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2023 Missouri morel mushroom hunting season
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ST. LOUIS — The Missouri morel mushroom hunting season is here. A Facebook group dedicated to the hobby tracks sightings of the elusive fungus. Morel mushrooms are now being spotted as far north as I-70 in Missouri. There are some reports of them in the St. Louis area.
A white morel mushroom, freshly harvested, is being held up for a closer look. Morels are a delicacy and hunting them in the spring time is a favorite family activity for many in rural Missouri.
“With warmer temperatures forecasted with chances of rain later this week, I have no doubts that we’ll be adding more counties along the I-70 line. We may even see a northern county or two sprinkle in, just as Ray County has,” states the Missouri Morel Hunting Facebook page.
How do you know when and where the mushrooms will pop up? Morels are difficult to farm, considered a delicacy, and can sell anywhere from $20-40 per pound. You will first want to get permission before hunting on anyone’s land.
“You need that high humidity during the afternoons,” mushroom hunter Randy Polley told WDAF-TV in 2020. “If you can get a high humidity pattern running with late night showers or early morning showers that creates that humidity where we’re talking about 50s at night and mid-70s during the day — if you can get that going, then they will start producing. It will be a very successful producing year.”
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Morel mushroom hunting tips
Here are a few tips to help you narrow down good places to look for morel mushrooms in Missouri, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation.
Morels commonly appear after warm, moist spring weather with daytime temperatures in the low 70s and nighttime temperatures in the 50s.
South and west facing slopes are good sites to look for morels early in the season, with north and east slopes being better for later-season morel hunting.
Morels tend to favor tree species such as elms, ashes, cottonwoods, and even domesticated apples. Look around recently dead trees but beware of falling branches.
Areas disturbed by flooding, fire, or logging often produce loads of morels.
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Most public lands in Missouri allow the collecting of mushrooms for personal use, but always check the regulations before you collect to be sure.
The MDC said to remember these are just general guidelines and morels have been found growing in all sorts of locations and conditions.
Would you like to contribute to the efforts to spot Missouri morel mushrooms? Follow the Missouri Morel Hunting Facebook page and join the “Confirmed Finds” group.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.
Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.
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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.
According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.
Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.
Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.
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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.
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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.
The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.
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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.
A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.
The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.
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