Morrow County resident Howard Taylor, 85, has spent a lifetime hunting for fungi.

He has recently found his biggest prize to date, a 7-inch yellow morel mushroom. Taylor found the large morel during a mushroom hunting expedition near his home.

Courtesy photo The species of fungus is among the most prized of all wild mushrooms.
http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/05/web1_morel.jpgCourtesy photo The species of fungus is among the most prized of all wild mushrooms.

Courtesy photo Howard Taylor, Morrow County resident, stands with his found mushroom
http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2016/05/web1_rockin.jpgCourtesy photo Howard Taylor, Morrow County resident, stands with his found mushroom

Staff report