omth
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Post by omth on Mar 16, 2012 18:22:05 GMT -6
Well, on a walk in the woods today I could smell that tell tale black licorice smell... but I could not find they oysters... but I am guessing in a few weeks they will be found!
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Earthmom
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Post by Earthmom on Mar 18, 2012 8:31:04 GMT -6
I was out looking for watercress this week and didn't find any oysters which I thought was weird but I'll bet that since we had that small rain on early Saturday morning, there will be some now. I really need to go for a hike today...
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Post by cisco on Mar 20, 2012 3:44:46 GMT -6
In a normal year, I wouldn't expect to find oysters in Ashland/Bayfield counties until early June. This year... who knows? The ice is going out 3 weeks early, and it really doesn't take too long for a dead aspen to warm up when we get air temperatures in the 70s and 80s.
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omth
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Post by omth on Mar 20, 2012 6:51:35 GMT -6
Cisco, I agree... with as many mosquito and ticks we dealt with yesterday... this is not a normal year at all!
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Earthmom
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Post by Earthmom on Mar 20, 2012 10:00:23 GMT -6
Hi CISCO!
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Post by cisco on Mar 21, 2012 16:00:55 GMT -6
Hi.
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Post by redcap on Apr 13, 2012 18:55:49 GMT -6
Hello! I'm new here to this board. I was lucky to find these Oysters last weekend. They were unfortunatly filled wit worms for the most part but I did manage a couple of good meals out of them! I'm in the La Crosse area bty. Attachments:
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Post by toddr on Apr 15, 2012 9:14:12 GMT -6
So while cutting fire wood this winter I came upon a large dead tree and as I looked it over I noticed what appeared to be some dead oyster mushrooms on it. So I had to make a decision, a couple of loads of easily accessible, ready to burn wood or the chance at some mushrooms.
I think I have to go down and see if those mushrooms have come back yet.
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blitzfish
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Post by blitzfish on Apr 15, 2012 11:16:28 GMT -6
I have yet to see any around here yet, but they have to be up!!!!
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Post by mushroommike on Apr 15, 2012 13:28:21 GMT -6
Check your fallen aspens and cottonwoods, there should be a major flush of them after these rains.
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blitzfish
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Post by blitzfish on Apr 15, 2012 15:04:55 GMT -6
I know, I just haven't been out since last week. I have some prime spots and have SWORN I smelled them! ha ha
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Trapperhub
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Post by Trapperhub on May 1, 2012 19:49:11 GMT -6
This is my first ever find of.....  Oysters, the other, other white meat! |
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blitzfish
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Post by blitzfish on May 9, 2012 6:57:28 GMT -6
Lots of oysters out here now. Picked about 5lbs of them yesterday with trapperhub when we went to look for morels in a new spot. The spot proved unsuccessful for morels, but plenty of oysters and probably a good hen spot for the fall.
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Post by byknski on May 12, 2012 20:09:56 GMT -6
I'm new to oysters (really any mushrooms except morels), but I found these recently on a dead tree:   They seem to match every description I read of oysters, but I'm still nervous to eat them because I'm only 99.9% sure they are oysters. They definitely have the black licorice smell. Should I dig in? |
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Post by cisco on May 13, 2012 4:58:38 GMT -6
I'm typically the board's "stick in the mud" telling people to not eat things, but those look like oysters from the photos. For a final ID check, do a spore print. Oysters should have a cream colored print. Also double check the gills to make sure they are straight edged and not serated.
Then try eating a little.
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