Chanterelle foraging - and mushroom ID, November 2023

One of the most iconic wild edible mushrooms that people like to forage for is the Chanterelle. Today we are going to go out into the forest to find these mushrooms and to see what they look like in their native habitat. Golden and beautiful, tough to confuse with anything else, and delicious- these mushrooms are truly a prize for foragers. This mushroom is often the first mushroom that people learn to forage in the wild.
It was the first mushroom that I felt confident in identifying after my grandmother sent my into the woods as a child, with a bucket, to see if I could find any wild mushrooms for the dinner table one night. I returned with several large and beautiful golden Chanterelles to her delight, and that night she made a beef pot roast with the most sumptuous Chanterelle gravy that I will never forget. The excitement of finding these mushrooms, along with the delicious meal that followed, solidified my obsession with foraging for wild mushrooms. Although I have seemed to develop an allergy within the past few years, I still get a real thrill out of finding them, and giving them to family or friends!
"Chanterelle" is the common term for these kind of mushrooms, and in this video we encounter 3 distinct types of "Chanterelles," The Pacific Golden Chanterelle, Cantharellus formosus, The "White Chanterelle," Cantharellus subalbidus, and the "Winter Chanterelle," Craterellus tubaeformis, which is actually in an entirely different genus of fungi, but produce small and delicious mushrooms with features similar to that of the other 'true' Chanterelles, like the forking false gills and golden color.
We also do a little more random trail-side mushroom ID and discover whats growing this week in Mushroom Wonderland.
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[@kenjohnson5498]

We have had a drought for a while now in mid to southern Illinois and it has been a really slow year. We got our Chanterelle's from a bail of hay, we used it for seeding the yard with grass seed and the remaining bail popped them after sitting for a couple years. After a couple years they spread across the whole back yard and was easy picking until this year.

[@lilolmecj]

That is fun. Hopefully you will get some moisture before it gets too cold!

[@sirving4047]

Been a pretty bad year for mushrooms here in Colorado too

[@owenchristy3424]

That explains why I can’t find anything in southeast iowa area lol

[@sirving4047]

Last year was amazing, I was finding mushrooms I didn't even know could grow here or that ever did as far as I knew before hand.

[@wendyholzinger7266]

Did you get any?😊😊

[@halfdead422]

thank you for all the knowledge you've shared on mushrooms through out the years! was able to share the medicinal benefits of turkey tails to a family member hoping it helps

[@lisaarrowood987]

We have been very successful in finding Chanterelles here in the Willamette Forest area. We have been out gathering them for 3 weeks now. Last weekend we were successful in finding three large cauliflower mushrooms and several Lobster mushrooms. All were very tasty!

[@watsonrk1]

Dang.. Was just there in Bremerton 2 weeks ago and only found 5 in 2 days of walking. Your tripping over them, big as your hand. Nice finds!

[@nwtreeclimber]

You are by far my favorite channel I just started this year and it is my new fascination and I am absolutely going to do something in mycology. I’m an arborist, so I’m already around trees all the time.

[@melissaduffy4]

You might want to join a mushroom society! We have 3 just North of Seattle. This coming weekend our NW Mushroomers association has a foray coming up on North Whidbey for members. We always have a display table to ID all finds and our potlucks are tasty after the forays!

[@nwtreeclimber]

@@melissaduffy4 yes I definitely need to get ahold of some people who have more knowledge about this stuff but I am reading books and just jumping right into it lol

[@teresamycelia]

You're almost at 60k subscribers 🎉🎉 You'll be at 100k in no time. Thanks for the videos! 🍄

[@happy_guy8273]

Thanks for another great video I love those walk around videos through the forest.

[@SuperiorDave]

Bro, the egg hunting thing is so true. I was yelling out to my wife when i found my first mushroom on a walk. Feels great!

[@SuperiorDave]

Dude i really love the backgroud music. Reminds me of an epic adventure movie.

[@jennyarlt1]

I am learning so much from your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@geobar2254]

I used to pick Golden chanterelles when I was younger, and your video is making me wanna go out there. ty!

[@jennifermiller5795]

I watch all of your videos, they always bring me joy. Can’t wait to be back up there to hopefully still have some popping up in my forest. Years past I’ve always found right before Thanksgiving, except last year.. you have me excited that it will be good this year 🙏🏼

[@melissaduffy4]

I have dry baked winter chanterelles for Thanksgiving and they taste so good!

[@OutdoorsWithNoNo]

chantrelles are awesome

[@1971jwing]

The efforts are always worth the price when love and respect is what you share. Thank you for your efforts, Mr. Hillard. Great health to you and yours. Go Bremalos'!

[@hankmishima4798]

Thanks for sharing. Chanterelle and other hunting has been very good in Western Oregon this year.

[@HoneyInnaBanger]

What kind of area do you hunt in? I’m also in t western Oregon.

[@hankmishima4798]

Cascades around Hood and Adams and Southern Washington Coast to Reedsport. Mid Oregon Coast in the forests just east of Hwy 101 have been productive over the last month as well as around Detroit Lake.@@HoneyInnaBanger

[@pattimatson678]

I appreciate you showing us how to process them.

[@DoubleADay]

A matsutake forage and cook would be interesting to me. I've never tried them before

[@mushroomwonderland1]

One is in the works!!!

[@rawlinsmaye8973]

My wife and I love to go on hikes and she is getting into wild-crafting. Thank you for educating us on this cause we've seen these on hikes before and was to scared to pick them! Thanks again!

[@homeopathywellness1719]

Aaron thanks for really showing the walk, the wide angle, and the terrain closely. I have def written off areas like this thinking there was too much undergrowth cuz i had always found them in less heavy area. Wow!

[@jetcitykitty]

Every couple videos I say that I should really go out and forage around, since I live in Kitsap, but I really do need to do it, every time you found a chanterelle it got really exciting and my heart would start racing 😂

[@melissaduffy4]

He made it look so easy like they just rolled into his hands! I have never found that many im what looked like a very short time!

[@jetcitykitty]

@@melissaduffy4 hell yeah they did! I think I'm going to go out and see if I can work that magic too

[@pamelasternin4349]

This video makes me so happy!!

[@bonnerdebbie]

Thank you, I really enjoyed your video.

[@friedapplepie1872]

I am so jealous! I live in Mid GA and there's none here. I have to go up north to find them.

[@spongebobsqueeze]

I love learning about ,searching for mushroom, and eating mushrooms. But, I basically watch your channel for woods. The only thing better then watching a video about a walk in the woods, is a walk in the woods.

[@leskrug9266]

I found four different good spots this year for chanterelle's which you only had one spot that had a couple in last year that I found, but this year I found four different spots that was just loaded, but I did find those spots a little too late, but I still was able to harvest some off of each spot

[@melissaduffy4]

What location? On WA peninsula?

[@leskrug9266]

@@melissaduffy4 Pennsylvania

[@jennieleegems]

Beautiful chanterelles !

[@appalachianamerican8985]

Outstanding!

[@marcm2277]

Its been weird in California too, been a good year for boletes though. I was actually picking some nice big chanterelles myself today, came home to a new video to watch while I prepare dinner.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Been an amazing year for Boletes up here, too!

[@rebeccalawson99]

Great video - thank you so much!

[@nessao3396]

I see 100,000 subscribers in your near future.

[@charliefeinstein943]

Great video Aaron. Went to the OP today w a couple KPMS friends and we scored!! I brought home about 8lbs ❤

[@edwinhalim5426]

As always, awesome video and find ! One tip for cleaning if you have air compressor. It is pretty handy to blow off those dirt or needles using that. Again, thank you for making these videos. I have learnt so much from you.

[@user-ft9gf8yo5g]

Thanks for your help in identifying mushrooms. I live in the woods in south Kitsap and love foraging, but hate the taste,but my husband likes them so l gather. Think l'll take a look around tomorrow! P.C.

[@leskrug9266]

So in the last week which is today's November 7th in Pennsylvania I've been finding wood bullets. I've actually been finding them for the last 3 weeks and late fall oyster mushrooms and regular winter mushrooms that usually find in November and December here in Pennsylvania

[@christopherm9494]

I'm in Oregon and I found hedgehogs and coral fungus which I normally don't find until Feb during unusually warm winters. Otherwise it's a March to May fungus. Also saw a huge patch of wild spring onions.

[@jetcitykitty]

every shot where you're following behind Gunner reminds me of that scene in The shining in the hedge maze 😂

[@jeffb4612]

If Helly Hanson doesn't do it for you maybe Grundens. I love being out in the elements in my rain gear, then go back to the fire and have a cigar.

[@kenrenner-cw8zn]

Omg wouldn't it be so cool if we could buy a foraging knife w/ mushroom wonderland logo on it??

[@mushroomwonderland1]

That would be awesome. I would love to make that happen. Knives and foraging bags are in the future for mushroom Wonderland.

[@billy_og]

Just an idea (art degree too), a cool graphic t-shirt with Gunner trail side would be neat...

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Good idea

[@freegreenguru57]

Love your videos brotha would love to head up to forage sometime

[@ThayGiQuay]

My favourite mushroom too

[@DoubleADay]

Nothing wrong with some olive oil and or butter, garlic and onion or shallots. Saute' all together

[@josephduquette8168]

Hello, my name is J. I am Neurodevelopmentally disabled and struggling to find mushrooms on my own. I also struggle meeting people to best help. I live in Portland so we are in the same “neck of the woods”(😂). This may be a long shot, but I really want to learn to forage, when, where and why. If you have any information or are open to meeting sometime , I could really use your help. Out of the mushroom channels, I feel most connected to yours. Not sure how to get in contact from here. Social media and I don’t mix well.🤷

[@markizanochi65]

I never find chanterelles in November, very little mushrooms I can find here in New England Vermont I’m so jealous 😢 😅 Also about cutting or picking , I think when you cut you live pice there and it’s rotting there,lately I pick and cut off bottom and throw all over, if I find old one I mush them and planting all over forest floor, when I bring home and after cleaning I collect all that and take back to woods and spread in place where is no mushrooms,hopping one day it’s may grow .

[@kimlattig4105]

At 4:15 to the top right it looks like you might have been able to harvest a Yellow foot/Winter Chanterelle or Craterellus tubaeformis. I have been finding them right next to goldens this year and it is really unique and fun!

[@kimlattig4105]

Oops after watching more of the video, you found them yourself 😂 Love watching your videos!

[@lillith665]

I have been having the worst luck with these all year. Either the spots I know have been razed, or already picked clean. It's hard to get practice to get better.

[@arisozerah]

What part of the states?

[@homeopathywellness1719]

Same, I think I hit forest a week after everyone bragged about round one. Now I'm out of state and they are clearly popping. Walked 3 days and found ONE!

[@valleyofthemoon7113]

👍👍👍 ! 😊

[@melissaduffy4]

I live in Oak Harbor and really enjoyed your video and seeing Gunner go along with you! I belong to NW Mushroomers Association and harvest mushrooms for natural dyes as well as for eating. Sadly, this year, I've noticed a bunch of human created trails, trampling and overharvesting at Deception Pass State Park at Hoypus Point where I've collected for years. It almost seems like there are commercial harvesters the level of picking going on and sadly the area isn't that large. I'm going to be checking out other places that may be less picked over to see what can be found as far as chanterelles , matsutake , boletes etc.

[@melissaduffy4]

PS Did you teach Gunner to hunt truffles?

[@karenbergmann209]

Wow! If you can’t eat them, Hope you have good friends and family that enjoy them.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

I do. There's one gal we trade farm fresh eggs for wild mushrooms too. Also I put together neat little care packages of wild mushrooms to give to my close family and stuff. It's a lot of fun.

[@MyBizGuide8]

What about elfin saddle? Dang.... Those are maybe my faves they are delicious!!!! 100% serious

[@amdo5873]

Nice finds! The mesh is also good to not suffocate the mushrooms. I‘m also not sure if it really helps the spreading of the spores, but it‘s worth a try, right?

[@honeyvitagliano3227]

❤

[@wendyholzinger7266]

Yeah Gunner! My dog Doc finds mushrooms for me. Unfortunately he’s not too specific though. Stops for all of them..

[@stockbulll]

Can you do a video of your cleaning process for the mishrooms?

[@philhunt1442]

Love you videos! What elevation was this at?

[@homeopathywellness1719]

Same question. It didn't look high to me, but earth was so reddish!

[@mushroomwonderland1]

This is only about 500 feet above sea level.

[@philhunt1442]

Dang, that's awesome! I've heard they get even better up to 2000 feet, but I'm beginning to wonder if that's just due to the lower temps and increased moisture as when the conditions are right, I find them even around sea level?@@mushroomwonderland1

[@JDre-ox2hu]

Thanks for another great vid! Did that 4-5 day cold snap impact your area? You’re a little south of my stomping grounds (Elbe hills) and I’ve been giving it a couple weeks for new ones to pop up.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

It frosted for a couple days, but it want a deep frost, mainly just on the surface, so I don't think the mushrooms were too affected.

[@leskrug9266]

The chanterelle's I have found this year or not that big. They're like three to four inches tall and maybe 2 inches in diameter

[@ElevatedAdventure]

Amazing video! I'm just getting into the hobby. Would you recommend searching in the cascade foothills or more flatlands? Looking in the Snohomish area! Thanks~

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Either place is still good right now. The Foothills and the mountains and the lowlands are all home to a lot of different mushrooms. Got to watch out for the frost though. If you're getting up high and elevation where it's frozen, you won't be seeing so many mushrooms. Thanks for watching!

[@ElevatedAdventure]

@@mushroomwonderland1 thank you! Great content, I’ve learned a lot. See ya

[@PapaOutdoors238]

Wonderful find. Area just looks mushrooms. Was wondering what the temp was as you were finding them. I live in missouri and summertime is usually when we find them here. Would be awesome to find some this late in the year. Like an early Christmas present😅

[@lilolmecj]

Our days are running between 45-55 Fahrenheit, nights down to 35-39 some nights, a few warmer, a few colder.

[@bustahoopa]

I just found your videos this year, I don't know how I missed you previously as we are in the same neck of the woods. I've been foraging for about 6 or 7 years now and it's honestly my favorite thing to do. I am loving all the information I'm learning from your videos. I wouldn't dream of asking you to give up your favorite spots, but am just curious if you do any forays or small group foraging? I would love to invite you out to the Gig Harbor/Olalla area to show you some of my favorite spots and to get some more tips directly from you as questions arise, you know? If not, I totally understand but the offer is open and I would love to pick your brain sometime! Hope to |from you!

[@bustahoopa]

I think I might be able to name your location in this video too!

[@mushroomwonderland1]

I lead forays with the Kitsap Peninsula Mycological Society, usually at Banner Forest. I frequent all of the forests around Kitsap and Gig harbor. I have considered starting to offer forays on kind of a private level but as of now I'm just too busy. Maybe I'll bump into you in the woods one day, or you can come join our mushroom club. Mush love! 🍄💕

[@bustahoopa]

@@mushroomwonderland1 I actually did join the club since leaving this comment, but I'm busy Thursday nights so I don't know how active I'll be. See ya around!

[@barbarakoenig3388]

i live in Louisville ky and have found white chanterelles s

[@merzhoykin]

watch your back Aaron, Big Foot might get upset that you stole his chanterelles.

[@leskrug9266]

I found my chanterelle's associated with oak trees in my area in Pennsylvania and one spot was associated with maple trees and beach trees

[@nickwhite2569]

Do you know what species of Cantharellus it was? I live in Indiana where the most common species is Cantharellus Lateritius (the smooth Chanterelle)

[@leskrug9266]

@@nickwhite2569 smooth chanterelle's ( mostly), some golden, some Appalachian.

[@DoubleADay]

It's to bad you have an allergy to Golden chanterelles. You have my hopes up for my next excursions

[@angeliquejojola9901]

What about elevation & steep hillsides. I've got a lot of Weyerhaeuser & lesser lumber company's around. I'm south of the end of the Sound, (s. Of Olympia)

[@DoubleADay]

I have a knife, thank you Yellow Elanor,but I'm going to order a foraging bag or 2

[@jummarn]

Here in Sweden, I have picked large quantities of Craterellus Tubaeformis in recent weeks. I love it as an edible mushroom, especially as a spice, dried and ground into a powder. But this time of fall, it is Craterellus Lutescens that I most want to find. I have found it growing growing together with Craterellus Tubaeformis but more often alone in areas that are significantly wetter, marshes and bogs for example. Does Craterellus Lutescens grow in your area? Here in Sweden it is often mistaken for Craterellus Tubaeformis.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

I don't believe it does, I'm gonna have to look into it. Thanks!

[@alanboehlke3724]

Nice video. So far November has been good for chantrelles in the places i go. They are a month or so behind. I was wondering though if you ever find hedgehog mushrooms where you are? I have never found or tasted one. I would like to find where to go to hunt for them.

[@ladinark1672]

Manzanita bolete is 100% edible and safe if cooked well!

[@MonMothball]

If you cant eat em, do you feed chants to family or just give them away? I love them but also love sharing them with my friends

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Yes, family and friends and we trade for farm fresh eggs😊

[@pkotovp9495]

Thank you for your videos! How do you prefer to cook/consume matsutake mushrooms?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

I personally like to toss them into a pot roast. They're very tough and they hold up well to the long, slow cooking. Sometimes the flavor and odor can be very pungent and a little off-putting, let's just say that it's acquired, so it seems that the flavor gets a little less intense when they're cooked with other savory ingredients, making it a little more palatable and enjoyable to me personally.

[@leskrug9266]

So you're getting chanterelle's in November out in the Pacific Northwest? I live in Pennsylvania. Aren't you on Terrell's were done almost the second week of August which I didn't find the first ones until late July

[@mushroomwonderland1]

We have a small fruiting in the summer but typically it is autumn when we have our big Chanterelle crop.

[@tonyb3249]

How about preserving them? how would you process them to freeze them?

[@lickitysmackity]

I am going out past and by the Clackamas river tomorrow, has anyone found Chantee's there? should I stay on the mountain tops on the left of the hwy? ty

[@EricMilewski]

Manzanita Bolete is considered 'toxic' ? We eat them in Poland And even here around Vancouver, BC I know people who pick and eat them too

[@mushroomwonderland1]

I've heard the specific species of red capped Leccinum that grows here(that I'm generically calling manzanita bolete) is very likely to cause gastric upset. I haven't tried it myself. Could be a different species than the one you have.

[@EricMilewski]

I guess maybe some people are more sensitive than others

[@DreamInVader360]

Awesome video!! How do you tell the difference between the false chantrelle and the golden one?

[@lilolmecj]

A true chanterelle has a thick stipe, the false has a much thinner one. The real one, the stipe separates into strips like string cheese when you pull them apart. And the divisions that are not gills, run down the stipe, the false ones sort of stop just below the cap.

[@DreamInVader360]

@@lilolmecj awesome thanks for the clarification 👍

[@just_outsideiru]

If you go back to 4:16 or there’s actually some winter chanterelles that weren’t seen.

[@uteclapper2324]

I am wondering...are we supposed to cut them flush to keep the mycelium in the ground for future growth?

[@uteclapper2324]

Just heard your explanation on pulling vs cutting. Thanks!

[@mariaromo600]

What type of rain gear are you wearing?

[@pmichaelhayes]

This at Ueland ?

[@asuniqueasthespellingofmyn1124]

How much do you harvest for your family size? How long do they stay fresh?

[@SuperiorDave]

I went out foraging for the first time this past weekend and found a large load of turkey tail. Ground it up in my ninja and make tea. Taste was off-putting.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Nice, we put some honey and mint in Turkey Tail tea to help the flavor.

[@SuperiorDave]

@@mushroomwonderland1 I'll have to try something because it was definitely testing my gag reflex

[@gardengatesopen]

​@SuperiorDave If uoyre nit a vegetarian - try mixing the tea in beef gravy. I can't taste them in that. And what a nice way to get healthy too!

[@user-bk4cv6qf7q]

Manzanita bolete toxic??? This is one of the best mushrooms for soup, have been eating it for 25 years in Russia and another 20 in the Pacific NW, no signs of tixicity

[@tbessie]

I've eaten Helvella dryophila and vespertina and never had any issue with them. Not sure why you'd call them toxic. Are the ones we find here in California different from the ones up there?

[@valllieweck]

I was going to ask the same. I’ve eaten them and actually found them to be one of my favorites!

[@francesscherz8720]

I’m curious you say that you’re allergic to Chanterelles. What do you mean by allergic? I ate white Cantharellus subalbidus last year and got very sick the morning after nausea and the runs all day. My husband was fine. Similar or different from what you describe allergic?

[@Kknah91]

Do you think elevation matters for chanterelle? Also any tips how to tell the difference between “old growth/second growth” and any clues to ID the trees you’re looking for when you can’t necessarily see the tops of them from down on the ground? I used to go out picking with family when I was a kid but I’ve just gotten back into it and trying to understand 😅 how long are your mushroom hunting trips? All day? Just a few hours?

[@johnchristensen477]

Old growth will have the enormous old trees and more variety of tree sizes. Also dead trees(snags) are a giveaway. Logged forests will have more uniformity in tree ages. I don't think elevation is a huge factor in if they're there but they may affect where you'll tend to find them

[@johnchristensen477]

Also the pinecones are a great way to identify the trees

[@Kknah91]

@@johnchristensen477 You’re so right, I went out a few days ago and finally found my first patch pretty much in amongst fallen tree branches. I’m going back out tomorrow to try again 😄 thanks for the tips!

[@mariaromo600]

Where the huckleberries grow about 3,000 ft elevation

[@Kknah91]

⁠​⁠@@mariaromo600WHOA that sounds so high 🤯 the areas I’ve checked out so far have been around 700ft 😅 thanks so much for the tip! I’m taking notes on all the little tidbits I hear from people!

[@nadiagrayfer1501]

What forest is this where you can bring your dog?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

This is a county park that's pretty undeveloped known as Coulter Creek Park. Over 1,000 acres of old Christmas tree land converted to county park in Kitsap county. Also, the state forest around here are okay to bring dogs. Pretty much anywhere except for National Forest.

[@TheTubejunky]

Have you ever heard of an instance where the mushroom was rubbed against a toxic plant or growing with poisonous vegetation that could be a vector of causing health ailments?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

No I never have heard of that happening. That would have to be one seriously toxic substance to cause issues second hand from some rub off. Even spores from Death Caps aren't toxic, so if you had them in the same basket together it wouldn't be a concern.

[@Mina-sr1jt]

Where are you exactly?

[@montoya727]

I'm interested in your comment that you are allergic to Chanterelles. Do you mind sharing your symptoms? We picked these a couple years ago. My friend was fine, but I believe I got sick from them. They were 100% golden chanterelles, exactly like these, so ID was no issue. They were also cooked very well. The following day, I had flu-like symptoms for about 8-12 hours.

[@homeopathywellness1719]

Possibly you rode in a car with a recently vaxxed person. That happened to me so often last year. Didn't get sick when I drove alone however!

[@jeyrret]

Lol, 20:49 did we here you say “(m)irá”? Do you speak Spanish?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Not sure what you mean..but no, I don't speak much Spanish.

[@leskrug9266]

And maybe my chantrell's here in Pennsylvania are not the same species of chanterelle's that you have out there

[@mushroomwonderland1]

They aren't🍄

[@micheleherrick651]

Should we pick mushrooms, just to take pictures of them?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Sure 😊 there's a good chance you're going to knock a million and a half spores everywhere, get them on your hands and clothing and carry them around with you for a while. I'm sure the mushrooms appreciate it.

[@ladinark1672]

Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis? 😁

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Those typically seem to be more lavender/purple all over. The bicolor has more tan cap, lavender/purple gills, like these.

[@BunnoeunKhiev-ls4ef]

We call pine mushrooms.

[@whiteashpiperwhiteashpiper5447]

Do you ever get harassed for having gunner w/u out there

[@CaseyRibaudo]

Sus dude

[@PantsR4squares.]

Stressing me out seeing you put all those dirty mushrooms in your bag

[@NikiLucky-cj5bd]

Like a flower in the forest oooooh baby i gotta get me a gun and go go go mountain lions... terrifying eek

[@BlAcKpHrAcK]

A rainy day here in the East of North America. Collected a couple more, viable Cantharellus hybrid specimens, very large. Not sure what the other parents are yet, have to go back over the photos and their related specimens ..that should help direct breeding choices for an edible/ pharmacologically-active hybrid Cantharellus. Those smaller Golden Yellow Chanterelles, the Psilocybe allenii X Cantharellus subalbidus specimen I collected ..it has a similar shape/ morphology without the yellow colouring ..a reddish-orange center-cap with cream-coloured fruiting body and a very loud Anis seed fragrance. The hybrid specimen I collected today, is very much larger and yellow, I need to examine it closer to determine exactly which Cantharellus the other parent is. Despite the light snow days, fruiting is still going strong, snow, frost and all ..weather is not sure if it wants to snow or rain. Cortinarius smithii seems related to Gymnopilus dilepis.

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The MOST important revelation, Wilhelm Nagel (Nazi war criminal) being the father of the CIA man I had to face in front of a French Canadian hospital (Chris Costa, aka. General Hayden, aka. "Hans") ..by myself, in my second pair of leather Canadian military boots (one per decade, deserters wore plastic boots without Vibram soles ..unpaid patent license). "Hans" seemed up to no good, voice trembling while asking for directions out of town. Guy named Brant (has a Nazi war criminal father, BranDt ..also a patent holder of paper-making technologies), buys my father's pension along with a paper mill after 911 (the attack of the Muslim-eating pick-pockets, the Swedish ASSA ABLOY, SECURITAS, GARDA WORLD that bought ALL North American security companies, including one-hundred years of Pinkerton incident reports (beginning in the 1800s, train robberies etc).