I always soak them in saltwater to remove all the bugs, I then dip in egg and roll in flour before frying them in butter and salt and pepper to taste.

This was incredibly helpful!! My step father was a pro at finding yummy morels, unfortunately we lost him and his expertise. Hopefully, you have just helped my grandson and myself catch up! Good hunting and thank you SO very much! Take good care of you and yours.

I have watched 1000's of Morel videos. I enjoyed yours immensely. I literally felt like I was hunting with you guys. I did yell at the screen, "OOO there's one" a few times. LOL.thank you ! Great info too.

i must take this time to THANK YOU 10'000 times. i did know some about this but after watching this it all came clear to me!. i just got a new 20acr place from a person who was highly educated in environmental study's. just looking around to the trained eye you can see most of what he has done here and make sense of it.. BUT!!!!! i couldn't understand why the man left great big old dead ELM's along the lawn. they could easily take the house out?????? but i just left them alone thinking there must be a reason. LMAO!!! i was picking up trash along the road and WOW! i found 5lbs of morels and was a happy man. but after watching this video!!!!!! i walked around the lawn and O M G!! lets just say I LOVE MY NEW PLACE A BIT MORE NOW!! LOL. over half the dead trees have 2or3 lbs and i got over 20lbs of monsters at 2 of them. THANK YOU!!!!!

I'm hooked, I wAnt to know everything I can learn about mushrooms n trees. Nature is awesome , I'm so grateful I can just walk 5 mins n I'm in the middle of the woods.

I live in roaming shores Ohio it's like 30 mins from p.a. it's going to be a good year this year 2019 . 1st time hunter , cant wait til april.

Suggestion.. We save net onion bags.. The idea being as we walk hunting mushrooms the spore can fall out. Thus sowing more spore for the future. Maybe right???? One thing I know is when we have had high water on the reservoir all spring, the next year there's lots along the high water mark. Theory being the spore floats and settled at edge of the high water last year. As a 75 year old man who's spent tons of time in the timber. You know your stuff and did excellent job getting it out. Ps ,,, mark your patches with GPS year to year... Again not a single dispute. Good job..... In this neck of woods it's grey elm and red elm. Tulip being yellow poplar. Cut timber several years. Graded lumber 20 yrs. River ash and ash. Some places call grey elm, rock elm. Really enjoyed your video... Camera lady good job too. Enjoy !!! Edit,,, ha I'm 2 states. west ,, Indiana...also dogwood trees bloom here at morel time.

I am originally from Sharon, PA, not far from you. I now live in New Mexico. The trees are different here and, so far this year, NO MOISTURE. So much fun watching you, and a vicarious thrill for me!!!!!!

Wow! One of the best Morel videos around. You explain the trees well and show lots of Morels. You guys are awesome!!!

John, I realize it’s 5yrs late but I used to hunt Morels in Ottumwa Iowa in the 70s. Delicious. I was working my Aunt’s farm and being from S Texas, didn’t know about ‘em but after I learned, watch out. Couldn’t get enough of them

Overall good video. Really satisfying to see you get the morels, and good advice on identifying the trees. Even if you're not too sensitive to poison ivy, you might want to point it out to your audience. I'm not really sensitive to it, but for people who don't know and turn out to be really allergic, it would be good advice. Also, definitely get yourself a mesh bag for the mushrooms.

You & the wife turned Me & my Hubby on to the Hemlock Varnish Caps Last year.. We didnt have a very successful year with Morels but man did we fill up on the Varnish Caps! Amazing Taste 🍄💗 Thanks for the tips & For showing us something else to look our for here in the Mountains of Western P.A!

When my Grandma was a little girl, she found a bunch and took off her bloomers, knotted the legs, and carried them home that way.

We just moved to a house that has woods on 2 sides. I can hardly wait until spring now to look and see if I can find some. I can't express enough how much I enjoyed this video...talk about hitting the mother load!! Thank you again, I'm going to watch this video over and over again. :)

Oh, I just found my self mumbling, "ooooohh, niiiiice. soooo nice" as you guys picked some of those big morels halfway through. Ecstasy man :)

This is by far the best morel video ive seen brother!! subscribed!!!!

I can't tell you how much I appreciate this video.. tomorrow morning I'm heading out on my first journey for mushrooms wish me luck 😉

Been almost three years since this was posted. Just have to say -- HOLY CRAP!!!!!!! That, sir is a mother lode of mushrooms. I once a patch half that and felt like I struck gold. You found the main vein. I hope that you were able to hit that spot more than once since. Thanks for the "how to".

You should use a net bag so u spread the spores while your walking. I’ve seen mushroom spots dry up from using plastic bags.

This is the first year and first time I have looked for morels.. I found 9 in the morning and 13 in the evening on Tuesday. All were pretty big and perfect. I ended up with just over 3lbs.

Awesome video brother. As a relatively new Morel hunter, you helped me immensely. Hope your hunt is going well this year!

Excellent Video. I'm all fired up for the 2019 season in South Western Wisconsin, and my wife has never hunted or eaten them, and she's excited too. Freshly caught trout, and fried morels.. A meal that even a king isn't worth of having!!! One question.. Why would someone thumb down on this?? Mushroom Rights Activist?? Mushroom lives matter!!! :)

I sat on a log one Turkey morning. And in 30 minutes watched a very large patch of morels sprout. That morning I learned to watch and wait. After what seemed like a lifetime. I filled 3 walmart bags. So no Turkey, but a great hunt anyway.

Holy hell this video gets me so fricken excited!! I don’t know what I would do if I found ‘em like this!!!

I live in Indiana and they are exploding here right now! 4/20/2019. Morel fever. Its always a blast in the mushroom woods.

When looking for any mushroom they all have 1 thing in common and that's moisture content of the substrate all year round, the goldy lock zone for said shroom that can support the spawns all year round. Morels tend to grow where other mushrooms don't grow because they prefer it dryer then others. That might mean finding really dense bush with lots of humus in dryer areas which will support the spawns all year round, or open pastures 20 feet from a wetter bushline. They tend to do well on inclines for said reason where they can utilize the best of both worlds and get the moisture needed at spot A and fruit 10 feet over in spot B. A good rule of thumb is to check the bush through out the year and if you see other shrooms growing, then it's probably not a spot for morels. They tend to grow in dryer substrates where a lot of other shrooms would have a hard time in.

I've never hunted morels but this really makes me want to start. I'd absolutely love a tree identification video because i really don't know much beyond your basics about a few trees. i know how to climb them n shoot deer out of them. that's about it lol thanks for taking the time to explain and teach in your videos! I've learned alot on this channel

The joy in this video is palpable.

April 1 2019 Northern Ohio here. I've had morel fever since December! Great video! I want to find a honey hole like you 2 did! Thank you for great info!

I've hunted morels for 7 years and never found a single one ever... countless hour after hour walking and looking... I probably wont be going looking anymore. Wasted far to much time gas and effort for nothing but it's awesome to see ya score so big John great vid

I've been obsessed with mushroom hunting since I was tiny and my ma bought me a mushroom book, but I didn't know anyone else was till I saw your channel! Thank you!

You're exactly right spot on. I found out in my Woods when the tree has absolutely no bark on it we called a slick back and we don't find any mushrooms under it we used to find a bunch under it but when the bark falls off we don't find them no more. People ask me if your mushroom hunting why are you looking up at the trees. Because I tree hunt you're exactly right

I'm itching!!! 🍄 Went scouting yesterday, Just to get our Spring legs ready for hunting here in Western P.A.

people don't know what they are missing out on not having morels.... and spring ramps. when you mentioned ramps while you were getting ready to cook them I got pumped up. Ramps are incredible too!!!!

Great job bud and congratulation on your awesome finds! I would definitely like to see you show us more of the tree identifications, especially getting into details of how the leaves, stems, and flowers look like! I would also like to see you do videos on other mushrooms. Maybe focusing on how to find and identify Spring time mushrooms!

If you're wondering where the poison ivy on the back of your hand came from, look at 18:38. Years ago the Mississippi came up and down rapidly in the Spring, covering an island in the river with a thin layer of silt. Some folks went shroom huntin' there and found all they had to do was look for places where the drying mud was cracked and humped up; there was a morel under every hump! Another friend of mine who worked in a Missouri quarry once found two growing out of a drying clod of mud on a bulldozer track, three feet off of the ground.

I live in Tennessee in the foothills of Appalachia. I believe these are what the old-timers call dry land fish.

Nice score man! Best I have ever done was found 30lbs in an open field seeded with grass/pasture seed. Didn't find any in the woods and walking back to truck my hunting buddy stepped on one. Best picking I've every done. Heard stories of people finding them like that and glad I was able to be one of them! Thanks for the Tulip tree tip, here in Indiana we only ever look around elms, cherry (for blacks) and occasionally old apple trees/orchards.

Let me just say....I literally look up to u all....I've been a hunter and fisherman since i was really young and I watch u guys everyday....I called Adam about getting a pole but he didn't answer...I would love to meet you guys...I'm in Armstrong county.....you guys are all great hunters....I can't stop watching that video where Shane killed that 10 point with the kicker with his recurve....I love how worked up he got😂😂....but ya I just wanted to say that...and I'm a huge fan and have been for a long time and I would love to get a rod from Adam and I don't even care if it's expensive I will save my money....and don't think I'm that crazy obsessed fan I just watch u guys a lot 😂would love to meet u guys

I have found the motherload only once in 40 years of hunting. It was a great day. Enjoy your harvest. Great video

John thanks for the extra advise in video. wife and I went back out after work, found 3 beautiful morels. Western NY morels.

I had the same problem last year, filled my bag quick. Decided that I was not going to do the hike twice. So I tied off the sleeves and bottom of my shirt then filled my shirt with the morels. Hiked out shirtless but very happy.

Might be good to mention Ticks as I always end up with ticks shroom hunting, Great Video, Thank You.

Thank you, so helpful! East Central Indiana, have found only a few this year. We had one year with a bumper crop maybe 15 years ago with large morels everywhere. Once in a lifetime find, but it keeps us hopeful every year!

Wow what a jack pot! I have been looking here in Northeast Pennsylvania for a few years I just have a problem finding where the trees are. I havent found any yet but this video really helps me with tree Identification. Almost time to start looking now! If I ever find a jackpot like you found I would have picked them all and dehydrated the ones I couldnt eat right away.

Wow absolutely amazing, I started mycology a few weeks ago and have found lots this winter, I can’t wait for it to warm up so there is even more variety.

I used to work with a couple of guys that hunted these each year. They said eating them was better then a steak dinner. I’ve never had them, guess i should sometime.

Y'all have found a great way to track them down in the wild. Thank you for sharing.

Cool channel man! The season is upon us !! Been dreaming of morels the past few days, got another week or 2 to wait up here around Omaha and trust I've been ready, what a long brutal winter. Best of luck this year shroomers. Seasons shaping up to be EPIC!!!!🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄👍

I used to find them when I was turkey hunting. Dead elm trees were the best spots to find them. Washed, then fried in bacon grease...... awesome!

Thank you Morels for your sacrifice. 😁

SOOOOO UNBELIEVABLE!!! Wow my heart was pumping just like I was there with ya!! So cool y'all!!!

They grow a lot on my family ranch in texas national geographic has come out to take samples and its really neat why they grow there in kopprel texas

It’s like such a treasure when you find them!! I love it!!!!

Great video. Thanks. I just started hunting Morels and this helps.

This guy is such a decent, lovable dude.

I find 90% of morels around sycamore trees, still sometimes find them by elms and Ash, my grandma has an apple orchard that's about 20 acres, it's only about 20 years old though so haven't found any there yet

Biggest one I ever found was a pound in itself before soaking. Was a bunch that were huge next to it but I’ll never forget. Video brought me back to that excitement of finding those huge ones. Gonna go out tomorrow and see if I can finds some in the same spot 😅 video got me pumped for them. Only found a few this year

Knowing Mycology I look at the State ground temperature map. After two weeks of 50° ground temp the primordia has set. The mycelium is active in the ground and gets ready to bloom when conditions are good. IE. Rain, moisture, temp. It is a sure fire way to know when to hunt. Taking the base will not affect the mycelium of the mushroom or future development. It was only wasted material. It will merely self destruct.

Thanks for the great video. Elms do indeed produce, but most were wiped out here (Chicagoland) long ago. Chinese Elm is actually worth checking. My brother had a mature Chinese Elm removed from his yard and the following spring he had numerous Morels!

Love every minute of it would love to see what Danielle does with the sauce don't be shy sweetheart this is great content keep up the good work both of you good work. 👍

Nice find. We shake them in a bag of flower, then fry in butter. Get a crispy outer layer. My favorite. Really good cinnamon and sugar, light coating. Flower, butter my favourite. Yes use an onion bag, so the spores can fall out. The big ones a great stuffed, onion, peppers, cheese, ect. Thanks for sharing.

Omg You've got some huge morels well done they look gorgeous.

That is amazing. I've hunted my whole life. Never found any that big. But today I found 7 that big. I felt like I was on drugs. I was driving down the road and thought I seen one. Like I've done before. Usually I was mistaken and I seen nothing. Yet today I found seven 20 ounce bottle sized or better morels. Even though I stumbled across them I still felt incredible. Thanks so much for your video. I'd love to share my video and pic but don't know how.

Not sure where you are hunting but in Northern Arkansas / Southern Missouri some of my best locations have been among small tulip poplar saplings and small cedar trees. I honestly seem to find more in the sapling areas. Don't get me wrong there are a few large older trees that produce but one of my favorite spots has few trees over 6" in diameter.

,Never heard this before. Not heard so much in band concerts these days. Really great to hear it and so well played.

Spice bush, bear corn, may apples, and ghost flower. All indicators to look harder.

Great video! Thanks for the tree info. I just started finding them while metal detecting. What a thrill! It's been over 40 years since my last taste, so leaving the metal detector home tomorrow! Skillet in the ready position!

I went pickin w my Dad wen I was a lil girl- he floured ours- DEEELIGHTFUL

I'm so Envious, Our family use to make the yearly hunt of the GREAT MOREL's in Michigan when we were young and then we moved to Georgia, and I haven't ate one since, and that was more than fifty years ago. There's nothing like the flavor of a MOREL!!! We also had a spot where we found huge Brain looking Mushrooms that also had an excellent flavor. My parent's would cook them up just like your wife did, My mouth waters just watching that video. The one nice thing you did was not pick the place clean. Leaving Morels behind will make future years just as good or better. Do like our family did, once you find a Morel Honey Hole, don,t give out the location. My relatives in Michigan say it's hard to find a place that isn't worked over real hard, or else it's private property with limited access. Back in the 1960's you could go into the woods just about any where, but not so much any more they say. I sure do miss those days with the family as a kid hunting for morels, we mostly found the smaller ones, but if we hit it just right we would find the monster Morel's like you found. I sure would like a nice bag of them while I can still walk. They sell freeze dried Morels at a Market down here for close to $100.00 a pound. Walking in the woods looking for them is as enjoyable as eating them. Thanks for the wonderful video.

Hoping to find some this week, though it's early. Thanks for the video :-)

Best video on morels in all of KZfaq.. thx sir

Double rainbow guy of morel mushrooms right here

This comes from the toppling Goliath brewery in DeCorah Iowa >>>> What's Brewing? This month's featured brew is Scorpius Morchella. Its earthy flavor with just the right amount of bitterness can be enjoyed each Spring. Brewed to celebrate our brewery’s annual day off to go morel mushroom hunting, this excitingly hazy double IPA is a tribute to our love of great hops and morels. Some of the hops used in this beer are grown in the southern hemisphere where the Scorpius constellation is visible during the morel mushroom season. Created with a combination of these Southern Hemisphere and Pacific Northwest hops, Scorpius Morchella is meant to be shared with friends on a warm, spring afternoon.>>>> The TG team unites every year to enjoy an outing of morel mushroom hunting together. Huge shout out to the owners Clark and Barbara for sharing their land with us and cooking up an amazing meal afterward!

Great video as always, thumbs up and best regards from New Zealand hunters.

Awesome, used to have a great place in VA! Love hunting them as much as sang!

Good thing you're not allergic to poison ivy lol

It's finally starting to sink into me about the relationship between certain trees and morels. It's amazing how early springtime comes in Alaska where you live! (PS Wifey too cute for you - but - she knows & values good outdoor eatin' which ONLY you can provide! Good job there mate!)

I was trained to cut them off and not tear them. A semi sharp knife and a net bag are always part of the gear

Awesome video! We had a great year for morels here in central Ohio. Found over 600 in our woods. I always try to be conscious of trees to look for, may apples, etc. But the last few years there hasn't seemed to be any rhyme or reason! I pretty much just take a stroll through the woods and pick em up left and right.

Where is your open netted bag??

WoW! You two found the Motherlode. Great video! Loved watching. Thanks for sharing your treasures.

OMG!! next time pick them all and just slice in half, dry on window screen out in the sun, store in net bag in dry spot and enjoy all winter.

I hunted morels as a kid in Illinois. Live in Tennessee now. Great outing hunting mushrooms!!!! I have actually found them under large flower bushes in my yard as well as the forest.

You lucky bastards and I searched for month without finding a single one :((

Me and my brother in law Kerry have found about 3500to5000 morels.It has been a long time since we last found this many fresh morels Still have been find IMG slot of greys and yellows.Been passing them out to friends and family.Go Fair hi Sven Ohio!

Im going tomorrow... Wish me luck!

Man when you find a nest of them like that it makes it so hard to leave the woods. Great find and thanks for the tree I’d tips.

I bet the nicer restaurants and bistros pay top dollar for wild mushrooms like that. They've got so much more flavor than farmed mushrooms.

Going out on Saturday here in Maryland. I found a lot last year only looking at tulips. Never knew how to identify elms, so I'm looking forward to using the seed pod ID tip.

Best more vid ever lol

Spent many good times with my grandmother and father hunting morels. Those are beautiful specimines. Thanks great video.

Been looking for 3 years and still nothing, I'm hoping this spring I find one.

I've never looked for these before but a family friend gave us some the other day and they were so good I'm going to go through the woods today and take a look and see what's around! These are some beauty's

for the new pickers...PLEASE use a net bag for carrying your mushrooms. the spores need to be spread. oarnge bags oinion bags ect. the next generation is counting on you. ( a clean car is more important to some people than a renewable source.😪)...which if thats the case, keep your plastic at your vehicle. please.

Whenever I find alot in one spot they are never there the next year, and places you hardly find them they will be everywhere. Always a good time.

Just want to say your wife is really pretty. Way to go 👍 Lol

By far the best morel video on KZfaq! !

Dude you need to roll them in flour!!! That's how we fix them...

this is the most wholesome video i've ever seen