May is the peak season for morel mushrooms in Michigan, but the fruiting period lasts from April to mid-June. The Michigan DNR provides a "Mi-Morels Map" highlighting recent large burn areas, which ...

Here are two morels in the wild. In the photo above, notice the pits, the distinctive conical shape, and the way the bottom of the cap (the pitted part) is attached near the bottom of the stem.

Most hunters keep their favorite foraging spots a secret, according to the Missouri Department on Conservation. “Morels are ...

The bloodroots were up, and mayapples were already shrouding the forest floor with a swath of green. But I wasn’t after them.

Morels are funny-looking, elusive and back in season in Missouri. The wild, edible mushrooms only grow from about late March to early May under specific temperatures and soil moisture, and their ...