For the most part, I've heeded that advice, and advise all you readers to do the same. If you have any doubt, consult an expert. Morel mushrooms are some of the tastiest morsels known to man or woman, and spring brings thousands of mushroom hunters into the woods with their eyes glued to the ground. With the warm weather we've had this year, morels have already been found. Finding Morels Mushroom hunting is part skill and part instinct.
Morels have hollow stems and bodies with pitted caps.
They must have pitted caps, or they aren't morels. There are basically two types of true morels - yellow and black morels. The season is generally April to early May in Indiana. They usually appear around the same time as May apples. Morels can range from the size of a thumbnail to around 9 inches tall, and the giants can weigh up to 5 or 6 pounds.