The Hunt for the Great Morel!

When can you tell it’s Morel season? When the Morel chatrooms get quiet.

Photo by Beth Macdonald on Unsplash

“Oh Morel, oh Morel. Where art thou, oh elusive Morel.” ~ Me.

Every year.

I can’t think of a better reason to get me out of the house and into the woods than morel season!

As old man winter eases his grip on the northern part of the country, eager hunters look forward to finding the motherload.

At least that’s what they’re envisioning, like little sugar plum morel fairies dancing in their heads.

Morel hunting brings out the competitor in a person.

Don’t ever ask a morel hunter where their “spot” is. They won’t tell you.

Actually, go ahead and ask them and if they do tell you, pass it on to me!

Morel hunters are very protective of their secret location.

I belong to a local online morel hunter community, and someone asked the other day, “When does morel season start around here?”

A commenter responded, “When the chatrooms go silent.”

It’s true.