Morel Mushrooms

[hunterfisher]

Out last night just west of Bragg and no luck. Went probably a km down the river side and back again, up and down. Then went to a clearing and checked some canopy areas. Notta zilch big fat donut. Uggghg

[Fishhunter]

Going tomorrow to have a look,found a couple around the yard.is it to late or will they be around for a while yet?

[hunterfisher]

Went camping with the family and on the trail there they were. I was also walking the Thomas burn site but Notta. I at least think these are proper morels as they are my first find. Here's a pic. Are they the real deal.

[nof60]

Two pails. Dried down to one jumbo cereal box.

[Leisure105]

Found a few morels yesterday and. Also found what I believe are verpas? The cap looks very much like a morel(same color,shape,ridges) but the cap is attached only at the top of the stem. Stem is hollow with a bit if "fluff" inside. I hear mixed reports on whether you an eat them or not. Fried up the morels though.....yum

[waterninja]

Originally Posted by hunterfisher

Went camping with the family and on the trail there they were. I was also walking the Thomas burn site but Notta. I at least think these are proper morels as they are my first find. Here's a pic. Are they the real deal.

to be honest with you the 2nd one looks like a false morel (bulbous head) but the others look good. congrats
P.S....... prepared properly (parboiled) you should have no worries but please don't take my word for it.

[hunterfisher]

Will try and see tonight. Nervous though.

[hunterfisher]

What do you think. I don't know if I should eat them. Just nervous.

[Dark Wing]

Originally Posted by hunterfisher

What do you think. I don't know if I should eat them. Just nervous.

They look like black morels to me. Picked a few bags of those last weekend and threw them on my steak. Just give them a quick boil to kill the bugs and enjoy.

[Pudelpointer]

Originally Posted by hunterfisher

What do you think. I don't know if I should eat them. Just nervous.

Gently fry them in butter and enjoy.

[The Fisherman Guy]

Originally Posted by hunterfisher

What do you think.

You're asking a difficult question, which most are likely hesitant to respond to in case they are wrong. No one wants to see anyone get poisoned!

In my opinion, you have Black Morels (Morchella angusticpes). False morels do not have hollow stems, yours appear to have hollow stems and caps.

Hope this helps.

[walking buffalo]

Originally Posted by hunterfisher

Will try and see tonight. Nervous though.

No doubt, those are Black Morels. If you are nervous, don't eat them. Nerves alone can make you think that you are getting sick due to the fungus.

Send them to me!

[aokan99]

Stuffed this one with crab meat and cream cheese - Kings and Queens eat this good!

[Twobucks]

Bump for a great thread!

Anyone having any success yet this year?

[Ronji]

Spent the better part of Sunday, and Monday searching..........found about 45.
Tough year so far.

[Red Bullets]

Hey Ronji,
I was about 5 miles from your place in the country and have found about 30 lbs. of black morels so far this week. A handful of golden morels too.

[The Fisherman Guy]

It's so dry around Calgary that the season is off to a slow start here. Found a dozen so far, but with the wind and the constant sun and no rain, the morels aren't too abundant yet.

I cooked up some last night in a cream sauce and served it atop sliced bbq elk roast, it was fantastic!

[Nait Hadya]

Gathered a pound today, further west than I have ever searched and they were the largest morels I have ever found in Alberta, tennis ball size.

[Twobucks]

We were out by Caroline yesterday and searched for a couple hours and found 8 plus a pile of verpas. It was our first attempt and just enough to encourage another trip soon.

[S_Mooj]

bump,

any luck with the 2016 season?

[^v^Tinda wolf^v^]

I found some nice ones in the Tay river area two days ago. I made one heck of a good chilli last year with fresh morels.

[albertadeer]

Seasons pretty much wrapped around here

[waterninja]

I have to say that I think alberta deer takes the morel title this season. Just about the time I might have had a chance to find some,,,Life Happened.

[albertadeer]

I'm still going to try and get to the Higher elevation burns next week. They should still be flushing up high.


I've been eating morels 2-5 times a week haha.

[jaydub99]

Any luck this year? I found a few in my Bragg Creek spots, will probably go out for more this weekend. I hope they're just coming up a little later this year, but we haven't had much rain so who knows.

[mgvande]

I just picked a plastic shopping bag full of them. Darn near tree line though.

[Dark]

Originally Posted by jaydub99

Any luck this year? I found a few in my Bragg Creek spots, will probably go out for more this weekend. I hope they're just coming up a little later this year, but we haven't had much rain so who knows.

Try here, a few have been found
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=321044

[slingshot]

Wasn't as good of a year for us as some predicted in our area. Managed two feeds and half gallon dryed. Found most in our camp site in plane view and stepped on

[mgvande]

I'm new to the whole morel mushroom picking and I found them all over the place where I was this weekend. I'm just wondering what they like as far as conditions.

[jaydub99]

From my limited experience they like lower, flat, forested areas, poplars (and I've heard dogwood). My spots have always been close to water and the right moisture level to grow some moss. When I see moss and rotting wood I slow down and start looking more closely.