March 23rd, 2008: Morels have been discovered in Crawford County, Georgia. Morchella esculentas. This is the farthest South in Georgia that I have every seen this species. Gabriel Mancil, my neighbor spotted them just 8 miles from home! I have been traveling at least an 45 miles or more just to get to the edge of some smaller patches I have, so this is a break through! I will be out after Church tomorrow to scope out the spot further! - Chris M

I fried them up for him and his Dad tonight. Now they are officially hooked!

March 23rd, 2008: Ryan Powers,  grey morel - general location = Madison County, Arkansas Growing Conditions = Found several from 1/2-3/4" tall near the base of a large ash tree on 3/19/08.

March 23rd, 2008:Chris..luck today on the Morels here in South Carolina, however I did find a nice Wine Cap..Craig

March 23rd, 2008: Dustin Redmond, Amanita Muscaria - general location = Springfield, Georgia Growing Conditions = Growing near dirt road near pine trees.

March 23rd, 2008: Debbie, grey morel - general location = North Central Texas - found 14 greys with several little ones coming up.Growing Conditions = Rich old woods full of debris from cedar and elm trees. Additional Comments = I have never seen mushrooms barely breaking the ground.  Several found are as small as a roly-poly bug, they were just starting to come up. Left them alone for a few days, will check on them tomorrow to see if they are eating size yet.

March 24th, 2008: Charla, grey morel,- general location = North Central Texas, Growing Conditions = Really strange, in briar in ground moss and not so strange under pine trees, Additional Comments = Last Sunday my sister and I were scoping things out, we some some barely coming up, as small as doodle bugs, today, Easter Sunday we found 101 in the same exact spot.  No yellows or blondes so we think here at least the greys come up first.

March 24th, 2008: Giles county, VA - black morel.. under an apple tree.  alway find one or two here about two weeks before the "black" season starts.  It is weird because we have been having nighttime temps in the 30's every night.  Nobody believes me when i tell them about this spot because it is so early.  Reed

March 24th, 2008: "Morels Blues"
Morel season is here and just getting started,
My woods are dry and I'm brokenhearted,
Mushrooms are here and for that I am thankful,
But I yearn for morels and theirs not one morsel.
Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas too,
They're finding some beauties and I'm happy for you.
But here in Mississippi we havent a clue,
Why morels just dont prosper, oh what shall we do?
I'm sure there is a reason for this calamity,
MS. with no morels deserves everyones pity!
We've tried and tried and cant make them grow,
But then its not up to us, and as to why; God knows.
So I leave it to Him, after all, He's the Master,
If He sends them  in April, or maybe even faster.
Gods blessings are abundant; morels or no
We will still love and serve Him wherever we go.
                             Susan Campbell

March 24th, 2008: Randy Martin, grey morel - general location = My 1st Morel ever! Found in Lexington County, south Carolina Yahoooo!!! Growing Conditions = Under a Ash tree, beside a creek, Additional Comments = I Found 2 very tiny ones beside of the larger one...leaving them to grow more.

March 24th, 2008: Morels in Putnam County, GA! Bob W found a nice clump of 10!

March 24th, 2008: M. Reed: found these 9  in a different spot today.  eastern facing hillside.  29 degrees last night!  im stumped! Virginia

March 25th, 2008: kerry, grey morel - general location = Lyon county, Kentucky, Kuttawa,  LBL Growing Conditions = Leaf litter in ditch along side a gravel road. Next to a fence row, damp area but getting lots of sunlight.
Additional Comments = Found about a dozen today, 1 inch to 2 inches tall greys.  Left about as many behind that were less than a half inch tall, just coming up. forecast for the rest of the week temps in the mid 40 to 55 and possible rain, should be excellent weekend to find more.  Got luck to all.

March 25th, 2008: Sheila G,  grey morel - general location = Outside Little Rock, Arkansas. Growing Conditions = a flat area under elm - recent flooding occurred in that area and after the water receded...surprise!

March 25th, 2008: I found these 51 nice fresh yellow morels yesterday, along a creek that runs into Lake Whitney, Texas.Nancy

March 26th, 2008: Shea, grey morel - general location = Banks County Georgia. Growing Conditions = Mostly under old apple trees and in bamboo grove along a creek

March 26th, 2008: Hi Chris, They are starting to Fruit here in South Carolina near Lake Murray! Found 10 nice ones in low lands near mounds of old dirt, that looked like loggers may have turner up years ago. Also was in a sunny. Randy Martin, Lake Murray, SC. Found in Richland County, SC

March 26th, 2008: Hi Chris, After looking at this wonderful website last night,I just had to go to my favorite early grounds in Hocking Co.,Ohio. I parked my CRV and 5 minutes into a valley of popular I was at my spot. I could hear it laughing at me, playing its game of hide-n-seek. After 10 minutes of looking and careful stepping I spotted the micro-shroom, less than 1/4 inch Morchella angusticeps. The first black of the season! The turkeys had been scratching around just several feet away. I took 6 pics of it but it was so small I couldn't get my local paper in the pic with it. I just joined your club before sending this report and want to Thank You for this website and your service to the public. Terry S. 

March 26th, 2008: Big Eddie in Knoxville called me to report 30 nice sized Black Morels today!

March 26th, 2008: Chris Matherly, Bob Welker, Don and Dale found nearly 300 Morels- esculentas in Central Georgia. We hit it real good today, several pounds, and most were premium! A few were frost bitten.

March 27th, 2008: Y. Hubbard, black morel - general location = I couldn't believe my eyes when I walked out to my front yard and saw....5 black morels!!! Growing Conditions = I am in Oregon City, Oregon at about 500 feet elevation. I live in a new construction area so this must be a fluke! WOW. I am definitely hunting for more this weekend!

March 27th, 2008: ccc,black morel - general location = Virginia: Fairfax County, Growing Conditions = Beach tree forest in one of our usual spots.  Earliest we have ever found them by over a week!

March 27th, 2008: doug, black morel - general location = smithville tn Growing Conditions = found them under stands of poplars on eastern slop Additional Comments = with rains perdicted this weekend,they will start poping up!!!

March 28th, 2008: Outdoorsman, black morel - general location = Found a few black morels growing in old coal cinders in Morgan County Tennessee. There were about 17 of them along side of the trail, Growing Conditions = Coal cinders beneath periwinkle in a good open sunny spot

March 28th, 2008: Jason, morel-other - general location = Dinwiddie Va. Growing Conditions = Under cedar? didnt know they grew there. They tasted good though.

March 29th, 2008: Hi Chris, I’m not a mushroom person, so I’m attaching a photo of the morel I found this morning, in a flower bed on the edge of our yard. I’ll let you decide what kind it is.  We found morels growing wild in our woods 24 years ago but haven’t found them there since. We think this one may be the result of an experiment my wife tried several years ago. She bought some fresh morels at the market and spread pieces of them in the general area where I found this one today. Because this is such a rare find for us, we won’t pick it. If we get some rain we will take a walk in the woods and see if we can find some more.Charlie Lavender Coosa County, Alabama

You do have a Morel there! Way to go! First Alabama report in 2008! - Chris M

March 29th, 2008: Todd Peterson, yellow morel - general location = Port Townsend, WA. Growing Conditions = Under maples and big second growth fir, rich lowlands near the salt water, beach in sight, Additional Comments = very scattered in open spots, coming out of bare dirt.

March 29th, 2008: Bill Pinkstaff, black morel - general location = Raleigh, NC Wake, Growing Conditions = Under Tulip Trees, low moist but not wet areas. Additional Comments = Went out today 29th Mar, 2008 with my new mushroom assistant.  My son Sean and I found 68 small blacks in the hardwoods just south of Raleigh, NC.  Only got in about 2  hrs. as it rained but not a bad haul for that short of a time on a cloudy day.  Tommorow should be a good day if the rain holds off long enough for me to get in the woods.

March 30th, 2008: Location: Canadian County - near Union City, OK Tim L. and Eric V. found approx 100 morels.  We left many more that were too small.  Better finds are likely in the coming days.  We will be back hunting for more this week

March 30th, 2008: anthony, black morel - general location = whitesburg ky, letcher county, Growing Conditions = 2000' elevation, popular timber w/grapevines, Additional Comments = found 35 on easter sunday and 10 more the following weekday.

March 30th, 2008: Evan, gyromitra - general location = Adams Co, PA, Growing Conditions = in moss under ash,
Additional Comments = This is a ver small gyromitra less than an inch across. Not good to eat but a good sign that morels are soon to come.

March 30th, 2008: Carrie Cope,  grey morel - general location = Madison County Kentucky. Growing Conditions = Under Elm Trees

March 30th, 2008: Here are pics from Sunday March 16 you see the baby one then up to March 29th and still hunting.  Our count to date is 255.

March 30th, 2008: Details on the Georgia Foray will be posted soon! I will tell you that we found record numbers, 1033 Morels total! - Chris M Below are (3) Tailgates full of Morels from 3 locations in one day!

Quadruple amount of Morels at this foray!

Roger Reynolds, and Chris. Roger originally discovered this "Motherlode"!

See all of the details in the April Newsletter!

March 31st, 2008: Misty Ulrich, yellow morel - general location = Marshall County, Oklahoma, Growing Conditions = In rich lowlands, along a river, heavily treed

March 31st, 2008: Charles Day, grey morel - general location = Wise County Texas, Growing Conditions = High Side of Bottom Land in a mix of elm and cedar

March 31st, 2008: the first day of morel hunying was 3-28-08 found 150 the first day pittsburgh co. okla

March 31st, 2008:  VINCENT E  POOL,  grey morel  general location = MISSISSIPPI  PANOLA BATESVILLE
Growing Conditions = RICH LOW LAND, Additional Comments =   COMING UP AS IT  STORMS THUNDER IS BRINGING THEM

March 31st, 2008:I found these Morel's near Okemah, OK in Okfuskee County. Okemah is 70 miles east of OKC on I-40. These are the first Morels anyones found around here this year.Nathan Williams

March 31st, 2008:Necee, Verpa bohemica  - general location = NW Oregon (a few miles outside of Portland)
Growing Conditions = In rich lowlands near the Columbia River under ash trees, dditional Comments = This was my first time hunting for Morels, so I was so excited to find anything resembling one. I found 22 verpas in a very small area around some old ash trees and also mixed in with a bunch of immature horsetail plants.

March 31st, 2008: Kingsport, Tennessee,  found these 72 in all growing in my compost pile where I empty the water from where I wash my shoons. I think I will continue to put the washings in there.

March 31st, 2008:Hi Chris,    Poked around in the woods at lunchtime at work in Charlotte and found 4 black morels. Went home in W Statesville, NC and found 17 more black and grey morels.. looks to be a great season. Good luck to all.  Kevin and Cindy

March 31st, 2008:G.R., black morel - general location = Mitchell, IN, Growing Conditions = south facing slope,
Additional Comments = Found my first black morels of the year. They were small(about 1/2" tall). 

April 1st, 2008:R Miller, yellow morel - general location = Choctaw, OK, Growing Conditions = South facing bottom land!!

April 1st, 2008:Joseph, yellow morel - general location = Warren County, MS, Growing Conditions = Creek banks under some mayapples.

April 1st, 2008:Found 96 this morning…..FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Near lake Texoma,

April 1st, 2008:Blonds and grays, 2 places. They had been there at least a week.  All had some drying., Rich soil above creek below runoff from parking lot Hardwoods near creak, Beach, Oak, Hickory, 50 to 80 years. lots of leaf litter. Dennis

April 1st, 2008: Marsha Cusack, grey morel - general location = Dewey County near Fay, OK
Growing Conditions = Along the river on the edge of the ceadar trees and cottonwoods out in the open, think it has not gotten warm enough to be under the trees., Additional Comments = Can there be more than one mushroom season, such as in the fall? No, just in a rare occasion that a Morel comes up in the Fall! - Chris M
 

April 2nd, 2008:Mack Begley, black morel - general location = Kingsport Tennessee, Sullivan county. On the Virginia border. Growing Conditions = They were in my compost pile under a large hickory and dogwood and blackgum trees. I normally find most of my shoons under poplar or ash trees.  Additional Comments = This is early for mushroom finds in this area they normally don't come up until after the redbuds bloom and they are just now 5 days after beginning to turn a red hue. If we only can get some warm rains in the next few days we should be able to find quite a few more. The tally was 72 and all were the black variety.

April 2nd, 2008:We're in denial, of course, but there ARE morels coming up in still wintry western Oregon...Portland area. Just thought I'd pass it along for your data mapping... Keep up the good work! Maggie Rogers

April 2nd, 2008:Hello Chris we have been getting morels in the abandoned apple orchards for about two weeks in sebastopol Ca north of San Francisco. We are also finding them in Santa Rosa in wood chips. I would love to make one of your forays someday. Thanks Caitlin

April 2nd, 2008:Matthew Dresel, grey morel - general location = Kellyville, OK Creek County, Growing Conditions = No April fools; found greys on April 1, growing under Elms next to pond.  Expect a good weekend for morels April 5 and 6 in Oklahoma.

April 2nd, 2008:chuck cheney,yellow morel - general location = Found 150 yellow and grey's in 1 hour during lunch.  Very fresh. Truckload more to be picked. Found in Northern Cooke County Texas. (Old honeyhole I've been hunting for years) Growing Conditions = Cedar,Cedar, and more Cedars.  Only place I look anymore.  Sandy hillside in Cedar/Oak forest Additional Comments = Hint:  Get a county soil survey and find the type of soil in the area you have found mushrooms before.  Look at the map and pick out those areas with same soil type. Weed out those areas without trees by looking at a aieral view available on numerous web sites. Concentrate your hunting in those areas.

April 2nd, 2008: Hiya Chris, Just thought I should let you know I found my first morels here in Western KY a couple days ago (Sat.).  Just found 2 little baby blacks and left them to grow...but WHOO HOO it has begun!!  Happy Morel dreams!! Tomi

April 2nd, 2008: ipneyers sent this picture:

April 2nd, 2008:Debbie Haase, black morel - general location = Sneedville TN. usa, Growing Conditions = Under oak & apple tree, Additional Comments = Its on now

April 2nd, 2008:randy brooks, morel-other - general location = northeast mississippi  chickasaw county near houston
Growing Conditions = under oaks

April 3rd, 2008:mussy,yellow morel, some grey - general location = Found in NW atlanta,cobb county GA
Growing Conditions = 8 super nice fresh morels near a major river.  about 200 yards into the woods from the bank at the base of a ridge really rich soil with lots of leaf cover.  I'm pretty sure the predominant trees were ash.  these suckers were really hiding I spent at least 90 min looking around the same 200sq ft patch and stepped right over a couple 3-4 times!  Can't wait for breakfast...morels and eggs ;-)

April 3rd, 2008: A friend of ours has hunted morels in our pasture for several years but never bothered to share. My grandson and I were riding our horses  and Granny Sharp Eyes spotted a small bunch. Two were big enough to bring home and we left several to grow. Now we know where to look! The weather has been farily damp with the temperatures both up and down. The soil temperature is 62 degrees according to the Oklahoma ag weather site.Logan county in Oklahoma 

April 3rd, 2008: kenny k, black morel - general location = east of Tulsa OK, Growing Conditions = in established woods, Additional Comments = found 20 black morels, first of the season around here

April 3rd, 2008: Shea, yellow morel - general location = banks county, Georgia, Growing Conditions = grassy areas along a small stream and in and around dead bamboo Additional Comments = Hey Chris, in the last few days my boys and I have found a total of 164 morels. Lots of yellows,some greys and a hand full of blacks. They are coming up in rich grassy soil along the creeks and small streams and in dead bamboo. Can't wait to find some more. Best of luck to all. Happy Hunting.

April 3rd, 2008: jonni oxford, false morel ?? nw washington under cottonwoods Everson washington
Where did you find them- general location = Cottonwoods took them to wwu to a professor and he didm't think they were safe due to they were false, they are white, brown, grey, but we have been eating them for years 35years + i love to hunt. Guess will travel to eastern Washington for the black ones have never done it hope I find some, what a rush and very adicting to hunt for them. happy hunting everyone! JLO Growing Conditions = Cottonwoods, groves, deep in the woods, they need a little more rain i think, but i hear them telling me that they coming soon. Last year I picked 5 5gals buckets full and canned and froze them. I even laid in bed with my eyes closed and could see them. I couldn'teven believe how many there were. what a rush. I want to find truffles and Chantrel, but need more education about these types books dont help need someone who can show me.I love Shrooming!! Additional Comments = I wish i could find a good photo of a false morell & a true. I have 2 books that are both field guides, but cant get a good enough photos I guess picking them and finding them I'll really get a better feel the difference between the 2. This proffesser says there all false on the northwest side of the cascade mountains in Washinton 5 miles south of Canada. hope you can give me some more insite thanks JLO

April 3rd, 2008: Rueben Ousley, black morel - general location = Jackson County Ohio, Growing Conditions = They were growing under leaves on a hill side, Additional Comments = Found 14 black morels and a 8 point deer shed. Our honey hole needs lots of sunshine the next couple days

April 3rd, 2008: David Weeks,  yellow morel - general location = Along Banks of Canadian River west of Shawnee, Oklahoma. Growing Conditions = Actually found one under a Ceder for the first time., Also found two with Pennicilin growing on the very tips for the first time. Additional Comments = Found 93 Morels!!!!

April 3rd, 2008: David Beaver, yellow morel - general location = Near Stidwell Oklahoma, Growing Conditions = Southern Oak/mixed wood forest near Birch trees., There were redbuds, dogwood, birch, cedar, water moccasons etc. Growing in a seep area around a pond., Additional Comments = Found about 30 nice yellow morels.  Want to send you a photo, but we are on vacation and I haven't got my camera card reader here. Send you photo when we get back home.

April 3rd, 2008: Bob Welker, I found a new spot!!! 585 Morels In a day and 1/2! ??? County, Georgia

Did I teach this guy right, or what? - Chris M

April 3rd, 2008: johnny thompson, grey morel - general location = ingram, kentucky bell county, Growing Conditions = under old apple tree, Additional Comments = have found from 8 to 12 morel's in this same spot for the last 4 years

April 3rd, 2008: Chris, Found 2 black morels in Montgomery County, MD. Earliest I have found blacks in this area. Found in a stand of tulip poplars. Left them to soak and grow in the rain. Found over 200 blacks last year in the exact same area but in the third week of April.  

April 4th, 2008: mussy,  grey morel - general location = Smyrna, ga cobb county, Growing Conditions = lots of elm around not too big near a creek.   Additional Comments = found on 4-3-08. I went out again this morning to no avail, boo.  However we are having some sever thunder and lighting with lots of rain so I  will keep looking!! I will let you know.

April 4th, 2008: colin daly - general location = I live in London UK. Today I noticed some strange looking mushrooms growing in my garden I have never seen anything like them before so I have spent the evening looking on the internet. I now believe that they are a type of Morel. We have some that are quite large and some smaller ones coming up. Last summer we put in some raised beds which we filled with loose soil delivered in jumbo bags from our local garden center. We also put down a good layer of chipped bark. I can't remember if we mixed in manure or not. We did notice that the soil was extremely fine and sandy Growing Conditions = The mushrooms are in my garden. no large trees, quite open to the light. No direct sunlight until the afternoon but not for too long, however they are mainly growing under and around the shade of some new shrubs and a small Magnolis tree.

April 4th, 2008: Ben Sondergaard,  yellow morel - general location = Sumrall, mississippi, Growing Conditions = Creek bottom on a rotten leaf mound. I need to know if I should pick them now or wait? I can send a pic. They are about 3 to 4 inches high right now. Thanx Ben

April 4th, 2008: Roger Reynolds, and Chris Matherly found 100 mainly Giants in Newton County, GA

These were 8 and 9 inchers!

Still some young ones though!

April 5th, 2008: rob miller, dont recall- false morel for sure -morchela and 2 small 1/5"-2" ht  morels - general location = east side Lake McMurtry near Stillwater  0n 4-3-08 Growing Conditions = near young helathy elm (6-8"dbh) and one very decayed dead american elm ( stube standing bt main trunk  on ground- thisi tree has been gradualaly falling down for  tha last several years I havebene checking this site, as always around these parts the elm association is ALWAYS present, Additional Comments = hunted in spots that have been sporadically  and only moderatley productive for 5 hours and only came up with two small morels  and some fine specimens of false morel- i ihave pics , just now thouhg to look in web to seeif there was a site that reported finds in Oklahoma!!!

April 5th, 2008: susie,  yellow morel - general location = Labette County, Kansas, Growing Conditions = moist and elm-ee, Additional Comments = found one little yellow one.........let the games begin!!

April 5th, 2008: ahistory, half-free morel - general location = Columbia Missouri, Growing Conditions = on a south facing embankment, Additional Comments = Found nine babies today, The biggest was only 1 1/2". ONly picked one and left the rest to grow. This is only about 4 days behind last year. There are no leaves on the trees, no ticks, and the undergrowth is only an inch high. I couldn't believe my eyes.,Happy hunting.

April 5th, 2008: Jim Farmer called to report finding 10 grays in Kentucky, near where our foray will be held next weekend!

April 5th, 2008: SKIP TALIAFERRO, black morel - general location = VIRGINIA   ROANOKE COUNTY-- ROANOKE
Growing Conditions =  POPLAR TREES AND OAKS. THE APRIL FORAY IN VA. WILL BE IN THE SAME AREA.
Additional Comments = WELCOME TO ROANOKE, VA. THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL FOR THE VA.FORAY. THEY ARE ALREADY HERE. THIS IS EARLY FOR US HERE IN THE MOUNTAINS.IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE A GOOD SEASON. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THEM THIS EARLY

April 5th, 2008: M. Rich, black morel - general location = Missouri - Scott County - just south of Cape Girardeau
Growing Conditions = Higher elevations of hiking trail.  Found 30 large half-frees on and within twenty feet of each side of trail head.  Black morel on high spot surrounded by water.  Kind of chilly and windy. 

April 5th, 2008: Chris Ott and I took a trip down to southern Ohio on April 1 to see if we might find a few early black morels. No morels up yet, but we did find a few other good signs, including a very nice batch of oysters, some devils urns, a ton of cinnabar polypores, and a couple unidentified little shrooms. It's been a cold spring up here, so I think we've still got a week or two before the morels get going. -- hugh, Columbus, OH

April 5th, 2008: Forrest Brem, yellow morel - general location = Millington, Shelby County, TN Growing Conditions = Mostly along creek banks, not sure of one of the tree types but it looked like some were associated with dying sycamores, not where I used to find them in Illinois

April 5th, 2008: I found this odd mushroom in my garden and after a short search found morel hunting sites. My initial reaction was to identify, assuming it to be poisonous, but that does not seem to be the case. I am not an experimenter of food so this has little significance to me. It would however be interesting to see how this fits with the overall distribution as most references I’ve read are in the states.Found today in Andover Hampshire UK.Regards Rob O’Neill

This is the second report I have received in as many days from UK. Maybe you are going to have a great year this season for Morels. I recommend you giving them a try, slice in half, batter in flour, fry in butter until golden brown, add salt, and enjoy! Truly nutty, earthy, and unique flavor that most crave after! - Chris M

April 6th, 2008: andrew, black morel - general location = kanawha county, saint albans, west virginia, Growing Conditions = found early ones high on the ridge under tulip poplars in the thick greenbriars., Additional Comments = we found the first black of the season, of the maybe 70 we found we only picked about ten to eat today and left the rest to mature. this year looks to be a banner year. next weekend i know where i'll be.

April 6th, 2008: Eddie McMillan, Knoxville, TN, found 331 Morels! heres a few pics from our hunts and a pic of Matt Girman

April 6th, 2008: Chris, I found our first morel of the season today.  I found it in our back yard (Bothell, WA).  We had snow on the ground last weekend.  Maybe this is a sign that winter is finally coming to an end.  With the heavy snow pack in the mountains, I think it will be a late start in the Cascades but we are looking forward to getting out.  Good hunting. Scott

April 6th, 2008: I went out today in southern/central Illinois and found 8 blacks today.  Early one so get ready folks, Here they come!! Carter, Illinois

April 6th, 2008: Chris Baranski,Blacks (M. angusticeps) and Yellows (M. deliciosa) - general location = Granville/Durham County line, Bahama, NC, North of Falls Lake, 4/3/08 Growing Conditions = East-facing slope (mid-slope), mixed hardwoods, relatively rich (white oak, hickory, tulip poplar, spring beauty, may apple, christmas fern).  Blacks (19) and little yellows (14) all under poplar within sight of each other.  All prime, some blacks still young. Additional Comments = First real try for the year.  Botanical cues seemed right.  Looked for awhile but found them all in one spot.  Similar habitats in the area have yielded nothing.  Best haul ever in this area for me (6 years), and no one else around her even knows about them!

April 6th, 2008: We found 23 morels yesterday, April 5th. Location: Grayson County, TX. One clump of 8 were all growing together; they were a little old and yet we had just checked the exact area several days earlier and there was nothing!  Most were growing on slopes, near elm & cedar trees.  We picked several small, fresh ones near bois d' arc trees. Found 2 more today near Lake Texoma.

April 6th, 2008: Chris- We found 14 small blacks in southern MD near Gapland. They were barely poking their heads out from the leaf litter. The largest is only about an inch and a half with the stem. Too far of a drive from PA to let them grow larger. Evan

April 6th, 2008: GTB, yellow morel - general location = Fairfiled county in mid state South Carolina
Growing Conditions = Sandy creek bottom with lots of Sycamore and tulip poplar trees with a dense bed of decaying leaves, etc.Additional Comments = I have seen them in alone or in pairs over the years in this location. Yesterday I found more than thirty without looking hard! More than I've ever seen at one time. Some were large and decaying, some were small and new. I've never eaten them (was afraid too) but we picked about 10. Saute'd half of them in butter last night and gave the rest to my gourmet cook sister in law. Left the small ones. Will check back next weekend,

April 6th, 2008: Gwyn , black morel - general location = My daughter, me and three cousins crossed a creek and climed on top of a mountain to find around 60 blacks. They were found gowing in moss covered rocks, in and around poplars and just out in the open. We were hunting in the Copper Creek section of Russel co. Va.It's going to be a great season. I also found a big false morel under a pine grove.

April 6th, 2008: We hit the Izard County Arkansas woods for the past two days (april 5-6, 2008) and found over 300 total.  I laughed at my husband and kids because I found 48 on Saturday and 116 today.  It's a great family competition that we look forward to every year! Great website. Tammy

April 6th, 2008: Josh  , black morel - general location = Parsons, Labette County, Kansas, Growing Conditions = Northern bank of a creek.

April 6th, 2008: chris,  i can't believe i found some this far north allready.  black morels  found 5 in barry county michigan sunday april 6th 2008.  allen hayes  -- (little-shroomer)

April 6th, 2008: Toni Thomas, grey morel - general location = Clarke County, Georgia. Along a well established creek bank on bottomland. Trees include large birches, tulip poplars, oak, hickory. Mushrooms generally found near large tree trunks or under fallen, rotted branchs where leaves and soil have not been disturbed, ie. mowed with a bush hog. Have been finding them here for 18 years but did not know till now not to pull them out of the ground! Thanks for the info! We have also found black morels on occasion. My husband (a horticulturist) says that you can build up a toxicity to black morels if you eat too many or too often. I have not been able to find any such info except as it applies to some "false morels" being mistaken for black's. What can you tell me?   Thanks!

April 6th, 2008: Anthony Tassinello, bolete - general location = Northern California, Growing Conditions = In among the coastal pines.Additional Comments = There is always a small spring crop of porcini, firmer than the Fall fruitings.  They appear anytime from March through May before the Sierra Nevada season begins. I managed to find 9 today. Pleasant surprise.

April 6th, 2008: Jerry Ludwig, yellow morel - general location = Near Marianna, AR, Growing Conditions = Near ash trees on hills and near streams, may apples  and trilliems and even some dogwood were blossoming., Additional Comments = Many of the mushrooms had come up during the past week.  I found a number of very fresh gray morels in the same areas last week.  Most this week were very mature yellows.

April 6th, 2008: Richard Brown, grey morel - general location = Bonaire , GA, Houston County, Growing Conditions = Along a creek bed under ash trees

April 6th, 2008:Cannot believe I found this and MANY more under my apple trees! I believe this is a Morel ?. If it is - please confirm - this is the first time I have found them in Alabama. Please let me know if it is a Morel - I am 99% sure, but have not hunted them since the early 90's when I was in Iowa for a year and a friend introduced me to these tasty treats! Greg

You have a Black Morel there! Morchella angusticeps! Great! - Chris M

April 6th, 2008:Kathy Haggard, morel-other - general location = Franklin, Tn  On the road in front of an historic home in Williamson County Growing Conditions = Under a tree after a 3 day rain.  This is the first find as we are new to the area.  My son and grandsons found them and were very excited.  There were many that were past the picking stage so they left them but we will ck back periodically

April 6th, 2008:Chris... I found over a dozen this morning in Indian Land , South Carolina. Craig the Buckeye

April 6th, 2008:RANDY AND MARSHA, yellow morel - general location = CHEROKEE COUNTY GA APRIL 6 2008
Growing Conditions = LOWLANDS WET OAK AND PINE TREES

April 6th, 2008:Missouri ShrromMate,Grays, yellows, and blacks - general location = Tilsa, OK Growing Conditions = Friday, Apr. 6 we picked 24 grays and blonds along the Arkansas River up in the hills pretty high right in Tulsa. Saturday we drove for hours down 44 towards OKC checking every public land we could find and had to come back to Tulsa to find any. We found 55 more yesterday, mostly Blacks in the same area as Friday. It was my first time finding Black Morels. I will post the pics when I get back to KC tonight. Anyway, first two trips out this year resulted in fresh sizzlin shrooms!

April 6th, 2008:Morels found in Chester County, TN!  Morchella deliciosa found growing on a creek bank in a patch of mayapples under a large Tulip Poplar. Scott F.

April 6th, 2008:Scott and Gloria Brown,   grey morel - general location = Near Madison, Ga, Growing Conditions = Under Elm trees near a river bed

April 6th, 2008:chris payton , black morel - general location = kentucky.  hustonville.  lincoln county
Growing Conditions = top of a hill east side.between two poplers Additional Comments = Looking forward to a great season this year...the freeze last year realy made for a bad year...this year is looking great...good luck everyone.

April 6th, 2008: Chris, we were at a Sunday school social this afternoon and me and my 9yr old were walking the trail behind the Sunday school teachers house. I swear I felt like there were some morels back there even before we entered the woods..seriously!!!! I noticed that all the trees were sweet gums and that threw me off a bit, but low and behold my daughter screams..Daddy look a mushroom. She new exactly what it was when she saw it. It looked just like the carved one you gave me. She bugged me all afternoon to look for more but I couldn't because we had to hang with the other adults. I believe it is a Delicioso SP? She found it in Morgan Co. GA. Roger R

April 6th, 2008:Cindy Berry-Wichita,Ks..4-6-08...   Found 2 more Morels today, plus 2 we left to grow. more rain is on the way, so we expect to find many more, where we've been going. Thank you

April 7th, 2008: Casper, Tennessee, one poplar yields 56

April 7th, 2008: 165 E's and 1D Saturday Bob W, Georgia

April 7th, 2008:jerry gray, yellow morel - general location = oklahoma pittsburgh conty, canadian river area
Growing Conditions = cedar groves, mayapple plants,dogwood trees sandy loam. Additional Comments = my first outing, i already reported to you i found 150 morels isent picture, that was on march 28 o8,here is yesterdays report being april 6 08 i found 275 morels,

April 7th, 2008: Ross, grey morel - general location = baltimore co. MD Growing Conditions = Tulip grove south facing slope, Additional Comments = on my hands and knees to find 12 in two hours going back today.

April 7th, 2008: kenny k, black morel - general location = East of Tulsa, OK, Growing Conditions = looked in several areas, found none. Back to former heavily wooded area and found 30 blacks.

April 7th, 2008: alan orseske, black morel - general location = sw michigan, Growing Conditions = popple

April 7th, 2008: ron f, black morel - general location = louisville kentucky, Growing Conditions = elm tree, Additional Comments = it wont be long indiana

April 7th, 2008: Joe Blankenship, yellow morel - general location = Found 76 morels in my yard, just outside of Newnan, GA. on Sun. April 6th.Growing Conditions = Found them in good low land around the head of a creek, good rains over the w/e helped.

April 7th, 2008: Hi Chris, I still am in shock that I actually found morels in MS. Especially after the poem I wrote but I'm thrilled to be wrong! So heres the official report. We found 14 morels all about the same as the one I have here,
ranging in size from about 1 inch to about 2 and a half inches long in Burton MS. They were found growing
along a creek bank near sweetgum trees and fiddlehead ferns. I also am trhilled to report that I found another one just a little larger growing near a creek only about 300 yards or so from my house today. I still cant believe it. Morels in MS. It's a miracle I never thought I would see. You know, Chris, now you might just have to add MS. to the list of message boards. Please dont forget to post this report. MS.with morels WOW!  susan

April 7th, 2008: Wyatt Rice-Narusch, yellow morel - general location = Central Point, Oregon Back woods by old gold mine Growing Conditions = In leaves around madrones, west facing slope Additional Comments = The Esculentas have finally shown up in my backyard. I found these 30 or so at higher elevation in an area ridden with poison oak! Gotta take the good with the bad I guess.

April 7th, 2008: Robert Studebaker, black morel - general location = Clarke County, Virginia Growing Conditions = South facing ridgetop under cherry trees Additional Comments = Last year I found 40 blacks under these two cherry trees.  The area is mainly poplar with some dead elm laying around.  I knew this would be a surefire spot to indicate when the blacks would start in our area.  Checked this area very thoroughly but saw none, then decided to begin looking under the leaves for beginners.  After aboout 15 min. I found one that was about 1/4 inch tall, and ultimately found a total of 5, the biggest being 1 1/2 inch tall.  Next weekend looks like it'll be great

April 7th, 2008: m meade, grey morel - general location = letcher County, KY Growing Conditions = found under sycamore trees in a area that has sun light most of the day

April 7th, 2008:Hey Chris, No Morels in Southeast Indiana.... Yet. But Attached pics are what we did find. The mica caps tasted great. The Scarlet Cup (if right) said edibility unknow so no eatin on that one. We saw two mayapples but the leaves had not even begun to open. Saw blood root bloomin this weekend and the butter cup looked nice too.... So ruff guesstamate....Temps in sixties and seventies this week and already took the day off on friday(Jeany's birthday and our anniversary)  and morels should be poppin in Switzerland and Ohio Counties in Indiana. Will send ya the pics when we find them.Thanks for the time on the 125 edible mushrooms has made researching finds so much easier. Lookin forward to gettin and watchin the Morel dvd.. Thanks Scott and Jeany Bowling

April 7th, 2008: well morel season is underway in southern ill found these 20 or so around dead elms in the  craborchard  nationl wildlife refuge "public acess area"  government property  in williamson county  marion il  on Sunday April the 6th after  3 hours of hunting morel season will be prime  by the  next 2 weeks in souther ill but that's not all we caught these nice bass to go with them  happy shrooming  the shroomster johnboy from southern ill williamson county

April 7th, 2008: Connor Murphy, black morel - general location = Tennessee, Anderson County Growing Conditions = In the rich lowlands growing up through the leaves. Additional Comments = They were big, really big.  And they were delicious.  Should we be concerned about the bugs? Bugs seem to be bad this year. - Chris M

April 7th, 2008: Brett mcGinty,  yellow morel - general location = Delaware county  Oklahoma near spavinaw game management area Growing Conditions = fresh cut pasture near large piles of clear cur trees Additional Comments = I was on my tractor, working in the feild, when I spotted one about 5 inches tall near a tree stump. I nearly dove off my tractor as it was running! I knew if I had one there were more close by!

April 7th, 2008: gloria and phillip walley, morel- - general location = Bremen Kentucky, Muhlenberg County
Growing Conditions = On a steep ledge by a Poplar Tree, Additional Comments = We only found a couple but it was exciting finding our first ones for the season.

April 7th, 2008: Ann Mikkelsen,  black morel - general location = I am from Ohio and have hunted morels for years, but just for fun.  Never really got more than 10 or 15 at one time.  I moved to Missoula, Montana and decided to see if they had morels there.  WELL..... you have to have a permit to hunt them and your personal limit is 15 pounds per day!!!! YES!!! Can you imagine that?!! Morel mushroom Heaven if ever I saw it.  Commercial mushroom pickers pay the state $300 per day to be able to hunt.  There have even been cases of rival mushroom pickers "shooting it out" with guns over certain areas.  MONTANA takes mushroom hunting to a whole new level!!!!!!! Growing Conditions = The absolute BEST areas to find morels are where there was a forest fire the year before.  It's crazy, but they pop up all over the baren, fire scorched landscape...right out in the open!!!!

April 7th, 2008: Hi Chris! Just a quick update:  I found my first morels of the season on March 29..almost 2 full weeks later than last year.  The ones I found were tiny immature blacks - I left them to grow.  I went back to check on them on April 4th, and they had grown a bit, but the cooler temperatures must be slowing things down here in KY.  Strangely enough however, after some more searching, I found 30~40 immature greys - none large enough to pick yet, but they seemed to be popping up everywhere in clusters of up to 8 in a cluster.  Also, a friend called me to let me know she thought she had morels growing in a crack in her steps on April 3rd. I was skeptical, but drove over to check it out.  Sure enough!  She had 3 very nice sized morels that had popped up right on her front door steps!  I'm attaching a picture for you.  I believe these morels are Morchella vulgaris.  When I came home, I thought I had better check my yard as well, and strangely enough, I found several in the yard, and one growing in a crack between my driveway and car port.  Crazy!  I've attached that picture as well.Finding morels in these strange places makes me start to think that some of my morel dreams of finding them in potted plants, etc, might not be so far-fetched! lol Hope all is well - it looks like you are having a great season so far! Happy Hunting! Tomi

April 7th, 2008: Carolyn McWilliams, yellow morel - general location = Cowlitz County, Washington Growing Conditions = under cottonwoods within a stone's throw of the Columbia River. Additional Comments = I had heard that these were good conditions for morels ie. cottonwood trees, near the Columbia River and I went out to find an area that fit that description, fortunately within a couple miles of my house, and started finding them on the first try!

April 7th, 2008: Chris, I found my first NC morels over the weekend.  A few black on Saturday south of Raleigh, near Garner, NC and yellows and grays in Chatham county, NC.  Attached are some pics, including the prerequisite tailgate one! Craig Stevens

April 7th, 2008: holly mang, black morel - general location = rogers arkansas Growing Conditions = rich lowlands sycamores

April 7th, 2008: Chris M and Marcus found 300 Morels in Butts County, GA. The largest being 12 inches!

April 7th, 2008: jim farmer - general location = Dawson springs and up the road a piece  hopkins and christian and caldwell counties  Good ol Kentuck  ...hey all  I hope everyone is looking forwrd to the forray this weekend in ky. I am quite positive it will be an absolutely great hunt the nighttime temps are going to be in the 50 s with daytime temps in the 70s It is forcast to rain for the next 3 days putting Friday morning as prime time. I talked with chris on saturday and told him I had found several small white deliciousa however not sure if theyd be considered whites they were more of a light tan but they were deliciousa. I went yesturday and founds several more in an area we hunted last year. I am doing last minute preps on a privately owned 200 acre farm that I am really praying to be able to hunt. It is new territory but morels have been found right up the road so they are in the area. The ash tree buds are ready to fall with a good rain the trilliums are up the redbuds are blooming the new growth ferns are starting to show their curl. It is prime time this week is the week. Cant wait to meet everyone and without a doubt it will surely be a better year than last. The conditions are at the best and Im hoping for the motherlode.Growing Conditions=ASH.......

Still have a couple spots open for this foray- email me! - Chris M.........

April 8th, 2008: Brian, we call them reds,falsemorel,beefsteaks,brain - general location = Missouri carroll
Growing Conditions = southeast side of timber in lowland. elm oaks nearby

April 8th, 2008: Chris ... It was no Georgia mother load. But I`ll take it . Found these Big Yellow Sponge (thats what us Buckeyes call`em) in Indian Land South Carolina in an area that had been logged and they left only the big Popluar Tree`s along a creek...Craig the Buckeye.

April 8th, 2008: I found about 15 black morels in South Central PA. Only three were large enough to harvest. Left the rest to grow for a couple more days.

April 8th, 2008:Shane Bush, grey morel - general location = Viola, Missouri in southern Barry County
Growing Conditions = Under Dead Elm

April 8th, 2008: Location: Portland Oregon, Growing Conditions: It's been quite rainy here this winter. I've been watching these guys come up for about 2 wks now. Last spring I cleaned out a flower bed on the south side of my house and layed down wood chips and bark mulch. This is the first year I have had what I believe are morels come up. Can you confirm ID please? They were growing out from under the cement pad of my driveway into the wood chips. There are a couple of smaller ones growing in the middle of the wood chips. They are shaded from the south by my driftboat and trailer and to the north by my house. temps have been in the 40-50 degree range. Cool website. I'd be interested in becoming a member. Karl Schneiderman

You have landscape Morels! Enjoy! -Chris M

April 8th, 2008: Joan Hosfeld, yellow morel - general location = Alpharetta, Georgia, Growing Conditions = In my woods around my house - mostly wetlands pine tree area.  8 medium to small mushrooms - will send pictures.

April 8th, 2008: Ranger D, yellow morel - general location = Lake Oologah, in Rogers County, Oklahoma
Growing Conditions = On the military crest of the lake birm, above the flood line, in birch downfall, Additional Comments = Thank you Chris for tour time and effort, in shareing this passion with the world....It is my pleasure! -Chris M

April 8th, 2008: Breck, Chattanooga, Morels!

April 8th, 2008: Three friends and I found 75 Black Morels on Sunday the 6th in Botetourt County, VA on a SE Facing ridgetop.  They were mostly associated with Tulip Poplars.  This is a very early spot.  These Morels are on a timeclock, in that they will be here at the same time every year, but if the weather conditions are right too, they really go crazy.  Becky Rader

April 8th, 2008:Cindy Fitz, black morel - general location = Hedgesville, West Virginia, Growing Conditions = Mixed deciduous trees including lots of poplars about 7 April 1st-No April Fool...and 6 more so far-letting the small ones grow a bit...Happy hunting!!!

April 8th, 2008: Hunted all day long in my favorite spots and found nothing, went to the mail box and found these black's along my driveway. The season is just starting here in the Standing Stone Park area of Tn.

April 8th, 2008: Stephen French, grey morel - general location = SHENANDOAH COUNTY, VIRGINIA, Growing Conditions = Old apple orchard

April 8th, 2008:I found these black morels in the woods near my house. They were under 2 large ash trees. My name is Mack Begley and I live in NE Tennessee. Kingsport Sullivan County. I have found 105 so far this year. All were blacks except 7 that were grays. Good hunting and good eating to all and may the Lord Jesus bless and prosper everyone.

April 8th, 2008: susie, yellow morel - general location = Parsons, Ks, Additional Comments = Rock Chalk, Jayhawk!! Only found 10 small yellows, finally, all singles, no mother load, seemed to have worked hard to come up d/t cool weather (nights), but, found mushrooms, ate them, watched Kansas win...makes for a good day.

April 8th, 2008: mitchell meade,  black morel - general location = letcher county, ky Growing Conditions = 1500 ft elevation in popular trees.  found 48.

April 9th, 2008:Jim, grey morel - general location = Missouri river bottoms, April 9, Osage county Missouri.Found 9 very buggy specimens, but fresh.   Growing Conditions = around willows and small oak

April 9th, 2008:anna, I found 42 this afternoon in about 30 minutes... Reall surprised me as I went out this morning and found nothing... guess I was looking on the wrong side of the drive. I am located in southwest virginia and have included a picture.

April 9th, 2008:Hi Chris, You're not gonna believe this but I have earthshaking news again. Here in good ole Mississippi I have found morels again. They are not even 80 yar ds or so from my house. I decided to check an area that I havent paid much attention to before. Its kind of a wet low lying area with several sweetgum trees. I saw
a sweetgum tree that had oneside of it dead and decaying and partially on the ground. Much to my surprise I counted 14 around it. I only had about 20 minutes to hunt this morning but counted 32 altogether in the same area. WOW! I'm so glad I was wrong about MS. and morels. Cant wait to get done with work so I can get back down there. Susan Campbell . Found on April 9 near Baldwyn MS.

April 9th, 2008:Doc , grey morels,  - general location = Cherokee County, OK, Growing Conditions = Oak timber mainly in bottoms, but a few on hillsides.Additional Comments = We found mainly big ones 4-6 inches long.  we ended up with around 5 pounds.

April 9th, 2008:hi chris...here is a happy me with yesterdays find on top of the plateau. they averaged just past their prime. it may be my last try for blacks this year. we dont see the big golds very often here but im gonna work some floodplains, like we did in ga... might get lucky! Chattanooga, Casper

April 9th, 2008:Hey chris here are some pics of my find from yesterday!  9#'s of yellow's and gray's found in Smyrna Ga.  More rain coming this weekend so hopefully another round coming!!  Thanks for a great web site! muss

April 9th, 2008:DeShera Winter, grey morel - general location = Hi, This is DeShera Winter from Stone County, South West Missouri. I went out yesterday April 8 and I found 9 little grey morel mushrooms. I didn't pick them because they wer to small. Growing Conditions = I found them in the valley around sycamore trees by a creek.
Additional Comments = I would like to start hereing from South West Missouri. I know there starting to pop.

April 9th, 2008:D.Leach, morel-other - general location = Clemson, SC. Growing Conditions = front yard, under dogwood tree after a few days of rain

April 9th, 2008:Adam b,  grey morel - general location = Branson, MO. Growing Conditions = creek bed, almost in creek

April 9th, 2008:Chris M found 20 Morchella deliciosa in Twiggs County, GA. It is the very last of the season here.

April 10th, 2008: chris payton, black morel - general location = hustonville kentucky, Growing Conditions = along a ridge between two hills around popler and ash trees.. Additional Comments = found about 50 in about half an hour or so..broke my heart to have to leave it got to dark to see. going back in morning....good luck everyone.

April 10th, 2008: shawn hoerr, black morel - general location = peoria il, Growing Conditions = pines

April 10th, 2008: Chris, been scouting now for about 3 weeks and finally hit paydirt.On April 9 I found 3 greys up tight against the bases of Sycamore trees and 1 blonde out in a clearing covered with last years sycamore leaves.All were on the small side and believe the season is just coming on here in middle Tn.Expecting rain tonight and believe this weekend will be great.Found these shrooms in Putnam county.Feel free to print the details and thanks for a great website.After this year's harvest is complete I plan to join the club.Best regards,Uncle Skunk.  

April 10th, 2008: MOCounty Shooners, black morel - general location = Indiana, Martinsville, Morgan, Growing Conditions = Hardwood forest, Under Ash trees. Additional Comments = Found 4 on the 8th under half inch tall. Found 6 on the 9th all over an inch long.

April 10th, 2008: Jayson, black morel - general location = near circleville ohio (central ohio) Growing Conditions = found the loaner in a poplar woods at the top of the hill...was only about an inch and a half tall.. Additional Comments = we were only out for a short while but its a great sign that its time here in ohio...gone back out tommorow and will post my findings..

April 10th, 2008: Robby & Anna Diaz,  grey morel - general location = Lexington, OKLAHOMA Growing Conditions = creekbottom Additional Comments = Hoping to find more after all the rain we are having

April 10th, 2008: alan jones, yellow morel - general location = humphreys co., tn Growing Conditions = in the woods around creeks Additional Comments = 57 found on april 9 2008

April 10th, 2008: mitch rivers, black morel - general location = Weaverville,NC Growing Conditions = Old logging road running thru stands of poplar trees.

April 10th, 2008: Hey Chris, thought I'd drop a line that the morel season has started in SW Illinois. The dandelions bloomed for the first time yesterday, so I decided to check out the ash grove.  Sure enough, found a few small half frees and one black on a Southern slope, under two different ash trees, on exposed soil.  They're here! Jersey Co. IL

April 10th, 2008: Benjamin Hall, black morel - general location = Michigan, Montcalm County, Growing Conditions = Popple,Ash,Cherry,Oaks

April 10th, 2008: Daniel Rickett, black morel - general location = Fayette County Illinois Growing Conditions = Around a dead elm, early location found about two hundred here last year, still a bit early here Additional Comments = I love your website. I have been checking the pictures and progression map for weeks.

April 10th, 2008: My brother grow these black morels right out back every year. orange county, IN

April 10th, 2008: M. Rich  , grey morel - general location = Scott County Missouri - just south of Cape Girardeau. Growing Conditions = Flats next to a cleared area that lets light into the woodline.  Around areas that are still holding water. Additional Comments = Found about 60 morels, a mix of greys, half-frees, and blacks. 

April 10th, 2008: Craig  black morel - general location = Southern Illinois,Massac co. Growing Conditions = unusual spot"""" an old abandoned train track, in cinder gravel

April 10th, 2008: Hi, I found your website browsing the other day. I was born and raised in Oregon (Lebanon) and am currently dis-placed in Oklahoma. I was pretty bummed to come here to find no "mountains" to go morel hunting. Long story short the grow here too, I found these about a mile from my house in some chinese elm trees. they like most areas around Enid Oklahoma. I do miss the blacks and greys tho . And someday we will be moving back to the good ole willamette valley. Happy hunting in May. Mark 

April 10th, 2008: Well I did it again, I found the first mushroom in the Warner woods, well actually just a few hundred feet south. And I think you know where. The best part is that Cliff went back today and walked right through there and didn't see any. I found 14 but didn't pick any. They were pretty small. I'll get them tomorrow. Plus I'm getting ready to go back and try to film a time laps of one growing. I sure hope I was the first one to find any mushrooms in central indiana. Here's a couple pics...   Dave Wayne County, Indiana

April 10th, 2008: David Miller,  black morel - general location = Faytte County Pa, Growing Conditions = Found 30 today in old grown up ash dumb 4-10-08

April 10th, 2008: andi,  morel-other,  gyromitra - general location = South Central Kansas Growing Conditions = near creek, decaying trees, cottonwoods and elms... Additional Comments = wonder how come we didn't find morchella too? We also found some gooey looking mushrooms growing on the fallen trees

April 10th, 2008: steve, black morel - general location = Hocking County, Ohio Growing Conditions = with the Tulip trees Additional Comments = First find of the year for me. Lots of walking to get to my out of the way and some not so out of the way early spots. Found 50 black sponge, left about two dozen of the very smallest that I spotted to mature, which is a first for me.
Definetely phsyched to finally get the season going!  

April 11th, 2008: G.R., grey morel - general location = Mitchell, IN, Growing Conditions = pine and poplar mixed woods, Additional Comments = Found the first grey morel this year in my sweet spot.  It is  located in a cluster of large Oaks in the middle of a pine forest.  It is approximately 1/2" tall.   

April 11th, 2008: ks_hunter,  grey morel - general location = Wichita, KS Growing Conditions = Under and old Elm tree with full morning sun. Additional Comments = Not really expecting to fins any yet with the cool temps.. This one was fresh and about 4" tall

April 11th, 2008: I just returned from Green county Tn. where I had a good evening mushroom hunting as you can see a mixture was on the venue. I am Mack Begley and I live in Kingsport Tn. Yesterdays 80 degrees and todays 86 have had some negitive results on some of these shoons. My freezer is starting to rebound from the last 2 years of no rain at the proper time.

April 11th, 2008: Aaron 'stinky' Williams, black morel - general location = Washington- Frederick County line,  Maryland  Growing Conditions = Along a mountain stream. Tulip Trees and oak, rocky with black soil. Not a lot of afternoon sun, they never get too big. Additional Comments = Found thirty, with another thirty a bit small to pick. These mushrooms don't get that big but they  are tasty, super rich soil. The bugs suck this year.

April 11th, 2008: Mushroom Hunter: Gregory Millard   Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma   20 Grey and Yellow morels   Oklahoma Spring showers have caused the morels to explode  in the Tulsa area. I spent a little more than a hour in the timber today and easily found these growing in a sunny area surrounded by cedars and tall prairie grass. I filled my little bag this afternoon and I'm going back on Saturday with a larger one!

April 11th, 2008: Asheville Mushroom Club, black morel,  also half-free morel, and grey morel - general location = TN, Union county Growing Conditions = Under tulip poplars, very moist to wet ground
Additional Comments = This is the best out of 5 years, with over 1700 collected in a weekend.

April 11th, 2008: My first finds this year, Found these 4 small black Morels in Southern Indiana. Alan Carr

April 11th, 2008: Hi! Just wanted you to know about our great find in Lenoir, North Carolina.  My husband had a friend whose mom used to fry morels for her family. He told me how good "wildfish" were and how she would rarely find them. The last time he had one was in 1973, so we were very excited when we found a patch under some old apple trees. Your website was so helpful. Will send you pictures soon. Somer Evans

April 11th, 2008: Hi, love your site!  Our 2 year old found her first morel this morning all by herself!  I walked right by it and didn't see it, she stopped, hunkered down, pointed at it and said, "lookit!"  We are so proud of our "lil' shroomer!"  We are in South West VA.  Found about 15 (I think they are white morels?) in the last 3 days all around a large white pine tree in our yard. Thanks for the great site, VA Shroomers

April 11th, 2008: Hi Chris, Some finds from Hocking Co. (77 black morel, on the newspaper) picked  4/9/08 and from Scioto Co. (90 black morel + 1 tiny gray Morchella Subspecies, on the tray) picked  4/10/08. Just a little over 2 pounds all together. They are really starting to pop now! Terry (tman5200)

April 11th, 2008: my husband found these today in someone's yard! we have been looking everywhere with no luck...we feel really stupid now...

April 11th, 2008: Aaron Szudajski, yellow morel - general location = Branson, Missouri in Taney County Growing Conditions = along a south facing slope around ash trees.

April 11th, 2008: Here are some pictures we took today…is there any insight into the false morels and them coinciding with the growth of morchella?

April 12th, 2008: Found this just outside of louisville kentucky. First one of the year. Matt

April 12th, 2008: Chris- We found 40 blacks today 4/12 at our usual spot in south central PA. We also found 22 yesterday. Quite a few are growing in pairs this year.

April 12th, 2008: Hi Chris, So inspired was I by the Mother Earth article on Morel hunting that I  followed the link to your site.  Even More inspored (ha) by your site I went for a walk today in our 10 acres of woods at the back of our property.  Well I found some mushrooms and maybe one is a false Morel but I'm not sure.  I live on Vancouver Island in the Comox valley.  We have only been here two years.  We moved up from Los Angeles to start a farm.  Anyway I don't know the area very well and would love to know what I've got out there.  Also, if you have heard of Morel sitings up this way.  On a beautiful day like today I can see how this might become addicting!

April 12th, 2008:bob n, black morel - general location = there coming up real good here in coshocton ohio Growing Conditions = me and my buddy found over 200 black ones today saturday april 12 growing around popular trees found some nice patches 1 patch alone had about 75 to 80 shrooms in one area, Additional Comments = looks like its going to by a good year was surprise at the sizes of some of them for this early

April 12th, 2008: Benny Thomas,  black morel - general location = Central Indiana   Johnson county Growing Conditions = ON the hill side facing the sun come up there every year 
Additional Comments = found 8 morels  in about 5 mins  just stating to come up here

April 12th, 2008: bohemica,  yellow morel - general location = portland, or Growing Conditions = rich lowlands, under cottonwoods, near river

April 12th, 2008: Vaughn Smith,  black morel - general location = Ickesburg, Pa. Perry County Growing Conditions = Under Poplar Trees near a small mountain stream Additional Comments = I am always the first among the locals to find mushrooms. I have a few spots on my property which always yield early. The Locals in the area begin to find mushrooms about two weeks after my first find. I do not have any idea why this is. My find though is very small. In the very best year I will gather  only a half bushell. And it has been quite a few years since I have gathered that amount. But, I am a very happy camper when the few I get are frying in the pan!!! 

April 12th, 2008: We found a few more today…about 22 small greys…I really didn’t want to pick some of them because they were so small, but our temps in South Central Kansas are supposed to drop below freezing tonight…I left one that was about ¼” tall! Can’t wait til next week, supposed to be in the 70s!

April 12th, 2008: Heather Ellison, morel-other - general location = Columbus, GA (Muscogee County) Growing Conditions = Under bradford Pear tree....in damp pinestraw

April 12th, 2008:Clara Walker,   grey morel - general location = Hominy, Oklahoma 4-11-08  Growing Conditions = Along old rail road track with cedars and elm trees.

April 12th, 2008: my brother and i found these 6 black morels saturday morning 4-12-2008 in ross county.

April 12th, 2008: lori, yellow morel - general location = found around 200 in a few locations in lincoln county oklahoma, mostly under and around cedar trees

April 12th, 2008: junk250, Louisville Ky Jefferson Additional Comments = I've hiked a few miles of general woods nearby(on the 10th),and there is really no green growth in the woods,most trees aren't even greening. It's been real wet,and has been cool nights,so a few days of warm weather might do it. I had a wild dream last night,morels were growing everywhere in the highway medium 2 foot tall !
junk250 in wonderland.

April 12th, 2008: Jodi Lucas, black morel - general location = Eastview KY near Elizabeth Town Growing Conditions = Found most in rich lowlands, not many under trees?? mostley out in the open?? different this year than the last several years. Additional Comments = I feel it is early in the season for this part of KY....if the weather is wet and warm this week, I think next weekend will be perfect!

April 13th, 2008: Hello Chris, Love your site! My wife and I found some morels today in Maryland. This is about the earliest we have found them. 38 Half Freese (sp?) and 7 black. They were in the Great Falls area, just outside of DC on south facing slopes, among blooming poplars, along with beech and persimmon. I attached a pic.Cheers, Bill & Julia from Maryland

April 13th, 2008:doug haston, yellow morel - general location = middle tn, dekalb, white , warren co.
Growing Conditions = all were found around ash and elm trees and old forest decay in rich lowlands at the bottom of the eastern slopes. total 350+ stopped counting. it was a great day!!! Additional Comments = the ticks are bad we had the on us when we got home!!!

April 13th, 2008: Garrett & Laurie Stock, black morel - general location = Blair County, PA, Additional Comments = We found 90 black ones today. Average in size. Still a lot of young ones that we left to grow. Thought it might be a little early but we took the chance to go and check things out. Glad we did. Best of luck and happy hunting!!!!!

April 13th, 2008: rich daniels,  grey morel m- general location = farragut tn in our sub division in the grenn patch between us and the next subdivision

April 13th, 2008:Michael Hughett, black morel - general location = Monrovia IN.  About 15 miles west of Indy.  Date was April 10th.  Growing Conditions = Mixed deciduous forest. 

April 13th, 2008: Molly McGill,  grey morel - general location = Aberdeen, Moore county, NC Growing Conditions = amongst the hostas under a dogwood tree where we normally dump the "mop water" Additional Comments = I am from Michigan and have been hunting mushroons since I could walk in the woods.  Thank you, Molly

April 13th, 2008: Chris, I went Mushroom hunting yesterday 4/12/08 and found 15 just south of Spencer Indiana.
I thought you would be interested in checking out these photos I have online. Click the photo image and you will be taken to view my photos. I hope you enjoy them! Thanks  Mike Tate

April 13th, 2008:found 40 black morels-- fresh ones  barry county michigan,  attached is a location and find update from michigan  thanks  al hayes

April 13th, 2008: Lisa, black morel - general location = Centerville, Ohio in Montgomery County Growing Conditions = Elms, Tulip Poplars, and Black Cherry Additional Comments = Morels finally made it to Dayton.  All my usual spots look ripe and ready and this next week should start to really bring things in!!

April 13th, 2008:Sara, black morel - general location = Ohio, Clermont County- Batavia Growing Conditions = Near dead limbs on forest floor Additional Comments = I found this one lonely black (?) morel...a suggestion of a bountiful harvest to come...in my "spot" here in Batavia, Ohio.  It was so pretty.

April 13th, 2008:Sam & Rhonda Cramer,yellow morel - general location = North Carolina Stanley County Albemarel Now named AlbeMOREL Growing Conditions = Creek bottoms along mostly ash groups of tees along banks. Timber stand was young and sunlit. Additional Comments = Rhonda & I (Sam) are from Indiana, working in North Carolina. Visiting friends in Albemarle, NC, we decided to go and look, as we had asked several persons we worked around from Seneca SC to Danville VA, Do morels grow here? No one had a clue, so this Sunday, Wayne and Cathy who are natives of the Carolina's wanted to go with us to their land and just look and see.... See we did... 126, fairly small but all found in about an hour and a half.We fried, sauteed, and munched all in one meal. What a great day in the woods....

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April 13th, 2008: Jim Roberts, yellow morel - general location = Hopkinsville, KY - Christian County
Growing Conditions = In the front lawn where we had an elm tree cut down 4 years ago. Additional Comments = 1st time find. 

April 13th, 2008:wyatt, grey morel - general location = humboldt county Growing Conditions = near burn pile
Additional Comments = founh 32 morel 2 weeks ago

April 13th, 2008:Rick,  black morel - general location = 4/11 Louisville, KY Growing Conditions = Found 34 very fresh blacks in Jefferson county on a ridge of poplars and pines. on 4/12 I found 182 blacks, 3 greys and 1 half free in Hart county KY on east facing hills of poplar & hickory.  A few of these had started to dry a bit but most were very fresh.  Largest was 7 inches.  

April 13th, 2008:Aaron, yellow morel - general location = I found these morels in my front yard next to a creek bank that had been flooded several days before.Growing Conditions = there were no oak trees in the area on the whole ten acres,found these near some old dead drift wood and just under walnut trees just putting on leaves Additional Comments = this is the first year in 3 that i have found any morel. all seemed healthy but dirty, it took hours to get the silt out of the specimen

April 13th, 2008: Hi Chris,  Went out this morning and found 5 small blacks, so they have started here in Allegan Co. MI, we have had alot of rain and this week is suppost to be warm, should be good by the weekend.Happy hunting, Gene Jones,

April 13th, 2008:Cindy Berry-4/13/08-Wichita,Ks Chris, just to let you know we been finding Morels here in Ks. My first find was on the 5th and been finding them every time we been out. All together we have found 86 yellows and greys, all true Morels. Same location which is a wooded area by the river. When are you putting us (kansas) on the map? I check your site everyday. Looks like you made out real good in Ga....hope our season is just as good. Happy hunting to all. Thanks for all the work done on your site, it is great and many people enjoy it as i am one. Happy Shroomin! 

April 13th, 2008:Eric, yellow morel - general location = Oklahoma, Logan Co Growing Conditions = Elm Cedar And Oak Additional Comments = Chris, thanks for the great site been a member and a fan of the page for a few years , me and Ms.T went out and found 14 lbs of mixed yellow and gray on 4/11 friday afternoon and again today 4/13 found another 10 lbs under cedar and elm on both east and west hillsides

April 14th, 2008: Found these on a gravel road - go figure - no poplars in sight, let alone an apple tree. There was, however washoff from the mountain on the other side, maybe the spores made their way across the road. The most
mysterious Morel sighting that I have ever seen.Kathleen Turner

April 14th, 2008: Found these Very high on a ridge top on 4-13.Happy Hunting Matt

April 14th, 2008: Christine Brackenrich, yellow morel - general location = By the Chattahoochee in Cobb County, GA
Growing Conditions = Under a big, double ash tree among May apples and trilliums.

April 14th, 2008: Chris,      I really enjoy your site.  I found 186 in Hart County KY on 4/12/08.  Almost all on east facing hillsides of poplar and hickory. 182 blacks, 3 very small greys & 1 half free.  I found a few blacks for the 1st time in an area that has only produced greys and yellows in the past.  It makes me wonder if I have spread black spores in that area while checking on my yellow/grey patch.

April 14th, 2008: Brian Mann, black morel - general location = Pulaski Virginia ,Pulaski County Blue Ridge Mountains Growing Conditions = We found over 200 morels this week in Pulaski Virginia. South facing slopes under Tulip Poplar. Some 6-8 inches tall. typically wait until the may apples bloom but the shrooms are early this year. Good luck

April 14th, 2008: andy redden, half-free morel - general location = Kentucky, Owen county Growing Conditions = In sticker bushes on north facing hill top Additional Comments = I usually judge when morels come in this region by watching the asparagus patch. The morels (yellows, greys)come up when the asparagus is starting to grow vigorusly (usally 2 weeks after first sprouts).  This has been pretty consistant for the past 6 years that have been addicted to these mushroom.  HAPPY HUNTING  The owen county hill hopper

April 14th, 2008: Casper, a bit of good news from chattanooga..first this pic is of a friend at her cabin. we found these around an old scrubby apple tree. signal mountain.later that same day, down in the valley, along a channelized flowing stream i found...a small colony of Red Footed Georgia Giants!

April 14th, 2008: Hey Chris, we got the weekend that I had hoped for here in middle Tn.The rain came a day later than expected but we also got more rain than expected and the end result was only something Mother Nature could arrange.The rain "mashed down" the leaf litter on the forest floor exposing beautifull blondes ripe for the picking.I had the opportunity to "hunt" new territory and boy were my eyes opened!For years I have been hunting in areas that in hind sight can only be described as marginal at best.My new spot yielded 55 blondes averaging 3.5 to 4 inches tall and 3 greys of simillar size and to beat it all the "holler" I found them in is less than 2 acres roughly in size.I made sure to leave all the little "thumb sized fellers" to ensure seed for future generations of mushrooms and mushroom hunters.As we become better mushroom hunters let us be the protectors of sort for that which we pursue.With night time temps hovering around freezing I believe our season here is on the down hill side.To everyone north of here I wish you best of luck as the Morels show up in your neck of the Woods.Untill next year,Uncle Skunk. 

April 14th, 2008: Theresa McDaniel, yellow morel - general location = Found in Lincoln Co. Oklahoma Growing Conditions = woods

April 14th, 2008: Butch Webb, grey morel - general location = Along Tuckahoe River in Caroline County, Maryland
This is on the Eastern Shore of maryland Growing Conditions = Under a large tulip poplar stand- mixed sizes of poplars and a few sweet gums.  Have found them in the same location for the past 7 years now.

April 14th, 2008: Bob Fite, yellow morel - general location = Elkton, Missouri - Hickory County Growing Conditions = 81 morels. 69 grays and 12 yellows.  The yellow mushrooms (all about 4 inches)came off the top of a southwest facing slope where there were no cedar trees to shade the afternoon sun. They were all in bare ground (thanks to the turkeys) 2-4 feet from oak trees on the west side of the tree. The gray mushrooms were all found on southeast facing slopes. All at the top of the hill and all around oak trees. The were all found in the leaves. Most of these were large enough to be seen easily.

April 14th, 2008: My first find in Shelby county IL.

April 15th, 2008: Whitney Hall, grey morel - general location = Trinity,AL USA Growing Conditions = We found one Morel mushroom in our yard where their is lots of trees and bushes.  almost like the woods. Additional Comments = We only found one single Morel mushroom.  Me and my cousins tried to find more but had no luck.

April 15th, 2008:Diane Pruden,black morel - general location = Milford Township, Michigan Growing Conditions = Under old crab-apple tree where there was a good first-time fruiting last year. Additional Comments = This (4/14) is the earliest that I have ever found Black Morels in this area

April 15th, 2008:Bruce, grey morel - general location = North of Branson Missouri Growing Conditions = Found over 50 morels in 2 hours, about half and half split between grey and yellow. Most were found around ash trees. Very little green vegetation up at this point, however the Dogwood and Redbuds were in full bloom. 

April 15th, 2008: Andy Y., black morel - general location = Went out to West Carrollton, Ohio today, unexpectedly, and came home with dirty knees, : ) Found 36 Blacks......S. side of a short hill, within 30' of a half dead Ash tree, in grass and leaf litter, some as big as 4" most were 3", some of the tops were burnt and some were starting to open, for those who don't know, this means they have been up for a few days to a week.I would say they are up  here in the Dayton area!!!!