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It's been dry, dry, dry here in northern IL for the last month, and I've not even bothered going out too look. But we got some nice rain last night, with more coming today. I'm planning on spending a lot of time in the woods this weekend. How soon should I start looking? I'm sorely tempted to charge out into the wood near my home later this afternoon - but it's not even been been 24 hours since the showers started. I'm hoping to see some chantrelles, trumpets maybe, boletes ...

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It's been dry, dry, dry here in northern IL for the last month, and I've not even bothered going out too look. But we got some nice rain last night, with more coming today. I'm planning on spending a lot of time in the woods this weekend. How soon should I start looking? I'm sorely tempted to charge out into the wood near my home later this afternoon - but it's not even been been 24 hours since the showers started. I'm hoping to see some chantrelles, trumpets maybe, boletes ...

A day or two should do it ... although any time it rains, it can flatten the leaves & things can start to poke up

right away.

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I have found that when a prolonged drought has occurred, it may take several rain events to get the mushrooms going. But in places that are generally damp, like mossy creek-bottoms, stuff tends to recover more quickly. So, if you've got a spot like this, it's probably the place to start looking.

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I have found that when a prolonged drought has occurred, it may take several rain events to get the mushrooms going. But in places that are generally damp, like mossy creek-bottoms, stuff tends to recover more quickly. So, if you've got a spot like this, it's probably the place to start looking.

Excellent, thanks guys!

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Thanks Tasso. I found nothing at one spot on Sunday but have another to check this week. Glad to hear you did well!

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We finally got some rain this past week. 1.24 inches on Monday, and another .09 Thur. We got more last night. I'm thinking about going out tomorrow to hunt a little. We're picking up a new puppy today, so we'll have to see how things progress for tomorrow.

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