Picking spring mushrooms

[NeoBlackdog]

Good Lord Aunt Agatha! Don't be puttin' that crap in your mouth! Don't you know mushrooms are deadly poison? Everyone that ate a mushroom in 1850 is dead today. I ain't takin' the chance by eatin' no icky 'shrooms! Bleh!

 

[Member 34319]

Got 4-5 the other day walking a trail near the Tillamook Forest Center. Was kind of shocked. I'm thinking the weather, and fact that there is still snow on the ground, has lessened the foot traffic in the woods.

 

[Tlock]

Got a few more today

 

[helloyatches]

Always cut them at the base....
DO NOT PULL THEM UP.
Guaranteed that they will not grow back, especially if it's Chantrell's.

 

[Yarome]

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Got a few more today

That'll keep you busy tonight smokin'n'packin that haul up. Nice one!

 

[Tlock]

Left another 50+ pounds behind we didn't cut. Going back tomorrow to clean it out before it gets to hot

 

[MymuttBear]

I don't/have never tried mushroom hunting. Knowing my luck I'd probably collect a bunch of animal turds!

 

[Member 34319]

I don't/have never tried mushroom hunting. Knowing my luck I'd probably collect a bunch of animal turds!

It's nothing more than walking your favorite hiking trail, but with an eye for mushrooms.

Try a new trail here and there and if there is a thinned logged area with good flat-ish areas to wonder off trail for a bit with your eyes looking downward, chances are you'll find something.

Bonus points for taking children, they are closer to the ground and have much younger eyes.

 

[NeoBlackdog]

I don't/have never tried mushroom hunting. Knowing my luck I'd probably collect a bunch of animal turds!

I don't know that you could tell the difference in flavor.

 

[MymuttBear]

I don't know that you could tell the difference in flavor.

Seeing the look on my food critic's face (wife) when I cook for her I think she wonders if I DID mistake turds for mushrooms!

 

[Dieselchessy]

Interesting. Though I'm not a serious mushroom hunter, I have often found them beneath deciduous trees, most commonly what I call the Oregon white oak (which I understand is not native to Oregon). Pick them and next time you'll find the sprouts in the same general area. Someone once told me it was caused by the pH of decaying oak and the higher CO2.

Oregon white oak is indeed native to the PNW. That tree is somewhat protected in Washington. We have sort of preserves for stands of those trees.

 

[Stomper]

I don't/have never tried mushroom hunting. Knowing my luck I'd probably collect a bunch of animal turds!

Ahhh…. you're probably referring to the often mistaken Schitake you're talking about for the Shiitake mushroom variety you find at the grocery store….

 

[2506]

I found one or two.

Cast iron, butter, shallots, brandy, chives, and a little glacé de viande. Delish.

 

[bionic knees]

I found one or two.

Cast iron, butter, shallots, brandy, chives, and a little glacé de viande. Delish.

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morels and elk! that's a good day!

 

[pogi]

Anyone else finding morels yet? Our spring is definitely late but I found a pile yesterday. Headed back out Monday to get more for dinner. Any tips on preserving the besides drying?View attachment 1410181

That Cedar Creek burn near you looks like the best spot in the State for hunting.

 

[MymuttBear]

Ahhh…. you're probably referring to the often mistaken Schitake you're talking about for the Shiitake mushroom variety you find at the grocery store….

You got a genuine laugh out loud at that one

 

[Stomper]

You got a genuine laugh out loud at that one

Yeah… that's sorta my thing.