shroom picking

[garyfromterrace]

Thanks neckdeep. Great advice!


Another pic of the entire bunch I grabbed in my excitement

Yeah, 99.9% was bullshit on my end. I do see similarities with the shaggy parasol though. I'll try to get a spore print. Will chuck em out if inconclusive.

[bodywhomper]

Gary, is there a local FB mushroom ID group by you? Wealth of helpful info with mine. It’s heavily moderated by very knowledgeable peeps, which is good.

[garyfromterrace]

Gary, is there a local FB mushroom ID group by you? Wealth of helpful info with mine. It’s heavily moderated by very knowledgeable peeps, which is good.

Good one whomper. I did that, and am waiting for the post to be reviewed and put up. The group was the northern BC mushroom pickers and buyers group and in the past it seemed to be pretty good as far as info, though there are some dipshits that post on it. In the meantime, because I'm an impatient idiot, I did fry up one of the little guys and ate it. ALL GOOD! It was very tasty and I did not die or even feel remotely queasy. The crop is now dehydrated and stored.

[BCMtnHound]

In the meantime, because I'm an impatient idiot, I did fry up one of the little guys and ate it. ALL GOOD! It was very tasty and I did not die or even feel remotely queasy. The crop is now dehydrated and stored.

Hey! Glad you’re still with us! And with your discovery of another choice edible. We were too dry here locally and at dad’s place in Nelson for my known parasol spots. Only got to harvest and fry up one nice lobster this fall Hard frost now, so unless it warms up and a bit more rain comes, season is done for me.

[garyfromterrace]

Hey! Glad you’re still with us! And with your discovery of another choice edible. We were too dry here locally and at dad’s place in Nelson for my known parasol spots. Only got to harvest and fry up one nice lobster this fall Hard frost now, so unless it warms up and a bit more rain comes, season is done for me.

Cheers hound! So definitive answer in on them. Mushroom buyers forum dude wasn't sure on name but said they were a cousin of shaggy mane and entirely edible and choice. so happens I had a couple of shroom picking buddies sleepover last night. One from telkwa, one from Hazelton. Both confirmed shaggy parasol, edible and choice. Happy day, new mushroom for me, in the property and edible

[bodywhomper]

We’re finally getting a bit a flush on our little property. Stumbled on these clearing an area to plant some bulbs (neither are edible)
Cortinarius amabilis



Amanita gemmata

[sb]

I like finding amanitas even tho they are often poisonous and or fatal.

Still finding fungi here and there, relocated some purple spore puff balls to the yard in hope they may produce next year. Got a couple of logs with turkey tail going to see if it will spread. Also started another 1/2 gal of TT for tincture.

Much abundance even with the severe drought if you know when and where to look.

[bodywhomper]

We love finding and keying out mushrooms on our property. Amanita are super cool. The Cortinarius spp above is not in our book and was ID’ed by the guy on the local FB group involved in ID’ing and publishing on the spp. a lot of people in our area are finding queens now. None found yet at our place.

My wife got a puffball to the face yesterday

[MakersTeleMark]

Fascinating.

[bodywhomper]

Woot

[The Reverend Floater]

Woot

Nice. Even though we're months out here, I'm definitely at half chub already.

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[garyfromterrace]

Woot

very cool! very jealous haha.
we're at least 2 months away, but that's so nice to see!

[Jong Lafitte]

Is this not cool here?


I thought it was just a cool photo but my buddy in WA showing off his first attempt.


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[sb]

Need to get out after those TTs i scouted last year.

[neckdeep]

Is this not cool here?


I thought it was just a cool photo but my buddy in WA showing off his first attempt.


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The general focus here is foraged fungus but there's no rules to this thread.

[tgapp]

Is this not cool here?


I thought it was just a cool photo but my buddy in WA showing off his first attempt.


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Very cool

Just tell them that with the veil rupturing 99% of those are in the perfect place to harvest right now

Enjoy man

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[JimmyCarter]

Very cool

Just tell them that with the veil rupturing 99% of those are in the perfect place to harvest right now

Enjoy man

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And also tell them to PM me for my mailing address!

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[riser4]

Is this not cool here?


I thought it was just a cool photo but my buddy in WA showing off his first attempt.


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[neckdeep]

Final report on the Dave's Sushi incident in Montana.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024...ngi-knowledge/

The tldr: Raw morels confirmed as culprit. Preexisting medical conditions probably contributed to the two fatalities. The owner's "aw, shucks, who knew raw morels were toxic" attitude is a disgraceful attempt to evade liabiity.



There's also been some more info released about Rootskier's friend. Assuming the consumed mushrooms were true morels, the best explanation for what happened is undercooked morels. Dried morels were added to instant rice being cooked in a Jetboil. The morels probably did not cook long enough to purge and perhaps the toxins were absorbed into the rice since a jetboil has such a tight lid. Even so, the case remains highly unusual as sudden death due to the loss of blood supply to the stomach is practically unheard of in mushroom poisonings. There's definitely more questions than answers. The rare deaths associated with raw morels are typically a complication related to low blood pressure brought on by rapid dehydration.

So, the key takeaway from these incidents is, fresh or dried, to cook your morels thoroughly and separately before adding them to something else.

[highangle]

Ignorantia juris non excusat


A restaurant owner must bear a high standard of responsibility hence culpability for choosing poisonous ingredients.

[neckdeep]

An interesting morel hunting technique is gaining popularity: thermal optics. It won't work in every situation but it certainly will on a warm, dry day. I can vouch for this because I already pick burn morels by feeling their temperature. A prime condition living morel is cool to the touch because most mushrooms have a very high rate of transpiration. When the morel stops growing, its temp becomes close to air temperature and a dry, papery texture develops on the surface. You can feel that temp difference well before the morel begins to degrade.

On a warm day, this evaporative cooling makes the morels really stand out in thermal imaging. Obviously, if the air is cold or the ground is wet, it's not going to work. But, it's kind of cool to see how well it works when the conditions are right. This is a good way to use a phone for foraging, unlike the current generation of ID apps.

I'd post pics but, of course, we can't do that on this broke dick website. You're going to have to google it.

[neckdeep]

Here's the latest on an old question: do fire retardant airdrops create harmful contamination of burn morels?

This is completely different from the prescribed fire question I have been trying to answer: does helitorch fuel leave behind toxic residue? Its basically gasoline mixed with a phosphoric acid gelling agent, Phos-Chek Flash 21. Does anyone have any experience with the stuff? It's supposed to be safer than napalm but, imho, that's not saying much. I can't find anything on what sort of residues get left behind by helitorch operations.

https://modern-forager.com/fire-reta...commendations/

https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/defaul...ROD-Signed.pdf

[SoVT Joey]

Here's the latest on an old question: do fire retardant airdrops create harmful contamination of burn morels?

This is completely different from the prescribed fire question I have been trying to answer: does helitorch fuel leave behind toxic residue? Its basically gasoline mixed with a phosphoric acid gelling agent, Phos-Chek Flash 21. Does anyone have any experience with the stuff? It's supposed to be safer than napalm but, imho, that's not saying much. I can't find anything on what sort of residues get left behind by helitorch operations.

https://modern-forager.com/fire-reta...commendations/

https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/defaul...ROD-Signed.pdf

I would think that it wouldn’t because the fire is burning the chemicals and should in theory just leave carbon as the residue, as long as the torch is burning clean. It’s kind of like an Oxy acetylene torch, when burning the acetylene alone it doesn’t burn clean or completely but when oxygen is added the flame become perfectly mixed and leaves only carbon behind.


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