Mushroom Hunting

[ben ji]

Anyone do this? I had no idea this was a common thing until recently.

Last week I saw a guy hunting for morels down by the KS river when I was fishing. He gave me a quick rundown on where to look and what the morels look like etc etc.

Then this weekend at a wedding in Independence KS some local was telling me how he found a bunch and they had just cooked them earlier in the day. 

[ben ji]

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[EllRobersonisInnocent]

Went out morel hunting a few times last year and really enjoyed it. They go great sauteed in butter and served with steak or just straight up fried

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

seems dangerous to do mushrooms before hunting but dont knock it till you try it, i guess.

[Mr Bread]

Mushroom hunting is great.  I used to go regularly as a child. 

[Winters]

I love mushroom hunting. Morel's are pretty expensive.


EDIT: The only downside is probably being covered in ticks afterwards

[CNS]

Wintz has it right guys.

Go every year.  There is only like a two week window for Morels and all other mushroom hunting can GTFOOMF.

They are delish sauteed in a small amt of butter with some diced fresh chives.

[Emo EMAW]

When we went fishing used to find them and sell them to the local farmer's market and then take the cash and blow it on worms to go fishing again.

[ben ji]

So anyone have any tips on where to find them? Might look for some next time I go fishing.

As of now this is all I know-

Look in the forest, best time is when it is warm the day after a rain.

[asava]

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that is a great take. i've never done it, but have several friends in the KC area that do it. you are lucky that guy gave you the low down, a lot of morel hunters are super secret about their spots. DELISH.

[pissclams]

mushrooms are disgusting

[CNS]

So anyone have any tips on where to find them? Might look for some next time I go fishing.

As of now this is all I know-

Look in the forest, best time is when it is warm the day after a rain.

Here is the thing, everyone is going to tell you something different.

I always heard that they like to be below standing dead elms, however for the last 5 yrs I have found most of them under live sycamores.  They like low areas that stay moist and have filtered sunlight. 

I never find them in thick undergrowth. 

Usually the time is right when you see redbuds and dogwoods hit full bloom. 

I have a spot near me that I have pulled two and a half paper grocery bags full from before.   

[HerrSonntag]

i found 2 big colonies of these in my back yard:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coprinellus_micaceus

Knowing how aweful and terrible mushroom poisoning can be (full renal failure will mess up your weekend plans) i was still to chickenshit to eat any.

[ben ji]

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that is a great take. i've never done it, but have several friends in the KC area that do it. you are lucky that guy gave you the low down, a lot of morel hunters are super secret about their spots. DELISH.

Thats the pic of the haul from the good ole boys down in independce.

[8manpick]

i found 2 big colonies of these in my back yard:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coprinellus_micaceus

Knowing how aweful and terrible mushroom poisoning can be (full renal failure will mess up your weekend plans) i was still to chickenshit to eat any.

Everyone I've gotten mushroom poisoning, it has been incredible. More "awesome" than "aweful."

[jtksu]

Mushroom Huntin' sounds like a Jackie Treehorn project.

[Institutional Control]

Fungus is gross.

[Pete]

If anyone in the KC area finds some, I will pay you really good money for them.

[_33]

I live near a decent sized crick (creek).  Can you find them next to cricks or only rivers?

[Pete]

I live near a decent sized crick (creek).  Can you find them next to cricks or only rivers?

Creeks are fine.  Doesn't even have to be next to rivers.  Look in slightly wetter areas, around dead trees and stuff.

[bubbles4ksu]

I live near a decent sized crick (creek).  Can you find them next to cricks or only rivers?

Creeks are fine.  Doesn't even have to be next to rivers.  Look in slightly wetter areas, around dead trees and stuff.

the best ones grow on cow crap.

[Mr Bread]

Wintz has it right guys.

Go every year.  There is only like a two week window for Morels and all other mushroom hunting can GTFOOMF.

They are delish sauteed in a small amt of butter with some diced fresh chives.

When gathering morels, care must be taken to distinguish them from the poisonous false morels, including Gyromitra esculenta, Verpa bohemica, and others. Although the false morels are sometimes eaten without ill effect, they can cause severe gastrointestinal upset and loss of muscular coordination (including cardiac muscle) if eaten in large quantities or over several days in a row. They contain a gyromitrin-like toxin (an organic, carcinogenic poison) that is produced by the mushroom.

[Mikeyis4dcats]

morels are pretty distinct looking, not sure why people have trouble telling them apart.

http://thegreatmorel.com/falsemorel.html

[DQ12]

why go out looking for them if you can buy them from some one else?  is it the thrill of the hunt?  if so, seems weird to hunt for something that can't move and doesn't even have a brain.

[Rage Against the McKee]

why go out looking for them if you can buy them from some one else?  is it the thrill of the hunt?  if so, seems weird to hunt for something that can't move and doesn't even have a brain.

Better yet, why not just farm them? Within a year, you will have more mushrooms than you could ever eat in a lifetime and you will be able to sell them for millions most likely.