mushroom forays – Page 2

My First Mushroom, the Pacific Northwest Golden Chanterelle

June 4, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com7 Commentseating mushrooms, foraging mushrooms, Just for Fun, mushroom forays, Mushroom Hunting, Mushroom Storiesgolden chanterelles, mushroom hunting, Pacific Northwest, Tillamook State Forest

Editor’s Note: I will always remember the first time I went mushroom hunting in earnest, because it was one of the more exhilirating experiences in my adult life. It also set the foundation for my passion for mycology, which is Read More

North Carolina's Top 10 Edible Wild Mushrooms

May 30, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com16 Commentseating mushrooms, foraging mushrooms, Just for Fun, mushroom forays, Mushroom Hunting, Mycophagy - Eating Gourmet Mushroomsbeefsteak polypore, black trumpet, chanterelle, chicken of the woods, hedgehog mushroom, hen of the woods, indigo lactarius, morel, mushroom hunting, mushroom season

Editor’s Note: Every person has different preferences and tastes, and this is especially true when it comes to wild edible mushrooms. Some mushroom hunters love to eat stink horn eggs, but the only time I tried them it was a Read More

A Quick Tour of the Amanita Genus

May 11, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com6 Commentseating mushrooms, ethnomycology, foraging mushrooms, mushroom forays, Mushroom Hunting, Mushroom Identification, Taxonomy, Trippy MushroomsAmanita bisporigera, Amanita jacksonii, amanita mushrooms, amanita phalloides, edible mushrooms, mushroom identification, poisonous mushrooms, wild mushroom hunting

Editor’s Note: This post was inspired by a reader who suggested that I take a bit of time on this blog to explain how to determine the genus of different sorts of mushrooms. One of the best approaches to learning wild mushroom Read More

Chanterelle Hunting Tips – Where to Find NC Chanterelle Mushrooms

May 5, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com6 Commentsforaging mushrooms, mushroom forays, Mushroom Hunting, Mushroom Identificationblack trumpets, cantharellus, chanterelles, cinnabar red chanterelle, craterellus, edible mushrooms, foraging, mushroom hunting, oak

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of posts about chanterelle hunting in North Carolina. Chanterelle hunting season will likely kick off in a few weeks’ time, when we have some days that are consistently in the mid-80s and Read More

Wild Mushroom Hunting Gear – What to Take on Mushroom Forays

April 28, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com7 CommentsJust for Fun, mushroom forays, Mushroom Huntingapps for navigation, baskets, knives, mushroom hunting, mushroom hunting tips, wild mushroom foraging

Editor’s Note: After spending the past several hours trying to wrangle a particularly pesky piece of writing into shape on the subject of Craterellus mushrooms for my series on chanterelle hunting in North Carolina and beyond (the first three posts can be found Read More

The Cinnabar Red Chanterelle, Cantharellus cinnabarinus

April 23, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.comLeave a commentmushroom forays, Mushroom Hunting, Mushroom Identification, Taxonomychanterelle, cinnabar red chanterelle, mushroom hunting, wild mushrooms

Editor’s Note: This post about the cinnabar red chanterelle is the third in a series I am dedicating to chanterelle mushrooms in the genus Cantharellus; the first addressed the “classic” yellow-orange chanterelles that grow in North Carolina, and the second Read More

Chanterelle Mushroom Lookalikes – Pick The Right Mushrooms!

April 17, 2015 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com6 Commentsmushroom forays, Mushroom Hunting, Mushroom Identification, Mycophagy - Eating Gourmet Mushrooms, Taxonomy, Weird Mushroomschanterelles, edible mushrooms, false chanterelles, mushroom hunting, poisonous mushrooms, wild mushrooms

Editor’s Note: This post is a second in a series about collecting chanterelle mushrooms in North Carolina. The last post presented an overview of North Carolina’s large, yellow-gold chanterelle species, so if you want identification tips and a little background Read More

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