Mushroom Hunting - Pacific NW - Chanterelles - 3 of 4

[falkyfalkenstein]

Hi, Jaxon-- I am a rookie mushroom hunter, but at my club I was taught to cut the mushrooms close to the base so as not to disturb the root system.  Any thoughts on that? Thanks!

[UlyssesReturns]

This is a continuing debate. Experts tell me that the only difference between cutting and pulling is that pulling results in a larger number of small mushrooms in following years and cutting results in larger mushrooms, but that the actual volume of mushrooms remains the same. I have not noticed a significant change in the number of mushrooms that grow in the areas where I routinely "pull". I think this year however, I will try cutting and see what happens. Best of luck.

[UlyssesReturns]

Thanks for your comments. Greatly appreciated. There are other videos in the works.

As for the Lion's Mane it is an amazing mushroom. I've only found one, it was bigger than a basketball, but unfortunately frozen solid (I found it show shoeing in mid January). It was at elevation on the side of a tree.

You might have better luck with the cauliflower mushroom which is also delicious.

Wish I had some advice for Pennsylvania, but you're in a slightly different climate. :-)

Jaxon

[babinecz]

by the by...i am curious about lion's mane...i work in a seafood market..and have heard it's most comparable to a scallop..sounds pretty delicious to me...where can it be found/purchased...hoping for a mycologist's help...

[onimotoko]

@babinecz They seem to like to grow up high on old dead and decayed silver maples. Look for them after a heavy rain between late August and September. I have a tree in my yard that produces some very large specimens.

[babinecz]

to be honest, i am crazy about mushroom hunting right now...i live in pennsylvania, so if you have any advice to offer about my region i would be very appreciative...i'm am very new to the hobby/profession and am a big fan of your 4 part series, best i've found on utube

[msrussky777]

I really like your video. We are big Chanterelle mushroom hunters also. We did find a huge patch of Lobster mushrooms last week but couldn't identify the source of what they were being a parasite of. There were no other mushrooms in this patch of woods, it was a burn site with in the last year or 2 and we didn't pick them. Are there any other good ways to determine the source for the Lobster mushroom? Also how do you like to cook them, Thank you and continue to have fun mushroom hunting.