I KNOW THERE IS THE MAP TO POST SIGHTINGS ON, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHERE PEOPLE ARE FINDING MORELS.

I LIVE IN RICHLAND CENTER, WHICH IS IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY, YET I HEAR PEOPLE ARE FINDING SOME HERE AND THERE. I'M GOING TO WAIT UNTIL I FIND A TRUSTED SOURCE THAT SAYS, "YES, THEY ARE REALLY OUT NOW" TO SPEND ALL THAT ENERGY, TIME AND MONEY ON LOOKING FOR THEM. WHEN THAT TIME COMES, I WILL SHARE WITH ALL. THERE'S SO MUCH LAND HERE; IT WOULDN'T MATTER. I HAD MY "SECRET SPOTS" TOO THAT I THOUGHT NO ONE COULD FIND AND SURE ENOUGH, MUSHROOMS WERE ALREADY PICKED BY THE TIME I GOT TO THEM. HOWEVER, PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS FIND THEM ALL, AND OF COURSE, MORE POP UP SOMETIMES. PEOPLE ARE SURE GETTING PICKY ABOUT GOING ON THEIR LAND THESE DAYS, AND WITH CELL PHONES AND PEOPLE AROUND WHO HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO (ESPECIALLY AROUND HERE) THAN TO CALL AND REPORT A TRESSPASSER, YOU REALLY HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. THE DNR HAS CAMERAS IN THE WOODS NOW TOO; I'M SURE THEY ARE USING THEM TO CATCH TRESSPASSERS DURING MUSHROOM SEASON. KIND OF TAKES THE FUN OUT OF IT, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO STOP ME FROM ENJOYING THIS!

Go to the Wisconsin DNR web site and get a forest cropland list, then invest in a plot book of your county. These are private lands open to the public and alot of them are never looked at during the morel season. They are every place in Wisconsin and easy to locate.A small investment can save you alot of headaches and possibly find you your own morel haven....

HELLO ALL YOU FELLOW MUSHROOMERS:
THE BIKE TRAILS ARE THE WAY TO GO; OTHER THAN THAT, GO OUT INTO THE WOODS; FIND A RIDGE FIELD AND FOLLOW IT DOWN; MOST PEOPLE DON'T CARE IF YOU ARE OUT IN THE WOODS; IF THEY DON'T WANT YOU THERE, THEY WILL CHASE YOU OUT. I DIDN'T MEAN TO SOUND SO NEGATIVE; IT'S JUST THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE POOR AROUND HERE SINCE THEY BANNED TOBACCO THANKS TO ALL THE YUPPIES STICKING THEIR NOSES WHERE THEY DON'T BELONG; ALL OF THAT **** CLOSED MOST OF THE TAVERNS AND THE RESTAURANTS WHERE PEOPLE WOULD COME EVERYDAY TO HAVE A SMOKE, A BEER AND BREAKFAST. NOW THOSE PEOPLE HAVE NO PLACE TO GO. NOW NO ONE HAS A JOB THANKS TO YOUR BIG MOUTH. YOU DON'T KNOW IT, BUT YOU MISPLACED A WHOLE SOCIETY FOR SOMETHING YOU DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND. I WISH FOR ONCE ALL THESE ANTI SMOKING, ANTI ABORTION, ANTI ANIMAL, ANTI FUR, WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY PUT TONS OF THEIR MONEY AND CONTRIBUTIONS INTO WOULD AT FIRST LOOK AT THE BIGGEST POLLUTERS OF THE CONTINENT; NO, INSTEAD PICK ON THE POOR PEOPLE. YOU ALL LIKE TO SAY HOW MUCH YOU ARE SO IN LOVE WITH "CHILDREN"; WELL, YOU ARE A BUNCH OF SPOILED PEOPLE WHO DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO RAISE KIDS IN THE FIRST PLACE. YOU PROBABLY NEVER TOOK YOUR KIDS OUTSIDE INTO THE WOODS; YOU WOULD BE PICKING TICKS OFF OF THEM AND FREAKING OUT; YOU TEACH THEM THE SAME THINGS THAT WE ARE ALL AGAINST OF. STOP FREAKING OUT AND STOP BEING PARANOID; STOP TRYING TO TELL EVERYONE WHAT TO DO OR HOW TO LIVE THEIR LIVES BASED ON WHAT YOU DO; JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE MONEY DOSEN'T MATTER. SO STOP TRYING TO SAVE EVERYONE; WE DON'T NEED SAVING. START LOOKING AT THE REAL POLLUTERS; THE HOUSE BUILDERS; THE LAND BARONS. IT'S EASY TO PICK ON THE POOR AND BLAME THEIR CIGARETTES. SHAME ON YOU.

PLEASE STOP BEING NEGATIVE ON HERE AND SHARE YOUR LOVE AND KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM WITH THE REST OF US. FINDING MORELS IS ALL ABOUT FUN AND GETTING OUTSIDE;; SOME PEOPLE TAKE THINGS TOO SERIOUSLY. THERE IS A BIG COMMUNITY OUT HERE THAT DOES NOT WANT YOUR HELP. WE DON'T NEED YOU TO TAKE YOUR "GREEN IDEAS" AND BECOME A PART OF IT BECAUSE YOU ARE TRYING TO TELL US IT IS SO GOOD FOR US; WE HAVE SURVIVED HERE ALOT LONGER THAN YOU HAVE AND IT'S TIME TO SAY GET OUT OF OUR LIVES; WE DON'T WANT YOU ANYMORE. YOU ARE NOT PEACEFUL HIPPIES; YOU ARE YUPPIES WITH BIG IDEAS THAT MAKE NO SENSE AT ALL AND ALL YOU WANT TO DO IS BE NEGATIVE AND MAKE MONEY. YOU WANT TO TAKE WHAT WE HAVE BUILT AND WORKED HARD TO GET AND TELL US WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING. YOU GOT PRESIDENT OBAMA TO PASS YOUR STUPID LAWS TO GET HIM INTO THE WHITE HOUSE; HE IS NOT GOING FOR THAT ANYMORE SO YOU SHOULD GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER AND LEARN HOW TO START GETTING ALONG WITH PEOPLE INSTEAD OF GOING AGAINST THEM FOR ONCE; PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS. I HAVE A PRESIDENT NOW THAT IS GOING TO STAND UP FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE POOR; IT IS JUST THE BEGINNING. THERE IS NO "GREEN ALTERNATIVE"; THE WORLD IS SO POLLUTED NOW THERE IS NOT TURNING BACK; ALL YOU CAN DO IS GET ALONG WITH EVERYONE AND STOP USING YOUR MONEY TO MAKE SOME ISSUE ABOUT IT BECAUSE THAT ISSUE IS LONG GONE.

This is my first year, I am looking on my own property. I don't expect people to tell me specifics as to where to locate them. That takes part of the fun away from it. Im not a yuppy, im a fascist. ;)
Regards
Ken

I just have to say...

I think patricia is a little politically confused... My head is spinning.

Patricia, honey, I am not trying to sound negative, but you need help!

THAT IS THE ONLY HELP I NEED.

Patricia, you've been eating too many Verpa's or Beefsteaks! So, I'm a little unclear, did you vote for me or not?

Hi, I live in Boscobel and have been finding a few. I found my first little handful Friday last week when it was hot. I sent 2 lbs to a guy in Milwaukee on 4/28 and sold a guy a pound today. It is still very tough now and most are very small though. The main reason I bother to do all the walking is to find patches and trees for later. You need to be pretty much on due South facing slope early. The coming week should be getting much better. You are in the right area. Good Luck!

hi - thanks for writing that; same here too in rishland county; they are out, hard to find, unless you are the seriously mushroom type person. sounds as if most people on this forum are into that too; it is so damn nice around here; had the most beautiful sunset last night.

next week will be better; i have a trout hole; all you have to do is put on a number six eagle claw hook and one night crawler; with some good black line and let it go; sometimes you can let your line all the way out; especially if you don't have alot of line on the pole in the first place.

there's lots of trouts around here; and mushrooms. i wouldn't trade living here for all of the money in the world.

living from the land is the way to go; yeah. go mushrooms.

Getting some bigger yellows now, one over 5 inches yesterday. Had a friend get 7 pounds on Friday in Grant County. I haven't done that well yet, a pound or so yesterday and 6lbs or so total. The ticks are terrible!