We had almost no fires last year-this year will be looking for naturals, and exploring more second year burns-but from what I have heard up here they don't really fruit much after first year.
my first with many to come-please be patient as I live in the wilderness and am learning how to improve the video upload quality-I forage all over the West U.S....much love to all!
Beautiful morel! What kind of trees do morel relate to out west? East coast it's mainly elm, ash and apple tree. I've heard burn sites can trigger fruiting.
Most Morels I have found here in CO have been with pine trees (various species) in the mountains above 7,000' and cottonwoods along low lying streams below 7,000'
Seems to be that they grow, oddly enough, around most conifers here. Burn sites seem to have the most ridiculous numbers as well, seen huge fruiting around burns
They taste awesome. Very potent mushroom flavor. Missouri recipe: Cut mushrooms into halves & rinse. Let dry until just damp then dip them in plain white flour. Make sure to coat them thoroughly. Next, heat up enough vegetable oil in a skillet that they can float in. When it's very hot, drop in enough mushrooms to fill the skillet. Cook until just brown & crispy on the outside. Use tongs to grab them out of the skillet & put them on a plate with paper towels underneath. Salt to taste.
Heavy baskets, never a bad thing.. awsome video. Subscribed. We will be heading out west to big sky country towards the end of August would love to come across a few of these.. How high in elevation where you about? Any tips or suggestions about the high alt. Morels ? Were used to picking blacks in the Minnesota woods
Hi-sorry for such a long silence-Did you make it out last summer?-Old timers said it was the best season in 30 years for all mushrooms.Here in NW Montana we aren't really "big sky" country, even though people call it that. We had few fires last year, so Im not sure what this spring will bring. These were 6500 ft-we also have other species up high and not a lot of pickers after morel season. If you come out again LMK-
@@passionateforager4439going to Idaho panhandle forest near Kellogg next week.. happen to know of any burn areas from 21.. would love to find some of those hogs.. or others too thanks ✌
A great problem to have! I have filled shirts, bags, tried to make baskets from limbs, etc. in Arizona for huge porcini finds before I started shooting videos.
howdy-next year burn-I have picked extensively (not commercial) in Washington , Montana, Arizona-always the next spring after summer fires the best. In Arizona, even picked many many in October after fires in June ( no winter cycle)- I hope to video this occurence, it was before I started the channel. Also in Arizona up to 3 years after the fire still productive. Why these situations would both occur in the same place a mystery. ( definitely much less fruiting even the 2nd year in the interior NW)
It's pretty mixed-a lot of subalpine fir, as it was pretty high-6500 ft. , and a north slope- The other shots of big grays/blondes was also about that high, with more lodgepole. We do get hemlock from about the Flathead Valley west. The valleys in NW Montana have as low as 18 inches precipitation, to 60 plus up high.
What are these so ??? here where I am now I have millions of them, and I don't know how to destroy them definitively because those here say they are poisonous! yet they smell nice. My dogs ate them and I stopped them, but then they won them, and they always ate them but they didn't die! Now it's my first! time I see this in UTube! What should I do with it? Now, seeing how many videos there are in this regard, I think I would like to finally bring them to analyze some samples, there are so many! Whole hill is full! Could it be that these are worth something and everyone has this under their noses without understanding it ?! Well, frankly, the mob here doesn't know anything about anything, it's really TOO stupid, ignorant and full of strange prejudices ... Do you think they hate for example my Lauri, the Dafinie, they say bad luck, and of these mushrooms they say it same for superstition, pro-pseudo-religiosity to say the least medievalistic !! .... So also about these mushrooms, my hill is practically covered with them, they say they bring ... "bad" and various similar bullshit, .... Well, I think, however, to bring them to a capable Analyst. If anyone wants, rewrite me and thanks for the videos.
I never tire of watching this!
I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to stop giggling if I came across these.
pretty magical-the year after found a spot almost as wild as this, but not since
morel's love to grow in Burnt areas. couldn't help but notice the Forrest fire. excellent place to look. happy hunting this year.
We had almost no fires last year-this year will be looking for naturals, and exploring more second year burns-but from what I have heard up here they don't really fruit much after first year.
my first with many to come-please be patient as I live in the wilderness and am learning how to improve the video upload quality-I forage all over the West U.S....much love to all!
Passionate Forager what state do u live in
Mostly Montana and Arizona...I travel around a lot
frickin awesome!
Thanks for the upload. Great haul. 🌴🤙
I wish indiana had these such big moral mushrooms like these
Where I can find that morel in AZ?
That first scene was so beautiful ‼️‼️‼️
Great job 👏🤩
Look at the size of these elephant morels. Can you dry them and save seeds out of them?
Thank tou
Warm weather makes them grow bigger, but it also makes them rot quicker
No seeds,but spores,,you can propagate,maybe,tough but possible
my god man what a beautiful hall!
what song???? i love it
Wow-sweet-I made it-thanks, first person to ever comment on my music.
amazing scenery! how far out of season where they?
these only come up in summer at high elevations....mostly the interior NW as far as I know
Beautiful morel! What kind of trees do morel relate to out west? East coast it's mainly elm, ash and apple tree. I've heard burn sites can trigger fruiting.
Most Morels I have found here in CO have been with pine trees (various species) in the mountains above 7,000' and cottonwoods along low lying streams below 7,000'
Seems to be that they grow, oddly enough, around most conifers here. Burn sites seem to have the most ridiculous numbers as well, seen huge fruiting around burns
Do morels taste good?? How would you describe the taste??
They taste awesome. Very potent mushroom flavor. Missouri recipe:
Cut mushrooms into halves & rinse. Let dry until just damp then dip them in plain white flour. Make sure to coat them thoroughly. Next, heat up enough vegetable oil in a skillet that they can float in. When it's very hot, drop in enough mushrooms to fill the skillet. Cook until just brown & crispy on the outside.
Use tongs to grab them out of the skillet & put them on a plate with paper towels underneath. Salt to taste.
@@808zhu well I live in the US virgin islands. I dont think those grow over here...
@@808zhu And thank for the description
@@toonicemedia2465 Order dehydrated ones from online. 👍
Add just touch corn meal with flour makes nice flavor more crispy😁
Heavy baskets, never a bad thing.. awsome video. Subscribed. We will be heading out west to big sky country towards the end of August would love to come across a few of these.. How high in elevation where you about? Any tips or suggestions about the high alt. Morels ? Were used to picking blacks in the Minnesota woods
Hi-sorry for such a long silence-Did you make it out last summer?-Old timers said it was the best season in 30 years for all mushrooms.Here in NW Montana we aren't really "big sky" country, even though people call it that. We had few fires last year, so Im not sure what this spring will bring. These were 6500 ft-we also have other species up high and not a lot of pickers after morel season. If you come out again LMK-
@@passionateforager4439going to Idaho panhandle forest near Kellogg next week.. happen to know of any burn areas from 21.. would love to find some of those hogs.. or others too thanks ✌
Am i seeing this right??? How are they so huge there :D
the Morchella tomentosa-grays or blondes (not yellow morels)-there is also a "greenie" variety up here
Regular morels; impossible to find...
This guy’s morels: « hold my mycelium! 🍻 »
😂
was this a first year burn? or was it an older site?
Did you run out of room in the basket, what then?
A great problem to have! I have filled shirts, bags, tried to make baskets from limbs, etc. in Arizona for huge porcini finds before I started shooting videos.
Monster morels..didn’t know they would grow in pine forests..
Which counrty is this place
NW Montana, USA....i live in the area myself gonna have to talk with forager I think haha
Was that a first year burn?
yes-second or more don't seem to do as well up here-in AZ I have picked 3 to 4 years later-I wonder why?
was it a recent burn? or was it 2+ years?
howdy-next year burn-I have picked extensively (not commercial) in Washington , Montana, Arizona-always the next spring after summer fires the best. In Arizona, even picked many many in October after fires in June ( no winter cycle)-
I hope to video this occurence, it was before I started the channel. Also in Arizona up to 3 years after the fire still productive. Why these situations would both occur in the same place a mystery. ( definitely much less fruiting even the 2nd year in the interior NW)
I would cry in happens if I found these !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been picking mushrooms for a long time. Must lee in fall ,
we have some kind of morel from April to August up here, unless gets really droughty.
Amazing
I didn't know that morels grew in the summer months anywhere....
6-8 months some places
Adam Reed , depends a lot on elevation, different climates as well in those elevations
Makes sense, I guess
these are the grays/blondes (not yellows), morchella tomentosa...I understand that up here in the inland Pacific NW is their biggest fruitings.
Holy shit!
Oleeeeeeeeeee tus huevos!!!!
🤔🤔🤔🤔👌
Altitude???
6500 plus-but in August
Looks like that's a stand of hemlocks.
It's pretty mixed-a lot of subalpine fir, as it was pretty high-6500 ft. , and a north slope- The other shots of big grays/blondes was also about that high, with more lodgepole. We do get hemlock from about the Flathead Valley west. The valleys in NW Montana have as low as 18 inches precipitation, to 60 plus up high.
Other shots in the new video today.
Why the hell would you leave so much of the fruiting body behind? It literally hurts watching you cut the stem in half.
I have come back after leaving these big stem bases and seen second fruiting
Also-these areas have so much super fine wet ash in the soil, they can get really dirty.
Good
😲😲😲😲
tasty
Sint prea frumoși prea originali
Te invidiez
If anyone need content me
where are you at?-we had few fires last year, if you have many it might be a good year to sell in the NW US.
What are these so ??? here where I am now I have millions of them, and I don't know how to destroy them definitively because those here say they are poisonous! yet they smell nice. My dogs ate them and I stopped them, but then they won them, and they always ate them but they didn't die! Now it's my first! time I see this in UTube! What should I do with it? Now, seeing how many videos there are in this regard, I think I would like to finally bring them to analyze some samples, there are so many! Whole hill is full! Could it be that these are worth something and everyone has this under their noses without understanding it ?! Well, frankly, the mob here doesn't know anything about anything, it's really TOO stupid, ignorant and full of strange prejudices ... Do you think they hate for example my Lauri, the Dafinie, they say bad luck, and of these mushrooms they say it same for superstition, pro-pseudo-religiosity to say the least medievalistic !! .... So also about these mushrooms, my hill is practically covered with them, they say they bring ... "bad" and various similar bullshit, .... Well, I think, however, to bring them to a capable Analyst. If anyone wants, rewrite me and thanks for the videos.
I would love to see a picture of the ones on your hill. I could help identify them.