I live in the Sierra Nevada, and a few years ago I started to notice that squirrels, especially chipmunks, would leave nibbled-on truffles on top of logs and stumps. I'm not sure if this is to cure them, or simply because they're too big of a meal to eat at one sitting. Probably the latter. Regardless, now that I have my search image down, I see them fairly regularly. They smell absolutely divine, but I never have the heart to steal them.
Now that is cool! If you could get a baby squirrel and train him to do this for you, you'd have a cool pet and a going concern. Are these the same kind of truffles you find in Europe? As in hundreds of dollars per pound? I have always wanted to taste one.
This is actually the way I first found truffles years ago. I knew the smell of them and learned that squirrels were the primary distributor of their spores. I first found truffles while at Evergreen State College working for and living on a nearby property down on Mud Bay and would find the squirrel's holes. After that every walk in the woods during the fall would produce enough for a meal or two.
I live in the Sierra Nevada, and a few years ago I started to notice that squirrels, especially chipmunks, would leave nibbled-on truffles on top of logs and stumps. I'm not sure if this is to cure them, or simply because they're too big of a meal to eat at one sitting. Probably the latter. Regardless, now that I have my search image down, I see them fairly regularly. They smell absolutely divine, but I never have the heart to steal them.
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SuperR3volver 1 month ago
Now that is cool! If you could get a baby squirrel and train him to do this for you, you'd have a cool pet and a going concern. Are these the same kind of truffles you find in Europe? As in hundreds of dollars per pound? I have always wanted to taste one.
USSBN734 4 months ago
@USSBN734 It is not the same variety- but they taste similar but you will not get that kind of money for them
obilan425 2 months ago
This is actually the way I first found truffles years ago. I knew the smell of them and learned that squirrels were the primary distributor of their spores. I first found truffles while at Evergreen State College working for and living on a nearby property down on Mud Bay and would find the squirrel's holes. After that every walk in the woods during the fall would produce enough for a meal or two.
RiverBissonnette 1 year ago
Smart little guy ;)
jaredknightcom 1 year ago
Bravo Squirrel !!!!
bkaounas 1 year ago
Interesting, Thanks for sharing.
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NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago