So, I go mushroomin",,,,

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ole

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So, I go morel hunting this morning in my woods and all I do is look at trees that need to be harvested. Is this a sickness? I don't even have a wood stove bought yet.

oak

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couple elms mixed in

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not the right kind of shrooms I yearn for,,,

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those woodworker guys on TV like these

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ol' hickory

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might need to borrow BIL's John Deere 3020 to get this boy on the ground safe

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someday somebody is going to get about 300 nice walnut sawlogs
prolly not in my lifetime they have a ways to go before harvest

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so my walk was fruitful I did find about 35 of these
soaking in saltwater as we speak!

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That is quite an assortment of wood. Now is the time to cut stack and split before you get the stove.
 
In the next week or so the morals will appear here can't wait :):)
 
Mag Craft said:
That is quite an assortment of wood. Now is the time to cut stack and split before you get the stove.
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I got 6 cords CSS in the shed and 2 cords CSS in the woods. I have no idea how much I need to heat our 1700 sq ft ranch so I am just gonna keep cutting. I think I will buy an Englander 28-3500 but need to get a chimney first. Just waiting for the overtime Gods to sing their song.
 
ole said:
I got 6 cords CSS in the shed and 2 cords CSS in the woods. I have no idea how much I need to heat our 1700 sq ft ranch so I am just gonna keep cutting. I think I will buy an Englander 28-3500 but need to get a chimney first. Just waiting for the overtime Gods to sing their song.
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That is good I am glad to hear it.
 
Lots of wood for sure. Some of those leaners and half-fallen trees look to be a little "challenging" to get down safely. Be careful out there.

At least the mushrooms should prove to be a lot easier to cut and split.;lol
 
CenterTree said:
Lots of wood for sure. Some of those leaners and half-fallen trees look to be a little "challenging" to get down safely. Be careful out there.

At least the mushrooms should prove to be a lot easier to cut and split.;lol
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The mushrooms have been consumed. I can't hold back with morels if I have them I eat them til gone.
Anybody see the hanger in pic #7? Right side of shot? I am constantly looking up whilst working the woods. It has kept me alive many times. I sometimes use a Stihl limb saw to get some of those big boys on the ground. It is slow but keeps you away from the action if the action goes bad.
 
You are definitely sick and you should be seeking a medical help, just like the most of us here.
 
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Saturday I went out to the site where I've been cutting dead elm for the last year or two - intention was to mushroom hunt. No morels but I did spot more dead elms that were fine last year.
Went home with a good load of red elm but would've been nice to have a bag full of mushrooms too!
 
Found 8# tonight after work
they were growing through moss in the bottom of an old logging road
no dead elms in sight

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Nice haul
I am so jealous right now
 
I was lucky I guess. A guy who works with my wife is gonna teach her how to freeze some. I have never tried that before.
 
I haven't froze them, but have had good luck dehydrating them. They store good and re-hydrate with some milk well.

I have found most of mine this year around an elm I cut last winter. Finally proves to those that don't like me cutting the elms that the mushrooms only care about the roots and I know where the trees are to look even if the stumps are hidden.
 
It is morel season here in Southern Wisconsin. Found 19 yesterday in my woods. Little greys. Yellows and blondes aren't out yet
 
We have Slippery Jacks here, a type of Boletus. We have been freezing them for years, and the way we do it is to cook them up like you were going to serve them, say with butter and onions, put them in meal size containers, and THEN freeze them. This seems to work well. If we freeze ours raw, they turn into a slimy mess.
 
I have a hard time anymore walking through the woods without getting distracted. Never seem to find what I'm looking for, always something else. Depending on the season - fallen trees, mushrooms (we don't get morels, but brick caps, oysters, chicken of the woods), fiddlehead ferns, raspberries, shed deer antlers/rubs/scrapes/scat, moose sign, wild turkey feathers...focus, man!
 
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Lightly floured, fried in butter till half done. Cool, bag and tag. Will last for quite awhile in the freezer. Finish cooking when they are to be consumed. Its the best method I have found so far.
 
Jags said:
Lightly floured, fried in butter till half done. Cool, bag and tag. Will last for quite awhile in the freezer. Finish cooking when they are to be consumed. Its the best method I have found so far.
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Just finished eating a mess..they were good. The season is pretty close to over here in central Illinois. Big yellows are fun to find, but I prefer eating the smaller greys and blondes..
 
Starting to slow down here in Wisconsin. One can still find morels put you have to walk farther.

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and a chewed up antler

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A buddy and I went out to find them (my first time hunting) and walked through his prime spot where he found about 80 last year and we found 1. His first trip out alone only yielded 8 total. Apparently everybody that ushally gets them around these parts isn't having much luck this year.

Good job on your find though.
 
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