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Dancing Mushroom

The first 3 years I searched for Maitake(Hen of the woods), I found them quite easily, in abundance! 2023 has been a different story. I'm...

Report as of October 13 2023

The Hen of the Woods has started showing itself, despite the lack of rain. This year has not been as easy as other years, for me. My...

It's a slow Fall this year.

Here are some of the better scores this September. A great few weeks of Chicken of the Woods, along with Honey mushrooms, Lions mane, and...

And Then There Were NONE!!

This picture was taken 8 days ago. Went back today and they were gone. Couple burnt, few rotted, a handful of buttons was all that...

Look at all those Chanterelles

It took the Chanterelles a bit longer to show in full force than previous years, but, as you can see, they did not disappoint! We have...

Here Comes Sunshine

The hot and cold spring has shown a silver lining. Many of the summer's fungi have shown up early! I harvested this 18 lb Chicken of the...

The Days Between

The Morels are gone here, but it seems the summer boom is arriving early. Today I managed to score a Lion's Mane and a Chicken of the...

Morel Season Always Passes Too Soon

The solid warming trend in late February this year was the beginning of an early showing of the highly sought Morel mushroom. I have...

Morels early this year

We have had two solid weeks of warm weather which made for a fantastic run into Deep South Carolina. My partner and I harvested close to...