MOREL HUNTING IN TENNESSEE, MARCH 2024 - Yellows & Elm Trees!

Weather has been warm and the morels are popping! Looks like it might be a good season...
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0:00 - Day 1 intro
1:30 - First Mushroom
3:33 - Day 2 intro
4:09 - Picking
6:58 - Day 3 intro
10:11 - Dead Elms and Morels
14:42 - Tips of the day
16:13 - More picking
18:21 - Creek Bottom & Sycamores
20:02 - Cooking morels

[@mikem201]

How about a Catch and Cook morel video Catman? Show how you wash and cook them, take us through the process.

[@JimRyser]

YEA!

[@WVChad]

I do believe he has already made a video about this.

[@Ozarkwild]

He did show that... very end of the video

[@JuniorFarquar]

Butter, s&p and garlic

[@user-hs5me4dw4n]

Found me some today!

[@donvincent895]

We finally got rain,but it got Cold, back down in the twenties at night so no mushrooms for a while here in central Missouri. Glad you’re finding them

[@LonnieThompson-bd8do]

Same in KY,it turned cold at night ,28-29,degree😊

[@donaldpiper9763]

Yes I got the urge real bad after that warm spell but the weather decided it wasn’t going to cooperate and back down in the twenties. Probably another week or so . I hope I can do as good as last year ,got 6 gallons just N.W. of K.C. last year .

[@LonnieThompson-bd8do]

Yea ,same here in KY.we get a nice couple days then it's.down in the 20s

[@johnstephens1576]

I find 90 percent of mine around sycamore trees. Im in North Alabama though

[@thesquirrelyprepperlifesty5523]

My grandpa would carry me into the woods before I could walk the woods, to hunt for morels. The things I have learned are amazing. Now I know railroad track sides are the first to start here in Indiana.

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

I had heard the tip before to hunt fence rows. But no one has ever explained it so thank you

[@snail847]

I used to find them in Indiana, my home state. I live in Northern Utah now and have lived here for 42 years. (I'm 78) For no particular reason I concluded that Morel mushrooms didn't exist in Utah. One day I was mowing my lawn here in Ogden and wasn't looking for mushrooms. All of a sudden right near a lilac bush at the corner of my house , a morel mushroom - 8 inches tall !! I could hardly believe it. 😊

[@MynewTennesseeHome]

I'm a Hoosier native too and found gobs up there. I moved to the S. Cumberland Plateau TN six years ago and haven't found any morels...yet.😉

[@timbowen8350]

Check out places around your area where there was forest fires!

[@MynewTennesseeHome]

@@timbowen8350 there aren't really much in the way of forest fires here, it's too wet, but I'll check out some logged areas, thanks

[@kaboom4679]

Take all the advice and experience you have , then look for terrain / habitat edges . Especially sinkholes . I know the Plateau every which way , including inside out . Look along the major geological contacts , where shales and sandstones meet the limestone . This usually produces a very distinct flat bench along the mountainside , and is where the sinkholes form as the water from above augers into the earth . Watch your step . Some of them holes go straight down for hundreds of feet . Lower down toward the valley bottoms , look along the transition between woods and fields , and , along any stream beds dry or not .

[@MynewTennesseeHome]

@@kaboom4679 Thank you very much. Are they still in season or are they about done down here?

[@charleywalker2982]

Catman, thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming.

[@michellemorgan6295]

Thanks for the video love to watch glad you found some morals mushrooms

[@emilasmith4279]

Nice haul! Congrats!

[@BrittBramblett]

Great video, Cat. Your tree identification skills are impressive! Looking forward to seeing you in the turkey woods soon.

[@TennesseeMtnMan]

Yes Sir !!! Mighty fine eatin !!!

[@briananderson7008]

Thanks for the tips. I have never found a morel yet. But I have been looking for a couple years. Central KY

[@reddog6415]

Brian the morels come up on the south facing ridges first. Good luck this may be your year. I just found 30 this morning. A good start to the season.

[@donaldpiper9763]

Remember when the red buds are topping the mushrooms are popping !!!

[@JimRyser]

Man my mouth was watering!

[@johnkoerner1922]

Really enjoyable video. Thank you . I'm in Indiana and it's about two weeks early here , but they are a coming .

[@auntchar101]

You're making my mouth water. I got at least 6 weeks yet here in Wisconsin. Good Luck turkey hunting

[@randymiller1604]

Ya buddy those mushrooms would be awesome with a plate of fried crappie em em

[@jasonkuhn8687]

Atleast you knee you were wrong for using the plastic bag lol. Good find man, looms like it's gonna be a good season!!!

[@warbirdflyerF4U]

Great video cat man thanks for sharing 😊 I won't find any Morales till late April here in New York State I find them a lot under wild apple trees Have you ever found them like that

[@jman3ification]

Love watching these hunts! Few more days over here in southern IN!

[@tylerkrug7719]

The double headed one was cool!

[@chasejones7285]

Great video catman , I live in middle Tennessee and have such a hard time finding these . I found some back in 2022 but went back and haven’t found any since. Gonna get out and check this coming weekend . Thanks for the advice

[@kaboom4679]

Think of it in terms of fishing . The right conditions may not be obvious at first glance . Look for structure . Habitat and terrain edges , both large and small scale . Creek and River banks , hillsides , even sinkholes . All this in addition to the presence of suitable symbiate tree species , like elm , poplar , cedar , ash , even cottonwoods and sycamores . . The greater the number of species the better the odds . Look for stressed / dying trees , or , recently dead trees . Morels fruit in response to changes in nutrient availability , such as when a symbiate organism is stressed or damaged , dying , etc . Recently burned areas or recently disturbed areas are also good . Of course you need the right temperatures , moisture , etc in addition . I have found morels in all sorts of places most would never think to look . From pond dams and drainage ditches , roadsides , growing right up through the gravel in a dry creek bed , even squeezing out of cracks in asphalt driveways .I have rarely failed to find them within a short walk from my house wherever I have lived , even in cities . Low swampy areas that rarely flood completely but are generally not developed or farmerd due to being constantly wet , are very common and often overlooked . Watch for subtle differences in the ground , such as small hummocks or mounds of dirt , old rotted root balls from an uprooted tree , animal burrow , whatever . These high / low spots create small.microclimates on and among them and you can often find morels here , even late into the season . And don't forget to go slow and take your time . Even moving a few hundred feet can require you to retrain your eye . Moving fast is a sure way to miss them .

[@MynewTennesseeHome]

That's a pretty good haul. I haven't found any in the six years since I moved here from IN, but I haven't given up. I do find gobs of chanterelles every year.

[@jonsolomon4814]

Here in southern Tennessee and haven’t been out yet. Look like some pretty good hills around you.

[@aaronaldrich1546]

Good stuff

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

I am in West Michigan. I don’t expect to start finding them for at least four weeks yet. I hope it’s a good year for both of us. #MushroomFantasies.

[@chrispeterson1247]

Where in west Michigan are you? I have some mushroom fantasies too.

[@jasonkuhn8687]

Bro that leaf digging is 🎉

[@stevetople5023]

Use mesh bag to pack out spread the spores nice finds

[@jamiephillips887]

Beautiful footage. You live in a very blessed location. Keep your eye out for Native American artifacts,

[@jeremybrown5117]

I hope you find a mess of em man. I’m headed out tomorrow morning to do the same👍

[@zachwalls4322]

Used to have that same moter with a jet

[@brianmaxwell912]

Man I need to go soon.

[@woodboogerfarm]

well done young feller

[@theginganinja-_-7695]

Creek bottoms are usually late here. My theory was always cooler air off the stream makes them take longer.

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

Good eye❤

[@user-tc7ot9yf2f]

Found over 100 the past 3 days. Upper middle tn.

[@paulwylie989]

Good picking there CM. Dang if I'd stick my hand under that log tho. Aren't the copperheads active yet 'round you?

[@KatooR-Outdoor-Life...]

Great vedio

[@kirkboesch9734]

I'm in Indiana, we just had a cold front come through and we went from 60s to 30s and slowly climbing back up to 40s. Hope they didn't pop early and freeze😢😂

[@wharfrat777]

I don’t believe they did. I’m in brown county and have checked south of me just walking through the woods and we are a week or two out I believe

[@kaboom4679]

These cold blasts just reset the game so to speak . Don't worry , you can catch them on the next warming cycle .

[@jamiephillips887]

Subscribed on my first view, you have it, nice finds!

[@raymondfox8550]

💯🦃,,and Shrooms,,👌🙏✅

[@adamsimmons8509]

Looks like my home lake in middle Tennessee 👀

[@JimBowSlice]

Whats the night time temps been? I find 90% of mine around dead elms i find a ton just out of the window of my truck on the back roads in ditches. Im way up north where it was 70 degrees and snowy all in the same day

[@jasonkuhn8687]

@15:33 dude, I found a historian site and it has pointed me I to the exact proof gou speak of. Follow the old fenc lines of old trees

[@ryanharkins9383]

I wish those grew here. The only mushrooms that grow here make you feel funny.

[@JuniorFarquar]

Trade? Nah, those decades are behind me now!

[@hope5443]

​@@JuniorFarquardecades, huh 😂?

[@pattonwillmeth3074]

I'm in Springfield Ohio do you think they're out here yet usually end of April here we start finding them I haven't went yet this year but may just to see what I find

[@BrockBaker-fd6gi]

That spot you are at around the 14 minute mark looks just like the spot behind my house where I find them you ain’t in Va there are you

[@jimowens381]

If i was in the southern wood on a warm day during the spring, the only thing I'd be looking for would be copperheads. Yikes!

[@goodgreen4616]

Ypu knew better, if ya watching and go , use an old onion sack for the spores to fall.

[@inthewoods3237]

Man, I can find em pretty good in Ohio, but I’ve worked in Alabama for a few years, found a black spot that lasted a couple years but just can’t find elms or yellows down here!

[@chrisprice4373]

Catman hasnt popped up in my feed for awhile

[@Gchupp]

5:18 you almost stepped on one you missed to the left of your right foot

[@highcj5733]

Are you a forester? You sure do know a lot about trees and what’s going on with them? Great video

[@nwadentrepairpaintlessdent2603]

Missed one at 4:32

[@Denverscorpio]

Why not just get them from north spore and grow them?

[@MrRetiree03]

He threw the old coke bottle back down? I always pick everything up that doesn't belong, down to a cigarette filter and 22 shell casing.

[@doncook3584]

Love all Catmans work

[@brandonmanks9804]

Keep you a mesh bag in the boat

[@GrumpyGenXGramps]

What do you look for when hunting them?

[@chrisprice4373]

People in southern ohio are starting to find some shrooms very early

[@saddletramp1979]

They mean find and gather lol.

[@charleywalker2982]

👍

[@gordonmcnaney1280]

I keep thinking you will get snack bit

[@kenseymour5152]

Elms are my go too but believe it or not sycamore trees are good too.Dead elms are money when it comes to morels

[@GMan-cp6sc]

Dang….. no turkeybirds…… lol

[@Tracy-wr7mj]

what elevation?

[@MEQUPWER]

this old tymer told me a double headed one is know as a kwabopple, said a 100yr old tymer told him that back in west virginia~!

[@justingriffith9778]

Don't worry about using a plastic bag bro I use bread Bags lol

[@chrismuratore7084]

Does it not damage the mycelia when you pick mushrooms instead of cutting them? I honestly don't know for sure. I always cut mine just in case. Since the mycelia is the actual growing structure of the mushroom and what we harvest is the fruiting body.

[@weldmonger1560]

No it does not ruin anything 😂 if they grow there they will usually always be there. I've tested every stupid theory in the book. I never use onion sacks either. Never ever had it effect my picking. It's all weather dependent bottom line

[@chrismuratore7084]

Thanks for the info.@@weldmonger1560

[@Brgbkjadcb]

What region of Tennessee?

[@gordonmcnaney1280]

What was wrong with your troling motor?

[@jeremybrasher6629]

looks like tims ford

[@TroupOutdoors]

just in time for dinner

[@rodneywroten2994]

what is wrong with plastic for mushroom

[@paulshell1729]

If you carry them in a mesh bag while you forage, it may help spread the spores.

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

May I ask what county you live in Ottawa county Michigan

[@weldmonger1560]

Nice! Another michigander here. I live in Allegan and find quite a few every year. I think we are still another 2-3 weeks out here as of 3/31/24

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

I struggle to identify elm trees that don’t have leaves

[@weldmonger1560]

Don't look at the leaves look at the bark. Very easy to identify that way

[@momsmushroomsjodyfoster5786]

@@weldmonger1560 says you! Every time I think I’ve got it figured I don’t! But, this video did help me

[@southernslipping4225]

Do they get you high

[@user-hr4hh6ow4d]

Don’t use plastic bags to collect them you are hindering or stopping the spores from falling out for next year, use a onion sack so spores can spread

[@user-ph5mj7ow6z]

Did you hear about people getting sick in Missouri because of of these mushrooms.

[@suebntn]

That's because they were ate raw. They put them in a salad.

[@StonedMeadowOfDoom]

It was in Montana and was not usual morel eating

[@aristeumanczak4469]

V C deveria juntar os vridro e remover da floresta .

[@bassnbuckbillyb824]

I’ve got a Fourtrex if you’re interested in it…?Just hit me up

[@user-mb4th8er3n]

Have you ever been bitten by a snake while hunting?

[@hope5443]

This looks so dangerous because of copperheads.

[@pongpannilkum4259]

สวัสดีค่ะคุณไม่พูดมากนะเก็บเลยค่ะ

[@darrencarroll6299]

How about not using the plastic bag if you were a real mushroom hunter you would know this

[@JacobMckenzie-rh8yj]

He didn’t set out to go mushroom hunting. He chose to not let a ruined fishing trip ruin his mood… Some people don’t like being miserable and being ugly towards others…

[@timothyburleson7087]

All the mushroom foragers are flipping in there grave you are using a plastic bag which doesn’t let the spores fall to the ground and your tearing em off instead of cutting em . Educate yourself it really helps your morels for the future .

[@travisyoder1417]

😂 whatever dude!!

[@charliedunn77]

Fake news

[@lalaJ109]

I won't make a stink about the plastic bags pro or con. Do whatever you feel. But after 40 years of "only use mesh" and "never pull out the root," I've started following the science, which says that neither makes a difference.