Look at this wild mushroom!

#foraging #fungi #nature #lionsmane

[@FeralForaging]

I usually associate Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus) with the colder months in Alabama so I was surprised when I came across a beautiful specimen on a very hot and humid day here! I can’t wait to cook this one. Have you found Lion’s Mane before? What months do you usually look for them? When I’m looking for a good Lion’s mane for eating, I want one with “hairs” that haven’t yellow that much, for meat that is firm and bouncy, not wet and waterlogged, and for it to have a pleasant aroma. This one checked all of those! Check out this video where I cook it! - kzbin.info2sOHdeguheA

[@raithneachdavisson6156]

Do you shake your mushrooms before leaving to spread their spores?

[@FeralForaging]

@@raithneachdavisson6156 it's already spreading its spores whether I shake it or not

[@andresdubon2608]

How is one supposed to eat these? I would love to see a quick vid showing how you preper mushrooms and other things you may collect.

[@SheenaSpeaks]

​@andresdubon2608 OOH, these are just lovely. I like to slice, dry sear them, and finish with a bit of butter, maybe a lil herbs or something, taste before you salt if you use salted butter.

[@deemushroomguy]

It seems like a good candidate for cloning because you found it in an unusual temperature range... Just saying...

[@EnjoysScritches]

That particular fungus is called "deer butt mushroom" in Korea. This is not a joke.

[@FeralForaging]

😅 🦌

[@EnjoysScritches]

​@@FeralForaging Yeeee....deer booty...😏

[@jay-tl2un]

​@@EnjoysScritches 😮😂

[@loadingsolate]

Also "monkey head mushroom" in Chinese, why.....

[@KM-690]

So much cuter.

[@WilkinsonX]

That’s not lion’s mane, that’s lion’s balls

[@MaoWRLD]

Smells sweet, looks perfect 😏

[@FeralForaging]

Lol, a delicacy!

[@robertkillgo5570]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@FAQ_SiLv]

I was thinking the same thing 🤣

[@thatoneguyonyoutube4897]

@@MaoWRLD plump & firm 🥵🥵

[@pagielicious]

Lions mane mushroom supplement tablets are a daily booster for me. Actually just got a bottle today. For me its brain food and an anti inflamatory substance. Thanks for sharing, Ive never seen it up close.

[@monkeyball9223]

From Amazon?

[@MoonChild-po9du]

It helps with memory for seniors a few caps in my protein drink and I'm good to go

[@miak6859]

Thank you for the information

[@zarrowthehorse]

I thought it was hallucinogenic lol

[@dylankoczwara137]

Careful, i took too much and remembered what i was always supposed to forget. Some doors dont close once they open

[@MultiLisa10]

I love guys like this, knowledgeable of things that seem so unimportant to most people but knowledge like this may help you one day

[@ncsludgefactory5445]

Laughs in NC accent

[@bellaessencerainee1005]

My Grandfather knew stuff like this. He grew up poor but richly blessed in the mountains. The oldest in his family. His father died young due to a fall from their roof. He taught me to live off of our land. From crabbing with a chicken back, frying up a mess of bream after a day of fishing, to helping him and my own Dad gut and skin a buck. Mushrooms are fantastic to eat. Chiefs pay big money for one called chicken or hen of the woods. I only wish my Dad would have let my Grandpa teach me about mushrooms. Thank you all for sharing your thoughts on this video and content. Men who are excited over deer butt mushrooms are an inspiration for me. Keep on finding those fungi.

[@MultiLisa10]

@@bellaessencerainee1005 I just came across your comment and thanks for sharing your story! Now you've got me googling Hen mushrooms!👍

[@mont5584]

All childish kidding aside, if you had to use a supplement which brand would you use?

[@IMAVG]

Just neutered that poor tree

[@angelicareyes4183]

😅😅😅😅

[@yejoonstech5112]

*I am groots in pain*

[@mixed.babyy1]

Ain’t no wayy💀💀💀

[@spookyslut77]

Omg lol😂

[@doeunkim1769]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ😂😂😂

[@CoolSpongee]

Nature’s ballsack

[@senilegoldsmith4112]

Nature’s ballsack is every teste bag on every animal, including yours

[@morganlow1298]

no no no no noooooooo

[@evidentlyredneck]

Nope... not looking to add a bit of Ballsack to any of my future meals I'll pass on that one.

[@RandomUserOn]

💀

[@JRNY63]

why is there a translation 💀

[@TheJoeytsao]

This type of mushroom is a delicacy for vegans in Taiwan. We call it “猴頭菇”, which means “monkey’s head mushroom”.

[@mollyram2997]

It's becoming a popular meat substitute here in the States for us vegans as well. Just now picking up speed. One of my favorite Asian vegan spots cooks it up almost like chicken(fried)it's SOOOOOOOOOO insanely good & what turned me on to it. They put in in a GIANT bowl of Pho... so good.

[@YarozeTK]

Bro was more excited than Mario finding a 1up mushroom when he was on his last life

[@Ndw1995]

“It’s too hot for lions mane this time of year” That’s why I shave mine in the spring

[@tonybalongna]

this could mean many things

[@Copium.i]

@@tonybalongnaBalls

[@rickycochran7896]

😂

[@ORGELES6436]

"Oh look the fungus clapper"

[@damascusiii6703]

I love that this man knows this stuff

[@chitos6969]

Lion: where's my balls at?😭

[@ShalamZaYan777]

😂😂😂😂

[@Jonyboy671]

Nah you didnt said that 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@KyleEvra]

😂

[@jeffreygarcia4926]

BRO GOT THEM BALLS

[@coolbluekife]

Looks like someone's family jewels

[@robertkillgo5570]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@profanepropane]

A deformed family jewel

[@stylisticsguy3746]

You mean balls?

[@4myluh.r]

is that a reference from one piece☠️?

[@Misyeli]

​@@stylisticsguy3746lol

[@Malakai_weird0]

As soon as I heard “oooohhhhhh” I was expecting him to start singing “ I have all my fingers, knife goes Cho chop chop”😭😭😂

[@alienbeef-gravy493]

I actually grew my own lionsmane last year, didn't know how to cook it well but it was great fun. It was interesting to watch how it grew.

[@jwoz8517]

BRO, I can’t imagine finding that, literal gold! Imagine finding some Reishi or Chaga, health freaks pay up to a 100 for supplements with those in them

[@FeralForaging]

Nature's bounty :)

[@buffveganyoda446]

Not that rare go for a hike 😂

[@QuintonRC23]

Reishi is extremly common. I find them everytime I hunt. Still no Morels though 😢

[@thomastuohy7688]

No proven benefits

[@joespires6087]

It's very easy to grow fyi

[@hagridsdisappointingson769]

Honestly wish I was content enough in life to be this happy about finding a mushroom😂

[@starfighter1043]

😂

[@garythompson8545]

Prolly like a 200 dollar mushroom

[@JerryGarciaPOBox]

He's calm compared to me finding that. Even my 73yo father would be dancing in the woods if we found that while out foraging here in new England.

[@JerryGarciaPOBox]

​@@garythompson8545not too far. Most in restaurants are farmed and not the same

[@bellaessencerainee1005]

I can give a loud amen to that!!

[@steffanbuchan484]

Lions mane has changed my life in such a short time i dont shake anymore my memorys back concentration best has been ever really thankful and amazed of this magical mushroom

[@super-hero-jack7845]

I love how the dude just grabs a sniffs natures balls like it's nothing

[@ArcticSnow930]

"Lions mane" I'd call that lion ballsack

[@thijsbergman2424]

Lion's ballsack is also covered in mane

[@tobiramasenju6290]

We all saw top comment you're not original.

[@ArcticSnow930]

@@tobiramasenju6290 well I hadn't even seen the comment before but thanks for pointing it out When there are billions of people alive, some of them might have the same thought cross their minds 😅 If its any comfort, I've seen comments like yours before on other sites so you're definitely not original yourself 😘

[@ArcticSnow930]

@@thijsbergman2424 welp, thats good to know I'm hoping there's gonna be a weird scenario where I can mention that

[@theguythatknowssongsfromvi6619]

Careful of eating anything found close to roads, they usually have a ton of heavy metals from exhaust fumes

[@gotcha9983]

❤

[@coverup7428]

Id prob risk it with hard to find shrooms but thanks.

[@theguythatknowssongsfromvi6619]

@@coverup7428 Hey sometimes you take a little damage in the name of good flavor I get it

[@j.ballsdeep420]

😂

[@hectorminator89]

Mushrooms grow super fast that mushroom has probably only been there for a week.

[@yyyhj7895]

Been watching too many bear videos. Was thinking a bear was gonna pop out at the end.

[@xirochamber5863]

“Why they call it lions mane?” *starts seeing lions*

[@murallattice8543]

That looks like something you see in a what not to eat book 😂 It’s so fuzzy

[@FireFoxy332]

A pair of tree balls

[@Iamjoeblowtheladyslover]

Hell the way he said it. I was like shi what big foot 😂😂 😂😂 it's a damn mushroom

[@rwindsp1954]

I can't stand mushrooms, but I'm glad this guy is happy he found it.

[@travispeterson5359]

Legend has it this guy is still out in those woods looking for something plump and firm🤣🤣

[@nancydkeating8829]

Thank you...... 🤔 I'm still laughing

[@NightTimeFox]

dried up tree nut

[@battldogeurmum698]

“It smells sweet, it’s really plump and firm.” BRO? 💀

[@Beanostyle]

That mushroom has a whole bakery back there 💀💀💀

[@evangelistbecca6968]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂u like bakery or cake

[@terrapinflyer273]

What an amazing find! Just hanging out right there waiting for someone or something that truly appreciated it.

[@chrisbeck4397]

That fungus is THICC

[@FeralForaging]

u know

[@chrisbeck4397]

@@FeralForaging 🤣

[@j.ballsdeep420]

They can actually get much larger, like Lizzo sized

[@Armagilord123]

A mushroom has absolutely zero business being that caked up

[@slaypurrrree]

Everyone gangsta until u pick out the wrong mushroom

[@salty_crawling_mitch]

Awesome find brother!

[@FeralForaging]

I was very excited!

[@bombainthefoolhardy9577]

Damn, I was almost sure he would take a bite out of the mushroom at the end there.

[@FeralForaging]

I ate it later! 😄

[@susannahollyblossom5064]

I love Lionsmane.I ingest some of it along with a little of 6 other wildcrafted mushrooms every day.🎉

[@bryanmuncy3900]

We find the big puffy one's my mother in law usually collects them all. I'll have to look into the different types because that looks like a puff ball mushroom to me just smaller.

[@FeralForaging]

Yes, this one has the "pom-pom" like hairs which puffballs won't have present.

[@bryanmuncy3900]

​@@FeralForaging I put my glasses on and can see it now, I've never seen that before. I'm in Delaware Ohio and we get a few different ones growing in the yard. I don't really know much but I have Google and Nana lol. Appreciate the content and response.

[@andreaknisley154]

​@@FeralForaging ok, so... this isn't related to the lionsmane... and please don't shame me, bc idk the answer to this question. I've only been to Alabama twice, and it wasn't to hunt mushrooms. 😂😂😂. But anyways........ do yall have morels down there???

[@j.ballsdeep420]

​@@andreaknisley154- Dude, look at an ag map

[@speccwolf]

mushrooms are amazing,

[@lizamay722]

And delicious

[@starparik]

Behind the scenes : “Ah yeah let’s just glue this here Jimmy, nice and perfect. Start filming on my mark” 😎

[@FeralForaging]

This ain’t Man vs Wild. 😅

[@NetherPortal3]

Super cool that you’re in north Alabama! Where at? I live in the Northeast part of Alabama so I probably know where it’s at!

[@bombhills707]

Always a treat to find! Here in Northern California im usually seeing them in December and January after some good rains. One day I found so much on an oak log i couldn't carry it all home. Was actually a bears head (hericium abietis) but very similar

[@crystalceja1445]

What is that kind of mushroom is it to eat?? Is it like a shrooms and fuk's u up? Scuse my potty mouth!

[@karmathegolden]

Can you imagine if it was one of those spore cloud ones... *Picks the wrong cluster*... Instantly wake up in the ER

[@MrBalls357]

I was fully prepared for dawg to take a bite

[@SebuKaz]

I’m literally not even hating when I say this: I wish I had the ability to get so enthralled and excited about something as mundane as a mushroom

[@FurryNonsense]

Don't bite it...don't bite it...don't-

[@RoyX12]

Bro knows what his doing

[@laurabryan6938]

It looks like a freshly cooked roll from Texas Roadhouse

[@mb6019]

The butt mushroom! Love it!

[@sexygirlmax2019]

Sometimes the perfect mushroom will pop out of nowhere. In california when on a walk, we found a lone mushroom and decided to take it home and identify it. We successfully identified without a doubt that it was safe to eat, so we made a soup out of it! (we also used wild onion, wild rosemary, and the meat of some tiny mussels from the ocean) and it was delicious!

[@jeffbaker2740]

That's awesome man a couple days ago I found a chicken of the woods on my property right out right outside where my goat pen is

[@mysmirandam.6618]

I want some!!

[@StevoSwiss]

That sounds like a true forager meal!

[@ayaanahmedkhan9409]

Literally thought, that's an animal stuck in the tree 💀

[@jacobkeary6740]

"Wow this Lion's mane is growing in hot weather and is remarkably hardy!" *Plucks it*

[@rubenholland-hall509]

Who else thought he was going to take a bite out of it

[@neuroplasticity]

One of the best shrooms to try and heal your brain

[@j.ballsdeep420]

Citation or cap

[@inverted311]

Ahhh yes!! The world famous "Ballsack Fungi!"

[@DancingMushroom_22]

Mushroom: BRO WHAT U DOING BUD YOU PULLING OFF ME

[@botanicalbecca8443]

Wow great find, man!!

[@johnschindler8433]

If I remember correctly, lion's mane can be made into delicious mock crab cakes, and be completely vegan, too.

[@DrawContent]

Absolutely. I take it in capsule form for enhanced memory and cognitivity; absolute god-send.

[@marilynbaer4310]

Edible?

[@chirya_786]

@@marilynbaer4310 Yes, they’re safe for consumption. Please don’t just go around eating wild mushrooms, though.

[@TheCompleteMental]

I like how mushrooms are the perfect consistancy to grab and pop off at the perfect spot

[@TheEcstaticearth]

Gorgeous! What a find ❤

[@kyivstuff]

Hairy fluffster :3

[@arbok1312]

Man finally got the chance to grow and was immedietly yoinked

[@ChairmanMeow1]

lions mane are INCREDIBLY good for you, it rebuilds nerve connections

[@iftekhar77]

he held them like a solid pair of balls

[@sarajanesmith3892]

Beautiful mushroom!

[@arthurneddysmith]

"Surprise lion mane" is coincidentally what 1970s male, adult actors said upon first meeting their female colleagues on set.

[@NaderNabil13]

That tree: MA BAAAAALLS

[@Oreo_a_God]

At first glance I thought it was a sleeping eagle that got beheaded by this man 😅

[@deadfrfr0]

balls

[@veentic]

Very nice harvest

[@Darkoyard]

That’s lion balls !!!!

[@user-ne8rs2sf4d]

This had me 😂😂😂

[@idkwhat406]

“This one is looking perfect”

[@deannmilk9596]

A gift from the forest. U must a been a good noodle❤

[@ressamarieg]

So like.... Is it edible? How would you prepare it???

[@FeralForaging]

I cut it up, "dry sautee" to let the water escape and then finish with oil to crisp up!

[@ressamarieg]

@@FeralForaging Amazing! Thank you! I love mushrooms, so I'm always curious about different species and their edibility (texture, and flavor). Can I assume the smell and taste are proportionate to each other? If that makes sense?

[@FeralForaging]

@@ressamarieg to a degree, yes in this case!

[@joechilds9448]

Beautiful

[@-Callan..]

The urge to take a huge bite out of it is unreal😭😭😭

[@ShikichiAkuma]

Bro took the Tree's Boys. Poor tree, that must've hurt like hell for em.

[@corbin72]

This year is insane with preseason mushrooms. I'm seeing fall mushrooms 🍄 right now

[@KlingonCaptain]

It's going to be a cold winter...

[@stoneycooper9758]

When picking mushrooms(and foraging anything in general) its good to leave it if there won't be any left after you take some. In this case it would have been better to leave this alone as there was only the one. Someone also mentioned that mushrooms found near roads can also potentially contaminated with exhaust fumes and heavy metals.

[@SamanthaEdgell]

Completely unrelated, but I love all the moss on the tree behind the mushroom lol.

[@keysdamien]

He just ripped the balls off of that tree and smiled.

[@FeralForaging]

Then he ate them...

[@truyennam]

wow

[@ryangarcia7732]

Make a note of that location or poach that log for your garden!

[@sophiarazberry6508]

Hey friend, I really recommend that if you wanted to to grow it in your garden you order spawn, it's really important to leave this log to do its job in it's local ecosystem. It's important to remember the respectful harvest, which means not harvesting everything you come across leaving some for other foragers as well as the forest itself. It's important to maintain perspective and remember that wild food is a gift and a resource that we must share and protect

[@Vextipher]

Not me thinking the guy found the squirrel's "nuts"

[@ilovemydog137]

Lions main is so pretty I love those but usually we don't find those in Michigan sadly they are kinda hard to find

[@H.R.K.0411]

i have never even heard of this kind before. but its beautiful

[@kennethwilliams8240]

Why take it if your not gonna eat it?

[@FernandoRojas-vt8fh]

He said he was gonna cook it idiot

[@actsismmljcorrectlyobeyed6190]

Goooood point!

[@v3lta622]

Yeah?...

[@RobbieNguyen]

He's going to eat it.

[@actsismmljcorrectlyobeyed6190]

@Robbie Nguyen Ahh ok.

[@babyboi9953]

I was not expecting that either. Nor was I prepared

[@arpyt1334]

Imagine ur a tree chilling in the forest and all a sudden some guy violates u like this

[@briskbronco8292]

Lion’s mane has a ton of medicinal values. Back in the Salem witch trials. Alchemists (witches) used lions mane to heal people

[@SleepingInGrass]

That lion's mane survived through all that heat just to be picked up and eaten

[@FeralForaging]

And it's still alive! :D

[@rosebud6485]

I lived in northern Alabama for over 30 years and never saw one of those. How cool!

[@nicholasskridla2475]

Tree: look at Deez Man: deez what Tree: Deez Nuts

[@ghstly7644]

lol people are saying its balls😂😂 got me laughing hard

[@nightmarefox6619]

Fuzzy butt mushroom 😂😂

[@nayrtnartsipacify]

nice find. ive got an old maple in my yard that makes them every year

[@amylarson3958]

"Plump and firm".......I could have a good time with that remark

[@Biblehand]

He can’t stop looking at it😂