I went out yesterday to my best spots.......no luck yet. 60 & sunny yesterday, 70 & sunny today!!! It has to be soon---I think I can hear them popping up right now.
Note: Last week a local gentleman found over 100 when it was colder than s--t out! Yellow & grey.
i've been checkin my good spots every other day and still nothin yet...i'm in central indiana just south of indy.plan to go this weekend hope to slay em!i'm really suprised i hav'nt found one yet i thought for shur i'd found a black or grey by now.i heard of people finding in the cold too.but, i did'nt.i have had a good spring for arrowheads i've found 10 so far and i'm not even really lookin for em.that's been the only thing thats kept me lookin!
Central Indiana has grey's. Found about 16 yesterday. I am going out today for more. I will keep you posted.
Note: They were in the woods on a NE facing ravine.
Hey everybody! I'm just outside Anderson and found a few pecker heads and 2 grays yesterday. I'll be looking everyday after work and ALL day on weekends. I just moved up here from TN. I'd hunt during morel time down there, then plan my weeks vacation a month later to come up here. It's usually a month between TN morels and IN morels. I think next weekend is going to be the start of the big finds! Hope to hear from some of you. Cinda
Helo fellow shroomers....
I found at least a dozen and a half yesterday afternoon. all blacks, all very small right now. About the size of two peas stacked on top of one another. I'll be watching them grow to size. Habitat is deciduous woodland, but the shrrom are actually on the border, and out into the grass a bit. FYI. Be well and good luck.
Oh yeah, sorry, I'm in Lagrange County, Indiana. Thats in the north east corner of the state. Soil is moist but not wet. Its been cold but warming the last few days. Mayapples are just beginning to open the buds. and by the way, we have had several late freezes and it doesnt seemed to have harmed the mushrooms. Be well and good luck all.
i hav'nt had much luck still!havin a bad year i guess?i have only found a couple little greys!this sucks!i find the arrow heads in washed out places in the woods along the creeks where i can se alot of rocks where moved from the floods.everyone that looks has their own theory and some people look in the fields but any more all that ifind in the fields are broken.
My wife and I and my father-in-law have found about 20 in our secret spot around Danville. A few were yellows and the rest gray. I've been told that when the gray morels arrive, the season is almost over, is this true?
If you read and believe what is on the Great Mushroom page, some believe the grays are immature yellows. Might I suggest studying a sample but covering 2 or 3 with a glass jar and watching the change in them. Then let us know.
My experience is the bigfoot Escalanta is the last of the season. Grays are earlier in my area (15 mi.north of I-70 at IL/IN state line). Progression in my area is - blacks, half-free, grays/yellows, deliciousa, Escalanta.
We found over 100 yellows this weekend in Parke/Putnam County in Indiana! The next day we went out again but found zero. I heard later someone beat us there and found over three pounds! They seem to be everywhere this year also. Happy Hunting!
Found 2 lbs. of mixed gray and somewhat large yellows that were a little old in a spot where they were never seen before, although the grays were very fresh. Under a dying oak tree and a healthy silver maple about 12" dia. They were spread out about 30 yards around both trees. A total of 32 were picked to yield 2 lbs. The largest yellow was close to 6" tall and the smallest gray was around 1 1/2" tall. It was very unusual to see both varieties that close together, in my experience.. These were located in NE Indiana, Noble county.
Hello Roonheads,
Just wanted to say that this years we are going to find alot of them in the northern part of the world like crazy.
I have been testing our soil here and every years since i became a roon hunter and this year look great.Im thinking about heading out to my little spots to see if the scouts are out and the wet soilk has turned a lighter mix of good mother earth. I can only say stay with it when there doubt.They are going to surprise us all this year 2008.
Good luck too.
If I got news for you do read my messages ok.
Good hunting roon heads.
Doc
Hi Carrie,
Sorry about not getting back sooner,bu been busy moving from one park to another and selling this and that .But to the question that you ask me about,yes Im from Indiana
About 3 miles from a town called Valporaiso,I live in Porter township areas. are you near those areas.
I like to look at the Tippicanoe state park for morel by the pool area found plenty there alot if you must know.
Also calunet river off hwy 20 people believe me are finding them like maddogs they're.well at lease they did last year.So like you i traveling in the calunet area in a few days,maybe we see each other.I have a red bandido on my hed ok.You never know,and to sa hi roon hunter how ya doing?
Bestr to you and if I do find any do you want to know that i didd,im not given areas out made that mistake once and never again,keep what you reap,theyt say!
Well must travel on here carrie,have a good day unting ok.
We are going to get plenty watch what i say.
Dominick
Im under another name to
doctheroc user ok.
go for those roon Carrie.
Julie,
Sorry for not getting back,but to your email note,i believe this morel season is about over with.
The season been really good and we did get alot of the roon if you never been thee hunting for them.
I got 12 dozen of the fresh yelklow 3' this year but late and ok.
If you go next year let me know.I was living i Hebron awhile back in the late 80
near the beach aea in lake eliza,and own a home there a few miles down on the median street.
Oh well but never really looked for them.But if you start after the apple blossom you in luck.always check your little buds on the tree befroe going out thats a good sign too.
Well hope my letter never bored you.But im sorry you never got a 1st timer hunt this year..you know if you head toward hwy 39 to tippecanoe state park area go in there around this time they are coming in,most of all heading more north is always good.
cadillac michagan is the very best ***
good luck
Doc
Julie,
Sorry for not getting back,but to your email note,i believe this morel season is about over with.
The season been really good and we did get alot of the roon if you never been thee hunting for them.
I got 12 dozen of the fresh yelklow 3' this year but late and ok.
If you go next year let me know.I was living i Hebron awhile back in the late 80
near the beach aea in lake eliza,and own a home there a few miles down on the median street.
Oh well but never really looked for them.But if you start after the apple blossom you in luck.always check your little buds on the tree befroe going out thats a good sign too.
Well hope my letter never bored you.But im sorry you never got a 1st timer hunt this year..you know if you head toward hwy 39 to tippecanoe state park area go in there around this time they are coming in,most of all heading more north is always good.
cadillac michagan is the very best ***
good luck
Doc
Hi Carrie,
Sorry about not getting back sooner,bu been busy moving from one park to another and selling this and that .But to the question that you ask me about,yes Im from Indiana
About 3 miles from a town called Valporaiso,I live in Porter township areas. are you near those areas.
I like to look at the Tippicanoe state park for morel by the pool area found plenty there alot if you must know.
Also calunet river off hwy 20 people believe me are finding them like maddogs they're.well at lease they did last year.So like you i traveling in the calunet area in a few days,maybe we see each other.I have a red bandido on my hed ok.You never know,and to sa hi roon hunter how ya doing?
Bestr to you and if I do find any do you want to know that i didd,im not given areas out made that mistake once and never again,keep what you reap,theyt say!
Well must travel on here carrie,have a good day unting ok.
We are going to get plenty watch what i say.
Dominick
Im under another name to
doctheroc user ok.
go for those roon Carrie.
Hi Carrie,
Sorry about not getting back sooner,bu been busy moving from one park to another and selling this and that .But to the question that you ask me about,yes Im from Indiana
About 3 miles from a town called Valporaiso,I live in Porter township areas. are you near those areas.
I like to look at the Tippicanoe state park for morel by the pool area found plenty there alot if you must know.
Also calunet river off hwy 20 people believe me are finding them like maddogs they're.well at lease they did last year.So like you i traveling in the calunet area in a few days,maybe we see each other.I have a red bandido on my hed ok.You never know,and to sa hi roon hunter how ya doing?
Bestr to you and if I do find any do you want to know that i didd,im not given areas out made that mistake once and never again,keep what you reap,theyt say!
Well must travel on here carrie,have a good day unting ok.
We are going to get plenty watch what i say.
Dominick
Im under another name to
doctheroc user ok.
go for those roon Carrie.
Hi Carrie,
Sorry about not getting back sooner,bu been busy moving from one park to another and selling this and that .But to the question that you ask me about,yes Im from Indiana
About 3 miles from a town called Valporaiso,I live in Porter township areas. are you near those areas.
I like to look at the Tippicanoe state park for morel by the pool area found plenty there alot if you must know.
Also calunet river off hwy 20 people believe me are finding them like maddogs they're.well at lease they did last year.So like you i traveling in the calunet area in a few days,maybe we see each other.I have a red bandido on my hed ok.You never know,and to sa hi roon hunter how ya doing?
Bestr to you and if I do find any do you want to know that i didd,im not given areas out made that mistake once and never again,keep what you reap,theyt say!
Well must travel on here carrie,have a good day unting ok.
We are going to get plenty watch what i say.
Dominick
Im under another name to
doctheroc user ok.
go for those roon Carrie.
Me and my husband have been looking pretty hardcore and haven't found any yet. We're going out tonight again, hopefully we have better luck. The sun was shining yesterday so I'm hoping they're popping up!!! We are in Winamac, IN! Wish us luck!!!
Hi Doc, I live in Chesterton, Indiana. You're south of Valparaiso and I'm north of Valpo. I am new at hunting morels. I ate them when I was a teen and loved them. I am going to try my hand at it this year. Hopefully I'll find enough for a good taste! Any pointers for the newbie? Bert
Hi Bert,
Just read the email letter you send to me,thanks for corresponding in our orels search 2008.
I have a nephew that lives in Chesterton also, finds alot of them morels in the backyard where they live.
His name is Robbie but cantr remember the nickname for his roon title.
But yes I can say Bert that the calumet river ares along side the banks go for it plentiful last year.If you see a fence ok just kind of walk alittle down from your spot to see that its not posted rather if so you jnow what you know.
I went inside one area fenced in last year and boy did those Morels spruces up to me .It looked like they were saying something nice to me,like hurrah we are found.I got around a bsket full that year 2007 april 21st,so i can only tell you to search those little elm tress alont parks sides and wooden area and river banks too. also railroad tracks got alot one year ago and over the hill i could not believe what i saw.Cant say where but your from chesterton and first time out you said. If I tell you more than Im a foolk.but good luck and do respnd back Bert.Good roon hunting
Doc
Hey Doc, Have you had any luck yet? I went out once and didn't find anything.I didn't know if I wasn't looking good enough or if they just aren't here yet. Bert
Bert,
Gosh guy,
dont know what to say, i feel lioke taking a hose out to the sites and do my own watering ,lol
but other than that these anears up this way is not ready to be growing.I give them the first rain and we are going to have a lot of nice fresh belated Morels for ourseles.
Doc
No luck as of yet, the cold spell this weekend sure didn't help us. Warmer temps expected Tuesday forwards so I am hopeful Wed or Thursday may be a good day, the may apples are starting to come up but other than that not a whole lot of green coming up as of yesterday.
Hi Adam,
This is Dominick oe better to kow mew as doctheroc/doc ok
Well no surprises here now been little busy doing alotof other things and Im ready to search for those roons we adorn so much.
Morels are very good to eat,right !
anyway im getting hungry and ready to go out and look today but I know its alittle to early for us here in Valporasio areas.Porter county.
I think this weekend isd great got therain already,now here that 70 degree sunshine looking down on those little guys.
Have you found 1 yet?
I hope you gewt a bushes full of them especially where you are,they grow good there and alot of mushroon hunter that I know travel in your areas to get them 6' hed around the 20th april all the time too.
You have a good time do let me know what you have done and what great stories to give us roon hunters too,.
Best to you Adam
A roon hnter
Doctheroc/Dominick
Hi Adam,
Just got to your responded email on forum,thanks for responding.
Keep those eye close to the ground man,I was told the best way to hunt them is too have a long sort of heavy stick and good eyes.But too,what i do is when i think or feel for them morel in areas,I'lll stop.,look bend down take the stick move leaves out and feel soil thats the better methods that i know.And they woirk great,all morels hunters do that.Its like a lesson to be taught right!
But Elm tree are the best and pines also depending the area your in,i have been involved in norels over 20 yrs now and havent had a bad yr yet.Sandin area are also good by water,you just never know Adam.
Lets say you find one by a bush ok stop,look around usually trhere be a scount within 10-30 feet area look good,because they do say a scount is usually the very first morel to be found and always there plenty near by 10-30 feet ok.no lie either.a scount is very important and good sighting for you in the areas that it was spotted.,Adam.
Good Roon Hunting bud
Im out in a few days here in the north part of INdiana Portage,Valporasio Michigan Lake areas.good all around for us here,but i rather be in Michigan looking there in afew weeks thats the spot where they grow bigger that your hands.
best to you Adam.
Doc
Hi Doc,
I have a friend that live in Northern Indiana they found 5 blacks today! I tried a wood in madison county no luck. Think I'm gonna hit the road Sun. do you think calumet river shrooms will be up? I'll be looking for your red bandito.
Carrie
Carrie
found a few little black ones but like this week calumet is in so go for it.
Ill keep you posted and im in portage areas so ,you will find alot of shroon heads along thepark paths riversd woods ares in elm trees areas
have a good week\
april 19-22nd is great time ok
Doctheroc
I am new to this morel thing. Last year I found a few and apparently went to michagin to early last yer, I think I found 8. I thought in michigan there would be allot. I hear allot of good things about this year, and from everything I have read, after this weekend when it's supposed to rain, I bety right after that if the sun beats the ground, Northern indiana will see some heavily then. I am from the warsaw area.
Get ready!
Found 3 today in a spot that has produced early for 10+ years My property
In app. 3 days they will be up in a big woods behind my house- public property!
I've been finding the "Snake Heads" here in Knox County. Found a bunch yesterday, and went out for 45 minutes for lunch today and found 10. A few greys and I found 2 yellow. This week is looking good, if only we had a bit of rain one night.
