Let the season begin, mushrooms

[mdcrossbow]

Main focus was on Fresh Turkey Tail. We found a lot of simular TT but a few good ones.
We also stumbled upon a lot of Ghost Pipe. Some say there a rare find, we found hundreds.
Bought a bottle of 100 prof Voda made 3 quarts tincture. That will last 3 years.
Found a few others, one red growth ?
Chicken of the woods that's just starting to grow.
Found a really pretty bright yellow eastern box turtle

 

[Trailsend]

Cool! Wish I knew more about ID’ing them for the eatable varieties. Used to live where we could pick morels, sure miss them.

 

[mdcrossbow]

Cool! Wish I knew more about ID’ing them for the eatable varieties. Used to live where we could pick morels, sure miss them.

There is tonage on YouTube
I spent 4 hours yesterday learning about Ghost Pipe and Turkey Tail. There are many. Then finding the common features in each one will give you a good idea what to look for. What your looking at.

 

[Sask hunter]

I have been starting to learn the basic ones this year as I have always wanted to pick mushrooms. Looks like you got it figure out

 

[mdcrossbow]

I have been starting to learn the basic ones this year as I have always wanted to pick mushrooms. Looks like you got it figure out

This is a good basic chart for what to look for. Lions mane not on here. And a few others. There's about 14 good edibles.
this is a good read on Ghost Pipe Tincture : copy and paste GHOST PIPE: A LITTLE KNOWN NERVINE

 

[Trailsend]

There is tonage on YouTube
I spent 4 hours yesterday learning about Ghost Pipe and Turkey Tail. There are many. Then finding the common features in each one will give you a good idea what to look for. What your looking at.

Not really sure. Just would be fun to be able to pick and eat them. Thanks for the ideas.

 

[mdcrossbow]

Not really sure. Just would be fun to be able to pick and eat them. Thanks for the ideas.

You will want to cook all mushrooms.

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

What do you mean let the mushroom season begin, I thought they were always in season ?????

 

[mdcrossbow]

What do you mean let the mushroom season begin, I thought they were always in season ?????
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That brings all into perspective lol

 

[Trailsend]

You will want to cook all mushrooms.

Yes

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

That brings all into perspective lol

when I lived in the coast range back in Oregon , lots of people used to hunt for Shantels I think they were called , they were worth big money. I never did try to learn about them , last year before I left , I did catch some mushroom hunters in my trail cam with sacks full coming up a draw down in a dark hole where a big bull roamed , never did get a trail cam pic of that bull .

 

[Whiskey Freak]

when I lived in the coast range back in Oregon , lots of people used to hunt for Shantels I think they were called , they were worth big money. I never did try to learn about them , last year before I left , I did catch some mushroom hunters in my trail cam with sacks full coming up a draw down in a dark hole where a big bull roamed , never did get a trail cam pic of that bull .

Chantrelles and Morels are two of my favorites. I've done well on the morels this year. Picked a few more last week but they are starting to dry up.

 

[mdcrossbow]

Spent the middle of the day riding a mower for 3 hours reflecting on life, finished the field and went forging and was rewarded ... spotted the coyote den half way down a steep ravine I've been looking for 4 years. It's a good 65 yards shot across.

Found a couple batches of, Chicken of the woods, just starting to grow.

I did look for Ghost Pipe again but not a one to be found. They are up for one week a year and then gone. Now I know why there called Ghost.

 

[BAKPAKR]

I saw ghost pipe while I was on a backpacking trip this weekend. I wouldn’t have known what it was had it not been for this thread. If relieving foot pain was one of it uses, I would have gathered some.