a little earlier before yellow morels too . I'm going to start hunting next week I think 🤔 as long as it stays over 45 at night time an all that rain coming is nice for us too 😊 good luck hunting every1!! Jw when is everyone starting ???

Shoot, I'm headi

Morel man 96 said:
Im in central IN I find yellows an pecker heads sometimes but never really dark morels either and I've heard of them coming up a little earlier before yellow morels too . I'm going to start hunting next week I think 🤔 as long as it stays over 45 at night time an all that rain coming is nice for us too 😊 good luck hunting every1!! Jw when is everyone starting ???

Shooot, I'm heading out tomorrow mid-morning, bout an hour after sunrise! I can't take it any more, the anticipation is killing me! 🤣 I mean if the hunt isn't at all successful, I can at least scope a few spots 'n see if anything has changed/if there's any new tracks or whatnot out there. 🤷‍♀️
We definitely could use some warm rain and much more sunshine! 🌞
Happy Hunting 💜🍄🌞

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Heaven Lentine

Discussion Starter · #7 · Mar 22, 2022

Morel man 96 said:
How about pecker heads???? Do they sprout early it's light rain here I'm gonna go look an seee

Yes! I've always called 'em "dog peckers" just cause that's the name I discovered 'em as. But they sprout like crazy around here, annually, from the very beginning of the season to beyond the end of it. They can get quite annoying, personally. 🤦‍♀️

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Discussion Starter · #35 · 3 mo ago

r0ck3m333 said:
The half-free morels are actually delicious by the way...

I agree! 😋

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Discussion Starter · #36 · 3 mo ago

noskydaddy said:
What kind of trees do your black morels like @Heaven Lentine ?

I'm only bout a year late on this reply LOL
But I find blacks around such a wide variety of trees, man. The most notable areas that I repeatedly find blacks at, are in sunny spots on the outskirts of dense, very hilly woods (that are filled with at least 10 different kinds of trees). The hills cause the areas to be well drained, and the sun warms up that run off from those hills, creating pretty much prime condition for morels....
Now that I think about it, I do have a couple areas of nothing but Tulip Poplars, and those almost always have blacks.

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Heaven Lentine

Discussion Starter · #37 · 3 mo ago

🍄 Happy 2023 Morel Season to all my shroomie pals out there! 🍄
Here in South Bend, IN, the season is creeping up on us and could easily be here after just a week of some nice 50° & sunny days. We've sure had a lot of precipitation, which definitely leaves me hopeful for an epic season this year.
(Don't let the picture fool ya, last week was t-shirt

weather, today snow, tomorrow who the hell knows 😂)

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Discussion Starter · #42 · 2 mo ago

celticcurl said:
I'm in southern MI sitting here watching the snow fall. I'm about sick of it. Got about 4 inches today. We have accumulated a lot since that ice storm a few weeks back.

Soil temps are finally getting close! I hear you, I'm bout sick of this snow, too. 50° today and we're expecting more on Sunday. The itch for an early season is becoming unfathomable 😩😫

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Discussion Starter · #43 · 2 mo ago

noskydaddy said:
Thanks @Heaven Lentine BEtter late than never but it was ALMOST never! LMAO!!! Hope you have a great season. Be sure to post!

@noskydaddy No problem man, don't mention it 😆 Aye, I coulda let a bit more time pass 'n it woulda been okay LOL

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Discussion Starter · #44 · 2 mo ago

r0ck3m333 said:
That pretty much describes the best areas to find any morels at. Half free black and yellow.

You right, you right. 🤷

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Discussion Starter · #48 · 2 mo ago

capn morel said:
Cap'n Morel here. I've only found two sites in LaPorte County that consistently produce blacks. Both are slopes facing west and they're popp'n in late March, early April. Extremely weather dependent. Just need a little warmer, wetter weather.

Thanks so much for this. You rock

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