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I looked for hours and couldn’t find any. And all the other site are “Pay this fee…pay to register” its bs. Not nice for a single mom with no $ that wants to show her excited 9 yo how to hunt and then finally find just 1. Why can’t anyone give a hint? Does humanity even exist anymore?
Found 1 yellow morel. It had mold and bugs. Lots of oysters showing up around creek bottoms. My black morel spots (~5000′ elevation) are still too cold, but should be producing soon.
Anyone still finding yellows?
Hi Julie, and welcome to Montana Mushrooms!
Morels are funny mushrooms to hunt. They grow in many places and can seem to be hit and miss. Part of the problem with finding them is they are loved and eaten by many animals including humans. They are easy to identify and it is the only wild mushroom most people eat…the competition is fierce!
They have to have moisture, and the ground temp has to be right. They seem to like dappled light and sandy soil.The only place you can be sure they might grow if the conditions are right, is the burns.
Keep looking and good luck,
Dean
Hi Jeff, and Welcome to Montana Mushrooms!
The river bottoms around here are hit hard. I think the morels are out, but there are a lot of pickers! My oyster spots were picked also.
I think the burns are going to be good this year if the rain comes at the right times.
Do you pick any other mushrooms oyster and morel?
Good luck,
Dean
Hi Elizabeth, and welcome to Montana Mushrooms!
It is very frustrating to find morels, and even trickier with a 9 yo along! It takes many hours and miles to learn and find them. If you can think of someone that has some private river bottom access, that would be your best bet. Most people will allow you to take your child if you ask.
I always consider my mushroom hunt a walk in the woods. If I relax and enjoy myself, I seem to find more mushrooms. Finding mushroom is a bonus!
Good luck,
Dean
Hi Jason and welcome back!
Thanks for the update. I am waiting on my black morel spots also.
Anyone else finding blondes?
Dean
Great site. I’m planning on going out this weekend. Looks like the weather just might cooperate. Is it too early/cold or are we in season? Some friends and family of mine in Minnesota were hunting last weekend and they stumbled upon a couple pounds. Their climate is much different than ours though. Again, great site
Hello Nick, and welcome to Montana Mushrooms! Thank you for your kind words.
The morel season around here has been strange this year. They are out, but difficult to predict. I am hopeful that the warm weather this weekend will fire them up again. The oysters have been flushing longer than I remember for their spring flush. Starting to see a lot of different mushrooms in the bottoms, so that is a good sign. Hopefully it is not over yet…time will tell.
Happy hunting,
Dean
Seems that the river bottoms are done for yellows (I may be wrong -morels always surprise me where they decide to show up). I found a dozen in the Gallatin valley last Tuesday that were already past their prime. One was about 8″ long. They were growing in an old brush pile of all places -with a lot of wild rose growing through it. I got quite a few scratches getting them -but the meal was well worth it.
I’ll keep updating my hunt for black morels (no luck yet) -might be a few days since I’m on baby duty! It’s tough to take a 4 month old out shrooming.
Went hunting in swan area found several Morels!!!first time ever hunting!
Hi Jason,
I fear you might be right! This warm weekend will tell the story.
Keep in touch,
Dean
Hi Kevin, and welcome to Montana Mushrooms!
Now you will be hooked, like the rest of us!
Let us know about your adventures,
Dean
Thanks for the welcome! Was just wondering how to store my beauties for a week or so without freezing? I’m dehydrating the bulk of them.
Hi Kevin,
I store fresh mushrooms in a paper or cloth bag in the produce drawer. They usually dry out before they mold if I don’t get to them right away.
Happy Hunting,
Dean
Hey everyone! Stumbled across many morels 2 weeks ago; I think they’re black morels. Went back last weekend, same area, found more. Not as many but bigger, and we looked in proximity to our bigger payload the week prior. Is it possible that more will pop up after the few rainy days we had? Should I look in the same area but higher elevation? Trying to learn as much as I can. First time out ever– what a blast! Thanks for any information!
Thanks for the info!!!
A friend gave me a puffball -it was pretty tasty! Makes me sick to think of all the big ones I smashed as a kid. Has anybody found sulfur mushrooms in MT? Any luck with black morels (outside of burns?)
Just back from awesome afternoon of morel hunting w my wife n 1 year old…good times n big sky country
Hunted an old burn found many different varities of other types of mushrooms but no morrels. Was I too early or too late. TRYING to learn how to find them.Any advice would be appreciated.
Fred
Hey Jason,
I love puff balls also! When we kicked them as kids, we were spreading the spores too. I do not know of the sulphur growing native in Montana I will ask someone that will know. No luck on the blacks yet…for me anyway.
Happy hunting,
Dean
Awesome Jake!
It just doesn’t get any better than that.
Dean
Hi Fred, and welcome to Montana Mushrooms!
Burn Morels seem to flush heavy in the burns for 1-2 years and dribble off 3-4 years after the fire.How old was your burn?
Dean