Morel Mushrooms 2020 Georgia GIANTS

The 2020 morel mushroom season is upon us here in Georgia. Join me and the family as we head out on one of the best morel hunts we've ever had. In the video I discuss the type of habitat I find morels growing in, which is usually near ash trees and privet hedges near creeks and rivers. As you'll see in the video, we find some massive morel mushrooms and end up filling the tailgate of my truck up. Hope you enjoy the video.
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[@ZachByrd]

Hey folks, you can see our second 2020 morel video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/faakdWxqf8Zpj8U

[@zacharyalonzo6164]

instablaster...

[@phillipsanchez4703]

I love that your teaching your kids like this! I just lost my dad but I have many memories of doing stuff like this with him when I was a kid. Keep up the good work!

[@ZachByrd]

Sorry to hear about your dad Phillip. Thanks for the kind words man.

[@dubsnbuds6668]

Viewing a family enjoying the outdoors is the best content on KZbin, thanks for sharing your family adventures ❤

[@padger2577]

I believe the tree you were looking at with similar bark to ash was an elm, which in my experience can produce MANY more morels than ash. Basically ash, tulip poplar, and elm all have similar bark and are all great trees for morels.

[@graphguy]

Thanks for sharing your family outing with us - truly special and morels to boot!

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks!

[@bryanrose0522]

Glad to see y'all back! Keep 'em comin'.

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks man!

[@timwhiting6721]

That's so awesome you're teaching your children to respect and love nature. Shes our mother

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks so much

[@timwhiting6721]

Plus I really think a cure for this virus exists in the different amazing mushrooms that grow across our amazingly awesome country. Paul stamets is working hard to find a natural immunity along with our amazing drug companies who still exist in the u.s.a. I'm proud of our country and you guys keep up gods work. God bless

[@AmberGrunke]

Your little boys voice is the sweetest.

[@jasonstroup7551]

Love that your back making videos. Family has grown up brother. I'm gonna start learning how to hunt morels. Thanks for the information on where to look and keep up the videos

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks so much Jason!

[@michaelkeller4301]

Thank you for sharing. Hunting with family is always the best.

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks!

[@kimberlylee4079]

I love it!!! I went today.. found a few .. nobody around here even knows what I’m talking about when I talk about morels..I was shaking watching ya pick!! Lol. I’m telling you hunting morels is like buck fever to me. Your kids are cute and love the new pup.. that little one sure is proud of him. I’m learning new thing by watching ya.

[@ZachByrd]

Good luck! Thanks for watching!

[@HalsPals]

The last time that I ate a fresh Morel mushroom was in 1983 in NW Arkansas. I can still taste it. Yeah, buddy.

[@jimmie2x]

Glad to see you back. Happy all is well. Can't wait to see you and EA in action again.

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks man. All in good time.

[@bubbyhardy6135]

Thanks for takin the time to film. I love watchin mushroom videos lol. Gets me all amped up to get out there myself! Always enjoy that time with the family brother!!

[@Rehsmj2012]

Nice to see you back. Looking forward to watching you and EA and your crew searching for CW relics soon

[@ZachByrd]

Just a matter of time!

[@josephtriplett7788]

Cant wait!!!! Im from pennsylvania got 3 weeks till they come out!

[@alanmccoy9466]

This made me laugh and smile and happy for you folks! Good on yah 👌

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks man!

[@rogermeyerhoffer4456]

Enjoyed your video. I didn't know they could get that big. Intresting you find them around groves of ash trees. We just lost our ash trees here in PA to insect damage. I am looking forward to more info about morels.

[@eastkentuckyexplorer5448]

Parenting done right!... I find them around poplars and sycamores here in Kentucky.

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks so much!

[@jamesstidham4943]

What part of KY I'm in Whitley

[@kimmieskuisinehomesteading1575]

Looks like a lot of fun

[@FishOnIsMyHandle]

I've found a lot of stuff while shrooming, but never a plane!! Reminded me of the movie "A Simple Plan."

[@leviharrison4127]

Your family is so wholesome! Wish you a good mushroom season

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks so much man!

[@stacystout7419]

Good video, thanks for taking the time to make it

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks for stopping by!

[@classicrocklover5615]

First time viewer, your family is charming!

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks so much!

[@robertriggleman7520]

Good to see you back Zack ... Been missing your vids.. Wish I could find them like that in WV ... Stay safe brother

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks so much Robert! Hopefully more videos coming soon and more frequently

[@FranciscoHernandez-fw8pf]

I love morel mushrooms thanks for the videos

[@jasonasselin]

Subbed! Great learning video.. Still snow here, hoping for some good mushrooms this year. Last year wasn't too good.

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks so much!

[@paulwagaman1130]

Welcome back, brother!

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks man!

[@ridgehilljillie9429]

First time viewer. Nice family time in the woods, beautiful. You are so fortunate, congratulations. You may not be aware, though, that an 8 week old puppy shouldn't be out like that, yet. They still need to be kept warm an off of the bare ground for the most part, not to mention he's in a sort of shock from being uprooted from his litter. Thanks for the adventure, take care.

[@mx21foreverboo29]

OMG! Whatever LOL

[@ar10-osiris9]

In a world of pandemic, and children being hopelessly addicted to the digital world.. same with a lot of parents.. This is a beautiful video.. and I hope this experience with your children keeps them connected to the earth in some shape or form.. and I hope they continue this small tradition onto their children.. If we continue to disconnect with nature and everything the world gives us, we will all perish.. Morels should be starting to pop up by end of next week here in Iowa.. Good luck hunting!

[@ZachByrd]

I couldn't agree more. Thanks for watching.

[@davehill9113]

Aaargh...we r 6 wks or so here in northern MI...good to c you and the family again...peace

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks Dave!

[@plooker39]

Long time ago I lived in Indiana and found them everywhere, no specific tree, water, hilltop. bottom flat land, holler, etc. Found 1 in Jackson Co GA right next to a concrete manhole on a well beaten trail. They are where they are!

[@ZachByrd]

They are where ya find em, that's for sure.

[@debj.veryart]

Kevin Springer from Indiana? This is Danny B....Cr 20 mean anything to you?

[@roadkillavenger1325]

I'm a Hoosier. I find 20 to 40 lbs a year. My main trees are sycamore BY FAR.

[@michaelcervantes9031]

Great fun Zach! I love that you took the family along, they'll never forget these times. I find them out here in CA but different ones (mostly Blacks). Any tree tips for West Coast?

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks! I wished I could help with the west coast but Georgia is all I'm familiar with.

[@ES-hb8dt]

Loved the video!

[@caseyjones3904]

Great job Zach and Family, I'm up here in Central Ohio and I just can't wait we're about 2-3 weeks behind you guys! Much Love from the Buckeye state

[@ZachByrd]

Good luck in the buckeye state when they arrive!

[@xxl3adheadxx635]

Im in ohio too it just needs to be sunny then we can finally see some but knowing the Ohio weather ya know whats gonna happen...

[@SUPERSTONKSOL]

So excited for the season to start up north

[@ZachByrd]

Good luck!

[@ZachByrd]

Good luck!

[@jacedetweiler7147]

Thats what morels r all about getting out with the family

[@ZachByrd]

You got that right!

[@joecarnes9174]

Nice score on the rc plane!

[@ZachByrd]

Yeah that was pretty neat

[@DuranSexton]

Glad to see you’ve came back from your trip. 😂

[@ZachByrd]

Haha

[@daveworkman3611]

Sweet great to see y'all been awhile 👍👍👍👍

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks Dave!

[@tenlittleindians]

We found them mostly by Elm trees when I was a kid. Dutch Elm disease wiped out all the Elm. Now we have the Emerald Ash Borer killing all our Ash trees.

[@ZachByrd]

Yes it's a shame too

[@victorserkiavic9419]

It's supposed to be gone now

[@ronaldhickman9953]

Those are real nice big ones, Skillet fried little bit of cornmeal fried in butter , can't be beat....

[@tresjolieme81]

I live in the Atlanta area and thought about getting some spores for around the yard and came here to see if they even grow in GA, this is amazing

[@grahamhanson1757]

Zach, excellent video and pumped for morel season. We have had some luck while out turkey hunting in Dawson forest in the past few days as well with morels and oysters. Addressing your question about ash tree id versus sweetgum . . . The bark of ash trees is much more spongy/corky when you press into it with your thumb as compared to the sweetgum. Also, one of the trees you thought might have been an ash in this video is a hickory. Hickory has the diamond pattern and compound leaves similar to the ash, but again does not have as corky of bark. Hope this helps!

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks man that does help. And good luck with the morels this year

[@yingher1663]

Thank you for the great video I never knew we had morels mushroom here in GA

[@ZachByrd]

No problem. Thanks for checking the video out

[@gercekler9129]

English mens strong discover

[@mineralareaoutdoors2213]

Nice find! I'm a avid shroom hunter in Missouri.

[@RiverValleyAcres]

Me, my wife, and son went checking for morels today but I think it’s still a little early here in western pa. Found a small deer shed though. Feels awesome to get out in the woods during this time.

[@ZachByrd]

Right on!

[@Steve-ym1td]

Also in Western PA. Didn’t see any today while I was out. Hopefully soon!

[@MrSilver9759]

Im going look tomorrow ifs not too late, in PA weve been locked down since mar 17, great info, and i cant wait to do some mding too

[@StephRenee812]

We find them in pa now for the past 2 weeks. Everywhere.. that's where we go to get ours.. deep in the woods.. I am just learning,, went 2 times and found 4 all together.. lol. But that was about 2 weeks ago. My husband goes almost everyday. We have these for dinner every couple days. Which i knew how to can them or replant them in my back yard

[@mullisoutdoors]

Great video and Great find on all those Morels Zach. What time of the year do these start showing up around Georgia? Liked and Subscribed Brother!!

[@teamhippiefish]

Awesome man. What a great day :)

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks!

[@ohiomorelhunters8326]

Them’s some perty nice yellers ya found there!

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks!

[@solschwartz7119]

Great video.looking forward to them in Ohio..and that's an ash at 23:40

[@TheDiable75]

Wow Nice !!

[@RODWALLBANGER]

Great vid. Im jealous

[@timwhiting6721]

Morels , yay.

[@fishfly8027]

Nice job I still have to wait till Mother Dayish and I hope its this good

[@rontsawyer362]

Sweet find

[@georgetheopossumjones1282]

Prime rib of the woods

[@ZachByrd]

Sooo good

[@plooker39]

Hall Co here again. You won't believe this, but watched your vid, went outside to the woods behind my house, and within a minute found a big patch of yellow sponges. Going to be a great season! 6:17 pm on 3/27/20.

[@ZachByrd]

Right on man good luck!

[@carmenh.2518]

From Georgia here!!! Hello neighbors

[@razor-pn7iz]

very nice... best regards from France...

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks!

[@stephen12264]

I had a really good year for morel shrooms bro I had several monsters. First time in a while they have come up. My monster deer are really looking good to.

[@heidimorrison7595]

I believe that tree you were looking at was a Slippery Elm which is known to be a popular place to find morels, especially when the bark is falling off.

[@burnychaplin4601]

I have found them on railroad tracks in the old black cinders next to poplar trees here in Indiana they seem to like poplar trees and grapevines I've heard people say look around pines but never had much luck with that they seem to be like ginseng wet ground hills and little creeks running through woods with alot of cover but they are unpredictable

[@someguy2637]

Looks like a good time. Ever do a vid on how you like to cook them up?

[@hardwatercamper]

I recognize that spot. I'm jumping on a plane in spring and heading to Georgia. Cheers brother. Good find. I wish I could find gold mines like that in Ontario.

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks man!

[@lextaylor5440]

Nice haul!

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks!

[@CalvinsCorner72]

This video deserves a lot more views. I did a little short video last week and we didn’t even find anything but it has over 3K views. I can’t believe it but it’s mostly because it’s short I’m guessing. Looks like y’all are doing good. Awesome to see the family out feeling well. Great finds and thanks for helping me ID some stuff better just watching the video. Glad to see y’all back. I’m going after work in the morning today so I’m hopeful. Question.... are you seeing blood root out there with these too? I’m thinking it grows alongside it too.

[@ZachByrd]

I haven't been uploading videos regularly as of late. That really hurts a channel. Just haven't had the time needed to keep the channel running like I used to be able to. Hopefully going to be uploading more frequently in the coming months.

[@CalvinsCorner72]

Zach Byrd Adventure Hour 10-4 I heard that. It’s hard finding the time and energy I totally understand. Best of luck.

[@ZachByrd]

Picking up steam finally.

[@northlakeplumbing8486]

Very nice guys!, they do associate with privit only as well.

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks!

[@rachelg9873]

The red buds are screaming at me to get in the woods. I'd be thrilled if I find a 4th of what you found. Good luck, n God bless.

[@ZachByrd]

Good luck to you as well

[@renevoss7755]

Typical in USA is all a Little bit bigger.!!! Greatings from gemany and we call it Speise Morchel.

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks so much!

[@Passionformushrooms]

12:41 wonderful 🍄🍄

[@joebucka4940]

Theme tulip trees towards the end

[@CalvinsCorner72]

Them at 20:38 look like honey mushrooms. Not eatable at least I’m not eating em. Cool seeing how them tree roots run. Natural bridge. Man dude that airplane would have made cool garage art.

[@brendadehaai5451]

Why do you cut the stems? Have always pinched them off here. Just curious if there is a reason.

[@jimrhoads9810]

we are two to three weeks away from mushrooms up here in michigan wish i was down there....

[@ZachByrd]

Good luck when the finally arrive

[@joedanette998]

@@ZachByrd thanks!! U used to get around 100 lbs a a year before the ash bore killed the ash of!! Wouldn't have bean to bad but they went in and cut them down for firewood!!! But still do ok!! Same to u!!👍👍👍

[@StephRenee812]

I'm new to mushroom hunting. My husband and son have always went hunting.. I went 2 times so far. It's alot of fun. I like to make it a game. Who ever finds the most and we make bets. Lol. Anywho. I lost both times I went.. 😬 I have been trying to research and learn as much as I can. But learning the difference in trees .. hard for me.. tlalot of them look the same, probably because they are the same. 🤣

[@ashkantiskipping158]

Well done they are huge , i hope find some soon in the local forest but the ground is sooo dry ....

[@ZachByrd]

Good luck!

[@buttercupbeka4344]

I was thinking about y'all yesterday... no kidding! Wasn't thinking about morels... I forgot all about them... they don't grow around here or else there are so few that nobody knows about them. Hey missed y'all. Kids are still cute and the new puppy is adorable. What kind is he? Looks like a St. Bernard...?? When are you going to hit that river with EA again? Good Luck in finding them this year!!

[@ZachByrd]

Awe thanks so much. Not sure when EA is going to come over to hit the river with me again.

[@buttercupbeka4344]

Not a problem...I enjoy your family and the rest of your friends! First the morels, then the artifacts! Let's hit the river soon! Ya'll stay safe and well!

[@thomasdumais8511]

what parts of Georgia is that? I think they grow better in the northern part because of the cooler climate closer to the mountains.

[@vanle5742]

Hi great video. We are living in Georgia as well. If you don’t mind share where this area. Thanks

[@tayler4925]

Still about a week or so before they start popping here. Nice finds

[@ZachByrd]

Good luck!

[@ronaldhickman9953]

Well it's great to see everyone wore their snake boots....

[@ronaldhickman9953]

We are anticipating a good yield in Virginia but I think we're still six maybe seven days away....

[@ZachByrd]

When I filmed this, no snakes had been seen in Georgia

[@ronaldhickman9953]

@@ZachByrd I know you guys are just ahead of us....snakes and morel's right around 4-7 or there abouts in Blue Ridge and north....will check mid week....

[@davidquinones1137]

Hey bud. With this crazy chilled, rainy spring and a 5 day average of 57 degree soil temp here in N GA, do you think there's a possibility of an extended season? Does that ever happen or have you seen it before?

[@ZachByrd]

It's hard to say. Im definitely going to look around just in case.

[@akbychoice]

As for the log with the mushrooms, could pour epoxy and encase it all for a display piece.

[@bjiles7]

in Ohio, we can tell an Ash tree from sweetgum by if the tree has little holes everywhere, like someone shot it with a BB gun a few hinfred times....its not a foolproof way but most our Ash trees have been hit with the beetle borer bug and they drill little holes everywhere.....I go out about every day soon as the season starts, any week now, and I rarely find an ash tree that is not been hit by the beetle...some more than others, but I can recall on 1 hand in the last 5-7 years finding what I knew was an ash tree that was not hit by the beetle.

[@ZachByrd]

Yeah those beetles are terrible. I imagine it's only a matter of time before they make their way down here.

[@TeamMayo304Outdoors]

I just moved to prosperity sc on lake Murray what time of year are the morels out and about

[@davegriggs3863]

Ah...it is good to see obvious pride in a young man, at harvesting wild food, and being allowed to use a knife. Skills and memories that he will take into adulthood. Bravo at taking your children into the natural world.

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks so much!

[@elidae2018]

Hi. Newbie here . These morels you have to cook them or you can eat them raw? Also, are there any other non edible alike that I have to be aware so not too confuse it with? And lastly, where are they mostly found? Thank you. Great video

[@roadkillavenger1325]

They make a lot of people throw up by eating them raw. You should always cook them. As for look-alikes, yes there are. Gyromitra and verpa. Eating those is a gamble imo. Some people get really sick. Once you get the hang of it, morels are extremely easy to identify. And they're mostly found in the woods. Blacks usually grow on hardwood hillsides. Yellows tend to like the greener parts of the woods. Always look around elm trees, ash trees, and sycamores. You can also find big yellows in pine forests. The best areas though are old strip mines that have grown over with forest. They seem to grow everywhere in the mines. Lucky me to have about 30,000 acres of public coal mine areas to hunt. I find sooooo many

[@sketchandjam]

Nice, must be warm down there, morels haven't started here yet.

[@ZachByrd]

Hit 80 today

[@sketchandjam]

@@ZachByrd Lucky, we're still in the 40s and 50s here. All I can find is wood ear and amber jelly roll.

[@jimpowers2047]

good video!!! new subsciber!!!

[@ZachByrd]

Thanks!

[@DR-br5gb]

You guys are doing it right! Past few seasons have been slim for us here in sw Ohio. All of our Ash trees are dead or dying from some bug. Wondering if that's played a role

[@ZachByrd]

I can only imagine those beetles are to blame. However, make sure to check around those dying ash trees. Sometimes the dying trees produce more than the living.

[@DR-br5gb]

@@ZachByrd Appreciate the tip! We just broke 60s up here so I'm going to start watching. I've heard people here say they find them alongside railroad tracks as well. Have you had any luck with that?

[@ZachByrd]

I've never looked around railroad tracks

[@donniegreathouse72]

Its a fungus they will grow anywhere. I have found them in sand banks in the middle of cricks

[@jamespong6588]

I found one black morel in my back yard under a walnut, and another tree Do you think I should cut it or let it do its natural cycle so I get more next year??

[@Claire-yv7lu]

Cut it and enjoy it lol. As long as you cut it at the stem rather than tearing it out of the ground you're all good

[@biancajane8739]

Nice! I’m also in North Georgia. Been hunting 4 years, never found models yet 😭

[@rachelmccoolhelton9606]

What part of North Georgia? East or west

[@biancajane8739]

Rachel Mccool Helton north, west, tristate corner.

[@joedanette998]

The ash tree has the same pattern as the mushroom itself!!!

[@ZachByrd]

Good point

[@Bigtimberdoodle]

What you call privet I call laurel here in va

[@jizzaymz]

Sooooo lucky

[@killgreen420]

Wish I could find them like that in wa state find Verona’s like that but haven’t found a any motel yet

[@ZachByrd]

Good luck

[@josiahheck7154]

I might sound stupid for saying this, but why do you cut the stem with a knife rather than just pinching the stem?

[@ZachByrd]

I find it cleaner. Not as much dirt and sand get on the morels