I Went Picking Morel Mushrooms

What an incredible adventure! No scrap metal this week, we went out into the forest in last year's burns to hunt down morel mushrooms! I've wanted to do this for a long time, so here is everything we learned about how to find morel mushrooms, how to find a buyer, how much you make, and everything else!
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[@prophylaxis24]

Whether you are trash picking or picking mushrooms, you have a knack for telling an engaging story and that’s a pretty neat skill. Thanks dude.

[@traybake1]

well that was lovely, your infectious positivity, the nice gentle music and the beautiful nature made for a very relaxing watch, perfect for a Friday after work to start the weekend.

[@thubprint]

Thank you! I realize it was a bit out of left field but I really enjoyed making it and I hoped most people would appreciate what I made of the adventure 😊

[@ericredbeard7009]

Awesome vid. I love mushrooms hunting videos almost as much as scrap hunting. The thrill of the hunt n what's around the next corner becomes infectious

[@bradhafichuk]

The morel of the story is to go slow and enjoy the things that life offers. Thanks for another chill Friday video thub.

[@saskwatch123]

Living on the fringe. Hunting for metal and gathering mushrooms. Nice.

[@max3d_0ut]

Mushroom hunting, trash picking, gold panning! Nothing like a treasure hunt!

[@MrSubliminalStudios]

I picked and sold 100 pounds of Morchella esculenta in 2017. That’s how I went from homeless to putting myself in an apartment. I live in Iowa by the way

[@matthewelliott2213]

I've been harvesting these for over fifty years and the only thing I've changed is a GPS so I don't get lost--but in the same manner you mark where you left your car you can save locations of good patches for next season!

[@mollynakamori]

Ohhhh Thub! I just died of envy, but I'm so happy for you. I have decades of experience, and have NEVER seen quality or quantity like that! I hope you know how fortunate you are. Morels are where you find them, and finding them is one of my most most most favorite things to do. What a treat! Thanks for this great video!

[@thubprint]

I’m so glad you enjoyed this one! I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised it’s the kind of thing you’re into haha, I did try last year but I didn’t do well enough to make a video so I’ve been looking forward to this. I did notice how much nicer these ones were than what I had seen before though, so I definitely realize it was pretty special ☺️

[@mollynakamori]

@@thubprint - I swear! That was a trip to absolute paradise for me! Thanks for doing it for me and for documenting it so I could go along. We have them here in California, but not like THAT! I have never seen them in Montana like THAT! You are just the best, Mr. Thub.

[@Primmzzy]

Legend you shoud buy metal detektor nice place around lake to detect😆 but its also good to take a break from scraping and others and just go somewhere 💪

[@sandymcgill1910]

reminds me of picking blueberries and selling them, back when I was a kid and there were no commercial berry farms.

[@timblankenship1980]

Enjoy all your vids,, I live in Kentucky n they’re plentiful here. Came home with 2 grass sacks full. Love em.

[@thubprint]

Fantastic! I guess that means you’ll have some dried as well, that sounds like quite a bit

[@maxsaslt]

No morels where I live, but I am also a bit into picking mushrooms, to be specific - the amanita muscaria, once dryed they are quite a good money for selling abroad, people pay 500€ a kilo for dryed ones. It's also a nice hobby to spend time in forests ❤️

[@KarmaHoax]

Love the switch up of content. Keeps thing fresh. Just like how those things are looking! Keep doin' the thing!

[@Mezox13]

Free vacation woop woop

[@antman3525]

Like a working Holiday. Not out of pocket much , fresh air, family time, and a change from everyday nuances and exercise.

[@punkyroo]

SUPER Quality video!!! You have a great voice and energy for these kinds of documentary. Probably doesn't play as well for your usual audience, but as lover of nature-y things and growing things, I love it!

[@thubprint]

Thanks so much! I knew this one wasn’t going to perform well compared to my usual vids, but that’s not really why I was making it 😁 I’m really glad you enjoyed it, I’m pretty proud of this sidequest 👍

[@MadelineRose-ep7fj]

Hoping for less fires for this coming season because of air quality. Kudos to you for inspiring information on something good that happens from a fire. There seems to be more good from a fire because wood borers and ticks are becoming more of a problem for our Pacific Northwest forests. Glad you came to visit BC.😊

[@jeannielanham2956]

I've recently taken an interest in mycology. Love this video!

[@olskooldave2252]

Nice👍👍

[@Kenthis15]

Living in the PNW the last ten years I’ve always been curious about going mushroom picking. Seems like so much fun. Great video.

[@nick6650]

I really enjoyed this adventure and thxs for sharing I really enjoyed this video thxs ❤

[@thubprint]

I’m glad, thank you!

[@Berndaddie]

Great job narrating your adventure. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@markbrennan8392]

I'm fairly new to the channel and have been binge watching since finding you you Thub and really enjoy the scrapping and diving. I've taking apart some of my odds and ends that are barely working and having fun doing it. I'm definitely better at disassembly than assembly .. lol Today's video was very cool I Love getting out in the sticks. That looked like a great holiday and a little profit always helps, especially with today's gas prices. The other cool thing is I'm a fellow Calgarian so it's fun to try and see where you are judging by scenery or landmarks and Bro love your little motto of "leave it better than you found it" ... completely agree and wish more if not all lived by it 😃

[@margaretgray7944]

MY FAMILY PICKED MOREL MUSHROOMS BACK IN THE SIXTIES. AFTER AFEW YEARS OF GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THEM, WE CANNED THEM AND USED THEM IN SPEGETTI IN THE WINTER. BUT THE MOST FUN WAS PICKING THEM!

[@williammeeks1283]

Awesome video thub bit I have to say I never thought you'd be into this. I'm so glad you are because here in west virginia it's a big thing, however everyone here calls them Molly Moochers but please don't ask me why lol.

[@thekiller1090000]

that was such an adventure

[@davidbolton184]

Wow!!!! Man I’ve always enjoyed your scrapping videos and have always seen you by yourself.it’s nice to see you with someone to share the experience

[@Xenon6002]

I like this video. Would love to do some mushroom picking.❤

[@OxybroCone]

Yesterday I saw the thumbnail and thought cool mushrooms. Today it looks like a snapping turtle

[@shawndillon2329]

Specially u helping out the environment

[@dugel3]

What a fun video! Very different than any of your other videos I have watched, but I enjoyed it a lot

[@colinpritchard5066]

Best Thubprint Video so far!

[@thubprint]

Thanks so much! I had a lot of fun making this one.

[@Nas_Atlas]

Very cool way to subsidize a vacation. My friend and I went hunting around Kelowna for two days and found two! It was a great adventure and the mushrooms were tasty

[@tommymadden9746]

I catch and eat fish. But living in Ohio it scares the heck out of me to pick a wild mushroom and consume it. I'll leave it to the experts. Great video thub.

[@gravitybear]

I've never done this, but I've met a lot of morel hunters in the woods while I'm geocaching. Thanks for the great video that helps me understand what's going on.

[@DortyDennis.]

This was nice, I enjoyed it! =)

[@lorrainemcdonald7332]

Interesting video.

[@simonrelic8402]

Out of the norm but great video. I didn’t know about morels until I moved to the Midwest for work. I didn’t know they grew in Canada as well.

[@mimikismism]

very cool video brother.

[@bigcountryscrapper6885]

Great video my friend

[@timeads2036]

This is one of the best video's Ive seen for mushrooming in the PNW. Can you also do one this fall for Chanterelle mushrooms?

[@martinpi1218]

Love this , wise words

[@junehemmings8236]

Thank you for mushroom picking, I found interesting and relaxing ❤

[@johnmackenzie1916]

cool side adventure

[@mabeldelrey7741]

🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@tomahawktom7595]

Good video, like seeing your different adventures

[@Wreck-Gar]

I enjoyed that video. It was a nice relaxing alternative to the scrapping videos. Silas from the "Adventures made from Scratch" channel has some videos about finding Morel mushrooms on his land 👍

[@domvdg]

Good stuff brother

[@eba44]

Generally speaking, if there's a good restaurant near you, they'll buy. Yes, they go off fast if kept in a HOT CAR OVERNIGHT. They enjoy being held loose- with air circulation (not sealed up) and moisture- but not too much- like any mushroom. 10$ is a low price. Make your $$ and sell direct- then, as you say, dry the late harvest for sale during winter. You got great results tho- for a casual shroomer! Yay!

[@billa9298]

Here in Michigan a lot of bars and restaurants will buy them. Good money too

[@lifeinthewest5350]

Sweet video! Cool facts I did not know

[@IanJ-rz6nb]

Very interesting your a cool guy be good to watch you do different things

[@thubprint]

Thank you! I’ve wanted to try this for awhile, probably give it another go now that I’ve got an idea how to get into it

[@IanJ-rz6nb]

@@thubprint as a fan of the channel really made my day having a comment back bit different to the mushrooms I used to pick as a teen

[@larrybuckles5180]

You are such an interesting person.

[@Tumshiz]

Would it be possible to train a small dog, to snuff them out for example?

[@cocopufer5667]

This was a great video! I really liked the vibe, you've done a couple treasure videos now maybe this could be the start of a new series interwoven amongst the normal uploads?

[@thubprint]

That was kind of the idea! Although to be honest, this was part3 of the trilogy I had in mind, so the original plan is now complete. Im thinking about revisiting gold panning and mushrooms again now that I know how much I enjoy them, but I expect to stick to trash hunts for the most part until winter returns. Gonna enjoy the weather while we have it!

[@prixalternative4201]

Nice

[@billa9298]

I have never seen them growing in dirt like that. Usually they are in the wooded moist area under the leaves

[@thubprint]

That’s the thing about right after a forest fire tho, they just pop up all over the area

[@logancowperthwaite4742]

Bob Ross this you?

[@lordblazerpsx]

Is that thubs GF? If so she's a keeper man

[@jerryjennyc5352]

hey thub

[@johnwilkening3785]

U should take up digging ginseng roots also 😂😂😂I find alot of morels in Minnesota they grow best by the dead elm trees or ash trees

[@chandlerwitt2410]

Wish this got more views, Im not just a scrapper, Im a thub enjoyer. Id watch you eat a bowl of cereal and tell a story

[@thubprint]

I was hoping it might do really well too! It’s alright though, I had a lot of fun making it and I did the best job I knew how to do, so it’s one of my better ones so far and im proud of it 👍

[@billa9298]

Nice. That one was big enogh to make a sandwich. Hope you took a few home

[@sleepybadtzmaru]

Would they last longer if you used a brush instead of blowing on them? Human breath having digestive bacteria and moisture in it?

[@james.elmore]

We have these all over in Ohio woods

[@austinhernandez2716]

Now go do some hunting and fishing! Go catch some muskie

[@AgateJeweler]

Lol I was picking at adams lake recently. I want to make a video about a day in a life of a picker I just might…:) it very picking but hard work.

[@andymanaus1077]

I have a friend who is travelling from east to west through Canada at the moment. Is the morel season still active? I will have to send her a message so she can try them before she leaves.

[@thubprint]

It definitely is, but we’re closer to the end of it now. The higher elevations are starting to show up but I’ve heard the prices have come down a lot ($5/lb) so if the goal is making money it’s a lot more difficult now

[@andymanaus1077]

@@thubprint LOL No she won't want to pick them but she may like to try them in a restaurant. Thanks for the reply. I loved the departure from scrapping. Much fun.

[@andiepasdedeux6576]

Wonderful video. I love your passion for this subject, Thub! And perhaps the one time you didn't leave it better than you found it - but that's OK! Keep doing the thing. xxx

[@blubbytheblobfish1582]

Bro ran out of metal so he started scrapping nature

[@rafaelfeliciano6707]

Hey my trash panda. Wassup with the shortage of videos I was thinking that you ate. A bad mushroom and there for no more thin print😊

[@shaystern2453]

commercial stopped me

[@thubprint]

I think you’ve mentioned this before, have you considered subscribing to KZbin premium?

[@bobbylewis1708]

Where in Canada do you live ? Vancouver?

[@mickey7664696]

You can get $60lb for then in Indiana

[@TheApartmentScrapper]

Thub girlfriend/wife reveal?

[@joshp6061]

Who’s the girlie 😉

[@JayJohnson-s8u]

Nobody wants mold on their fungi

[@jerremm]

Maybe don't blow your germs on each one

[@richardbauman4731]

Cool video !! Didn't see it coming 😍Have you ever uploaded one similar ?

[@thubprint]

I have! This was actually the third piece of a trilogy that I’ve been looking forward to doing for years now. There’s a playlist called “cool summer jobs” or something like that, and I’ve done treeplanting videos and one for fruit picking, so this was kind of part3 in my mind. Check them out if you liked this one, the fruit picking one I was really proud of!

[@richardbauman4731]

@@thubprint Thanks for the reply . I did really enjoy this video and looking forward to finding your recommendations .

[@michaelsinclair8279]

So, how did you cook the 'shrooms???

[@thubprint]

Just sautéed in butter! Was living on canned soup, so they went into that quite well too

[@stevesrt8]

Great Show Thub! BC is the best

[@CircusHouseGlass]

Hey brother!! Appreciate your videos! You have a great knack for storytelling and you don’t act like you know everything! Being humble is an amazing attribute!! Keep it up!!

[@happilyham6769]

You could probably just go into small restaurants with a bucket and ask them if they'd like to buy any.

[@trasieinkersole491]

Wow that’s amazing. ❤️💙