Ep. 123: Morel Mushrooms With Chris Thalman

On this episode of ‘Network Outdoors The Podcast’ Brandon Malson speaks with avid outdoorsman, woodsman, forager, Chris Thalman! 

Over the past 25+ years Chris has dedicated every April and May to hunting for morel mushrooms and then continues into the remainder of the year being what he refers to as a Mushroomer. As a student of the woods and mushroom foraging in general, Chris shares the specifics he has learned along the way when it comes to the elusive morel mushroom. From ideal environments, the 4 main settings where morels can be found, perfect soil temperatures, how winters, night temps and thunderstorms effect morel growth, different phases, trees and vegetation to look out for, soil chemistry, how to correctly harvest, tips & tricks to spotting morels, what not to do, mushrooms not to eat, best practices for collecting and transporting mushrooms, different ways to save morels and enjoy months later, a few wild stories of filling coolers up after finding "honey holes", great preparation and cooking ideas, and much more!

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