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We have had thousands of painted ladies the last two days. They have been like a cloud on the road, around areas with water. Amazing numbers. Think they are starting their migration and they must have had one of those sporadic population bursts. I hope they are still around today, I'd like to get some video or photos of them.

Was out Friday. Lots of Chants, Fairy Rings, and Lobsters. A few hedgehogs, King Boletes, and black trumpets. The mosquitos!!! First time I've ever desired one of those hats with nettings...amazing numbers and aggressive. If you're going out, dip yourself in a 55 gallon drum of repellent.

Was out yesterday for awhile before the rains/storms rolled in. Found a variety pack. They are just getting started and they were here & there, No large quantities. Chants, some hedgehogs, black trumpets, and one perfect King Boletus. Bugs are fierce!! With all the rains, mosquitos are thick with a bonus deer tick or two.

We like adding fiddleheads on pizza, done on the Green Egg. In addition, to tasting good,they add a neat visual element. We also parboil first.

With ramps, one can take one leaf and leave the bulb in the ground & other leaf to insure they will be there in the future.

We don't have a profusion of honey caps yet, we have not gotten the rain like some other areas. Will check again today. Once they start to come, there are generally loads of them. I always parboil them for several minutes prior to use and add a little vinegar to the water. It helps clean and tighten them up plus seems to take care of the GI upset issues that likely will occur if eaten raw. After parboiling I give them a quick rinse in cold water. One can freeze them this way and they can be used for months, acutally we've used them frozen up to the next season. We have eaten these for a long time with no issues by doing this. They can be used in any number of ways...excellent on pizza/steak etc. If we get some cool long fall rains...shaggy manes should start showing up.

Some honey caps are just starting to come up in the Little Falls area. We like these as they are quite versatile and available in large quantities. Remember to cook them, unless you want an unpleasant gastrointestinal disturbance. Many folks try them raw because they look so appealing...big mistake. We really could use more rain to get the fall mushrooms going. It was an excellent late summer mushroom season with the real bonus being a large group of The Prince...Agaricus Augustus. Don't run into those very often and they are a real treat. They have an almond to almost light anise taste. I will try to post some pictures of them.

Was out central MN area. Not a lot up for quantity yet. A few button chants. Small numbers of black trumpets. One log full of young oyster mushrooms...but they were so riddled with worms that they were not appealing. No lobsters around here yet. Fairy ring mushrooms came back to life with the rain. Hopefully, this last rain burst will get things going! Deer flies...well, what can one say...they've had a good year!!

It has been running in the Fort Ripley area for about 10 days. Started out very slow until mid-week than ran hard. Moderate run yesterday.

That one was amusing! Amazing what some folks will do.

Oops, sorry...thanks for providing the link I forgot to post: Here it is also: http://www.namyco.org/publications/mcilvainea/mcil_past.html

Here the link I used to find them. You will see a list by year...look under the 2013 NAMA Toxicology Committee Report for 2013, etc. Under 2009 there is also another interesting document labeled "Mushroom Mysteries:Was This a Mushroom Poisoning?" These reports are quite interesting as you will see some common "edible" mushrooms mentioned. As you indicated, many of these could simply be mis-identification and probably are. Others look like individuals who developed true hypersensitivity reactions that they may have developed over time. I am a bit concerned over the Leccinum mentions. Have eaten those for some time with no issues. May be dropping them, as there are plenty of others available.

Thanks for posting this. Very interesting. There are other tox reports available through 2013. Morchella (morels) are frequently reported for GI distress and this confirms they should not be eaten raw. Other "edible" species are also mentioned as causing toxicity. We are rapidly approaching "honey cap" season and a lot of people pick them. Make sure to parboil these before freezing them for future use or cook them before consumption. They can cause a most unpleasant GI distress, as a number of folks have found out.

Thanks, will check both out.

Thanks!