My Morel " Barometer "

[Duck Me Runnin]

Says that it's time.......... if you know where to look.

I know of a solitary ash tree on a S. facing hill that overlooks the Mo. river in St. Chuck. co. It ain't a sack fillin' spot, but it's the most reliable morel barometer I have.

I just picked 2 yellows about 4" tall. They had been there at least a day. It ain't too early to check the bottoms, or a S. facin' hill.

Fresh ground Italian/Bambi sausage, morels sauteed in butter, and a bigassed salad.............. it's what's for dinner on this fine April day.

[fish]

Got me a "indicator" tree like that. Actually Dad showed it to me when I was a kid. There has been at least one mushroom by it for as long as I can remember and it isn't too damm far where we "bumped" into each other last turkey season.

fish -

[Duck Me Runnin]

J.D.,

I stumbled on to this tree over ten years ago. same deal, ALWAYS at least a couple.

I don't have the " maturity " to have been checkin' the same tree for as long as you have.

[Outdoorsfool]

In Central MO, if you aren't along a creek or river it's dry as helll. If we don't get some rain soon, it's going to be a hard year. Time to put on the wheels.

[Swamp_Fox]

I'm taking my first walk this morning.
May be a little dry but everything else looks right.

[Swamp_Fox]

My early spots are bare. Not green enough in the hills. Too dry in the creeks.

[Outdoorsfool]

My boy's babysitter went out last night and filled a plastic grocery sack. The majority of them were reds, softball size or bigger. But she had a handful of small greys. She had about 15-20 little greys and litterally it was just a hanful. Biggest one was MAYBE 2" and smallest was 1/4"!!



Temps in the low to mid 80's all this week, but if we don't get some rain in mid-MO the temps aren't going to matter.