Edible Mushroom Hunters/Gatherers...

[DIDM]

go to Olympia WA, wait for it to rain for a few days in a row, then when the forecast is for sun get up early, and follow all the hippies to the city parks under the big trees, the bark mulch contains spores that city works, for years and years, have added to the bark mulch, which grow into cyanesence mushrooms

they are rampant, just follow the hippies on an early sunny morning, there are tons right across the street from the cop shop,only thing is,put them in a basket or hat, collecting in a bag is illegal

Evergreen State's mycology kids are awesome

 

[PermaBuzz]

finally found some morels but it took alot of bushwacking.
yeah they are elusive but there is a knack to it.
Not finding them in mature climax type forests.
Instead I'm finding that very overgrown disturbed in the past younger forests
are better. Lotta competition too in oakland county - gotta head upnorth.
Looking forward to the summer shrooms like chickebn of the woods and black trumps.

 

[Cep]

go to Olympia WA, wait for it to rain for a few days in a row, then when the forecast is for sun get up early, and follow all the hippies to the city parks under the big trees, the bark mulch contains spores that city works, for years and years, have added to the bark mulch, which grow into cyanesence mushrooms

they are rampant, just follow the hippies on an early sunny morning, there are tons right across the street from the cop shop,only thing is,put them in a basket or hat, collecting in a bag is illegal

Evergreen State's mycology kids are awesome

Yes, I suppose those are "edible" mushrooms

They can also be found on the coast in blackberry brambles, wood chip piles, tall grass if you don't want to pick next to the cop shop. Also gather other non active species into whatever your container is and carry around a syllabus for a mycology course as this allows a plea of ignorance to authorities.

finally found some morels but it took alot of bushwacking.
yeah they are elusive but there is a knack to it.
Not finding them in mature climax type forests.
Instead I'm finding that very overgrown disturbed in the past younger forests
are better. Lotta competition too in oakland county - gotta head upnorth.
Looking forward to the summer shrooms like chickebn of the woods and black trumps.

Where is this climax forest you speak of?

 

[PermaBuzz]

Where is this climax forest you speak of?

Its not climax as in unlogged old growth. About the best "old growth" youre gonna find in SE mich. is some remnant mature secondary growth. Quite large hardwoods, diverse understory, not too much invasives - usually never farmed due to hills or rocky/swampy soil - comes pretty close to old growth and is where I find alot of choice shrooms - but not so for morels, they seem to like disturbed areas.

 

[DIDM]

if ya want to check out mushroom mecca check out Opal Creek in Oregon

some of the last untouched land in the lower 48, amazing it is

 

[DIDM]

 

[jolygreensprout]

Was thinking of looking for some chicken of the woods this year anyone know much about these/ have any advice?

 

[Cep]

DIDM, I can't see your pics is it because I'm using a proxy?

Joly, that particular mushroom in my experience hasn't been worth the time it takes to pick them. I've tried it about 4 times, prepared differently and with young specimens and it just simply tastes bad. Like, objectively bad.

The thing is, they decompose many different species and I've only found them on conifers which may be why they aren't tasting good. I wouldn't be surprised if they tasted better growing on hardwoods. The same can be said of honey mushrooms in the midwest. My relatives pick a bunch but don't bother collecting them if they aren't growing out of deciduous tree remains.

 

[CaliGabe]

I ended up finding 1 sorry morel while on a hike in the canyon behind me in CO. There's some shroom hunters around here yet wasn't up for a hike that weekend. Need to find out what they got.

 

[Classic Seeds]

the only time hen of the woods are any good at all is when they are soft and when you cut thru them its like a knife through soft butter otherwise they taste like wood and have about the same consitancy when cooked .its only a few days they are soft then each day they harden more and more and become woody .its usually the first mushroom people successfully identify when they are a novice because of its easy identifying features .aloha cls

 

[DIDM]

can you see these

not my pics, just spreading the word on Opal Creek, it's a magical place,look it up

 

[Cep]

Nice! Cauliflower mushrooms are always one of the better finds of the season. Fungus gnat larvae really love them but they never really get into the thin lobes on the top of the mushroom. Such a good edible.

 

[Cep]

Slow season

Slow season

Even if the morels don't flush well there are usually enough boletus to make it worth the drive:

2500-3000' on the back side of Mt. Hood.

 

[CaliGabe]

And that's why they call you Cep

 

[stasis]

Should be about time for the NorCal contingent to be finding a few.. Missin those hedgehogs.

 

[mendo-local]

Amazing mushroom season so far around here! Last year was almost non-existent with no water.

 

[Biosynthesis]

RECENT FINDS

RECENT FINDS

MATSUTAKE------ (Tricholoma magnivlare)

Golden Chanterelles---------(Cantherellus cibarius)

Shaggy parasol-----------(Lepiota rachodes)

Ganoderma -------------(sp. var.?) G. Lucidum?

King Bolete-------------(Boletus edulus)

 

[stasis]

Ya baby...! I may make a quick trip out there after all the rain, not sure I can even get in right now. But, just to get my feet wet for a couple weeks and visit friends. One lives near a great forest for hedgies. Probably a swamp ATM.

 

[Dr.NO]

These aren't foraged for by me but this is a mushroom stand in a open air market in Munich. I was in Germany in August and Chanterelles were in season.

 

[stasis]

Dr. NO looks like fun..!

So, Michigan is Morel Hungry now. Apparently, it is a good and early season up north. Record finds in other states to our south.

There was a frost last night.. Hope to get out to the northlands, very soon.. Maybe for good.

Cheers.