Chanterelle Hunting

This is actually a couple of mushroom hunting trips to the Central California Mountains in January of 2009. We scored!

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[eatplasticwater]

(from continued)

From the same article: "some mushroom pickers suggest that cutting the mushroom at its base, rather than pulling or digging up the mushroom, should be the preferred method""However, there is no evidence that this particular difference affects mushroom productivity."

They DO suggest that "leaving a mature cap or tapping a harvested mushroom cap to encourage spore discharge onto the forest floor will ensure that spores are available for future colonization"

[eatplasticwater]

i guess its obvious that i am an amateur (but enthusiastic) mushroom hunter. thanks for the tips!

[MrToothycritter]

Looks like Henry Cowell

[jerryk2198]

yeah i belived the you have to cut it crap for a long time, until i was explained that the mushroom can get infected with various mold and bacterias through the cut stem and the infection can run down to the mycelium below and parasitizing it.

[nosretep1960]

uhhhh.... regarding plucking vs. cutting... the Oregon Mycological Society has the longest running study of protected and isolated chantrelle populations and harvesting in the world, in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service and the Portland Water Bureau (Bull Run watershed)... hard to believe, it appears that plucking actually improves fruiting somewhat... I was always told to cut the base... that was 40 years ago...

[xoBabyJerkz]

1:45 Lmfao at that mans face

[effisense]

cut them not pick for pete's sake ya have a knife

[jgirl76]

YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO PLUCK THEM, you cut them at the base so that you leave the mycilium in the ground. Happy Hunting :)

[markimatang]

Nice vid. Here in northern Cal we cant comfortably hunt in shorts, but its exciting all the same. Here we have a brown rot that affects some areas excessively. I think you can see it at 0:49 and 2:16. I dont know if it helps but I carry two bags and pick the culls. I pull the chanterelles rather than cut them and I never discard the stem trim.

[ChaiVat]

I live in Placerville and have friends that own a winery in Pleasant Valley, nearby. There are morels O' plenty on their 92 acres. I wonder if Chanterelle can be found here where I live?

[AntonytheAwesome]

The recommended way to harvest the mushroom is to place your fingers around the top of the stipe and use a pull and twist motion. Grabbing toward the bottom and yanking damages the mycelium. Cutting the stipe of a mushroom is equally as harmful to the mycelium. The leftover stipe will rot and introduce pathogens.