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Post by brookie on Jul 3, 2014 9:30:19 GMT -6
OK found my first ever Black trumpets and chanterelles yesterday so I am going to document my 2014 experiences here. The first thing I am curious about is how long it takes for a straw to grow into a mature trumpet and then how big they will get. Of course most of this is weather dependent but we will try to document that a bit as well.  |
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Post by brookie on Jul 3, 2014 15:14:07 GMT -6
today was much better. Close to 2 lbs. largest was 3.5 inches tall and 2.5 across the trumpet.   |
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Post by mikeologist on Jul 4, 2014 9:24:31 GMT -6
That looks awesome Brookie! Im also a newb for hunting chanterelles and BTs. You found both of these in mature oak stands? If anyone in the madison area wants to go out and foray, let me know!
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Post by brookie on Jul 4, 2014 10:53:16 GMT -6
yes mature oaks. If you are in madison I would go to governor nelson and look at the ski trail map. There is a large area of oak there on a knob. Either there or the ski trails over by cherokee marsh I seem to remember a large ridge there full of oaks...
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Post by mikeologist on Jul 6, 2014 10:38:55 GMT -6
Thanks Brookie, I was thinking about going there actually.
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Post by mushroommike on Jul 6, 2014 17:33:26 GMT -6
This is the one damn shroom that has evaded me for for 5+ years of searching. I have looked in beech woods along the shores of Lake Michigan, I've looked in drainages, I've looked at every clump of moss, I've looked at compacted trails lined with moss in hardwoods, I've searched cliff sides...to no avail. Just got to keep putting in the hours.
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Post by ec rob on Jul 7, 2014 8:19:00 GMT -6
They have been quite elusive to me as well, but I haven't been completely skunked. I have found two very small patches of them in the last few years, and neither one of them is anywhere near where I live now. They are among my favorites, but alas, I have had to go without. Hopefully I can find a new bigger source near my new locale. There are thousands of acres of public land to search up here, so there ought to be some somewhere.
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Post by brookie on Jul 7, 2014 9:16:00 GMT -6
was out this morning and found more large areas and the cinnabar chants are starting to come out in good numbers. I found a tree that has a very large area of trumpets fruiting and they are not black. I am going to make a new thread and post pics as they grow. here are some blacks from today  |
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Post by brookie on Jul 7, 2014 9:24:40 GMT -6
mike i will be in madison early tomorrow if you want to look for an hour or two i will meet you somewhere.
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Post by mikeologist on Jul 7, 2014 20:36:14 GMT -6
Id love to, but I have to haul up to green bay pretty early. Well do it another time.
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Post by gramacrocodile on Jul 8, 2014 19:05:08 GMT -6
Brookie - those are some great finds! I have yet to find trumpets or chants. We have a woods with oak, beech, maple etc. but no luck. I keep watching, maybe someday.
Congratulations!
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Post by brookie on Jul 9, 2014 20:38:18 GMT -6
went back out for a little while today and am starting to see alot of old man of the woods. Whenever I start seeing those I stop and start looking close and there are usually trumpets very close. If you look at my peach trumpet thread you will see an omotw growing next to the trumpets...
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Post by brookie on Jul 11, 2014 3:33:42 GMT -6
Well the news is bad...went to dehydrate my 4 pounds of trumpets and as I was meticulously cleaning them I found them to be full of small white worms. Apparently the same worm like bug that eats through the yellows because it makes the same tunnel system . Giving them a saltwater bath does not remove these worms. They just wriggle around and die in place...inside the mushroom. One in 50 is good. I found the easiest way to inspect them is to cut the base of the stem cleanly and look at the end with a magnifier. If it has any holes in the thin wall it is most likely full of worms.  This one is a mature trumpet and appears in good shape at first glance...even really good because it feels thick and meaty. This is an illusion. Its actually swollen from the tunnels and the worms leave a trail of excrement.If you look close there is a worm in the photo... |
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Post by brookie on Jul 19, 2014 20:04:49 GMT -6
been out several times in the last week here and there and found some new trumpet locations. Most have worms but the smaller ones are good. Again it seems red chanterelles and old man of the woods are always near the trumpets. There is one spot that had trumpets, yellow chants, hedgehogs, and at least 5 other types of mushrooms in a very very small area...maybe 20 ft by 50 ft.
I also will add that it seems like the trumpets generally mature in about 7 days. They are faster than morels so they need to be checked more often to pick them in prime condition. That has been my experience so far.
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Post by marinetteco on Aug 23, 2014 2:25:20 GMT -6
Picked my first batch of black trumpets of the year while at my chanteralle spot on Friday evening.Only one tree produced, but got a taste anyway. Good luck all.
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