Category: Mushroom Stories

Getting Lost While Mushroom Hunting

July 24, 2014 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.comLeave a commentJust for Fun, Mushroom Hunting, Mushroom Stories, Mycophagy - Eating Gourmet Mushroomsblack trumpet mushrooms, California coast, Craterellus cornucopioides, GPS, hedgehog mushrooms, Hypomyces lactifluorum, lobster mushroom, lost in the woods, mushroom hunting, Sea Ranch, winter chanterelle, yellow foot mushrooms

It’s very embarrassing to get lost in the woods while you are mushroom hunting with friends, especially if you are all reasonably invested in wildcraft. Of course, it can also be a catastrophe — a friend of mine once spent Read More

4Bags (As In: 4 Bags of F&%KING Morel Mushrooms)

July 17, 2014 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com2 CommentsJust for Fun, Mushroom Hunting, Mushroom Storiescamping, gyromitra esculenta, gyromitra montana, hiking, morchella, morel mushrooms, mushroom hunting, snowbank false morel

I once addressed the issue of GPS waypoint nomenclature in this blog. Naming landmark mushroom patches is critical. If you own a GPS unit and have the presence of mind to name your waypoints, you will find the tool handy Read More

Sasquatch in the Mushroom Patch

July 15, 2014 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com1 CommentJust for Fun, Mushroom Hunting, Mushroom Stories, Weird Mushroomsadventure, chanterelles, foraging, hiking, mushroom hunting, sasquatch, storytelling, wildcraft

There are several different types of mushroom hunters. Some pick for a living, some for sport or the table, some simply because they get great satisfaction from getting out in the woods and having an excuse to stroll in a Read More

Paul Stamets: Never Trust a Mycologist!

July 15, 2014 annamary.mchughblogger@gmail.com4 CommentsMushroom Hunting, Mushroom Identification, Mushroom StoriesAlexander Smith, hippies, mushroom hunting, mushroom identification, mycology, Paul Stamets, poisonous mushrooms, Russula emetica

One of the people who taught me about mushrooms was Paul Stamets. Although he is now one of the most well-known and highly regarded experts in mycology, when he started out in the 1970s he struggled to find acceptance Read More