No clue

[josette]

Hello! I'm new to mushroom hunting. I have a guide book but I can't find these in there. Anyone have any idea what these are?

[ec rob]

Which book are you using? I always recommend Michael Kuo's "100 Edible Mushrooms" - I started out with another field guide book that really wasn't much help, don't even know where it is now. Kuo's book is a great resource that I take everywhere now, each entry has a lot of descriptions and photos and tips for identification - and poisonous lookalikes to watch for. There's a section about poisonous mushrooms in there too for reference. His website mushroomexpert.com is also very helpful, www.rogersmushrooms.com is another good site with an easy key that can help narrow your search down.

The first one could be a hen, there are a couple of other similar mushrooms though. Second one might be an ischnoderma resinosum. That third one would require some more investigation - maybe a species of gymnopilus or Galerina- both toxic or could be a bunch of honey mushrooms, or something else entirely - spore prints are necessary when you are trying to narrow something like that down. Mushroom hunting is a fun hobby, but if you're hunting for edibles and not just out of curiousity, make absolutely sure you know what it is before you eat it!

[josette]

This is the book I have. It seems to be pretty helpful but I will definitely check out the book that you suggested. Thank you again for all of your help ec rob!

[gramacrocodile]

Keep a watch on local events in your state park. Here in the Northern Kettles they have hosted some members of the the Wisconsin Mycological Society to give a lecture with lots of photos, good information, and a question and answer period.
Also, you might be surprised there are people you may know that hunt.
I never felt confident enough on the honey buttons and walked past them for years. Now I know 2 people at work that have hunted them for years. So now I will pick them, and then take a sample to work for them to give a positive I.D. I'm still not 100% confident on those.

[ec rob]

Don't know how far it is to Grantsburg from Hayward, but there is mushroom ID event at Crex Meadows on the 26th. www.crexmeadows.org/events.htm - have to admit I haven't attended it, but I've been to other classes there and they have been pretty good. I'm in Frederic so it isn't too far to go.

Honeys do take some experience to identify, I still end up chucking a lot of them even if everything matches.

[josette]

Anyone have any ideas what this one is?? It looks dangerous so I left it alone but it's a beauty!!

[ec rob]

Amanita - toxic but very photogenic

www.mushroomexpert.com/amanita_muscaria_guessowii.html

[sol]

www.dropbox.com/s/7dauejy0dg7wo1b/20150702_063619.jpg?dl=0
www.dropbox.com/s/65zroskd8pfe7e6/20150702_063632.jpg?dl=0

anyone ever seen these ?

[gramacrocodile]

Are they purple? At least that is how I am seeing them.