I recently moved to western NC. I have been searching for morels for about two weeks, with no luck yet.
I have talked to several locals, and no one seems to have heard of morel mushrooms, let alone eating a mushroom. Has anyone heard of finding morels in this area? I live in the foothills of the Smoky mtns., Southern Burke County. Between Hickory and Morganton. Lots of hardwoods and pines, creek bottoms. Looks like the right kind of area. I will just keep looking. Gives me an excuse to wander the woods. Any info regarding this area would be appreciated.
Jim
I am not sure where abouts you are. I did visit N. Carolina and went looking for Morels. I look every I go in the Spring ( From NJ). My brother informed my of an old apple orchard and of course i checked it out, Low and behold I found some,not alot but at least 25 of them. So i ventured to a park and found a few more. It was in Elk Park NC. So if you are in that area, might want to do some hunting there. I was there for only a few days but know that I could of found more if I had a longer stay. If you can do some research and look into old apple orchards thats a plus. good luck.
Thanks for your response. I do know of an old apple orchard not far from where I live. I will check it out. Still nothing in the woods or parks that I have found. Had a little rain over the weekend, now sunny and warming up, so maybe conditions have improved. Will continue to look, and will post my results later.
Good luck all.
Jim
Hello Again,
You might want to sign on to Morelmaster.com
check to see if any one in your neck of the woods has found any. Its a great site and keeps you in tune with Morel season all over the U.S. good luck.
Thanks jbshelly,
Did find someone fairly close who is finding morels. Still looking myself.
No luck yet, but I am optomistic. Getting good exercise anyway,and seeing lots of wildlife and wild flowers in the woods. Good luck to you.
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