I went morel hunting on Saturday morning in Illinois. I saw a dozen squirrels, 10 deer, 2 turkeys, and a coyote, but not a single damn mushroom.

Lanse looks like you need to come back to Ohio because me and my brother found around 65 a piece yesterday afternoon. Found mostly blacks and maybe 15 or so greys so get back over here and pick you some.

Andrew,

I got back to Ohio yesterday evening. I figured that with all the rain over the last week, the conditions would be great here. I'm hoping to get out tomorrow afternoon to try to find some.

Lanse the greys are relly out right now my brother went out againtoday and foun about 40 and he said that about 15 or 20 greys were in the bunch. Im going tomorrow after my baseball game with him. so good luck to you tomorrow too.

Andrew what is the difference between the greys and blacks. Do they taste the same and which is more common in your area. Wild mushrooms kind of scare me because I don't know enough about them. The morel seems pretty easy to identify and thanks guys for the tip about the caps....CI

I found 243 yesterday. It was a mix of grays and yellows. Most were very dry. I found all but 12 of them in one area. I picked shrooms for 45 minutes straight. It was the best day of shroom hunting I've ever had!

Champlain Islander They are different because of color and shape the greys are greyish and rounded on the top. The blacks are black and the tops are pointed. Hey Titleist great find.

Next question is what type of terrain do they preferr? I have oak, beechand hickory hardwoods, swamp, pine or sprucestands and the soil is mixed between sandy in the pine areas and clay in some others. If I find some and they look like thepictures and the stem and cap are one could I assume they are really the prize I am looking for. I don't know anyone who picks around here. I live in Vermont.

If you don't find any you could always just grow your own , you can get a kit for morels for $35 including shipping from:morel kit
At least you'd know for sure what you were picking . There is a look alike for morels called the "false morel" that can be toxic , but once you know what a real one looks like they're easy to tell apart . A morel habitat kit eliminates that risk .

Thanks Kevin but I have enough stuff in my garden to take care of. I just figured it would be fun to try and find some...kind of like hunting. I spend a lot of time in the woods during Turkey season and I pick fiddleheads and leaks when I am getting ready to call it quits for the day. Iwould like to expand to morels if I can find some.