Post by: Bigshooter on August 07, 2021, 03:55:02 PM
Post by: Norman89 on August 07, 2021, 07:56:54 PM
Post by: WSU on August 07, 2021, 08:04:40 PM
Nope, never found one before and spent a lot of time looking. Pretty good at finding corals but can't find a chante to save my life
Do you mean now or all the time? If it’s all the time I’ll happily help.
Post by: jrebel on August 07, 2021, 09:58:12 PM
Post by: fowl smacker on August 07, 2021, 10:58:46 PM
Post by: Wetwoodshunter on August 08, 2021, 05:38:42 AM
Post by: Southpole on August 08, 2021, 06:51:49 AM
Post by: fowl smacker on August 08, 2021, 07:01:25 AM
We filled an entire Safeway bag yesterday in Forks, WA. Everything was really small buttons. I was surprised they were out.Yeah, but Forks is a different part of the world. ;)
Post by: Bigshooter on August 08, 2021, 08:49:43 AM
I don't find many here til at least late September.
I usually find some in July but didn't this year. The 3 buttons i found the other day is the first time I have been out this month looking. Usually I have found a couple of full walmart bags by now. By late september they are everywhere.
Post by: gotshot on August 08, 2021, 10:06:55 AM
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Post by: Commando on August 28, 2021, 08:29:48 PM
Post by: Platensek-po on August 28, 2021, 08:41:09 PM
Post by: huzar on September 07, 2021, 03:22:45 PM
Post by: Bigshooter on September 28, 2021, 01:20:54 PM
Post by: Angry Perch on September 28, 2021, 02:37:52 PM
Lotsa mushrooms out.
That looks like a helluva dinner right there!
Post by: metlhead on October 03, 2021, 07:02:31 PM
Post by: cem3434 on October 03, 2021, 07:25:11 PM
Quick question. These have popped up in profusion my chanterelle spot. Would they be lobster? Real meaty with a heavy stalk.
Looks like a chanterelle to me, but I'm no expert.
Post by: metlhead on October 03, 2021, 07:43:09 PM
Post by: boatloader on October 03, 2021, 07:57:20 PM
Quick question. These have popped up in profusion my chanterelle spot. Would they be lobster? Real meaty with a heavy stalk.Lobster 100% It's denser and heavier than most mushrooms huh? I've found really big ones that I could have used as a paperweight!
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Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on October 03, 2021, 08:13:47 PM
Lotsa mushrooms out.
Oh man, those cauliflower mushrooms are my favorite.
Post by: Platensek-po on October 03, 2021, 09:08:28 PM
Lotsa mushrooms out.
This picture is fall in a nutshell for me. Should be in a calendar somewhere
Post by: Bigshooter on October 04, 2021, 10:14:56 AM
Quick question. These have popped up in profusion my chanterelle spot. Would they be lobster? Real meaty with a heavy stalk.
It's a lobster. When they rot they will become very light and mushy. I like to break the rotten ones up and spread them around. I think doing this has made my lobster spot grow.
Post by: metlhead on October 04, 2021, 11:05:31 AM
Post by: mcrawfordaf on October 04, 2021, 11:13:19 AM
Lotsa mushrooms out.
Beautiful bounty ya got there! What are you typically looking for in the surrounding areas to get a haul like this? I found some good fungi coverage this weekend but nothing edible from what I could tell.
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 04, 2021, 11:29:30 AM
Post by: boatloader on October 04, 2021, 02:56:53 PM
I've been doing this on my property. While I don't have lobsters growing there, they do grow right up the road. I do, however have quite a bit of short stem russula that fruits on my property. Lobsters, as many of you probably already know, are a short stemmed russula (I believe it happens on a few other species as well) that has been parasiticized by the Hypomyces lactifluorum fungus. My hope Is I can introduce the parasitic fungus and turn my short stem russalas to lobsters eventually... Has anyone ever heard of this? or tried it?Quick question. These have popped up in profusion my chanterelle spot. Would they be lobster? Real meaty with a heavy stalk.
It's a lobster. When they rot they will become very light and mushy. I like to break the rotten ones up and spread them around. I think doing this has made my lobster spot grow.
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Post by: boatloader on October 04, 2021, 02:58:16 PM
Thanks all. Guess I'll eat em to sure.Lobster Mac and cheese is how my kids scarf em down! Some of the color comes off in the sauce sometimes too. Good eating!
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Post by: Platensek-po on October 05, 2021, 07:44:22 PM
Post by: Angry Perch on October 07, 2021, 09:52:40 AM
Just got 26lbs of chants in about an hr and half. They are poppin!!!
Dang! I need to get out there.
Post by: Platensek-po on October 07, 2021, 10:54:47 AM
Just got 26lbs of chants in about an hr and half. They are poppin!!!
Dang! I need to get out there.
Got another 30lbs last night and my friends got another 20. My spot has so many it’s crazy. Spent hours last night processing. Also found some smooth chanterelles, a small chicken o da woods and some old lobsters
Post by: mcrawfordaf on October 07, 2021, 10:56:58 AM
Just got 26lbs of chants in about an hr and half. They are poppin!!!
Dang! I need to get out there.
Got another 30lbs last night and my friends got another 20. My spot has so many it’s crazy. Spent hours last night processing. Also found some smooth chanterelles, a small chicken o da woods and some old lobsters
What're ya'll looking for in surrounding areas to find good spots? I found a lot of mycelium activity but no chantrelles. (east sider though)
Post by: Platensek-po on October 07, 2021, 10:59:55 AM
Just got 26lbs of chants in about an hr and half. They are poppin!!!
Dang! I need to get out there.
Got another 30lbs last night and my friends got another 20. My spot has so many it’s crazy. Spent hours last night processing. Also found some smooth chanterelles, a small chicken o da woods and some old lobsters
What're ya'll looking for in surrounding areas to find good spots? I found a lot of mycelium activity but no chantrelles. (east sider though)
I’m on the west side and I have spots I visit every year. I found a tough to get to spot last year and this year I have personally harvested about 70lbs of shrooms from there this year. I look for older forest with lots of fallen logs and starting to rot wood. I find woods that look si militar and walk until I spot a shroom or 2 then mark it. I seem to find spots when I’m looking for grouse. Go grouse hunting and be observant for shrooms while your out there.
Post by: Bullkllr on October 07, 2021, 11:02:09 AM
Yesterday I found a bunch- started to find some that are getting that slimey, over-mature look to them. And not as many new ones sprouting. Hopefully they're not all on the way out.
Post by: Platensek-po on October 07, 2021, 11:06:40 AM
Post by: Platensek-po on October 07, 2021, 11:07:43 AM
Been finding chants everywhere the past few weeks.
Yesterday I found a bunch- started to find some that are getting that slimey, over-mature look to them. And not as many new ones sprouting. Hopefully they're not all on the way out.
Yeah right now is the time. I think I’m another week or 2 and they will be mostly rotten and harder to find good ones. Especially if we get a freeze after the rain
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 07, 2021, 11:13:28 AM
Been finding chants everywhere the past few weeks.
Yesterday I found a bunch- started to find some that are getting that slimey, over-mature look to them. And not as many new ones sprouting. Hopefully they're not all on the way out.
Yeah right now is the time. I think I’m another week or 2 and they will be mostly rotten and harder to find good ones. Especially if we get a freeze after the rain
They'll continue to grow until we get several freezes in a row. Lower elevations and the coast will see them until December and sometimes, January.
Post by: Platensek-po on October 07, 2021, 11:28:22 AM
Been finding chants everywhere the past few weeks.
Yesterday I found a bunch- started to find some that are getting that slimey, over-mature look to them. And not as many new ones sprouting. Hopefully they're not all on the way out.
Yeah right now is the time. I think I’m another week or 2 and they will be mostly rotten and harder to find good ones. Especially if we get a freeze after the rain
They'll continue to grow until we get several freezes in a row. Lower elevations and the coast will see them until December and sometimes, January.
Yeah it’s just I think right now is the prime time. Afterward I spend more time sorting through rotten ones or partially rotten. Most of them right now are perfect. I do agree you can find them for a while longer and oysters and hedgehogs are out too later on. I’ve been searching pretty hard for bears tooth and haven’t found any. I’ve also found less cauliflower this year but that’s prob just me.
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 07, 2021, 01:06:08 PM
Been finding chants everywhere the past few weeks.
Yesterday I found a bunch- started to find some that are getting that slimey, over-mature look to them. And not as many new ones sprouting. Hopefully they're not all on the way out.
Yeah right now is the time. I think I’m another week or 2 and they will be mostly rotten and harder to find good ones. Especially if we get a freeze after the rain
They'll continue to grow until we get several freezes in a row. Lower elevations and the coast will see them until December and sometimes, January.
Yeah it’s just I think right now is the prime time. Afterward I spend more time sorting through rotten ones or partially rotten. Most of them right now are perfect. I do agree you can find them for a while longer and oysters and hedgehogs are out too later on. I’ve been searching pretty hard for bears tooth and haven’t found any. I’ve also found less cauliflower this year but that’s prob just me.
I'm not saying they're nice after October. They're usually water-logged and messy. But they do grow in parts of WA and OR until late December and Early Jan, during some years.
Post by: Platensek-po on October 07, 2021, 01:59:43 PM
Been finding chants everywhere the past few weeks.
Yesterday I found a bunch- started to find some that are getting that slimey, over-mature look to them. And not as many new ones sprouting. Hopefully they're not all on the way out.
Yeah right now is the time. I think I’m another week or 2 and they will be mostly rotten and harder to find good ones. Especially if we get a freeze after the rain
They'll continue to grow until we get several freezes in a row. Lower elevations and the coast will see them until December and sometimes, January.
Yeah it’s just I think right now is the prime time. Afterward I spend more time sorting through rotten ones or partially rotten. Most of them right now are perfect. I do agree you can find them for a while longer and oysters and hedgehogs are out too later on. I’ve been searching pretty hard for bears tooth and haven’t found any. I’ve also found less cauliflower this year but that’s prob just me.
I'm not saying they're nice after October. They're usually water-logged and messy. But they do grow in parts of WA and OR until late December and Early Jan, during some years.
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Post by: b0bbyg on October 25, 2021, 08:31:31 AM
also found 3 bearshead mushrooms. That makes 4 total lifetime :chuckle: Last night we browned up a bunch of it and topped off a burger with it. :)
Post by: b0bbyg on October 25, 2021, 08:34:11 AM
Was pretty sure they were hedgehogs but as I had never found them before or identified I ended up just taking a picture and leaving them, in the same area I found more Chanterelles that were kind of slimed from age.
Post by: boatloader on October 25, 2021, 09:01:18 AM
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Post by: b0bbyg on October 25, 2021, 09:29:08 AM
Also... "find many, before tasting any!" you did the right thing.
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I am super careful with shrooms, have stopped by the buyer in trout lake more than once with a sample of something just to be sure along with getting forum and personal advice. Always fun when you can add something to the list of things you know and understand.
Post by: boatloader on October 25, 2021, 10:10:38 AM
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Post by: b0bbyg on October 25, 2021, 10:42:52 AM
Hedgehogs are a great choice, as nothing else looks quite like them. On a side note... I'm super jealous of the the bears head. I've only found a hericium family once, which was a lions mane on a maple tree right out in the open at point Defiance Park. All the other mushroom people must know about it, because it's always picked by the time I get to it! Doh!
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I was excited to find the one in the picture, it was only my 2nd one. Then found 2 more smaller ones in the next 45 minutes :IBCOOL:
My real goal for the day was to try and find some matsutake which did not happen, might get out again this weekend and try again.
Post by: boatloader on October 25, 2021, 10:52:19 AM
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Post by: Norman89 on November 07, 2021, 05:31:46 PM
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Post by: fowl smacker on November 07, 2021, 06:07:06 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on November 07, 2021, 06:34:30 PM
Found a huge area of Chanterelles Saturday, many of them look different than I am used not smooth topped but little ridges like another one was growing out of the middle of the main mushroom. Forgot to get pictures of those.
also found 3 bearshead mushrooms. That makes 4 total lifetime :chuckle: Last night we browned up a bunch of it and topped off a burger with it. :)
I find a lot of these. I’ve all called them goatsbeard.
Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on November 11, 2021, 08:48:10 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on November 12, 2021, 05:24:39 AM
Found this guy while deer hunting in Idaho today. Now I have to figure out how to get it. It';s 20 ft up that old slick snag and no branches to climb with.
I carry a ladder in my truck on the wetside this time of year.🤣
Post by: Skyvalhunter on November 12, 2021, 05:29:52 AM