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!
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.
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
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.
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!
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!!
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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?
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.
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.
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!
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!! 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!!👍👍👍
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
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.
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
2020 was a good year but not the best for me it was probably 2017 or 2018 we found a new spot and found 70 pounds in all but sadly if flooded in 2019 and we've only found 2 in that spot since
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
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.
@@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?
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.
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.
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!!
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!
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.
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.
Really good finds, and really good haul! I love that you're teaching the kids the correct way (Cut, don't pluck) I hope you have some good recipes ready! I like to stuff them ;)
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?
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??
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. 🤣
Is there a tour guide for forging mushrooms around Georgia? I’m here in Lawrenceville and started to get interested in mushrooms but don’t want to get poison
There are a few but personally, I wouldn't waste the money. It's really hard to go wrong with morels, chanterelles and chicken of the woods. If you decide to branch further out from those, it may be worth looking into.
There are False Morels, though if you look them up they are very different from true Morels. Other than that, you can’t go wrong with morels, very easy to identify.
@@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....
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.
Privet & Ash come from the same Olive Genus family. If you would like, I can teach you long-distance how to protect a maturing ash tree for less than $20 a year until killer emerald ash borer event is inevitably over and fatal danger passes in another 10 years. I could even donate and ship some of the stuff I use to inoculate trees as an arborist here in Chicago. But you need to apply it in April or by middle of May the latest in order to protect a tree from this year's EAB attack. Sounds like you're forest does not have many ash trees left. And EAB populations build up much quicker than they do in urban areas, completely killing off every wild woodland ash tree in a biblical in-scope four years.
Hey folks, you can see our second 2020 morel video here: th-cam.com/video/GuAD94Ja6Yc/w-d-xo.html
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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!
Sorry to hear about your dad Phillip. Thanks for the kind words man.
Viewing a family enjoying the outdoors is the best content on TH-cam, thanks for sharing your family adventures ❤
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.
That's so awesome you're teaching your children to respect and love nature. Shes our mother
Thanks so much
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
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.
Good luck! Thanks for watching!
Your little boys voice is the sweetest.
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!
I couldn't agree more. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for sharing your family outing with us - truly special and morels to boot!
Thanks!
Parenting done right!... I find them around poplars and sycamores here in Kentucky.
Thanks so much!
What part of KY I'm in Whitley
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!!
Glad to see you back. Happy all is well. Can't wait to see you and EA in action again.
Thanks man. All in good time.
Nice to see you back. Looking forward to watching you and EA and your crew searching for CW relics soon
Just a matter of time!
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.
OMG! Whatever LOL
Glad to see y'all back! Keep 'em comin'.
Thanks man!
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
Thanks so much Jason!
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.
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.
Right on man good luck!
Thank you for sharing. Hunting with family is always the best.
Thanks!
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!
They are where ya find em, that's for sure.
Kevin Springer from Indiana? This is Danny B....Cr 20 mean anything to you?
I'm a Hoosier. I find 20 to 40 lbs a year. My main trees are sycamore BY FAR.
The last time that I ate a fresh Morel mushroom was in 1983 in NW Arkansas. I can still taste it. Yeah, buddy.
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.
Yes it's a shame too
It's supposed to be gone now
Good to see you back Zack ... Been missing your vids.. Wish I could find them like that in WV ... Stay safe brother
Thanks so much Robert! Hopefully more videos coming soon and more frequently
Cant wait!!!! Im from pennsylvania got 3 weeks till they come out!
I've found a lot of stuff while shrooming, but never a plane!! Reminded me of the movie "A Simple Plan."
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?
Thanks! I wished I could help with the west coast but Georgia is all I'm familiar with.
First time viewer, your family is charming!
Thanks so much!
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
Good luck in the buckeye state when they arrive!
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...
Good video, thanks for taking the time to make it
Thanks for stopping by!
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.
Right on!
Also in Western PA. Didn’t see any today while I was out. Hopefully soon!
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.
Aaargh...we r 6 wks or so here in northern MI...good to c you and the family again...peace
Thanks Dave!
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!
Thanks man that does help. And good luck with the morels this year
So excited for the season to start up north
Good luck!
Good luck!
Nice find! I'm a avid shroom hunter in Missouri.
Subbed! Great learning video.. Still snow here, hoping for some good mushrooms this year. Last year wasn't too good.
Thanks so much!
Your family is so wholesome! Wish you a good mushroom season
Thanks so much man!
This made me laugh and smile and happy for you folks! Good on yah 👌
Thanks man!
Those are real nice big ones, Skillet fried little bit of cornmeal fried in butter , can't be beat....
Thank you for the great video I never knew we had morels mushroom here in GA
No problem. Thanks for checking the video out
English mens strong discover
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
Looks like a lot of fun
Nice score on the rc plane!
Yeah that was pretty neat
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.
Good luck to you as well
Thats what morels r all about getting out with the family
You got that right!
Great video.looking forward to them in Ohio..and that's an ash at 23:40
Very nice guys!, they do associate with privit only as well.
Thanks!
Welcome back, brother!
Thanks man!
Them’s some perty nice yellers ya found there!
Thanks!
Looks like a good time. Ever do a vid on how you like to cook them up?
I love morel mushrooms thanks for the videos
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.
Thanks man!
Nice job I still have to wait till Mother Dayish and I hope its this good
Typical in USA is all a Little bit bigger.!!! Greatings from gemany and we call it Speise Morchel.
Thanks so much!
Glad to see you’ve came back from your trip. 😂
Haha
Sweet great to see y'all been awhile 👍👍👍👍
Thanks Dave!
Well done they are huge , i hope find some soon in the local forest but the ground is sooo dry ....
Good luck!
we are two to three weeks away from mushrooms up here in michigan wish i was down there....
Good luck when the finally arrive
@@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!!👍👍👍
From Georgia here!!! Hello neighbors
Prime rib of the woods
Sooo good
Awesome man. What a great day :)
Thanks!
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
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
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.
what parts of Georgia is that? I think they grow better in the northern part because of the cooler climate closer to the mountains.
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
2020 was a good year but not the best for me it was probably 2017 or 2018 we found a new spot and found 70 pounds in all but sadly if flooded in 2019 and we've only found 2 in that spot since
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
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.
@@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?
I've never looked around railroad tracks
very nice... best regards from France...
Thanks!
Nice, must be warm down there, morels haven't started here yet.
Hit 80 today
@@ZachByrd Lucky, we're still in the 40s and 50s here. All I can find is wood ear and amber jelly roll.
Nice haul!
Thanks!
Morels , yay.
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.
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.
Zach Byrd Adventure Hour 10-4 I heard that. It’s hard finding the time and energy I totally understand. Best of luck.
Picking up steam finally.
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!!
Awe thanks so much. Not sure when EA is going to come over to hit the river with me again.
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!
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.
Thanks so much!
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.
Yeah those beetles are terrible. I imagine it's only a matter of time before they make their way down here.
Still about a week or so before they start popping here. Nice finds
Good luck!
Hi great video. We are living in Georgia as well. If you don’t mind share where this area. Thanks
Great vid. Im jealous
Really good finds, and really good haul! I love that you're teaching the kids the correct way (Cut, don't pluck) I hope you have some good recipes ready! I like to stuff them ;)
Cutting and plucking are equally fine. Neither damages the mycelium.
Sweet find
Should I wait and see if the smaller ones get any bigger before I pick them or is that more than likely as big as they’re gonna get
If you dont have a cold front coming, give them babies time
Zach Byrd Adventure Hour Thanks for the tip!
Wow Nice !!
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?
It's hard to say. Im definitely going to look around just in case.
Loved the video!
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??
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
I just moved to prosperity sc on lake Murray what time of year are the morels out and about
As for the log with the mushrooms, could pour epoxy and encase it all for a display piece.
Theme tulip trees towards the end
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!!
Why do you cut the stems? Have always pinched them off here. Just curious if there is a reason.
Don't forget to knock the spores off before you cut them. Good to see you out and about.
Its a fungus they will grow anywhere. I have found them in sand banks in the middle of cricks
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. 🤣
12:41 wonderful 🍄🍄
Is there a tour guide for forging mushrooms around Georgia? I’m here in Lawrenceville and started to get interested in mushrooms but don’t want to get poison
There are a few but personally, I wouldn't waste the money. It's really hard to go wrong with morels, chanterelles and chicken of the woods. If you decide to branch further out from those, it may be worth looking into.
Zach Byrd Adventure Hour thanks a bunch man. My kids love the out doors and this is something we are gonna add to our hike.
There are False Morels, though if you look them up they are very different from true Morels. Other than that, you can’t go wrong with morels, very easy to identify.
Well it's great to see everyone wore their snake boots....
We are anticipating a good yield in Virginia but I think we're still six maybe seven days away....
When I filmed this, no snakes had been seen in Georgia
@@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....
The bark on that “ash tree” @ 2:30 looks more like a cotton wood tree.
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.
Privet & Ash come from the same Olive Genus family.
If you would like, I can teach you long-distance how to protect a maturing ash tree for less than $20 a year until killer emerald ash borer event is inevitably over and fatal danger passes in another 10 years.
I could even donate and ship some of the stuff I use to inoculate trees as an arborist here in Chicago.
But you need to apply it in April or by middle of May the latest in order to protect a tree from this year's EAB attack.
Sounds like you're forest does not have many ash trees left. And EAB populations build up much quicker than they do in urban areas, completely killing off every wild woodland ash tree in a biblical in-scope four years.
I recon you're south of Atlanta. What county so I get the timing right (I'm in Hall). Thanks a bunch!
50 miles north of ATL
Been finding them in east TN since March 16, if that helps you any.