I live in far northern MN. Nothing here yet. I plan to drive south in the morning. I saw one posting for the Stacy, MN area. Has anybody had luck farther north in MN. How about north of Eau Claire or other points north in WI? Any help is appreciated. I picked for the first time last year with good success north of Virginia, MN (about 70 miles south of the Canadian border). I just can't wait any longer..our spring is so far behind here. Not a leaf on any trees.

If you weather has been that bad I don't think you are going to be seeing much this season. Yellows (Morchella esculenta) might still make an appearance

I am from Bagley MN I went last weekend and found 24 morals but it is late coming this year

i found some greys today 7 miles north of st croix falls wi

Went out yesterday in Ottertail County and found maybe 50 but they were few and far between.

Thanks for responding. I got skunked last weekend, too many stops to check places on the way. I ended up near North Branch toward the evening on Saturday. It looked like the perfect area...I later read a posting from someone that found quite a few on both Saturday and Sunday in that area. I'm going to try again this weekend. Any tips?

nothing here......yet??

im seeing nothing....

I live in NorthWestern Ontario, about 100 miles north of Minnnesota.Our region is similar to yours. Finding lots of black morels in the past 3 days. Most of them are popping on the edges of spruce and jackpine stands.Hope this helps.

Thanks for the report up there in Canada eh :) I have friends from college that are Canadians mostly in Ontario and have always wondered how the morels do up there in the great north. I assume finding elms up there might be quite different than farther down south (I'm in southern Minnesota). As mentioned I suppose the black morels are more plentiful there than the grays and yellows like we get around our parts. Have found mostly grays here so the yellows are traditionally going to end the season. That means the season is still gravitating up towards your way.keep up posted if you ever get some of those grays or yellows. Thanks for the update.....interesting.

Doggy

I live between Luck and Cumberland and my wood lot has been pretty productive in years past. I haven't seen a single morel this season. We haven't had any warm weather to speak of yet, but a decent amount of rain. I haven't given up, but it's looking like a mighty slow season.

I went hunting near Moose Lake last Saturday. Nothing at all! It was a beautiful hike and seems to me like the areas I checked should be ideal morel habitat. Maybe not enough rain? Then, I checked my property (again, this is and hour and a half north of Duluth) and found around 20 black morels. I've still never seen a yellow morel. Today was my last day of work for the summer! I celebrated by going out morel hunting. I think I may have found some half-free morels. I picked a few for identification and marked the spot on my GPS. If I leave black morels, hoping they'll grow, they tend to dry out or decay quickly. I've read several times that people will leave yellow morels for a few days and they have been successful in returning to find nice growth. I hope these turn out to be edible and that they have the potential for nice size. I also picked some wild asparagus and will be enjoying them in the morning!

Any hints for finally finding a yellow morel will be appreciated!

they are black because they are decayed

Nope. They are "black morels", not black in color. When they start to dry out, the peaks on the ribs will start to turn black. When the decompose or get past prime, the flesh gets "crumbly", just like yellow morels. The new variety I found are not the edible half-free morels, they look similar but have a cotton-like substance in the stem and join the stalk at the top. The black morels are delicious and starting to pop more abundantly here (far north/east MN).