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Comment on Iowa Morel Mushroom Report 4-21-09 by DeAnn

DeAnn — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:50:15 +0000

I am new at mushroom hunting and would like to know what I am looking for exactly, and also where I should be looking. I know what they look like. My dad usually gives them to me, I just need to know where to look. We walked through timber today in Crawford county Iowa for 2 hours and found one toadstool and that was it. Is it getting too late in the season to find them?

Comment on Iowa Morel Mushroom Report 4-21-09 by r outdoor dude

r outdoor dude — Sat, 16 May 2009 23:37:21 +0000

food 3-4 pounds around polk county its sunday the 16 th keep looking before they are all gone.

Comment on Iowa Morel Mushroom Report 4-21-09 by outdoorsportsman

outdoorsportsman — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:53:57 +0000

Found lots in Tama county huh…where at in Tama county? What did you find them around?

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Comment on Iowa Morel Mushroom Report 4-21-09 by outdoorsportsman

outdoorsportsman — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:53:08 +0000

Jaydon Wag,

You know, sometimes mushrooms grow in weird places. It isn’t common, but sometimes it happens. I would consider yourself lucky my friend.

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Comment on Iowa Morel Mushroom Report 4-21-09 by outdoorsportsman

outdoorsportsman — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:52:17 +0000

Racingjoe66,

Well I would say that if your lucky area was burnt this year…it might not be so lucky. But by next year it should be back to where is was previously.

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The Outdoor Sportsman

Comment on Iowa Morel Mushroom Report 4-21-09 by j

Wed, 13 May 2009 21:53:08 +0000

found lots in tama co last week but none in fayette co today

Comment on Iowa Morel Mushroom Report 4-21-09 by jaydon Wag

jaydon Wag — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:44:40 +0000

My family and i were in our front yard and we just burnt it of the year before and know we found about 30-50 big Yellow Mushrooms all over about 2.5 acres. I was wondering if anybody knows what we did to make them grow in our yard.

Comment on Iowa Morel Mushroom Report 4-21-09 by Racingjoe66

Racingjoe66 — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:58:55 +0000

Yup up around Cresco. All we do is keep getting rain and cold weather. Maybe 1 good day and thats it or a partial day. I looked on ebay last night and seen that people in SE MN and SW WI and NW WI are selling some on ebay. Almost tempted to just buy off there, lol. Yea my lucky spot has always been a good spot, and I know it hasn’t been sprayed and touched of anykind. But when i was up there it almost looked like there was a small fire that burnt some of the ground, but no trees were burnt just some grass. which i thought was wierd.

Comment on Iowa Morel Mushroom Report 4-21-09 by outdoorsportsman

outdoorsportsman — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:37:46 +0000

Racingjoe66,

Howard county huh, are you up around Cresco? I haven’t heard much from people up in that area. As far as not finding mushrooms in places that you normally do, that only advice that I can give you is don’t give up. It might not be the right time for them up in that part of Iowa. But remember that it only takes a few days for mushrooms to pop up like crazy. They grow fast, so I would keep looking. It sounds like your lucky spot has been fairly established in the past, so unless something happened (area got sprayed or some kind of insect infestation) I wouldn’t get discouraged yet. Keep waiting and keep looking.

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The Outdoor Sportsman

Comment on Iowa Morel Mushroom Report 4-21-09 by Racingjoe66

Racingjoe66 — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:14:07 +0000

hey guys and gals. i am from NE Iowa. Howard, CO to be exact. so far this year i haven’t found a single mushroom and everyone else i have talked to in this area hasn’t found any either. It still has been pretty cool up here and was wondering if anyone has had any luck? I have one spot i hit every year for the past 8 years and normally we get 1,000-2,000 from just one hill side of about 3 acres in size. And this is the first year there hasn’t been a single one on that hill side.