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Post by foragist on Oct 16, 2013 15:04:49 GMT -6
Been finding a few fresh Maitake around Chippewa Falls lately. (October 10,12,13, & 15th) all around Big oak trees. Found 6 around a huge dead oak yesterday. The rains we just had are waking up some new ones too.
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Post by foragist on Oct 16, 2013 15:08:57 GMT -6
Several old, rotted or dried up hens have been found too. Looks like they were up from August through September. October is turning out to be a great month for Grifola frondosa around here!
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rob
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Post by rob on Oct 17, 2013 15:17:02 GMT -6
Have hardly found any hens this year in Se Wi.about 6 grand total and I have stopped looking for them as we don't usually find them at this time here.
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Post by foragist on Oct 31, 2013 9:30:23 GMT -6
found a couple more maitake. One (probably 11-12 pounder)was partly over-ripe a few days ago. One (about 4 lbs)was in perfect condition yesterday.
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Post by foragist on Oct 31, 2013 22:10:37 GMT -6
Found another nice one today, Halloween 2013. Weighed about 12 1/2 lbs when I got it home. It was a little on the dirty side. Took a long time to clean, but worth every minute.
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Post by frondsfinder on Aug 20, 2014 3:54:22 GMT -6
Found 4 hen of the woods. 18 #'s so far.
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Post by brookie on Aug 20, 2014 12:09:31 GMT -6
I found what I think is the beginning of one this morning. Any idea how fast they grow ?
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Post by frondsfinder on Aug 21, 2014 14:08:10 GMT -6
You can usually tell by the size of the fronds if its gonna continue to grow. Up to a week. If it feels dry cut it. A young freshy is better than old and buggy. Now you have a hen tree check it every year and all the fat oaks around it they might pop now to november.
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Post by ec rob on Aug 25, 2014 8:42:05 GMT -6
I found this one yesterday, this time my son and I marked the tree we found it under. I have found a couple on the in-laws' property in years past, but could never find the tree again. Maybe they just didn't produce again or maybe they cut the trees down, don't know, but I'll try to keep an eye on this tree. Attachments:
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Post by ec rob on Sept 8, 2014 8:35:57 GMT -6
I found another really fresh one on Saturday growing near a different tree than the one above, sorry I didn't think to take a pic. My in-laws, whose land I found it on, seem to be getting interested in all the mushrooms I've been finding. I think I'm going to have to share these with them now, oh well, there is plenty to go around.
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Post by gramacrocodile on Sept 24, 2014 8:09:12 GMT -6
Found 19.5 pounds of Hen this last week-end! Some were very young and fresh, and there was one I had to leave as it was already going soft. One tree had 8 of them around it, but most trees had two. This was in the same area that we found a huge one in 2010. Then, nothing the last couple of years. Most likely, we were not there at the right time as we do have to travel about 100 miles to this area. Looks to be a good year for Hens.
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Post by marinetteco on Sept 26, 2014 10:39:36 GMT -6
Found several small hens in Marinette county today....finally!
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Post by marinetteco on Sept 29, 2014 13:21:26 GMT -6
I gave my coworkers those small hens I found on Friday, as they were on my bosses property and not my usual picking spot. They all loved them and went out and found their own. Mission accomplished. Not near enough people partake in mushroom picking, at least until the morels pop. Give some of those big, easy to identify shrooms away, you'll find more.
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Post by frondsfinder on Sept 29, 2014 18:10:43 GMT -6
I harvested over 40 #'s of hen of woods today. I left a lot to grow too. Awesome day in the woods.
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Post by marinetteco on Sept 30, 2014 17:43:04 GMT -6
Anyone have any suggestions on preserving these?
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