Lessons from an Expert Forager How I got over my fear of mushroom foraging It was so pleasant wandering through the forest in search of morels that I hardly noticed when it began to rain.

LOUIS — The rain is good news for Missouri morel hunters. Soil temperatures are starting to warm up and the moist conditions may mean more mushrooms ... lower elevations during early spring ...

Because every year, during the end of March-mid May ... warm temperature (around 50-ish degrees) and a good rain happens, you can expect morel mushrooms to start sprouting 10-12 days after ...

Morel mushroom season usually starts in April, but Missouri foragers were treated to an earlier-than-usual season last year. Morels popped out of the ground about a month ahead of schedule due to ...

Yes, Minnesota has an official state mushroom: and it’s a rare delicacy that has sparked a nationwide hobby for dedicated foragers. Morel mushrooms typically can be found throughout the state in ...