Spotting morel mushrooms in the wild may seem difficult, but once you know what to look for, the hunt may get easier.
The mushroom hunting season usually starts when morel mushrooms, part of the morchella species, sprout. There are at least three species of morels in the state, and all are hollow-stemmed mushrooms that grow from the ground in the spring, according to Missouri Department of Conservation.
Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of the mycelium, forager Dan Liles previously told the News-Leader. They live along with trees. If you come upon a group of four trees and one has a limb sticking farther out, that may be the one to check for morels, Liles said.