April ~

April showers bring may flowers… and hunting season! Turkey youth season is early April for ages six to 15 only and later April thru early May for all other licensed hunters. Mushroom hunting is ideal during this time as well.

Although we don’t allow hunting at Mutton Creek Getaway, there’s plenty of public land nearby. In fact, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation, more than 16,500 acres of wildlife surrounding Stockton Lake is available to the public for hunting.

Two male turkeys with visible beards may be harvested during the spring season although only one may be taken the first week. See this link for more detailed regulations for turkey hunting near Stockton Lake.

Learn more about turkeys at this link.

Mushroom hunting near Stockton Lake

Spring, particularly April, is the best time to harvest edible mushrooms. The morel species live in and on the edge of forested areas and often grow around ash, aspen, elm, and oak trees. They can also be found around dead and dying trees.

Although morels are not hard to identify, they do have a poisonous look alike. See this article for more details about identifying morels.

Before cooking, we soak the morsels in salt water for a couple of hours and then rinse well. The most common methods of cooking are frying and saute’ing; however, they also make a tasty pizza topping or can be simmered as a sauce.

See this link for some yummy mushroom recipes.

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