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Enjoy your dreams . . . all you hibernating Morel hunters
Enjoy your dreams . . . all you hibernating Morel hunters
OHIO 2025 -- MOREL & SPRING MUSHROOM POSTS
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It is a creek bottom area, good eye! Lots of elm, maple and black cherry.
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It looks a lot like my spot. The soil is sandy loam and the whole place is a gigantic ramp patch. Oddly enough I've never found a morel down in there, but I did once find a gigantic log full of chickens. It's not the easiest place to get into. The main creek is to the left, but there is a small tributary that I have to negotiate to get to where the ramps are. If we've had any wet weather at all the bottom is like quicksand!
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❤🇺🇸🦅🍄🍄🟫🤠 I hope i find more Ramps..
I Only have 2 patches... each is only about 6 feet in diameter
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Pickled Wild Ramps on Pizza.
I'm going to give this Columbus, Black Dog Pizza Shop a try tonight with my sweetheart.
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I've already lined up my favorite Columbus Pizza place (Grandad's) so it's ok to bring in Morels or Chanterelles and they will make a Mushroom Pizza for me with them. I took some Morels with me on a trip there last year, but alas, my favorite bartender was not there. So I didn't ask anyone else. This year, I've asked two different bartenders and they both said ok, bring them on in.
Wishing good Early Hunting to everyone. 😀🍕🍕
I'm going to give this Columbus, Black Dog Pizza Shop a try tonight with my sweetheart.
I've already lined up my favorite Columbus Pizza place (Grandad's) so it's ok to bring in Morels or Chanterelles and they will make a Mushroom Pizza for me with them. I took some Morels with me on a trip there last year, but alas, my favorite bartender was not there. So I didn't ask anyone else. This year, I've asked two different bartenders and they both said ok, bring them on in.
Wishing good Early Hunting to everyone. 😀🍕🍕
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Well, I guess that you use what you can find. The more I keep my eyes open, the more is revealed! I've found ramp patches all through this metropark that is miles long! I think in the one spot I've found that I could haul wheelbarrow loads of them out there every day for a month and do no harm, but the authorities think otherwise. And I can understand it, yet not agree with it!
That's interesting! I tried to have a local breakfast spot that I frequent make me a morel omelette, but they said no! All their food must be delivered by a licensed food supplier, even if I'm the one delivering my own edibles! Weird!
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Ramps are the BOMB! Tried them for the first time last year. Can't wait for 2025 ramps! Currently on Carnivore but gonna have to cheat while ramps are in season.
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I went to Black Dog Pizza last night only to find that the Ramp Pizza was a month-long special of last year. The now gone Ramp Pizza was titled Lady and the Ramp
I ordered the current Monthly March Special which in honor of St Patricks Day was "Rubin Pizza" called St Patti's little Helper.
I ordered the current Monthly March Special which in honor of St Patricks Day was "Rubin Pizza" called St Patti's little Helper.
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I've said in other replies that a wanted a slow, gradual warm up rather than a sudden blast of hot weather, and that sure is what we're getting up here! I was having my coffee this morning and when I rose from my seat to get another cup I happened to look out the kitchen window to see it snowing a blizzard! It got all the way up to 40 degrees today, and is heading down into the mid 20's again tonight! I guess I wouldn't mind a slightly quicker warm up. I think I'm just tired of winter! Oh well, that's life in the frozen tundra of NE Ohio.
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Shroomsearcher,
Thanks for the anectdote.
A few years back, someone posted, asking on where to hunt for morels in SW Ohio as they were going to be visiting there from out-of-state for a period of time. On that person's behalf, I called a more local SW OH park (not a state park, which as I understand it, all allow morel hunting in OH) and I asked the person answering the phone if hunting Morels was allowed in that park. He answered that technically, or according to the rules no -- but in practice they did not bother anyone as long as it was not commercial foraging.
Very early in my Morel hunting history, my wife and I, as well as friends were hiking John Bryan State Park and my wife found Morels. We counted 26 and left them all because we thought picking them was not allowed.
After returning home to Columbus, out of curiosity, I called the John Bryan State Park office and to my surprise the person said, yes Morel hunting was allowed. Well . . . I have never made that mistake again. Ha!
I've eaten Morel Fettachini at La Tavola Restaurant in Columbus and Chantrelle soup in Inn-at-the Falls Restaurant in Hocking county and the Refectory in Columbus had Chanterelles on the menu several years in a row.
For several years there was activity in Michigan on cultivating Morels that was partly funded by the owner of Domino's Pizza. I'll give you one guess what he had in mind for those Morels? Morel Pizza at Domino's!!
It didn't work out, though. As I understood it, there was a fungal outbreak that required shutting down all production and sterilizing the facility and upon restart the same thing happened again. After that the investors would not put in more money.
Have a great Spring. 😎 ⛅
Thanks for the anectdote.
A few years back, someone posted, asking on where to hunt for morels in SW Ohio as they were going to be visiting there from out-of-state for a period of time. On that person's behalf, I called a more local SW OH park (not a state park, which as I understand it, all allow morel hunting in OH) and I asked the person answering the phone if hunting Morels was allowed in that park. He answered that technically, or according to the rules no -- but in practice they did not bother anyone as long as it was not commercial foraging.
Very early in my Morel hunting history, my wife and I, as well as friends were hiking John Bryan State Park and my wife found Morels. We counted 26 and left them all because we thought picking them was not allowed.
After returning home to Columbus, out of curiosity, I called the John Bryan State Park office and to my surprise the person said, yes Morel hunting was allowed. Well . . . I have never made that mistake again. Ha!
I've eaten Morel Fettachini at La Tavola Restaurant in Columbus and Chantrelle soup in Inn-at-the Falls Restaurant in Hocking county and the Refectory in Columbus had Chanterelles on the menu several years in a row.
For several years there was activity in Michigan on cultivating Morels that was partly funded by the owner of Domino's Pizza. I'll give you one guess what he had in mind for those Morels? Morel Pizza at Domino's!!
It didn't work out, though. As I understood it, there was a fungal outbreak that required shutting down all production and sterilizing the facility and upon restart the same thing happened again. After that the investors would not put in more money.
Have a great Spring. 😎 ⛅
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Okay, I can't figure out how to copy something from PM's to the general forum. I can usually figure that kind of stuff out, but no luck this time. sb and I were having a conversation that was going quite well, and we decided to bring it back here.
Here in NE Ohio we're finally seeing some warmer weather, and thing have started to green up a bit. Ramps are finally getting started. I checked on them the other day.
I was able to join a nearby fish & game club some years ago, sponsored by two friends. I am now a lifetime member, and this was where other members informed me that morels grow there! I knew about the elm/morel connection, but that was about it. My first season hunting was a total bust! Talking with one of the members during the Summer, he asked me if I had checked the apple trees. I said no, as I didn't know about that connection back then. That's when I started to find morels, even though my first find happened under a recently dead elm that had just started to slip its bark!
Here in NE Ohio we're finally seeing some warmer weather, and thing have started to green up a bit. Ramps are finally getting started. I checked on them the other day.
I was able to join a nearby fish & game club some years ago, sponsored by two friends. I am now a lifetime member, and this was where other members informed me that morels grow there! I knew about the elm/morel connection, but that was about it. My first season hunting was a total bust! Talking with one of the members during the Summer, he asked me if I had checked the apple trees. I said no, as I didn't know about that connection back then. That's when I started to find morels, even though my first find happened under a recently dead elm that had just started to slip its bark!
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I am really liking this slow gradual start. Last year came fast and early and was over before I knew it. At least in central Ohio, as long as this weather pattern holds and doesn't get hot too quickly, we are in for a very nice season!
I have spent this winter scouting for new spots and really working on my tree identification skills, which is looking like it will pay off. I found a handful of new spots closer to home which is a huge plus.
This will be my 4th year hunting consistently and finding stuff, wish I had started way earlier, but better late than never!
I have spent this winter scouting for new spots and really working on my tree identification skills, which is looking like it will pay off. I found a handful of new spots closer to home which is a huge plus.
This will be my 4th year hunting consistently and finding stuff, wish I had started way earlier, but better late than never!
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Found some devils urn this morning
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It was the same up here in NE Ohio. Plus I was stupid and waited until I thought things looked "perfect", and I was way late! But we get a lot of lake effect from Erie up here, and it's been keeping us pretty cool. Heck it was snowing a blizzard up here one morning earlier this week! We are, basically, Lake Erie's bitch!
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Saw this on a FB group, Knox county found today
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Hope everyone has a record year! IMO this season is going to be a good one. March morels again this year in northern ohio. Like clockwork. Picked 12 all about 2 1/2”. Left a lot of little ones around an inch. Also pulled 10+ dozen worms out of the ground in my backyard last night about 10:30. Could’ve filled the bucket if I wanted they were everywhere!
Sweet! I'm pumped! I been hunting morels for 3 years! Nothing found yet here stark county! I'm hoping for some info from veteran hunters! I have in the past always picked small morels! If I leave them hoping to get bigger next year, will they actually get bigger? Mature more? I get conflicting answers! Thanks in advance for the wisdom!
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That's it! Packing up and moving to Fremont!
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They definitely grow for a few to several days after popping. I found a 1 inch black in KY Monday a week ago and picked it on Thursday. It doubled in size and had started turning black. The big yellows/greys will also grow over a period of a few to several days. A lot depends upon the weather after they pop.
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