Wild Fungi in the Forest- Feburary 2024 foray

In this video Aaron Hilliard of the Kitsap Peninsula Mycological Society and his trusty hound/lab Gunnar take a walk into the beautiful forest of western Washington state to discover what kind of mushrooms are growing. Its the dead of winter, which is not typically the greatest mushroom season, however a lot of tree loving mushrooms are out, some of which are highly medicinal, like the turkey tail.
In this video we encounter a large beautiful flush of turkey tail mushrooms and harvest them, which is probably the most widely studied mushroom of all time for cancer fighting agents as well as anti-inflammatory qualities. We also come across some fun mushrooms that can be made into candy. As always, the whimsical style of Mushroom Wonderland videos, the beautiful lush forest and the calm and detailed descriptions of the mushrooms and the forest lend an ASMR quality to the video that we hope all can enjoy and appreciate.
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[@jasondonatelli2313]

I look forward to these videos every month

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Thank you!

[@willong1000]

Aw Gunner, I feel your pain! I can't seem to endure much time away the woodstove this Winter either.

[@beritschroeder5619]

(At 1:18)Love how Gunnar's tail sways in time with the music!! And, as always, I love your videos, Aaron. Thank you for putting in all the effort to bring us this information. Very much appreciated!

[@DanaVastman]

One of the most refreshing channels on KZbin 🫂 I so enjoy your wonderful, informative and beautiful journeys into nature. The videos are stunning and I embrace the experience you are sharing with us. Nature is so amazing!

[@soggynapkin3093]

Tried the winter chanterelle recipe you showed and it was amazing 10/10. Thanks for the great videos.

[@user-sg6rs4xp9y]

Thanks for the great information. Great channel and my favorite one of all my KZbin channels. I like the music it goes with the landscape. 👍👍

[@myrnasecretario1403]

Hilarious Gunnar! Keeping you on track!

[@chastityhadley]

When would turkey tail be past their prime. They look ok for a long time. LOL poor Gunner. 😂❤

[@mushroomwonderland1]

I think when the poor surface underneath starts to deteriorate their toast. If they're covered in algae and limp, probably no good. Just use your best instincts. Thanks for watching! Gunners just fine laying on his warm bed in the living room right now haha 🤣🍄

[@jacksenreed7348]

I’m on the Pacific Northwest in Oregon near the beach. I found hundreds of yellow foot today. Too bad the ice banged em up so bad. What a strange season 😊

[@mushroomwonderland1]

We had an amazing season A bit farther north, but that hard freeze a couple weeks ago pretty much put an end to large edible fruiting bodies up here

[@helenplommer7361]

Hi Aaron, our 14 year old pooch JJ the forager has managed to carry on going strong with his amazing 'Peter Pan' monthly Librela injection.. Wondering if Gunner would benefit from it too? Absolutely love your channel, it's my go to place for 'aaaand relax' time; whilst still getting that mushroom buzz!! Keep it going, I've learnt so much from you!! 😊

[@joliewatts1]

Aw, gunner. He’s so cute.

[@Randomknob]

Best channel on youtube right here.

[@HARDERNOTSMARTER8985]

Outstanding!

[@mymalinoisadventures2252]

I love your videos. I get so excited when I get a notification of a new video. Thanks dude keep em coming.

[@jessicapatton7862]

Gunnar with the main character energy in this one 😂

[@wonderprinting]

Lovely dog😀😀😀

[@calebmason1597]

Best Gunner episode yet 😂😂

[@watsonrk1]

Warming up here already... spring mushrooms! I coming out west the end of April to Bremerton.. Maybe I'll see you in the woods.

[@graemedevine9651]

Thanks Aaron, I put my Turkey Tail in a paper bag and place it above my fridge freezer there's a large space above it that's closed in, the warm air dries them out in a few days, works for Liberty Caps too.

[@Prof.Vyskraen]

I'm surprised you didn't find any winter chanterelles this time. I went out last Sunday and found quite a few in just a few hours. Great video as always Aaron! Looking forward to march when the spring mushrooms start popping up.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

They all got liquefied around here the last hard freeze we got a couple weeks ago. Whereabouts are you still seeing them?

[@Prof.Vyskraen]

@@mushroomwonderland1 up in the Gifford Pinchot near Randle.

[@srl7997]

Cat's Tongue all over the place, on our hill in Cornelius, OR.

[@timmynormand8082]

How do you sequence a mushroom. Awesome vidio as usual

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Send in the sample to Danny Miller, Ohio Mushroom DNA lab, or someone else who does it.

[@shinyat]

Could you tell me what camera do you use? The macro shot is amazing!

[@mushroomwonderland1]

This is a Samsung Galaxy s23 ultra, it has a very nice camera.. Well, 5 cameras. I have spent a lot of money on fancy cameras and stuff, but this phone is just too easy!

[@leskrug9266]

So I know you're over in the Pacific Northwest and I think you're near Washington State. Could you explain them your next video or to me in this text? What your spring, summer fall and winter temperatures and precipitation is like because it seems like you're getting mushrooms all year long, no matter where you're at over there! Thank you very much for all the content!

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Thanks for watching. Yeah our climate here in the Pacific Northwest is what is considered temperate, it's cool but rarely freezing. We typically have a couple weeks of the year that are sub-freezing temperatures, otherwise it stays in the ' 40s and 50s mostly in the winter, But our summers can be dreadfully dry, and average around 78° F. So pretty mild all year round which makes it possible to find fungi pretty much any time of the year if you're looking close enough. Our main mushroom seasons are definitely in the autumn and in the spring.

[@leskrug9266]

@@mushroomwonderland1 I'm in Pennsylvania.

[@MargootMC]

Are any psilocybe species growing in February?

[@mushroomwonderland1]

I've seen people posting pics of a few here and there in California, very small microhabitats. The next thing that might pop up would be Ps. ovoidiocystidiata

[@MargootMC]

@@mushroomwonderland1 so really, not any psilocybes growing this time of year?

[@gabet7333]

Im curious, why do you not make more oysters and turkey tail logs and trees while your out there? Its not hard to do and its alot of fun. Im curious why i dont see others useing this method and why the technique is not displayed on the net or utube, i can't even find it in any of the book i have.i been useing the method for many years its got to be the worlds easiest nock method a simple one step. Theres no prep, no work, no cooking, no sterile, it doesn't cost anything, you just wait for it to come. Its got a high success rate. It makes some pretty big fruits depending on genetics and what you used as substrate. I put oysyers and turkey tails certan places hoping someone would want to eat some or meditationally take some for tea but nobody noticed for years until recently. Someone made a utube video about the oysters and turkey tail mushrooms they found in the place I nocked. Warning If you plant oysters in a live tree, it will depend the age and health of the tree if the oyster will take it out or live symbiotic. I find certain trees are better then others for this it almost seems like nature has its ways to nock down the trees that won't last much longer snd make room for the new trees. It works with psilo also.

[@matthewb8229]

I really have a difficult time with the term "medicinal" when talking about mushrooms. My, not gripe, but hesitance, is when I talk to others about my interest in mushrooms, invariably the "have you ever found magic mushrooms?" (with the usual grin) question is asked. I have zero interest in "medicinal" mushrooms. It gets annoying, to the point I don't even bring my interest in table fare mushrooms up in conversation. I think a better term for Turkey Tail and the like might be "beneficial". I'm not demanding it be changed, but for me that's what I'm going to start using, and save "medicinal" for the hallucinogenic varieties.

[@dcfromthev]

They are medicinal by definition, not sure why you don’t like the word but it is a perfect descriptor of what is going on...

[@mattmartin2842]

They make a cancer medication in Japan from turkey tail mushrooms. It's sold as pills from a pharmacy. If that doesn't qualify as medicine idk what would.

[@MargootMC]

For the people misunderstanding, I think he's saying that using the term "medicinal" makes people who are not familar with mushrooms automatically think of phycodelic mushrooms, which is not his intention. So by using the term "beneficial" it gets his point across wirhout giving off the wrong idea.

[@matthewb8229]

@@MargootMC Winner winner, chicken dinner

[@MargootMC]

@@matthewb8229 😁

[@Jacob-zv2ed]

Click analyze to begin.

[@mushroomwonderland1]

Oh dang, is that in there? Oops.