It’s Morel Mushroom Hunting Season in Indiana and Kentucky

April means it morel mushroom season in Indiana and Kentucky and the hunt for them is on! According to MorelMushroom.com, there are actually four different varieties here in Kentuckiana that are edible- black morels, gray morels, yellow morels (the most common) and half-free morels.

Here's a quick primer on how to properly identify your morel mushrooms.

Adam Hall, went morel hunting over the weekend in Warrick County (Indiana) and virtually struck gold.

Here's a photo he took on his hunting adventure in the woods. Let's play a game of Find the Morel! This will give you an idea of what it's like to look for them in their natural environments.

The morels Adam found were pretty big too. Here's a photo that offers up some scale. Some he found were as big as a hand.

Adam's hunting trip was indeed a success and he managed to harvest a bunch of yellow morels and took them home to cook 'em up!

Adam says, "I put them in a milk bath and fried them with Kentucky Kernel seasoned flour in a cast iron skillet on medium to high heat in butter."

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Adam's recipe is quick, easy and delicious! Here's a look at the finished product.

If you want to go morel mushroom hunting, you'll need to do it soon. A recent article from the Indy Star says morel season only lasts about a month. MorelMushroom.com has an interactive Morel Mushroom Map that gives you a state-by-state look at where morels have been spotted.