Epic Utah Mushroom Hunting Day - Hundreds Found!! August 2023

This is an edited version first published on August 8, 2023. We published this edited version due to controversy.
What an AMAZING and EPIC Mushroom Hunting Trip. I found hundreds and hundreds of mushrooms on this trip, including some amazing boletus edulis (Kings), Chanterelles, Agarics, and many more varieties. This may be my best video yet!!
Our channel shares our Utah Mushroom Hunting Adventures. We focus on edible mushrooms and share what we know about what we find.
Never eat a mushroom without 100% positive identification. Here is the Mushroom's of Utah Facebook Page you can use for help with mushroom identification ...
/ 2466870620003674
When asking for help with identification, remember to ...
1. Take a close up picture of the cap
2. Take a close up picture under the cap
3. Also of the stem and the base of the mushroom.
4. Mushrooms of Utah may ask you to take a spore print, so be prepared to do that if asked

[@ForAllAnimals]

Woot woot!! This is the video I originally watched and those are definitely the same mushroom that the family gave me! So now I’m excited to go look for Boletus Barrowsii like you suggested. Thank you so much!

[@UtahMushroomHunter]

That is awesome! Both are right at the top of my list of delicious mushrooms!! I hope you find some!! Good luck!!

[@ForAllAnimals]

@@UtahMushroomHunter thank you!!

[@desperadodeluxe2292]

It's really great you got this. Cool to know what season in your geo. 😎👍 That looks like a field mushroom 7:15 That looks like panthrinus. 7:54

[@UtahMushroomHunter]

Yeah, the mushroom at 7:15 is an Agaricus. I am thinking perhaps an Agaricus Campestris. Regarding the Amanita at 7:54, that one you will get quite a few people to argue that. It looks more like one of the Amanita Muscaria cousins to me, but I have seen so many mushrooms that people have called amanita muscaria that look different across different states, that I am happy to not commit to Amanita Muscaria. You will definitely run into a large number of people that will debate with you regarding if it is an Amanita Pantherina. The top Micologist in the State of Utah, Don Johnston, once debated with me regarding a mushroom I thought was an Angel of Death, which he said was actually an Amanita Panterina, that quite honestly looked alot more like my Agaric (but with white gills) in this video than the Amanita Muscaria. I quickly learned that it seems that many people have a different idea of what an Amanita Pantherina is, and it causes alot of debate. If you have watched my videos, there have been multiple times I wanted to call a mushroom a death cap, a pantherina, or other varieties, but have refrained specifically because I know there are camps that would agree with me and those that don't, and I didn't want to frustrate anyone in an apposing camp. So I left it open for debate. Here in Utah, most people would agree that the Amanita at 7:54 is an amanita muscaria. But that could certainly cause a debate as well. Regardless, this was a fun day and we found some amazing mushrooms.

[@UEShen]

the blue stainers (still family of porcini) we do eat them, you just have to cook them boiling for over 20 min

[@UtahMushroomHunter]

You are brave!!

[@desperadodeluxe2292]

I found some last fall they were super slimy. I'd thought to use them as a dye. 13:25 that's it. The ones I found were a bit old.

[@nancyandersen4966]

Hi i just started watching your channel..i grew up in Utah but live in Idaho now. I have a big mushroom growing out of the center of a cut down poplar log. I cant find any info about it, is there a way to send a photo to you?

[@UtahMushroomHunter]

Hello Nancy. Yes, you can send it to 801-787-5866. Be sure to include a picture of the cap, a clear picture under the cap, the stalk, and the base. You can also post pictures on the Mushrooms of Utah facebook page for identification. See the video description for details how to do that. Thank you!!

[@shandonbradfordoutdoors]

I have the same problem with my fishing videos. Telling people locations/areas just never works out on KZbin.

[@UtahMushroomHunter]

Yeah, for sure!! You have a great channel by the way!! I subscribed yesterday!!

[@Former0311]

Will king boletes pop up at lower elevations as the weather cools?

[@UtahMushroomHunter]

I don't think so for the most part. But it is possible to find them here or there. You may find some Boletus Barrowsii (White Kings) at lower elevations.

[@swbuckmaster]

What is the king bolete and white king bolete season here in Utah? Also what elevation should I look at this time of year?

[@christyeck8050]

I believe somewhere between 8500 and 10000 (or even higher) is good. I found some at 9100 today. @@swbuckmaster

[@UtahMushroomHunter]

@@swbuckmaster White Kings (Boletus Barrowsii) start showing up as early as late May in lower elevations. Here in Utah we typically don't see the King Mushroom (Boletus Edulis) show up until July. Both will keep popping up until it starts to freez. For Boletus Edulis you need to be searching at or above about 8,000 feet right now. For Boletus Barrowsii, you could find them perhaps as low as 7,000 feet in elevation right now.

[@UtSheildMaiden]

Hallo, I been following you for a while and learning. I was wondering if you'd share the amanita locations with me? I don't know how to send a private message so I'm just reaching out on here. Thank you 😊

[@UtahMushroomHunter]

Thank you for your message. I have found them in all of my locations. I generally find them between 7,500 ft and 10,000 ft in elevation. You can probably find them higher and lower than that as well. They are super pretty and fun to find, but I recommend that you do not try to eat them.

[@UtSheildMaiden]

@@UtahMushroomHunter Thank you so much 💓

[@jessicapatton7862]

Don't tell the angry guy about iNaturalist. 😉

[@UtahMushroomHunter]

LOL, no kidding!!

[@Former0311]

What was the controversy?

[@Former0311]

Never mind- I just watched the video and see you already explained in the video. 😁

[@UtahMushroomHunter]

Yeah, it is in the video.

[@gregoryvignaud2458]

not chanterelle ! it's girolle

[@UtahMushroomHunter]

We call them Chanterelles here in Utah. I have never heard them called Girolle here in Utah. What part of the world are you from? I wonder if it is a geographical distinction.