[soothsayer]

My find from yesterday in Coshocton

 

[janaemartz8]

Morel dreams haven't started yet . . . but they will soon.

Enjoy your dreams . . . all you hibernating Morel hunters

Had a dream that the lilacs were already blooming in it. All I could think was, I missed it! Opening day!!! Woke me straight up, outta bed. 4-5 days

 

[sb]

nice looking 'shrooms

 

[sb]

Yesterday's Breakfast - Central OH

Go get them! 😎

 

[Thunter85]

I mostly hunt south central and usually hit Shawnee a couple times a season. Been to both areas this past week and struck out both trips, in areas that have been good to us in past. Last season was horrible and looks to be more of the same this time around, but we'll hit em again towards end of week and see what happens.
I'm not a big fan of above ave temps in March, always seems to take away from the season as it inevitably ends up getting too cold after they've gotten started.

 

[Steve3]

I hate to be negative, and I’m happy people are finding them- but this is the worst year in 20 at sites that always produced for me.. and I definitely did not miss em, I’ve searched 14 days in a row,. Found one very lonely one.. left it there, I see it every day

 

[soothsayer]

Majority of my spots have had no activity at all. Is it worth continuing to check them at this point if there are no signs of growth or just move on to somewhere new?

 

[Steve3]

I will! -as I did today.. I expanded my search to some gorgeous areas with nothing,, but it is kind of sad after all these year’s of trying to figure it out.. also, we have no Chorus Frogs.. used to have tons.. I’m hoping this is cyclic, and maybe next year will be amazing, but I got nuthin here! Good luck everyone~~~!!!

 

[shroomsearcher]

Majority of my spots have had no activity at all. Is it worth continuing to check them at this point if there are no signs of growth or just move on to somewhere new?

I do most of my hunting at my fish & game club where a member clued me in that morels grew there. I found zero the first season. I was hunting old, bleached out elm snags that had been far too long dead to be productive any more. During pheasant season I discovered a recently dead elm whose bark was just beginning to slip. The following year I checked that tree 5 times! The first 2 times, nothing at all. The third time covered with LBM's. The fourth time the LBM's had all died back and nothing again. The fifth time I checked I found 2 dozen morels there, my very first find! Persistence is a virtue.

 

[John Wasko]

NE Ohio’s on the board! I was out scouting my prime spots and found a couple beautiful Blacks walking out. This is the earliest I’ve found anything there. I would guess another week should really get them going. Plenty of moisture so this should be a fantastic year!

 

[soothsayer]

What’s y’all’s dead elm to morel ratio? I’m probably around 150 to 1.

 

[jpfootball57]

30 Found in Brown county this AM. Mostly around dying elm. Mainly yellows.

 

[soothsayer]

I do most of my hunting at my fish & game club where a member clued me in that morels grew there. I found zero the first season. I was hunting old, bleached out elm snags that had been far too long dead to be productive any more. During pheasant season I discovered a recently dead elm whose bark was just beginning to slip. The following year I checked that tree 5 times! The first 2 times, nothing at all. The third time covered with LBM's. The fourth time the LBM's had all died back and nothing again. The fifth time I checked I found 2 dozen morels there, my very first find! Persistence is a virtue.

Probably the best advise. I did see a post on Facebook today of someone in Morgan county who checked a spot 5 days ago and there was nothing but today they had a decent haul in the same place.

 

[jpfootball57]

20 more in brown county this afternoon.

 

[soothsayer]

Well persistence does pay off. Found my first ever black morel patch in an area I have been several times this year and only found dried up tulip morels. Found 10 blacks along what used to be an old road lined with black cherry, elm, grape vines and Osage orange trees. Franklin County

 

[Thunter85]

Majority of my spots have had no activity at all. Is it worth continuing to check them at this point if there are no signs of growth or just move on to somewhere new?

Some of the spots I hit prior to this warm up have been very good in past for blacks and they just were not there, I still plan to go back, but don't expect to find blacks, as I had not even spotted any small ones coming on, I'm going back because some years the half free shrooms come up good there as well and thats mostly what I'm expecting to find.
I would not give up just yet, make another trip, it's not time for it to be over

 

[shroomsearcher]

Probably the best advise. I did see a post on Facebook today of someone in Morgan county who checked a spot 5 days ago and there was nothing but today they had a decent haul in the same place.

To me it's a lot like deer hunting. Yes, you may be hunting a spot where deer move through, but you have to be there at the same time the deer are to be successful! And you have to check the spot when the morels are up! If I've learned anything in my 15 years or so of mushroom hunting it's that. It does help when you've developed some "reliable" spots, but I'm always looking for more. And when I say "mushroom" hunting, I mean more than morels. Once the bug bit me, and I don't mean a tick, I jumped in with both feet. I've found a good chanterelle woods that may become a "dependable" chicken woods. I found a nice flush on a log last year. Later on, exploring further, I found 3 more locations where chickens had flushed, but they were all over the hill. Further investigation is warranted!

I've found some spots for meadow mushrooms, horse mushrooms, and hens. Not much luck with any of the Hericium species or oysters. And I've never found a black trumpet, so the search goes on.

I don't know where the posters in this thread live, but who got rain yesterday evening? I'm in Mahoning Co. in NE Ohio and got a good amount, but the folks not that north of me got blasted! Flood warnings up everywhere. so, we got moisture, and I've got grass to cut! Why does that stuff have to grow so fast at this time of year!

 

[Zabz]

Took a short trip to Harrison county, snagged a couple dozen. Mixed baby yellows, new half frees and tulip morels.

 

[John Wasko]

15 in Geauga County and some perfect pheasant backs. The next two weeks should be perfect. Most of these were found on South faith slopes. This roller coaster ride of temperatures is really slowing things down. It was only 35 degrees here this morning.

 

[soothsayer]

Got 15 tulip morels from a spot I didn’t think would produce this year because of the frost in Franklin county but I kept checking it anyway. Persistence is my theme for this year.