Davis Mountains / West TX

**Davis Mountains May 29 – Tier A Window** You're in a rare convergence: soil temps have hit the sweet spot (77°F), sustained moisture finally broke through after the drought, and both true morels and oysters are firing across elevation bands 4–8k ft. The moisture trigger is live and your 7-day average VWC sits at 0.21—solid enough to push fruiting bodies through pinning. This is a 3–5 day window before desiccation risk shuts it down hard in the high desert sun. Morels own the north-facing mid-elevations (5.5–7k ft, cottonwood riparian); oysters will fruit anywhere with dead hardwood and shade. Both species are elevation-flexible here, so scout both aspects but prioritize north-facing first—they'll hold moisture longer as temps spike this weekend. Desiccation is your real enemy: once that VWC drops below 0.16, caps crack and abort. You're not dealing with a long bloom; you're managing a 72-hour sprint. **Hot tip:** Hunt north-facing canyon bottoms at dawn—the moisture inversion lingers there longest, and oysters especially will still be turgid before 10 AM when the thermal chop begins.

Generated by Claude (Anthropic) from the structured weather, soil, and phenology data on this page. The LLM can misread edge cases — treat this as a starting hypothesis, not a guarantee. Always verify conditions on the ground before committing to a long drive.