Archives 5

The Morel Mushroom Hunting Club's:

State By State Morel (and other mushrooms) Finds

(not limited to Morels)

Archives

May 16th, 2002:

Gregory Holz, morel, - general location: south of I 90 south of Winona,Mn, Growing Conditions: under just starting to die elms and under a few wild apple trees. Additional Comments: a few of us old pro's are finding fairy rings and quantities from 5 to 30 pounds a day...

unemployed greg, morel, - general location: northern indiana elkhart co. Growing Conditions: around dead elms pretty bad year and very spotty also most small but starting to find bigger yellows, no big greys found yet, Additional Comments: hope to get to michigan before i land a job hehe. happy hunting fellow sroomers.

Jim Packard, morel, - general location: Near Hastings, MN, Growing Conditions: In a very moist, roadside ditch, close to two dead elms, with peeling bark. Additional Comments: Found about one pound, small (1-2"), grey morels, very firm and intact, with no bugs. Perfect for "Bon Appetit", Sept '95, Pg 89, Fettuccine with Wild Mushroom Sauce recipe.

meri webber, morel, - general location: coon rapids, mn, Growing Conditions: under a common bush in my back yard. very close to the house., Additional Comments: these mushrooms are 4, 5, and 6 inches tall.

michelle m, morel, - general location: Just east of Mount Hood; Bear Springs area off Hwy 216 to Maupin, Growing Conditions: Near water, dryer hemlock, douglas fir forest. have been finding them in semi-shady areas with pine needle floor, Additional Comments: Has anyone else been finding them around Mt. Hood?

Kris Offill, morel, - general location: Pittsford,Michigan, Growing Conditions: under heavy cover around elm trees, Additional Comments: found about 200 yellows and about 100 greys only a handfull of blacks.All shrooms were found around heavy east side ridges.looks to me like we only got a couple days left.I wanted to know where else you can find them other than around old elms and apple trees?

Rebecca, morel, - general location: LaGrange, Indiana, Growing Conditions: I found them outside of my work place. There is a bank of pine trees on top of a hill. They were under the trees and down the side of the hill.

Sam Harris, morel, - general location: Waldoboro,Maine--midcoast area.Lincoln County, Growing Conditions: Found in my rhubarb patch,After two or three days of rain.Ten morels one to three inches. Additional Comments: My first morel mushrooms.I had been looking in the woods just hours before finding them in my yard.

Julie Diehm, morel, - general location: LaGrange Co., Indiana Had 3 meals for a family of 6 (4 teen boys!). Found in wooded and shaded grass areas. Under different trees (even some evergreens - poking up between needles!) Found 2 today as I walked down a path at the Natural Resource Learning Center where I work. 4" yellows. Growing Conditions: Finding a lot growing in grassy areas this year. The grass got tall fast, making some hard to see.

doreengregory, morel, - general location: michigan westland waynecounty, Growing Conditions: oak trees

May 17th, 2002:

Erin, morel, - general location: Illinois, Kane County, Growing Conditions: Who know?.....they were given to me., Additional Comments: I did not find these, they were given to me, and they are the LARGEST morels I have ever seen. They range in height from 4-7 inches tall but the circumference range is from the size of a golf ball to a tennis ball. I've never seen anything like it in real life. They are HUGE and very thick. Looking forward to frying them up! And hope I can go out hunting with the person who found them!

Alicia, morel, - general location: In South Eastern Pennsylvania... about 1 Hour north-west of Philadelphi. Growing Conditions: I found them under oak trees, in a very old, and overgrown apple orchard.

Susie Gillard, morel, - general location: Lanesboro, Minnesota , Growing Conditions: South side of a hill under a dying elm tree

Larry Steinke, morel, - general location: Portage Co.Wisconsin, Growing Conditions: Woodsy lowlands, Additional Comments: Season is late, got out today and my wife and I found about 90 morels scattered over about 3-4 acres.All solitary or grouped in twos and threes. Pretty good opening day for Central Wis. Supper soon, yum, yum.

Betty Boeglin, morel, - general location: Ohio, Licking Co. Really did not count them; there were lots of greys and many golden. On my daughter's property, mostly around dying elms. Found 2!!in my home state of Indiana!!!!Was a VERY BAD year here in Central Indiana (unless they came up in Feb. and Mar. when it was so hot.Also, I really think there are just so many people hunting anymore. Too much rain, especially for the woods without any drainage. My daughter's place is very hilly. Should have gone sooner in the season (I did get her into it finally--been trying for years!) Now that they're out her front door all down her hill--think she loves the convenience, wouldn't you?

Al, morel, - general location: Found 132 yellows around dead elms. 43 were under one tree! Waukesha county, Wisconsin

jason, morel, - general location: scott county, MN. Growing Conditions: dead elm trees, Additional Comments: me and my friend went out yesterday and found 206 morels (mostly yellows) and I found a cluster of 20 an we alo found more clustersof 3 and 9.

May 18th 2002:

Dan, morel, - general location: North Idaho, Growing Conditions: We found about a pound in an hour and a half. We were up around 2800 ft. or so. Growing in the lowlands along streams on south facing slopes no more than 10 to 15 ft from Fir trees. It has been relatively dry this spring in north Idaho ( we only have about 25% of normal precip for the month) so our find was a little suprising despite our very light rain on friday morning. Going out all weekend over the upcoming holiday. We will be camped at about 3000 ft. Hoping like mad for rain this week :)

Tony G, morel, - general location: Dassel,MN, Growing Conditions: moderately wooded, east facing hillside, with alot of leave cover, and dead fall, Additional Comments: I found almost two 5 gallon buckets full of black morels

May 19th, 2002:

JMKS, morel, - general location: Waukesha Wisconsin, Growing Conditions: Along a lot line with elm trees near. Flat., Additional Comments: Our very first morels, delicious!

paul, morel, - general location: blewett pass,kittitas county,washington state, Growing Conditions: in the national forest(wenatchee)on sunny benches along the creeks branches. Additional Comments: Our weather has been cold and cloudy.I found 6lbs on the 18 of may,2002.my usual find for this time of year is 20 or more lbs so we are off to a slow start.The calipso orc.(flowers) are not up nor are the balsom.There are no lupin or many of the wild flowers varitys blossoming.These are the way to gage if the mushrooms will be present in numbers enough to pay for the gas.I am refering to the central cascade range.The conditions will be simular in the blue mts in eastern washington state,too.

May 20th, 2002:

Joy J, morel, - general location: Minnesota, Goodhue County Growing Conditions: Found 40 2-3 inch grays and yellows under a live apple tree. Couldn't find a single one in the woods, though I looked for several hours. It's been extrememly cold at night, down to 29 degrees F last night, and the days have been cold too, about 55 degrees F, bu very sunny.

Dr. Gonzo Doogan, psilocybe cubensis, - general location: United States, in Northern California at a cattle ranch, Growing Conditions: in rich valley, appeared to be growing out of cow manuer, Additional Comments: after consuming these mushrooms i began to feel a slight uphoria followed by intense hallucination and insightfulness

Taz writes: Somebody asked if there were morels in Colorado...You might have missed that quest.so I just was wondering,if not why?

Roxanna, morel, - general location: Central Oregon Cascade Mtns., 3500-4000ft. Growing Conditions: Along gravel run offs and logging roads. Also in deep mixed pine and fir forests. Found all "naturals", none in burns. Additional Comments: Found only about 3 lbs over 4 days of HARD hiking! This area needs some rain bad, and it looks like this week we might get some. Found some very nice and still fresh Snowbank Morels. We feasted on sauteed morels in light sour cream sauce with fresh basil over fettichini. What could be better?

May 21st, 2002:

Tom "Digger" Anderson, morel, - general location: Minnesota:Scott and Dakota County, Growing Conditions: Found 1 1/2 lbs. the last few days. All were found in grassy areas in the prickley ash. All were found in areas that receive alot of sunlite - 10 hours a day or more. Areas that were shaded due to tall cottonwoods havn't produced yet but should any time. Nicer temps today and the rest of the week should be good!

Ryan Good, morel, - general location: Winnesheik county, in mortheast Iowa, Growing Conditions: The mushrooms were towards the the top of a hill where the trees and the field meet with the slope facing the west. There was a recently fallen elm tree and the mushrooms were scattered all over on the west side of the fallen tree. Additional Comments: These were all yellow morels and I found about two walmart bags full.

May 22nd, 2002:

Sqrapper 7 writes: Chris, I found morels in Colorado. My husband and I were mending fences high in the Aspens, on a ranch outside of De Beque CO. I was astound, I thought the morels only grew in Oregon where I was raised as a child. My Dad would take us 4 Kids up in the woods and we would find big brown paper sack full of Morels. Then we would enjoy them for dinner. My husband did not believe me that the mushrooms I found today were morels. I had to prove to him with the excellent pictures you have on your web site. Evelyn, Sqrapper7@aol.com

Richard, morel, - general location: Acton, Massachusetts, Growing Conditions: Right in my side yard! In leaves under shrubs where a white oak had been cut down two or three years ago.

Winona Greg, morel, - general location: south of Winona ,MN. Growing Conditions: under just starting to die elms as well under a few wild apple trees, Additional Comments: Morels are becomming harder to find in quantity groupings... girth becoming larger height avg. now 5-6" and more golds than greys...We could use a thunderstorm for moisture is the key now that temps are in the 70's...Consensus around here(table talk) is a theory that ozone from lightning may affect mushroom spore activation...any fellow thoughts on this out there?? Picked 5# in 2 hours yesterday, several were close to unsalvageable..ate them,sold the rest... Local orchard paying $12.50 a #... Please send rain our way....good pick'n.. Winona Greg...

May 23rd, 2002:

Chris B, morel & wrinkled thimblecap, - general location: NW Washington, Growing Conditions: clear cut, open areas around stumps., Additional Comments: For Peter B re: mushrooms you picked in snohomish and Pierce counties. The mushrooms you described sounds like a morel called "wrinkled thimble cap". You can find a photo in the Audobon it is common in this area. It has a lot of stem and a very mild morel flavor. Chris B.

Kevin Drager, morel, - general location: I found them in Baker County in eastern Oregon. Growing Conditions: They seemed to be more prominent along the sides of streams in somewhat open areas with exposure to sunlight. There weren't many this year compared to the last couple of years at this time. It seems really dry and hasn't been warm enough following the small amount of precipitation that we've had. Does anyone know of other good morel hunting in Eastern Oregon and Idaho? Is anyone finding morels this year in either of those places?

john may, morel, - general location: Deleware county ,Ohio, Growing Conditions: young trees and small weeds, Additional Comments: I found a morel 2 days ago that weighs almost 1/2 pound and is 9 3/4" long inOhio, is this any kind of record? thank you ,John. John, as big as your Morel may seem, it would not come close to any records. The biggest one I have had a report of so far this season was a Morel 18" tall and weighed 3 lbs. I have seen them even bigger, and heard of them even bigger yet...... Thrilling none the less! -Chris M.

Doug, morel, - general location: Found in numerous spots in northern Dane and southern Columbia Counties, WI, Growing Conditions: Found around dead elms and in wet lowlands around ash trees. One find of about 3 lbs of yellows and another location with 10, 1/4 pound each mushrooms.

May 24th, 2002:

Ken Mahouski, morel, - general location: S.E. Oregon; Lake County, Growing Conditions: In mixed remains of Grand, Douglas, White fir and some Yellow and White Pine at a recent forest fire area at 6000+ ft elevation. Additional Comments: Found the beginning "hatch" of the black and a few "naturals" morels in and amongst (well hidden) limbs, needles and forest litter of an old 3+ year old burn. Plenty of older "cup fungi" present in area on moderate NE slope. Also found a few prime Giant Puff balls and Subalpine Waxy caps. Morels gently cooked with sliced red and green onion and a juicy steak out of an old cast iron frying pan and a cold beer way up in the hills 30+ miles from the nearest ranch (and twice that to town)is real close to heaven

Matthew Fuller, morel, - general location: Kittitas County,Washington State, Growing Conditions: Found about 30 Morels from 1" to 3" in size , Additional Comments: Unusally find them around Memorial Day in the hills around the Teanaway Valley.

Suzanne, morel, - general location: Porter County Indiana (Jackson Township). Growing Conditions: Right in my backyard!! Very wet right now and on a slope. Under old oaks and elms. About a foot from the base of the tree - standing like little soldiers at attention. Found very large yellows and greys.

May 25th, 2002:

Larry Lilly, morel, - general location: Minnesota, Carlton County, Fon du Lac Reservation off of Ditch Bank road. Growing Conditions: Near rotting log in area that has been logged several years ago. Oak tree stumps in the area and acorn caps on the ground. A lot of wood debris and bark. More or less on the top of a hill. My wife found a larger mushroom that looks something like a morel. The one she found is not the characteristic conical shape, but more rounded and an orangish color. Hers has a more "brain like" appearence, and mine more of a sea sponge look.

Hope Findley, morel, - general location: Deer Park WA in my yard under apple and plum trees, Growing Conditions: soft moist ground with moss cover

kim judd, morel, - general location: bigrapidsmi mecasta county, Growing Conditions: apple tree, Additional Comments: only found one white seemed dry

May 26th, 2002:

nancy van maren, morel, - general location: wisconsin, near township of readfield, waupaca county, Growing Conditions: under oak trees on small hill in forest

Aaron, morel, - general location: Freesoil, Michigan, Growing Conditions: Found it next to a wood pile. Additional Comments: After much serching, we found 3 morel mushrooms. One was quite large but the others were not as big. We were shocked to find any because it is so late in the season.

Jill Johnssen, morel, Vermont ,Plymouth in Windsor Co. U, Growing Conditions: under ash trees, Additional Comments: We are new to morel hunting and only have one spot so far only found a couple dozen, but some were very large. and delicous.

May 27th, 2002:

Gary Platford, morel, - general location: Manitoba, Canada, Southeast Manitoba, Growing Conditions: Morels were found in mature poplar woods mix of black poplar, trembling aspen and specled alderwith no invasion of grass. Found May 26. Additional Comments: Black morels were found about a week later than normal this year. Poplar leaves were just starting to emerge. Wrinkled thimble cap Verpa bohemica was found in same area 7 days previous ie May 19.

Jason Ewart, morel, - general location: Central Idaho mountains Latah/Benewah counties. Growing Conditions: Pine forests moss areas also slash burns.also found Poisonous Jack o lantern which many confuse for chanterelles. Additional Comments: I am finding many gyromitra species out there so hunters be wary of what you are picking many false morels contain MME'S toxins that will make you wish you had properlly identified your catch!!!

May 28th, 2002:

pete samdahl, morel, - general location: dunn county, wisconsin, Growing Conditions: old decidious forest with a variety of trees. Found them near the recently dead elms. Additional Comments: found around a hundred nice ones up to 7 inches tall.

Tanya, morel, - general location: Eastern Ontario, Canada (30 km west of Calabogie). But they grow ANYWHERE up here -- even my small backyard. Growing Conditions: Under spruce, waste land, morning to mid day sun, afternoon shade. Additional Comments: These mushrooms grow wild all over the place in our region of Ontario. I've eaten them since I was about five (now 32). Sometimes there are hundreds, sometimes fewer. The trick was always to remember the spot where a "big tree" -- like oak, hardwood, or even large branches, had fallen down from the year before. They are definitely in that spot the next year (spores hide in trees until they are dislodged). I was amazed to find a mushroom guild on the Internet.People up here always thought I was wierd for eating them (and a few other things).

cheryl, morel, - general location: northen MI near Traverse City, Growing Conditions: tall grassy areas under apple trees and by old apple stumps.....also around ash trees, Additional Comments: found about 100 small(2-4 inch) grey and yellow under the apple trees....about 3 pounds in the woods around the ash trees

JD, Oyster Mushrooms, - general location: Clinton/Cameron County, PA, Growing Conditions: On Recently dead and dying Aspin, finding a lot of them.

May 29th, 2002:

laura, morel, - general location: WISCONSIN ....pert near lake geneva...walworth county, Growing Conditions: privat land...75 wooded acres..... Additional Comments: FOUND morels within the 1st 5 minutes of locating a place......at least 67 of 'em.....just a few miles south of lk. geneva ! we hunted 2 hours in the cold rain over hill n dale near....... thats right....dead elms.....also found the biggest ones where deer feared to go....along fence lines near a road and under sticker brush and dead thorny short trees......just gotta poke around !! all browns.....we left the small ones.....na....the biggest ones were just begining to crumble, but were 10" x 12" circum........yummy !! thanks wisconsin.....my 1st hunting experience up north....i have hunted 10 years around st. louis when i lived there.......this was the best !! hey wisconsinites.......should i travel further north or what ?!?!?!?!? i am off on 5/30-5/31 and want to head up to madison......or even norther......someone please let me know if you are in the know.........P>S> found the big daddy lying down...fresh as could be.....under a fell piece of ba! rk from a sick elm !!! thank you godess !!! : ) : ) : )

Scott Johnson, , morel, - general location: Clearwater County, Minnesota, Growing Conditions: Found about 450 or so of the dark morels about 1" to 3" tall in stands of young popler trees.

damien bowwn, white one, - general location: near snake, Growing Conditions: under rocks, Additional Comments: they were yellow and red

Julie Diehm, morel, - general location: Bellaire, Michigan, Growing Conditions: Various locations - hard wood mixed forest. Lots of elms - both dead and growing. Additional Comments: Weather has been a little on the cold side - season seems to be a little later than usual. Found 81 + in less than 3 hours - with 5 people. Next day , same 5 went to different location - found only 8 morels (Grays - blacks - small yellows) along with some early morels - some fresh / some a little on the dry side in 4 hours. Going again this weekend.

May 30th, 2002:

Hey Chris, Well...it has been too wet in British Columbia for the fire morels and too dry in Alberta for the same. Lots of "naturals" in southern B.C. The average price for the fire Morels here in B.C. is sitting around 10.00 Cdn./pound. I'll be going back to check the Princeton fire in about 8 days. Very late year here, but the weather is starting to co-operate now. There was a few morels in the heavy burned wet spots, but they would not be considered as a "flush". The big Alberta fire that everyone is waiting on, - is approx. 200 thousand acres big! I'll keep you posted. Garry (Beave)

May 31st, 2002:

Sarah Rollin, morel, - general location: St. Lawrence Co., NY, Growing Conditions: To tell the truth, I was so thrilled to find them, I forgot to notice the conditions. I plan on finding more there next year, and will pay closer attention then! Additional Comments: About 25 morels of varying size found on 5/30/02

Richard Kronstad, morel, - general location: I found the Morel mushroom in New Ulm, MN. Growing Conditions: Low area about 2 ft from the Minnesota river.

LeRoy shoemaker, morel, - general location: in blue mountains south of Hepper .in morrow county oregon, Growing Conditions: n lighted and shaded area around fir trees in light grass and needles wet ground , warm days.

June 1st, 2002: Ross Bielema, morel, - general location: Wisconsin: Waupaca County. Growing Conditions: In our back yard on the edge of a woods...under quaking aspen or "popple" trees as they are known in Wisconsin. Additional Comments: We found our first mushrooms of the season about the second week of May: a few small grays. The big yellows appeared around May 20 and a few pop every few days. The wife is hooked on hunting them? Searched a large public hunting area today and only came back with a half-dozen wood ticks for the effort! People talk of dead elms: If a tree is dead, how do you know it's an elm? I have found them by almost any type of tree.

June 1st, 2002: Bruce, morel, - general location: Northern California, In the "Star" fire area in the Sierra's, Growing Conditions: under Dogwood & fir trees , Additional Comments: This was my first successful Morel hunt & it was more than I ever dreamed of. I stopped picking when my bag got too heavy to carry, & I left thousands to grow for others to find. There are professional pickers in the area, but they are not the kind that take everything they see either. If someone can tell me how to send in pics I would be happy to. Bruce Sacto.,CA

June 10th, 2002: Julie Diehm, morel, - general location: Bellaire, MI, Growing Conditions: East facing slops, under old growth mixed woods forest (lots of maple trees) Additional Comments: The season is a full week later here than we ever remember finding any.

June 17th, 2002: BRIAN HESS, chanterelle, - general location: Douglas County, Kansas, Growing Conditions: In mixed hardwoods (mostly oak), Additional Comments: Found 8 nice chanterelles on 6-15-02, in woods around Clinton Lake, my first chanterelles ever! On my way to fishing hole and stumbled upon them quite by accident. Guess I'd better get the spore bag back out and hit those woods some more. Can't believe how much they smell like apricots!

June 17th, 2002: Maurice, morel, - general location: N. California - Star fire area. Growing Conditions: Burned pine/fir forest. Additional Comments: Found only a few...it appears that the season is over! Might try going farther north towards Oregon and/or Montana as things are coming to a quick end here in California.

June 22nd, 2002: hugh urban, bolete, Chicken, - general location: hocking hills region, southwest Ohio, Growing Conditions: under mixed hardwoods and conifers, Additional Comments: we found one beautiful chicken mushroom (Laetiporus sulphureus) and about 10 boletes -- yellow spotted and red cracked. some of the boletes were a little bug-eaten, but the chicken is in excellent condition. also many platterfuls (Tricholomopsis platyphylla) and a few russulas

July 1st, 2002: Philip & Liz Zurcher, morel, - general location: Issaqua, WA in King Co. Growing Conditions: In a park on a sloping hill towards a stream. Additional Comments: First time we found them in the wild. We would love to find more.

July 3rd, 2002: garry mather, morel, - general location: Princeton, B.C. Canada, Growing Conditions: Last year fire, Additional Comments: Very late season. Most pickers left to other fires before anything happened. Only one buyer left at site - but prices too low for pickers. Everyone refusing to sell at low price and drying own mushrooms to hold for later. I have access and possess approx. 75 pounds of dried no. 1 morels now. crazy weather this year.

July 8th, 2002: Barry Waite, chanterelle, - general location: PEI, Canada. Growing Conditions: Under Spruce trees, Additional Comments: I have found a yellow colored mushrooms with white spores on the top and would like to know if they would be edible or for sale, also looking for general price range.

August 6th, 2002: cassandra - general location: i found my mushroom under a trampoline.... in sierra vista arizona. Growing Conditions: the growing conditions change.sometimes its wet under there and sometimes its moist and other times it get light form the sun.

Reported August 25th, 2002: Maurice Pate, found morels, - general location: California/Star Fire June 22 - the 1st day of Summer!
Growing Conditions: Wet areas under flash burned pine, cedar, and dogwoods. Next to, and in, wet soil and flowing water.
Additional Comments: Found about 4 lbs of lovely, fresh morels extremely late in the season...June 22! Mosquitoes were fierce, I feared for my sanity! Didn't go back after this, but I feel that there could have been more had the moisture stayed.

September, 24th, 2002: Debbie Cummings, found Chicken Mushrooms, - general location: Indianola, Iowa Growing Conditions: Wooded area with very short growth of weeds, on a tree that had split and fallen over.

September 28th, 2002: Look what I found in Central Georgia, after "Isodore" rains:

Amanita cesearea

Bolete- non edible

Bolete

September 30th, 2002: Big Ed in Knoxville has found Parasols, and Puff balls: This is his brother Mike.

October 4th, 2002: Kevin G. Lang, found Giant puff balls, - general location: I found about 12 giant puff ball, that were slight larger then a beach ball. I found them in New York State, in St. Lawrence count in the township of norfolk. Growing Conditions: I found them just growing of a small plot of land in some under brush What do I do with them? How do you cook them.

October 4th, 2002: Billy, found morels! - general location: North Idaho, power outage, lasted three days, stuff in freezer started to melt. I went out and rummaged around to find something to eat before it dethawed. I dug to the bottom and found MORALS! Mystery as to how they got there. About 20 good size. I danced in glee. I got out the camp stove and cooked them up immediately. From this time on I will freeze some for a moment like this. Happy in Idaho Growing Conditions: Found under elk meat in NW corner of my freezer. Conditions were frozen.Additional Comments: Don't be a shroom pig. Freeze'em and eat'em when its snowing.

October 6th, 2002: shashi patel, found chanterelles, auisture, general location: india, maharashtra, Growing Conditions: cold and dark place.

October 7th, 2002: Trude Kolb, found chanterelles, , - general location: Nashville,TN 37221, Growing Conditions: On slope along Oak roots after rain.I know European (Austria)Chanterelles,but am not certain if the ones that grow on the woody area next to my house are growing in this area.The mushrooms look and smell identical. Additional Comments: I would appreciate any information. Is there a test one can do to to find out if a mushroom is edible, Thank you, Trude Kolb

October 9th, 2002: Rene, found a rare fall morel!, - general location: Huntington Beach, California on October 9, 2002, Growing Conditions: I found a single morel growing in a cultivated bed next to some ivy. It is here at the Boeing site where I work. The gardening staff recently planted a lot of new bedding plants and have been watering heavily. The new plants have been mulched and the mushroom was growing in some of the mulching material next to the ivy in a very damp and shaded area. I was quite surprised. I suspect the spoor was imported with the bedding mulch. The mushroom is a common morel about 5 inches with a 4 inch cap.

October 10th, 2002: josh farmer, found large amount of puff balls, - general location: on my fathers property in randolph county indiana,
Additional Comments: i am looking for someone to give these away to. if you are interested call me at (765) 468-9381 in the evenings

October 10th, 2002: David Hewitt, found Puff-Ball, - general location: Monroe County Indiana , Growing Conditions: Protected east slope behind a sawmill, Additional Comments: We found two puff-balls that were slightly larger than basketballs. I have been a Morel hunter for over 30 years, and have found many puff-balls but these were twice as large as I have ever seen! Anyone seen bigger?DJH

October 10th, 2002: john, found hickory jack, puffballs, - general location: clinton co. ohio--wooded area, Growing Conditions: thick wooded lot under brush , Additional Comments: 48" round, 12" thick puffball. 16" hickory jack. are these edible?

October 16th, 2002: (a report of this past spring) darlene duncan, morel, - general location: northern indiana and lower southern michigan near south bend in. and edwardsburg mi. Growing Conditions: most under or near dead elm, some dead trees were 5 to 6 years old, check old railroad tracks and snake weeds. Additional Comments: for those who live in rural areas, don't rule out those tiny groves of trees along the roadsides, i have found many morels just pulling off the road and taking a quick look in grassy areas around dead elms. also don't pass by that old abandoned railroad tracks. many times these areas give you that bragging right to mother loads. good luck!

October 16th, 2002: marc van herwijnen, found deer mushrooms, - general location: it is a rainy day ,had to do something . i live in bowmanville ,ontario, canada. and it was in a mixed forest of hard wood maple oak beach birch and ironwood, Growing Conditions: yes there were some near the hard wood but most of them came from the richlands near dead tree . but i did a selective harvest takeing 2or3 from each bunch and cutting them off with a sharp knife. Additional Comments: don't pilage

October 16th, 2002: George, Hen of the woods, - general location: Off of highway 79 north exit 34 in the game lands here in Pa
Growing Conditions: Huge oak tree, Additional Comments: Found the younger brother 3 weeks ago to this one I picked this past monday. Same exact spot but this one was 2 times the size. Have also found large amounts of chicken of the woods, Pom-pom blanc and lions mane or bearded tooth depending on where your from

October 21st, 2002: Debra Kelly, found netted stinkhorn, - general location: Northern Hightland-American Legion State forest Oconto County in northern Wisconsin , Growing Conditions: Grassy hill near edge of Star lake

October 26th, 2002: MAry Jo Hardwick, found: I'm not sure! I am looking for information....We live in South Central Mississippi, and our back yard has erupted with loose "stacks" of rusty-orange, smooth, medium to large mushrooms/fungi. I would like to know what these are, and why, after all these years, they have started popping up. There are at least two-dozen large masses. most of them in groups. Thanks for any info you can give me, or where I might go on-line to identify them. Mary Jo Hardwick, - general location: Clinton, MS South Central
Growing Conditions: Under oak trees; we are having an extremly, unsesonable wet month.
Mary, these could be a number of different mushrooms. A photo would greatly help. Possibilities are: Jack-O-Lantern, Bolete, Russula, Lactarius, and many others.Send a photo if you can.- Chris M.

October 29th, 2002: Dave, found Craterellus cornucopioides, - general location: Roane County,TN Growing Conditions: open woods,under oak and beech , Additional Comments: I have found well in excess of 50 lbs of the Horn of Plenty in one general location.
Dave, try to get us a photo. This is one of my favorite edible mushrooms!- Chris M.

November 17th, 2002: Tom Vanchieri, found Lion's Mane, - general location: Eddington, Maine , Growing Conditions: in a large beach forest on a dying beach I found one there and a month later another in a different location on the same tree. Additional Comments: I have been searching for Oyster mushrooms this year but have found none. This is strange as in years past, I have always found them in the same places at the same approx time. Also worth noting this year around the end of August we had an explosion of horse/field/pinkbottoms mushrooms to the extent I have never seen. They were everywhere. In driving around looking and picking it was amazing the quanity and size of them. We had a very dry summer. In late August we had a couple of days of much needed heavy rain, thats when the mushrooms came, everywhere. I am wondering if the lack of rain contributed to the absence of the Oysters.

November 22nd, 2002: Randy, found boletes, bisporus ag, oysters, hens, chickens, honey mush, morels, boletus, - general location: all in western PA , Growing Conditions: low land oaks, cheries, elms aspens

November 23rd, 2002: Rick Fanning, found Lepista Nuda, - general location: Knoxville, Tn. Growing Conditions: Under large scattered oak trees, Additional Comments: Found November 15, 2002

November 25th, 2002: ledaril mosley, found: other, unknown, - general location: baxley, northeast appling county, georgia, just soutn of the altamaha river, Growing Conditions: some were under pines in the pine and oak leaf mold, some were coming up from buried rotting hardwood in shady areas and some were in open grassy areas which are damp at this time (late november)., Additional Comments: i dont know what i have picked (but have digital photos) or how to get instruction on how to safely pick mushrooms for food. would welcome help. note: can not travel over about 100 miles for instruction.

December 11th, 2002: MagmaManiac. found Stinkhorns, - general location: Tampa Bay area, Central Florida, Growing Conditions: mostly in RED (?) mulch around houses everywhere, Additional Comments: Tons of stinkhorns, not too many of any other mushrooms a few poisonous lepiotas, puffballs, and star-balls. also lots of poisonous naematoloma fasciculare on decaying wood and soil rich in decaying wood. anyone from north/central florida please report your finds, not enough pickers from around here!

December 18th, 2002: Anthony Tassinello, found boletes, - general location: Northern Sonoma/Southern Mendocino County CA , Growing Conditions: In grasses, under Ponderosa and Bishop pine, among redwood but not under....in the tall grasses and in the coastal succulents. Basically everywhere you look! Additional Comments: Chris, after a long dry summer it rained 3" on Nov. 3rd. then didn't rain again for 30 some days. What resulted was a fantastic Bolete season. I'm about to eclipse the 150lb mark for 5 weeks of hunting. Very few worms just lots of no.1's and "shavers" as we like to call them....the buttons shaved on a mandolin and dressed with kosher salt, extra virgin olive oil, and a few drops of lemon and pepper.