HALF-FREE MORELS IN NY, 2023

Wet weather and temps in the 60s in early May have the Half-free Morels (Morchella punctipes) popping everywhere. 2023 is shaping up to be an excellent morel season overall in Western NY. Come along with me for an early season hunt. I discuss timing, and good natural indicators of likely morel habitat in the Northeast.
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[@tonystewart7624]

Thank you for sharing your finds brother.

[@InconspicuousOwl]

Nice, love to see some east coast foraging!

[@tonystewart7624]

You follow renegade too? Nice

[@InconspicuousOwl]

@@tonystewart7624 lol, of course! ;P

[@themyceliumnetwork]

Great Find! its now the end of May & I haven't found anything here, it's only rained once all month. hope we don't have another dry year like last year! good thing is no bugs & the ticks aren't bad here. keep those videos coming!!

[@RenegadeMushrooms]

Thanks, yeah the ticks were bad here in April and May when it was wet. Now it's bone dry here too. No rain in the forecast 😕

[@eatfish9070]

Thanks again for telling me about that trash can DL put in my 5 gallon buckets in there I had a problem with a bucket fruiting and they're giant oyster mushrooms and I put them in the other day and man's second day here they are thanks again man have a great day bye

[@RenegadeMushrooms]

Glad it worked for you 👍

[@briank679]

Man,I really miss morel hunting. Moved to Florida about 10 years ago and have never seen one anywhere around here.

[@RenegadeMushrooms]

Ahh bummer, there's probably a few around in North Florida I would think but who knows. They aren't as prevalent in NY as they are in the Midwest, but you can find some decent patches on the good years. Thanks for watching 👍

[@lagyebba4434]

I'm in Mass At the end of April i found my very 1st one (it was super small but I was just so excited, i grabbed it..) Since that, I've been going back to the spot and basically any other place that meets some criteria for finding them.. it's kind of driving me nuts.. now I know they are here. Ahhhh. Would you mind sharing your thoughts on elevation? I have read that you should start at lower elevations and move up.. do you feel like that's important?

[@RenegadeMushrooms]

Well I'm in Western NY and it's pretty flat where I am. I do think elevation matters as it influences soil temperatures, but their is much more involved than that. Some areas definitely pop before others but different areas have their own microclimate that effect soil temps and moisture availability and therefor fruiting times. I guess I would say elevation matters, but it's only a piece of the puzzle. Now is the time to get out there and find more spots though because the yellows, even if they're too far gone, should be big and easier to spot.

[@MsMrshanks]

Thanks heaps for sharing, curious, how do you like to prepare these for eating ? Also is it possible dry them out for later use?

[@RenegadeMushrooms]

Yes they dry really well. They have great flavor and are very versatile, you can use them in about any dish. I made mushroom soup and compound morel butter out of these.