Mushroom Hunters?

[MissPrissy]

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You are probably talking about puffballs, this is a common name that applies to a wide number of distinct species, some of which are edible, some mildly poisonous. None of the true puffballs are deadly; however, care must be taken to be absolutely certain that any puffball considered for the table is not the immature button of a toxic member from the genus Amanita, which can be quite deadly.

For more info check out the puffball page from www.mushroomexpert.com: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/puffballs.html

The only mushrooms I eat are the ones I buy. I don't trust myself to know a poison 'shroom from a deliciously edible one.

 

[ozark hen]

Coming home from the store today........I spotted a morel at the bottom of the driveway(it goes down into a steep ravine and up again) so of course, I jumped out and ran to it. The top was black and the bottom looked very old??? I was not familar with "black morels" so I left it? I looked around and found three smaller black ones but they were all damaged...
I read in our conservation magazine that if you find one look in a fifty foot circle as there will always be more. I went by that but found just those damaged ones. I had groceries in the truck so I had to leave

Lots to do back at the house so never got back there.

 

[addiedunn]

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When you go without him, go to where he stomped that one. I bet there are a bunch. I got my cousin, who is an avid hunter, a spore bag. You put your mushrooms in it and the spores are able to escape through the mesh bag and repopulate (in theory) while you're walking through the woods.

 

[nerfy]

So here I am...walking to a store though an area between an old strip mall in town, and find this growing right next to a building in gravel, plus more by a stump. Mind you, I go through the deepest woods and brush to find them... and there they were! Not many folks up here know morals.

 

[Jeff9118]

I know very little about musrooms and had no idea that there was only a couple times of the year to find them. I want to go Morel hunting just to see if i can find a few. I live in NE KY. Is it too late to look for them where I am at now?
I live on a gravel road and have hundreds of acres of woods all around me.

 

[ozark hen]

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[PineBurrowPeeps]

I'm jelous

 

[ozark hen]

Go Jeff, go and have fun. Just look for mushrooms that look the ones in the pictures. Then you can post a pic and we will say........Hey, I am jealous!!!!! LOL

 

[Jeff9118]

I'm going today. It has been dry the past 3 or 4 days but it rained yesterday evening and last night. Is this a good time to go? It is suppose to rain the next 4-5 days too so should I wait?

 

[ozark hen]

won't hurt to look, I always try to go right after a rain...before the deer and turkey find them