Any good (mushroom) finds lately?

[john.wells]

Just the last couple of days I found a mass of what I THOUGHT was chicken of the woods at the base of a cut red oak. After looking at the posts, I thinks it is something else. They are similar in color, but have stems at the bottom and not in a shelf type growth. Any ideas? Did not harvest, nor would I without positive id...

[pushbutton]

Have no clue what you did find, but do know you did not find a chicken, as there will never be a stem on one; and once you do find one there will be hardly any question in your mind. The season is fading fast though. Literally saw hundreds of lbs of them the last few weeks but nearly all were shot today. Rest assured though...there will be plenty back next year......

[DARK30]

I found this cute little duo....did not eat it.

Found this cute little thing too. Did not eat it either.

[Matt Breuer]

Just the last couple of days I found a mass of what I THOUGHT was chicken of the woods at the base of a cut red oak. After looking at the posts, I thinks it is something else. They are similar in color, but have stems at the bottom and not in a shelf type growth. Any ideas? Did not harvest, nor would I without positive id...

Sounds like Jack O' Lanterns...

[JP Z]

That was my first thought also.....Jacko's

[Stick in Mud]

Just the last couple of days I found a mass of what I THOUGHT was chicken of the woods at the base of a cut red oak. After looking at the posts, I thinks it is something else. They are similar in color, but have stems at the bottom and not in a shelf type growth. Any ideas? Did not harvest, nor would I without positive id...

The only thing I can think of would be a jack-o-lantern. They're orange and have stems.

[Stick in Mud]

Oops, didn't see y'all already had it covered.

[john.wells]

thanks for the help, I know that a pic would make things a heck of a lot easier. Correct me if I am wrong, but don't Jack O' Lanterns phospher light??? Would be freakin neat to see..

[john.wells]

Just did a search, and that is without a doubt what is out there. Thanks so much for all of the info, not just for my little find but for all of the other things as well

[Deitz Dittrich]

They do supposedly glow in the dark.. which would be cool to see..

[Stick in Mud]

I've never actually seen the glow, alas, but I've read that the bioluminescence is much more pronounced after a rain or when the mushroom is wet. If it's been raining at your place anything like it has been by me, you might have a glowing mushroom on your hands.

[JP Z]

Field Trip time! That would be darn cool to see.

[Stick in Mud]

I might be a bit nuts, but I spent the rainy, cold afternoon putzing around in the woods, looking for hen leftovers, stray honeys, aborted entolomas, and anything else that caught my eye. The woods are still full of lots of mushrooms, many of which I can't identify. The honeys are probably too mature at this point to eat, but the entolomas are primo.

For some reason I have chosen to shack up with a vegetarian, so I made her and me a massaman curry with entolomas replacing the seafood. YUUUMMM.

[JP Z]

Very cool find, but ugly I will admit.

[iland99]

General question - does a light frost like we had last night spell the end of the mushroom season?

[eyeguy 54]

what's this?

[pushbutton]

Do not think last night did away with the season....but it will be ending very soon. Eyeguy, if that little critter is in your yard, might be dropping by

[eyeguy 54]

out at st johns. there was a bigger one that was broke off the tree.

[Stick in Mud]

Yum. Eyeguy, you really should try some of these things.

[pushbutton]

Yeah, you got to start trusting us a little more, we would never lead you astray. Just google.... tribbles.... if you want to find out more about this shroom.

[JP Z]

Yep, that is a tasty one.....mmmmmmm never picked one myself so it's on the bucket list.

[pushbutton]

Well, been a fun end to the season, but am probably packing it in for the year. We went out last night hoping to find a lingering hen or some type of Hericium but just more of the same for edibles and a whole bunch that I have no clue. Mom started tagging along and wanted to keep more than I would have liked, but fun to watch Jr's eyes light up when he gets to tell mom what is good and not. Got to go process this stuff now.....

[Stick in Mud]

That's a pretty nice haul for the end of October, PB. I think I know what I'll be doing tomorrow.

I was on the way home from Mille Lacs today, and instead of taking the much faster and more direct route home, I wound my way around some backroads, hoping to see some fall colors before everything turns brown, gray and white. Somewhere near Hillman, I saw a HUGE hericium high, high up on a tree. Biggest I've ever seen. I don't know how to figure out whose land it is, but if I knew and the owner was amenable, I'd seriously consider driving back out there tomorrow with a ladder to get that sucker.

[pushbutton]

Too funny! We were just talking about this the other day. Catch my self all the time driving, not paying attention to driving...but rather what fungus is out there. As mentioned to you, those shaggies pictured above, along with...I suppose....a few hundred others were spotted in the car driving Jr to school. With all the great late season finds this year, sadly, only got one nice Hericium, no doubt one of my favorite; and if I was you might consider bringing a ladder when you go back

[Stick in Mud]

You got me. By "look for fall colors," I also meant the white of hericiums and oysters as well as the orange of chickens. Speaking of which, they're sure easy to spot when the leaves start falling off; there are lots and lots of big, whitish yellowish mushy lumps on top of dead logs or attached to the side of oak trees between St Cloud and Garrison.

I do find it hard to text, fiddle with the GPS, tune the radio and/or change CD's, look for mushrooms, and drive at the same time, so I do my best to avoid looking for mushrooms unless someone else is driving.

In all seriousness, I did stop the truck and look at the "No Trespassing" sign that adorned a post near the hericium-laden tree. No info on it to contact the guy/gal. How do I go about figuring out who owns that chunk of woods? There weren't any houses within miles, either.