Utah Early Half Free Morels - Epic Hunt!!

What a fun hunt!! In this adventure we find early half free morels. This was an epic hunt. We found nearly 60 of them!!
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[@yvettezobell1334]

I have a walking path in back of my house . Of course I am going on a walk/ hunt today! Thx Blaine

[@UtahMushroomHunter]

Good luck!! Hope you find some!!

[@kimbrey2]

Wow! What a great Morel day!

[@UtahMushroomHunter]

Yeah, it was a pretty good day!! The season is just getting started though and there are alot more great days ahead of us!!

[@shandonbradfordoutdoors]

No way!? I keep getting morel skunked. Can't wait to find my first

[@UtahMushroomHunter]

This year's low elevation morel season is a better year than last year was, at least for me. I have a couple more videos coming too with more morels in different spots. They are out there!!

[@jessicapatton7862]

I need to get better at finding those subtle shrumps

[@UtahMushroomHunter]

I am working on a video with better instruction just for morel hunting guidance. I should have it ready soon.

[@Repairability]

And south facing means north side facing south right? I am confused on that some reason.

[@careymeade764]

South side facing south !!! North side facing north !! Anyone find any around Ogden area ? I went out about an hour today .. Gonna try it again tomorrow.. I grew up hunting them in Ky. Been here almost 13 years and just found out they were here this winter.. after finding this channel

[@UtahMushroomHunter]

Early in the morel season slopes that face south get more direct sunlight, which makes the soil slightly warmer, which causes the mushrooms to pop a bit sooner. So any slope that faces south (or gets more direct sunlight) has a higher chance of having morels pop earlier in the season. Another perfect example of this is Thomas Wood's (on Mushrooms of Utah Facebook page) post of the Black morels he is finding. Black morels usually are the last to pop, but he found an area along the Bonneville shoreline that are on a south facing slope that pop early for him every year because the soil warms sooner than other areas, and the micro climate is ideal. As the season progresses, you find them on the north slopes, or on any slope. Mushrooms that pop later in the year after the soil warms are mostly found just on the north slopes because they retain the most amount of water because they do not get direct sunlight. It is all about soil temperature and water retention.

[@UtahMushroomHunter]

These Half Free Morels in this video were from the Ogden area. My next video I will be releasing is also from the Ogden area.

[@BearMeat2011]

Do you ever take people out to learn more?

[@UtahMushroomHunter]

Hello BearMeat, yes I do sometimes. If you would like to go on one of my mushroom hunts, you can send me a text to 801-787-5866 with your name and where you live, and I can try to get you out on one of my small group hunts this year.

[@Repairability]

What elevation you looking at right now?

[@UtahMushroomHunter]

I am still just looking in low elevation areas under 5,000 ft. But will start looking in higher elevations soon.