shroom picking

[stealurface831]

anybody mags out there picking wild shrooms? i spotted some fly agaric behind my house today and am looking forward to my maiden harvest. i know there are plenty of other species around my parts so hopefully i can track some more down. how do ya'll prepare your sacrament? i'm planning on just a drying rack for a few days but have heard of people using dehydrators and ovens.

[BCMtnHound]

It was a crazy year, but most years I gather shaggy parasols, lobsters and pines. Will take advantage of king boletes and chicken-of-the-woods when I happen across them. I also have a couple stashes of chaga. I dry all under low temps, and the pines I freeze as well after drying. The ladies of the house are not fond of the shrooms, so they usually only come out for parties or when I am cooking for myself.


Psilocybin spores are legal to purchase in Canada, for educational/mycological purposes, or so I've been informed...

[Conundrum]

Some years are better than others. Didn't go out last year because we still have some in the freezer from the year prior. They still hydrate well but probably time to eat or toss.

[Cruiser]

Used to hit the cow fields plenty when I was a kid. Those were good times. I remember when a buddy put 3 nice plump caps on his cheeseburger at lunch when we were sitting in front of school. He offered and I politely declined for 2 reasons. First, I really disliked tripping at school. Second, the taste of warm shrooms made me gag unless I could break them into quarters and pop them like pills with orange juice but we didn't have ready access to orange juice at lunch.

[Buster Highmen]

I do not recommend fly agaric, amanita muscaria, as an entertainment value.
Side effects are not worth the trip.

[stealurface831]

Used to hit the cow fields plenty when I was a kid. Those were good times. I remember when a buddy put 3 nice plump caps on his cheeseburger at lunch when we were sitting in front of school. He offered and I politely declined for 2 reasons. First, I really disliked tripping at school. Second, the taste of warm shrooms made me gag unless I could break them into quarters and pop them like pills with orange juice but we didn't have ready access to orange juice at lunch.

you have good success amongst the dung? i may take a trip (pun intended) to some fields nearby. gotta make sure they don't have the bulls out though.

[stealurface831]

I do not recommend fly agaric, amanita muscaria, as an entertainment value.
Side effects are not worth the trip.

really? i assume that you are referring to nausea as the side effect. i have heard that when dried adequately the ibotenic acid is converted to muscimol and the effects on the stomach are assuaged. was this not your experience?

[Dantheman]

really? i assume that you are referring to nausea as the side effect. i have heard that when dried adequately the ibotenic acid is converted to muscimol and the effects on the stomach are assuaged. was this not your experience?

Do you have access to Hulu or Viceland? The Hamilton's Pharmacopeia episode about Amanita is pretty wild.

[stealurface831]

Do you have access to Hulu or Viceland? The Hamilton's Pharmacopeia episode about Amanita is pretty wild.

the shroom hermit, i believe it was. i need to watch it again. i loved that show.

[tgapp]

ahh damn i am so stoked to see this thread. i love mushroom hunting - i'm a part of the mycological society here and i really enjoy foraging on hikes. mostly we get boletes, oysters, and a few other choice edibles (shaggy inkcap, etc) but i did find a few amanitas - those aren't really my bag. they're super fun to find (so beautiful), but not really my cuppa. fun fact: siberian shamans would dry the amanitas they found for exactly the same reason you mentioned by placing them in pine trees, and it is from that tradition that we get christmas ornaments.



we have a variant of Amanitas muscaria that is specific to utah - the golden muscaria. not the same as the golden amanitas. found this dude a few months ago.



pretty standard haul from an evening hike; oysters and boletes, all going into mushroom pies

that morel collection is something else entirely, well done.

[skaredshtles]

Some years are better than others. Didn't go out last year because we still have some in the freezer from the year prior. They still hydrate well but probably time to eat or toss.

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Plz don't toss them.

[gnarbro365]

My better half is the mycologist of the house, but I enjoy the hunt.

[stealurface831]

man, i'm loving this fungi stoke.

[Boissal]

Since my dad retired he's been way more interested in chasing fungus. He worked for the forest service forever and used to occasionally bring some back but the last couple years he's been serious about it, found some stashes, and gets after the chanterelles like they're going out of style. Last spring I went with him on a 6 hr hike to one of the most inaccessible spots in the valley, came back with 10 lbs. I was worked, he was back at it after the next rain. He occasionally finds the black version of the chanterelles (called death trumpets in French), equally tasty but super creepy.



Young and not so young amanitas:





Not sure what this guy is:



Park City area is apparently good more morels but the haul upthread is next level...

[Rideski]

I’ve seen several of those red and white dots on bike rides. Didn’t know I was supposed to be picking those.