Mushroom Hunting

[the4thshake]

Looks like its got some Labrador in it.

 

[No_Regerts]

Looks like its got some Labrador in it.

And a little chihuahua

 

[Mikej]

No caliber recommendations for mushroom hunting?

....I got nothin'. Where's a smartass when you need one?

Buehler? Buehler? Anyone?

 

[No_Regerts]

You guys aint lived until you live downwind from a mushroom farm. They pasteurize manure at 180 degrees for 10 hours before using it as fertilizer.

 

[Xaevian]

You got that right. Supposedly moving to central WA in the future. I live miles away and can still smell it if a light southerly breeze is blowing.


As for mushroom caliber, 6.5 Creedmorel? Pine millimeter? Core-lokt, the deadliest mushroom in the woods?

 

[oremike]

One of the joys (ok maybe two) of wandering around in the woods in the fall Grouse and Chantrelles

 

[TTSX]

No caliber recommendations for mushroom hunting?

12ga. Blow the nasty little buggers away

 

[revjen45]

1) Mushrooms don't require much range or stopping power, and shouldn't require anything over a .375 H&H.

2) When IDing mushrooms a spore print can be a big help.

 

[DeanMk]

@Mikej can you identify this mushroom?
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I know its not the Japanese pine mushrooms I've been picking since I was a little kid.
The reddish colouring on the top makes me think it may be poisonous.
What did your dog think after he sniffed it?

Dean
P.S. - Just remembered, this guide might have an answer for you - Pacific Northwest | Mushroaming - Daniel Winkler's Webpages Dedicated to Mushrooms and Nature Tours

 

[DeanMk]

Not a chanterelle, the only ones I eat (because I can identify them). A couple of good books out there, one of my favorites is All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms: Arora, David: 8601401105589: Amazon.com: Books

BEST thing you can do to a steak (after cooking it) is to smother it in Chanterelles.
I guess there's a black variety as well, but I've never seen one.
Dean

P.S. - This seems to be a very comprehensive guide to mushrooms that grow in the PNW - Pacific Northwest | Mushroaming - Daniel Winkler's Webpages Dedicated to Mushrooms and Nature Tours

 

[DeanMk]

...sorry, its Blue....

 

[arakboss]

What type do we think these are? They are in Ponderosa forest, 5200ft ele.

 

[Mikej]

What type do we think these are? They are in Ponderosa forest, 5200ft ele.

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They almost look like a mushroom that has been taken over by a parasite fungus. The lower one in the picture anyway. The white gills are visible in the top one. Need a better example. It's possibly an old funked up Matsutake. WAY past prime. The Matsutake is HIGHLY prized in Asia and here. That's the mushroom that's involved when you hear about shootings and fights over fungus. And strict, enforced regulations on the gathering of them. And huge messes left in the forest from people living out there during the gathering season.

 

[arakboss]

They almost look like a mushroom that has been taken over by a parasite fungus. The lower one in the picture anyway. The white gills are visible in the top one. Need a better example. It's possibly an old funked up Matsutake. WAY past prime. The Matsutake is HIGHLY prized in Asia and here. That's the mushroom that's involved when you hear about shootings and fights over fungus. And strict, enforced regulations on the gathering of them. And huge messes left in the forest from people living out there during the gathering season.
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An animal dug them up so I don't have any better specimens. I will keep an eye out for more.

 

[Tlock]

What type do we think these are? They are in Ponderosa forest, 5200ft ele.

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Look like mautzees

 

[arakboss]

Look like mautzees

Do they normally grow at the base of trees? These were about 15ft from the nearest tree?

 

[solv3nt]

 

[Tlock]

Do they normally grow at the base of trees? These were about 15ft from the nearest tree?

They sure can

 

[Mikej]

Do they normally grow at the base of trees? These were about 15ft from the nearest tree?

15' isn't what I'd consider, growing at the base. Some mushrooms definitely have a symbiotic relationship to tree species. Others will grow over the decayed wood of several kinds of trees. And others that grow directly on dead wood. Like Lions Mane and Pleurotus.

 

[DirectDrive]

Do they normally grow at the base of trees? These were about 15ft from the nearest tree?

IME, it's very common to see them at the canopy "drip line"