Morel Mushrooms

tap33 · #1 05-15-2008, 12:36 AM

Has anybody been finding any morels yet???

Dmay · #2 05-15-2008, 07:40 AM

Not yet....checked last night....think the ground is still too cold up here.

In 2006 and 2007, we found the first ones on May 12.....but they're later this year I guess.

hunt_and_fish · #3 05-15-2008, 08:17 AM

mmmmm morels....I love morels.

slingshot · #4 05-15-2008, 09:01 AM

I was wondering if there are mushrooms that look like them but arent.I have seen a few that looked like them last year but was not sure so did not touch.If anyone knows a fail safe way of identifieing them it would be appreciated

Dakota369 · #5 05-15-2008, 09:11 AM

Get the proper mushroon identifying book before you try and eat anything you find growing wild. There is a type of mushroom that looks very much like a morel that is poison. You should be able to get a mushroom book from any book store......

John Spartan · #6 05-15-2008, 09:38 AM

Better still to find a friend that is an experienced morel mushroom picker and invite them to go morel picking with you.

Redfrog · #7 05-15-2008, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by slingshot

I was wondering if there are mushrooms that look like them but arent.I have seen a few that looked like them last year but was not sure so did not touch.If anyone knows a fail safe way of identifieing them it would be appreciated

It's supposed to be an adventure

what's the worst that can happen? if you get someone else to try them.?

unclebuck · #8 05-15-2008, 09:01 PM

Have you checked any recent burns? The black morels are the finest of all, found in recent wildfire burns. They are showing and the spring eating is just fine, especially with the moose and venison from the freezer!!!!!

pinder666 · #9 04-24-2009, 02:50 PM

i was just wondering if anybody knew where i could find specific locations for magic mushrooms in Red Deer Alberta

FishBrain · #10 04-24-2009, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by pinder666

i was just wondering if anybody knew where i could find specific locations for magic mushrooms in Red Deer Alberta

nope, but if you do, post it up.
and remember flick and pick

pinder666 · #11 04-24-2009, 05:42 PM

any locations example .... by the river anywhere. southside ,northside eastside ,westside?

Kodiak · #12 04-24-2009, 11:38 PM

"Magic" mushrooms eh.......hmmmmmm, probably around 118 ave in Edm...try there first off...

coffeebug · #13 04-28-2009, 12:16 PM

Anyone know of any areas near Edmonton for morels?

gallery · #14 05-20-2011, 10:05 PM

We found a great place to pick morels and had a great day

vettedreamer · #15 05-21-2011, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by gallery

We found a great place to pick morels and had a great day

OMG so I guess me thinking picking morel's was a planted memory by aliens is not correct hmph

WELL DONE

vettedreamer · #16 05-22-2011, 07:49 AM

I know two things. 1.) world didnt end cause I'm still making oil and 2.) there is no such thing as morel mushrooms ORRRR maybe its the end of the world for morel mushrooms.

Gust · #17 05-22-2011, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by freespiritlabradors

I know two things. 1.) world didnt end cause I'm still making oil and 2.) there is no such thing as morel mushrooms ORRRR maybe its the end of the world for morel mushrooms.

You are being extremely unethical and immorel

slingshotz · #18 05-22-2011, 11:44 PM

So we went out to a place near Calgary and managed to find a few false morels but no true morels. It's a little dry still so we're hoping for some more rain and try the spots again.

Does anyone know if the false morels grow in the same type of areas as true morels?

Ken07AOVette · #19 05-23-2011, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by GustavMahler

You are being extremely unethical and immorel

I see what you did there

trap3434 · #20 05-24-2011, 04:51 PM

Just picked 4 Safeway bags FULL in 2 hours, 1 bag full last night. Biggest morels I've ever seen. Here is some of today's.
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kmart · #21 05-24-2011, 08:41 PM

If you dont mind me asking, what part of the province were you picking in. I have never seen any near that size up here in 10 years!

walking buffalo · #22 05-24-2011, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by trap3434

Just picked 4 Safeway bags FULL in 2 hours, 1 bag full last night. Biggest morels I've ever seen. Here is some of today's.

Awsome haul! Those are beauties!

A bit of advice, for two good reasons, For free....

Cut the morels from the ground rather than pulling them.

First, the mycelium (roots) could produce more mushrooms if they are not disturbed.

Second, you will have much cleaner mushrooms at home without the dirt going into the bag. Diry morels are tough to clean.

Enjoy!

KegRiver · #23 05-24-2011, 09:27 PM

I've been looking. Nothing yet.

Redfrog · #24 05-24-2011, 09:32 PM

Keg, I've never seen morels up your way, but have seen lots of shaggy manes.

http://www.google.ca/search?q=shaggy...w=1280&bih=862

trap3434 · #25 05-24-2011, 09:58 PM

North of Edmonton

BeeGuy · #26 06-19-2011, 11:22 PM

We went for a walk by the bow river in calgary, just outside of town towards bearspaw and found some nice morels this evening.

Will have to keep my eyes open for more!

slingshotz · #27 06-19-2011, 11:27 PM

Hit a few spots east of the city and got skunked for morels. Found a few but they were old and dried up. Headed west toward Bragg Creek but couldn't really find any public areas not in the provincial park with mature cottonwoods.

Then in the evening went fishing at Bonavista and guess what, found a bunch right on the island in the lake

. Unfortunately I think they spray the area with chemicals and it's full of bird poop so didn't bother to take any. Of all the places to find them after a day of driving all over hunting for them.....

Gust · #28 06-19-2011, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by slingshotz

Hit a few spots east of the city and got skunked for morels. Found a few but they were old and dried up. Headed west toward Bragg Creek but couldn't really find any public areas not in the provincial park with mature cottonwoods.

Then in the evening went fishing at Bonavista and guess what, found a bunch right on the island in the lake

. Unfortunately I think they spray the area with chemicals and it's full of bird poop so didn't bother to take any. Of all the places to find them after a day of driving all over hunting for them.....

was having a smoke outside a coffee shop in sw calgary and noticed a bunch amongst some poplars behind a dumpster,, it's when you aren't looking,,,, but seriously try out the 24th st area of 22x

FishBrain · #29 06-20-2011, 09:07 AM

Wife and I checked this weekend in a couple places, came out empty handed and soaked. It did look like someone was picking in there cause the places I feel they should have been did have what looked like holes left where they were picked from. Will try again.

ON a good note, I did find a little beg in the freezer from last year, and they were cooked with the Whitetail for dinner last night.

slingshotz · #30 06-20-2011, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GustavMahler

was having a smoke outside a coffee shop in sw calgary and noticed a bunch amongst some poplars behind a dumpster,, it's when you aren't looking,,,, but seriously try out the 24th st area of 22x

We did go to that area (I'm assuming you mean SW) but couldn't find any public areas to wander around. The stuff along the side of the road on 24th was barren as far as we could see as there's too much gravel and slope I think. I'm not a fan of looking for edibles along busy roads so I didn't look at the areas right along 22x.

I went back to an area that produced some morels last week and only found two old crumbly morels tonight so I think they might be mostly finished in the city now. The grass is sure getting really long and the mosquitos are getting deadly with this wet weather.