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Greenedog Administrator Posts: 8,019	Morel Madness '19 Apr 9, 2019 19:00:05 GMT -5 via Tapatalk goosepondmonster likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Greenedog on Apr 9, 2019 19:00:05 GMT -5 Mom and Dad kicked things off today!
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Morel Madness '19 Apr 10, 2019 7:59:56 GMT -5 Greenedog likes this

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I guess it all depends on the trees, but in all the years I have been hunting with my grandma we've found less than 20 blacks in the spots we hunt. I guess it could be that we don't look early enough, but we only find them in one spot on a hillside and the most we found was twelve one year. Ever since then it has been one or two, but not every year. Kind of a bummer, because I like to eat them as they have a slightly different flavor than the grey/yellow morels.

Good to see your folks made it back up here safely and they are making the transition from slab crappie to morels.

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Morel Madness '19 Apr 10, 2019 18:48:29 GMT -5

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When I was little my grandma, who lived on a farm in southern Clay County, had a woods by her house that produced mess after mess of black morels every year. Several different people hunted that woods and we all picked them there. We were just talking about that woods this winter and wondering if it is still producing. I'll never forget the excitement of going there for the first mushrooms of the season every year. I think that's why they are my favorite, that plus they do have a slightly different taste. I call it a more "mushroomy" flavor. LOL. It's a tradition with me that the first black morel I find for that year I put it up to my nose and inhale that mushroom smell!

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Greenedog Administrator Posts: 8,019	Morel Madness '19 Apr 10, 2019 18:52:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Greenedog on Apr 10, 2019 18:52:16 GMT -5 I never did really understand what made the black morels grow in that little woods either...it was mostly maple trees. There was a few pines in one corner where you would occasionally find a few grays.
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goosepondmonster Major Contributor Easy Livin' Posts: 1,578	Morel Madness '19 Apr 10, 2019 21:17:27 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by goosepondmonster on Apr 10, 2019 21:17:27 GMT -5 Nobote from IA kind of gave me the science behind it, but they tend to fruit off of different trees/plants than the yellow morels. I think they also fruit at lower temperatures as well.
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Morel Madness '19 Apr 16, 2019 19:02:03 GMT -5 via Tapatalk

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I stopped by mom and dad's yesterday and they showed me a mess of nice black ones they had in the fridge and then a few minutes later Monty texts me this pic of yellows he's finding. I go to Shakamak and do a bunch of walking only to find 1 peckerhead! Gail and me looked again today and came up empty. Like I said before...moving from Greene to Owen County has messed up my mushroom mojo!!!

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Greenedog Administrator Posts: 8,019	Morel Madness '19 Apr 16, 2019 19:03:04 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Greenedog on Apr 16, 2019 19:03:04 GMT -5 Have I mentioned that I hate my brother?
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Morel Madness '19 Apr 16, 2019 20:39:33 GMT -5 Greenedog and strippitman like this

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I'm with you. Troy! I used to find more in my neighborhood before all the houses were built up than I can now. I have seen all kinds of reports of morels in Morgan County so I spent 3 hours looking near Martinsville today and NADA!!! I have lost all my confidence in my ability to find a fungus. >:(

goosepondmonster Major Contributor Easy Livin' Posts: 1,578	Morel Madness '19 Apr 19, 2019 20:59:24 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Greenedog likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by goosepondmonster on Apr 19, 2019 20:59:24 GMT -5 98 in the woods today... Little guy found eight in Great Mamaw’s yard...
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Greenedog Administrator Posts: 8,019	Morel Madness '19 Apr 20, 2019 23:21:16 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Chase and strippitman like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Greenedog on Apr 20, 2019 23:21:16 GMT -5 Well, Monty and Sam found 156 and they're bringing some to Easter dinner, so I guess I don't hate him anymore!
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Greenedog Administrator Posts: 8,019	Morel Madness '19 Apr 22, 2019 6:52:31 GMT -5 via Tapatalk strippitman and natahka72 like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Greenedog on Apr 22, 2019 6:52:31 GMT -5 Now THAT is an Easter dinner!
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goosepondmonster Major Contributor Easy Livin' Posts: 1,578	Morel Madness '19 Apr 24, 2019 17:58:40 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Greenedog and natahka72 like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by goosepondmonster on Apr 24, 2019 17:58:40 GMT -5 114 between two woods on Monday... Found 40 at my grandma’s today, but only took photos...
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Greenedog Administrator Posts: 8,019	Morel Madness '19 Apr 25, 2019 6:12:00 GMT -5 goosepondmonster likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Greenedog on Apr 25, 2019 6:12:00 GMT -5 Nice! Always love the photos of them in their natural habitat.
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goosepondmonster Major Contributor Easy Livin' Posts: 1,578	Morel Madness '19 Apr 27, 2019 18:02:32 GMT -5 via Tapatalk natahka72 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by goosepondmonster on Apr 27, 2019 18:02:32 GMT -5 Had some fun in the woods yesterday...
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