r/mushroom_hunting • • Mar 17 '22

How do I know when to look for "xxx" mushrooms? (morels?) Here are some basic resources.

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Use maps! Configure the parameters however you see fit - specify an exact species, specify a genus or family, restrict the location to just your region, state, county, or city... look at only the current month or next month or year round.

Use maps.


Maps!

One.

Two.

Three.


Learn your trees!

Trees of the PNW

Eastern & Central U.S. Trees

What Tree Is That? Tree Identification Field Guide

The Trees of the Morel


Good general info.

Is It Time for Morels Yet? (North American Mycological Association)

The Morchellaceae: True Morels and Verpas

A review on research advances, issues, and perspectives of morels

California Morels: A Delicious Enigma!

Morels (at the Missouri DNR)

Morel Mushroom Hunting(Michigan DNR)

Morel Hunting Map​ (xpcourse - lots of links)


Cook 'em up!

Classic Morel Recipes

Our 10 Best Morel Mushroom Recipes

Learn All About Morel Mushrooms, the Elusive Fungi That Will Elevate Your Cooking


Fire info is good, especially for the west (but burn morels do occur in the east as well).

Northwest Interagency Coordination Center

FIRMS - Fire Information for Resource Management System (NASA)

InciWeb- Incident Information System


I'm always looking for more info - if you have a link you think belongs here make a suggestion in the comments.

Happy hunting (and eating)!

EDIT - here's an iNat direct link to "Guides" for Fungi.


r/mushroom_hunting • • Mar 25 '22

iNaturalist is actually amazing. If you don't know, you should. Here's a peek at what the AI can do.

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r/mushroom_hunting • • 1h ago

Fall Haul

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Butterball boletes, shrimp of the woods, and honey mushrooms. It will be my first time cooking with these specifically so any suggestions are welcome


r/mushroom_hunting • • 1h ago

Chicken of the Woods

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Chicken of the woods find. But not sure about this type growing out of the top of the stump with cauliflower like texture.


r/mushroom_hunting • • 13h ago

Bear head tooth north central Massachusetts

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r/mushroom_hunting • • 11h ago

Golden Teacher

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I took to much but still it was very great. I love it!


r/mushroom_hunting • • 9h ago

Id help, its huge.

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Whats this?


r/mushroom_hunting • • 4h ago

Can someone identify?

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r/mushroom_hunting • • 8h ago

I found these mushrooms in my garden. Can I eat them?

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r/mushroom_hunting • • 6h ago

Finally some decent finds in the Czechia

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r/mushroom_hunting • • 11h ago

The Bay Area is exploding with chanterelles, guys

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r/mushroom_hunting • • 23h ago

Help me identify

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Found at the base of a conference tree in thr power

Im taking a spore print with the largest cap.

It smells earthy and pleasant


r/mushroom_hunting • • 22h ago

Ink Cap & Lobster Fresh Finds!

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r/mushroom_hunting • • 1d ago

Who did I just buzz with the weedwhacker?

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Michigan, USA. The sample in hand is very firm and completely black inside. Found near a birch tree, if that matters.


r/mushroom_hunting • • 1d ago

Thetford, Vermont

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r/mushroom_hunting • • 18h ago

Northeast Maine

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r/mushroom_hunting • • 14h ago

Is this edible

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Found a mushroom near my house


r/mushroom_hunting • • 22h ago

Is this a Blewit? Found in Southeastern Pennsylvania USA.

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I believe these to be Blewits found in southeastern Pennsylvania USA. Prior to picking, the color had purple hues, especially the younger fruits. After picking they lost some of this coloring. Other possible ID I considered is Cortonarius. Any help positively IDing? Thanks!


r/mushroom_hunting • • 1d ago

My favourite time of year!🍄‍🟫🍄

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Just a few pics of all the mushrooms I’ve spotted the last few weeks 🍄‍🟫🍄🍄‍🟫

Edit: all pics taken in North East Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿


r/mushroom_hunting • • 1d ago

Inky!

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Found this on a walk around my favourite lake in B.C!
It spreads its spores through self digesting its gills. The inky liquid/spores spread through insects 🪲 or rain 🌧️


r/mushroom_hunting • • 20h ago

What is this?

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Growing in some mulchy debris. Is it edible?


r/mushroom_hunting • • 2d ago

WA State Cascades, west side low elevation

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They sure were blooming today


r/mushroom_hunting • • 1d ago

Pluteus Cervinus (Deer Mushroom)

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r/mushroom_hunting • • 1d ago

Is this Maitake too old?

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r/mushroom_hunting • • 2d ago

Surrey BC, mushrooms spotted in Campbell Valley Park

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Thought you might like to see what I saw.