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Post by mushroommike on Sept 22, 2011 12:09:25 GMT -6
SE continues to be rough going. Without rain, and temperatures well above seasonal highs...it will continue to be slow I believe.
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Post by ljojo on Sept 22, 2011 13:20:52 GMT -6
No hens for me either. I was beginning to think it was just my strategy (or lack there of).
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Post by foragist on Sept 23, 2011 7:22:01 GMT -6
Found one hen North of Chippewa Falls, in last year's spot. It was half bug-eaten, but I got about a pound of good clean fronds from the other half. Some hens are being found around here, but my spots are empty so far.
Also managed a few honey mushrooms. Found 3 large chanterelles that were too old.
Aborted entolomas should be sliced in 1/2, the soft midsection cut out, then sauteed in butter. They are great with eggs, and they resemble shrimp.
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Post by patrick on Sept 24, 2011 13:01:38 GMT -6
Hens are wrapping up...I think. Some of my best trees didn't produce this year. Wondering if there will be another fruiting or not. I'm skeptical.
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Post by wildmushroom2005 on Sept 24, 2011 16:49:27 GMT -6
its must just be one of those years last year we had tons of rain from spring thru fall and mushrooms aplenty and this year we are lacking rain and mushrooms too ---so chalk it up to not a good mushroom year and maybe next year will be better
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Post by Earthmom on Sept 25, 2011 8:57:07 GMT -6
Yeah, those hens are few and far between, that's for sure. Man, last year, they were just about everywhere. I've found a total of four this year. At least they do grow from the same spots/tree every year so if you know of places you've found them before, keep checking every week because sometimes they pop very late in the year. I've got a great hill to check that I haven't yet. It was a good hill last year so hopefully it will be this year after this rain. HOT TIP FOR NEWBIES: Check oak stumps and oaks that are dead/dying. They also grow on perfectly find looking trees as well but the bigger the better. Also, if you see that gorgeous lone oak in a grassy field you should check those as well. I find hens on those all the time. Good luck!
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Post by avngal on Sept 25, 2011 20:42:58 GMT -6
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Post by aaron on Sept 28, 2011 10:00:09 GMT -6
Found one small fresh hen on my 1 1/2 hour hike after work yesterday in se wi. I imagine I may have spotted one or two more if the woods hadn't been so dark with the overcast conditions and sun going down.
That video of the bitter harvest that avngal posted makes me anxious to go out and visit my other spots though. Aside from some morel spots, I've never had the experience of knowingly losing mushrooms to other hunters. Hope to keep it that way.
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Post by aaron on Oct 2, 2011 12:11:21 GMT -6
Anybody in the eastern half of the state still looking for or finding hens after all the rain these past couple weeks.? This board's been kind of slow lately. Get out there and get in all the shrooming you can before the long winter lull. We've found five hens so far and quite a few a. entolomas. I'm hoping the hens are just late.
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Post by avngal on Oct 3, 2011 17:27:48 GMT -6
Hi Aaron,
I'm in SE WI and have found about 30 hens this year. Last year I found well over 100. It is slow going. Earthmom posted tips above...she's got it quite right. This year look for big trees dead or alive and low wet areas.
Since we haven't had a hard frost I expect more fruiting. Also some of my trees fruited twice this year. You need to remove the entire fruiting body leaving no stump, repack the ground and step on it firmly. For some reason this made 2 of my trees in two different parks pop another hen from the exact same spot around their trunks.
I also did a tree watering experiment this year during the dry spell using spring water and had a hen pop right where I had watered about 4 days later.
Keep getting out and checking your trees it isn't over in my opinion. I have found new growth this week....little freshies.
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Post by blitzfish on Oct 3, 2011 18:44:00 GMT -6
Finally found two nice hens growing off a tree that had fallen over!!! about time is all i have to say!!! The description avngal just left is perfect. Low wet areas- Check... Big Tree - Check... Hens - Check  Edit: PICTURE!!!! ;D  |
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Post by aaron on Oct 6, 2011 7:17:46 GMT -6
Thanks for the great advice avngal. So finding 30 hens is slow going???Now I really feel pathetic having only 4. And I can't imagine having to cut, clean and store over 100 hens. I'm assuming you sold some or gave them away.
Has anyone ever been through Franklin Savanna state natural area? Well I did yesterday. The area is quite abundant with HUUUGE oaks and has a little creek running through it. So it fills the criteria of big trees and somewhat low and wet. Surprisingly no shrooms though. And to add injury to insult those woods left me plenty scratched up from the thick thorny underbrush.
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Post by blitzfish on Oct 6, 2011 21:44:35 GMT -6
Were you looking at dead ones, they seem to produce the most hens from what I have found. But then again you are looking in the milwaukee area so there may be others that hunt that area heavily as well!
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Post by aaron on Sept 20, 2013 7:44:10 GMT -6
Anybody finding Hens? I found a few last weekend but they were small, way rotten and dried up. I'm concerned the roller coaster temps this summer tricked them into coming out early when it was too dry. We've had a lot of rain the past week and I'm hoping there are still some hens out there ready to pop.
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Post by rob on Sept 20, 2013 14:02:34 GMT -6
Found about 5 or so hens on one tree and one really nice but too far gone one on another tree last week.Also finding some nice pink bottoms (agaricus) on trails next to the hen spots.Lots of old chickens,very few fresh and that's really about it.Not much happening in the wood right now.SE Wisco.
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