Fellow Morel Lovers,, this will be my first trip to the BWCA but being from the river bottoms of central Missouri, we know alot about Morels,, a friend of mine, Larry Lonik,, may he r.i.p.,, was a professional Morel hunter,, he died in an ATV accident hunting mushrooms,, i couldnt think of a better way to go,, but Larry told me stories of people starting in the south in April and moving north as the season moved on,  some of his biggest and best stories were from late season hunts in Michigan and Minnesota,, 12 foot Jon Boats completly full of Morels  .. Here in the midwest we find what they call "Big Blonde Morels" ,, in the north they find what we call "Black Morels or Peckerheads",, just as good ,, just as good to eat,,  just a little different looking,,,.. and Larry always told me that these northern Morels always loved burned out areas,,,..  he even told me that there were hunters who would  just look for burned out old forests to find Morels,, I dont know what it is but I would guess that in the burned areas of BWCA ther are millions of Morels,,,,
We are coming in June , probably a great time to find Morels,, I will be looking,,
A Blackened Walleye Fillet, smothered in fresh Morels might be too much for my group to handle !!
Happy Fishing Boys!!!

We see lots of "false morels" or "brain mushrooms" (Gyromitra esculenta) every May in Quetico--make sure you know the difference if you are going to eat them--false morels are moderately poisonous.  You can find lots of information and photos of both in Google.

Spartan2 wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 11:52am:

4 inches of fresh snow...-10 and falling...spring in Wisconsin can't be far off

The Beaver

I don't even LIKE morel mushrooms (yes, I know it is terrible to make that statement when you live in mushroom country!) but I can't tell you how it lifted my spirits to read the words "when the lilac bushes first start to bloom."

Ah, spring!  The best time of year!  Just thinking about it. . . . .

Sorry to be off-topic.  Just a "spring fever" moment in frigid January.   

I always find them when the Lilac bushes first start to bloom.

In Wisconsin we usually find the "dryland fish" in April...during Turkey season.

The Beaver

I found them in mid May.
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I'm from St Louis, and hunt morels every spring.  We get them about mid to late  April.  About what dates do you find them in the northern part of the country?  I don't get up there until mid June.

"Moral Mushrooms"


That's when you don't take every Morel you find, share the morel's you do take, and then scatter the raw remnants in the woods!



Grilled, stuffed, lightly floured, added to pork and lightly browned gravy... ahh the choices...

Twice this spring to the same spot, not 50 yards in diameter, not 50 yards from the end of the main trail. A sack full of the captivatingly scented 'honeycombs" 90% over 6 inches long and lungs full of fresh air.

Life is good

Moral Mushrooms = Morels
Immoral Mushrooms = Psylocybin cubensis