Morel's are a strange mushroom.. Sometimes you"ll find them where you least expect them. Two years ago I was cutting my lawn and along the woods line were 30-40 of them growing. I cut them off with a knife and left the root in the ground. Watched last year and not a single one popped up. Picked them other years in certain woods and went back the following years and nothing. So go figure, As other's have said.. old apple orchards, elm trees, ash trees, tulip trees. They don't last long so get out there and start looking. Out in Illinois kids pick them and sell them for a good buck.