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| David| | SW IL | | July 29, 2010
Hey Metal, if they left a significant stump behind, you can drill it to get plugs now. Just use a keyhole/saw bit at an angle so it comes out the side of the trunk! |
| METAL!| | COOK, IL | | July 28, 2010
David, I'll have to actually check. I do believe I see a stump they left, but unsure of anything else. It's off a busier 2 lane road of travel, so its not easy to just pull off to the side, since there really isnt any shoulder to park on. I will definately give it a try if there are chips or sawdust to be had. Good tip! Will let ya know... |
| David| | SW IL | | July 26, 2010
Hey Metal, did they leave any slash or sawchips under the tree? Those should be loaded w/ mycelia, and even if it dries out it can be revived. You might gather up some and put it in a bucket and keep it moist to see if you can get renewed growth. Then you could use that(or just the raw chips) to innoculate whatever, or even try to fruit it directly. It would be a purely outdoor project though, since the "spawn" is dirty. Just a thought. |
| METAL!| | COOK, IL | | July 26, 2010
Well, those damn cook county foresters finally cut down my oyster tree today. Now I have only one that I know of. Still looking for good logs before I get some plug spawn. I see them everywhere from tree services cutting down trees and when i want a few, I cant find any... |
| 420reasons| | Kane County, IL | | July 26, 2010
Hi Neil, I found them in a lower lying area near the bottom of slope covered mainly with sporatic smaller plants and among oaks, maples and elms. |
| NEILSHROOMER| | NE IL, IL | | July 26, 2010
420reasons
What type of terrain did you find your ins?
I have only found mine on a slope with a grassy ground cover. |
| 420reasons| | Kane County, IL | | July 24, 2010
After a good downpour last night I went out and checked one of my favorite spots this morning. I found a nice bunch of chanties, yum...
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| NEILShroomer| | North East, IL | | July 24, 2010
I found about 1 1/2 pounds of Chanterelles today in my normal spots in McHenry county. I would have had at least double that but they have already been up for about a week. Many were already bug infested. They are out there and have been out so start looking!!!! |
| Gribnik| | Eagle, WI | | July 24, 2010
David,
Look on AHPS site, where there was maximum precipitation in your area, then check there.
Today in Chicago there was already over 5" of rain - chanties in Chicago area must come in a week or so. |
| David| | SW IL | | July 24, 2010
Grib, I saw a report out of Fulton, MO the other day of a nice mess of goldens. They were very fresh and very large. That's got me wanting to get out soon, but this heat is too much. Maybe tomorrow... |
| Gribnik| | Eagle, WI | | July 23, 2010
David,
Still a lot of chanties everywhere in WI and almost nothing here, in Northern IL.
Murdy,
My favorite area for hunting chanties is N. Kettl-Moraine Forest, but on Independece Day I was near Ironwood, MI (WI and N MI border) and found many chanties too. You just need to know where to find them and what is right time for them
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| David| | SW IL | | July 22, 2010
I know that taste too well. I've never ran into a bitter bolete, but I did taste a Bear Lentinus one time that I misidentified as an Oyster and it was not only extremely bitter but peppery HOT. Nasty. |
| Jus WOnderin'| | Somewhere , MI | | July 22, 2010
After further research I am confident these were Xanthoconium purpureum ... a VERY bitter Bolete. Thank you all for your help anyway ! They just looked SOOO tasty ! :D A friend advised me to taste a tiny bit ... Ewwww And then I looked a bit more on the net and this is what I come up with. The bitter taste tasted like that stuff they put on young girls nails to keep them from biting them. YUCKA ! And the tasted lingered and was VERY hard to get rid of ! LOL ! |
| David| | SW IL | | July 22, 2010
Can't help you much w/o pics or at least a description. |
| METAL!| | COOK, IL | | July 21, 2010
Jus Wonderin....if ya go back a couple weeks in the Illinois posts, I put up some pics of some specimens too, which ended up bein bitter boletes. Everyone on here helped me i.d. them, especially Gribnik. From what I've learned about the many different species of Boletes and how close some of them are to edible ones and the suttle differences, I think I will wait on that one to learn for just now. But you may be wiser and more experienced than me? Good luck, wish I could help. |
| Jus Wonderin' | | UpState, Mi | | July 21, 2010
Does anyone know anything about Boletes ? I found a couple of very nice specimens. From what I can gather they look like a Boletus Badis ... but the only problem is they don't stain blue at all. Could this be the Boletus Pinophilus ? Weird if so cause I didn't find these close to pine trees. I have no idea ... they smell great and like I said are fine specimens. Any help would be greatly appreciated ! |
| Murdy| | Hinckley, IL | | July 19, 2010
Gribnik, was wondering how far north in Wisconsin you hunt Chants, I grew up in northern Wisconsin, don't remember anyone hunting them, asked my Mom and she couldn't recall any either, though most (including my Grandmother) did pick other varieties. Just curious. |
| David| | SW IL | | July 19, 2010
Wow, that's a haul Gribnik! |
| Gribnik| | Eagle, WI | | July 16, 2010
One and half a pound of chanties (I do not know, may be, it is easier to call them "little foxes" as in Russian or "chickens" as in Polish) from Chicago area
35 pounds from Central WI (after I already left 10 pounds in my daughter home)
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| Gribnik| | Eagle, WI | | a_sitikov(at)yahoo.com
July 16, 2010
Hi Tasso,
I am glad that you found some chanties. Last Saturday I checked my best spots in South Chicago. Found only one and half pounds, all are not fresh (kind of dry) already. Next day went to Central WI and picked 45 pounds of chanties in less than 3 hours. All fresh, no any bug's holes. Very good season there.
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| Fun| | | | July 14, 2010
The link I posted is to a story about 400 folk dying in china from eating a tiny mushroom. Hope it works for folks its very interesting. |
| Fun| | | | July 14, 2010
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100714/ap_on_he_me/as_china_mystery_deaths;_ylt=Ah9QyD_cTCVVVEKwMZPNYMqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNzdTg5bWY1BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNzE0L2FzX2NoaW5hX215c3RlcnlfZGVhdGhzBGNjb2RlA21vc3Rwb3B1bGFyBGNwb3MDMTAEcG9zAzcEcHQDaG9tZV9jb2tlBHNlYwN5bl9oZWFkbGluZV9saXN0BHNsawN0aW55bXVzaHJvb20- |
| David| | SW IL | | July 14, 2010
Well done Maitakeman! I gotta get out and look for them suckers, it sounds like creeks are the ticket. |
| Maitakeman| | Chicago, IL | | July 14, 2010
I went out today in 90 degree weather and whoooo!!!! it was hot but worth it. I found over 150+ chanterelles in a couple different areas. I followed a creek and found them growing on both sides. Bugs were terrible but worth it. My first year for chants and I have found over 400. |
| Emilie| | Cook County, IL | | July 14, 2010
This is my first year for Chanterelles, I found some but they are very small, thumbnail size. Are the later ones larger? Does anyone know? I would appreciate your input.
Thanks, Emilie |
| IPanic2 Mark (central IL)| | Peoria, IL | | ipanic2(at)hotmail.com
July 13, 2010
I have only found a few random things so far this summer. Growth is up everywhere almost too much rain. I did find chants 3 weeks ago and some chickens, all small finds though. I've not seen an oyster since May and other than a few LBMs it's been odd for fungus even though its been super wet.
Now I did find some Bluegill and VWNeil caught a crappie so it's about time to head to Deer Creek for phish! See every1 at the Chicago Theatre Thur/Fri/Sat be safe out there peace and panic Mark (central IL) |
| NEILSHROOMER| | NE IL, IL | | July 13, 2010
Tasso-
I have spots in exactly as you said. I was just wondering if you found those in these areas. I guess I should check my spots. Thanks |
| Tasso| | N.E., IL | | July 13, 2010
Neilshroomer- In my experience, oaks are key around here, somtimes beech. Slopes near washes, not running water, produce. Just follow the wash downhill. |
| NEILSHROOMER| | NE IL, IL | | July 13, 2010
TASSO-
Did you find these near a creek like other people or by Oaks? |
| Tasso| | N.E., IL | | July 12, 2010
Found 3 lbs. of meaty, bug-free chanterelles in one small area in northern Cook County. I thought with last night's rain, they'd be mud splattered, but, no, they were very clean. |
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