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I'll take your word for it. I like mushrooms but wouldn't know to eat one of those! It should be a great season for morrell's next year for all the fires we've had this year!
Bon Appetit!
Bon Appetit!
Prerylyon
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JimP
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One of these days I need to take a mushroom identification class. I know a few and I have a book but a lot of the time I am just guessing and that is one thing that you don't want to do on most of them
We were scouting that weekend, but not in this particular area - it's not a secret. It's right near Columbine Campground near Central City, CO. The area has a network of very popular 4x4 trails and we were having a good time putting my buddy's Tacoma through its paces. He just threw a lift kit and some 35" muddies on it, and why do that if you're not going to abuse them!
I may be a wimp, but eating wild mushrooms gives me the willies. As far away from a hospital as I usually am on my trips, I just can't bring myself to take that kind of risk. Everyone who does enjoy that kind of thing, please take my share, with my compliments!
I may be a wimp, but eating wild mushrooms gives me the willies. As far away from a hospital as I usually am on my trips, I just can't bring myself to take that kind of risk. Everyone who does enjoy that kind of thing, please take my share, with my compliments!
JimP
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If you learn the good ones to eat such as puffballs, and morels you will be pretty much alright.
It's the ones that you have to think about that scare me. Plus where Conibear lives there are rooms all over the place with as much as it rains. When I lived up in Washington you couldn't go for a walk without tripping over them.
It's the ones that you have to think about that scare me. Plus where Conibear lives there are rooms all over the place with as much as it rains. When I lived up in Washington you couldn't go for a walk without tripping over them.
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I know a guy who thought he was picking papinki's one time and he almost died from whatever he had picked..
JimP
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I think my problem is that I actually did this once. I found this one-page cheat sheet on recognizing them and took it on a hike. I didn't find a single mushroom in the wild that I thought I had 100% accurately identified. Everything was different in some way. They honestly all look the same to me!
JimP
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Puffballs are easy, I have found them anywhere from the size of a marble all the way up to volleyball size. They look just like their name, no stem to speak of but mostly round and white.
Morels are another one that is quite easy, but I agree with a lot of the others looking a lot alike.
Morels are another one that is quite easy, but I agree with a lot of the others looking a lot alike.
HIcountryman
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Boleets have spongy underside of cap instead of gills. I was schooled on them on a high country deer hunt in 2017 by some older folks foraging for them. They gave me a nice big one and it elevated my tuna and ramen quite a bit!
Definitely do your research, get some help by experienced 'shroomer before eating anything you find.., there are lots of bad ones out there.
Definitely do your research, get some help by experienced 'shroomer before eating anything you find.., there are lots of bad ones out there.