10 of the Biggest Morel Mushrooms Ever Found

How to Find Morel Mushrooms in Every State

Like most fungi, morels can be incredibly difficult to find. If you’re new to the mushroom hunting scene, make sure you check out our complete guide to morel hunting. If you already know the basics, then you’re ready for this regional guide. Our experts lay out the where, when and how for finding morels across the country. Hunting Morel Mushrooms in New England “Hunting morels in the Northeast is a practice in managing your expectations. Unlike...

5 Common Misconceptions About Morel Mushrooms

Morels are enigmatic. Despite their reputation as the best tasting mushroom among some 1.5 million other species of fungi, very little is known about them. With a lot of room for interpretation, foragers like me do their best to fill in the scientific gaps. For that reason, morel hunters get plenty of things wrong. Here are a few common myths. Myth 1: Morel Grow Kits Work Part of what makes morels so mysterious is our inability to cultivate them...

The Total Guide to Morel Mushroom Hunting

Spring might be the tastiest time of year for sportsmen. Spawning walleye hanging out in shallow water offer firm, white fillets. Turkeys susceptible to sweet-talking hunters provide plump cuts of white and dark flesh. Wild asparagus hiding in rural ditches reward foragers with distinctly-flavored greens. But perhaps the most valued delicacy this time of year is the morel mushroom. This golden fungus shows up each spring and drives wild food...