October Wild Mushroom Identification 2024

[@nataliesutherland6655]

Thank you for pointing out the distinction between hallucinogenic and deliriant properties in the Amanita. Really gorgeous selection of mushrooms you were able to find on this tour. Just lovely. Much appreciation.

[@BloomingForestDreams]

We have been watching your videos for the last couple years with our son, he will be 3 soon. Now he loves to find mushrooms and check whether they have gills or pores. The other day we were out looking for chanterelles and he exclaimed, mama look! It’s fomitopsis mounceae! I was shocked that he said the whole name and was correct about the mushroom. We’ve learned so much from your channel, thank you!

[@erics4066]

My ex was from a mushroom harvesting, grading, buying, brokering, and commercially growing family. I loved your presentation and my part time dog even watched attentively when I pointed out your dog. I didn't expect that; rapt focus. Anyway, one thing they taught and hammered into me, "never pull the mushrooms out of the ground, Always cut the base & leave the connection in place." Less dirt in basket. When they were buying, they were fanatics about telling pickers to cut never pull. I enjoyed your video, left a like and subscribed. I live in Grays Harbor, Washington . Eric

[@mushroomwonderland1]

@@erics4066 thanks for the kind words. Yeah, when I collect for the basket- whether it be for the dinner table or to sell them, clean mushrooms are the way to go. From the standpoint imif the fungal organism itself, I don't think it makes any difference.🤙🍄

[@martinginsburg7222]

A+ Edits, focus, music, info. Great to see the evolution of your craft to levels that others should take notes

[@philabowl8073]

Getting ready to walk out of the door and into the woods, Lane County Oregon. Happy trails!!!🍄🍄🍄

[@Dr.Yalex.]

happy trails to you ! I have property on the north side of the hill , also in Lane County😂… I have mushrooms in my backyard

[@jameswatson4865]

Great content and really appreciate your editing efforts!

[@lindaw2418]

I really enjoyed this walk in the woods with your best friend and learning about mushrooms 🍄😄

[@farrelltimlake9732]

You had me at "Not the kind you find at a Grateful Dead concert"....

[@salacca2297]

The Dead suck

[@knittygirlone3391]

This is my favorite mushroom channel. Love how you take us foraging even if I'm jealous!

[@dirkfrazier9779]

Finally, a dog off-leash in the woods, nice shroom video too- thank you!

[@dukeofthedance8062]

Where I live, in early spring the morels are so plentiful that there's enough for everyone in my whole family and circle of friends. Makes me feel blessed and almost kind of magical when finding big patches of them. One second... not there. Next second, whoa, they're all over!

[@katiekane5247]

A day in the woods with your dog is a great day, no matter what else you may find.

[@paulsims6888]

It looks like Gunner enjoys the mushroom hunt. Two thumbs up to the videography

[@DoubleADay]

I found about a pound of chanterelles in my front yard yesterday. I left some little ones to hopefully grow a bit larger. I found a few before but this was the biggest flush yet

[@josiahbreneman]

lucky!!! I mainly get matsutake as my gourmet mushroom

[@Dr.Yalex.]

lucky indeed! ❤😂

[@maryjane-vx4dd]

This spring I picked my 1st foraged mushrooms. I found about a gallon of morels growing in my garden, coming through cardboard I used for mulch the year before. I pulled out my phone to identify. The poison look alikes wouldn't kill you, so I decided to chance it. Oh my, were they good. Hope they come back next year

[@Dr.Yalex.]

@ they definitely will, especially if you live on the north side of a hill.

[@sarkisdegirmentas750]

Friend you are living mushroom museum, never seen so many kind in one area, great explanation and the video, Thank you

[@lizzucco5455]

Thank you for doing this! I have been out with Lyme disease from riding and foraging in my forests. I can’t ride. I can barely walk but I’m getting better. I miss my mushrooms and I miss the forest. This is such a treat! Btw I ate the reishi mushrooms I had harvested this year ground up in capsules. They kept me from dying until the tick bite showed itself for what it was. Without them I would have probably died. I am on big doxy now second round. This is so nice to watch. ❤ I like the chicken fat mushrooms here in Florida. They are prettier I think. Love those Lactariois deliciouois saffron milk caps. I have them dried and canned, some of my very favorites along with chantries and boletes. They are harder and many who don’t like other mushrooms like them cause they aren’t mushy. 😊

[@InconspicuousOwl]

Lyme disease was invented by the cia

[@geraldasvaitiekus4539]

Hey i hope you're doing well, pardon me for asking but you said the reishi mushrooms kept you from dying? Do you mean you ate them not knowing you had the tick bite but thats what saved you? Also what are the medicinal properties of that mushroom. Sorry for my curiosity im just getting really into mushrooms and your story fascinated me

[@ericastier1646]

Having some medical issue made me more compassionate to other people who are suffering from illnesses. I hope your body will get rid of the Lyme and keep it in check. I am relatively new to mushroom foraging and have been worried about ticks. I searched for specific clothing apparel to protect ankles completely and check my pants and arms constantly. I even cut plastic fridge bags and taped them shut around my my ankles to make a slippery and impenetrable barrier. Do you have any advice ? I am considering investing in a jungle forest outfit. But hard to find anything that meets the need.

[@wingnutbert9685]

@@ericastier1646 Short of a diving dry suit and scuba helmet, there's not much that's 100%. Long pants and above the calf gators would be reasonable as would long sleeve shirts. If you start with plastic bags and duct tape, your walks are gonna start sucking pretty quick. All ticks do not carry Lime. It's certain types and even then it's only a small percentage of those that actually transmit the decease. A bunch of my family in Nova Scotia have Lime, but they are outdoors farming or in the woods all the time. And some of them don't have much in the way of symptoms or if they do, they come and go. Unfortunately, yes, some people get very bad cases. But I'd not go sealing yourself in plastic. It's just going to make hikes suck. Just check yourself when you get home. Get a good size mirror. And get a Tick Twister. There's other tools, but this specific one is WAY better than any other I've used on myself and my dogs. You can disrobe and shake your cloths off outside if you want an extra step. But enjoy your walks, don't fear them. I've had dozens of ticks and no issues.

[@ericastier1646]

@@wingnutbert9685 I certainly appreciated your reply, thank you. Yes i was aware that the freezer bags with bottom cut hole and taped around my ankles and sneakers (over long pants) was only a temporary maximalist solution but i thought better safe than sorry. My disappointment is to find there aren't really any apparels (and i searched jungle specialized stores) to protect against ticks (should i wear rubber high boots). I don't like games of lucks and i bet if you talk to a person with lyme disease you won't care that 20 tick bites will be harmless if 1 will ruin your health. I like your preventive approach. I tend to be constantly aware of avoiding high grass, if i cross a field with grass touchhing the side of my legs i will thoroughly slap and check my legs after. In the forest i am unsure what to avoid for tick exposition. It must still be high green plants. I hate searching myself naked for ticks after a hike. I don't know why, it just feels weird i cannot explain it, i will at most do a quick look and skin search for bumps, certainly not with a magnifier. I must say i use essential oil citronella mixed with water in a dense spray. And that is crucial against mosquitoes. I am sure ticks don't like it either. But incredibly the damn mosquitoes will know which part of your body you spray missed and will sting you there. Forcing you to spray every exposed part including face. Another prevention method is i don't linger at one place for too long when foraging never giving insect more than one chance to sting me. Especially ticks who are ambush predators and need to detect your presence first and are known to try to close the gap plant to plant from several feet before they can bit you. If i do stop to collect a mushroom i will do a visual check for ticks afterwards.

[@pjn7136]

At 59 and a complete mushroom identification noob I’m not sure how many of these I could find in my home state of Georgia, but I really enjoyed this video, the amount of identification information you provided, and your presentation style.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

@@pjn7136 thanks!

[@cacogenicist]

Georgia has interesting mushrooms in the summer, whereas it's very dry on the West Coast in the summer months, so our major flushes are in the fall and spring. You have different species there, but many of the same genera -- morels, chanterelles, Pluerotus "oyster" mushrooms, boletes, etc.

[@katiekane5247]

Howdy neighbor, Dawson county here 😎

[@Liserhoops]

I bought a poster of some Fluorescent fungi of North America from Brandy Davies so was impressed when the Dyers Polypore also fluoresced as well . Thank you for pointing that one out to me as well.

[@basil2175]

I love to go walking in the woods and foraging mushrooms and love your channel learning a lot with you thank you

[@We_went_camping_again]

I am a hunter (deer) and see different kinds of mushrooms but never touch any as I have zero knowledge of mushrooms. That's why I am here on your channel. I'm not sure if you've made one already, but it would be nice to see comparisons or commonly mistaken mushrooms or the look-alikes. Thanks and more power to your channel!

[@dianeab1050]

It's a good thing you never touch any of the kids. You're growing as a human.

[@GuruEthereal369]

Much love from Tarboro. North Carolina 🧡🤙✌️🖖

[@brytonkenney1507]

I love learning a new nickname Beautiful drinking cup awesome thanks again Aaron

[@motschenbacher]

That wise old Amanita sure was beautiful. Excellent video! Thanks for the education

[@boboala1]

Hi Aaron, checking in from southeast Missouri in late November. I'm an amateur mycologist and I appreciate your comment about the beautiful violet cort, to the effect 'some years I see a lot...some years not so many...' and I feel better about not seeing my 'Old Man of the Woods' last summer. I do have a shady hickory grove where Amanita Caesarea flush up yearly!

[@brendanquick8834]

Fantastic videos! Your channel inspired us to hit up the Olympic peninsula and I found my first Kind Boletus! Keep up the good work man

[@Dr.Yalex.]

18:39 Wow, I love these - pan fried in butter… But just the caps. Do not use the stems. gently peel off cap skin starting at edge of gills. Skin that does not peel off can stay on, then quarter the cap and fry skin down in butter. Salt pepper to taste - simply delicious

[@rk41gator]

Lovely photography (videography? is that a word?) and fine editing. This is my first visit and I find it visually enjoyable and, of course, entertaining in content.

[@dukeofthedance8062]

Hey, fun guy, I'm sick as heck, really really bad, maybe enough to go to the hospital by this weekend if things aren't better but I thoroughly enjoyed this video, it helped pass uncomfortable time (can't stop throwing up, haven't drank booze for 12yrs so it's sure not self inflicted) on a subject that is overwhelmingly fascinating despite having a stomach made of thin paper at the moment. Have thought of taking classes on mycology or the study and growth of certain species for personal consumption. About a half year ago, a professor on that subject from CO University, a good friend, taught me a ton of stuff that helped growing food off the grid including mushrooms as I know some vegetarians (I was one for years and years long ago, always a step away from going back but I need calories and should be eating deep fried sticks of butter every 4hrs being severely underweight - part of why I'm sick so ya, every calorie counts here..) who eat mushrooms with greens, etc. they seem to get by pretty good. Never tried it myself but it's always in back of my mind since they're not hard to grow. Heck, I met a woman and her son who were growing "magic mushrooms", living out of a small RV that was permanently broken down in a grocery store parking lot. She gave them out for free and seemed to have an endless supply. It was pretty neat thing to see. Old hippie lady with her hippie kid, they were very polite and friendly and pretty generous. So if they can do it.. you see my point: anyone can, but I'm talking about non magic kind. In CO the magic ones now legal to grow, eat, and give away for free right now and the last time I was there in July 2024. In 2025 residents in some cities like Denver can buy them from dispensaries or from special "mushroom docs" who make you pay for the appointment, and then give you the mushrooms for free after a "consultation". The more they pay for the appointment, the more mushrooms they give the patient for "free". It's kind of neat how that works out. Just a strange question or maybe not, I'm an underpaid marine biologist (adventurist and survivalist when I'm not) so there are no "weird" or "strange" questions, the only "strange" question is the one not asked, but what if you lived in that area with a great abundance of edible mushrooms, had *_nothing_* else to eat and were hopelessly lost for at least 3-4 weeks, maybe longer? With a fresh water source that's not poisoned, and that aspect out of the way, just eating mushrooms ONLY, how well would that person do? Sorry so long but I really want to know. If a person can live off the land, especially edible mushrooms, that's a skill I'd give almost anything to know, even taking classes for it. Great video.

[@Hector-vx5yc]

Hi Aaron, thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge, sure hope to meeting you sometime!! From Mason county!! Mush love!! 👍🏽💯💯👍🏽

[@mountaingirlzstuff4314]

The Shrimp Mushroom is my Favorite, it's got a nice crisp texture and robust flavor.

[@courtneymcfall8122]

I’m having major envy, hit and dry here in Northern California. Thanks for the steady content!

[@goodun2974]

@@courtneymcfall8122 , it's unseasonably warm and approaching drought conditions in Southern New England. I walk our dogs on local trails every day and there are virtually no fresh mushrooms or fungi to be found.

[@baldknobfarmstead5167]

Oh you Gomphidius! I found a bunch of Shrimp Russula and there were tons of Rosy Gomphidius around with them. I could not find a positive ID in the little pocket book I had so now I know! Not great to nibble on 😜 in my opinion. I thought they were Shrimps at 1st glance 😫 but Milk caps and Russula Brevipes to the rescue for dinner. 😋 Best mushroom channel!

[@permafredperma409]

Bro your videos are amazing thanks for all the info the trail walks are really interesting too thx

[@SmallMouthNoises]

Diggin the background music! Quite whimsical

[@shineyrocks390]

I had a record haul of lobster mushrooms this year in Oregon. They were thick this year! I picked 30lbs in an hour just on the first day.

[@jessiefair7391]

Really cool video

[@whoe_whate8487]

Hey Aaron, it’s Sean from KPMS. I haven’t been able to go foraging for a while… I feel like im missing out on this mushroom season! Those Violet Corts really are some awesome photography subjects. Definitely on my bucketlist next time I’m out there.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

@@whoe_whate8487 whereabouts do you live? Maybe I'll take you out sometime and we can go mushrooming.

[@madalineuhl1558]

OC Alum here! I wish I’d taken one of your classes!!

[@KokoraLife]

It's so beautiful there!

[@PamelaZiemann]

More foraging, less fighting. Thanks for this great video

[@BluDawg]

Thank You , I appreciate this sooo much 😻

[@wingnutbert9685]

After watching your candy cap vid from a while ago, I grabbed some of what I thought were candy caps, dried them, and they didn't smell like anything. I checked with a mycologist at the local mycology show that happened to be last weekend here, and he said they aren't found here on Van. Island. So, while disappointing, also good to know I can tick that off my list of edibles to look for. So thanks for the inspiration to try that shroom. I'm going to try a shrimp Russala next. Just looking to add a couple more easy I.D. edibles to look for. Especially when Chant's, Hedge's and Matsu's are having a slim year. Thanks again!!!! Some of the best shroom vids for sure!

[@vickivanslyke1090]

Really good episode! Thanks!

[@deannamadrigal7503]

Love the music 🎶 🎵

[@dianeab1050]

Excellent.

[@matthewquintanilla8011]

Hey, I want to start off by saying thank you for sharing so much knowledge with us. One can watch your videos and truly admire the passion you have for the evergrowing subject of mushrooms. As an amateur forager, I had a request: would you be able to share weather conditions whenever you can? I know that mushrooms love moisture, especially after rain, but I also wonder if there are soil and air temperatures that are optimal for a search. I know that these details can be acquired if I search through some literature, but I appreciate perhaps seeing it in action as you find them. Again, thank you for everything you do!

[@mushroomwonderland1]

@@matthewquintanilla8011 Is that something to consider but adds another layer of considerations and workload but I will definitely put some thought into how I might be able to do that in a cohesive way. Perhaps if I'm shooting all in the same forest I can put the date and temperature and elevation at the beginning of the video or something. Thanks for the input and for watching!

[@matthewquintanilla8011]

​@@mushroomwonderland1No worries, I understand. The quality of your videos is great as it is, your effort doesn't go in vain!

[@petertuckergoettler5720]

Interesting To Note, merci. Mushroom Minds.

[@Dr.Yalex.]

12:34 chicken fats/ butter mushrooms pickle/marinate extremely well❤. Especially the little ones - pickled whole. 😋 Many recipes on KZbin, unfortunately only in Russian , do copy and paste “маринованные маслята”

[@billt6116]

The neighbors had a nice patch of Shaggy Manes in their driveway. How do you ask if you can pick your neighbors mushrooms, without sounding crazy?

[@Adroit-de2zh]

16:31 Couldn't hold back the intrusive thoughts to taste that milky mushroom whose edibility is unknown

[@cashnnoncrypto8215]

Love your videos. I would love see u do a Mushroom hunt in Texas. We have some edibles. Most of the Mushrooms are hard to identify and difficult to reference. I would love to see an expert foraging in my area

[@AetherPavilion]

Very nice video. Familiar ecosystem as I live across the strait over on Vancouver Island. I’ve spent many autumns foraging in forests just like that. Have you trained your dog to hunt for your favourite mushroom species? I hear labradors are exceptionally good at that task.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

@@AetherPavilion not him, but we have a younger GSP who is trained to find culinary truffles!

[@Dr.Yalex.]

26:43 Russulaleses… in Russian, the common name for these mushrooms is “raw edible” (siro-ezhka) сыроежка. being the most numerous mushroom, no wonder it can be eaten raw by humans without developing health/digestive issues

[@Nemrai]

It's probably my last mushroom hunt of the year tomorrow, it's been a long season, but is coming to an end where I live in Norway now. I don't like yellowfoots so much even if they'll grow for a while longer. So I hope that I find some chanterelles or hedgehog mushrooms. At least I'll have this channel to watch through the winter and such :)

[@learningtobeme5195]

I like to keep a few little berry containers in my basket for keeping fragile mushies from getting mushed.

[@IngridGowdy]

Wonderful program . Unfortunately I live on the Eastcoast . Different mushrooms growing here and I'm afraid to eat most of them . Haven't met any expert near me . There are some in Nort Jersey, too far away from me

[@HolyLandMushrooms]

Just sub to your channel! Great info video! here inIsrael the season just getting start .. not yet much to find but in a month or so we will start see those mushroom come out :) I had my first one yesterday. hope to upload a video on it. Thank you again for the hard work and sharing!

[@christopherkindred3758]

I am interested to hear about the nutritional value of some of the mushrooms you find. You use the expression “edible but forgettable” when describing some. It’d be good to know, since they are forgettable, if they are at least nutritious. Thank you for this video. I’m loving it so far!

[@PlutoCoffins]

I've found turkey tail (naturally) chicken of the woods (too dry to be eaten unfortunately) amanita Muscaria (also too dry) lions maine (too dry 😢) and giant puffball mushrooms. Turned the turkey tail into a tea, and the giant puffball fried up, both for my dog.

[@David_Griggs]

I haven't been to mushroom wonderland since college back in the '90's

[@HansQuistorff]

Thank you! I live on the Kry Peninsula

[@wuznotbornyesterda]

We have had drought conditions in Southern Indiana for the past 2 summers and the huge chanterelles patch never fruited either year. Barely had a few morels this spring on our other property. Then we had a rain a few weeks ago and I had gobs of puffballs. Too many to eat so I dehydrated a bunch. The deer ate some and then they were gone. Back to dry again.

[@jjkairos7317]

I have to beg to differ on your estimation of suillus. I find once dehydrated first their texture improves and they are packed with flavor- almost like a meat bouillon.

[@daworldsyuthofdafuture]

As Rockefeller says, "a good chef can ..." :) There are so many suillus!

[@ld8516]

***Awesome video, thank you brother of forage***

[@MadelineRose-ep7fj]

Love this video. Live on Whidbey, but most favorite stomping grounds is the peninsula. 😊

[@allencolvin4320]

Great video! Soooooo....in one of the mushroom groups I am in on FB, there are 2 or 3 people there who insist that the Jack o lantern mushrooms do not grow in western Washington. I have seen them, and still, I am told that whatever I did see was something else....others are saying that Northern California is as far north as they get in the PNW. Out of genuine inquiry, do we have those here? Thanks

[@StanislavSykora-ij1iu]

This mushroom (fly Agaric)is only mildly poisonous. It is used to make a tincture. Very good for poultices on sore joints and muscles.

[@Ethan-mn9jh]

Niiice!! Thank You Man.

[@Maskoffmowgli]

I would love to go to school for this

[@rk41gator]

Where do you find your music? Nice, interesting, and atmospheric.

[@mwirth187]

So far a great season here in Germany. Already have enough saphron milk caps that im salting them. Cheers!

[@boboala1]

Oh, Aaron, and another thing...kind of a touchy subject, but I was the elf on top of the fly agaric pic you showed at about 5:25 Normally my royalty fee is $.01 per view, so for 209,000 views you technically owe me $2090...but I'm gonna let it slide & not tell YT on you. Cheers and happy holidays! And tell your sleek black furred wife Gunner I said 'Hello'! ;-)

[@jonathanmoynihan3661]

Lobster Mushrooms going off this year on the olympic peninsula

[@topfeedcoco]

@9:45 I was just about to say petroleum can cause that. I used Vaseline to seal my pressure cooker back in the day and somehow contaminated a bag of oysters that were pinning and they got all kinds of rosecomb weirded out on that side.

[@th8298]

Aaron, I went on my midnight walk last night on my usual trail in Lexington, Washington. As I looked to the side, I spotted clusters of bright yellow mushrooms, some growing separately as well. I shone my UV light on them, and they glowed a vibrant fluorescent green. Naturally, you were the first person I thought of to ask about them. They were growing in tall grass among some dead leaves. What do you think... poisonous?

[@janicesnell650]

My understanding is that we should never pick/pull the mushrooms 'roots' up; but cut them above ground so we do NOT disturb the mitochondria that keeps the mushrooms growing which is underground.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

@@janicesnell650 it makes no difference to the Mycelium whether cut or plucked. Plenty of studies that prove it makes no difference. That line of thinking is from people who are mistaking fungus for plant biology, quite different indeed.

[@danielwhitehouse7682]

Would love to see a new England thing and include the lady slippers

[@MrTTF420]

The background audio is very nice.

[@KamielDV2]

Amanitas are tasty as heck, also muscimol is a fun side effect

[@KamielDV2]

But yeah don't just mess around with it if you do not know what you are doing. Ibotanic acid can really mess you up, I have consumed one raw for the science of it and felt rather poisoned.

[@karenbergmann209]

I’m so jealous of people finding Amanita Muscaria!!! We don’t get them where I live.

[@daworldsyuthofdafuture]

Wow! where do you live? Are you sure you do not have non-red ones? Cheers:)

[@karenbergmann209]

@@daworldsyuthofdafuture I’m in southern Ontario , Canada. We do have the yellow Amanita but not the red

[@Taz247]

Aminita muscaria is an wonderful mushroom 🍄 if you know how to prepare it and consume it. It has some wonderful pain relief properties and if you brew a tea of it before going to sleep your sleep will be better than ever and you wake up really rested. I do not recommend this for anyone to try but fly agaric 🍄 is an interesting mushroom

[@lauraallen4769]

What elevation are you at on your trail?

[@Food.Adventure.]

I’m gonna taste this lactation. (Falls over dead immediately) lol 😂 😅

[@violettracey]

Thank you!

[@georgehartler3423]

Sorry about this but one more many decades back down in Louisiana the ones that were kind of purpley growing out of the c o w crap would make for a fun times. Sometimes they grew on horse poop play I can't remember which ones were better

[@kimberlycoolidge5206]

I love where I was born... I ❤️ PNW

[@hannahriv5169]

My younger brother found a puffball mushroom today without realizing and he and his friend thought it was poison. I told him what it was and he was regretful 😂

[@justa.american8303]

How can I identify a mushroom called 'Tree Ears'? It is a culinary mushroom used in asian cooking. I bought some at a grocery store and used it in Hot 'n Sour soup.

[@oraclecp600]

Learn your land channel. Adam has video on jelly mushrooms and wood ear.

[@alexis1156]

Is armillaria that grows in association with conifers just as edible as the ones that grow on deciduous trees?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

@@alexis1156 yes.

[@alexis1156]

@@mushroomwonderland1 thanks

[@daworldsyuthofdafuture]

@@alexis1156 "just as edible':)

[@stevenS1973]

I work at Gig Harbor high school and live in Long branch. Could we possibly set up a time for a mushroom hike locally or could you let me know where our schedule exists that I could come along for one of your existing hikes? Thanks for the help.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

@@stevenS1973 Yeah you can check out the description of the video for a link or just go to www.mushroom-wonderland.com and look for foray tours. They're pretty much filled up for the season, but I will open a few more for spring.

[@sasha13]

Tnx a lot !!!

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

Nice trails! btw indeed, my mushroom app is ok maybe 15% of the time -- clueless 😅

[@jokeogh9939]

Where I live in the UK I rarely find choice edible mushrooms but at the the moment there are lots of beautiful dark purple, lilac, red and yellow russullas around. I have to politely disagree with you that they are boring. 😂

[@goodun2974]

Can you make dye with purple Cortinarius?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

@@goodun2974 people are trying but it really hasn't been done yet, which is a shame because it's so beautiful.

[@jasonplant5432]

I have all kinds of mushrooms growing on the property here in the kiamichi. I do believe I have a healthy patch of Cinnabon chantrels. To chicken to try them but identification is difficult from the jack o lantern .

[@daworldsyuthofdafuture]

Cinnabon chanties! Do you have a franchise?:) Jack o laterns glow in the dark... grow on wood(can be wood underground, careful), have real gills versus false You could bring a couple inside to dry on a sunny sill. once dried you will know if a chantie, imho. Then you can know next year. Here's a fun superconservative shroomer rule: 1st year observe, 2nd, pick, 3rd, try 4th, share. fun!

[@jackstrange6360]

As a beginner mushroom enthusiast who has just found, harvested, and eaten his first CoW, what accessories would you suggest when hunting mushrooms. You’ve talked about the basket before, but is there a style/type of knife that is best? Anything I’m missing?

[@mwirth187]

Lots of folks use the opinel foraging knife

[@mushroomwonderland1]

@@jackstrange6360 I have a link to a good foraging knife and a mesh bag in the comments. A nice basket works even better.

[@martinginsburg7222]

you have knifes in your pantry. Every extra purchase of so-called customized equipment is just another contribution to more CO2/global warming

[@daworldsyuthofdafuture]

As a heads up, if you get into it you will quickly need more than a basket:)! Serious foragers carry multiple 'baskets' ( or containers). The mesh bag is an option. Getting back home with dozens or hundreds of pounds of fragile foreststuffs from tangled woods can be an adventure:)!

[@aleksbrooks535]

I am a Land Surveyor, and oft times my job takes me through old growth forest. I've never seen so many mushrooms before in my entire life, perhaps even entirely new species? How could I possibly show you what I see?

[@black_eagle]

Nice video. For a beginner what resources do you recommend for learning to ID mushrooms (besides watching your channel of course)? Are there any books, forums or apps you recommend? I live in the northern Peninsula. Thanks.

[@dougalexander7204]

So you collect Amanita muscaria in the fall? Is it specific to any certain trees.

[@venomoussilverback]

We get amanita persinia here in The southeast

[@kendradunnington5766]

Any suggestions on where to look for Chanterelles near Winlock, Chehealis area?

[@LifeLostSoul]

How regionally specific are mushrooms? And how to they spead and evolve? Are there any issues with invasive species places? Like accidentally spread by humans or on purpose