Shannon Huff, a morel mushroom enthusiast from Camden County.
Rachel Behrndt, KOMU 8 Reporter
However, there are rules every new mushroom hunter should know:
Generations of Missourians have been trying to find a surefire way to locate mushrooms. According to Huff, a couple of tips are most popular.
Looking near downed trees, or any decomposing natural material is a great place to find mushrooms.
âWhenever you find a dead or dying tree, that tree is decomposing and it's getting decomposed by that fungus so the fungus is doing well and hopefully producing these fruiting bodies which will be your morel mushrooms that you're looking for,â Malissa Briggler, the state botanist and part-time mushroom expert said.