Mushroom Hunting Catch and Cook (80lbs Found!)

Forrest Galante goes mushroom hunting for golden chanterelle near Santa Barbara, California. This is a rare event in Southern California and I'm always very excited when it happens! We made a delicious, gourmet wild mushroom pasta meal and it was incredible!
Forrest Galante is a world-renowned wildlife biologist and TV Host. His mission is to inspire and educate people about animals and adventure through the media, including hosting programs on Discovery Channel, on-camera expert interviews, and production of his own wildlife and natural history shows.
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[@ForrestGalante]

What is your favorite mushroom to forage?

[@micahgrove4518]

Chanterelles! Then The Price, and lobster mushrooms.

[@shahrukhmeer9467]

Morels

[@Exxi_vxz]

Idk

[@radekjawa5058]

Boletus in Poland!

[@mheberer]

Morels, Hen of the woods and Chicken of the woods

[@6catsinacoat781]

As a chef and mushroom forager, I really enjoyed this segment. Having made this exact dish before, you did good boys.

[@6catsinacoat781]

Please sir, Go on the Unsubscribe podcast and drop some knowledge on the boys. We need this.

[@timgoodwin6008]

Not a formally trained chef but someone that has been in the kitchen and business for almost 20 years. People really are missing out when it comes to tasting different mushrooms, every mushrooms is NOT built equally at all. So if you get the opportunity to Try an uncommon mushroom, esp this one, do it!

[@shaunkelley4131]

The new generations Steve Irwin. Happy to ride along on this adventure.

[@dbbentertainment8134]

Galante + Shroom hunting = instant click. simple maths.

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- 2:40 THANK YOU. I always tell people, "I love you but *DO NOT* DO a balloon release when our love ones pass away && for EVERY anniversary after, they normally end up chocked around s sea turtle." It is something more people need to raise awareness to. 🙏🏽 Бог благословил

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- 7:14 How about being a long time subscriber like myself? I'd love to go. I live back && fourth between CT && SC states. So that would be super cool to go to a place I've never been. 🐟 🍄 🎣 🦦

[@bahleyz]

Forrest Galante is my favorite super hero.

[@MontTheBeatMaker]

I'm from southern IL & i'd love nothing more than to bowfish for the first time with forrest & crew

[@ammonmalasky1296]

Chanterelles are in a lot of places. I've personally gathered them in South and north Carolina. Happy hunting everyone and stay safe.

[@temoorta4864]

amanita muscaria (mario mushroom) kinda basic but they grow everywhere out here by the west coast and they're just always cool to see during the rainy season.

[@mesger_makes_and_grows3826]

I’m in Missouri and want to go look for these this season.

[@TonyWildlife2233]

Day 5 of me asking Forrest for a job!

[@dbiancucci1]

Good luck I hope you have a résumé that’s good

[@0xkudz4i]

get this person a job

[@b.j.heinrichs1954]

Forrest, this guys spilling his heart to you and you're just ignoring him!

[@adammead8197]

Masters degree would help

[@stovepipe9232]

I own a spice company. I need a guy with your drive to pick fly shit out of the black pepper

[@ethan5.56]

I just found 3 pounds or so of Morrell mushrooms this afternoon here in Arkansas. Great video as always

[@DJFourie]

I freakin love this channel. Thanks Forrest

[@dubbmari550]

Cooking in the forest with forest 🌳 could actually be a thing 🔥🔥

[@svenjensen600]

Is this footage from this year? Not familiar with SoCal but where I'm from they are never in season this early

[@johnfkennedy416]

Honestly that would be so cool if you researched to see if Mountain lions still exist in Upsate Ny / New England

[@RunicRaptor]

Oh, i know that species in my country are called "finferli"

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- 11:47 That was so incredibly.. a nice big "I'm better than you" kinda comment.

[@nl4064]

too much harvesting forone man these mushrooms will be wiped ouit if people follow this and go out foraqging, I have seen so many forests completely bare of mushrooms from foragers. but good message on the ballons too many morons setting fires by these ballons

[@chaysereis1637]

I saw you in Extinct and alive it said you were looking for the ivory billed woodpecker!

[@MisterSpriggan]

Been following you for years and I’m still so excited to see any new content with you thank god you made a KZbin channel lol

[@marcinp9769]

Chicago suburbs here! Love the content! And fishing!

[@tokyotaylor]

Literally asked for more cooking vids last week and then Forrest delivers! Love it bro

[@MatthewJBRO]

I cried when you dumped that water out. That is pure essence of the mushroom and restaurants would keep it.

[@SH4GN457Y]

Seeing you guys so excited over this made me so happy, Im glad to see you had a great time

[@PRODBYSMH]

0:32 what is that fruit tree in the background?

[@Robert-FishingGuy]

Amazing video, makes me want to learn more about mushroom foraging.

[@kumgoassociates2924]

Fishing adventure entry 🔜☑️🔜

[@micahgrove4518]

That's awesome, the most I've ever got in a patch was just over ten pounds it felt like we would never get through them. I've still got those chanterelles in the freezer from last fall and have never tried them with pasta. Also, you're very luck to have people to show you where to find them!

[@sixbestgamer8971]

come on man you removed the vid you pinned me

[@lifelikejosie]

I live in Sweden and I have grown up picking chanterelles every late summer/early fall since I can remember! However it’s not often I come across huge ones like these. Everything’s bigger in America, I guess 😂

[@axl9751]

Another great video forrest

[@ForrestGalante]

Thank you!

[@Patrician9000]

EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I go into the woods I find a stupid mylar balloon!!!!!!!! STOP BUYING THEM!!!!!!!

[@SheevyG]

I harvested nearly as much mushrooms, if not more in eastern Kentucky last year. And when they were harvested it hadn’t rained in two weeks

[@belleamelie6158]

AHHHH I thought I already loved you!! Now mushroom hunting YES 👏🏽 I’m in Illinois and would LOVEEEEE to get an opportunity to help out our environment with you!!!

[@goat0472]

This video brings back memories of me and my father picking mushrooms in the woods. Great times.

[@VaughnAdventures]

I used to make videos like this but I received a warning and two guidelines strikes against my videos for "manufacturing narcotics". I don't really make these kinds of videos anymore, but seeing it becoming more popular makes me wonder if the KZbin gods will be kind to me and let me again. I was making some of the first back in 2016.

[@BrownKingPabz]

Forrest if you ever want a guitarist for background music purposes, let me know!! 🤘love what you do and every new animal you encounter!!!

[@Pistyist]

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[@jolttsp]

"obviously kill patches of mushrooms" Ya.. obviously. Like that part really goes without saying

[@ONELIFEMAN]

Mushrooms is part of human evolution mushrooms did something in our brains that make us think like a human

[@DJFourie]

I am from South Africa...are there any wild mushrooms that are safe?

[@skandalsky66]

I love wild mushroom soup, fried mushrooms with cream, stew with mushrooms, dumplings with mushrooms and mushrooms marinated in vinegar.

[@MrTree-yw5yw]

We call these mushrooms "foxes" (or even "little foxes"). They are super good with fried potatoes or with cream and pasta.

[@downeastbeast6448]

You have a million subscribers. I'm sure you can afford to hire an artist to show off how mushrooms work, rather than some ugly, soulless AI generated image. As creators, I'd expect better from you.

[@PeakReboot]

My parents would dehydrate them and can them. I grew up with spaghetti with chants, steak with chants cooked in butter, etc. Also wild pacifica blackberries, raspberries, salmon, trout, clams, etc. When we left the country I had my first white button mushroom. Yuck! Flavorless.

[@pierremonfrescobar]

Dude were you just talking to law and crime about this Trump thing? Also mushrooms are venomous not poisonous fyi. I knew this comment would get lots of attention with that lol Pre-edit: thanks guys, now I know only carnivorous mushrooms produce flavonoids

[@achildr1]

Need to quit using the internal stabilizer on the cam. Either use stabilization in post (turn off stabilizer on cam or it’ll be useless) or shoot with a phone. Or ignore me…I just hate warp. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@imraduin]

Love mushroom hunting, don't like eating mushrooms. My parents are happy at least 🤷‍♂️

[@vonpfrentsch]

Catch and kill...the environment. Everything needs to be gigantic in the US, even the mushroom harvesting. Harvest 2 kg for eating and that´s it.

[@FATBOYCANFISH]

Love the videos man. I was looking into bow fishing recently but the bow setups are like $400 at fleet farm!!

[@adnanbhamra3444]

I want to work with you all summer I love wild life photography. I didn't get any chance to work with any experience person please choose me for Summer 🙏🏻

[@SantaSmiles]

Creamy chanterelle sauce is the best with boiled potatoes, just saying! They are super common in Latvia, tho we pick them in Autumn.

[@benjizion7365]

Forrest, would you ever collaborate with Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t?

[@bradmitchell3765]

My favorites are morels and giant puffballs. Giant puffballs can be fried like steak and, if done right, are delicious.

[@JoeyH547]

Here’s a question. I can’t fucking stand the typical mushroom that is common on regular food like pizza and stuff. That being said, would it still be possible for me to like a golden chanterelle? Or are all mushrooms pretty similar?

[@GIBBO4182]

Today, I’m going to pick all the mushrooms for miles around! Screw everyone else 😂

[@trav550]

Watching your videos makes me want to go back to school. When I in elementary all I ever wanted to do was be like Steve Irwin but I think my young heart was too heartbroken when he passed so I unfortunately lost interest. Here I am at 24 and you’ve relit that fire. Keep doing what you’re doing Forrest!

[@TannerGolfs]

Liked and subbed! Would be sick to get picked! Good luck everyone!!

[@YourLocalTypicalFisherMan]

7:12 after the current Mr.Beast allegations, sir i am sad to call you a fraud You just lied to your viewers that you are going to pick a random guy that likes and subscribes your video You will never do this, why would you even say it.

[@yoboychris9424]

Broooo i would go crazy I would fly myself just teach me please 🙏 I’ll help you find the Thylacine it’s alive I feel it

[@howlinhog]

Wow! I have never seen a patch of Chantrelle's like that. I saw a small clip somewhere of you naming a beefsteak mushroom (correctly). I feel like the general public has this dangerous idea of what beefsteak mushrooms actually are. Somehow false morels have been way too many times incorrectly labeled as beefsteak. While some false morels are edible, the fact that there are poisonous look a likes, I think, make it a subject worthy of being talked about. I don't know how this has happened, but you can do a search of beefsteaks on-line and sooner or later you'll find somebody mis-labeling a false morel.

[@jakedyson3121]

Love learning about nature! Thank you. Liked and subscribed

[@dylandickey3433]

Hey Forrest! I live in Ventura county and have been a fan since day one. If you ever need help filming or want to go explore the Malibu area which is where I grew up when I’m back this summer from school I’d love to meet up or help in any kind of way.

[@buddydavidson8549]

Wow I'm always walking out in the woods and finding those kind of mushrooms picking them and taking them back home and feeding them to my chickens another called Golden Chantels now that I think about it I could swear I seen Mick Dodge eating them on his survival show

[@bradjp3]

my first elk hunting season I pulled 41 happy bday balloons out of the mountains by Vail Colorado. Insane how stupid people are.

[@ARealGopher]

Just had my second rambunctious child, ill take that Bow fishing trip with an Eco-Icon dont mind if i do 😂😅❤

[@jenniferg8460]

My aunt lives in Monticeto, I had no idea Chantelle grew on the west coast!

[@manateemc7765]

Would love to go bowfishing in Illinois, I know there are Invasive Asian carp coming up the main river and I have seen videos of people bowfishing for them.

[@robbyschannel9258]

Great video. Might even try the mushrooms. Never been a fan but had some Afghani soup with some type of mushroom. Was great for someone who won't eat anything with mushrooms. Tho I didn't eat the mushrooms. Dont eat them but i onow many places in Washington that have amenities, mario mushrooms.

[@sirrom2129]

It really hit me when he said that he could sell a pound for 30 dollars and that he found like 80 pounds! 30 times 80 is 2400 “that’s a lot of money!”

[@harishasanegovic6253]

no way thats 70lb its more like 10lb shrooms are not heavy , i pick chantrells and other mushrooms every fall in Europe and ude to seven pick for reselling and i know thats not even close to 70lb

[@Chudz_1]

Dodgy dodgy foresto, taking all the mushrooms from the animals / vegans / people who identify as animals who are also vegan

[@RAWEKAM]

Humans gonna human, there's no stopping how they justify their own miniscule feelings.

[@spimeminister]

I liked and subbed. I really need this man. For fun and to go somewhere other than arkansas. If you invite me I'll like all of your long videos👍 please.

[@natureboydaniels]

Who makes those wicker foraging backpacks you have?!? Those are awesome.

[@FellsApprentice]

You should take Steven Rinella spearfishing in the Pacific, he's into that now.

[@mccari09]

I totally thought he said "the magic kind" when he had that magic mind drink... was thinking how can he film a tv show and be trippin' balls 😂

[@dakotamiller6326]

Been planning on buying a mushroom book for Illinois and and Wisconsin since we are always hiking and would be awesome to forage for our own mushrooms. Last we were up north hiking by Lake Superior I found so many thimble berries made for such a great little snack mid hike wish I had grabbed some in a tub for dessert that night

[@Norcaloutside]

whhhhattttt!!!! Edit : morels def my favorite, 2nd black trumpets. 90 lbs is Bonkers. Lived in SB for 8 months- bay Area now.

[@Darkpphenox]

Man, I've been forging and eating plants since I was a kid but for some reason I have this absurd fear of eating wild mushrooms. Last year I found a patch of honey mushrooms and even took a sport but even that didn't satiate my irrational fear of eating them.

[@MrPurexed]

Awesome job guys

[@nicpus6891]

Random, but ya should check if the chinese paddlefish still exists. Was quite sad when I heard about it.

[@circasurviver3]

What I would do to mushroom hunt with Forrest! He is my favotire biologist, and mushrooms are my favorite 😍

[@Archangelmychel]

MUSHROOMS 🍄🍄!!! My favorite. @ForrestGalante take me with you!

[@chupol5659]

Can I ask did you left over some mushrooms so they can grow again??

[@marcusmeb]

i love the smell of your hands after picking a bunch of golden chanterelles..

[@Joost721]

Why do you pull the mushrooms out of the ground?! It is much better to cut the stem to leave the micilium intact

[@Sue_Anthony]

Thank you for the balloon talk they are lethal to wildlife. Where did you get your baskets from?

[@jeremyclark2407]

you know the presenter is good when you want to watch anything with him really like Jeremy Clarkson...

[@Stewiealexander]

I’d love to come on an adventure. :) Big love from wales uk!!!!!!!

[@Soundslikeauproblem]

Taking 80pds at once doesn’t seem very sustainable …?

[@Myself55]

How can you catch something that cannot run away from you……….. what exactly are you hunting?!

[@JeffMoody]

As a pathetic Morrell mushroom hunter, I've deduced there are two types of people who eat these wonders of nature - the filthy rich and the dirt poor who pick'em.

[@dyingtosmile2442]

Screw that other guy asking for a job I’m a beast hire me, that guys feet smell so bad the tent would be horrible….

[@mikeallenfpv]

Only question if I win that trip contest. Can I bring my cameras and drones?

[@jb7692]

I tried bow fishing on SUPs…SO DIFFICULT!

[@Kyle-styln]

@forestgalante dude I would enjoy it if you went to investigate the Florida fish issues. They are acting strange and I trust your analysis more than all!

[@shades9723]

I’m down. Picked many mushrooms, love fishing. Love foraging, and never get enough time for it. Pick me Forrest! I can promise more than a few good stories. Been a fan forever! But.. how does B.T.G not go on your next adventure?!