Chantrelles....

[Matt Breuer]

Anyone out there hunt them? This will be my first year looking, as I've heard there are some good clusters around Bemidji. I've been reading that July is when they start really coming out?

[Dark Cloud]

I know Upstate NY is a long way from MN but they have started out here. They are a few weeks ahead of normal schedual but it has been warmer and dryer than normal but we finally got some rain the past week to 10 day so they started popping up. One thing with chantrelles is they have a large window of opportunity to find em. We have found them this early and right up to mid september looking for fall mushrooms...

I had a big pile this morning sauted with a little olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, then 3 eggs scrambled in. Outstanding!

[Jameson]

I have heard reports of them being found in MN about a week ago. Likely the metro area.

[Matt Breuer]

What kind of areas are best?

[Jameson]

White Oaks.

[Trashguy]

I find mine around Birch, with surrounding grassy areas. This is 200 miles north of the cities. Didn't see any last week yet in my usually spots, but I am sure the small buttons will be showing up shortly. Best time up north is mid July through Labor day for me. Last year found more than I knew what to do with. This year with the recent rains, should be better yet. Found tons of "Oysters" last week, with a few early "Chicken of the Woods" (Sulfur Shelfs) also. Not many tics, but the deer flies are doing their thing already. Lots of fun!

[Dark Cloud]

My dad found alot today, about 6 pounds!

The area we get most of ours is an open hardwood area, fairly young trees and a decent canopy also.

One thing we have been doing when we pick is to put em in a mesh type bag while picking. Supposedly this helps spread the spores. We have been finding them here for about 5-6 years and this spot does keep getting better each year. We also try and clean em decent right where we pick them. One it spreads the spores and two it keeps them cleaner in the bag...

[Ybone]

I haven't looked yet but last year was a good year. I picked in jack pines but they grow in a variety of woods including aspen and oak.

[south_metro_fish]

Well i researched today and went looking today and I think I found the real thing. They were on the south side of a hill right under a bunch of oak trees not growing from any dead wood. They look just like the pics i have seen and they have the false gills and kinda have a sweet smell that I have heard about. I am hoping to find someone in the next couple of days that can help me be for sure before i try any. Cant wait i dont have anywhere to put pics but i could email a pic if anyone would want to take a look and let me know if they think they are real.

[jerkin'm]

The chanterelles were thick last weekend in Central Minnesota...wish I would have gotten to them a little sooner as a lot were toast already...still ended up with about 25 pounds...

[gooty]

south metro fish, there is a new picture upload button, on this HSOforum, so you dont have to have another place to put it, its the 4th button from the left, put it up here!