Hunting is an essential part of life in the Upper-Midwest, even if all you are hunting for is mushrooms. Every spring, citizens far and wide head into the woods ...

One of the reasons I enjoy spring gobbler season is that the woods are delightful to explore during that time of year. Spring ...

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 ...

Once the weather starts to warm up, everyone gets a hunger for the taste of delicious morel mushrooms. You’ll find some of ...

The actual fruiting period of morel mushrooms is from late April until mid-June. With spring right around the corner, Michigan's morel enthusiasts soon will be heading into the woods to search for ...

The woods are quiet except for the soft sound of our footsteps padding across the mossy ground. Looming above us, pine trees stretch in neat rows in every direction, each straight as an arrow ...

probably trying to entice my hen to come to him, but I did not budge or quit calling. Suddenly, there he was in full strut within shotgun range, and I was hooked on hunting turkeys in the woods.

On this day, we remedy that, with many different mushrooms. Frilly maitake (or hen-of-the-woods) may be my favorite mushrooms to cook with, their edges becoming crisp and lacy when pressed against ...

Please note that although morels are easy to identify, this a guide on morel mushroom hunting—not a field guide ... As the season progresses, go deeper into the woods and onto north-facing ...