Spring 2018 mushroom hunting

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What do they kill armadillos with?

They chase them down and sting them to death with scorpions!

 

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Lol, just joking. They chase them down with rocks and sticks. It's rather comical to watch an armadillo bounding through the woods with a couple boys in tow... rocks, stick, blood, sweat, and yelling going on. They make an aweful racket but its fun.

 

[Telemark]

Do armadillos cause problems for you? Or you just don't want them around? I know they carry leprosy, so tell your kids to be careful. We don't have them in Ohio, but when I would go to Florida I remember the armadillos would explode when hit by a car.

 

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Do armadillos cause problems for you? Or you just don't want them around? I know they carry leprosy, so tell your kids to be careful. We don't have them in Ohio, but when I would go to Florida I remember the armadillos would explode when hit by a car.

They dig holes, make mounds behind the holes, root stuff up, and carry leprosy... I don't like them at all, and pretty much none of the local land owners/cattle ranches like them. There is even a local armadillo hunt.

 

[Telemark]

I have seen them dig on a trail cam. Crazy claws. After I found out they carry leprosy I became frightened of them. I have an 870 youth model I carried around down there to keep the armadillos and gators away. Number four buck is my preferred all-around shot for whatever comes my way.

 

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I have seen them dig on a trail cam. Crazy claws. After I found out they carry leprosy I became frightened of them. I have an 870 youth model I carried around down there to keep the armadillos and gators away. Number four buck is my preferred all-around shot for whatever comes my way.

Armadillos are mild tempered and frightened of people... gators probably not so much. Glad we don't have them around here!!!

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[Telemark]

Mica caps in Ohio

 

[H20fwler]

Everyone around here is starting to find them now.

 

[Catscratch]

Still finding some but it's been dry and windy. Probably almost over for us.

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[S.T.Fanatic]

we just got or first rainfall of the year last night. It was a good 1+" soaking. I would imagine that people around my neck of the woods may find some as early as this weekend. I have decent amount of WSNG to burn off and i usually do fairly well finding them after a good burn.

 

[swat1018]

I just got to the farm last night. Killed a turkey off the roost and found about 30 mushrooms. They were so small that we didn't even pick all of them. Just starting in N. Missouri.

 

[ghilliehunter]

Finally!

 

[H20fwler]

I found around seventy yesterday mostly pepper tops a few grays, last week was prime time in my area. Starting to get dry we need a rain or they are done for season here.
Buddy found two bucket fulls of nice yellow and grays in southern Ohio last Friday.

 

[swat1018]

Just got back from the farm. Wife and I brought home 25#, not counting what we ate. Another good year.

 

[S.T.Fanatic]

I made it out yesterday for a short time. I found about 1-2# under one tree and then walked around the woods not finding any more. These are the first mushrooms that I have heard of being found in our area so there should be some good picking to come.

 

[WTNUT]

Where does one look for or generally find Morells?


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[KDdid]

Where does one look for or generally find Morells?


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Morels like most mushrooms are symbiotic with trees- look around standing dead trees. Species vary, in my area elms and oaks are best.


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[Ben.MN/WI]

In my area of MN the best morel spots are under dead elms. Specifically the dead elms that have only been dead a couple years. Once the bark starts slipping off the tree then the number of morels seems to drop. It seems that giant dead elms can keep producing longer though, so it's worth looking there even if the bark is gone.

 

[Catscratch]

In my area it's usually elm, cottonwood, or sycamore that produce. I find almost all of mine under trees that are sick/dieing, or broken in half. I keep checking but never find any under dead trees.