1shotwade Posted October 9, 2018 Report Share Posted October 9, 2018 Some of you may remember the huge white oak we have on the property. That's where I found the huge berkley's a few years ago. Last year I found a hen but it was too old. I found these today. Can they be anything but hens? Spore printing now. They are young and fresh and NO BUGS! Wade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby b Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Looks like nice hens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt McDermott Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 X2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattVa Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Good job Wade! Checked my spots 3 days ago , nothing yet. Your close enough to make me look again in the coming days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1shotwade Posted October 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Thanks guys! Mat, these are so young and tender and fresh I just couldn't let them stay there! This is also the first I have ever found that could actually be consumed so I'm pretty pumped about that! This week I harvested about 25 pounds of chestnuts and checked the hazelnuts and they are ready. Probably enough to fill my truck bed if I wanted to. Then top it all off with hens. God is good! Later, Wade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattVa Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Good stuff, man I have not seen hazelnuts since I was a young teenager. We used to pick them on the family farm growing up as a kid. They kinda disappeared over the years like so many things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1shotwade Posted October 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Mat, Indiana and probably VA, also, have wildlife habitat trees/shrubs bought in bulk cheaply for individuals to enhance wildlife on their property. That's where these come from. If I remember we put in 200-300 a few years ago and now it's paying off! I think they cost us something like $35 per 100. You can probably do the same thing. You should check into it! Also, we bought persimmons and they should start bearing anytime now. We have two wild trees producing but it's a battle to get any as all wildlife eat them!LOL! Later, Wade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt McDermott Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 12 minutes ago, 1shotwade said: Mat, Indiana and probably VA, also, have wildlife habitat trees/shrubs bought in bulk cheaply for individuals to enhance wildlife on their property. That's where these come from. If I remember we put in 200-300 a few years ago and now it's paying off! I think they cost us something like $35 per 100. You can probably do the same thing. You should check into it! Also, we bought persimmons and they should start bearing anytime now. We have two wild trees producing but it's a battle to get any as all wildlife eat them!LOL! Later, Wade I did the same thing on a few acres at my place, only 50-100 plants. Took a couple years but they are starting to get productive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1shotwade Posted October 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Glad to hear that Matt! Healthier wildlife produce more offspring. It's a win-win! Wade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt McDermott Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 26 minutes ago, 1shotwade said: Glad to hear that Matt! Healthier wildlife produce more offspring. It's a win-win! Wade I usually put in a range of hard mast/soft mast producing plants that have quick yields as well as annual food plots. This year is a couple acres of sorghum, turkeys appreciate the seed heads above the snow.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1shotwade Posted October 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 I'm too old and tired to mess with much annual stuff!LOL! I still try to do what I can for wildlife. I think my next project is going to have to be bat boxes or birdhouses or both. Worst year in memory for mosquitoes! Wade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattVa Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 One of the wettest Summers I can remember and the worst for mosquitoes here as well. I have never even heard of hazelnut trees for sale I'll have to look into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1shotwade Posted October 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Matt, it should be run by the state. Either the division of fish and wildlife or the department of natural resources. Things change over the years. At one point we could buy 50 trees for $7. It, of course, goes up and not down but after numerous changes, it seems to me we are at 100 trees(minimum ) For $50. Good chance the minimum was uped to stop the "3-acre farmer" from buying, then reselling the trees that are designated for wildlife habitat.! It's the best deal out there that I know of! Later, Wade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattVa Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 That's still allot of trees for the money. I'll have to ask the game and inland fisheries guys at the next outdoor expo we have. Thanks for the info Wade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1shotwade Posted October 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Not a problem! I kind of figure that's why we are all on this site, to help each other! Wade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1shotwade Posted October 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 Hey Y'all! Just wanted to bump this so I could fill ya in on something. I just cleaned both hens and it takes a long time. I'm sure many know this but some may not. Some also, like me, being new to hens, have to learn the proper time to harvest. To start with, these were both the cleanest, youngest, tenderest and most insect free mushrooms I have ever cleaned! I can't believe I got them before the bugs! What I wanted to point out to anyone who doesn't already know, is the differences in the two pictures. The one with the knife laying on to the mushroom was the perfect timed harvest. It was fully developed inside and almost bug-free with very little foreign matter in it. Very easy to clean. Maybe an hour. Notice how the frons are fully developed and spaced between them? Look at the other picture. It is way too young to harvest! See how small the frons are and how tightly they are packed against each other with no air space in between? And how small the frons in the center top are?. I should have let this one go a few days! It was very underdeveloped on the inside. It would have gained at least 25% volume and been much easier to clean. It took a long time because of how immature it was. Hope no one is offended but me posting this but I thought it was perfect timing since I had both pictures already there. Hope this helps someone in the future! Wade I just remembered another indicator of an immature hen is that it sets tight against the ground. The mature one did not! Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 This is certainly Grifola frondosa. A really nice one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1shotwade Posted October 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 Thanks Dave! It's the first edible hen I have ever found! Wade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattVa Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 I picked one about the size of a head of cabbage once. It was in a high profile spot that other people hunt so it was a now or never scenario. Rather than clean each frond I just sliced the whole thing across the center section and fried it up like you would a puff ball or a lion's mane. There's nothing like perfect timing. In my limited experience when they still look velvety then they are prime or atleast still in really good shape. And yours look great to me, that's what I hope to find when I go out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1shotwade Posted October 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 Ya, my brother was here so I sent him home with some. He commented about how clean and good shape they were in! Wade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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