Bird-Man

If you just post a picture of them here that'll work.

Hey all, My wife and I are in N Georgia near Ellijay. Are there any mushrooms in season here right now? Thanks!

That is so awesome! I feel like my boys will be the same way if they stay on their current trajectory. Can you tell me more about shrimp of the woods? I have seen mushrooms that look exactly like the ones in your picture here in IL.

Amen, I was raised with the same ethic. It sounds like you folks in PA have a lot of hunting grounds. I've noticed there are also a lot of members here from PA.

Oh man, that mushroom is on my bucket list of ones that I really want to find. I saw one from the road on someone's tree earlier this year but nobody was home to ask permission so, sadly, I left it. How did it taste? I've heard they taste akin to crab/lobster.

Just this Tuesday I deep fried some hen fronds. I dipped them in a thin milk/egg wash then coated them in well seasoned flour. Fried in oil(peanut) for 4 minutes at 310 degrees. Those babies came out golden, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Very savoury and delicious and worth the effort.

I don't know the CA laws regarding collection of mushrooms but I have been to Muir Woods on 2 occasions, just north of San Fran and it is amazingly beautiful with large redwoods. If you don't find mushrooms you'll at least get an amazing experience.

When I was a kid we had a large ring if those growing in our yard every year. I remember always wondering if they were edible.

The golden/yellows are very good.

Old oak, I have officially found my largest hen of the woods, EVER! I saw it this morning in an overgrown area of a public park this morning and went back this afternoon to be amazed!!!! It seems to be in prime condition too!!

I can't speak to the specific medicinal qualities of turkey tail mushrooms mentioned by a previous poster but as to the ability to grow them, there is at least one online retailer who sells spawn for turkey tails so I am sure they can be propagated. Many of the online retailers also sell lion's mane mushrooms as well.

While on vacation in WI last week I found a decent 5lb hen growing. The soil up there was sandy. I found that even when I cleaned the hen very thoroughly it was still gritty when I cooked it. I can't remember, do hens grow around whatever they encounter? Is it possible that the sand was actually embedded into the mushroom tissue? It was so disappointing as I had to just throw the whole thing out...

Whew Hoo!! Hopefully those will flush again next year. I have one spot I have been checking weekly here that I found a bunch of chickens on last year. So far, no chickens, but I am keeping up hope.

I just happened to drive into a park today and saw these growing from the base of a maple tree! I am so excited because I love the taste of Oyster mushrooms. The dollar bill is in the picture for size reference as one of the mushrooms is very large. I also gathered some golden Oysters not pictured yesterday at a farm I work at. Those are equally delicious.

Is there not a market for black trumpets? I read they are wonderful tasting mushrooms.