I wish I could site specific sources, but I have heard from a variety of people and websites that the only places you CANT pick from are Metro Parks. The valley does contain a number of metro parks, however there are copious amounts of non-metro park land that is good to go. The metro park entrances are clearly marked at the entrance and there are also numerous piles that mark their property line in the woods. I hope this helps and again I wish I could tell you I heard this from a ranger, but i didn't. I am a betting man tho, and I would put $ on it.
Well i checked the national parks website and the superintendents compendium ( park specific rules) states no mushrooms may be collected. Nuts and berries are allowed but they have mushrooms listed seperately as not allowed to collect. Not tryin to ruin anyones huntin just thought that fines and such for gettin caught in a national park are probably a bit heftier than a metro park( heard metro fine is around 150bucks). I did read that they previously allowed it it but due to lots of people hunting them and trashing areas they then prohibited it. Good luck to y'all, I'm gonna stay away. More for you guys.
see Section III (General Provisions), Page 9 of 22 regarding 36 CFR Section 2.1(c)(1) and (c)(2) (fungi are not considered fruits, nuts or berries and cannot be collected in any quantity)
I see you on here a lot. I just moved here in December. I have plenty of acres to hunt in Lorain but nothing yet. I have been hunting for 40 years. Hoping to catch a batch up here. Ground is cold and dry. Supposed to rain today but still cold. Will look today anyhow and tomm. Love those yellows!
I get where they are coming from, but what is the difference between collecting fungi and collecting nuts and berries? Both involve "off trail scavenging." I smell a conspiracy
i agree it sucks. i don't know if rangers are bad down there like the metro parks, but they know its the season and keep an extra eye out in the metro parks. i was hoping i would find out differently.
Great year so far in Portage County! Overall take is over 500 and they're still coming up. Found close to 40 blondes last night.
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I'm beginning in Medina and Summit this weekend. These 80 degree days are going to be interesting. I do not recall such high temperatures in at least 5-8 years this far north.
I looked in my Summit and Medina County spots... Still looking early, may apples just starting, no jack in the pulpits, no fiddleheads, trillium and ramps also just getting going.
I thought the 80 degree days would jump start the blacks and half frees, but I was wrong.
I think it's still a bit early in Summit. Seems when the daffodils start to finish their blooms, they start popping. Been testing the theory, here's last year.
I have no real experience, but this was such a brief event that I don't think it will hurt them much. All the snow that fell here last night has melted. In Michael Kuo's book "Morels", he talks about picking them out of the snow. I'm heading out Friday.
Cool, I'm just starting morel hunting on our portage county farm( looked yesterday in small area with dead ash trees but only had 15 minutes with no luck)
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